Still alive and kicking

I am totally enjoying being home with the girls. We are starting to get into a routine so maybe I'll find a little time to blog. Let us hope once a week. I have a lot to catch everyone up on..so i hope you are patient.

May 10th Our 5th Anniversary!

Thanks to family and friends, Blake and I were able to have a grown up weekend. First off we went to the Roof for an awesome dinner. Yummy!!

Blake surprised me with a dozen roses it was really nice. After dinner we went back to our hotel and watched a bunch of movies. It was a really nice weekend. The next morning we were running a little late so instead of breakfast in the hotel we stopped at McDonalds on the way to get the kids. While sitting there talking, a big guy came walking in...it was..

Big T~Thurel Bailey. (sp?) He used to play for the jazz. He was there with his little boy. It was pretty cool. This is the best picture I could get of him...thanks to everyone that made this weekend happen.

May 11 Mothers Day

Blake had to work so we had our gift opening the day before. I got a great picture and some willow tree figures. Love it. Here is Kunka trying to do the dishes for me. I love being a mom. And I love my own mom.

May 18 My 37th Birthday

Again, Blake had to work but he did get off early for our little family bbq. It was also my brothers birthday on the 17th. Ever since I was 5 years old, Jeff and I have pretty much celebrate our birthdays together. We had Pulled Pork sandwhiches with awesome side. Of course we had tons of yummy food.

These are the only two pictures that I took of the party...I know not much to show.

After the party, it was time for me to open my gifts. My poor husband has it bad..he has our anniversary, moms day and my birthday all in the same weekend. I am so lucky...I got everything I wanted. I got a MP3 Player

A new Electrixc Skillet (I used my other one until it died. LOVE THEM)

And a Garden Gnome. (from the girls)

It was a really wonderful day!

May Flowers bring Rain Showers
I love flowers! I think I get it from my Mom and Dad. But flowers make me happy. Especially in my yard. This last week I have been busting butt weeding trying to get my yard ready for summer. Its been so nice to get out in the dirt with the warm weather. I've taken a few pics of my yard.

The Gnome in his new home

Emily playing in the pool. First day of swimming

Here are all the girls enjoying the pool.

Here is our front yard. I think if you click on the pic you can see it up close.

The girls have thier own flower pots that they get to water every day. They all chose to put Petunias in their pots.

Gracie sliding down the pool slide.

Lilly and her new Swimming suit. I think she loves it.

I LOVE Gerber Daisies.

Our back patio. (don't look at the dead Dog Grass...we are trying to regrow that)

Back Deck.

Front Yard again. Its so fun to have a place to enjoy and relax. As soon as we finished the yard its been raining. We really need it and it will help our flowers grow.

I'll try to keep up my blogging so I don't have to have such long blogs.

Hope everyone is doing well.

An Apple a day...

As most of you know, Lilly is pretty picky about food. The worst thing she is the most picky about is fruits and veggies. The only Veggies she likes is canned Green beans and sometimes yams and cauliflower depending on her mood. In the Fruit department Lilly LOVES Bananas and maybe mandrine oranges again, if the mood strikes. But, I try to be the good mommy and keep giving her fruits and veggies even when I know she doesn't care for them. It gets really frusterating sometimes.

Yesterday, Emily and Gracie wanted some cut apples for a snack. So I gave them a snack well Lilly wanted a snack too. So I cut up some apple for her knowing she was going to freak out. But much to my surprise, Lilly actually ate the apples. AND she asked for more. I nearly started to cry. I hugged her tight and told her how happy I was that she ate apples. I know it sounds lame but its such a struggle for her to eat good things. She asked for apples this morning too for breakfast. Happy day!!

Conversation with a 3 year old

"MOMMY!!!"
"What Lilly?"
"Mommy, did you know Mermaids don't have butts?"
"No Lillybug I never really thought about it."


~~~Things that make you go HUMM?~~~

Lifes a Beach!

Well, Like I said in a earlier post I had a list of things that I wanted to do while I was home. We are still in the process of potty training Lilly. She is doing awesome. The other major thing I wanted to do was build a sand pile for our girls. And we finially finished it. Happy day!!!
First we cleared the ground and smothed the area out where we were putting the sandpile.
Then we laid out the weed protector.
We ended up using 100 foundation bricks. It was a back braking job that is for sure. The reason we chose the bricks is so that when the girls were grown we could have an instant raised flower bed. And it looks nicer I think.

Here is Lilly checking out the bricks and weed protector.
And finally, the sand pile is done. We put in 60 50 pound of sand and probably need another 40 bags but its fine for now. The girls LOVE it.

Before I was a mom! HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!

Before I Was A Mom…
Before I was a Mom - 1 slept as late as I wanted and never worried about how late I got into bed. I brushed my hair and my teeth everyday.

Before I was a Mom -I cleaned my house each day. I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby. I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous. I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom -I had never been puked on. Pooped on. Spit on. Chewed on. Peed on. I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts. I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom -I never held down a screaming childSo that doctors could do tests. Or give shots. I never looked into teary eyes and cried. I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin. I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom -I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put it down. I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt. I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much, I never knew that I could love someone so much.

I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom -I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body. I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby. I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child. I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.
Before I was a Mom - I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay. I had never known the warmth, The joy, The love, The heartache, The wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom. I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a Mom.

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL THE GREAT MOMS OUT THERE.

~~~~~ Remember that behind every successful mother Is a basket of dirty laundry. ~~~~~

SAHM!!!

• Do to things beyond my control, I am now a Stay at home mom (for the time being).
• So to utilize the time I have off I have made a list of things I would like to accmplish while I am home. Some of them are:
• 1. Build a sand pile
• 2. Potty train Lilly
• 3. Clean out the Garage
• 4. Have a yard sell
• 5. Go to the zoo
• 6. Build a Bowflex
• 7. Clean the house
• 8. Paint the salon
• 9. Shampoo the carpet
• 10. Lose 40 pounds
• 11. POTTY TRAIN LILLY!

Right now, I am just enjoying my kids and my day off.

I am going to miss all my friends that I have made at Parr Waddoups. I love you all. I plan on lunching at parkside still so look for me there.

Conversation with a 3 year old

Lilly: "Mommy, am I beautiful?"
Mommy: "Yes honey, you are very beautiful!!"
Lilly: " I knew it! " *Smile*


~~~Self esteem is a wonderful thing~~~

Here are a few random cell phone pictures of the week.

Mommy and Gracie and Kunka on the Big queen bed. I am ready to put the Crib down but Blake is still holding on to it. Dang.
Blake and I went on a little date this weekend. Shopped at Ikea and then training Table for dinner. He looks so mean! Yummy cheese fries....
Happy day! This weekend was FINALLY nice and warm.
The girls had fun enjoying the sun.

I love my girls.
There was a point in my life that I never thought I would ever become a mother.
How blessed I am to have such beautiful, healthy children.
My heart is full.

Scared of the Tooth Fairy???

When Lilly was 18 months old, she slipped off our bed and smacked her new front teeth on our metal side rails. As a result, it loosened her teeth and chipped the front tooth. She looked like she had a little fang. When she was 2 1/2 she got in a tangle at daycare and a little boy threw a Lego bench at her and knocked out her front tooth, no it wasn't her chipped tooth it was the one next to it. Leaving a hole. YESTERDAY, while jumping on the tramp with an Elmo doll, it bounced up and smacked her in the face resulting in her chipped tooth to fall out....this poor 3 year old looks 6 with all her missing teeth...but here is Lilly with now two teeth missing.
We'll just call her fang.

We were all excited about having the tooth fairy come. Both girls were going to get money for their pain and suffering...until the moment of bedtime when me girls told me they were both scared to death of the tooth fairy. WHAT???Just how can someone be scared of the Tooth Fairy. Its unheard of. I told them that she was little, like Tinkerbell. But they just couldn't fathom the thought of a little fairy coming in and stealing their teeth while they slept. I guess to them it was like a spider or a bug attacking them in their sleep. They were so scared that they didn't even want to sleep in their room.
Scared of the Tooth Fairy??? I didn't think my kids were scared of anything.

Gracie lost her first tooth.

A tooth fell out and left a space,
So big my tongue could touch my faceAnd every time I smile I show,
A space where something used to grow,
I miss my tooth as you can guess.But then, I have to BRUSH ONE LESS!

Random Pics of the week

Here are some pictures I took from my phone...sorry they are not as clear as I would like...Saturday, my nephew Parker was baptized. It was a really nice early morning event. Here is Jeff...he looks pretty tired.
And here is Olivia at the baptism. She smiles with her eyes. Love Her.FHE this week we played games outside. Blake decided to try to get on the Tramp...a little harder than it looked but the girls had a blast trying to jump daddy.
Everyone Pooped from Jumping.
Lilly ordering food like a big girl. Something I let my girls do when they are out at a restaurant. They get to tell the waiter what they want. I think she had mac and cheese and a diet coke.
The other day I could hear Emily but I couldn't see her. Then I realized she was in the clothes dryer. Goof ball.And Last, We took the girls to the zoo after the baptism. This is Lilly and Emily watching a monkey swing from the branches.