Teeth...

Well, it's been a very long time since I've posted... I just haven't felt it, and to be honest, I wasn't sure if anyone even ever looked at my blog anymore, so I just had no motivation... However, if there is anyone out there who still looks at this blog, I couldn't pass this one up...

Auri has lost 4 teeth within just a few months of each other... Actually, the first three were in less than 6 weeks, the last one came almost three months to the day after the first one.

So, I felt the need to post some pictures...

December 5, 2012 (two days before turning 7) Aurora lost her very first tooth...

December 30, 2012  Aurora lost her second tooth...

January 15, 2013  Aurora lost her third tooth...

March 3, 2013  Aurora lost her fourth tooth...

The poor child has a big hole in the middle of her smile... She is still so incredibly beautiful.  And she will still eat corn on the cob, she just improvises by biting it with the side of her mouth, since she can't bite from the front.  Gotta love 'er.

That's it for now... Enjoy your day. Although I love the winter, and I love the snow... the spring is coming and the promise of new life, and new teeth is on the horizon!

God Bless!!!

-Kristen

Cutout cookies require safety goggles...

Yes, you read that right... apparently making cutout cookies at our house requires safety goggles... not sure why, I thought the only safety device we needed was a pot holder so I don't burn my hand when taking the pans out of the oven... however, I was wrong... and if you look closely, not only do we need safety goggles to make cutouts at our house, we also need hocky pucs.. just sayin'. 

  



Wow!

It's hard to believe, but today is the kids last day of school for this school year... Wow!  Where does the time go?  I mean, really... Auri is done with kindergarten and Jackson is done with 3rd grade.... At the end of school today, they are a 1st grader and a 4th grader...  Seriously? Jackson will go to a different school building, and although I get my lunch breaks back and will no longer have to leave to get Auri from school and take her to the sitter, I still can't believe that a whole 9 months of school is done already.  The following pictures are from their first day of school for Kindergarten and 3rd grade....

Auri loved kindergarten.  She learned a lot, and although still reads like she is 6, at least she can read.  It is pretty cool... She loves the learning and making her brain remember new things... It's been a big year of growth for her, not just in school, but her personality has changed a great deal, she is not nearly as shy now, and she is not nearly as quiet.  She has begun her sassiness that I was hoping would hold off a few years, but at least she is still adorable when she is sassy and not obnoxious.  She is amazing!

Jackson's 3rd grade teacher was the best thing that could have happened to him this year... she is able to handle a bunch of kids all at once, and lots of noice and what to me felt like chaos sometimes, she always knew what her students were up to, and was always in control of her classroom... She was so awesome, I know that she was the exact teacher that Jackson needed to have. 

Jackson excelled in Tech club, and in Chess Club this year.  He loved both and seemed to be loved by the teachers in both.  He is really good at reading and math, but what is most amazing, is that he is actually quite good at every subject.  His mind is developing and growing and he is one of the smartest people I know.  I can't wait to see how God uses him in the future.

We met Jackson's teachers for 4th grade... His day will start with a nice lady named Mrs Zimmerman, she will be teaching Math and Science and then in the afternoon he will go to Mrs Hoepf's room for Social Studies and Literacy (reading and writing).  The cool thing about this 2nd teacher is that she and Jackson are already working together this year in Tech Club.  She is Auri's current kindergarten teacher and is moving up to the middle school for next school year.  We are very excited about this, because she is already really good with Jackson, and he already knows he can't push her buttons.  I'm not sure the names of his gym, music and art teachers, but we'll get there.  I'm just glad he made it through another school year. :)

Well my friends, until next time, the adventures of the Deubner children must go on. They are going to have a busy and fun and educational summer.  They get to spend ever morning with Uncle Tim, every Monday afternoon with mommy, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons with Mimi and Thursday & Friday afternoons with Uncle Tim and Kiki... They will be doing some really cool stuff, and will be learning lots.  I am excited to see what is in store for them along with their cousins.

Stay tuned!

God Bless!!!

-Kristen

Soccer...

It is that time of year again... Jackson is in the 2nd season of his 3rd year of soccer, and he loves it... he tries so hard to get goals... none yet this year, but he had a great attempt this past week and a fantastic assist...



(PS... He had to borrow a t-shirt for this game because we didn't have the regular shirt available at the time.)

This is Auri's first time Ever playing soccer... and she L...O...V...E...S... it!  She gets very excited about soccer day, I think she very well may look forward to it every week.  And she plays like a natural...  She makes us very proud!!

I hope you have a blessed day... and I pray you enjoy your kids as much as I enjoy mine, and if you don't have any, enjoy spending time and encouraging those of family and friends!!

God Bless!

-Kristen

Really?!!?!!!

I can not believe that my handsome little man turned eight today! Really? I mean, seriously? Has is actually been eight years? I remember that day like it was yesterday! I've put on a few pics, they've all been on here before, but it's kinda cool to see them all together... The last picture is from today, his official first photo as an eight year old...

He is such a blessing! My handsome little man!

Thank you Lord for giving me a little boy who even at eight, knows and loves You! Thank you for how sensitive and honest you made him. Thank you for letting us have him to love and cherish for as long as you allow. Thank you for his laugh, and his gentle spirit. Thank you for his beautiful eyes, and for his constant willingness to love and love on me. Thank you that he loves so much to learn and to do well! Thank you for his hugs! And his kisses! Thank you for his joy, that he is so willing to share! I love this little man! And I am truly blessed to call him mine, but to know that he is really yours! Thank You!!!

-Kristen

Sunday...

This past Sunday, the kids and I took a little trip after church... first we went and had lunch with some friends by the creek, then I took them up to Easton to play in the fountains... One of our teens, Bailey, works up there and we wanted to see her. So first we went to the fountains that they could play in and get all wet, since she was on break when we got there. They had a ball! Auri was a little leery of getting wet, until one of the little squirts got her, and then it was complete fun after that. Jackson got right in... They both had so much fun, we'll do this again for sure!!!

I love this first picture of Jackson, He stood there waiting for the water to start spraying and then all of a sudden it shot up all around him...

This is Auri, before she actually got wet. She would go between the squirts and around the outside... by the time they were done though, she was soaked!

Jackson was posing for me, you can't really see it, but he had his hand on one of the squirts and was standing as if it were his cane, he cracks me up!

After we left there we went to where Bailey works, at the other fountain, this is a beautiful little body of water and the fountain in the middle would get really small and then shoot really high, it was quite lovely. At this fountain you can sail little boats... They don't have motors, so all you can actually do is turn them and let the wind do the rest...

This was our ship, she was number 23 and had the word Paradise written on her sail...

Jackson steered the ship first, and Auri and I watched, at one point, he steered it right to his sister who had her feet in the water... I love this first picture of Auri, something about it is just very sweet and precious...

In this picture Jackson is trying to figure out how to steer the ship away from the side, we eventually just grabbed it and turned it around... But he did a good job!

After Jackson it was Auri's turn to steer the ship... She didn't really get it that you have to turn the little lever one way to make it go right and another way to make it go left. She is still learning this, she practices all the time with her little Strawberry Shortcake remote control car at her dad's and with my VW bug remote control car at our house... She's learning, but I think the fact that it was in water make it a harder concept to grasp... Here are a few pics of her trying to get the ship to go...

The ship was way across the water on another wall...

She got it to come back from the other wall!!!

I think this part of the day was too calm for them... They would have much rathered stay in the water and play... But it was fun regardless! They eventually gave me the controller for the ship and they just played with their hands and feet in the fountain while I made the ship go all over the place, including around the middle part where the fountain actually shot the water up...

All in all we had a rather fun afternoon, and we'll definitely do this again!!! It costs nothing, and it is nice to be outside!

God Bless, have a wonderful day!!!

Do something special with your kids! Trust me, you won't regret it!

-Kristen