so, I'm TERRIBLE about keeping this blog up to date. In general our life is just crazy and I don't always have the time to put two thoughts together. But, I have a strange but funny tale to tell.
Natalie is a touch on the dramatic side. We've been struggling with lots of tantrums, throwing herself on the ground and crying, mean words. It's a joy. Recently she was upset during dinner. I don't know what the exact problem was, probably that we wanted her to actually eat her dinner (aren't we mean parents?? ) So she's laying on the ground whining and crying. I ask what the problem is and she says her BLOOD is hurting. It's moving through her body and it hurts!! I suspect there might have been talk of blood moving through our bodies at preschool as they talked about x-rays, but other than that it was a strange strange comment from a little girl!
Thankfully her tantrums are lessening, with the help of a reward chart and the promise of underwear for Sweetbear, the bear she made at Build-A-Bear at a recent birthday party. This weekend we'll go pick out some little bear undies for 2 weeks of no tantrums at bed!
Lastly a sweet story about the little miss. She is constantly drawing, coloring, painting, creating. It's wonderful and we encourage it. One night I was picking up some of the clippings and remnants of her latest creative endeavor and found a napkin which she was practicing writing her LAST name. It was awfully sweet because she dropped a vowel towards the end of our name and made an A into an E.....Of course my husband talked to her about the correct spelling this morning. But none-the-less it was sweet seeing her attempt!
Friday, April 24, 2009
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Spider Spray
I don't mind spiders. Granted, I will ask my husband to kill them if he's around, rather than deal with it myself. I do get a little case of the hee-bee gee-bees when thinking about perhaps that squished spider may not be quite dead. But it's never something I really 'advertise' around the kids.
None the less, Natalie is terrified of spiders. She has called us into her room at nighttime to check for spiders on the walls (we've never found any) She has had the unfortunate event of finding one in her show (poor thing) She has even come running in from outside because she saw a spider in the yard.
Tonight she took a bath and called me in from the other room. She said, I'm scared to be in her because of the spiders. Did you see a spider I asked? No, she replied. I'm just remembering a time when I did see one in here. I'm really worried about it. I couldn't help but smile at her. Maybe because she hasn't been feeling well, or maybe because she was looking so sweet, I had to indulge her just a touch.
So, I got the 'spider spray' out (just a little body spray) and sprayed a little around the room and a touch on her arm and all is well again.
None the less, Natalie is terrified of spiders. She has called us into her room at nighttime to check for spiders on the walls (we've never found any) She has had the unfortunate event of finding one in her show (poor thing) She has even come running in from outside because she saw a spider in the yard.
Tonight she took a bath and called me in from the other room. She said, I'm scared to be in her because of the spiders. Did you see a spider I asked? No, she replied. I'm just remembering a time when I did see one in here. I'm really worried about it. I couldn't help but smile at her. Maybe because she hasn't been feeling well, or maybe because she was looking so sweet, I had to indulge her just a touch.
So, I got the 'spider spray' out (just a little body spray) and sprayed a little around the room and a touch on her arm and all is well again.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Catching Up
So, I've sort of 'forgotten' about blogging. Not really completely forgotten, but pushed to the side. Here's a quick update of everyone in the fam....
Brett turned 9 on the 13th. He had a football themed party and had 8 of his best buddies over to celebrate. They had so much fun playing football at the park near our house. I got such a kick out of this group of boys. They act all rough and tough, but as soon as you mention the color pink, or Barbies, they all start laughing and making funny noises at each other.
Ben has resumed his karate lessons and is having a great time. He keeps mentioning playing football in the fall. I've told him he won't be able to do football and karate at the same time. He ponders this for a bit and has said, I think I'll do karate until I get my black belt and then I'll play football! I'll have to make sure to send the camera to his next lesson so we can get some good karate shots of him.
Natalie has Kindergarten Round Up this week. It's a chance for her to see her kindergarten classroom and teacher for next fall as well as get signed up. I'm sort of sad about this. My little girl is getting so big!! I know she'll love every second and I'm actually pretty anxious for her to meet some little girls her age.
Jacob is as always sweet trouble. His newest 'trick' is to tap his cheek and/or chin with his finger and say 'I'm thinking....." of course, his thoughts are pretty funny and range from ideas to transport a cake in the car to whether he's going to take a bath with his sister. I'd love to get a video of him 'thinking' but once the camera is out he gets even sillier!
I have stumbled upon a couple new hobbies. First I taught myself how to knit. I needed a 'portable' hobby and decided knitting was it. After reading many websites, I bought a set of needles and some yarn and went to it. Thus far I have made a washcloth and a bag. I've partially completed a pair of baby booties (for one of my 4 prego friends)
My second hobby, is cake decorating. I have always enjoyed making cakes for my children's birthdays and try to make them as fun as possible. I've made firetrucks, army tanks, pirate ships and princesses. Recently a friend asked if I would make a guitar cake for her son's birthday. I jumped at the chance and decided push the envelope and use fondant (a crazy paste-like frosting that is much smoother than typical frosting) It was a complete blast to do and I'm now looking into taking a class to further my skills.
Brett turned 9 on the 13th. He had a football themed party and had 8 of his best buddies over to celebrate. They had so much fun playing football at the park near our house. I got such a kick out of this group of boys. They act all rough and tough, but as soon as you mention the color pink, or Barbies, they all start laughing and making funny noises at each other.
Ben has resumed his karate lessons and is having a great time. He keeps mentioning playing football in the fall. I've told him he won't be able to do football and karate at the same time. He ponders this for a bit and has said, I think I'll do karate until I get my black belt and then I'll play football! I'll have to make sure to send the camera to his next lesson so we can get some good karate shots of him.
Natalie has Kindergarten Round Up this week. It's a chance for her to see her kindergarten classroom and teacher for next fall as well as get signed up. I'm sort of sad about this. My little girl is getting so big!! I know she'll love every second and I'm actually pretty anxious for her to meet some little girls her age.
Jacob is as always sweet trouble. His newest 'trick' is to tap his cheek and/or chin with his finger and say 'I'm thinking....." of course, his thoughts are pretty funny and range from ideas to transport a cake in the car to whether he's going to take a bath with his sister. I'd love to get a video of him 'thinking' but once the camera is out he gets even sillier!
I have stumbled upon a couple new hobbies. First I taught myself how to knit. I needed a 'portable' hobby and decided knitting was it. After reading many websites, I bought a set of needles and some yarn and went to it. Thus far I have made a washcloth and a bag. I've partially completed a pair of baby booties (for one of my 4 prego friends)
My second hobby, is cake decorating. I have always enjoyed making cakes for my children's birthdays and try to make them as fun as possible. I've made firetrucks, army tanks, pirate ships and princesses. Recently a friend asked if I would make a guitar cake for her son's birthday. I jumped at the chance and decided push the envelope and use fondant (a crazy paste-like frosting that is much smoother than typical frosting) It was a complete blast to do and I'm now looking into taking a class to further my skills.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
oh my!
It's been a long time since I last posted an update of any sort. Obviously we've been busy, but honestly I'm not quite sure doing what! Sometimes a busy household is led by a forgetful mom!
Our big event was the 9th birthday of our oldest. Our sweet baby boy is turning into a handsome young man! We've had a busy weekend of celebration and activities that aren't over yet. I'll post pictures soon!!
Our big event was the 9th birthday of our oldest. Our sweet baby boy is turning into a handsome young man! We've had a busy weekend of celebration and activities that aren't over yet. I'll post pictures soon!!
Friday, January 30, 2009
I don't even know what to say
I was in the other room and my husband came in giggling and holding the camera. I have no idea how these pictures occurred, which is probably good.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Big Sister
Tonight Brett took the older two boys to Ben's Karate lesson. Jake also asked to go with but Brett said that it was up to Ben because it was Ben's lesson. Ben's been sort of in a mood lately and told Jake he couldn't go. Poor thing was heartbroken. When the boys left he was sobbing, hiccuping sobbing in his room.
Natalie said to me, "We could give him some candy and make him happy" I told her we could and to wait until the boys were completely gone before mentioning it to Jake. Jake came out of his room and stood by Natalie as Brett drove away. She put her arm around him and said "Are you okay Jakey? Do you want some candy? When the boys leave we can have some candy" Of course this was all said in her "mommy" voice, that sweet nurturing voice she uses with her babies.
Even though Nat and Jake are only a few pounds different in weight, and a few inches in height, she still pulled him onto her lap and held him while their brothers left. Then they went and picked out a piece of candy and pulled out some board games to play.
I watched in complete awe of how my sweet baby girl took such good care of her little brother. And to think, it was only earlier that afternoon that she was telling me how much he bugs her!!
Natalie said to me, "We could give him some candy and make him happy" I told her we could and to wait until the boys were completely gone before mentioning it to Jake. Jake came out of his room and stood by Natalie as Brett drove away. She put her arm around him and said "Are you okay Jakey? Do you want some candy? When the boys leave we can have some candy" Of course this was all said in her "mommy" voice, that sweet nurturing voice she uses with her babies.
Even though Nat and Jake are only a few pounds different in weight, and a few inches in height, she still pulled him onto her lap and held him while their brothers left. Then they went and picked out a piece of candy and pulled out some board games to play.
I watched in complete awe of how my sweet baby girl took such good care of her little brother. And to think, it was only earlier that afternoon that she was telling me how much he bugs her!!
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Mad Libs
Let me first preface this by saying that raising boys is a whole new world to me. I grew up with a sister and girls are MUCH different than boys. I'm slowly getting used to the world of farts, burps and 'boy talk' My older boys (aged almost 9 and 7 1/2) get National Geographic Kids magazine each month. In this issue was a Funny Fill-In (aka Mad Libs) This takes boy talk to a whole new level.
Below is the story that threw my boys into fits of laughter. When I say my boys, I am including my oldest child aka my husband.
I tried ice-skating for the first time today and I guess you could say I have beginner's luck. I picked out the stupidest black skates and laced them up in poopy knots. Nosily I stepped out onto the creepy ice. I farted off the wall and into the middle of the rink. So far, so good. Then, out of nowhere, a group of stinky athletes pooped by me at about septimillion miles an hour. Somehow I had skated into the middle of an fooseball ice game! The next thing I knew, I was farting all over the ice. As I attempted to barf around the players, I saw a baseball bat coming straight toward me. Before I could move out of the way, it hit my weinie and burped off my boob. I tried to stay on my feet, but began peeing around and around. Instead of creating a figure eight, I was making a figure (100). When I finally came to a stop, a loud buzzer sounded and the players yelled, "Hot Momma!" That's when I discovered I had accidentally scored a goal and won the game!
Below is the story that threw my boys into fits of laughter. When I say my boys, I am including my oldest child aka my husband.
I tried ice-skating for the first time today and I guess you could say I have beginner's luck. I picked out the stupidest black skates and laced them up in poopy knots. Nosily I stepped out onto the creepy ice. I farted off the wall and into the middle of the rink. So far, so good. Then, out of nowhere, a group of stinky athletes pooped by me at about septimillion miles an hour. Somehow I had skated into the middle of an fooseball ice game! The next thing I knew, I was farting all over the ice. As I attempted to barf around the players, I saw a baseball bat coming straight toward me. Before I could move out of the way, it hit my weinie and burped off my boob. I tried to stay on my feet, but began peeing around and around. Instead of creating a figure eight, I was making a figure (100). When I finally came to a stop, a loud buzzer sounded and the players yelled, "Hot Momma!" That's when I discovered I had accidentally scored a goal and won the game!
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