Happy Birthday Craig!

Hapy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday dear Craig!

Happy Birthday to you!

Today is Craig's 32nd birthday. If you happen to see him today make sure you let him know how important/special he is to you :) Hope you have a good day Honey!

I should have knocked on wood.

When I made my last post about nothing going on I should have knocked on some wood. We are now headed the other way. So far there is only one bit of bad news. Our beloved dog, Sheba, is sick. We have had her since we before we got married. She really is CJ's dog now.....she sleeps with him every night and he is in charge of her care. The other day he was giving her a pep talk that she was in charge of the house while we weren't there. :) We noticed she just was not herself and took her to the vet. She got a coupld of shots (vit B and cortisone) and some antibiotics. Then we got a call the next morning from the vet. It seems that he bloodworked showed what seems to be chronic liver failure :( However, he said it could be from the infection. We are hoping with all our might that this is the case. Any good thoughts would be appreciated. She has been a few days on the antibiotics now and seems to be back to her old self, so we will continue with the meds and see how it goes.

Another thing that happened was that I got an early birthday present for Craig. My sister and I went out for dinner and had a great time. It was really nice to spend time to myself and also time with her. While we were out I got this tattoo. I think it turned out really nice. Craig joked with me that if we ever got a divorce, I could just add a jr to the end.

CJ will be going to school soon. He is so excited! Friday we will go to get his school stuff as this weekend is tax free holiday here in MO. I have already bought him some new clothes and he has them all lied up as to what he wants to wear each day the first week. I cannot believe my baby is going to school!

My other baby boy Drake will be one year old in another month. Time is flying by so quickly! He is the happiest kiddo that I have ever meant. He actually took two steps the other day. I am posting all my pictures at the top as I cannot figure out how to put them at the end, but I will include a couple of Drake.

Happy Birthday today to my "baby" sister Erin, who is now expecting her own first baby. :)

A whole lot of nothing.

There is a whole lot of nothing going on at our house lately. For that I am very thankful.....:) The kids are doing well, no big accidents or injuries. We have been playing outside a bunch. It has been really hot, so we have been trying to play in the water a lot. CJ is very excited about school. He cannot wait and already has his book bag picked out. My nephew Bryant will be on the front page of the Post next weekend.....we are all very excited about that! Both of my sisters are pregnant and the kids are anxiously waiting their new cousins. I jokingly told Craig that I was feeling left out and he said "Well, it better stay that way!". Work has not been the greatest for either of us lately, but coming home to the family always makes up for it. I hope to have more to post about soon with lots of birthdays coming up and CJ's first day of school.

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.