Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Kid Updates

I'm excited that I figured out how to put pictures up on this. I just downloaded 191 pictures that were on my camera still because I have no printer to print them off. I was looking through them and had one on each kid, so I thought I'd let you know what's happening. First up, Kaelyn.

This is a Henna Tattoo kit that she got for Christmas 2007. It took her a year to do something with it, and now she won't stop. She even Henna'd Chloe. I had to call Mary and make sure it was ok that she had a temp tattoo for a couple of weeks. Kaelyn's getting really good at them as you can see. This is the ink before it's been removed. When she wipes it off, it's an orangeish color. Since the kit is so old, the ink isn't as strong, so the tattoo doesn't last as long as it's supposed to. Anyway, I finally found something that she liked even if it took her a year to try it.





Onto Logan. I have no words for this child. He has 2 great loves in this world, elephants and dinosaurs. This was his Halloween costume. None of you saw it because he wouldn't wear anything but the bodysuit to trick or treat. Now he won't wear anything but the head piece. Nana took him to Walmart yesterday and got him an elephant figurine. I don't know what it's made from, but it is heavy. I'm hoping he doesn't figure this out anytime soon. He also got a giraffe to go with the elephant. So far there doesn't seem to be any infatuation with giraffes. That's good because we have no room.




Little Marley is sitting up by herself! She can stay for a little bit, but isn't too strong at it yet. She's also eating all of her cereal gone for breakfast and dinner, and I'm not giving her that small of an amount. Once she got over shaking her head at it, she dived in. She's barely finished with one bite before she's opening her mouth for another. Let's all hope she's gaining weight. I'm making banana bread for the ladies at the doc's office for helping me out with her test results. I'm going to bring it to them Friday with Marley and see if they'll weight her really quick. I'll keep you posted.

I love this picture of Rory. Her face is so animated. In case you can't tell, that's a lemon in her hand. She's weird like that. We actually get her lemons as if they're treats. Logan joins in because Rory's doing it, but she has a real love of them. She's always been willing to try new things and likes a lot of them. She's the only one of my kids that likes eating broccoli and cauliflower and such. She reminds me of my sister, Maria, because she was always eating weird things like that with my mom growing up and still does.

And last but not least...Oh, you thought I was done? Here's my last kid, Kevin. The lighting isn't good, but that's him sticking his tongue out at me. I told him I was going to put this on my blog tonight so people could see what I go through. He didn't think that was such a bad thing, since he's doing the dishes in the picture. I'll give him that point. He normally does the dishes after I cook..or he cooks...or no one cooks...Ok, he normally does the dishes...period.


I just really like this picture. Later!


Tuesday, March 10, 2009

My Hero

I love my kids. I love them, but sometimes...well, we won't get into it. I was having a hard day today. Marley decided not to sleep well today. She was up after a half hour of sleeping each nap. Rory and Logan were being really loud this morning. Marley woke up, and I went storming downstairs. I screamed at the top of my lungs, "GOD! PLEASE HELP ME! PLEASE! I CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE!" I heard Logan's small little voice when I was done asking me if I was ok. I told him I was and calmed down a little. I fed Marley and headed upstairs. This is what I saw when I got there.



Rory had put the tablecloth on the table, cut up her and Logan's cheese sticks, put their plates on the table, got me a Fiber One bar that I normally eat for snack, and was on a chair getting cups out for their drinks. Did I really create this little angel? She was so proud. I was so proud. She's my hero.







Quote in Kitchen for Today

It reads

"Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee
And I'll forgive Thy great big one on me."

We have a quote in the kitchen each day. Kaelyn reads them before school every morning, and it's been a way to connect with her. She does the quotes on the weekends. I look for hidden meanings in hers like there are in mine, but no such luck. I've decided to update this in the evenings, but since I didn't get a chance to last night, there will be two today. I have Nana coming up today because every piece of clothing and every dish in this house is dirty. I can't clean and play with the kids, even though Rory just helped me fold laundry. So pray for me today and hope that the kids and I come out alive. And for poor Nana, who is always willing to rise to the occasion. God bless her!

Monday, March 9, 2009

Is This Thing On?

I have no idea what I'm doing, so be patient. I thought I would just start this thing, so crazies like my father-in-law and sister could see what we're up to whenever they're checking their facebook accounts. The pressure is on for the perfect first post, and it's not going to happen. Right now we're getting ready to eat. Kevin's cooking and the kids are bugging poor Marley. On the horizon, a trip out to the market to get more herbs to breastfeed! Fun, fun, fun. Kevin's going to the gym. Poor Nana has to babysit AGAIN! She's been here three times today. I think we see her more than her husband. Any complaints?

Two for Two!

  I made it back, and it wasn't that long!  Continuing on with the pic collage of 2026.  Here we roll... January This guy's birthday...