I love my new house but boy, do I HATE moving! I had no intention of letting an entire month go by without posting. The fact that we don't have any kind of deadline to be out of our old house doesn't help much either. I want to get it sold but since I don't have 2 mortgages hanging over my head it's just not pushing me to wrap things up. We have moved in for the most part and the kids are in heaven!
Every morning Dalton's first question is, "When can I go fishing?" The boy is addicted. So are Gabby and Luke. Isabella just loves being outside and hollering hello at all the horses. I am going through bread like nobody's business and the little fishies are enjoying it immensely! It seems since the soil is so sandy there are no worms to be found. I don't think they are looking hard enough....my bread box is just too convenient.
We are starting to settle in though. Isabella has done pretty well. She has lapsed back into being very territorial of me and the other kids can not sit in my lap or hug and kiss me without some serious tears. We are working through it though. She is learning her colors suing M&Ms, very fun! and she is moving into a big girl bed this week. We are getting a toddler bed that she is very excited about.
Happy Mothers day to all! We had a very relaxed day after church of napping and , what else, fishing!
Monday, May 12, 2008
Monday, April 7, 2008
My baby boy is 5!!
Lukie turned 5 on Friday. It makes me so sad that he is growing up. Every year he changes so much. I had planned to do an entire slide show of his last 5 years but I don't have a lot of digital pics of him and most of my photos have already been taken down to our new house. So I will do a abbreviated version. We had a small pizza party for him Friday night with our friends next door and I am taking him and a few of his buddies to Ollie Koala's later this week.
Saturday we were walking into the hockey rink and he was looking bummed out. I asked him what was bothering him and he looks up at me, shoves his hands in his pockets and sighs, " I just don't feel five." I wanted to laugh and cry all at the same time. Of all of our kids he is most like his Daddy. Pain doesn't slow him down. He does everything with his whole heart. Whether it's loving or fighting he is going to give it all he's got.
Saturday we were walking into the hockey rink and he was looking bummed out. I asked him what was bothering him and he looks up at me, shoves his hands in his pockets and sighs, " I just don't feel five." I wanted to laugh and cry all at the same time. Of all of our kids he is most like his Daddy. Pain doesn't slow him down. He does everything with his whole heart. Whether it's loving or fighting he is going to give it all he's got.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
We're moving!
I can't believe it! For a long time I thought we would be in this house forever and most days I was good with that. Some days I really crave more space and the clutter drives me to the edge but for the most part I love our little house. We have made so many great memories here, it is our first house, and we live next door to very dear friends. But it seems God has different plans for us! The kids are so excited and they should be! The house we are moving to is 1000 sq feet larger and it sits on 3 acres. It is such a huge blessing, God has been so amazing to our family.
We didn't make it to church on Easter since the boys were sick. Dalton has been running a fever for 5 days and Luke is pretty congested. Gabby was also under the weather so we all stayed in bed longer than usual. Isabella climbed into bed with us and was talking to us about her new Mickey Mouse....yes we have another one, two more actually since my last post. So as she was talking about her "baby Mickey" I began to sing the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse song that she loves. Would you believe she turned to me and said, "mom shhh!" Cut down by a 2 yr old. I guess American Idol is definitely not in my future.
The pictures in the slide show are from our Easter egg hunt and few of them are older but I am new to the slide show thing so I posted a few extra of my favorites.
We didn't make it to church on Easter since the boys were sick. Dalton has been running a fever for 5 days and Luke is pretty congested. Gabby was also under the weather so we all stayed in bed longer than usual. Isabella climbed into bed with us and was talking to us about her new Mickey Mouse....yes we have another one, two more actually since my last post. So as she was talking about her "baby Mickey" I began to sing the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse song that she loves. Would you believe she turned to me and said, "mom shhh!" Cut down by a 2 yr old. I guess American Idol is definitely not in my future.
The pictures in the slide show are from our Easter egg hunt and few of them are older but I am new to the slide show thing so I posted a few extra of my favorites.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Birthdays, Migraines and Mickey Mouse Addictions!
I never intended to go this long without a post but it has been a very rough new year. I have been struggling to get my migraines under control and it hasn't really happened yet but I am making progress. I had one that lasted 3 weeks! I was praying for someone to knock me over the head with a hammer more than once! Everything has sort of come to a stop at my house. I haven't taken any pictures since December and school work is getting done but not with our usual oomph!
Isabella and I had our birthdays last week. I can't believe she is already 2! It seems so old to me....probably because she is my baby. She loved her cake and presents. We celebrated with chinese food and juice boxes. Both are favorites of hers although the food was nearly spicy enough for her. She loves spicy noodles. When we take her to Mama Fu's we can't keep her mouth full enough for her. This food was delicious but missing the hot stuff. She loved dipping her sweet n sour chicken in the duck sauce and chewing on the beef terryaki.
When I was trying to decide on gifts her daddy breezily suggested Mickey Mouse dinner set. The girl is an addict. She is always toting one of her two Mickey's everywhere and can't go to sleep without both. She constantly asks for her "Mee Moss" hair clips and is basically fixated on anything Mickey. Needless to say the plate set was a huge hit and she would prefer to eat every meal using it.
She also got a snazzy new bike from my parents. It has a bell that she loves to ring and Don't even think about taking it for a spin! That's her bike and she'll let you know it.
Did I mention she turned 2? Yup, the attitude is here. She is baby girl hear her roar! We are working on the anger management and not whacking Luke and Dalton when things don't go her way. She also really loves to say "NO!" She always says it with a smile and the kids think it is hysterical. I don't....Yeah , we're working on that one too.
I'll add a few pictures and try to make a slide show tomorrow.
Saturday, January 5, 2008
FFF # 63 Time In A Bottle
Happy New Year!
The FFFF challenge for this week is then and now pictures.
Time in a bottle.....how many times over the past few years have I wished that I could stop time and keep my kids little. I probably can't count that high! As neat as they are growing up to be it makes me sad when they stop needing me so much. It has been so hard watching Isabella grow so quickly. She has completely blossomed into a fun, crazy, little imp. But she is growing too fast for me. I think because I missed almost the first 10 months of her life it is even more bittersweet. I don't dwell on it but there are days where I wish I had been the one to find her on the orphanage steps. Not possible I know....humor me. So here is the first glimpse we had of her precious face and one of my favorites.
The FFFF challenge for this week is then and now pictures.
Time in a bottle.....how many times over the past few years have I wished that I could stop time and keep my kids little. I probably can't count that high! As neat as they are growing up to be it makes me sad when they stop needing me so much. It has been so hard watching Isabella grow so quickly. She has completely blossomed into a fun, crazy, little imp. But she is growing too fast for me. I think because I missed almost the first 10 months of her life it is even more bittersweet. I don't dwell on it but there are days where I wish I had been the one to find her on the orphanage steps. Not possible I know....humor me. So here is the first glimpse we had of her precious face and one of my favorites.
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