First day of 4th grade....

I honestly can't believe Cole is in the 4th grade!! Time goes by so fast when you have kids. He had mixed feeling about school starting especially when he found out that he had none of his buddies in his class. Cole doesn't like to have to go "outside of his box" so it took lots of encouraging to get him to accept that he can make other friends in his class, and that he will still see his friends at recess. You would think after this many years he would already know that but the mind of a 9 year old. When I picked him up from school, he seemed fine. Mostly talked about the day and how much he likes his teacher, Mrs. Whitting. I just can't believe that in 3 years he will be in Jr. High!!! That makes me feel so old!! Hopefully we can slow them down a little so I can take the next 3 years to mentally prepare for the wonderful years of teenagers!!

Obsessed....

Anyone who knows me knows that I have a totally obsessive personality. When I am on a kick with something, whether it be dieting, reading, scrapbooking, whatever, I totally obsess about it!! I talk about or do it constantly. Well, my new obsession is material. Ever since I started sewing all these cute things for Taylor, I find that I constantly want to go to new fabric & quilting stores to find the latest and greatest of fabric. I am getting to the point that I don't even know what I am going to make with it but I have to have it. Pretty soon I will have to go to "Fabric Anonymous". This may be my queue that I need to start making stuff to sell. We shall see what the future holds.......

I know what I've done this Summer....

This Summer has been really busy for me. The kids have pretty much had activities EVERY SINGLE DAY!! Though with that being the case, I have made sure to take time to do something I love, sewing. I have made Taylor some ADORABLE boutique style outfits that I couldn't have found anywhere, especially without paying a fortune!! I am pretty amazed that I am able to do such cute stuff with such ease, especially since I just learned to sew last November. I must have had an AMAZING teacher, wink wink!! Plus it is easy when you have such an ADORABLE model like Taylor!! I seriously LOVE that girl!!

So....the light bulb has turned on!!!!

O.K., so I know I complained up a storm about my wonderful job this last year but today I can to a realization. Though it was a HORRIBLE year for me, I came out with the best end of the deal, my Beacon Heights Mom Friends. Yes, that is what I am naming our little group. Before I got my job there, I had few friends that I talked to regularly and hung out with but now I have some really great friends that I love chatting with and hanging out with all the time. It has been such a blessing for me to have met so many amazing women, that I have so much in common with. So basically I want to thank you all for being so amazing, accepting, fun, understanding, and just all around great friends.

Here, I have to throw in a kudos to my wonderful neighbor, Ashley, who also has been such a blessing. I couldn't have asked for better people to have moved in right across the street. Aside from my being thankful, my kids LOVE having their best friends living right across the street. Makes me think of how easy it was for me to play with my friends when I was a kid.

So just want to say LOVE YOU ALL!!!! Thanks for being just who you are!!

Fun in the sun

Just a few pics from our swim date with Danielle, Liz and Danielle's sisters, Natalie and Chris. It was a lot of fun, and I think all the kiddos had a great time. Thoug, I think we all are a little sunburned....totally worth it though. Who can beat sun and conversation with great friends??

Stilettos....

I just to share this funny story about Taylor. It just shows what a diva she really is.....

Today we were walking out of the Salt Lake City School District building downtown, and like usual, Cole wanted to race Taylor. He says to her, "Come on Tay!! I am gonna beat you!" And what does she say in return with total attitude???? "I can't race you down the stairs Cole. I am wearing stilettos!!" Truth of it is, she was actually wearing flip flops!! So I said to her, "Tay, do you even know what stilettos are?" And again with attitude she tell me, "Well duh, they're high heels!!! Even as I type this I am cracking up!!

Yes, I truly have a little diva on my hands.....gotta love it!!

Summer 2009

So I know I said I wasn't going to dwell on the "non-blogging" summer but as I was going through to update pictures, I found so many that I loved that totally show what we have done all summer without me saying a word!! Have fun checking them out!!

Taylor's 5th Birthday

Summertime at Lagoon

Cole's Impact Tournament...1st Place!!

Kenny Chesney Concert

Misc. Fun Summer Pics!!!

I know I promised.....

So since I never got around to posting anything over the summer, I decided the beginning of the school year was a good time to set a blogging resolution. So we are all just going to pretend that we know all the goings on of the Fassler Family for the last 4 or so months, and pick up from here. My resoltuion is to keep the blog up to date with pictures and fun stuff our family is doing. With Taylor beginning ALL DAY kindergarten, Cole being in 4th grade, and me substituting this year, I should have a lot of fun stories to tell. Now your job is going to be to keep me to it...don't let me turn into a blogging slacker again!!!

Taylor's Kindergarten Assessment

So, Taylor had her kindergarten assessment in preparation for the Fall. I hate that they don't tell you anything.....and I am on staff, in the kindergarten!! I know she is totally ready for kindergarten so why am I worrying???? Oh the woes of being a mom....and a worrying mom at that!!

Here goes....

Since I am obviously not going to do a bunch of posts to catch this thing up I will just give a few of the most exciting highlights of our lives.

JANUARY.....What a cold month!! The kids are sick of being inside all the time. Another month of not so exciting goings on. I did start Weight Watchers again. My goal is to lose the 28 pounds I have gained over the last 2 years. I am pretty confident that I can do it.....it worked for me before!!

FEBRUARY....what a total boring month. We literally did nothing of much excitement. The kids are getting anxious for Spring weather, I am getting anxious to work in my yard and get some sun, and Adam is still working in Seattle but coming home on the weekends.

MARCH.....this was a pretty uneventful month for us EXCEPT for our trip to Vegas. We decided totally last minute to take the kiddos to Vegas for a long weekend. We had such a good time and the kids loved it!! It is amazing how much it changes year to year. It was such a fun trip. I also went to Boise to see my old friend Angie. It was great being able to catch up. We laughed so hard talking about old times. It was a lot of fun. Also, the first RSL game of the season against Seattle was on the 28th. Cole drove up to Seattle with Grandma & Grandpa to meet up with Adam for the game. They had a great time even though the ReaL lost.

APRIL....Spring Soccer has officially begun. Cole is now playing with the Impact Academy team and loves it. He is learning so much and loves that it is so much more of a challenge. He is so much fun to watch. Taylor is also playing Impact this Spring. I totally think she is there strictly for the social part but at least she tries. We got a new yellow lab puppy over Spring Break. His name is Chase and he is so cute, and actually a really good mellow puppy. We are really lucky. The kids LOVE him and the cats are totally warming up to the idea of having a companion around. Another HUGE change for us is that Adam is back working in Salt Lake. It has been so nice having him around even though he is crazy busy. I can't believe how many times his phone rings in a day. It is nuts!! He is one busy guy!! Also, I hit my goal weight this month....I have officially lost 28 pounds!! I am so excited. I am now starting P90X to get some lean muscle and get this body into shape. I just can't diet and try to focus on exercise at the same time. My body doesn't work that way!! Keep your fingers crossed that I keep the weight off this time, and that I make it through the next 87 days of P90X!! One more thing.....I am now a blondie!! I love it and will defintely keep it that way for a while. Makes me feel so much better about myself!!

I really am going to try to be better about updates and pictures. Life has just been nutty around here!! We haven't been very exciting but we are still here. We are looking at a possible move back to Phoenix which would be WONDERFUL!! I miss my friends down there, and am SO SICK of this weather. I would rather have the heat any day!!