My New Car

Well okay it's not my car. Ryan says my car is the van. This is HIS car. Not that I'm complaining! So do you know what that means? I have new found freedom! We've been a one car family for about a year and a half and I'm so excited to be able to have a car again to go grocery shopping during the day. Or to be able to pick up sick kids from school.

It's an older Infiniti I30, but it's been kept up really well and it drives good so we're happy! Yay for FREEDOM!

An Unexpected Guest

My sleep lately has been very broken up. Kaden has decided that he wants to wake up and eat like at around 2:30 am every morning. With his crib in my room I haven't the heart to let him cry it out or go back and forth re-inserting the binky when it falls out...so I just nurse him. I've been going to bed late and waking up early. So last night (or should I say early this morning) after I feed Kaden, I crawl back into bed and an hour later roll over onto something lumpy. What in the world? It's Abby! When did she crawl into my bed? And how come I didn't notice? Usually I wake up when she is opening my door. Sometimes I wake up with her face right there next to mine, but I've never not woken up when she's come in. Boy, I must have been out of it. I just let her sleep. When I got back from walking the boys to the bus stop, Ryan, Abby and now Kaden were all asleep in my bed. No room for me. I sighed and went to the couch with the thought that at least they are not awake yet and maybe can catch a few more z's. Maybe I should look into a king size bed...

Mommy's A Tad Bored

Yeah, so I'll admit it. I'm bored. So I decided to have some fun and get some shots of Kaden. He's 6 month old and I don't have a decent shot of him. I'm either too poor, too lazy or don't have a car to go to a real place and get Kaden's pictures done professionally. I'm no photographer, but I think these turned out really cute. What one do you like best? Number 3 is a tad blurry but hands down, my favorite is number 4!

Best Buds

Josh takes being a big brother very seriously. He loves his little brother...that is until Kaden gets cranky then Josh immediately sends him over to me. It doesn't matter if I'm on the phone, cooking dinner or have my hands full. But isn't that what being a big brother does? They play together when when Kaden is happy and cute but he turns him back over to me for the dirty work. I want part of that action. Who can I turn over my kids too when they get cranky? Daddy. I'm all for that!

Wake Up Call

Should I take offense at an 8 year old's comment?

Me: Gee Josh look at these weeds. They are out of control. Maybe we need to get some more weed killer and spread it around.

Josh: Why don't we just pick them?

Me: It'll be easier to just spread the weed killer.

Josh: No really Mom, it's good exercise to pick them.

Me: I think that weed killer would work better and it'd be a lot quicker too.

Josh: But Mom, you REALLY need the exercise. Remember at the park when you couldn't even hardly run back and forth across the field...

Now in my defense, we were sprinting across the field. I can only sprint for so long. I'm a much better jogger. And yes, I do need to exercise, but coming from my 8 year old, it's a bit disheartening. I guess I should get on that exercise bike again...

Bubble Babies

My bubble babies having a great time in my tub. Oh my goodness. They had the best time. They giggled and giggled. Sometimes I'm too hard on them and I don't let them just be kids. As I sat back and watched, I realized that I need to relax and just let them have a little fun, because there is nothing better than just pure laughter and delight. I loved watching every sweet minute of it!

Ethan being silly

Call me Clause. Santa Clause

6 and 6 Picture Tag

This is a fun tag. This is the 6th picture in my 6th folder. Josh on his first day of Kindergarten back in 2006. Boy he was excited! I have to say that I'm jealous of his small little bucket of supplies. Now, we have to come up with a whole list of things. No kidding, the list was a whole page...dry erase markers, construction paper of all sizes, sketch pads, binders and folders (and they had to be certain colors too), paper plates, ziplock bags, index cards...oh my heavens. The list went on and on. I had my Mom and Dad with me and it still took us forever to find everything on the list. Back then it was easy. Just the basics. Didn't you just love Kindergarten?