Proud to say he pulled through!

Yesterday Mike asked me what I wanted for Valentines day. I said flowers and he said, "do you want to go pick them out?" I said, "sure." So today I had on my agenda a trip to costco to get me some flowers, but I never made it so I figured I'd get some another time. Well tonight Mike disappeared and left these on the the table. Of course I had to arrange them and I'm not the best at that but they are beautiful and smell so good. So just for the record I love my Mikey.

I reminded him that just 4 years ago he surprised me with my Piano for Valentines day and how I love it. We decided that we would make this a family holiday so we always spend it with the kids. This year we went to Chuckey Cheese and we will not do that on a Saturday ever again. It was a mad house but the kids had fun. Happy LOVE day everyone.

Jace quote

I read my friends blogs that always have cute quotes and I regret never sharing any of mine. I write them down in my little book, but this one was blog worthy.

Mike: "Jace where did you get that book?"
Jace: "up high"
Mike: "How did you get up high?"
Jace: "I climbed"
Mike: "don't climb up high or you might fall down and crack your head open"
Jace: ran in the other room and came back with another book HUMPTY DUMPTY "like this guy?"

I don't remember reading that book in a long time. That Jace is a funny kid.

RANDOM 25

25 Randoms about me



1- I clean up my kids toys before they are done playing.
2- For at least 2 days after I mop the floor I spend a lot of time with a dustpan and rag on my knees. (if you haven't noticed I'm psycho sometimes, but once it gets dirt I throw my hands up)
3- My favorite thing to do is sleep, pathetic I know but oh so nice.
4- I knew I was going to marry Mike on our first date.
5- I am a candy attic, not good. I eat healthy foods, I stay away from fatty stuff but oh how I love fruity candy.
6- I have climbed the tallest active volcano in the world 19,384 ft. I didn't even get altitude sickness and one week later I scuba dived 40 ft below. Those were the single days.
7- I love being a mom, my boys bring out the best in me. Although sometimes they make me angry. (like when they make a mess)
8- My worst chore is laundry, I hate every part about it.
9- I love yoga, it is my sanity and I thank Jenne for sharing.
10- I use to race mt bikes, I frequently won 1st place because there were usually only 2-4 of us in the category! thanks for dragging me along on that Brit.
11- The most stressful part of the day for me is night time, getting the kids in bet on time.
12- My favorite movie is Pride and Prejudice
13- I love to read a good book
14- In high school I never read one of the books I turned in book reports to. I owe that thanks to brit and my mom. I am glad that I discovered the joy in reading though.
15- I started taking piano lessons when I was 3 years old
16- When I was young my mom worried about me because I am right brained. She took me to a cooky lady every week to "connect my left with my right"
17- When I get time in life I want to learn to play the violin again. (I played for 4 years when I was young)
18- I can't sing worth beans, my voice can't carry a tune.
19- I can't wait to dig my hands in the dirt and plant pretty flowers.
20- I am sad that I won't be mowing lawns this summer, when I am dirty and sweaty and smell like grass/gas, I secretly feel tuff.
21- I consider myself not very vein. my hair is rarely done, I rarely wear makeup, I only have a few cute clothes (ok I take that back, I use to only have a few, then my bbf Mindy started shopping for me and giving me her stuff. Now my wardrobe has grown a bunch. Thanks M)
22- My favorite color is purple
23- My mom saves my life on a daily basis, if only everyone could have a mom like mine.
24- I am a coupon shopper always out to get the best price.
25- I love giving birth. I love the feeling of a baby in my tummy and I want at least 5 kids.

IT"S A GIRL!

There isn't a lick of pink in our house but there will be soon. She is due June 23rd and there is a lot going on until then so it will go by fast! Just thought you might want to know.

Big like Dad

I got out of the shower this morning to Jace in my doorway "mom, don't come in here, I hungry and I make it big like Dad's" What is he talking about I thought. Until I came to see him throwing the cereal box away. The picture doesn't show just how much cereal was dumped. Since I came to see he then tells me "I need milk mom" So he got his milk, pushed and poked at his cereal for a little bit, then got down to play. This kid won't eat, I need some parental advice!

He can see!

So Gabe has been going to the opthamologist since he was 10 months old. Right before Christmas I got a letter from the school nurse suggesting that he needs his eyes checked. Ya really think I'm not aware of the eye problem? Well, at least they're doing their job at Hillcrest. So Gabe's annual visit came and the blindness was confirmed. His vision is -2.o, he's near sighted. He was so excited to get glasses, He really was hoping for a yellow pair but I guess no one else picks that color, so there was none to be found. He settled for this cute blue pair that mom picked out. The first day with the glasses was fun to see him looking around him, seeing detail he never saw before.

When we got out of the car from picking up the glasses he said to me "where's my suit case for these things?" I got such a kick out of that, we now have an official name for his case. The glasses make me nervous, I'm so scared he's going to lose them I want to glue them to his face. The first day to school with them I wrote his teacher a letter and called her. Am I a worry mom or what.

This picture is of Gabe finishing Jace's cheese and chicken, 2 forks, 2 plates, he must have been hungry!