Spring time is filled with end of school activities and BASEBALL!! We enjoy baseball at least four days a week!! I really don't mind it, it gets us out and the other kids get to play at the park, but when it comes to Jack's games it can be a killer!! When Jack plays we spend almost a good three hours there, this makes for a long night!! Now that Tim's home I usually run the little three home around 7:30-8:00 to get them ready for bed. Jack's games end at 8:30, but by the time they are done doing their team talk and gathering their things we usually don't get home until close to 9!! This is crazy late for us, because our kids start school at 7:30!! But it all works out and I really enjoy watching the boys play!! (Olivia wanted to play softball, but we missed the sign up date so she'll have to wait until next year.) So that's what we've been up to.
6 weeks left of school, I can't believe it!! I'm so excited for summer time this year, I can tell it's going to be a great one!! The ice cream truck has our street pegged for one with close to 50 kids, the pool will be opening soon, the inflatable pools and sprinklers have already been put to good use, there's caterpillars in our bug homes, the flowers on the front porch are growing much faster than I could of imagined, summer "mini" trips are being planned, and we leave for Disney in 3 weeks!!! We have the kids signed up for a few camps, but mostly I'm hoping to enjoy our time here at home, watching the kids play in the street and going to the pool!! How I love summer break and well just summertime!! It will be great (I hope) to have the kids home for a good few months!! I don't miss them quite as much as I did in Jackson, because they are home so early in the day, but it will be nice to sleep in and be free to just hang out!!
Jack will be going to middle school next year...wow...I just can't believe it!! We also figured out that when Max goes to Kindergarten, Jack will be going into the 9th grade (HIGH SCHOOL people), Olivia will be going into 6th grade (MIDDLE SCHOOL) and Harrison will be going into the 4th grade...ummmm how is this possible!!! Seems like life is just flying by and I would really love nothing more but to hit that pause button!!! It's just shocking how fast they grow up, which I know everyone always says, but really wow where has 11 almost 12 years gone?!?! I'm trying really hard to absorb every moment, and take all of those moments I can get!!
So anyways I'm not really sure what I'm actually posting about, Harrison had a T-ball game this morning, we had lunch at Tenders..which we are in L-O-V-E with, played outside for about a hour with the kids, helped Max with the watering of the flowers, and I just came up here to put him in bed and thought why not sneak in a quick post while everyone is outside and it's all quiet and peaceful inside!! Alright I'm off to read a book on my front porch, and watch the older kids play outside until crazy man Max wakes from his nap!!
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
A week as a single Mother!!
It's never a fun week when the hubby goes away and I'm left here with our four children!! I always learn a few things
We're heading out in about a hour to get him!!! :) YAAAAaaaa, no more playing single mommy for me!!
- I learn that being a single mother is hard work and not fun!
- I appreciate the things he does a lot more than I think I do!
- Four kids is A LOT of work!! :)
- I hate baseball when Tim's not around!!
- I'm thankful that Tim is home to help Jack with his homework!!
- Without Tim I don't have much time to enjoy the kids!
- Life is crazy, busy and hectic, but when you have someone to share it with it doesn't seem so bad!!
- The biggest thing I learn when Tim's away is to appreciate him more when he gets home, and be thankful for the day I get to take off because he's home :)
We're heading out in about a hour to get him!!! :) YAAAAaaaa, no more playing single mommy for me!!
Pinch me, cause I must be dreaming!!
Seriously, I feel like I'm living in some kind of dream land down here!! It's changed us so much. We live on this amazing street where everyone goes out and plays with the kids, there's always at least a good 20 kids out playing. We have dinner's, go out to lunch, have rock band night's, work out with and go to Church with quite few of the people on the street. It's weird. When Harrison fell of his bike down the road, my friend took him in her house and cleaned his knees and bandaged them. If Max is sleeping when Tim's away another neighbor will come down here and sit with him while I'm away so I don't have to wake him. I really don't know how to describe it, but it feels like a dream most of the time. I guess this is why people love neighborhoods so much, and we just got lucky enough to land on a amazing street of people!!
I know when I first moved here I had a hard time if I did the right thing, and I know I posted many doubts on here about it. Please know that we're 100% happy down here, I don't have a ounce of regret!!! The kids are doing amazing in school, and Jack has finally found a school that can keep up with him and challenge him!! I no longer miss Jackson, I do miss seeing some of my friend's of course, but I'm happy to read their blogs or talk to them on the phone, and visit when I'm in Jackson :)
Things are blooming, it's so beautiful there are flowers everywhere, even driving down the highway here is a sight to be seen!! Jack and Harrison are in baseball and really having a great time!! Olivia is in piano, and I'm sad to say that she's not so sure she loves it, she'd rather just be home playing with her friends. We'll see how that goes! It's staying right around the 80's down here and no joke the sun shines every day!! I no longer feel like "it's a nice day we must be outside"!! I've been a slacker but need to get back in the rhythm of working out and walking, hopefully when Tim comes home today that will be a little easier!! I really need to loose those 15-20 pounds so I can wear all my shorts this summer!!!
We head to Disney one month from today, I'm sooo excited I can't stand it!! I guess we're not telling our kids, we're just going to drive them there :) Tim loves to do this, just put them in the car and surprise them!! We have six fun filled days there, and thinking about maybe hanging out for another day in Orlando, we'll see how tired we are!!
Anyways I'm not quite sure what I'm posting about, maybe just a little update, and to let everyone know we're good!! We're going to try to come up to MI for a week this summer to visit, the only thing is Tim is not going to have much vacation time left, so he has to see if he can work out of a office there for the week. I'm thinking about the end of July when it's so hot down here we don't know what to do with ourselves!! :)
I know when I first moved here I had a hard time if I did the right thing, and I know I posted many doubts on here about it. Please know that we're 100% happy down here, I don't have a ounce of regret!!! The kids are doing amazing in school, and Jack has finally found a school that can keep up with him and challenge him!! I no longer miss Jackson, I do miss seeing some of my friend's of course, but I'm happy to read their blogs or talk to them on the phone, and visit when I'm in Jackson :)
Things are blooming, it's so beautiful there are flowers everywhere, even driving down the highway here is a sight to be seen!! Jack and Harrison are in baseball and really having a great time!! Olivia is in piano, and I'm sad to say that she's not so sure she loves it, she'd rather just be home playing with her friends. We'll see how that goes! It's staying right around the 80's down here and no joke the sun shines every day!! I no longer feel like "it's a nice day we must be outside"!! I've been a slacker but need to get back in the rhythm of working out and walking, hopefully when Tim comes home today that will be a little easier!! I really need to loose those 15-20 pounds so I can wear all my shorts this summer!!!
We head to Disney one month from today, I'm sooo excited I can't stand it!! I guess we're not telling our kids, we're just going to drive them there :) Tim loves to do this, just put them in the car and surprise them!! We have six fun filled days there, and thinking about maybe hanging out for another day in Orlando, we'll see how tired we are!!
Anyways I'm not quite sure what I'm posting about, maybe just a little update, and to let everyone know we're good!! We're going to try to come up to MI for a week this summer to visit, the only thing is Tim is not going to have much vacation time left, so he has to see if he can work out of a office there for the week. I'm thinking about the end of July when it's so hot down here we don't know what to do with ourselves!! :)
Spring break
Spring break 2010Tim's family came in Sunday night (Easter), and hung out with us all day Monday. The kids had fun we blew up a couple little pools, set out the sprinkler, and everyone played the day away!! It was nice to see everyone, and the kids had a great time playing with their cousins!! All 15 of us slept just fine in my house, but I'll tell you there were people sleeping everywhere :) We left Tuesday morning for Myrtle Beach, it's about 4 hours from my house, the drive wasn't too bad.
The kids spent the next four days enjoying the beach, pools, and going out for dinner together in the evenings! Missy kids (Tim's older sister) had never seen the ocean before and just loved being on the beach, finding shells, and they even found a few sharks teeth!! My kids don't even look for shells anymore, it's all about the teeth!! I had bought a ton of beach toys, so the kids built many castles, but dug a ton of huge holes!! Max and Harrison, my land lovers enjoyed playing in the sand, while Jack and Olivia, my water lovers had a great time in the water!! Olivia had fun boogie boarding with Hannah, and Jack and Nick bought skim boards and had a great time doing that.
Missy, Steve, Tim and I went out one night for some drinks had so much fun we were shocked when we realized it was like 2:00 am!! It can be a challenge vacationing with so many people, but in some ways so worth it!! We really did have a great time at the beach, and the kids really loved all the time they got to spend with their cousins!
Easter
We had a whirl wind of Easter and Spring break this year, as 19 family members came and left our house within 9 days!! Wow!! First came my parents, they came in on Friday for the Easter weekend, and left Sunday night. We had a great time visiting with them and they got to go to the neighborhood egg hunt, the neighborhood movie night in the pavilion, and even join us for church Sunday morning!!
Easter morning when we woke up they kids had their egg hunt, and ran around trying to find their baskets. Tim was putting the Turkey in the oven, I was getting the kids clothes out, opening toys, and talking them out of eating their candy!! We had to be at Church around 9, so we got everyone dressed and headed of to Church fairly early in the morning! Church was great like always, but all of a sudden it hit me, I looked at Tim and said "did you put water in the roaster".."no"..."o shit, shit, shit", I walked over to mom while the band was still playing "mom, do you think the roaster will catch on fire if there's no water in it"..."um I don't think so".....super, great fantastic!! All I could do for the rest of mass is imagine my turkey dried out to a crisp :( My friend Nicole was sitting next to me and when the pastor said "don't worry about your ham's at home they're cooking just find in the over, Nicole says to me "or they're well done already". Well I am happy to say that the turkey was okay, a little more dry than it should of been but okay, what saved me is the limes, lemons and oranges I stuff in middle of the bird..Thank God!!
Anyways it was a buetiful day here, like always, so we ate a little after Church and the kids played in the sprinkler, rode bikes, scooters, roller bladed,rip sticked and colored chalk all day long!! My Grandma and Aunt did drive in for dinner from Atlanta, so it was nice to be able to visit with them for awhile. It's kinda weird how different Easter was down here than what we usually do at home. We're so much more relaxed down here, and happy. It was so nice to enjoy our first egg hunt outside and spend the day on the front porch watching all the kids play!!
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
One of those days!!
Do you have those days when you are just over the top grateful for you kids, and their own unique qualities that they bring to your life and the family dynamic!! Today is one of those days!! Let me tell you how I see my kids and what the bring to our table!!
Jack-kind, caring, thoughtful, smart, considerate, generous, and just plain a good kid!! He's the kid that will run to another small child if they fall to help them up and make sure they are okay! He ran Harrison from down the street the other day because he scraped his knee. He fills me up with pride of what a great young man he is, and so proud that he'll go out of his way to help others. I love that at the age of 11 he wants to do is very best in school and do what it'll take to get in the best college, so he can be a astronaut one day! It's weird to see our relationship change as he's grown, he doesn't need me to take care of him much anymore but instead wants my opinion on things. Love this kid!!
Olivia-sweet, feisty, care giver, loving, moody, talented, helpful, strong, and our only girl!! She can be a challenge at times but she deals with a lot in her life! She loves her brothers, she loves to dance, swim, sing, roller blade, play with her friends, spend time with me and loves her daddy!! She brings a little excitement and drama in our life's, but wouldn't change her for anything!! She's coming into her own sense of style, and it makes me so sad that I can't dress up my little girl anymore! She loves so much that she'll probably ending up squeezing you, both the little boys have had their cheeks squeezed by her plenty :) She's gassy and funny, and we just love her to pieces!!
Harrison-mama's boy, my big baby, witty, funny, busy, very active, loves the outdoors and what else can I say about this kid, he just holds a special place in my heart!! He's the comedian of the family and makes everyone laugh at the dinner table!! I'm not sure he'll ever be too big to curl up on my lap and cuddle with his mama!! Harrison is very determined and can do just about anything!! He can be rough and get carried away at times, but has a very loving heart! It's hard not to look at him and smile! Everyone loves H, what's there not to love about this kid!!
Max-our baby, lover, kisser, hugger, good sleeper and can be our little screamer at times!! I'm happy to say that this guy is finally starting to talk :) Every morning or after nap time he welcomes me with two hands on each side of my face, a big kiss and a hug!! He's always kissing on me and gives me the "I love you more than anything look" all the time. He's doesn't want to be bothered with baby toys anymore and enjoys playing with blocks, cars, trains and Harrison's guys! He loves to play outside, but doesn't really like to listen to what I say. You can lay this baby down in his crib anytime and he'll go to sleep. Makes me smile all day long!!
Sometimes it's hard not to think about having "so many" kids, but really I can't imagine my life without each and every one of them!! We would truly be missing out if we didn't have all of them :) I really need to let go of a lot of stress and anxiety and enjoy these years, because they are defiantly the hardest but the best years of my life!!
I have a ton to write about, soon!!
Jack-kind, caring, thoughtful, smart, considerate, generous, and just plain a good kid!! He's the kid that will run to another small child if they fall to help them up and make sure they are okay! He ran Harrison from down the street the other day because he scraped his knee. He fills me up with pride of what a great young man he is, and so proud that he'll go out of his way to help others. I love that at the age of 11 he wants to do is very best in school and do what it'll take to get in the best college, so he can be a astronaut one day! It's weird to see our relationship change as he's grown, he doesn't need me to take care of him much anymore but instead wants my opinion on things. Love this kid!!
Olivia-sweet, feisty, care giver, loving, moody, talented, helpful, strong, and our only girl!! She can be a challenge at times but she deals with a lot in her life! She loves her brothers, she loves to dance, swim, sing, roller blade, play with her friends, spend time with me and loves her daddy!! She brings a little excitement and drama in our life's, but wouldn't change her for anything!! She's coming into her own sense of style, and it makes me so sad that I can't dress up my little girl anymore! She loves so much that she'll probably ending up squeezing you, both the little boys have had their cheeks squeezed by her plenty :) She's gassy and funny, and we just love her to pieces!!
Harrison-mama's boy, my big baby, witty, funny, busy, very active, loves the outdoors and what else can I say about this kid, he just holds a special place in my heart!! He's the comedian of the family and makes everyone laugh at the dinner table!! I'm not sure he'll ever be too big to curl up on my lap and cuddle with his mama!! Harrison is very determined and can do just about anything!! He can be rough and get carried away at times, but has a very loving heart! It's hard not to look at him and smile! Everyone loves H, what's there not to love about this kid!!
Max-our baby, lover, kisser, hugger, good sleeper and can be our little screamer at times!! I'm happy to say that this guy is finally starting to talk :) Every morning or after nap time he welcomes me with two hands on each side of my face, a big kiss and a hug!! He's always kissing on me and gives me the "I love you more than anything look" all the time. He's doesn't want to be bothered with baby toys anymore and enjoys playing with blocks, cars, trains and Harrison's guys! He loves to play outside, but doesn't really like to listen to what I say. You can lay this baby down in his crib anytime and he'll go to sleep. Makes me smile all day long!!
Sometimes it's hard not to think about having "so many" kids, but really I can't imagine my life without each and every one of them!! We would truly be missing out if we didn't have all of them :) I really need to let go of a lot of stress and anxiety and enjoy these years, because they are defiantly the hardest but the best years of my life!!
I have a ton to write about, soon!!
Thursday, April 1, 2010
What we've been up to...
I'm going to give you a quick bullet style update on what's going on with us lately, mostly because I'm lazy.
-I've been sick all week, yuck!! I haven't been answering my phone because I haven't really had a voice to talk with! Hopefully I'll be feeling better soon!!
-Harrison had his first T-ball game on Saturday, he did really good!!
-Olivia went to her first piano lesson down here.
-Jack and Tim are in Charleston SC, they left yesterday bright and early and will be home this evening! It's Jack's fifth grade field trip, it sounds like they're having a great time!
-Harrison had a field trip to the Lazy 5 Ranch on Monday, which I thought was gross, but I'm not really a farm girl!! We basically rode a wagon through the woods and then they stop and all these animals come up to the wagon for the kids to feed them. The kids liked it.
-My parents get here tomorrow to visit and spend Easter with us. Tim's family gets her Sunday afternoon. On Tuesday we're heading to Myrtle Beach with his family for three nights. The kids are excited to see everyone!!
-We headed over to Carowinds Saturday evening for a few hours, it was opening day and we wanted to get our passes all taken care of. It's about 20 min's from our house and I think we'll be spending a lot of time there this summer, the kids had a blast!!
-We leave for Disney on May 16th and I can't wait!! I think it's going to end up being one of the only vacations we're going to be able to take "just us" this year! Most of our vacation time is going to be used visiting with family and friends, this is the downside of moving away!!
-I've been sick all week, yuck!! I haven't been answering my phone because I haven't really had a voice to talk with! Hopefully I'll be feeling better soon!!
-Harrison had his first T-ball game on Saturday, he did really good!!
-Olivia went to her first piano lesson down here.
-Jack and Tim are in Charleston SC, they left yesterday bright and early and will be home this evening! It's Jack's fifth grade field trip, it sounds like they're having a great time!
-Harrison had a field trip to the Lazy 5 Ranch on Monday, which I thought was gross, but I'm not really a farm girl!! We basically rode a wagon through the woods and then they stop and all these animals come up to the wagon for the kids to feed them. The kids liked it.
-My parents get here tomorrow to visit and spend Easter with us. Tim's family gets her Sunday afternoon. On Tuesday we're heading to Myrtle Beach with his family for three nights. The kids are excited to see everyone!!
-We headed over to Carowinds Saturday evening for a few hours, it was opening day and we wanted to get our passes all taken care of. It's about 20 min's from our house and I think we'll be spending a lot of time there this summer, the kids had a blast!!
-We leave for Disney on May 16th and I can't wait!! I think it's going to end up being one of the only vacations we're going to be able to take "just us" this year! Most of our vacation time is going to be used visiting with family and friends, this is the downside of moving away!!
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