Happy 5th Anniversary!

Happy fifth anniversary to my wonderful husband Craig! I don't know how I would make it without him. He definately helps to keep me sane in this crazy thing we call family and in the world. Case in point, my youngest Drake (who is ten months today) is trying to bang on the computer keys to help me tell what a wonderful daddy he is. Craig and I have been together since the end of 1999 and married since June 27, 2003. We had a beautiful wedding with family and friends. Craig tells me I was bridezilla during that time, LOL, if he only knew that he was marrying wifezilla and momzilla. We have been through a lot together. Good times such as the births of our children, buying our own house, fun vacations, and many others. Bad times such as the cancer deaths of my best friend and his dad. It is so amazing to experience life with him next to me. We are different enough that I always learn things from him and his point of view. We are alike enough to have the same main values and goals. Craig is one of the most caring, honest, goal oriented person I have ever met. He is a wonderful father to our three kids. Just goes to show that a short, order loving, logical, intense, hockey player and a tall, spirited, easy going, tree hugging, klutz can have a fairytale ending.

Happy Birthday Kaylee!

Kaylee finally hit the 3 year old mark. According to her she was two going on six. Whenever someone would ask her how old she was going to be, it was six. We had a birthday party for her at a paint your own pottery place. It was mom, dad, CJ, Drake, grandma, grandpa, Susie, and Bill. We had pizza and then a beautiful cake done by grandma. Kaylee had been waiting for her Dora Mermaid cake for over a week. Next came the presents, Kaylee's favorite part. Then we all painted some pottery. Kaylee painted a duck with daddy's help and CJ worked on a green and black skull. Miss Kay's second party was at The Magic House with all her friends. It was beach themed and they ahd fun making octopus hats and sunglasses. The kids also got to decorate their own cup cakes.....talk about sugaring up a child....icing and little cups of m + m's and chocolate chips. Next was again present time, all of them in either princess wrapping or pink bags. I have no idea why she always thinks she's the princess? Kaylee got some great gifts including a dora ermaid tub toy from her brother who was sure she "would just love it" I swear we have some special kids. Next we set them loose in The Magic House. The kids had a blast! When asked what their favorite part was, "all of it". At the end of the day we went outside the house to play in their sand "beach".

I cannot believe that my daughter is three, yet it seemed like she was two forever. Kids really do grow up too quickly. I am so lucky to get the chance to watch this princess grow and her perswonality develop. She is the prettiest little girl in the world. All she has to do is bat her eyelashes at her daddy and she gets her way. She is very independant and also stubborn. She is very spirited and also very loving. She wants to be in charge, but also loves to be held and protected. She loves playing with her brothers, going on walks, singing, dancing, and drawing on anything she can get her hands on, including herself. Her favorite toys are Dora, Princess, Mermaid, and any of her brother's that she can get her hands on. Her favorite color is pink. HEr smile is contagious. Happy Birthday Miss Kay! We love you!

Poop, puke and an early birthday wish

Wow, what a week! Three sick kiddos, one trip to the animal ER, and one trip to the human ER. last Friday we ended up taking Sheba to the pet emergency room for a torn toenail. The kids thought it was very exciting to rush her to the doctor to get her foot fixed. They also thought it was funny that she came home with a bright green bandage and a lampshade type device on her head. Sheba however was not amused in the slightest. (Thanks to my dad to helping out so that I wasn't at the vet dealing with three tired kids and an injured dog) Good news is she is none the worse for the wear and even got a few days of total pampering in. Then this weekend I came home from work one of the mornings, picked up Kaylee and she proceeded to say "Hi Mommy!" and threw up all over my white uniform. So not only am I dealing with baby poop and puke at work, I also now have it at home. Turns out throughout the week all three of the kids would get the stomach bug. Kaylee even woke up one night from sleeping next to CJ and blame him for puking on her when in reality she had puked on herself while sleeping......I felt so bad for the kids. And for my mom who had to deal with the sick kids while Craig and I worked. What are grandmas for.....well that and cleaning dog blood off your new carpet while you rush the dog to the vet......Thanks mom! I feel the absolute worse though for Craig. He also got the stomach bug, but much worse then anyone else. He was sick for about a week and is stil recovering. He ended up spending a night in the ER also. We are still awaiting the results from his cultures (I guess you have to be a nurse to be excited to see what grows out of a bodily function culture). Through all of it, he still went to work and CJ's ball game and did what he had to do. He is a wonderful role model for the kids and myself. Somehow I avoided this round of illness (knocking on wood and going to take my probiotic).
On another, happier note, tomorrow is our dear princess's third birthday. I cannot believe how fast the time has gone, yet it seems like she has been two forever. All she can talk about is her Dora mermaid cake. Tomorrow we are going to get ice cream for lunch and then have a small family party at the paint your own pottery place with some pizza and the dora cake. Then on Sunday she is having a party at The Magic House. I remember the morning she was born having to call Craig while he was out on a route. He wanted to deliver some papers to the depot and I had to tell him we were not going to have time for that :) She was born in the early hours of the morning and it was wonderful, a new baby to welcome a new day......which happened to be Father's Day. Happy early birthday Princcess Mermaid!

Let's Play Ball!

CJ finally got to play his TBall game. We were so excited! He did pretty well and he was a lot of fun to watch. I tried to tell him to stop kicking his feet in the dirt and run faster, but he had it all figured out. He told me, "Mom, the dirt is the smoke from my feet because I am running so fast!". Kids come up with some of the best ideas. Here are some pictures from today.

Me and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Grocery Trip

First let me set the mood by letting you know that today at the gym someone asked me if I was exercising for two (when is that ever an appropriate question to ask a woman?). Also, CJ apparently had to get some things off his chest at three am when he came into my room and told me all about his new computer game for an hour at three am. I usually take the kids with my mom grocery shopping on early Saturday mornings when there is almost no one else in the store. I will not be able to go this weekend because of work, so I decided to go today because they have a buy fifty dollars worth/get ten dollars off coupon. Well, let me tell ya, this is definitely not worth it. The store was packed! Barely room to manuver the huge cart and the three kids. These kids are used to having tons of room to move about in when they go to the store without really making other customers too upset. Oh, did I forget to mention we went after dinner so of course the bunch was tired and cranky. What was I thinking?!?! All I heard was the typical kid whining that I usually escape...and the kids got to hear the mean side of mommy......Miss Kay has actually taken to calling people meanies. We also had problems with stopping things when mommy says stop. Then CJ just up and walked away from the cart without telling me.....his new thing is trying to be sneaky and not letting people see him. Talk about giving mommy a heart attack! So I tell them as punishment that when they get home they must go to bed, which to them is the worst thing in the world, but mommy can be sneaky sometimes too as it was past their bedtime and they were going to bed anyway. Just to put icing on the cake, I forgot to bring my reusable shopping bags......I love my reusable bags! Lesson learned: ten dollars off is not worth my sanity!

Silly moment of today.....Miss Kay running around telling everyone that "Me is the BOSS!" This petite two year old apparently runs things in her world...which tends to spill out into ours :) Don't we all wish that our lives could be as simple as a two year old's is two her?

The Beginning

Well, everything has to have a beginning.......so starts this blog. The main players....Craig (32), Kristin (27), CJ (5), Kaylee (2), and Drake (9 mos). There is always something silly going on at our house......a few minutes ago it was Miss Kay (Kaylee) dancing around on one foot another story) and singing while watching Little Mermaid. Today began like any other day waking up to two kids in the bed.....the number always varies between one, two, and three. Craig was at work......his boss is in town and with that and the high gas prices he has been working a lot. I hope that he is able to get a day off soon.....just goes to show how much he cares about the kids and I, to work so hard to support us. As we were getting ready to go over to grandma's (my mom's) for our usual walk Miss Kay kicked the side of a mirror and cut the bottom of her foot. I put a gauze pad on it and taped it up with blue painter's tape (so much for my nursing skills, huh?) until we could get some other tape. I think she get's the no fear attitude from her dad and the accident proness (is that a word?) from me. Other than that it has been a pretty normal day. At the moment CJ is playing Indiana Jones on the computer, Miss Kay is watching Little Mermaid, and Drake is sleeping......he spent the whole afternoon on mommy in the Becco carrier happy as a lark. He fell asleep in it early though and I fear he will be up earlier tonight to nurse.

Positive thought for today: cuddles from a two year old princess are some of the sweetest there are, seeing the huge grin on your nine month old's face as he charges you and tries to bite your nose with his two teeth lifts your heart, and listening to your five year old son work through game obstacles on his own instead of complaing that the game is too hard gives you hope that you really are doing something right :)