With Baby Megan!

 

 

This is what my husband does everyday and weekend! All those pipes are his from the basement to the top floor! He works so hard for me and the kids!

 

Owen and Jenna Update

My blog is a way for me to document my kids so here is an update.

Owen, turned 4 in February and got a spider-man room and bunk beds. He is still a lover boy and and I'm trying to cherish every minute of it. It hurts to think of the day when my baby boy won't want to cuddle with me. I enrolled him in pre-school and although sad, I'm excited for this phase and excited for him as well. He loves to talk and tells me everything. He is very sweet to Jenna and they love to keep each other company.

Jenna, turned 2 in April and got her big girl room. I'll have to post a picture later. She thinks she is tough stuff and you can see in her face how proud she is of her room when she walks in there. She will talk your ear off and has been since she was about a year old. Dr. Wilkes told us she'd grow to be 5'9"!! She loves to let me blow dry her hair. Her room won't fit a rocking chair anymore and every night she used to say "Mommy, rock me 2 minutes?" I really miss that.

Facebook Grouch

Over the last few weeks I have been SICK of Facebook. For a while I logged on every chance I got to get everyone's updates. There are some people that update their status several times a day, some that do once a day, some only once a week. A lot of which are superficial or negative. Here's the deal, the people I never see or hang out with are the one's that update their status all the freakin time. Why do I care what they are doing!! I don't! I'm sick of reading about their life and I might never see them again ever.

Yesterday, I went through my friends and made a "block list". A list of people I never care to see their updates and they will not be able to read my updates.

I feel a little bitter about the situation and maybe I should just not get on Facebook so much, would that solve the problem? I didn't have much to read when I logged on this morning? And even started wondering what so and so that I never talk to is doing today :)

Life is too short, I need to spend less time on Facebook and more time with God.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Tonight I am gonna keep it short and sweet, I'll save the good stuff for the "book". If your not family, I can explain. We have a journal and every year everyone that comes to Thanksgiving Dinner is forced, I mean required to write in it. I think it started when I was in high school maybe before. It's so much fun to look back over the years of who came, who didn't, who said what, etc. It shows the different places in our lives we were at each year.

This year I am thankful for:
1. My God and Saviour. He choose me before time and everyday I do not deserve His love. Because of Him I get to look forward to the best gift of all, eternal life!!

2. My Husband. He's my love, my best friend, my protector, my provider, my babies daddy, he's everything.

3. My Kids. Owen and Jenna are the best things in the world. If you don't have kids you are missing out on the best love of all!

4. My Family. ALL of them, KY and CO! I have so many people that love me that I am so lucky. Most families now a days are broken. My family has tons of people and we are all close. I am so lucky.

5. Growing up in a Christian household. Sometimes I sit and think about how God picked me to grow up surrounded by His Word. I have to stop sometimes because it drives me nuts. I think it's like I won the lottery before I was even born. God has blessed my family so much.

6. Our Health!

7. My Church. My friends.

8. Rob and I having jobs and being able to pay all our bills :)

9. Computers, internet, cell phone...

10. All the good food...I'm gonna eat like it's the last Thanksgiving!

Peeling Apples

I'm so over peeling apples! My kids want them every day without the peel, cut up. Over the last year I probably average peeling 4 apples a week. That's over 200 a year! If I continue this for the next 10 years, I'm looking at over 2,000 apples, arg!

I won't buy the "processed, dipped in chlorine" apples that are pre-cut either. I've also heard bad things about the pampered chef peeler. Any suggestions??

Addicts

My kids are addicts! I work on Mondays/Wednesdays and Nana the babysitter does not allow bops or blankies. About a month ago Owen and Jenna decided that they would take the blankies/bops in the car and I could take them to work with me. At pick up time they race to the car, open the door and scream BLANKIE! As soon as we get in it's silence. At home, I have to drag them out of the car because they are focused on blankie. When we get in the house they walk around like zombies holding blankie, sucking thumbs and bops! It's ridiculous, and it's a drug to them!

As I'm writing they are sitting on the couch laying in silence with their drug of choice!

Our Pumpkins :)

 

Happy Halloween Everybody!!

 

Rob's Famous last words

I have to post this because I can't stop thinking about it! Rob has said this phrase more than once (understatement)!

Wednesday morning I got home about 6:10 a.m. (yes a.m.) from teaching Jazzercise. Rob is waiting on me to walk in the door so he can go to work. As he passes, he give me a kiss and here it is, he says... "Jenna's awake and I didn't do it"!

YEAH RIGHT!!

Jenna's 1st punishment!

Okay, so I feel really bad but I have to document this. Jenna has this "I know I can get you to do whatever I want" smile. At first I thought this was so cute, then I shrugged it off, now I just glare at her. She does this to everyone! If you say no, she turns her head and smiles real big, it's not a "sneaky, mischievous" smile either, it's a "But I'm so cute and I love you" smile. Today I had seen it enough! She's also decided that she wants to live on waffles and cheese. At dinner when she wouldn't eat, she was whining, crying and screaming at me, I picked her up and went and put her in her crib. No blanky or bop! She was so surprised when I shut the door!

About 5 minutes of crying I went in her room, I even stopped to get a kleenex and wipe her off. Her face was DRY!! She was just in there doing a fake, I don't like this one bit cry!

So, is 18 months to young to do a "time out"? After her punishment, she sat on my lap and ate her chicken pot pie (okay, some of it)!!

Just a life update!

It's been forever since my last post, I never have the time and when I do I'm too tired and ready for bed. The kids keep me moving constantly. Jenna has now become a "tornado through the house toddler" and I started remembering Owen doing all the things she is. It's funny and a blessing how God clears our memory of the bad days.

I have something new to tell my mom about Jenna everyday and I'm always so excited to tell her. Like: she learned how to twirl in a circle and get dizzy today, she can't stop making messes, she can't stop eating cheese, she pretend talks on the phone and pretends reading random papers. She had a couple 1st times this weekend: Her first car wash (see pic), and her first time at Petsmart. She never moved during the car wash she just sat there eyes wide. In Petsmart she ran around the whole time talking and petting animals. Everyone in the store thought she was so cute. She wouldn't stop, one sentence out of her mouth was "puppies, kitties, bunnnies, meow, puppies, fishes, puppies, laugh, kitties, meow, laugh" I'm laughing thinking about it.

Owen loves being a big brother, the upside to all the messes around the house is that her and Owen play together. They go in his room, he helps her on the bed and they just talk and play up there while I clean the house. Everytime we eat at the table he wants to sit by her, in the mornings he goes in her room and sings the Good Morning song to her. He's still my baby though. He's the best cuddler and randomly tells me that he loves me, he makes me feel so special and important!!

So my post was not gonna be about the kids at all :) Maybe later I'll write what I was gonna write! Gotta go Jazzercise!

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I can't believe it's July!

Is Bible school and vacation already over?? I can't believe it! For now we are still singing Bible school songs every where we go and are pretty tan from vacation. Hopefully it won't fade out too fast :)

I have to say that Bible school was a little more hectic (not stressful), than vacation was. I was in the 1-2 year old class and every one of them were attached to their mommies. So our time was mostly spent averting them from screaming at us, lol. The best time was when we brought out the cookies and juice, me and Rebecca and Wendy got to chat for a while and just chill! The kids did pick up on a few Bible facts during the week like "Lazarus got tied up..." -Vincent Whalen He was referring to when Lazarus died, the picture in the book had him wrapped like a mummy. They also learned Zacheus was little and liked to climb trees! It's amazing to watch a child slowly learn God's word. They can only take little bites of it at a time.

Vacation was so much fun and I loved just hanging out at the pool and beach with the kids. By Friday they LOVED the sand and ocean so much. It was a little crazy for mommy every now and then but I handled it okay thanks to mom and the other girls that helped, Thanks you all! I got to relax a little one morning when mom stayed in the room during nap time and I went swimming with Owen. Besides that I relaxed at night after their bedtime (which is what I do at home :)! Not complaining though, it was wonderful. Can't wait for next year, Rob is going to spend more time there with us.

Things are back to crazy normal! Hopefully, I can loose some of the weight I gained at Folly Beach!

Thanks for the trip Mom and Dad! We missed you Rob and are so glad to be at our HOME with you again!

Jenna after a day at Nana's house (daycare)!

Sad and Excited.

Vacation is almost here and I'm not dreading it yet. I think I'll be able to handle the kids "okay" without Rob around for over a week. We'll see. I've been praying for extra patience and gentleness. I'm trying to get Jenna used to the pool and she's not sure she likes it. She just looks too cute in her suit though. Owen was timid at first but after an hour or so he is all over the pool, deep end and all. I wish that Rob could be with us to see the look on the kids faces the first time they see the ocean. I'm going to try and get it on video for him. He's going to be so lonely without us and visa versa.

The real reason for my post is because I'm so sad right now. Thinking about how my bff Melissa is leaving me and moving to Louisville. I know we'll always keep in touch and hang out often but it won't be the same. You take for granted people that are always there for you. She has been and will always be a special person to me and I'm going to miss her so much. It's really starting to sink in. With her leaving is also Ashley!!! Ashley's moving to NC! GNO will never be the same. Ashley always has a smile on her face and ALWAYS makes me laugh. I love both of you girls.

Trip to Denver

We survived! The last leg home got pretty intense but all in all; the ride to Louisville, plane to Chicago, plane to Denver and back again wasn't that bad. Okay, it was kinda stressful but what do you expect! We had 3 huge suitcases, 3 carry on's, food, diapers, wipes, milk, 2 blankies, 3 passy's, toys, dvd player, sit n stand stroller, jackets for everyone.

We had a few major issues:

1-3. the lady across the isle passed out and everyone congregated around us for about 30 minutes, at the same time this is going on Owen stuck my itouch in his soda! After everything calmed down, Jenna's sippy cup exploded all over the foreign lady sitting in front of us. Then a while later something starting dripping on me and the milk had exploded all over the ceiling too!

4-6. Plane was delayed, got on the plane, got off the plane, walked across the airport, plane was delayed again, got on the plane! Then Owen spilt his soda everywhere! We made it home shortly after that :)

The stay at Grandma's was great however. We miss everyone so much and wish we could be there everyday to hug and kiss them. The kids love them so much! We took them to Heritage Square and the Children's Museum. Amee took me to Zumba which we walked out of and went spinning! The food was awesome too!

Jenna Update: When they are this small something new happens all the time. She says "aww oh" when something happens and if you say "Jenna, do you need a diaper change?" she shakes her head side to side! Walks everywhere and loves to be the center of attention.

Jenna Bug, Jenna Boo

My baby girl is walking! She has decided this weekend that crawling is over-rated and is walking everywhere. I've already caught her several times on her tippy toes beside some night stand or end table getting into something. Yesterday I was putting my make-up on when Owen yells "Jenna's got your rings!" She was about to eat my wedding band! We are going to have trouble on our hands.

She is my baby girl and I'm so sad she is walking and pulling on my clothes! I will never be prepared for these growing milestones, I think I'll always be shocked, excited and sad.