Spring break 2011

Spring break in this house is a lil different. Most families look forward to the break from routine. They look forward to vacations. They look forward to not having to pick kids up from school. Well, not the case in this house. Maybe cuz when we are off our routine it just causes meltdowns for everyone. Its only thursday and we still have today, tomorrow AND the weekend to get through with NO school. We can make it, right? Well, mostly I mean I can make it, right?!

Mom!

I am happy to report that after 7 long years Kyle now says "mom"! And I have to say it's pretty darn cute! :) I am so proud of him! His communication is improving everyday, it is so cool to watch him grow! His accomplishments and milestones mean so much! I love my boy!!!!

I DO!!!!

So, I am back and lots has happened while I was on my blogging break! The biggest and best thing is I got married...and gained 2 more kids! I am now a mother of 4...yes 4! I will definitely have to blog about that very soon!

James and I said I do in a very small ceremony in the very backyard I grew up in! It was absolutely perfect in everyway! Jen and I planned and executed the whole thing and turned out beautifully! I wouldn't have changed a thing. My brother Chris was able tto marry us in a short but very sweet ceremony and then my brother Jason was the DJ...which I might add if he ever decides to quit accounting I think he definitely has a job in DJing! :) After the ceremony we ate and danced and had cupcakes! It was freezing so the party didnt last long but it was great none the less! Everyone who came meant a great deal to us!

Here's a few pics from that great day!

I spy my little eye.........

There was about a half hour til Cody and I had to go pick Kyle up from school. We decided to eat at Subway. While eating at the table Cody wanted to play "I spy"...It was his turn and he was struggling to find something to "spy"...He finally sees an older man with grey hair passing us and he says "I spy my little eye I see a Grandpa!!!" Awww to be 4 and oh so innocent again! :)

Why I love Kyle....

There are so many reasons I love my little boy but this is not one of the reasons....

Smooth Cody!

The other day at preschool Leah got out of the car all dressed up in festive Valentine-y clothes (just like her mama:)! She immediately ran over to Code and asked him if he liked her skirt, which was a shimmerey silver color. He looked her up and down then said, "Ya, I like it. It looks like my blankie". I couldn't stop laughing! Those 2 crack me up! :) The skirt did in deed look like his blankie!

writer's block

Ok so I have sat down to my computer too many times this past month with the intent to blog....and have even started a few! But I get half way through it and re read it....They are boring and not funny, and I feel like I am not boring and kinda funny. So I delete the unfinished post and usually head over to facebook. Tonight I decided I am going to post a blog no matter what so it might not be funny and even boring but bare with me!! (I just read this over and ALMOST deleted this post)

I have lots of things I wanna blog about like how I took Kyle to the dentist for the 1st time. Yep I did it! It wasn't even that bad. There is even a semi funny story that goes along with it...maybe Ill blog about that soon! My car has been in and outta the shop now for 7 months. I want someone to steal it (and even had someone offer to help me at work...but I'm too honest or scared but I like to go with honest)! I even wrote a 4 page letter to GM about it...maybe that will be a blog in the near future too! In the meantime...here's a sweet story or 2!

The other day Code and I took our weekly trip to Target. He asked me if we could just LOOK at the toys (ya right)! He promised up and down that he was just gonna look. So the nice mom that I am (or mom who didn't wanna argue with her 4 yr old) started down the toy isle. He immediately said "Mooooom not this one these toys are for babies....and Kyle!" I laughed and off we went to the train isle!

Last night Cody was taking a bath upstairs while I was downstairs picking up and about to vacuum (for the 4th time that day). Let me preface this by stating that from the moment Cody wakes up in the morning until the kid goes to bed he is talking! So he yells down to me (for the 2nd or 3rd time) "mommmmmmy?" I say in an exhausted tone "yes Cody?" He then says in the sweetest voice...."I love you mommy" It's moments like that, that make long days so worth it! :)