Starting photography??

These are a few pics I took recently of Madison, Tanner, and my sis, Ali and bro, Zach. I love taking pics of anything and everybody, I am a frequent flyer at Walgreens when they have a awesome special. Could this be a potential business opportunity in the future...maybe if I learn more of the ins and outs of photography.

What have we been up to?

We have had a few very busy weeks, and by the looks of our calender it is going to be that way for awhile! Chad started working 50 hours this week, so he won't be home with us anymore on Fridays. Madison is still playing soccer for a few more weeks, she isn't into it much, I am making her go to practice and her games though. I want her to finish this season, then she can decide in the spring if she wants to play again, I don't want her to think that you can quit if you don't like something. She is also enrolled in dance, which is 1 hr a week, she does love to dance! I really think it is in her blood, she is taking after my sisters. Preschool is going well, I think her favorite thing is snack time. They have learned about germs, done some apple projects, and painted pictures. She seems to be making new friends, and having fun. Tanner is also keeping me busy, he loves to be outside and throws a fit when it is time to come in. I think he enjoys it when the girls (Madison and Mallory) are at school he gets some alone time with me and Blake. They like to play cars and trains together and we have been able to do some errands while the girls are at school! We are also trying to get a few things done around the house, we are having Maddy's 4th b-day party at our house. Last Friday, Chad put new steps on the front of the house, the old ones were starting to rout. We still need to paint them and the front and back porch, not sure if that will get done this year or not, might be next spring before it gets done. By then we will have more projects to do around here!!

Fish Update

Well the Klein family is back to mom, dad, 2 kids, and 2 dogs, the fish are no longer with us. We had a very hard time keeping them alive and out of the filter. We bought a 5 gallon tank that came with a filter, new rocks, and some coral for decorations, maybe if we would have kept them in the small tank we would of had better luck! We were down to 1 of the original fish, so we took the kids back to Wal-Mart and bought 8 more and a sucker fish, they did well for a few days and then we started losing them. Chad fixed the filter tube with craft wire, so they couldn't get sucked up it, but then the fish started getting their tails caught. I had had enough, so after the last few fish died I cleaned the tank and put it in storage for awhile. I know the kids liked helping take care of the fish, & watching them, but when I was constantly flushing them, then buying more, I was done. I told Maddy in a few weeks, maybe we could get new fish and try it again, but until then we are fish free!!

The Klein family is growing!!

I bet that got your attention! Well the Klein family has grown by a few...like 8! We now have 8 goldfish! We were at Wal-Mart this past Sunday and walked by the fish, Tanner started saying, "fishy" and Madison asked if she could have one...the key word is 1!!! Since Chad and I are such softies we ended up buying the kids 4 and a small bowl for now. By the end of Sunday night we were down to 1 live fish, the rest has died! I called Wal-Mart and they said that their policy was to bring the dead fish back into the store to get a replacement, seriously...not happening!! I told the lady that I had had Chad flush the dead ones since we thought that seeing them would really upset Maddy, she talked to the manager and they said to come out and we could get replacements. They were only 28 cents, so if I would of had to buy new ones so be it, but that wasn't the point. Chad went out there and ended up coming home with 8 new ones, we were then up to 9 goldfish. The last surviving original fish didn't make it overnight, so we now are the owners of 8 goldfish. We have already moved them into a bigger tank, since the bowl wasn't big enough. The kids do love watching them swim around, and I hope they don't grow as big as the fish that Chad and I had before we moved into our current house!!

The fish in their small tank...need a pic of the new tank!

Madison's 1st day of preschool

Well it's official, Madison has started preschool!! She goes on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 8:30 to 11. She is in the green star group, she started Tuesday and tomorrow will be here second day. She was very excited to start school! She was upset this morning that she wasn't going to school. I hope she learns lots and meets lots of new friends!!

Madison's best friend Mallory!

They are going to preschool together!

Maddy with Tanner

The girls and I. I started watching Mallory's brother and sister before she was born. She has been with me since she was 5 weeks old! She is like Maddy's sister!










Waiting to go inside the preschool.

Putting her Hannah Montana bag, that Grandma Rose made for her, into her cubby. She looks like she might be a little nervous!

Soccer practice has also started, and she has her 1st game this Saturday at 8:30. All but 1 of her games are that early:-( We do like to sleep in some on the weekends!!

Madison also starts dance on Friday. She has Miss Vicki this year for tap and ballet. Alexa is going to be the assistant in the class again this year, which Maddy loves!! Madison is going to be keeping us busy with all her activities and school! Glad we have some time before Tanner starts getting involved in activities!! Well better go, gotta get up early to get her ready for preschool tomorrow!

Upcoming week= crazy!!!

Summer is coming to an end, my school kids started back to school Thursday. I have 3 that go to elementary school, and then the girl's start preschool on September 1st. I miss the big kids, they are all great helpers and will be truly missed this school year!

Chad and I have parent orientation for Madison's preschool Monday night. She also has her 1st pee wee soccer practice Monday night, at the same time we have to be at her school. We are very lucky that we have great family to help us out when we need them. Grandma Rose will be keeping the kids for us while we are at the meeting, so she is taking Maddy to practice. I told her that I would pack snacks for Tanner, hopefully that will keep him busy. Madison is very excited for soccer, we bought her shin guards and socks this week, I am still trying to decide if I am going to buy her cleats..it is pee wee soccer after all!! She is also looking forward to starting school. They are having a open house next Thursday, so she will get to go and visit and meet the teachers before her first day. Well it has been a long week, so I am off to bed, until next time....

Slip-n-Slide

This past week at Target I bought the kids a new slip-n-slide for $5! They loved it! Here are a few pics!

Mallory, Makaylin, Madison, & Tyson having a blast!!

Madison going down the slide.

The kids had a great time & I am hoping to get to use the slide again before school starts!

Tanner didn't want to get on the slip-n-slide, he wanted to play in the puddle on the sidewalk instead. Tyson splahed around with him for a little bit. I then put him in the small pool at the end of the slide and he liked that. He then decided he needed a drink, so he put his binky in the water and then put the bink in his mouth. He did that over and over till he got brave and tried to take a drink of the water, like he had seen the bigger kids doing! It was too cute! That is what we have been up to for the last few weeks, I will try to update more often!!