Week 10

Ike, the horse.
The newest member of our family.
God, help me.

Week 6

Blowing out the birthday candles.

Rowdy is 7.
Messy is 9.
I am offically old.

Day 319

Yes, my children stood at the end of the driveway trying to sell a bucket of soft dirt.

No, they didnt sell it.

Day 275

Little Entrepreneurs

Day 263

The boys do not play with toys anymore.  *sigh*

Instead they are happy with a hammer, some nails and wood to build forts.

Day 257

The Chore Charts are going well.

Except for one "chore".

Day 250

First Day of School.

Oldest Child {aka The Child Who is Smiling} is in Grade 3.  *gulp*

Middle Child {aka The Child Who Would Rather Be In Bed} is in Grade 1.  *sniff*

When did my babies grow up??

Day 226

No.  You cannot have them.

They are mine.  And I love them madly.

Day 213

Day 131

The boys and I had a rough night.
Fighting.
Cursing.
Not listening.
I just couldn't take it anymore.
So they were sent to bed at 6pm.
And while in their room, they wrote me some letters, folded the papers up into a paper airplane and threw them downstairs.
This is what they said.

I am going to keep them.
And when they have their own children, I may just bring them out, and let them know I understand how tough parenting is.

And then I will go home to my quiet house.

Day 81

Not one of my best pictures but it is the only one I took.
Blech.

The boys have decided that it is fun to give piggy-backs.
No matter how often Mom says "Someone is going to get hurt".

Why cant my kids play with toys??????

Day 78

The males in this family went to a horse show
and came back with cowboy hats
and cowboy boots.

I am convinced that they should have been born in the early 1900's
and live in Texas.

Everyone in Texas wears cowboy hats and boots right???

Day 67

A day I dread.

A day my children dread.

Dentist appointment day.


{insert "Jaws" theme music here}


Gosh, darn I hate the dentist. Not the person, just what the person does.

And I am trying my very hardest not to let my children see how much I hate it.

So I smile.
And explain how important it is to take care of their teeth.
And take them to the dentist every 6-9 months.

Both boys went in by themselves.
Without Mommy.
*sniff*
Both boys had NO CAVITIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Day 53

Messy+Rowdy+Studley=

Best Friends

Day 47

I love this boy with all of my heart.

I especially love this boy when he is being goofy.



May all of you be goofy at least once today.



Try it.

Go ahead.



It's fun.

Day 44

8 years ago I was 5 days overdue.
8 years ago I was rushed to the hospital by my very nervous husband.
8 years ago I pushed and pushed and pushed.
8 years ago I became a mom to the most beautiful 8lb 13oz baby boy I had ever seen.
8 years ago, my life began.

Happy Birthday to my first born.

xo

Day 34

Ok, so there werent many picture-taking opportunities today as Princess was barfing all day and I didnt think you would want a visual.

Instead,I give you this.

Playdoh.
One of my favourite things in the world.

Middle child is having some difficulty grasping letter sounds and isnt the type of kid who will sit down and work from a notebook.

Sooooo.....we made letters out of Playdoh and he had to tell me what the letter was and the sound it makes.

And then he made a penis.

Day 3

It's the dead of winter here.
Cold.
Freezing actually.
But that doesnt stop the boys from spending hours outside on the new {antique}snowmobile.

I love watching them {from inside the warm house} and will always remember how small they look sitting on it.
I know they wont look small on many things for much longer.
Especially considering they are wearing their parents helmets.