March update: what we've been UP to

We have been super busy lately.  If we aren't at school, then we are being crazy at home and if we aren't there then we are trying to do something fun together as a family.  March was a hectic month went as fast as it came...so here are some of our highlights...
We went on a family date...bowling again.  Tracen is in Heaven whenever we go.  We can't help him bowl anymore...he is way too independent.  He scored a 76 that game.  Not too shabby for a two year old.

We got to go to the Big Horns game for Brayden's birthday...thanks so much Johnson family.  It was a lot of fun!!!
Both boys got another haircut and we fashioned them into fo-hawks (sp?).  Isn't Tray-bug so cute?
While Chris was on Spring break, I abandoned my family for a 4 day retreat in Tahoe with a bunch of Juniors and Seniors from school.  The event is called Kairos and they do 3 or 4 of them a year.  It is an amazing experience.  I loved every minute of it.  There is too much to write, but let just say that I was totally renewed when I came back.  It was even more fun to see the kids be touched and to see changes in them.  Here are some of THE BOYS...a shout out to the SBK...they are really funny.
This is my small group.  We all get split up into smaller groups of 2 leaders, 1 or 2 adults and 8 kids.  We had a lot of fun.  I made up songs that I sang to them daily.  They thought I was crazy but I think deep down they LOVED every minute of it.  One of the boys even came by to see me a couple of days ago just so that I would sing him his song...and now that I really look at this picture..he isn't in it.  Where the heck did he disappear to?
These are the adults that went.  It was a lot of fun...our principal and dean of discipline were on the retreat with us.
Here is the Logan man...he is ROCKIN' CUTE!!!
Uncle Rick bought Tracen an All-Star Jersey.  HE LOVES IT.  I think he would wear it everyday if I let him.
Chris had his Clinician ceremony last week.  Congratulations Chris...2 years down, only 2 to go!
Poor little Tracen had the worst sinus infection that day so his eye was swollen, red and gross.  It was really sad...but he was still his goofy self.
Easter is fast approaching so I pulled out the bunny ears and put them on Logan.  He loved them.  And he is now enthralled with the WIGGLES
Logan will be one on Sunday.  Can you believe it?  At school they threw him a big party...
He really hated the hats...they freaked him out.
Here are some of the kids (Isabella, Jake, Tracen (front), Alyssa and Logan (back)).
They got him his very own SpongeBob Square Pants cake...it took a while, but eventually...
This is what he looked like.  I had to basically pry it away from him.
Thanks Mini Miners for my cool mini 4-wheeler.  I LOVE IT!  Also thanks to everyone for all of my other toys.  I love them all!

So that was our March and first couple days of April.  Everything is going good, I just don't have time to sit down and blog very often...I haven't even been looking at blogs either and that is depressing.  I will try and get on once a week.

Moto Moto...

Logan has inherited a new identity...When we were at the basketball game last week, Chris decided that Logan is just like MOTO MOTO from Madagascar 2. It is quite true! He is such a big boy and he has 3 teeth, working on the 4th...so notice how MOTO MOTO also has the one tooth up top that stick out! So funny! We really do "like 'em big and like 'em CHUNKY!"

Log-man also got another haircut.  His first one was in the middle of January almost exactly a month ago.  Chris just trimmed up the sides then, but we decided that he needed to loose the shaggy, whispy hair that just was crazy...so here is the finished product.  Doesn't he look so grown up?  Such a different boy than Tracen was!  But he is DANNNG CUTE!!!


On another side note, Logmeister has been crawling around everywhere and pulling himself up on everything! It gets a little nerve racking when he pulls himself up in the tub and almost slips in the water. I can't believe how fast he is growing.

Valentine's Day!!!

We had such a fun Valentine's Day!  We started out by going to a baptism for a lady in our ward then went to lunch with my parents at BJ's!  This evening we decided to try taking Tracen bowling for the first time!  I was a little nervous at first, but he absolutely LOVED it!!!  He was so independent that Chris and I didn't even get a chance to bowl ourselves.  How the heck can a 2 1/2 year old be so coordinated and such an ALL-STAR!  We had so much fun just watching him run up and down the lane, back to his seat and back bowling again and again!  Afterwards, we took the boys to Cold Stone for some yummy ice cream.  Tracen POUNDED some Blueberry Muffin batter along with half of Chris' Cotton Candy.  Thanks Daddy for letting us go out and have some fun!  It was the first time in a while that we were able to do something together as a family.

In one year...I am going to be a SINGLE MOM!

I know that on my last post I promised updates, but I can't even begin to describe to you how crazy life around her has been.  Between work, Chris' school, trying to take care of two kids...one of which has been teething for at least 3 months, church callings, house work and just trying to stay emotionally sane...I could scream!!!  I can't remember the last time that I had a night that I didn't have a mound of papers to grade while at the same time having something that needs to be taken care of at home or an extra thing going on at school!!  CrAzY is the only way to describe it!  When I say that I go to bed at night around 12am and then get up at 5:45, I am not exaggerating.  

This week has been quite an emotional roller-coaster for our family.  On Monday, Chris took a HUGE test that determined his grade in his class (GENETICS)...side note, I am seriously contemplating only having 1 test to determine my students grades...do you know how much time that would save me???  Anyway...he keyed his test and got an 89%...that could quite possibly be the WORST score ever...1 question away from the A and way too good to really be a B.  So needless to say he was super frustrated, and when Chris gets frustrated...lets just say, he doesn't sleep then he is tired and doesn't feel well and it is an endless circle of sadness.  However, Wednesday, he got the actual test back, he had miss-keyed it and wahooo....he got a 90.67%!!!!  An A!!!!  So go Chris!  YOU ROCK!!!

That is the only really good news...Wednesday, we also got Chris' schedule for rotations for his entire 3rd year.  While it really is what we wanted, I am still completely depressed and when I say I am going to be a SINGLE MOM, it just cuz its going to feel like that.  (Hope I didn't scare ya=))  In one year...Chris will be in Vegas for rotations from February 15 - June 25.  I think that the most time that I have spent away from Chris was 3 days when I went wedding dress shopping and what a coincidence that was in February too!  I am very nervous.  I am a person that likes to get out and do stuff.  I get depressed when I have to stay home all weekend long and now he is going to be gone for 18 weeks!! Really?

But now lets put the CHERRY on top of our fun week...on Wednesday I also found out that due to population growth at my school, Tracen can only stay at daycare through this year...heart drop and sink =(  I lost it at that point and I think that was the hardest thing for me to deal with.  I wear my heart on my sleeve and I wasn't prepared for that.  We kinda had heard that it was a discussion but our hopes were that it wouldn't happen.  So now, besides being $70,000 in debt, I am going to have to figure out where to take my little boy!  I am nervous as heck....for a couple of reasons.

1.)  He is so little and while I think preschool is good...all-day is a little much for me to take in.

2.)  I am SO SAD that him and Logan are going to be SEPARATED.  I don't feel like it is right!

3.) Money...Money...Money...always sunny...in a RICH MAN's WORLD!!!

So that is my week in a nutshell...an emotional roller coaster...just a bit.  I wish that we could be done with school, but then my babies would be old and that doesn't sound fun either.

If anyone knows of good All-Day Pre-schools, let me know.  My AMAZING MOM has graciously said that she will watch him 2 days a week...

That was a bit depressing, I'm sorry.  I just like people to know what's going on with us and I am NOT GOOD at updating!  On a positive note...Chris and I did get to attend the temple this Tuesday which was SOOO NICE!!!  I love to be in the temple where the atmosphere is positive and I can get away from all the craziness of my life!  The session that we attend was completely packed!!!  It was amazing.  They brought in as many chairs as would fit and it was wall to wall people!   I have NEVER been to the temple when the attendance has been so good!  It was great to see and I am glad that I was a part of it.

I hope all your weeks are going great!  HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

Finally...

Sorry, we have been sooo busy that I have not even had time to think about blogging.  I briefly look at everyone's posts and wish I had the time to sit down, but I just haven't.  I hope to do so this weekend, but until then, one of my friends posted this and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVED this idea!  I can get pretty crafty every now and then =)  I hope everyone has a GREAT week!!!

THE RULES

1.  LEAVE a comment on this post and you will receive a handmade item from me-something yummy, crafty, or who knows?!

2.  If you comment, you MUST post this challenge on YOUR BLOG, meaning that you will PAY IT FORWARD, creating a handmade gift-anything!-for at least the first THREE bloggers who leave a comment on YOUR post about this giveaway! (I just didn't want to limit it to three)

3.  The gift that you send to your friends can be in any price range and you have 1 year to make/ship your item.  This means you should be willing to maintain your blog at least until you receive your gift and have shipped your gifts. And remember:  It's the Spirit and the Thought that Count!

4.  When you receive your gift, please feel free to blog about it.  Tell me how much you LOVE it<3

PAY IT FORWARD!

Cute PJs and some really cute boys!

Chub in the Tub:  Logan Christopher Karrasch; 9 months

Tracen's new thing is to take Daddy's glasses and walk around saying "Cool Dude." I think he looks like a super dweeb! Oh, my sweet nerd =)

Grandma Debbie bought Tracen some new jammies!  The are Kung-Fu Panda and he LOVES them!  Thanks Grandma Debbie!  These cute PJs are a hit!

Say Cheese!!!