Just a little humor

All the kids are really into saying, when I get big I can do that too. Mason will say, when I get big I can have a vitamin like Daddy. Austin will say, when I get big I can paint and draw on the walls. Ashley was helping Greg take down the baby gates in the Kitchen. He was using a screwdriver. She said, when I get big I can screw too.

Wow! Wow! Wow!

Wow! It seems like I start everything these days with a wow! Most of the time I write an email it begins with wow this or wow that. I guess that's just my life right now. One big whirlwind Wow!

We had a GREAT Thanksgiving! We went to our friend's house. Then after all the eating, they came to our house and put up shelves in the garage. Helped us organize a bit better and cleared things so I could get my car in the garage. It is really amazing and humbling to have friends who will help out like that. So I'm so happy! I could actually stand in my garage for hours if I could get away with it. The Hills have been such a tremendous blessing to our family. I hope that some day we can be just as generous as them.

Friday- I got up at 4:30AM to go to Toys R Us. The store was supposed to open at 6:00; and I got there about 4:45. It was COLD! I jumped around trying to stay warm and wondered how in the world I was going to make it for another hour and 15 minutes. But to everyone's surprise Toys R Us opened an hour early. Yipee! So I got in and got everything that I was going for.

side note: Hey Doris- I want to stage a picture, I have one in mind that I would like to be taken, can you come over after Christmas and shoot some pics?

Saturday- VERY VERY Productive day! I got my van cleaned out (big huge deal for those of you who know me); weeded one section in the front yard (even bigger deal); mopped the Kitchen floor and did tons and tons of laundry. Saturday was just a gorgeous day outside!

Sunday- We got to church late, so I went straight into teaching. For coming up with a lesson plan on the spot, we really did a great job. Came home, took a nap, got up to make a delicious meal for small group and realized that I didn't have time to cook it. So we will have good dinner tonight.

The kids have been really bad about getting up in the middle of the night and waking us up. So we haven't had much sleep lately. We use to say, come get us if you have to go to the bathroom. So they started using that and getting a drink of water as an excuse. Last night we said you are NOT allowed to come in our bedroom. Do not wake us up. And it worked. (I think) So hopefully this is not just a one night fluke.

Wow what a weekend! I say it was great and productive. Greg says it was stressful! I wonder who was watching the kids. :)

dilemma

I got the kid's school pictures back yesterday and they are cute. You know for one child $25 isn't so bad. But when you have 3 and a triplet picture...$100 is rediculous! I think I can do without the triplet picture, but I really would like to get the individual shots. Mainly because it is hard to get a good picture of each one at the same distance in the same pose wearing coordinating outfits. And I think it would look good in a 3 slotted picture frame. It would be $75 and I could give both sets of grandparents a set of pictures too. Do I splurge?

Happy Thanksgiving!

Questions for you

I wanted to get a picture of Ashley in the new sweater I picked up for her today from a consignment shop. These are the pictures I got:

SO...My questions to you...

1. How do you get your children to pose for a picture?

2. When does this stage end?

pigs and purses

Tonight I sat with a girl named Dana at the crop I went to. She has 2 1/2 year old twin boys. She told me about something she wants to do for her kids that I thought was so cool! I don't remember what she called it. But she wants to have a piggy bank for each child in which she writes cute sayings that they said or little stories for each child and fold it up and put them in their bank. So when they get older they have all these stories in their Mom's or Dad's handwriting of things we just loved about them. I think I might like to do this. (Gramma and Grampa and Nana and Papa and cousins could write things too.)





Also, did any of you see this? http://www.simplescrapbooksmag.com/mag/article.ihtml?idx=617&issue_idx=27 I really want to do this. So it is not something I would carry everyday, but maybe every once in awhile. What do you think about it?

Ashley gets it!

My kids talk a lot about becoming mommy and Daddys. They know that girls can have babies in their tummys and boys can rock the babies after they are out of their wife's tummy. Mason says, "I want 10 babies...NO I want 12". Austin consistantly says he wants 10. And little Ashley, I guess she gets it because she says she wants only 2 babies. One boy and one girl and they are both named Meadow.

Layouts from Saturday Crop

2 cute stories

Today I was teaching my kids' Bible class and I was slightly unprepared, but everything turned out just fine. Anyway, we were playing with play doh and I tried to relate it somehow to God. So I said something like... "God made our hands, do you know why God made our hands?" I was expecting "to feel" or "to touch". But Mason chimed in, " To keep them to ourselves". I thought that was the funniest thing I have heard in a long time! He must have heard that from school!


The traffic light story...This makes me laugh so much!!!! So the kids have learned that sometimes when they say, "Ready Set Go" the light will turn green! So when we get to a traffic light they will say it about 10 times with hopeful anticipation of the light to turn. When it doesn't turn right away, they say, "I think we need to say it louder" or " we need to say it together." So when it does turn green they say, "Look we/you made the light turn green" They are SO proud of themselves because they really think they can make it change. If you were in the car I know you would be giggling right along with me!

Hopefully later tonight I take pictures of my layouts to show you what I got done this weekend.

Crunchy Noodle Shapes

Just a quick story before I go to bed...

I went scrapbooking today. I am so proud of what I got done. I got 5 layouts done. I might scan them in tomorrow or Monday. But Greg watched the kids today and he gave them Ramen noodles for a snack. They love these and call them crunchy noodles. Anyway, Mason breaks off a peice and says, "This peice is pretending to be like Missouri." Greg looks at it and sure enough it looks just like Missouri. Then Ashley gets a peice and says, "This peice is pretending to be like Florida." Greg looked at it and it looked very close to looking like Florida. I just thought that was cute.

I had a Fabulous birthday yesterday and today. I've even remembered all day how old I am. So far it's pretty cool to be 35.

*I'm making this note because I really don't want to forget to tell you about the trafic light story. But I really need to go to bed right now. Good night.

Will this sickness EVER end?

Dang! I spoke too soon! The kids are better and they are in Mother's Day out today. But I have Strep throat really bad! I'm going to bed. I know how some of you really think a blog is boring if it doesn't have pictures. You know I could find a picture on the internet of a nasty looking throat, but I'll spare you this time.

What would you do?

Question for you:

If a dog barks and keeps you up all night long what do you do?

Do nothing about it? Gently Confront your neighbor? Call the Police? And what if you don't know your neighbor very well?

Well except for being up ALL night long with the obnoxious dog barking, I actually had a pretty good day. I think (hopefully) all the sickness is gone and I can get back to normal. Whatever normal might be.

I know it's only 9:00, but I am TIRED. Time to get those kiddos in bed and go to sleep myself!

cooperation----HA!

Do you know how hard it is to get three 3year olds to cooperate with you?
Must they always pick their noses?

Well anyways, Happy Anniversary Nana and Papa! We hope you have a great day!

Spiderman is So Cool

Mason was playing and brushing his teeth with his new Spiderman toothbrush. He was So excited! And he said to me with big eyes, "Look Spiderman is saying I love you!" I said with my pretend voice, "oh cool". I picked up the toothbrush to take it back to the bathroom and I looked at it. I have never noticed that. Spiderman is signing I Love you! So I said, "Mason, he sure is".

Do you love Mommy? and Little Flags

I was playing a game with Mason and Ashley. I would say, "Do you love Mommy?" And Mason and Ashley both would giggle and say, "I love Daddy". Then I would shout back, "WHAT?" And they giggle some more and I would say it again. From the other room I hear, "I love you Mommy." Awwww! Aussie then came in and gave me a big hug.


Austin got to go on a special trip with me to Sams Club today. It's really nice to have one on one time with them sometimes. Anyway, on our way back he saw some little flags on the ground that he pointed out to me. And he said he wanted them. I told him those flags were to show where gas and water lines were and that we couldn't have those flags...blah blah blah...and if we took those flags it would interfere with the work that the people are doing. And he said, " But when I get big I can." I said, "no, I don't think so" And he said "yes, when I get bigger I can." And I said, "You can what?" And he said, "I can INTERFERE with them." Then he went on to say that since I'm big I could interfere with them. That just made me laugh.

Trick or Treat

They loved going Trick or Treating. They would run up and sometimes trick or treat and other times just stand there. After they were given the candy, Greg or I would say what do you say now. The boys would say, "Thank you" and Ashley proudly said, "Trick or Treat" or she would go into a conversation with the person saying we are going to go now and get some more candy at another house.

Can you tell what he is reading?

I better watch out or he is going to out smart me!