Oh Happy Day!

What a beautiful sight... that big yellow bus rolling around the corner and slowing to a stop to tkae 2 out of 4 of my children off to school again.....Yeah, Spring Break is over! As soon as we put Bear and Lo on the bus, Coop, Park, and I headed off to the gym for some much needed MOmmy Sweat time. I got to send them to the kid zone while I broke out into a good sweat for the first time in over a week.. It felt so good to be back.
Having said that, our Spring Break was wonderful. The kids were great! They really got along most of the time and we just hung out, relaxed, played, and recooped from a busy few weeks. Daddy was able to take a day off so he had a three day weekend with us and everyone really enjoyed their time home. I have some cute pictures from our JAUNT to Maymont of Friday with my 3 nieces but Chad took the camera today so I will have to add them tomorrow. Hope everyone enjoys their Monday and the end of Spring break!

NO NO NO NO

Well the Park monster has a new trick. The minute you start to stop him from doing something he is not supposed to do OR you need to catch him to change a diaper or put him in the bed or car, he goes running away from you at top toddler speed shouting, "no no no no no no no....." I wonder if that counts as putting two words together in a sentence (a skill he is supposed to have aquired but is not even close to being there unless we count BYE BYE as a two word sentence)
SO, if we count BYE BYE and NO NO NO as sentences, we are right on track! Yeah for me!

Having a BLAST!!!

Well, I was really really worried about how spring break was going to go. Staying here with the four little ones does not sound like a ton of fun BUT they have been great! We have had so much fun, I am actually a little sad that tomorrow is Friday. We have slept in, stayed in jammies, played outside, gone to the park, had lunch with Daddy, and put up the tent. We will culminate our week with a Maymont Visit and picnic lunch with my three nieces (who I am so sad are leaving). We then get to ship them off to their WONDERFUL Nana and Granddaddy's house for a sleep over. YEAH!!!!! Chad and I get to go out to dinner and maybe even a movie and NOT PAY FOR A SITTER!!!!

Day Two

Here we are at Day two and everyone is stlll alive.....even mommy! YEAH for me!!!!!!! Who knew I was so good.

So it is Spring break...

Okay, so we all had a wonderful Easter weekend with the HIghlight of our weekend finding out I AM GOING TO BE AN AUNT AGAIN! Courtney announced she is pregnant again and due in October. This makes me exceptionally happy because we are also excited to announce that My sister and her family are moving. Jack got a new job very far away and so my 3 nieces and big sister are going to be moving this summer to Cashiers, NC. I guess getting another niece or nephew might take some of the sting out of losing my 3 little girls.
Anyway, on to Monday, today, the first full day of Spring Break. I have already pulled out the special new videos, taken them to Target for a treat to play with (which they have already played with), made it to Total WIne to stock up, and broken out the Break and Bake Cookies for a special snack. And, Parker took an EARLY nap so he has been up since 2:30. Now, if I have already done this on Monday, what am I going to do the rest of the week? It is cold and cloudy today so I can not send them outside, hopefully it will warm up later this week and we can have some outings to the park or playgrounds nearby. THINK SUN!!!!!!

What could be more fun?

Cooper has a friend over today. They helped me make cookies/brownies and then took their dress p clothes long enough to lick both bowls. What could be more fun than sitting on a stool with your buddy licking a bowl in your Dora Panties?????? THEN, putting the dress ups back on and having a snack in front of a Video. What a wonderful way to spend a Wednesday!

Happy Birthday to Logan!

Well Yesterday was the big day. The day that my little girl turned SIX! I can not believe it, Six years old. She chose to have a Girly High School Musical Not so Sleep Sleepover. She invited a few little girls over, they ran around and squealed AL LOT, ate ice cream sundays, had finger nails and toe nails painted, got in jammies and watched the movie then EVERYONE WENT HOME!!! YEAH!!! She had a blast. Yesterday we celebrated as a family and had ice cream cake. It has ben a wonderful few days. Still, looking at her asleep in her bed last night, snuggled under her blankets, I thought back to holding her in my arms, six years ago and it did bring tears to my eyes. My little girl is not so little anymore.