My list is from Kaylee.
A- Alphabet "Or we wouldn't have names."
B- Bible "If we didn't have the Bible, we wouldn't have Bible stories."
C- Chloe "Cause without Chloe, I'd be bored all the time."
D- Daddy "If we didn't have daddy in the winter, we wouldn't have any fires."
E- Earth "We wouldn't live if we didn't have the earth."
F- Fruit "I'm thankful for fruit, cause it's yummy."
G- God "I'm thankful for God because we wouldn't be on the earth if it wasn't for God."
H- House "Cause I wouldn't be able to sleep without it."
I- Ice "I'm thankful for ice because, without it I wouldn't be able to play with icicles."
J- Jessica "If I didn't have Jessica, I wouldn't have a best friend."
K- KiKi "Her real name is Keisandria, but you can put KiKi. I'm thankful for KiKi cause she is my closest, best friend."
L- Lauren "My sister wouldn't be happy if she didn't have Lauren."
M- Makeup "If I didn't have makeup I would be mad."
N- November "I'm thankful for November because we have Thanksgiving in November."
O- October "I'm thankful for October because we wouldn't have candy without Halloween."
P- Pizza "I'm thankful for pizza because without it I wouldn't know what pepperonis are for."
Q- Quarter "I'm thankful for quarters because without them we wouldn't have many dollars."
R- Race cars "If we didn't have race cars, I wouldn't be happy."
S- Song "I'm thankful for Bible songs."
T- Tarantulas "I like tarantulas because they eat other bugs and I've never been bitten by one. They only bite you if you make them mad."
U- Umbrellas "If we didn't have umbrellas we couldn't keep ourselves out of the rain."
V- Vacation "If I didn't have vacations, I wouldn't be happy."
W- Water "I'm thankful for water cause nobody would live if we didn't have water."
X- Six "If we didn't have the number six, I wouldn't be six." (I know we cheated here, but I told her if it just had the letter X in the word it was alright.)
Y- Yo yo "I just love yo yos. But, I'm not really good at them."
Z- Ziploc bags "If we didn't have Ziploc bags we wouldn't be able to hold many things."
I loved doing this with Kaylee. She hardly hesitated each time to think of something that she is thankful for. And she kept wanting to add more items to her list.
I am thankful that she is learning to value and count her blessings. I am thankful that Kaylee is so thankful!
Monday, November 19, 2007
Monday, October 29, 2007
Girls weekend
GIRLS WEEKEND
Breakfast at Nana's on Saturday morning.
Breakfast at Nana's on Saturday morning.
While we missed our husbands this weekend, but had a fabulous time as well. No cooking, cleaning, it was great! Stacey came with Myra and Molly. On Friday night we dipped caramel apples. The kids decorated them with various candies.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Friday, September 7, 2007
Big Girl Bed
The other night Chloe decided that she wanted to sleep in the twin bed in her room. YEAH FOR ME another battle overted. Or at least I am hoping! You know it is always easier when the girls choose to do the things that I want them to do-without my asking. (like potty training, but I haven't been that lucky yet!) It has been well over a week and Chloe has not wanted to be in the crib at all. When anyone stops by the house for a visit, Chloe says "I show you my new bed?" What Fun! We are all rejoicing. You know we celebrate the little things. That is for sure!
Saturday, September 1, 2007
The New Baby
We are all very excited about our new addition to our family. Well most of us are excited. Chloe doesn't really understand. She just knows that I am sick a lot. And that her Daddy will get on to her if she jumps in Mommies lap to hard. She says "gentle" as she gets in my lap these days. She has no idea of the changes brewing in the upcoming months. Every time I call her my baby it kind of makes me cry. I don't want to think of her as a big kid. But thinking of a new baby naturally makes me think of her a little older now. (Although I seem to be crying about everything these days.)
It was quite funny. The other day Brent and I were getting ready in the morning. Normal Stuff. ESPN was on the TV in our bedroom. It was Sports Center-Brent's favorite. The showed the last play of the Little League World Series. Brent was smiling because, he was a baseball player when he was younger -that was his favorite as a boy. I'm sure he was reliving that winning feeling. But he was disturbed by a loud blubbering sound! It was me. I couldn't help it all those little faces. So happy! The boys were crying and hugging. They were elated. My brain was in overdrive imaging the hardships they must have overcome to get there and the sacrifice the families made to get them there and even the community support that got them that far. And don't forget there sick grandparents at home watching the game on their death beds! (When I imagine- I go big!) All of this in about a 7 second segment of Sports Center! Do ya think my hormones are a little out of whack! I seem to cry at the drop of a hat these days. So I guess if you run into me, save your constructive criticism for after March. I'm not sure I can handle it these days.
I thought Kaylee was handling the news about the new baby well. The other day she asked me about adoption. She said, "Momma, Are you gonna adopt this baby." I thought OOOO good time to talk about what a miracle it is that God blesses us with children. So I began to explain to Kaylee that -No we were not adopting this baby. God gave us this baby as a very special gift-just like he gave her and her sister to us. (I thought I knew exactly what was going through her mind. Because a friend of mine is adopting a baby and we talk about her baby all the time and we pray for her new baby and the adoption process.) So Kaylee says, "But Mom there are lots of families who need a baby more than we do!" Kaylee was actually asking if were going give this baby to someone else for adoption. I am going to hope that it was her loving and giving heart that was thinking of others and there longing for a family. But I have a feeling it was more of her longing for her own space in this house. And she is not particularly fond of sharing her toys or her parents. I'm not sure where she gets it. But she requires and even demands lots of attention. All right Mom and Dad if your reading this you can quit laughing now!
But we are all getting excited about the thought of a new baby.
It was quite funny. The other day Brent and I were getting ready in the morning. Normal Stuff. ESPN was on the TV in our bedroom. It was Sports Center-Brent's favorite. The showed the last play of the Little League World Series. Brent was smiling because, he was a baseball player when he was younger -that was his favorite as a boy. I'm sure he was reliving that winning feeling. But he was disturbed by a loud blubbering sound! It was me. I couldn't help it all those little faces. So happy! The boys were crying and hugging. They were elated. My brain was in overdrive imaging the hardships they must have overcome to get there and the sacrifice the families made to get them there and even the community support that got them that far. And don't forget there sick grandparents at home watching the game on their death beds! (When I imagine- I go big!) All of this in about a 7 second segment of Sports Center! Do ya think my hormones are a little out of whack! I seem to cry at the drop of a hat these days. So I guess if you run into me, save your constructive criticism for after March. I'm not sure I can handle it these days.
I thought Kaylee was handling the news about the new baby well. The other day she asked me about adoption. She said, "Momma, Are you gonna adopt this baby." I thought OOOO good time to talk about what a miracle it is that God blesses us with children. So I began to explain to Kaylee that -No we were not adopting this baby. God gave us this baby as a very special gift-just like he gave her and her sister to us. (I thought I knew exactly what was going through her mind. Because a friend of mine is adopting a baby and we talk about her baby all the time and we pray for her new baby and the adoption process.) So Kaylee says, "But Mom there are lots of families who need a baby more than we do!" Kaylee was actually asking if were going give this baby to someone else for adoption. I am going to hope that it was her loving and giving heart that was thinking of others and there longing for a family. But I have a feeling it was more of her longing for her own space in this house. And she is not particularly fond of sharing her toys or her parents. I'm not sure where she gets it. But she requires and even demands lots of attention. All right Mom and Dad if your reading this you can quit laughing now!
But we are all getting excited about the thought of a new baby.
Friday, July 20, 2007
Diaper Duty
So, I have been sick this week. Don't know if it is due to the pregnancy or a pesky virus floating around our house.
The other day Bethany (age 8) came over to spend the night with Kaylee (age 6). I was quite excited. I thought this would keep my other two busy while I just lay low. About 8:30 I hear the kids stirring. Chloe the two year old is always the first up at our house in the summer time. Then I hear the other two girls in Chloe's room, through the baby monitor. I hear Chloe grunt as they get her out of bed. But all goes well. They are all quite happy to be together. And Chloe seems to be fine.
So I am laying in bed with my eyes closed trying to ignore the annoying reminder of the sunshine that today is here, when I see the girls tip-toeing in the room. Bethany puts Chloe up on the changing table in our bedroom. They tell Chloe to be quiet, "mommy is sleeping".
Bethany whispers to Chloe, "Did you peepee or poopoo?" Chloe announces loudly, "I stinky, I peepee." Bethany and Kaylee look at each other with relief. Just as Bethany begins to undo the sticky sides of the diaper, Bethany looks at Kaylee and says, "WHAT IF SHE'S WRONG." They both look at each other like... you do it.....no, you do it. Finally after a stare down, Bethany looks in the diaper. Sure enough Chloe was telling the truth this time. And they happily change Chloe's wet diaper and tip-toe out of the room.
You know they are just so funny. They want to be "grown up" so bad and do things like change diapers and wear make-up. But the childlike qualities seep out even when they are trying their very best to be something "all grown up".
The other day Bethany (age 8) came over to spend the night with Kaylee (age 6). I was quite excited. I thought this would keep my other two busy while I just lay low. About 8:30 I hear the kids stirring. Chloe the two year old is always the first up at our house in the summer time. Then I hear the other two girls in Chloe's room, through the baby monitor. I hear Chloe grunt as they get her out of bed. But all goes well. They are all quite happy to be together. And Chloe seems to be fine.
So I am laying in bed with my eyes closed trying to ignore the annoying reminder of the sunshine that today is here, when I see the girls tip-toeing in the room. Bethany puts Chloe up on the changing table in our bedroom. They tell Chloe to be quiet, "mommy is sleeping".
Bethany whispers to Chloe, "Did you peepee or poopoo?" Chloe announces loudly, "I stinky, I peepee." Bethany and Kaylee look at each other with relief. Just as Bethany begins to undo the sticky sides of the diaper, Bethany looks at Kaylee and says, "WHAT IF SHE'S WRONG." They both look at each other like... you do it.....no, you do it. Finally after a stare down, Bethany looks in the diaper. Sure enough Chloe was telling the truth this time. And they happily change Chloe's wet diaper and tip-toe out of the room.
You know they are just so funny. They want to be "grown up" so bad and do things like change diapers and wear make-up. But the childlike qualities seep out even when they are trying their very best to be something "all grown up".
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Cousins
Yesterday Anna and Alex came to stay the day with us. Anna is 11 and Alex is 7. The kids spent the day playing. I spent the day recuperating. I was so tired. After lunch, I laid down on the couch. Anna said, " Are you going back to sleep?" That was a big clue! I guess they were picking up on the fact that I was tired. Smart kids. They were very sweet and played quietly.
They love Webkins. Webkins are these little stuffed animals that come with a password to Webkins.com. They have all received at one gift giving time or another a webkins. So they set the timer (15 min) in the kitchen and take turns playing games to earn webkins cash to buy items for their pets. It is great fun. They love it! I love it because it is quiet and it helps them learn to take turns. So far so good!
They love Webkins. Webkins are these little stuffed animals that come with a password to Webkins.com. They have all received at one gift giving time or another a webkins. So they set the timer (15 min) in the kitchen and take turns playing games to earn webkins cash to buy items for their pets. It is great fun. They love it! I love it because it is quiet and it helps them learn to take turns. So far so good!
Monday, July 9, 2007
What fun! Mom & Dad: Thanks for the comments. Your lives and attitudes have taught me so much-much more than any words you could have ever spoken in an attempt to guide me. I appreciate the sacrifices and dedication that you have shown me through your everyday walk with God. Thank you for loving the Lord in my presence!
Tomorrow is our sewing party and I am so excited. You know their is a part of me that is only really alive when I am creating something. I am pretty sure that must be genetic, because I see that same excitement in my mother's eyes as she does the same.
It is breakfast time now. 10:30 and breakfast time! How fabulous. Don't I lead a posh life style. Well, I guess if you consider that I have to change diapers and clean oatmeal out of someone's hair and ears, it does take the glamour out of sleeping 'til 10am. But still- summer schedules are wonderful and I will take what I can get!
I am getting my hair cut today! WIPEE! Now tell me this, why is this such a big deal to me? It is almost the highlight of the year! Why is that? Lots of people go every two weeks to get their hair trimmed or colored or whatever. And I am sure that they do not have the same excitement that I do.
Maybe it is because I try to stretch one haircut or style as long as I possibly can. You know they are quite expensive. And it is difficult to spend forty or fifty dollars on something that seems frivolous, when fifty dollars would buy diapers for at least 3 months. I always know when I can't wait any longer. Because, I end up wearing a ponytail everyday and use my sunglasses as a headband.
Maybe it is because I will finally be in a room alone with other adults who feel it their duty to talk to me. And I will be able to understand every word that they say. There will be no decoding of their words-like I have to do with my two year old.
Maybe it is the feeling of being pampered. You know, something just for me. Just typing those words makes me feel a little guilty.
Maybe it is because I get to get out of the house and there is no possible chance that I will have to clean anything while I am there-no crumbs, no paper shreds, no dirty bottoms, no spilled milk. I am not sure what the allure is, but it is definitely there. And I CAN'T WAIT!
Tomorrow is our sewing party and I am so excited. You know their is a part of me that is only really alive when I am creating something. I am pretty sure that must be genetic, because I see that same excitement in my mother's eyes as she does the same.
It is breakfast time now. 10:30 and breakfast time! How fabulous. Don't I lead a posh life style. Well, I guess if you consider that I have to change diapers and clean oatmeal out of someone's hair and ears, it does take the glamour out of sleeping 'til 10am. But still- summer schedules are wonderful and I will take what I can get!
I am getting my hair cut today! WIPEE! Now tell me this, why is this such a big deal to me? It is almost the highlight of the year! Why is that? Lots of people go every two weeks to get their hair trimmed or colored or whatever. And I am sure that they do not have the same excitement that I do.
Maybe it is because I try to stretch one haircut or style as long as I possibly can. You know they are quite expensive. And it is difficult to spend forty or fifty dollars on something that seems frivolous, when fifty dollars would buy diapers for at least 3 months. I always know when I can't wait any longer. Because, I end up wearing a ponytail everyday and use my sunglasses as a headband.
Maybe it is because I will finally be in a room alone with other adults who feel it their duty to talk to me. And I will be able to understand every word that they say. There will be no decoding of their words-like I have to do with my two year old.
Maybe it is the feeling of being pampered. You know, something just for me. Just typing those words makes me feel a little guilty.
Maybe it is because I get to get out of the house and there is no possible chance that I will have to clean anything while I am there-no crumbs, no paper shreds, no dirty bottoms, no spilled milk. I am not sure what the allure is, but it is definitely there. And I CAN'T WAIT!
Sunday, July 8, 2007
First post
This would be my first posting. How exciting! I don't exactly know why I have even created this blog, other than I do love to share! It is not as though I don't already feel that I should be emailing many who are close to me.
My sister-in-law for one, is minus one half at the present. My brother is in another country on business. Leaving her alone with two very small children. I feel that she needs me more to talk to, as a sounding board than anything. It can be very difficult when life speeds along and no one is there to share it with. But he will be home in a couple of weeks and she is a very strong woman. Stronger than me, I would be parked at my Mom and Dad's house awaiting Brent's arrival.
Brent is my husband. He is the most wonderful man I have ever met. He is compassionate. He is loving. He is strong and humble at the same time. He always thinks of others before himself. he is a wonderful christian father. OOOOH he sounds to good to be true, you say! Sometimes I think that too! I am very blessed that God gave me such a wonderful partner who so perfectly fits with me. I would like to say-He completes me-but that sounds cheesy-you know from some movie. But it is true.
My sister-in-law for one, is minus one half at the present. My brother is in another country on business. Leaving her alone with two very small children. I feel that she needs me more to talk to, as a sounding board than anything. It can be very difficult when life speeds along and no one is there to share it with. But he will be home in a couple of weeks and she is a very strong woman. Stronger than me, I would be parked at my Mom and Dad's house awaiting Brent's arrival.
Brent is my husband. He is the most wonderful man I have ever met. He is compassionate. He is loving. He is strong and humble at the same time. He always thinks of others before himself. he is a wonderful christian father. OOOOH he sounds to good to be true, you say! Sometimes I think that too! I am very blessed that God gave me such a wonderful partner who so perfectly fits with me. I would like to say-He completes me-but that sounds cheesy-you know from some movie. But it is true.
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