Kids are Fun!!

I can not tell you how much fun we had on the way home from Indiana! We decided to stop at the Louisville Science Center, and it was well worth it! The girls look at everything with wonder in their eyes. I would love to be a kid again and have that kind of amazement inside of me! Wouldn't it be nice if adults could look at things the way that children do? To not have all of the skepticism and doubt in our minds? To just believe would be a wonderful feeling!

The girls played with everything that they could, and I have to say that Josh and I probably had just as much fun as they did just by watching them. Bink's favorite was the "Be in a Bubble" exhibit that they had, and Lexi's favorite was the wildlife exhibit.

We ended our little excursion with a trip to the Hard Rock Cafe. Bianka was fascinated with all of the memorabilia on the walls, and Lexi couldn't have cared less! ha ha

Can You Say Chuck-E-CHEESE??

Bianka and Alexis got to go to Chuck-E-Cheese with their favorite cousins, Chloe and Calle, on Saturday. They had a blast, but Josh and I about lost our minds! I have never seen such a busy place!! OMG it was unreal!! I had fun, of course, but it made me very nervous. Josh and I got to spend some time with George and Emily(My favorite person in the whole wide world!)and we had a nice lunch a BW3s.

Christmas With Sherry!

After Christmas with Rick and Julie we headed over to Josh's Mom's to do the whole thing over!! Let me tell you the kids were in heaven!! I can't blame them.....what kid has not one but FOUR Christmas's!!

Enjoy the pics!! :o)

Christmas with Rick and Julie!!

After delays at Josh's work, my incompetent packing, whiny children, and a 7 hour drive we finally made it to Evansville LATE Thursday night. I love that we get to go see our family every year at Christmas. It is so nice that even though we live so far away that the kids get to spend special time with them every year.

Julie and Rick went WAY overboard on presents for the kids!! We had a van full coming back! These presents included these little cheerleader dolls from HELL!! They were adorable at first...then they were annoying.....then I wanted to chop their cute little heads off!! haha(Thanks Jules!!)

We got to spend time with Josh's brother and sister-in-law. The kids have a blast with them(because they are just big kids themselves) and Josh always loves to see his brother.

We went to Josh's Mimi and Papaw's on Saturday. I hate that we never have enough time to spend over there. It seems like we have to stop in and run! The kids always seem to be tired and cranky. I know that they enjoy seeing them anyway, I just wish for once that they could see the girls when they are being sweet and nice, not tired and whiny!!

All in all it was a wonderful time with the Family! I just wish that we had more time to spend with everyone.

Mommy Stress!!

We are getting ready to leave for Evansville (YAY!) but I am stressing! Does anyone else feel like since you have had kids you have to pack the house with you just to go away for the weekend? I am serious.....we have three suitcases already packed, two bags of toys, two bags of bath toys, and we ARE NOT DONE!! I do not think that there is gonna be any room in the car for the kids! I still have to pack pillows, blankets, and all of the Christmas presents for the family in Evansville!! AHHHHHH!!

Things sure change when you have kids......I know that I should know this already......but it never ceases to amaze me! I remember when Josh and I used to decide to go away for the weekend and not pack anything. We would just buy what we needed when we got wherever we were going!

OK well thanks for listening to me ramble on! I hope that all of you had a Merry Christmas!! Here is a pic to make you smile if you are stressed out like me! :o)

CHRISTMAS DAY!!

I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!

This is my favorite time of year! This year has been hectic and crazy, but when I see the faces of my kids when they come down the stairs on Christmas morning to see if Santa has come, it makes everything worth it! The girls were so happy this year! Bianka had a list that seemed to never end, and Lexi learned about Santa this year, so she never stopped talking about him! Lexi was so excited about Santa that we had to take her to see him at the mall three times! Bink is really into Hannah Montana this year, so we tried to find everything for her that we could. I can not believe how popular that girl is!!

We did the traditional dinner at my Mom's on Christmas Eve, then we headed home to wrap. OMG!! I do not know if anyone else out there waited until Christmas Eve to wrap, if you did I am so sorry for you! With working and school I just didn't have time to do it any other time this year. We were up until one in the morning, and Bianka and Lexi had us up at 5:25!!We opened presents until about eight, and the we headed over to Mom's for round 2!

Here are some pics of our Christmas at home, pics from our Christmas in Evansville will be coming soon!!

The Spirit of Christmas ( The Whoo Villagers )

Bianka was in the Spirit of Christmas 2007 This year. She has SO much fun!!

They do put these kiddos through a lot though! Bianka had to practice every Saturday from August until Thanksgiving! While it was a lot for me......Bianka is a little performer and she never complained!

You can see Bink's performance on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qc-h05OosI

Enjoy!!

My New Found Respect for Working Moms

I am usually a stay at home mom, but for the last six weeks I have had a taste of being a working mom. Lets just say I do not know how people do it! My house was a disaster, I never got to spend any time with my kids, and I was tired all of the time! I know that I am sounding like a spoiled little brat right now, but I really can't help it! I could not believe the toll that working an eight hour day(sitting in front of a computer)could take on you! I honestly have a new type of respect for all of the working moms that I know. My mom did it all of her life, and most everyone I know has kids and works. I guess that I am just not as tough as them!

Ramblings of a Sappy Mother

You know you find out that you are pregnant and you envision this wonderful new little human being. You think about what she will look like, whether she will look like your husband or you, what color will her hair be. You wait for that first little flutter in your belly that really verifies that there is a life within you. Pregnancy is a wonderful and beautiful thing. Then when you find out that there may be a problem, your whole world changes. You wait anxiously on the next kick, you spend more time with the doctors than you do with your husband, you spend countless sleepless nights playing the absolutely horrible "what if" game. Pregnancy is no longer a fun experience. This is a horrible feeling. I am sadly not alone in this experience. It may sound very corny, but I will risk saying it anyway. God has a plan for you before you are even a light in your parents eyes, and nothing is going to change that. I was, for what reason I do not know, watching Special Delivery(a show on Discover Health Channel about high risk pregnancies and newborns with complications) and it was then that I realized that my life could be a million times worse and I need to thank God for every single moment I have with my girls. My pregnancy with Alexis was absolutely awful. I was a nervous wreck, I never stopped crying, I never stopped worrying. All I ever thought about was what would I do if she wasn't OK. Then when she was born early I have never been so terrified in my life. The very worst moment in my very short life was the moment the doctor cheerfully said "Its a girl!" and I waited and waited and didn't hear a sound. Not one little cry from my beautiful new daughter. I thought that my world had ended, I honestly think that I went into shock. About four minutes later I experienced on of the best moments of my life. Our little girl responded to the emergency treatments and let out the sweetest most beautiful cry ever cried. I knew then that everything that I had went through was worth it ten times over. Besides some small complications associated with her being premature, Alexis is an absolutely beautiful perfectly healthy little girl. The point of all of these ramblings are that I have always been thankful for my girls, but some of the horrible pregnancies end up in tragedy, now I realize how good I have it and how thankful I am every second of every day for my two little girls. Sometimes you have to cry for somebody elses tragedies to appreciate your own blessings.

YAY!! Cousins!

We recently took a trip to Evansville to see our family, and the girls had SO much fun! They have a great little children's museum there that we took them to with their favorite cousins, Chloe and Calle. We are going back the week after Christmas, and I can't wait!!

Haloween 2007 ( I know it is late, Sorry!)

So I know that this is a delayed post if I have ever had one, but the girls looked so cute I couldn't resist but post the pics of Halloween! Bink was Tinkerbell(for the third year in a row!)and Lexi was a ladybug. They had SO much fun this year! This was the first year that Lexi was really excited, and it was also the first year that Bianka was brave enough to actuall say "Trick-or-Treat" !!

WOW It has been a while!!

Sorry that I have abandoned everyone that reads this blog! I have, to say the least, been increadibly busy for a long long time! But I am back now.....and I will post more often....I PROMISE!!

Hanging Of The Greens

Christmas has always been my very favorite time of year! We started out this Christmas season with Bianka's hanging of the greens at her church. All of the nursery school and Sunday school children made Chrismons(ornaments telling the story of Jesus)and had a special Sunday night service to hang them on the church's tree. Bianka was SO proud of herself. She made a lamb ornament using heavy paper and cotton balls. It was very cute. The children had to learn some Christmas songs that they sang for the congregation and the pastor told a story called the Christmas Candy Cane, which Bianka loved because we put candy canes on our tree. I hope my children have a love for Christmas like I have when they are older. Merry Christmas Everyone!!

Alexis and Bianka's First Bon Fire!

Last night my mom and dad had a hotdog and marshmallow roast at their house. Bianka was excited to roast her first marshmallow and have hot chocolate outside with everyone. It was a lot of fun. My mom and Dad and my sister Heather were all there. Heather took care of the baby while Josh and I played with Bianka in the leaves and roasted hotdogs and marshmallows. My dad spent all day making roasting sticks, and they were well used! I think just the few of us used two bags of marshmallows! As with anything my mom does she went all out and had two pots of chili, noodles and baked beans in addition to the hotdogs. It was the perfect Halloween Cookout!

Alexis's Check Up

Well all good news from the good doctor this month! Well almost all good news! Alexis is now an even 17 pounds and is 26 inches long! She is still a Chunky Monkey no doubt about that! The doctor said that her development is right on track, she is lifting her head wonderfully now and is rolling all over the place! He couldn't hear any murmurs or arythmias in her heart and her hernia seems to be getting smaller every visit! He said that the birthmark on her head is not growing at a rapid enough rate to be concerned about it. We did discover though that she has acid reflux! Imagine that! He suggested feeding her baby food three or four times a day and putting her in an elevated bassinet to help her sleep better and decrease her spitting up. Other than this her check up was absolutely normal. She did get four shots ( OUCH!! ) and is a little fussy without tylenol, but thank God all is well! Hopefully no more worries!

Halloween

Three is the perfect age! It doesn't get any better than this, you would have thought that Bianka had won the lottery every single time someone gave her a piece of candy tonight. When we got home and dumped it out, she was in heaven! The joy something so simple can bring to a child is a priceless thing. Bianka was Tinker Bell tonight, and was absolutely beautiful if I do say so myself. Alexis was a pink kitty cat, who was the most adorable baby ever. Both of the kids had a blast, Alexis was happy because we carried her most of the way, and everyone stopped to talk to her. I swear we walked miles! My friend Jessie brought her nephew Cameron to go trick or treating with us which made Bianka even happier ( she loves Cameron ). Mom and Dad came over before we left to see the girls and their Aunt Heather came over afterward to check out all of the candy! All around the night was a success! I love Halloween!!

Bianka's Open House

Tonight was Bianka's preschool open house. Bianka was SO excited that Mommy and Daddy and Alexis were going to see her school and meet her friends! She showed us all around the school and told us about everything, they have a job chart and a calendar and LOTS of crafts and pictures of all of their activities so far this year. Bianka's teachers were there to answer any questions, and of course I had a ton! They said that Bink is doing extremely well and participates in everything. They gave me a list of all of their songs and finger games so I can know them and we can practice at home. I am SO proud of Bianka, she loves school and has all of these cute little friends and is really getting over her shyness! She is growing up so fast! After we went through the classrooms we went downstairs and had hotdogs provided by the nice people at the church. It is so hard for me to believe that I am already attending these functions, it really doesn't seem that it is possible that Bianka is old enough yet! My babies are getting big!

New Dance Pictures!

Well I know that I have already put up a post about Bink's dance classes, but I took some pictures at her class tonight that were just too cute not to publish! Bianka is doing very well in the class and I am slowly but surely getting closer and closer to not having to be in the classroom with her. I am almost a waiting room mom! Whohoo! Well I hope you all enjoy the pictures!