Mommy Chronichles 2

Naomi 1) is 4 months today! 2) seems to be drooling a lot lately, more than the other two did 3) likes commotion, good thing!

Noah 1) is ready for another haircut, him and David's hair grows just as fast. Noah has a funky colic and his hair naturally stands up in a halo shape, and then the center naturally goes flat- we call it a reverse mowhak...not necessarily desirable, but cute for now...with the right cut:) 2) tears apart his sandwiches but loves the fixings too 3) has virtually no interest to potty train...that's what we are waiting for, right?!

Norean 1) hasn't lost another tooth yet and her bottom right looks like it is coming in pretty good 2) is getting good at the jump rope games with the chants, i was never able to do that for some reason as a kid :( 3)carries around 5 pounds of change in her little purse- if ya let her!

Libby 1) believed me for a chance when told the balance beam at the front of church was for her signed up to do cartwheels on it, haha! 2) is really bummed out that dad says only every other year do a friends birthday 3) always asks when she can help at churchtime nursery...even though keeps getting told 7th grade

David 1)has been busy reading some little chapter books lately, is liking reading more and more...yea! 2) likes a pair of hiking boots i found, but still tries squeezing into the cowboy boots, he is a true cowboy at heart 3) plays the recorder at school, this is his 3rd time doing it...i bet he can do hot cross buns nearly on his own by now!

Adam 1) reportedly has a girl or two after him at school...uh oh... the consequences of public schools 2) usually has his mp3 player within arms reach or needs to de-tangle the earphones 3) has been nearly skipping shoe sizes...he may be a tall big foot!

Aubrey is officially out for golf and went to her first meet last week, not playing yet
Lexi has probably been watching some great shows lately, with her mom still out on maternity.

Brilliant Comments by Preschoolers...

Well, yesterday Noah made a funny and it brings to mind another famous quote from years ago his sister made.

Sitting in their little lawn chairs eating a popsicle. Noah looks up and says, "the moon! the moon! it's night time!" and I say,

"No, it's not night time, we can just see it but it doesn't shine till the sun goes down."

We have REALLY loud woodpeckers around the neighborhood. Couple seconds later, he says, rocking in his chair as he nods his head back and forth,

"that's the moon to sleep, Libby," continue to imitate sleeping as the woodpecker snores.

Years ago...

"Look! A bouncy ball!" -to the full moon in daylight, Libby 1 1/2

"Mom, are the stars the sun's babies?" - isn't that beautiful!!, Libby 3

jowels... anyone

Jowels... the cheekies on this pooch that sag a little down. Known to cause slobber and occasional drool with a mowing at the dish that alone should cause a shout, "b-r-uno!"
And then there are these jowels...check out Naomi's cheeks! Luckily she can't whip her head really fast like Bruno! As Noah says, she "drips."

This was a "freeze i want a picture!" moment, but aren't they cute in their spring collection of greens?

Disclaimer: I am under the impression that jowels is spelled incorrectly, but am feeling too lazy to look it up, bear with me:)

three try's a charm

Mommy Chronichles

gosh i think that is spelled wrong...i think it must be double points for the title...oh well!

So as part of my attempts at blogging, I want to have that available for our family archives...on file, that is. I am going to try to post 3 things about each my honeys.

Naomi 1. has been much better behaved and we are appreciating a darling happy baby more than ever 2. just gave her some cereal, she liked it :) but it didn't offer her a better nights sleep...must get that from dad. 3. she loves her new mobile and talking with her friends

Noah 1. still undoubtedly, asks to go golfing periodically...through each hour!! 2. wanted to name his beautiful tiger (thank you Grandma Linda and Grandpa!) Stephanie, his first crush? 3. probably will never want to pedal because he can go for miles and miles really really fast on the lil bike. He knows when to pick up those feet and loves the hills!

Reany 1. is up on the 3 year testing and stuff for school so that has been busy (for me!) 2. just wore the brown leapard skirt she had been dying to wear, she was SSOOO happy! 3. is reading better than we ever thought she would right now and are so thankful, she is a hard worker!

Libby 1. is really liking the more advanced gymnastics this year, it is crazy to see her lil thing run and leap onto the vault no hands. 2. is really excited that family fun night (and they always are) at school is on her birthday. 3. is a baby natural pro, she is next in line for catering to princess Naomi.

David 1. just this week uped his reading scores and is reaping the rewards of reading outloud on his own, success is sweet! 2. he is the bestest back scratcher in the world! 3. he is impressively good at the hoop, it had been a while since seeing him shoot.

Adam 1. is up after sometimes a darn near minute after his alarm rings, but it can't be heard in my room:) the best routine is his school morning one...usually! 2. has been working harder with homework now, but tries to get away with ALOT... 3. rides his bike to the store on the next block and buys salt, carries it down, and perhaps fills the system too! Something that fun is down to a science for him; unless they move the bags around!

Aubrey 1. is trying golf afterschool, we are really excited that a good friend of hers is in there too! 2. has been starting her new tasks of babysitting her new sister at her mom's house...super exciting for her! 3. is really excited to come shoot hoops.

Lexi 1. likes to helmet up and ride around on the motor scooter 2. is really organized and creative with the right help...she did amazing on a poster for school! 3. is a selective natural born leader.

I should have put a check by each of them that are strong willed, as 3/4 of them are! haha
I am going to make eggs for my kids, they have been so good lately when they get up and get ready for school. They are great kids!! I have only had to go downstairs a few times this week. Typically, because David is bugging someone, as he is now, I hear him. I got up early today, something peaceful about tip toeing around for me!!

basket ball jones

After a couple years,

since the old hoop was broken.

WE PUT A NEW HOOP UP!!!!

and the crowd goes wild!

The sweetheart that broke it came to me with an ad, offering that dad only had to pay $20 and he would pay the other 40. Couldn't resist that offer, JUST KIDDING! We didn't take his money, maybe should have but it had been so long that I was just glad to go and buy it. That was the push for Luke to put it up. It is up and I am sure will have abundant use. Like our trampoline, there are some things that are so good and worth every penny. We do have a court down the road and will play ball down there, but now having our own again will be so much nicer. David actually has some game on him, so maybe he will be the champ by summer end. That was our family Easter gift. And we got a horseshoe set and Bananagram, the scrabble type game I wanted. There are perks to being the sole shopper for your family! The kids got some individual gifts too, but that average was around $5, thanks to my local walmart having 80-90% off toys and their 75% off bunnies last year. I am a year round shopper and could be a professional clearance shopper! So glad for the hoop though!!! That is worth retail!!

Easter

Baby Omi, in her super cute Easter dress with her Easter bunny. Each of the kids got a little bunny and another something in their buckets or baskets. Little Omi is the only one fortunate to get her picture taken. Noah was the last to be dressed and we raced out of the house to get to church in time. We are still thankful that some friends saved us the row we usually sit in- knowing we are usually late! Only by minutes of course, but the seating for a thousand was full, so we were lucky!!

On your mark...get set...go! The rules of the game:

get eggs!!

[picture layout error:(] Going through the eggs, Adam got the most money.

We had Luke's family over. There were 9 adults and 13 kids. We were even missing a whole family of 7!! We had a great time of fellowship over some great food. Luke's mom brought over some yummy foods too. The grande buffet was: bbq meatballs, spinach dip, veggies, steak gravy sandwiches, italian mascatelli or something yummy, italian salad, grapefruit salad, angelfood pudding berries, chocolate frosted krispy bars- my mouth is watering again!! We didn't even miss the ham and pie!! It was a blessed day and we really enjoyed the sermon- an incredible demonstration- go to calvary community church website or my facebook to check it out. I need to learn how to post links.

Christ has died and Christ has risen and Christ will come again!

Boys Spring Break

The boys were home from school for the week before Resurrection Sunday. We had some fun, here they are playing battleship. They do pretty good together, I think they will always be best friends. Which works great with their common interests and issues...batteries?!

Now back to school, David is serving the consequences to some behaviors the last day before out...bummer! Adam couldn't last the school year, as I intended to not ask for homework. But he quit bringing his bag and I felt like he was just playing too many lazy cards. So, now he will bring work home. Why wasn't he before? With his memory defecits he is not really capable of independent work so much, but I feel strongly that having homework increases work ethic. God does have a perfect plan for him, my mother instincts tell me he can be gainfully employed within a specific industry...batteries?! I hope that him and David can be roomies forever!

Another one bites the dust

I am sure you are all looking for a owie picture here, but no...I am referring to another week. This past week Luke had vacation and the week before the boys had spring break. Both were nice. If I had to rank them; obviously to have Luke home is more helpful than the boys. The week with the boys brought to my attention the need for me to have some outlets set up for the summer. A part-time job sounds great! The thing is, as much as I love my kids; the summer gets too long for me and I am a better mom if I don't get eaten alive by the consistancy of the inconsistancies with some of the kids. Plus, daycare expenses are basically afforded to me for the ones that would be most difficult to find care for. We are so blessed to have our PCA services. I think I am still recovering from the few years we didn't- then again, I can't use that excuse forever!! Well for these outlets, I figure better to make money than spend it. Plus, there is something sweet about accomplishments outside the home. For some reason, my laundry pile doesn't stay low or gone! But I keep trying!! I know before from part-time jobs that the truth is I do not have an extra 12-15 hours a week; however, it SHOULD give me enough extra-cirricular to be more successful with my full time job. I love "The Mom Song" by Go Fish. So much to be said of, "if your first occupation sounds like a dream vacation, your a mom!" I am also blessed that I would have such opportunities. I have a back burner part-time job that for the fourth time they will (hopefully) hire me. Just for the summer to break things up for me.

NOAH

Noah has recovered

it didn't take real long.

I am sure the didn't expect him to want to go golfing upon

arriving home and realizing that is where everyone

else was going...or a few atleast.

He didn't want to go on the trampoline, so I think

he may

know his limits...

Luke had bumped into him and he said,

"I had surgery today!"

The nurse said he did better than most adults. He didn't so much as flinch. The only thing kind of creepy is that he was calling for me when he was going under. But I just stayed there for him,

even though they said he wouldn't remember. Maybe I shouldn't have gone with. Oh well, he is doing great and getting into stuff now! Luke is vacationing at home this week, haha... when is my week? Gotta run!

Okay I'm back. Noah was just all sweet and cuddly when he woke up, not "pissed off"

like they said he would be.

When we were getting ready to leave he asked,

Can I have a ride in the helicoptor?

We had been showing him the light in the dawn of the day when we were

going into the hospital.

He is such a honey!!

thursday like a friday

Unsure if I like them.
The boys have had spring break this week. Luke has vacation next week. Reany has an appointment for the listening (feeling like I want to quit that program- 30minutes twice a day of the cd from ot.) Right after that she has her normal speech, so we canceled with Theresa and that will be our date.

Of course Naomi is a tag-along, but we don't mind. So it is 630am and the girls lunches are packed, well Reany's lunchbag is in her backpack still- I give out treats if they put them back in the cupboard, a brown bag or bag it yourself otherwise. I am taking the kids out this morning though, that should be fun. We are going to a friends and coborns. I cannot get certain items at sams club- for either price or contents.

Noah has his surgery Monday, please pray that he will do fine under surgery and will recover well. Reany shared with her class last week that ' lil Noah wont be with us much longer as he is getting put to sleep.' And I thought we just establishe the fact that Jubilee died when we put him to sleep and then buried him last summer. Lil' honey was sharing for prayer requests that Jubilee would get better several weeks; each time Libby elbowing her and trying to wisper, Jubilee is dead! He was put to sleep! Then Reany flustered would wisper, I know! That's what I'm talking about! Gotta love those girls!

Stephanie will come when Luke and I have to leave to be up there with Noah by 6AM!! Yowza, that is sooner than any of my C-Sections I think. Grandma Ann is going to relieve her when she has class to get to and Naomi will stay with me. Even at her crabbiest, having her with me is easier than taking a pump and then wondering how she is doing. I am thankful that I do not have to bring her to daycare right now and I can just hog her!!

So then today we are going to buy frosting for our sugar cookies we made yesterday. The plan is to bring them to neighbors with our Easter invite cards from church. Just never know who might need that info at that moment. God is powerful!

Reany's appointment is at 330 so I am dropping the other kids off at Michelle's and if we don't get to find dresses this morning because of time, Reany and I will go. They don't have anything I think is good enough for Easter, so time to find one! I just don't buy my girls new clothes tons, so they just love something special. They can have an Easter treat!! Some year I want to make those cookies that turn hollow overnight too, but not this year. Lukes family will join us Sunday afternoon. Busy busy. Gotta run and get the girls spring coats quick to send them off for the day.