I'm still alive...

I'm still alive and am finally back home after spending 2 1/2 weeks helping my Mom out. Well, I actually got back Saturday evening, but it has taken some time to get caught up on things. Mainly wash and sleep.

I've had the privilege of helping out with many of my nieces and nephews. We had a house full of 9 kids all under the age of 7. My Brother and his wife went to Mexico for a week leaving their five kids, we had my Sister's two, and my two. There were 4 one year-olds (Zoe and the triplets), a two year-old, a three year-old, a four year-old, a five year-old, and a six year-old. Needless to say, things were kind of hectic at times, but all in all a lot of fun. Luckily the weather was so warm the older kids (Noah on up) got to spend a lot of time outside. They'd wake up in the morning eat breakfast, get dressed, and go outside. We'd pull them in for lunch time and rest time. They'd go back out until dinner, come in and eat, and then go back out until the sun went down. I've never seen my son have so much fun or be so completely dirty. So, we'd bath everyone and send them to bed. So, every spare moment was spent getting ready for the next task. which left no time for the computer - plus I didn't have access to my pictures.

For the most part everyone got along great and I know Noah is sure missing his cousins right now. It was a great experience, but I'm very thankful for my two.

I'll have to post some pictures of our great adventures.

We need a new one...

Noah got a fish tank this past Christmas and during the first few weeks as we were trying to get the water all acclimated a few of his fishes got sick, or died and were flushed down the toilet. So, we got new ones at the store. Since then if something gets dirty or broken he thinks we need to get a new one at the store and that everything is easily replaceable.

Well this past Sunday, Dan stayed home from church as he wasn't feeling well. So, we told Noah he was going to stay home to sleep so he could feel better. Turns out he has walking pneumonia. Anyway, when people asked at church where Dan was Noah replied. "Dad's really sick, we need to put him in the toilet and get a new one." A couple of days later, Zoe wasn't feeling well so his solution again was, "we need to put her in the toilet and get a new one." Plus he's been asking lately for a new baby girl like Zoe. Needless to say, I've had a lot of fun trying to explain that we don't need a new Daddy or Zoe and that people don't get flushed down the toilet.

As of today, I think he might be finally getting it. When he started in today that we needed to get a new Daddy and I told him we didn't need a new daddy, he quickly stated, "No, we don't need a new Daddy, we have an old one." So, I guess he's decided he can make due with his "old" Daddy.

However tonight, I'm feeling really loved and I'm thinking I rate a little bit higher than his Dad or his Sister because I've had a bad headache and his only solutions have been to, "sleep and feel better", or "take a shower". Nothing has been said about putting me in the toilet and getting a new one, or that he has an "old" Mommy.

Aren't 2 year-olds great?

Pop! Go the Wiggles Live

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Hello, we're the Wiggles, we'd like to say hello to you.....Toot, Toot, Chugga, Chugga Big Red Car....Fruit Salad, Yummy, Yummy....Hot Potato, Hot Potato....Can you point your fingers and do the twist...and many, many more favorites. Noah especially liked Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and the Itsy, Bitsy Spider. Here are a couple shots from the show. I'll have to add a few later when I'm not in such a hurry to get things caught up. Dan and I took Noah and his cousins Trenity and Chelsea to the big event. Zoe stayed home with Grandma. We all had a great time. We had to work at keeping Noah awake through part of the show, since he didn't get a nap before we went and had been playing hard all week with his cousins. But he sure got a kick out of seeing his favorite wiggle Murray (the red one) play his guitar and Captain Feathersword fall out of the castle window. When the show was over he simply said, "let's try it again and Noah's house" since we have a bunch of the dvds and a few cds. It was fun to see the kids and adults dancing and singing along. Plus, the Wiggles are even better looking in person. I can't wait to take Zoe next time

Too Cool

Noah has figured out the curse of having blue eyes, light sensitivity. He's been saying for months, "it hurts my eyes, need sunglasses." At first I thought he was saying that because I always wear them, but he never gave up the idea. So we finally gave in and bought him a pair. To my surprise, he actually wears them every where. He puts them on as soon as we get in the car and sometimes even wants to wear them at night. He sometimes even keeps them on in the store unless I can convince him to put them in my purse or leave them in the cup holder of his car seat. When we get home he has to bring them in the house and put them right by my sunglasses. I'm curious to see how long this new trend of his lasts.

We also got a pair for Zoe, she doesn't know what to make of them yet, but she sure thinks she's hot stuff when she has them on.

Happy Easter

Here are a couple of pictures from Easter morning. Noah was pretty excited about the bunny coming and leaving him candy and other various treats. He also had fun hunting eggs with his cousins Chelsea and Trenity. Zoe didn't really get what was going on, but thought the plastic eggs were fun to play with. We've discovered her favorite Easter treat are the marshmallow Peeps. She can't get enough of them. I had to finally hide them so she didn't stand and beg for them all day. Noah didn't care too much for them. He'd rather eat his chocolate and mine too. He loves to share with others as long as it involves eating their candy. However, he did willingly give up a peanut butter egg his music teacher gave him earlier in the week with a "No Problem!" when I asked if I could have one. I can't believe how much difference a year makes. Last year on Easter we had Zoe's blessing and Noah didn't get the concept of Easter. It's fun that they are old enough to participate in some of the traditional activities. On a side note we managed to get a household of 9 children and 6 adults to church on time. Noah even went to the Nursery on his own. He's sure growing up fast.

Happy Anniversary!

Here are a few pictures from our early Anniversary trip. We spent a night at the Sonoma Wine Country Hilton in Santa Rosa, California. We had a nice dinner at a place called Tex Wasabi's. It's a Rock-n-Roll Sushi BBQ created by the Food Network's Guy Fieri. He's the guy who does the show Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives on the Food Network channel. I love this channel. He's got another show, but I can't think of the title at the moment. It was so nice to have dinner out where you don't have to worry about keeping your kids entertained. I also enjoyed a night of uninterrupted sleep. I don't remember the last time I slept 9 hours straight. The next day we walked around the town of Windsor before making the trip back to reality. I'm not sure our kids even missed us, they had so much fun with Grandma, Papa, Auntie, and their cousins. It was so nice to get a way and take a break - thanks to all who helped with the kids. I can't wait to do it again.

Noah with his Chocolate Granny

It's been awhile and I have so much to catch up on, I'm not sure where to start. First of all we had a nice family vacation and I will do my best to highlight some of the events. Here's a picture of Noah with his Chocolate Granny. A nick name he came up with on his own because she gives him chocolate. Chocolate milkshakes that is. He loves her milkshakes and she'll make him one whenever he asks. He's favorite flavor right now is Chocolate Malt. He loves to help her make them on her old fashioned mixer. He knows exactly what to put in the metal cans and how much too. He rushes to place his order as soon as we get here. He knows she can't say no. As you can tell from one of the pictures Zoe loves them too!!