Saturday, April 28, 2012
Jaxson's 7th Birthday Party
My sweet, second born child is 7! Seriously, where does time go. He is growing into such a good little boy. I will post about him later. Here are a few pictures from his birthday party.
Pretty Day Pictures
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Easter
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| Halle was scared to death of the bunny, but not the boys. |
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| Brock and Blake LOVE the Easter bunny. |
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| I love this picture. They were walking out to the egg hunt and Halle bragged his hand. SO SWEET! |
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| Jax and his loot! On Easter, we went out to Terrell to spend the day with Nana, Papa, PawPaw, and MawMaw. We had a great day...lunch and an egg hunt. We barely got the egg hunt in before the rain started.              |
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Halle is 3!!!
I am a little late posting this but I was waiting until I took Halle's 3 year pictures. Well, with 4 kids and a full time job, time is not something I have a plethora of, so I will go ahead and post with with a super cute picture of her riding her bike the other day.
I am so blessed with the family God chose for me. I never expected to have 4 kids, but I really don't know what I would do without them. Three years ago I was blessed with this little darling.
I've been in love ever since. We have enjoyed every day of having a sweet little girl in our house. I was severely outnumbered and God knew that I needed a little girl.
She has such a sweet, girly personality. She loves everything pink, purple, girly, and princess. She has a Barbie movie that she knows every word and knows all the movements. She loves her brothers. She loves all "kid" foods...chicken nuggets, french fries, macaroni and cheese, grilled cheese, etc. Her favorite is chicken nuggets and ranch dressing. She would eat it every day if I let her.
I am going to start making a book with questions that they answer every year. Here are her answers for her Year 3 page.
What is your favorite color? pink and purple
2. What is your favorite toy? Rapuntnzel
3. What is your favorite fruit? bananas
4. What is your favorite tv show? Dora the Explorer
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? macaroni and cheese
6. What is your favorite movie? Barbie and the Diamond Castle
7. What is your favorite game? Princess
8. What is your favorite snack? bananas
9. What is your favorite animal? giraffes
10. What is your favorite song? Two Voices, One Song (from the Barbie movie)
11. What is your favorite book? Princess book
12. Who is your best friend? Kaden
13. What is your favorite cereal? Cinnamon Toast Crunch
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? ride my bike
15. What is your favorite drink? apple juice
16. What is your favorite holiday? Halloween
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? my pillow pet
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? donuts
19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? macaroni and cheese
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? a Princess
Halle is the perfect little girl to round out our family. It is so fun to watch our "little" family grow. Time is flying by and I'm scared that I am going to wake up one day and be taking them to college or getting them ready for their wedding. For now, I am going to try to slow down and just enjoy every day as much as I can.
I am so blessed with the family God chose for me. I never expected to have 4 kids, but I really don't know what I would do without them. Three years ago I was blessed with this little darling.
I've been in love ever since. We have enjoyed every day of having a sweet little girl in our house. I was severely outnumbered and God knew that I needed a little girl.She has such a sweet, girly personality. She loves everything pink, purple, girly, and princess. She has a Barbie movie that she knows every word and knows all the movements. She loves her brothers. She loves all "kid" foods...chicken nuggets, french fries, macaroni and cheese, grilled cheese, etc. Her favorite is chicken nuggets and ranch dressing. She would eat it every day if I let her.
I am going to start making a book with questions that they answer every year. Here are her answers for her Year 3 page.
What is your favorite color? pink and purple
2. What is your favorite toy? Rapuntnzel
3. What is your favorite fruit? bananas
4. What is your favorite tv show? Dora the Explorer
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? macaroni and cheese
6. What is your favorite movie? Barbie and the Diamond Castle
7. What is your favorite game? Princess
8. What is your favorite snack? bananas
9. What is your favorite animal? giraffes
10. What is your favorite song? Two Voices, One Song (from the Barbie movie)
11. What is your favorite book? Princess book
12. Who is your best friend? Kaden
13. What is your favorite cereal? Cinnamon Toast Crunch
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? ride my bike
15. What is your favorite drink? apple juice
16. What is your favorite holiday? Halloween
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? my pillow pet
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? donuts
19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? macaroni and cheese
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? a Princess
Halle is the perfect little girl to round out our family. It is so fun to watch our "little" family grow. Time is flying by and I'm scared that I am going to wake up one day and be taking them to college or getting them ready for their wedding. For now, I am going to try to slow down and just enjoy every day as much as I can.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Random Pictures
Halle wanted her daddy to sit on her, she looked so cute hugging her daddy that I had to snap a picture.
Halle really wants to pee standing up like her brothers...obviously, that is not possible. I walked in and saw Halle using the restroom like this. Of course, I told her not to move until I could get my phone to take a picture.
Halle and Kaden taking a bath. They are so sweet!
After their bath, still super cute....I had to add this post after complaining about not taking enough pictures...I do take some.
Motherhood is Full of Guilt
One thing that my mother-in-law has said to me a few times has stuck. "Motherhood is full of guilt". I have given out that piece of advice several times over the last few years. If you think about it, it is very fitting for several situations.
I probably feel guilty about something regarding my kids or family several times a day. It is probably a bit excessive. I feel guilty that I do not get to dress and do Halle's hair before school every day, that I don't make my kids a hot breakfast in the mornings, that my house isn't cleaner, that I don't sit down and read with them more often, that we don't do family bible devotions on a regular basis, and that I just may not be THE best mom I can be.
The guilt goes past my kids to my husband, my job as a teacher, my friends and me not being as good an "overall" person as I feel like I could be. I could give you details on each of those, but I won't bore you.
Ugh...the guilt goes on and on.
Today my guilt is from reading other people's blogs and seeing the things that they are doing with their kids and getting great pictures. I am going to regret not having those pictures some day. I already do. I LOVE to take pictures, but with four kids, I am lucky to get all of my kids to our destination on time or close to it. I forget my camera or it doesn't work. I do take pictures with my phone but the quality isn't as good.
You see, I realize that my kids are growing at a very fast pace and there will be a day that I don't remember these days. I need these pictures to help me remember. Connor is 10 and I know there are things that I didn't write down that he said or did that I thought that I would always remember. With 4 kids, it isn't as easy as I thought it would be to remember who did what and when.
SO, I will spend my Spring Break trying to get some great pictures of my kids. There is a lot of park playing and bike riding in our future. =)
I probably feel guilty about something regarding my kids or family several times a day. It is probably a bit excessive. I feel guilty that I do not get to dress and do Halle's hair before school every day, that I don't make my kids a hot breakfast in the mornings, that my house isn't cleaner, that I don't sit down and read with them more often, that we don't do family bible devotions on a regular basis, and that I just may not be THE best mom I can be.
The guilt goes past my kids to my husband, my job as a teacher, my friends and me not being as good an "overall" person as I feel like I could be. I could give you details on each of those, but I won't bore you.
Ugh...the guilt goes on and on.
Today my guilt is from reading other people's blogs and seeing the things that they are doing with their kids and getting great pictures. I am going to regret not having those pictures some day. I already do. I LOVE to take pictures, but with four kids, I am lucky to get all of my kids to our destination on time or close to it. I forget my camera or it doesn't work. I do take pictures with my phone but the quality isn't as good.
You see, I realize that my kids are growing at a very fast pace and there will be a day that I don't remember these days. I need these pictures to help me remember. Connor is 10 and I know there are things that I didn't write down that he said or did that I thought that I would always remember. With 4 kids, it isn't as easy as I thought it would be to remember who did what and when.
SO, I will spend my Spring Break trying to get some great pictures of my kids. There is a lot of park playing and bike riding in our future. =)
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Sick, Sick and More Sick - Updated
My saga starts last Friday. I got the dreaded call from the office that my child's school was on the phone. They told me that Halle had just thrown up. So, I freak out a bit because our V Day parties were on Friday instead of on the actual day(which is a huge blessing, school parties during the week are hard). So, I go to tell Jax that I probably won't be at his party and he bursts into tears. He really wanted me there. I felt hor-ri-ble.
So, I go get Halle and she says that she is hungry and seems fine. I figured if I feed her and she doesn't throw up and feels fine, that maybe something she ate just didn't agree with her. She eats chicken nuggets (lunch of champions) and dances around the house for the next 2 hours. I deem her healthy and we are off to the V Day parties.
Our first stop was Jax's party. His little face lit up when he saw us. He LOVES his little sister and it was extra special that she was able to come! Halle ate a cookie and a cupcake at this party.
The next stop was my class's Christmas party and Connor's. Connor is too cool to care too much about his mom and his baby sister being there. ;) At these parties, she had a bowl of ice cream with chocolate syrup, more cookies, and a ring pop.
Brock and I had a date planned that night and Tony and Debbie were keeping the kids. We were so excited since we do not get to go out often and we were going to my all time FAVORITE restaurant. I was so happy that Halle seemed okay so that we could still go.
We went to Four Winds that night with Blake and Jaime and had a great night.
The next day Halle developed a fever and had diarrhea. She really just slept all day and was fine Sunday.
Monday morning about 4:30 am Jaxson woke me up and told me that his tummy didn't feel good. This wasn't unusual, so I told him to get a blanket and pillow and lay on my floor. A few minutes later he was in the bathroom throwing up. He threw up 3 times before I left for work. Brock decided to stay home because he was still awake and hadn't slept at all.
About 10:30 I get a text from Brock saying that he isn't feeling so well and thinks he is getting it too.
About 11, I got a call from Stonebrook that Kaden had thrown up. Apparently, he threw up at lunch all over the table. Oops! He was so bad that they had to give him a shower. So, Brock went and picked him up. Jaxson actually didn't throw up again, but Kaden threw up over and over.
Kaden threw up every 30 minutes to an hour for a full 24 hours. Poor baby!!!
Monday after school, I went to get soup and 7Up. We decided that Brock, Kaden, and Jax would stay in my room so that we could try to keep them away from Connor, Halle, and me as much as possible. I took Halle with me to take Connor to basketball practice. I figured it was best to keep the healthy people away from the germs as much as possible.
When I got home, Brock was feeling pretty bad and slept most of the time. Kaden threw up over and over and Jaxson was running a 102.2 fever. So, I slept on the couch!
Kaden continued throwing up through the night every 30 minutes. Brock even had to give him a bath at 2. He said that Kaden just laid there like a zombie.
On Tuesday, Jax was feeling much better. He no longer had a fever, but slept pretty much all day. Kaden stopped throwing up around 10. When I got home, they all seemed to be feeling better. Brock definitely seemed better. Kaden hadn't thrown up in hours but he wouldn't eat. He had a fever and then he fell asleep. Jaxson felt much better but had a little bit of a fever. So, I decided that I would stay home on Wednesday with Jax and Kaden.
It is now about 11 on Wednesday. Jax has diarrhea, so I'm glad I didn't send him to school today. Other than that, he seems fine and is playing XBox. Kaden still doesn't feel good. He won't eat and he's sleeping. So at this point he hasn't eaten in 48 hours. He sure still looks cute!
I thought that the sickness was going to end, but Kaden was still throwing up and Jax had no energy so I stayed home on Thursday as well. Jaxson and Kaden both threw up and had diarrhea through Thursday night and into Friday.
We didn't go to Parent's Night Out on Saturday and stayed home from church on Sunday. By Monday, we were all better and back to life as usual.
So, I go get Halle and she says that she is hungry and seems fine. I figured if I feed her and she doesn't throw up and feels fine, that maybe something she ate just didn't agree with her. She eats chicken nuggets (lunch of champions) and dances around the house for the next 2 hours. I deem her healthy and we are off to the V Day parties.
Our first stop was Jax's party. His little face lit up when he saw us. He LOVES his little sister and it was extra special that she was able to come! Halle ate a cookie and a cupcake at this party.
The next stop was my class's Christmas party and Connor's. Connor is too cool to care too much about his mom and his baby sister being there. ;) At these parties, she had a bowl of ice cream with chocolate syrup, more cookies, and a ring pop.
Brock and I had a date planned that night and Tony and Debbie were keeping the kids. We were so excited since we do not get to go out often and we were going to my all time FAVORITE restaurant. I was so happy that Halle seemed okay so that we could still go.We went to Four Winds that night with Blake and Jaime and had a great night.
The next day Halle developed a fever and had diarrhea. She really just slept all day and was fine Sunday.
Monday morning about 4:30 am Jaxson woke me up and told me that his tummy didn't feel good. This wasn't unusual, so I told him to get a blanket and pillow and lay on my floor. A few minutes later he was in the bathroom throwing up. He threw up 3 times before I left for work. Brock decided to stay home because he was still awake and hadn't slept at all.
About 10:30 I get a text from Brock saying that he isn't feeling so well and thinks he is getting it too.
About 11, I got a call from Stonebrook that Kaden had thrown up. Apparently, he threw up at lunch all over the table. Oops! He was so bad that they had to give him a shower. So, Brock went and picked him up. Jaxson actually didn't throw up again, but Kaden threw up over and over.
Kaden threw up every 30 minutes to an hour for a full 24 hours. Poor baby!!!
Monday after school, I went to get soup and 7Up. We decided that Brock, Kaden, and Jax would stay in my room so that we could try to keep them away from Connor, Halle, and me as much as possible. I took Halle with me to take Connor to basketball practice. I figured it was best to keep the healthy people away from the germs as much as possible.
When I got home, Brock was feeling pretty bad and slept most of the time. Kaden threw up over and over and Jaxson was running a 102.2 fever. So, I slept on the couch!
Kaden continued throwing up through the night every 30 minutes. Brock even had to give him a bath at 2. He said that Kaden just laid there like a zombie.
On Tuesday, Jax was feeling much better. He no longer had a fever, but slept pretty much all day. Kaden stopped throwing up around 10. When I got home, they all seemed to be feeling better. Brock definitely seemed better. Kaden hadn't thrown up in hours but he wouldn't eat. He had a fever and then he fell asleep. Jaxson felt much better but had a little bit of a fever. So, I decided that I would stay home on Wednesday with Jax and Kaden.
It is now about 11 on Wednesday. Jax has diarrhea, so I'm glad I didn't send him to school today. Other than that, he seems fine and is playing XBox. Kaden still doesn't feel good. He won't eat and he's sleeping. So at this point he hasn't eaten in 48 hours. He sure still looks cute!
I thought that the sickness was going to end, but Kaden was still throwing up and Jax had no energy so I stayed home on Thursday as well. Jaxson and Kaden both threw up and had diarrhea through Thursday night and into Friday. We didn't go to Parent's Night Out on Saturday and stayed home from church on Sunday. By Monday, we were all better and back to life as usual.
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