Time to party it is the holidays

WELL, WELL:
hope all is well with all of yall. We are having sooo much fun; now that school is out and the holidays are here. We just got our tree up today and will put the lights on the house tomorrow. I will get those pics up as well. We all hung out today and danced and listened to Christmas tunes while we decorated. I wish I could hold onto this day forever, even Kona had a great time watching a Christmas tree being decorated for the first time. Oh yes, Kona is our dog. Well I would write ton's more, but it is one in the morning and I should get some shut eye. Keep checking the blog over the next month. I plan to take lots of picture and make up for the time lost on the blog. Finally I have some time to play.
Love to yal,

The Weekend

Hey-
This weekend was great. We have been going, going, going. Maya had a friend stay over this weekend. Well actually it is van's friend too. So they both had a fun sleepover. We rented The Little Mermaid II and blew up the air mattress in the living room and sacked out with popcorn and the movie. I sure will miss these moments with the kids, but I know there are many more wonderful family moments to come. We went to church this morning and heard some of the most beautiful music ever. A talented singer song writer came and sang for us. As you all know music is the best medicine for me and I am sure for Maya as well. Maya is our little singer and hummer. She is always singing these days; even if she does not know the words she makes up her own. Van is still our little dancer and can't resist a good beat. Shake your booty is his favorite thing to sing and dance as soon as he gets out of the shower. Brendan's interview went well and we have our fingers crossed. Brendan and I went to a dinner theater the other night at the high school and it was the perfect evening. Tomorrow is presentation day for me. I am nervous as all get out since my presentation affects two other peoples grades too. Yes, it is a group project. We have a great power point presentation ready to go. But, hey what is life with out a little nervousness. This evening we went to our church for a young adults with children group. SOOOOOO Much Fun!!! Great food and made new friends, while others strummed their guitars and sang in the back round. Felt more like a dream than a get together. The kids had so much fun playing with their little friends and we hung out with the other parents. WOW, sure is nice to make friends with more families. We are truly blessed this year and we are not taking any of it for granted. Brendan and I are constantly saying to each other how good life is now.
We love you all, hope you are doing well,
Jenn, Brendan, Maya and Little Van

Love to yal

Hi guys,
Maya and I have been sitting here for an hour or so putting together
a slide show for the blog. We hope you enjoy the show. Yes, they are both out of
order, Maya did a
great job putting it all together. She is doing well today and will return to
school tomorrow. It has been a nice family day for us all. We had curry
with flat bread for dinner. THE KIDS LOVED IT!!! Brendan and I are so proud of them.
These past few weeks have been stressful in nursing school (
TEST,TEST,TEST) but the kids make it easier to deal with. When we pick the kids
up from school we try to go somewhere fun. Brendan and I wish we could
hold onto this week forever; we have had so much fun with the kids. I
am doing very well. Brendan set up the perfect office for me in our Attic. Well we need to
get the small fries in bed now. Love to you all.
LOVE,
Jenn and Maya

Maya's ouch

Well, we had an eventful evening last
night. Maya was doing gymnastics in the living room and fell on the glass
top of a dresser in our living room. She is just fine. They glued humpty back
together again.

This is the dresser after impact!!

Another day

Another day,
All is well today. I had a long day at school. Lookin forward to having time off for the holidays. I do have three tests right after Thanksgiving. They think they are doing us a favor by giving tests the day you come back from Holiday. Oh well, still loving it.
Brendan may soon be a high school biology teacher. The principal of the school called today and wants to set up an interview. He really wants this job so we will keep our fingers crossed. He will be teaching Biology.
Well, I am a walking zombie. I better get some ZZZZZ. Neil I love you and hope all is well.
Love yal

After Halloween

Halloween
was perfect!
The kids both had Halloween parades at their school. Grammy, Grandbob and Uncle Jerry
were all hear for the holiday. We went trick or treating with all the kids and
parents in our neighborhood. Sure is great watching this neighborhood fill
up with kids. WOW!! I wish I could have made that day last longer. We had
so much fun with the kiddos. I dressed up for clinical that day as
well. So much fun.
Now i am back to the grind. I have not had two seconds to spare
since Halloween.
I apologise to everyone for not keeping in touch. We are getting bombarded with end of
semester projects and tests. Everything is comprehensive which makes it quite
stressful. I am still loving it. Sleep is a luxury lately.
Love to you

all,
Jenn

Going well

Hi everyone,
All is well out this way. Tomorrow I have injection lab at school, so I am a bit nervous. Brendan is working hard on his grant application. The kids are looking forward to Halloween. Maya will be a witch and Van will be Thomas the Tank Engine. Grammy and Grand bob will be here for the big day as well.
Love to you all

Sept. 15 2007

Hello all,
I posted a few new pictures. Sorry, so little, but I tend to be blogging in the middle of the night. Maya is having a sleepover this evening upstairs with grandma. Brendan, Van and I went out to dinner and hung out. It was an enjoyable family evening. Maya had a bike rodeo at school this week so she was happy as pie. Little Van takes a train to show and tell every week. We are all doing well. Busy, Busy, but we are having a lot of fun along the way. I keep saying this is my favorite age of the kids, but each year gets better. I am sad that Van is now looking more and more like a kid and loosing his baby belly and legs, but it is so exciting, listening to his stories. Believe it or not he likes to tell long stories like Maya does. He still has his shy moments but they are both so unique. Maya is a fashion addict. She loves to wear every pattern possible in one outfit. When she walks through the door at school she always gets lots of comments on her outfit choices. She is such a confident girl. Van has a knack for fashion as well, he loves to play dress up as much as his sister. So he picks out some interesting clothes as well.
Love to you all,

Family reunion 2007

Here is Maya at the county fair. Just hanging
out on a picnic table people watching

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Maya and daddy.

Some of the family. We went to the fair
for the day and had a great time. This is not everyone who came to the reunion, Unfortunately I
did not get a shot of everyone together. Sorry guys.

Maya and mommy in our cabin at the lake. Grammy
relaxing in the background.

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Sorry it took so long

Hello all,
I have missed blogging for all of you. Nursing school has been taking up all of my waking hours. I must say, I still can not believe that I am actually in nursing school. Baker School of Nursing has been a wonderful experience so far. I am still trying to figure out how to get it all done, but the other nursing students say this feeling will never pass. Oh well, I am blessed to be there, so I will try and suck it up.
The kids are doing great. They both are in school and can't wait to get there in the morning. We are so proud of them. This has been one of those weekends that we wish we could hold onto forever. We had a great family weekend. We have all laughed so hard we cried and just enjoyed going out and playing. I wish I could explain to you the awesome weekend with the kids. I am to tiered to get into it all at the moment.
I need to get some sleep now. It is 1 a.m. Goodnight all.
Love you

Sleepy

Hello all:
I have lived at the college for three days now;and I am worn out. Yesterday I was here all day ; first I took an Algebra final then onto Ethics class until 10:30p.m.. By the time I pulled into Topeka it was 11:30p.m.
Brendan and Maya drove to Michigan two days ago for Brendan's grandmother's funeral. Van stayed behind with me, I do not think a three year old will sit through a funeral, and I am not letting the entire family go away. Yes, I have separation issues from my kiddos and husband. Anyway I called Brendan late last night and Maya sounded like she was having a ball in the back round. They were staying in a hotel. Maya is in heaven because both her uncle's are also there to spoil her. So she was giggling the in the back round the entire phone call. I miss them to much and can not wait to see them in a few more days,
I am here at the college taking ethics all weekend, so I dropped Van off this morning and off to school for 10 hours of ethics class. I will be back here tomorrow, but thankfully that will be the last day. I am so tiered I know I could take the best nap of my life if they would let me lay on the computer lab floor. All my classes are going well, so nothing really to complain about.
I got a bunch of vaccinations this week as well so my are feels like I have been lifting weights. It is all worth the privilege to go to nursing school.
Well enough of my blabbering, I miss you all.
Jenn

July 23, 2007

Today-
I had a great day with the children. It was a rainy day in Kansas. The kids and I decided to go see a movie at the dollar theater. Our friends Hannah, and Ryan joined us as well. We went and saw Meet The Robinson's. It was a fun computer animated movie. I am lucky to have an excuse to go and enjoy kids movies in the theater. Sitting in between the kids at the movie theater, laughing or getting a little spooked can be stress relieving. Actually, to top that feeling being in a theater full of little kids is good medication for the soul. Brendan, had a good work day. He is putting the kids to bed at the moment. When he reads the children books you can hear him from anywhere in the house. Daddy really gets into the book with the kids. Maya, enjoys chapter books, it amazes me how long she will sit and listen to a story. Any kind of mystery she can get someone to read her. If you walked in our front door at this moment you would be hearing a book about peeing and pooping. This is Little Van's favorite book, he requests every night. Well I guess we can not complain he has been potty trained for quite some time now. Another great day!!

Saturday night

Hi all,
It is 10:30pm and both the kids are in bed with me. Van is fast asleep, but Maya is holding out. We are watching a water rescue on the weather channel. I love these moments with the kids.
They had a big day today. I studied for finals most of the day and they went out to the museum with Brendan and their friends Blake and Jeremy. When they got home we had their parents over and hung out for awhile. The kids had a great time in the back yard catching lightning bugs. We are really going to miss them when they move next weekend. Brendan is over their house getting papers looked at for work.
Well I must get back to storm stories with Maya. Sleep tight and don't let the bed bugs bite.

Love to you all

Time for a hair cut

Mommy gave Van a haircut
today.

He did a great job

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It looks great!

Mail has arrived

We love you Great Grandma

We love you Great Granma

We love you Great Grandma

So many pictures

Again, I put so many of our favorite pictures on so make sure when you scroll to the bottom you click older posts. Older posts is in small print at the bottom of the page.

Having fun with family

more family 2005

Family reunion 2005 pictures

I put so many pictures of the reunion on the blog. So make sure when you scroll to the bottom click on older posts at the bottom to see more pictures.

Beyer family reunion 2005