sk8r boy

AJ has been asking for a skateboard..... Averil's song popped into my head round about the 20th time he asked for this... hence the title although I believe it is boi in her title???? I'm so outdated! We started giving him a $1 for doing a good job of getting ready for bed and having a happy day. I didn't think a ton about it, but he loves it! We have only been doing it for 3 weeks, but ever since he was about a year he would collect coins.... Money was one of his first words. So for the past 4 years everytime Mark empties change out of his pocket or he hears change in my purse he takes it and puts it in his bank. Last night he asked me how much money he had because he wanted to buy that skateboard. Nothing before this, expect a rocket that he only asked for about 4 days, was been worthy of spending his money. That kid had well over $20 in that little bank. Who knew! I was suprised and he was estatic and wanted to go to the store right then and get it, but thankfully it worked out that we could wait for today (: I asked him if I could take a picture and this is what he did....

(I just wonder what he is thinking.....)

I realize his bedding doesn't match his curtains, but we are trying to figure out what to do.... he still wants to paint his walls black and his closet tan....

Get Dressed!

Being the AMAZING! parent that I am (j/k) I often try to con the kids into doing as much stuff for themselves as possible. We were getting ready to leave the house and I asked the kids if they could choose their clothes and start getting dressed while I finished getting ready. They were not to excited about leaving their fort..... this is often the case that what I want is not what they have in mind!

I was excited to come downstairs and see TK dressed, but then I realized AJ found his bookbag and pulled out his spare pair of clothes for school and put them on her.... but they were so excited about "tricking" me! It was priceless.

Easter 09

With 9 grandkids on Mark's side easter was so much fun this year!! I don't think we really knew what we were in for..... we started the day with church and then went to Mark's parents for dinner and an egg hunt.

I have not planned ahead and the kids actually wore the same outfits as last year.... lucky for me they fit, since I thought about it alittle late!!

Explaining the rules of the egg hunt and opening the easter baskets:

On to the hunt!

Catch up...

This blog has definitely fallen to the wayside.... I cannot believe it has been so long!! I have thought about it on a couple of occasions, but just have not posted. BUT! I did find my camera the other day, so I should have some new shots of the kids within the next day or two. They are so big and so funny..... so many comments they make I wish I could record! It has taken for ever to get over the sickness I had and I am very thankful to be doing much better! I have been in a funk lately being so sick and not being able to finish moving in and get things arranged.... feeling like I have left the kids to themselves. TK's room is almost finished.... AJ.... he wants his walls black. I'm not sure about painting all the walls black so we are still debating that (:

My turn

Quite awhile ago I wrote about Mark I guess this week it was my turn. Over Valentine's weekend I got a fever and it took about 24 hrs. to break and then I developed large lumps sticking out of my throat. I thought about going to the doc. (I haven't found one since we've moved, and after my essure procedure, there is a general lack of confidence in doctor's knowledge.) So a couple of days later the doc I decided on gave my a call back, by then I was feeling better and decided to skip the visit. Well the next weekend the lumps were coming back and my ear felt like it was on the verge of exploding. So I called the doc back and the said they could meet with me March 10 for a meet and greet and after that I could get an appointment.

Several co-workers mentioned an urgent care around the corner that they used so I decided to check it, since by now I was having problems swallowing. I thought for sure I had an ear infection and would get some antibiotics and be on my merry way. Well the doc there said, "Oh I can't help you.... this is too far you need to get to the ER and get some shots and an IV." All I heard was hospital and shots and started crying. Pain I can handle, but IVs and shots, OH NO!! The poor doc looked at me and said, "don't you have kids?" I said well yes, but I didn't have epidurals and I didn't have an IV with my last, only with the first and only because I hyperventilated. I think she felt bad for me, but thankful she also worked at the hospital that we use with our insurance, so she called ahead and saved me a room. This was great, because it seems when I have to wait and sit and think the needles I just start freaking out more!

So I called Mark and the way to hospital and told him we had a slight change in plans and he would have to pick up the kids.... this made me feel horrible, because I told the kids I would take them to Dora at the local restaurant and Mark was going to paint at the new house, but plans are made for changing right! By time Mark got to the hospital they decided I would have to stay overnight, because my throat was abscessed (sp?) and they need to wait and see if the steriods and IV antibotics would take care of it or it would need to drained. Gees! The only other times I have been to the hospital I left with a happy little bundle, so this was comletely out of my comfort zone!

Thankfully the steriods and antibotics worked and it did not need to be drained, so as long as I keep feeling better I am in the clear! I think they called it some kind of abscessed cellulitis..... maybe I have to much fat in my throat----hahaha. Anyways, so I sit at home for another day... slightly bored and sort of wishing I was at work. I guess I took my health for granted and I do miss it... a great deal!!!

AJ's 4th Birthday

We celebrated AJ's 4th birthday one day early with Mark's family. His cousin's birthday was yesterday, so we all got together for a TON of cake and ice cream for the boys! I asked AJ what kind of cake he wanted and he said chocolate with chocolate frosting with a motorcyle and a cave. (A cave... I went over this several times to make sure I was understanding.) Not being the creative type this is what I came up with.... it is in this pan so I could carry it over to my sil's house.

He seems happy with the outcome! (don't worry the dora cup is not his)

Notice to the side.... AJ got a bow & arrows for his birthday.... I know it is shocking!

My baby boy and me

Preview of the new house

TK with her dance moves (& all the neighbors' backyards) I'm so excited to be in a neighborhood again!!

I promise we comb this kid's hair, but it is truly wild man hair!

Our backyard.... goes down to a little stream.

In the master closet looking out into bedroom.

in the master bedroom looking into the closet

TK in her room

AJ in his room (He had quite an issue with why he was not getting the biggest room with the bathroom.) His new room is quite a bit smaller than his current room.

AJ in front of the kid's bathroom

the living room is already getting messy

dining room and the sun room

the kitchen.... we plan to do some remodeling in here

another view of the kitchen....

when you come in the front door this is what you see

here it is......
Obviously a lot of painting ahead of us and figuring out what goes where. Hopefully we are going to have a play room in the basement eventually and update the kitchen cabinets and redo some flooring. There are couple of pics I must of deleted of the 1/2 bath and laundry room. But hopefully I'll be adding more as time goes by and improvements are made (:

We are so happy and excited about this opportunity!!