Snow to our eyeballs or maybe just or Knee Caps

We have had a lot of snow these past 4-5 days. Last night as we were getting the kids dressed up to go outside and burn some energy playing in the snow, Jon mentioned that he wanted to go snow blow a path up our hill so the kids could walk up it. I thought he was crazy but told him we would meet him outside.

Once we got outside I was amazed that the snow was a few feet deep. Santa brought a new sled and Grandma and Grandpa gave us a new sled so we had plenty to go around. We all took turns going down our hill. It was a lot of fun. KJ really got it to playing outside last night. Jon and I both agreed that he had done a 180 from where he was at just a month ago when we first started playing in the snow. At first he would cry about everything. He did not like to walk in the snow or get his hands wet. Last night he would sled down all by himself over and over and over again. When he would get to the bottom he would yell out a scream and then belly laugh. It was so great!

We all really enjoyed our time outside last night. We were out for over an hour and then no one wanted to head back inside but it was getting late so we needed too.
I am sure this snow will get old by the time Spring arrives but it really has been so much fun this year with the kids. They LOVE being outside and they can even get their snow pants and boots on all by themselves now. That makes life a lot easier for the Mommy!

Last night as I was tucking KJ in, he was talking all excitedly about being outside and sledding down the hill by himself, with Ella, with Daddy, hitting the bottom, falling out of the seld etc.. It was one of those moments where I felt like he had changed (grown up) even since dinner which was 2 hours prior to that. I love when something like that helps me slow down and take a good look at my amazing children and how fast they are growing up. It felt great to be outside last night and observe the kids playing in the snow and enjoying every minute of it. Life has gotten easier as these kids no longer need us for every little thing!

Santa Came, He Delivered, We Survived!

This morning I woke up to Ella right in my face shouting "Santa came mommy we were so good he came"! We then immediately rolled out of bed and headed for the stuffed stockings. It was so much fun to watch them look at all the gifts that Santa brought to them. Kendrick and Aimee tore through their Santa gifts in no time and Ella took her sweet time looking and taking in every little lip balm and necklace that Santa brought. It was really fun to sit back (as much as I could) and take it all in.We had so much fun today with Grandma and Grandpa, Uncle T, and GG Del. We had a long gift opening after breakfast and the kids were thrilled with all their new toys. I think the favorite in the new Trampoline or for the girls it might be the make up bags that Grandma gave them stuffed with lip gloss and make up brushes. They think they are hot little things with all that stuff.This Christmas has been so awesome. The kids were so into it. Last night at Church, Ella was really into the baby Jesus. She could not wait until the service was over so we could get a close up look at Baby Jesus. Also, I was not prepared for the Sermon to include the kids but when they called all the kids up to the front, Grandma marched them all up there. It was fun to hear KJ shout out all the answers to what the Deacon was asking. Then they all got a little gift on an Angel so when KJ came back to sit with us he shouted out "Mommy, look what I got"! This made everyone around us chuckle. It was cute to see how excited they got.I have to say that I was prepared for all of the fun this Holiday Season. The excitement in my children's eyes and the love in their hearts was amazing. What I wasn't prepared for was today when KJ broke down in tears after all the gifts had been opened. This really took me for a loop because I was not expecting any of them to get upset today. However, my Grandma and my mom explained to me that Holidays are hard on kids. They are off their schedule, eating tons of treats, wound up from all the new toys and gifts, and I am sure they just reach their limit. When KJ started crying today, I started to cry right along with him. I knew the feeling so well. All the anticipation was over with the gifts and Santa's visit. The Holidays will soon come to an end and then we face a good 3-4 months of winter. Naturally, as his mother, I just wanted to take the sadness away for him. He quickly snapped out of it, ate some lunch and then took a good 2 hour nap. He has snapped out of it now tonight and I am sure once Daddy gets home tomorrow they will be thrilled to show him all their new toys and treats.
God has blessed us again with another Holiday Season filled with joy. It always amazes me how fast the Holiday Season approaches for us and I am sure that it will do the same in 2008!
Merry Christmas Everyone!!!!!

Christmas Excitement!

These kids are so excited for Santa to come. This Holiday season has been so much fun! Now I just hope these kids sleep tonight with all the anticipation for Santa to come.

The other night when I was tucking the kids into bed I told them that we would need to leave some cookies out for Santa. Aimee replied "Not the Gingerbreads" I just laughed and asked her why not the Gingerbreads, in which she replied "Well is Santa going to eat them?"

Gingerbreads are Aimee's new favorite and she did not want to share...even with Santa.

Merry Christmas!

The Car Wash...

The other night Jon and I were fortunate enough to get a night out with my family to go to dinner and the Theater. Our friend Sue Babysat for us so we were kid free. However, on the way to drop the kids off Jon decided that he wanted to wash the van so it would be clean for our night out.
At first, I was a little nervous how that would go with the kids in the car because when I was a little girl I was extremely afraid of the car wash. I mean I just hated it! When I mentioned this to Jon he insisted that we still go to the car wash and then told me it was all about the presentation. Jon then proceeded to dance around and told the kids we were headed to the car wash.
So we pulled into the car wash and Jon gave the kids the play by play of what was happening at the car wash. When the wash part started happening Ella was not sure if she should laugh or cry but she then giggled because both Jon and I were talking it up so much and giggling.
After the car wash the kids talked about it all the way to Sue's house. Aimee did not want to do it again unless she could sit next to Ella and hold her hand. Kendrick wanted to go back right away and do it again. In fact, he asked Sue if she would take him to the car wash.
Once again, it was another new thing to these kids. It is so much fun to see the world through their eyes.

Evasdropping...

A few weeks ago some friends of ours gave us some "hand me down" Halloween costumes. One of these happens to be a Spiderman. This morning, when they were playing dress up, Aimee put on the Spiderman costume. Kendrick then asked his daddy, "Why does Spiderman save people when they are in trouble?" In which Jon replied "Because he is a good superhero". Then Aimee piped up and said "I don't want to be good, I'm a naughty Spiderman" then as she ran off to play with her brother and sister she said "watch out guys here comes Naughty Spiderman"!

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The other night when we were tucking the kids in at Grandma's house, we were going through the usual lecture about going to bed nice and being good. Grandma then heard Kendrick whisper to Aimee "We have to be good or Santa won't come" Then Aimee replied "Well, I don't like Santa"!

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This morning when I was getting ready to head to a meeting for work Ella came into the bathroom all dressed up with her baby and cheer leading costume on and said "Look at me mommy"! I told her she looked like a "Cool Mommy" in which she replied, "Soon I am going to be a Pretty Mommy too"!

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Santa's Village

Yesterday afternoon, we headed over to Santa's Village. It was a farm that converts into a village for Santa. There was lots of stuff to do there and I think we enjoyed every bit of it. We visited with Santa's Reindeer, we dropped coins in the cho cho train as it went by, we went on a sleigh ride with horses, we visited with Santa, and we decorated cookies with Mrs. Santa. Whew... all of this in about 2 hours.
The best news of all was that Santa told the kids that they were on the "good" list. They were pretty excited about this.Aimee still did not want to sit on Santa's lap or even talk to him. She is so afraid. I am not going to push the issue with it though. I can't scar her for life. I will just write on the back of the pictures that she would not sit with Santa.
After Santa's Village we all headed back to Grandmas for our last dinner together. The kids were all tired out and they all decided to share the sofa to watch Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas. We are back home now and tonight when Jon was getting KJ dressed for bed, KJ asked Jon if Santa lives in our town? Jon told him that Santa lives at the North Pole but KJ insisted that Santa lives in our neighborhood!!!

Holiday Celebrating

We are having an awesome weekend with Jon's family. Yesterday was our Christmas celebration and everyone had such a fun time. The kids have really enjoyed playing with their cousins. Gift opening was a riot and the kids just LOVED everything they got. Kendrick kept asking if there were anymore gifts for him under the tree. Aimee was poker face the whole time as I think it was all very overwhelming for her. Ella would exclaim how much she just loved her gifts. At one point she told Grandma that it was "Just what I wanted"!We had our traditional meal of Prime Rib and even the kids enjoyed some of that. After dinner we sang Happy Birthday to Baby Jesus and then had some cake to celebrate. After our Birthday celebration we loaded all the kids up in our van (including the cousins Eric and Emily) and then headed out to see some Christmas lights. We all had a great time singing Christmas songs, looking at all the pretty lights, and then ended the light tour with making various farting noises and all of us laughing so hard.
When we got back I told the Grandparents and Aunt and Uncle that we get to take all the kids again next year because it was so much fun!!!
We went to church this morning and it was such a nice service. Lots of Christmas music to sing. Then the kids even got to go to "Sunday School" with Uncle Chris, Aunt Lori, and Cousin Eric. They really enjoyed that as well.
We are so blessed to have such awesome family. It is so much fun to watch the kids really enjoy their cousins. It will be hard to say goodbye tomorrow and head back home. This is another "Erickson Family Christmas" to remember.

Holiday Traveling

It always amazes me how much work it is to get us all packed up and ready to head out of town! I often tell people that if I could just put my house on wheels it would be a lot easier. I can't complain though because it is easier now than it used to be. When the kids were babies we always had to bring a ton of stuff. I am not sure how we ever got it all in the van. Pack N Plays, Stroller, clothes, bottles, blankets, etc..
We are in pack mode right now with the preparation to celebrate the Holidays early with Jon's family. We are all excited for the change of pace for a few days. It sounds like Grandma and Aunt Lori have tons of stuff planned. It is also nice to catch up with some of Jon's friends that we do not get to see very often.
The blog might be quiet for a few days but I am sure I will have lots of stories to tell when I do return.

Holiday Gymnastics Show

The kids participated in a Holiday Gymnastics Show today. They had a big audience with Grandma & Grandpa, Uncle T, Jane, Mom & Dad there! It was really cute to watch them do all of their gymnastics moves and how thrilled they were with their audience.When the show was all done Santa came out and handed out metals and goody bags for all of the participants.
The kids were thrilled!Also, they had a drawing for door prizes and we did not win just one prize but TWO. There was probably about 10 prizes they gave away and about 100 kids....not bad odds. I told Jon to head to the casino...Just kidding!

Oh Christmas Tree Part 2

We finally got our Christmas tree decorated. The kids had an absolute blast. It went too fast though as I realize that we do not have as many ornaments as I thought we did. I might have to head out for after the season sales this year and pick up a few ornaments.

Tomorrow we have Breakfast with Santa! It should be fun!

Lots of stuff to blog about right now and not a lot of time to do it.

Stay Tuned...

Snowy Days

We have had a ton of snow so far this year. Today was another snowy day around here. After the kids woke up from their naps, I decided it was time to get dressed up and head outside in the snow. We were out for over an hour and we had such a blast. We spent a lot of time sledding down our hill, playing on our play set, making angels, and sledding down our driveway! The girls even got themselves dressed! That was awesome. We had so much fun! I can already tell that Jon and I are going to have so much fun this winter with all the fun activities we can try. I think Ice Skating might be first on the list!!!! I have been having a hard time getting into the "Holiday" Season. I am not sure if it is because it feels like it got here so early or what but I just have not really been feeling it. However, today after we put the Christmas lights on the tree, I listened to some Christmas music as I made some cookies, and then I spent an hour outside in the snow with the kids, I now feel the season. I am so excited for Christmas this year. These kids talk about Santa everyday and they tell me that they want "EVERYTHING" from him! It is so much fun to see the Season through their eyes. They are growing up so fast right before our eyes. For now I am just trying to soak everything in because I know I will look back on these years and really relish in their memory. Today as I sat at the top of the hill and the snow fell all around us, I watch all three of my little people play in the yard. It was one of those moments that I will remember forever. I am so proud of them and how big they are getting. I look back on the past 3.5 years and remember all of the "firsts" we have had along with some of the struggles. It feels great to be exactly where we are at right now. I now can see with clarity that every age and stage brings its ups and downs. I am so excited for all the memories we still have to make together and I am so grateful for all that I have. Life is good...really, really good!

Oh Christmas Tree....

....oh Christmas Tree, how lovely are thy branches!

It is official, we have our tree for 2007!  We took the kids this afternoon to pick out our tree for this year.  We had great intentions of taking them to a nearby farm to cut down our own tree but since it has been cold and it snowed all day on Saturday, we decided this year we were going to a tree lot to get our tree.  

We picked out the tree in no time.  The kids had fun and we even asked the nice guy to take a family picture for us.  

It was so much fun.  Once the tree was selected and in the van, I loaded up the kids up while Jon went to pay for the tree.  The guy that was helping us told Jon that we had a very charming family!  That was nice to hear.  

We have the tree in the stand and ready to be decorated.  Tomorrow we will hopefully accomplish this task.  

Mac vs. PC

Since my Computer is RIP, it was time to get a new one.  Jon really wanted to get a Mac.  At first, I was like NO WAY!  I am not getting a Mac because I am not used to Macs and I am not clear on how to use them.  The more I started to think about it I started to cave on the idea. 

 Jon saw this and encouraged us to go to the Apple Store.  So off to the Apple Store we went I am sure the sales guy at the Apple Store was real impressed with me when I smiled at him and asked him why I should buy a Mac as opposed to a PC.  He smiled at me and then proceeded to talk about the Mac Books (Lap Top) for about 45 minutes straight.  He showed me all the cool and wonderful things this computer would do. He was very convincing.  I knew Jon really wanted a Mac so we made an agreement that we would buy the Mac Book Laptop for me (I am sure I will share it with Jon right now).  If in a few months I just really miss my PC then Jon will take this computer and we will get me a PC Laptop.  

It has been a few days now with this new Mac.  I have learned a few really cool things and I am amazed at how easy this computer is to use.  I still have my frustrations because I am not clear where to find things or how to do certain things on this computer.  It is almost like stepping into a foreign country and not knowing a word of the language.  The first night I had buyers remorse but that has passed.  I view a computer as a necessity.  It is amazing how lost I felt when I did not have my computer.  

Yesterday, I was playing around with some of the features on the computer.  I discovered the built in Camera and what it could do.  The kids had a blast with the different options the camera offered.  Check out these pics:  

Flu Shots

Today we headed over to the doctors office to get our flu shots.  Daddy was not able to make it so our friend Jane came with us.  We talked a little beforehand about getting the shots and they all told me they would be brave.  

When we got to the clinic, we got called back right away.  Kendrick volunteered to go first.  Everything was fine until he got the shot.  He then started to cry and had the saddest look on his face.  I told him that he was such a brave boy and that Daddy was going to be so proud.  He quickly got over it and went back to playing with the Etch a sketch.  

The nurse then asked who would be next, and Aimee shouted out that Ella was next.  However, since Ella is Star of the day, I told Aimee that she was going to go next.  She was a little scared but she was brave and I held her hands while the nurse gave her the shot.  Aimee immediately cried and could not stop for a good 15 minutes.  After Aimee was done then it was Ella's turn.  She started throwing a fit the minute Aimee started crying from her shot.   

Ella FREAKED out on me and I was a little nervous.  She started running around the room screaming "no, no, no" over and over again.  The poor thing was scared to death.  It really broke my heart to watch her but I knew if I showed any signs of emotion that it would be all over with so I just picked her up and set her on the table.  It was a struggle but I finally just laid on top of her and told her that I loved her very much and it was for her own good.  The nurse gave the shot and it was done.  We had two little girls that had very hurt feelings and could not stop crying but the shots were done.  THANK GOD!  

I just kept telling them how brave they were and how Daddy was going to be so proud of them.  What an experience.  Shots are no fun but we all survived and now we are done with that.  Hopefully next year they can have the nose spray.  

Mourning the Loss.....

...of my computer.

Obituary to read:

Dell D600 Laptop
2003-2007

To be remembered as a great companion and a wonderful connection to the outside world for its owner, the mother to 3.5 year old triplets.

After my husband has tried to revive my computer for almost 5 days now, we have both given up hope. I am grateful that I have been backing up my pictures and other files onto a hard drive so the loss should be minimal. Now I just have to figure out what I am going to get for a new computer. So for now the blog may be a little quiet until I can get set up with a new tech best friend...I might name the next one.

Aimee's Debut

Here is Aimee's Q & A session.



The Best Friend made my heart flutter.



Also, Jon and I are not sure what the deal is with cars, all we can figure is that they must have been playing with them before the video shoot.

Ella's Debut

Computer Flu

I think my computer is trying to tell me something...it is sick with a virus! I still have not gone to get my flu shot...maybe this would be a good time to do that. It is funny what can remind you of what you need to get done. I might take my computer with me too as it needs a flu shot too!

Anyway, this is my 200th post and I am sending it from Jon's computer because mine is sick right now! BUMMER. My IT expert is working on it to make it feel better but I am not sure how long it will be out of commission.

Here is a cute Video our friend Sue made the other night with the kids. This one is KJ's debut. I also have one for Aimee and one for Ella. I will post their videos later!

Enjoy!

Thankfulness

For me it is hard to believe that we are already at Thanksgiving. This year has flown by and I just told Jon the other night "this has been the fasted one yet"!

I have so much to be thankful for:

My husband that loves me through all my imperfections and craziness. He listens and understands and appropriately disagrees when it is time to bring me back to earth. He balances me out in so many wonderful ways. He is an incredible father and the kids adore him. I am blessed to have him by my side as my partner through life. I am so THANKFUL for him.

My three beautiful children...I was out last night with some friends and I met someone new. He was an older man who has children of his own that are in their late thirties. Someone mentioned to him that I have triplets so he asked me to see some pictures...his reaction was so spectacular to the pictures. All he kept saying was "AWESOME" over and over again. Then he said "wow, triplets, that is a pretty bid deal". What an incredible reminder to me that God has blessed my life with so much and I really do have so much to be THANKFUL for.

My family...(related and not related) the ones that support "The Erickson Five" in all we do. I am so THANKFUL for all of our family. They are so supportive and helpful to us. The kids adore all of you and Jon and I are so grateful for all you do for us.

My girlfriends from all aspects of life, childhood, college, Sorority, work, Triplets, gym...I am so thankful for this network of women who are so supportive, fun, and understanding. Who most of the time know just what advice I need or just what to say to me. I have been struggling with some stuff lately and here is what one of my awesome friends said to me..."You're so special and it's a gift to be your friend. I can't think of many people who put an smile on my face the moment I see them!" This is an awesome reminder to me why I need to be THANKFUL for all my wonderful girlfriends.

My health, I have been thinking a lot lately about my health. I am so blessed to battle a disease like MS and come out on top.

I am so THANKFUL for all the simple (and not so simple) things in my life. My home, car, job, cats, neighbors, health, and most of all my GOD.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

Pilgrims

The kids go to school one day a week. Jon and I both really like this school because it is Christian based and they learn all about God there. They make really fun crafts every week and overall the kids just love to go.

This week at school they had a "feast". Each child brought one cup of a snack type food. We brought Cheerios, Pretzels, and Teddy Grahams. Then they combined with another class and had a Thanksgiving feast. I would have loved to been a mouse in the corner for that.

They also made these cute hats and these centerpiece plates (watch out Grandma Mary because we have three) for the table on Thanksgiving. Last week they made paper turkeys and each of the feathers were what they were thankful for.

Aimee is Thankful for:

Brother Kendrick

Grandma and Grandpa

Mommy and Daddy

Sister Ella

kitty

Ella is Thankful for:

Mommy and Daddy

Cousins

Grandma and Grandpa Erickson

Brother and Sister

Mrs. Lisa and Mrs. Kim (Teachers)

Kendrick is Thankful for:

Grandma and Grandpa

GG Del

When he is taking a nap

Merry Go Rounds

His Play Room

What a cool project. It cracks me up that KJ said he is thankful for his nap because he has been fighting his nap for a few months now! However, I would most likely add his naps to my thankful list!

The Devil has left the building!

I am happy to report that my sweet children have returned and we have order in the house again. It might have something to do with Grandma and Grandpa Erickson arriving on Tuesday. It might have something to do with this mama being at work for the past 2 days and not dealing with the kids very much. It also might have something to do with the fact that this mama has been happy to have some relief with Grandma and Grandpa Erickson around to play with the kids, make dinners, and just help us keep order in the house too! I have a feeling that the Devil has left because once again we have lots of love and laughter that has been restored to the house!

Grandma Mary has been gone on business for almost two weeks now. Since we see Grandma Mary practically EVERYDAY this has been an adjustment for us. Her absence sure makes us realize how much she does for all of us. Grandma Mary will be returning on Saturday and we are all very excited for her return.

We are so thankful for all of the people in our lives that love and appreciate us as much as they do. You know who you are and we love you all!

The Devils Inside...

...our children. WOW. These kids have been a challenge these last few days. It is like a light switch went off inside of them and they are now possessed by the Devil himself. Yikes.

Kendrick has started to say "NO" to us when we ask him to do something. As I am sure you can imagine that this does not go over well with Jon or me. Then when we discipline him he then grunts at us. We knew the day would come when our sweet babies would become small children, however, I have to admit that at this point in time, I miss my sweet babies.

Our friend Jane bought these shirts for the kids!

These shirts say "I still live with my Parents". These shirts crack me up but I have to admit that after the past few days, I long for a peaceful home again!

The Christian Fair

This weekend we went to something called The Christian Fair. It was a religious Fair that had a ton of activities for kids and there was also music and live entertainment. We really had a fun time.

There was a petting zoo there and the kids got to feed the goats. Santa and Mrs. Claus was there too. There was no line and they were taking pictures for the fee of $4 but our kids were too afraid to sit on his lap.

However, Ella decided she wanted to go and tell him what she wanted for Christmas. She said she wanted a car to go with her doll house. Then Kendrick walked up and he was so nervous he told Santa "I want what Ella said". We all laughed at that one.

Poor Aimee was so shy that she could not even look at Santa or Mrs. Claus. She just clung to her daddy's neck the whole time.
They really enjoyed the bouncy house and the bouncy house slide. We met our good friends the Clarks there. They have triplets that are exactly 6 months younger than our kids. Everyone had a great time.

After we all went out for dinner and if you can believe all 6 kids were angels. It was such a fun night. We will definitely be heading back there next year

Crabby Pants

Yesterday, I had a case of the crabbies! I think it had to do with our house being such a disaster! I mean there was stuff everywhere. I know that had to do with the fact that I worked everyday last week and life was just really busy around here.


We are also trying to get things organized around our house. We just built a large shed in our yard to help with the storage of some things. We also have decided to take our living room back and move the toy room downstairs. We just have a lot of stuff that needs to be given away or put away. So as you can imagine, I got a little crabby until.....


My husband came upstairs looking like this:

Jon had been cleaning out his old sports equipment and decided to try a few things on. I laughed so hard that I think I even surprised Jon. What a goof ball. A few things to note about this picture are, one, the weight belt hardly fit...it was from high school but I still had to tease him. Two, he found and put on the cowboy boots he was wearing the night I met him. The night I met him, I told him that I don't date men that wear cowboy boots! (What a snob I must have been :) ) Boy, do I not only date them but I married one too!

Anyway, it felt good to have a good laugh. It always amazes me how Jon knows just how to make me laugh. I really love that about him. Thanks Babe!

Nose Necklaces?

I had such a fun day today with the kids. I think a lot of it had to do with the fact that we really did not have a set schedule so it was very relaxing. The only thing we had scheduled was to go to swimming lessons. We even stayed after the lessons and swam for an extra 45 minutes and everyone had a great time.
After they woke up from their naps we got all bundled up and we walked up to the school so I could vote. We were surprised at how many people were there to vote. We actually had to wait in line for about 20 minutes so I could place my vote. The kids behaved so well. The man standing behind me in line asked me if they were always so well behaved. I told him that I thought he had just jinxed me but overall they are good kids. Once I placed my vote I gave everyone a "I Voted" sticker for their jackets and we started to head out. Aimee started to cry because she wanted to vote. It was cute and then I had to explain to her that she was not old enough to vote but that she helped me vote today. She seemed to be fine with that answer.
After voting we played at the new park (I just realized it was there this afternoon when we walked up to the school). The kids had a blast but it is very cold here today so we could not stay long as we were all cold.
We walked back home and we had dinner together. It was very nice. After dinner I let all of the kids pick out a piece of candy from their Trick and Treat baskets. Ella selected a candy necklace. I then started to clean up the dishes from the table as I left the kid to eat their candy. A few minutes later I heard Aimee say "Ella why did you put that in there"? Then Ella replied "Cause I wanted to Aimee" . Then they really caught my attention when Aimee said "Ella why did you stick that up your nose"? I immediately ran into the dining room and asked Ella if she stuck something up her nose. She did not really reply to me so I told her to tip her head back so I could take a look. I did not see anything in her nose so I thought it must have fallen out or she really did not stick anything up her nose. I kept asking her what happened and then she started to get upset. Aimee kept saying that Ella stuck candy up her nose. I then told Ella that if she stuck something up her nose we were going to need to go to the ER to have them get it out. At this point she started crying her eyes out and then she told me that her nose hurt really bad. I looked again at her nose and did not see anything in there. Then I told her to blow out of her nose really hard. She did this a few times and then on the third time the candy came flying out of her nose! THANK GOD!
I was panicked that we were going to have to go to the ER to have her nose taken care of. I then warned all of them that we NEVER stick anything up our noses or in our ears. I have no idea what they would have done if the candy would not have come out but it really spooked me and even more it scared the wits right out of Ella.
I would have never thought that my kids could get something stuck up their noses. So please take this as a warning if you have small kids, tell them not to stick anything up their noses or ears!!!

GOD Shakes Hands

I had a wonderful weekend. It started on Friday night when Jon and I went to a Wine Tasting Charity event for my work. We had a lot of fun tasting different wines and getting to know some of my co-workers. The kids slept over at Grandma's house so it was nice to get a good solid 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep.

Saturday, our friend Sue asked if she could have the kids all day so I spent the day doing some Christmas shopping (a little shopping for me too!) and then I actually got to watch a movie. It was really cute too. The title of the movie was "Because I Said So" and it was showed a mom with her grown daughters. It was a good glimpse into my future with my own girls. I have to say that watching that mom shop with her adult daughters made me smile and it was nice for once to look into the future and see what potential I have with my own girls.

Of course I should have been doing something productive around my house like getting the new toy room all set up or cleaning some stuff up but I NEVER get a few hours to myself now to watch a movie so I opted to spoil myself.

Today, my mom and I took the kids to church. At our church there is no nursery offered to us and the kids are still to young for the Sunday School so we take them with us to mass. They sit in the front pew. This started when they were babies and we just always sat in the front so now they know exactly what pew we sit in. They are also very well behaved in church. We are often told by the people sitting around us that they cannot believe how well behaved the kids are. As a mother I take pride in that but I have a feeling that I just jinxed myself. Anyway, when it was time to give peace, I was focusing on the kids and getting them settled down, I did not notice that the priest was approaching us to give us peace. He said to me "I would like to give some peace to the mother with the well behaved children" It was very sweet. As he walked away, KJ loudly said to me "Mommy, why did God shake your hand"? As you can imagine this made everyone around us laugh. It was pretty cute. Just before this happened, Ella leaned over and whispered "Mommy, where is God"? I whispered back that he was up in the sky. She then pointed to the choir loft and said "Does he live up there"?

After church, we went to the grocery store and then over to IKEA to buy a new rug for our dining room. The old rug had been destroyed by spilled milk and nasty food. Hopefully, this new rug will be easier to clean and see less action from these kids. Jon and I have been slowly working on taking our house back. We moved the furniture back into our living room and it is amazing to us how great that feels. Now we are going to paint and do some other improvements in our house. We are on the road to take back control of our home. It feels GREAT!

It was a wonderful weekend. Now if my Fantasy Football team could just pull out a win tomorrow night that would be AWESOME! We will have to see how the numbers fall.

Happy Halloween 2007!

We had so much fun this Halloween. It all started with our good friend Jane coming over with a pumpkin shaped pizza for dinner. After dinner we got the kids all ready to go in our "Barnyard" themed costumes. The kids loved being the animals and if you asked them to do a trick them would make the animal sounds. It was pretty cute.

We were lucky enough to have daddy home with us this year. Since our good friend Jane came over both Jon and I were able to go trick or treating with the kids. We left the house with out a plan and we ended up going all the way down the block and back up trick or treating. The kids loved it. We were out until 8:20 PM!!! Both Jon and I had no idea that it was so late.

Holidays with the kids are getting to be more fun every year. It was a blast to watch them get so excited and run from house to house. They also loved to hand out candy to the kids that came to our house.

Favorite memories...

Last night at dinner, the kids were talking about sharing their candy with each other. Then KJ pipes up from the end of the table and says:

"Aimee and Ella, You can't share your candy with me because I am a grumpy old troll"!

We all had a good laugh about that one.

There were a few houses that we went to and the person answering the door would say "oh you are the best costumes yet, I have to go get my husband/wife to have them see this"! This always makes a mother feel good!

Another house we went to the lady went crazy over the kids. It was a lot of fun!

The kids have been talking about the big blow up pumpkin and ghost that the neighbors have in their yard. They have been up for a few weeks now. Last night all three of them ran right up to them and gave the blow ups big hugs! KJ announced "These are our friends"

Now I just need to figure out what to do with all of the candy....