The backyard

I know I promised these a while ago, sorry as you can imagine I forget about things often. So here they are plus a new fabulous wall that was purchased on sale and built by my amazing husband. What in the world would I do without him? He now has to fix our dryer which still works but is very, very loud. This is the beautiful wall that will have plants behind it at a later date.


There are lots more plants to add to the side yard but we want them to live so we are waiting until it isn't 104 like it was this day.

It was so very sunny out when I took these. I made a mental note to take some at a better time of the day so you will probably see those in 3 months-just being honest here!

Today was a good day!

There was virtually no crying, well except when Daddy came home they decided to cry continuously! As Brad was leaving I thanked him for being so wonderful and working so hard so I can stay home with the kids. He said- thank you for staying home with them, so I don't have to! All the while they are screaming away behind us. So funny!

Here is a very sweet video of the princess doing what she does best, being a princess!

Oh My, My

Wow it was a hard day. The three little ones are just crying all the time because of their teeth. Multiple times during the day I didn't think I was going to make it through. I layed on my kitchen floor praying for strength to continue with this unbelievable day. I am exhausted and I haven't been able to complete tasks today without interruptions. It makes me feel so unproductive to constantly be taken away from what I am doing to tend to who knows what. Then I look at my children as they are in pain and very sad- but not in too much pain that they can't bite or hit or smack each other-with as much love and patience and kindness as I can muster for the moment. There were a few times when I had to just walk in the backyard and close the door behind me just to hear silence for a few moments. So here I sit, releasing the tension of the day with my computer, which by the way has never once yelled at me or hit me or any of my children for that matter. Oh the computer gets the most well behaved of the day prize- hey I think I just had an idea for my kids:)

... and one that is 3!

My sweet Princess is three today. It is so amazing how much she matures every day. She is so kind-unless her territory is in jeopardy, she is thoughtful and loving and gets so excited when the munchkin does something new and fabulous-she exclaims "Mommy, look at you little munchkin!" She puts up with so much from her brothers which has made her amazingly tough! She was born 5 weeks early weighing 6lbs. 3oz. and stayed in the NICU for 10 days because she had respiratory distress. I was so excited to have a girl so we could do "girly" things and she wouldn't have it any other way! She got a dancing princess DVD for her birthday and she watched it 5 times-it teaches you to dance like the princesses. Oh my, she had to have on her princess dress and her ballet shoes "like the girls".

Their party is supposed to be tomorrow BUT everyone is not themselves. Both boys are teething-molars, and they are beyond miserable. The oldest came home early on Friday from school with fever and the princess had a fever last night and today and she is having some mouth pain that we can't seem to figure out. We are postponing the party because we don't want the kids to be miserable at their party, they only get one birthday each year, they need to enjoy it! I will be calling everyone that was coming to the party in the morning. I am sad about it but they had a miserable day today and we don't want the same sadness for tomorrow.

She did have fun opening presents and having a cake and she tanked me for her pretty cake and for her movie and she also hugged both brad and my legs many times to say she loved us, She is truly a sweet girl. Happy Birthday Princess, I thank God for my sweet Angel. She is the exact daughter I always dreamed I would have!

2 that are 2!!!

My boys are 2, I can't believe it. Starting out so unbelievably tiny to now be 23lbs and 16lbs. They are so sweet and so busy and I am so grateful to the Lord for them. They have been such a blessing and have taught something to everyone in this family! They are amazingly busy, curious, kind and wild. The bulldozer can say so many words now: Hi, stinky, thank you, by, five, yes, no and so many more.

The Munchkin plays peek-a-boo by putting his hand over his nose, his totally thinks he is invisible when he does this. He answers me when I ask questions by saying "Yeah", no matter who or what I am asking. He is so strong now and his legs don't shake when he tries to stand.

They are both so wonderful!

I tried desperately to take a picture of them together when we went to the park today but there was no such cooperation, as usual!

Tonight we are having pizza, because they both love it and I am making cupcakes. Theirs and the princesses party is next Sunday and her birthday is next Saturday. It is a very busy time but fun this year. Last year they were still too young on their birthday and I wouldn't even let them have cupcakes. I am so excited that they are past that first very difficult stage(yes I realize we have entered a new defiant stage) so that we can do fun things like outings and parties. At the time it felt like it was never going to end and like our baby stage was going to continue FOREVER! But it has not and our sweet boys are toddlers. When I am looking through the pictures I have posted on here and it transitions from when they were tiny and cuddling to the bulldozer my heart skips a beat, each time I see it.

Thank you Lord for these miracle boys you have given us!

***The pictures from them being very tiny are all gone, I only have a few hard copies (but I don't have a scanner). Our computer had crashed and we lost all those pics but I was able to save some from my myspace page. I can't find any from their first birthday either, they may be gone also***

Gotta See!

Brad and I will be going to see the movie Fireproof next Friday. Kirk Cameron is in it and he is my friends brother, if the movie does well it will stay in the theater past the preview time. We are so excited and we are going to go out dinner first! Yeah!!!!!!!

Another thing you gotta see is the pictures my friend Katie took of us. She is just starting a photography business and she is fabulous!!!! We took the pics at her house and it was so relaxing, I wasn't worried about time or cooperation from the kids. They played with her kids toys and it was just wonderful. At an actual studio it would have been a nightmare! The setting was perfect and she was so patient and accommodating AND the pictures are amazing!!!! Thank you Katie!

The Munchkin

His last appointment at the GI doctor was on 7/30 and he weighed 15 lbs 8oz. Today at therapy he weighed 16lbs 10oz. Now I realize that it is a different scale and he was wearing clothes for this weigh-in and not the last one but I am pretty excited. Just thought I would share.