Puppy Poll!

Well, our puppy was born last Sunday! For those who don't know we did decide on a Golden Retriever. I know, we said we were looking at a small breed, but everything we looked at just didn't seem to fit our family, especially with having small children. A Golden looks to be a great breed in every way, except the shedding which for those who know me, is going to be a challenge. I am a little obsessive compulsive about my house being clean, so I'm not quite sure how I will handle that. I will figure it out I'm sure :) The pros outwiegh the cons!

Here is a picture of the litter, we are waiting for recent pics before we choose one, but seen as Becky's kitty name poll was so successful I wanted to get everyone involved in our puppy! Any ideas are appreciated, although, before David even suggests it, we are ruling out Beast!

We thought it best to name her before she gets here, otherwise, left up to the boys you never know what it may end up with!! I like Gracie, Jasen is ok with that too, but would like to name it after a tool, go figure!!! Jaden has said he likes the name Madalee, we are open to other suggestions!! Let us know :)

Bragging on Jaden!

Well, as a mother of the four most beautiful children on the planet, I have lots of things to brag about. Today, I want to focus on Jaden. For years Jaden has been terrified of dogs, due to an encounter with Maloneys vicious beast Buddy when he was about 18mos old!! However, since David and Jenn have had Sydney, he has slowly started to overcome his fear. On Sunday we had a major breakthrough, as you can see! Good job Sydney, you did something, none of us ever thought possible :)

On another note, Jaden recently brought home his very first report card from school. We were so proud of him. He is excelling in every area! Most importantly his teacher says he is a joy to have in class, he is a good listener and a good friend!! We love you Jaden :)

Full & Busy Week

Well, this last week has been a little bit of a whirlwind, hence the lack of posts (sorry becky!). However much was accomplished. The daycare opened on Wednesday. The first day was a little stretching, but Thursday & Friday went much more smoothly. I am so grateful for the two wonderful ladies that are working full time at the moment. Monica & Deanna have been a blessing.

On another note my Grandmother & cousin have been visiting from England. the kids have had a great time with them, and I must say I have enjouyed the additional help!! Do you think anyone will notice if I don;t send them home?

Thoughts in the middle of the night!

So, I'm laying in bed at 3:30 this morning sandwiched in between Jasen & Jaden who was up numerous times in the night...thinking, number one, we need a bigger bed, and number two, thinking about exactly how many hours of sleep I have given up for my children over the last 5 years! After much mind boggling, I decided to get up and do something useful :) So, I have been up since about 4:00 working on daycare stuff!! I guess I should thank Jaden for giving me a couple of hours of uninterrupted work time......hey, I just realized, I haven't heard the word "Mama" for two, almost three hours!! AMAZING :)

Just recently we have had a couple of great announcements from our young adult couples! "I'm pregnant" has rung out with much excitement. We are all eagerly awaiting these new little ones, sweet bundles of joy........I have one thing to say. Enjoy your sleep, savor each minute, because 7 or 8 months from now, your life will change forever. You will have no more sleep, it will become a precious commodity. You will hear yourself say to each other, "honey, remember when we used to stay in bed until 10:00am on Saturday morning" or "remember when we used to lay on the couch after dinner and watch a movie?" or the best one "remember when we used to sit together through a whole church service?" Appreciate these times now, you will get them back.....in about 10 years from now!!!!!

I love each of my children will all of my heart, they are a true joy. One of the biggest lessons I have learned over the last 5yrs, is that NOTHING, not even marriage, challenges your ability to be selfless, like a child does :) Can anyone say AMEN? !

So...I think we made our decision!!

Doggy Days!!

So, I'm sure that every parent as gone through the "Can we PLEEEEEEEASE get a dog" stage with their kids. We are going through it right now, and I can seriously say we are being slowly worn down, and actually warming up to the idea. I know most of you are thinking that a dog is the last thing we need right now, but hey, why not add to the craziness, it keeps life interesting!! If anyone has any suggestions or recommendations for any particular type of breed, let us know.....we are thinking SMALL!!! These are a few of the breeds we are looking at!

Jasen refuses to get anything white & fluffy, as he thinks it would be embarassing!!

We are still Alive!!

I am finally getting chance to sit down and post!! This last couple of weeks has been so full, blogging has been at the bottom of my priority list...although I enjoy doing it :)

So, the daycare is ready to go, we are waiting on licensing and should be able to open on the 18th of this month. Here are a couple of pictures of the finished product, I think it turned out really well. The building has undergone a huge transformation. It is great to see it being used for something other than storage!! For those of you that didn't see it before I will post some pictures later!!

Jaden has been collecting bugs, Adam has been making cookies, and the babies have been being just all around cute!!

Little Monkey

Evan is going to be lethal when he gets older.......... he is trouble, but gets away with it because he is so cute and charming!! Watch out ladies........ His new thing is climbing, man this kid can climb!! I walked into the living room the other day and he was standing on the top of the BACK of the boys little recliner, I would have taken a picture but I was a little surprised, plus I didn't want him breaking his neck as I took pictures!

We are going to have to work on his approach with the ladies too, I think he is a bit too forward :)

Happiness Is.........

.......laying in the sun with a sprinkled caramel apple, and not a care in the world!!!

Fish Trivia

So.......for all you avid fisherman & women out there, I have a quiz..........Do you know what kind of fish these are?

Jasen & Jeremy were gone all day Salmon fishing and they only caught 2 Coho. Now, Jasen took the boys to do some REAL fishing off the dock tonight for one hour, and they caught 6 of these mystery fish! Nobody at the dock knew what they were, Becky's guess was Dolly Varden, Jasen also thought some kind of trout.

So, let's hear it!!

Life & Cute Pics!!

Well, we have had a not so great week!! A couple of days after our wonderful trip to Seattle, our family was stricken!!! Jaden got sick, then Leah, then Adam, then Mommy, Daddy, and last but not least little Evan. When you have four runny nosed miserable children, one of whom is throwing up, and two sleep deprived parents it's kinda hard to find time to Blog :)



But I believe we are all on the mend, and in a couple of days, life will be
good again in the Wickert house :) I thought I would post some recent
pictures of the kids, the one with David is courtesy of Becky English!!

A Great Weekend

Well, we came home today after our weekend away in Seattle. We had so much fun, it was great to be foot loose and fancy free :) We went out to eat, stayed up late, slept in late, went to a movie, you know, all those things you do BEFORE children enter the picture.

Our visit with Becky & Stewart was great, and our time with Paul & Wanda was encouraging as always. The concert was great, very entertaining!! Our seats were decent, we were alot closer than it looks in the picture, but a few rows closer to the front would have been nice.

So, now it's back to reality, dirty diapers, cooking dinner, soothing crying kids, and priceless moments like Adam saying "Mommy, I missed you so much, I'm glad you are home.....Daddy too!" I wouldn't trade it for anything.

We're outta here!!

So, Jasen & I are off to Seattle for the weekend!! My wonderful family is helping out with the kids. I know that when Dave & Jenn have kids I am owing some SERIOUS babysitting time!! When my parents get too old to take care of themselves, I am owing some SERIOUS old people sitting time :) But it is all worth it.

We are going to visit with Becky, Stewart and their new baby Petal on Friday morning, meeting up with the Radfords for lunch, then we have some serious time to ourselves.....YAY!!!

On Saturday night we get to go the the American Idols live concert in Tacoma, I know some of you are laughing and thinking it's cheesy......but I don't care, it is going to be very fun.

See you when we get back on Sunday!!

First Day of School

Both boys started school this week!! It is amazing how time has gone, I never thought I'd see the day :) Jaden started Kindergarten, and Adam had his first day in Pre-School.

Jaden loves his new class, and all of the new things he got to do yesterday, a highlight for him was playing soccer with Mr. Miller!!!

Adam did so good, he got 4 stickers on his chart the first day!

As for me, well, I kinda wandered around the house this morning wondering what I should do....it is very different only having the two babies to take care of. I am used to getting things done in the midst of four children, so to only have two to contend with.....piece of cake!!

Maybe now I can finish my book :)

Fashion Statement

This is definately the new look for Fall!

Unexpected Guest

Jasen and I have been talking recently about the need for us to get up earlier in the morning, so we can have a good chunk of time before the kids wake up, so this morning we did just that. I got up and made a cup of tea, and as I was going into our bedroom I noticed something big and black in our yard........

I guess there are all kinds of things wandering around first thing in the morning!!

The Many Moods of Leah Renee (she is such a girl!)

Grandpa!!

Grandpa was feeling a little sad the other day because he never gets to be on our blog, so here ya go a post dedicated soley to him. Grandpa is the best Grandpa in the world, the kids love him and are always excited to spend time with him, maybe it's because he gives them anything and everything they want? Oh well, I guess that's what grandpa's are for right??

Big Kids

Time has gone by so fast! My babies are now sitting up to the table like big kids, they are so proud of themselves too :)

Church Picnic!

Well, we had planned to have our annual church picnic today but because of our typical, unpredictable weather, we had to cancel. It actually turned out to be a fun afternoon, we had an impromptu BBQ at our house after church, everyone bought food, we had a good time.