Crazy hair

Here is a cute picture of Nik with crazy hair. He looks so cute. Everyone is doing great. Nik is doing great in school. I am so proud of him I am glad I held him back. Rachel will be here for a little extra time on Friday her dad needed someone to watch her he is taking pictures for a wedding. We will have her overnight. Yeah!! Grandma and Grandpa Spotz are coming soon. Everyone is excited and can't wait to see them. They come Oct. 6th I think. Nik told me he wants to be a vampire for Halloween. I can't believe its close to that time of year already. I have had my car for 5 days and it is my most favorite car I have ever owned. They say you either love the PT cruiser or hate it. Well I love it. Its perfect for our family the trunk is spacious and has a shelf in the back that can be taken out. We could go camping and fit all of our stuff in which we can not do in the Saturn. Also the back seats fold down and come out so does the front passenger. So we can actually transport some decent size things if needed to. I took my car to get washed today and it looks great. Well have a great week and I will get those pictures hopefully soon from my mom of Kim's wedding. I did see the professional pictures and they turned out so nice.

Rachel's room

Rachel wanted me to put pictures up of her room. She spent most of Friday night cleaning her room. She moved stuff around and it looks really nice.

More pics of the new car

Here is more pictures of the Chrysler PT Cruiser. It is a very roomy car more roomier than it looks. We all fit in it nicely and Jason even has room for his knees. He drove it the other day and it was comfortable to him.
Well my mom and brother are home. The wedding went great they were able to have the ceremony on the beach and it rained right after that. Sounded like they had a nice time. I will post some pics after my mom sends me some. Rachel did great in school this week. She got a 96% on both of her timed math test. I am feeling better. The antibiotics and ear drops are working. Lets just hope it stays that way. Have a great weekend.

New car

Well I got a new car yesterday. I was not planning on getting one for a couple of months. But my transmission on my Saturn decided to go yesterday. We bought a 2005 Chrysler PT Crusier Touring Edition. It is loaded with power everything. It has 22,000 miles on it. Rides real nice. I love it alot more room than my Saturn. Eventually we will fix the Saturn when we have the money and Jason will drive it to work. I will post more pictures of the interior and stuff later when I have more time I have to get Rachel to school.

Ear infection

Yes I have a ear infection again!!!!!!!!! I went to the Dr. Yesterday and he confirmed it put me on two medicines, one is drops for the ear and the other is an antibiotic. They put me on two different kinds hoping I wont get them back. They are getting concerned and want me to go to an ear nose and throat doctor if it happens again. I do feel better today. I have no picture for today but I just wanted to update you on my ears.

Kim's getting married today!

Well Kim is getting married today in Costa Rica to Jay. Its kinda sad not being there, but there is no way I could of went. I hope her day is great I know they were planning on having the ceremony outside in the evening if the weather held up. I heard there is a lot of rain out there so will see. I am sick again. I have had a cold the last few days and it wasn't that bad. Then yesterday I woke up with my right ear bothering me like I was starting to get an ear infection again. I had a really severe one a month ago in the other ear. I don't think I have experienced such pain besides child birth. I have drops left over from the last time so I started to put them in yesterday still not improving. It hurts worse than ever but not as bad as last time. I guess if its not better tomorrow I will go to the doctor.
Enough of my ear. Here is a picture of Kim and Jay in Paris where they got engaged. I thought it would be a great picture to post and is one of my favorites of them. I wish Kim and Jay all the good luck and a long happy marriage. We are so happy for them. I will post some pics from their wedding when I get them.

Well this week and next week are going to be a crazy week. My mom and brother Jimmy left yesterday to Costa Rica. My sister and her fiance are getting married on Sunday. So that means I have to watch my moms dogs on top of all my normal pet sitting. My mom promises me a big surprise though. They will not be back to next Thursday. Here is a picture of Nik wrestling with Izzy. Nik told me the other day that Izzy is his best friend. Isn't that cute. Nik's "IT" teacher from Painesville City Schools came for the first time on Thursday. He did really good. Nik will be retested in December and if he does well I can choose to keep him in this program or not to. Nik says he does not need his IT teacher anymore. I do notice a big improvement in him at school and so does his teachers. He is doing really well. Well have a nice weekend its supposed to be beautiful here.

Family resemblance

Talk about family resemblances. Nicole was talking about how much Rachel looked like me. So it reminded me of these pictures that I was going through. I also think Nikolaus looks like my brother Jimmy especially in this picture with the yellow raincoat. Hope you get a kick out of these pictures. I was putting something together and I had to scan all these pictures it was nice looking at them it brought back memories.

These are pictures that I forgot from last week. Rachel looks so big in this one picture. Everybody is doing good. Nik is doing great in school this week he is learning about the letter A. We have to bring in an object that starts with the letter of the week. We brought in acorns from Veterans Park we went there yesterday to walk and look at the ducks in the pond. Rachel is at her dads this week.
Have a great day.

Haircuts

Yesterday Nik and Rachel got their haircuts by Danielle. Nik got his hair cut professionally for the first time. I always did it before. He did pretty well and sat still most of the time. Later we went out to dinner at Smokey Bones. The food was really good that was the first time we have been there. This week is Nikolaus's first full week of school.

Big fish

Yesterday my brother Jim and my dad went fishing on the boat. This is the cat fish my dad got it was 31" long!!! My brother had caught one earlier that was 19' long and he thought that was big until my dad caught this one. One for the records. Nikolaus did great in school yesterday. His teacher said that he did great. He sat in circle time and made a new friend with the only other little boy named Sam. I am so proud of him for doing so good. Rachel also made a new friend in school another little girl from the other 3rd grade class. Well have a great weekend.

Nik's first day of school!

It was Nik's first day of school. He was totally fine with going. On the car ride there I was going over all the things he needs to do so he does not get in trouble. Nikolaus stopped me and started naming off everything I have told him and said Mom I already know everything I remember from last year. I will try to be good. I told him he is getting to be such a big boy. There are only 6 kids in his class now. So Nikolaus should be able to have a lot of one on one time with his teachers. I will let you know how he did which I am sure he will be fine. I tried to get a picture of him in front of the school he would not let me. But he did want to get his pictutre with Izzy.

Nik's school orientation

Well Nik had his preschool orientation, it was just a hour long so he can play with the kids in his class and so the teachers can tell the moms a few things. Well Nik has a small class this year 7 kids and only 6 were there today. 4 are girls and 3 are boys. Some of the kids are from Nik's old class. He really did not seem to care about being there, he just did his own thing. Though he did care about doing his hair as you can see in these pictures. Nik did his own hair for school. Tomorrow he goes for the full 2 1/2 hours. I think Nik will have fun this year. Rachel's school orientation is tonight we get to meet Mrs. Kramer though I already know her. I will post more pics of Nik's real first day of school tomorrow.

Rachel's back

Well Rachel is back from her dad's. She had a good week at school. She got a 95% on her first test and this week she is starting timed math tests. Over the weekend Rachel went to Germantown in PA with her dad. She went to the world's largest Christmas store and bought me this ornament with her own money. I love it! Well I put Moby our cat on diet food because all of a sudden he has gotten really fat. He has always been a big cat but now he is 20 lbs. and very heavy. I don't know if he is just getting old and his metabolism is not as good. Here is a picture of the big kitty. Nik starts school tomorrow he is kinda of excited. My sister Kim is getting married in less than 2 weeks I can't believe it. She will be getting married in Costa Rica on the 17th. Well have a great day and I will post pics of Nik's first day tomorrow.

Game crazy

Well Jason brought home the Game Cube Friday night and that's all they have been doing ever since. Nikolaus loves it as you can see in this picture. Boy its sure feels like fall its been so cool this weekend had to pull out the long sleeves and pants. We also got Izzy a new toy Nik picked it out its a dead rubber chicken and he loves it. Well have a great Labor Day tomorrow.

Long weekend

Nice long weekend, I guess it doesn't really matter for me but Jason is glad he gets 3 days in a row off. Jason is bringing home a new game system tonight, he traded some web work for it. It was someone's from his work and their son did not use it any more. Well the kids don't know yet it is a surprise. I don't like the idea too much, there will be rules because the boys in this family get to geeked out on these video games. We have an old playstation that they have been playing on I think this is a gamecube. Nik's first day of school is Wednesday it will be an orientation day and I will be going with him its just for a hour. Then on Thursday he starts his first day. He will go in the afternoon again from 12-2:30. He will probably take the extra music class again this year, he loved it last year. It is such a great program they have. I highly recommend Nik's preschool Hope Ridge I am very pleased with them . Well everyone have a nice long weekend.