Bedtime snack... Gotta do SOMETHING with all that leftover Christmas candy, right?



blogger is being DUMB. At least on the iPad. I've been trying all day to get it to work.

Fresh

fresh out of the tub, and so handsome. I've been thinking lately about how my kids were meant to be mine, how other kids aren't, and how glad I am for that. Everyone's kids are special. But mine are are extra special because they are mine. I've been extra grateful for Claire lately, since she's not here and all. One reason is she helps bubba to NOT be a brat. It sounds funny, but only child syndrome has kicked in, and big time. Or maybe he is like that a lot, and she helps me not notice? He's stil my sweet little boy, but we are in that really hard, "you aren't understanding what I want when I whine and wave my arms and stomp my feet" stage, and he is trying to be picky..... Hopefully we'll rid him of that soon. He is his father's child, it's probably 80% him, 20% me. Like, when he gets hungry, he is not a happy camper til he gets some food in him. Go too long without eating, and we have a bear on our hands. Joe has gotten better over the years, but we have to be careful on fast Sundays :) Caleb is still my sweetheart through and through, always trying to be helpful, and so, so funny. Right now he's playing "where-dit-go?" with his sippy cup and he keeps pushing it further and further behind my back. Then asking me where it went... Like I said, hilarious.

love my chicks to pieces. Do I say that too much? Miss my Claire.

Happy

He knows how to be happy. Which makes me happy. Loooove him.

Hungry boy

Loooove the very hungry caterpillar. Bubba-love does too. And the doggies outside playing in two inches of snow.

that's right. Haters complained enough, and got some stinking snow. I was rather enjoying my balmy fifty degrees, no coats, windows down and sunshine,thankyouverymuch. I was starting to think it was April. I'll just keep de-junking anyways I guess. Not that anyone can tell....

Only child

I think bubba monster likes all the attention, with not having his sister around. And getting to play with whatever toy he wants. He's been going from toy to toy, thrilled that mama lets him play and doesn't try and take anything away. And he slept in, waaaaay past his normal wake up. But I think he misses his sister. Sorry for all the one-photo posts. Promise lots of good ones are forth coming. Mi madre has my memory card. I'll snatch it next week! Someone has to pick up Claire....

Missing

this little blondie. I heard she was in texas, with an aunt, grandparents, and two puppies. Anybody seen her?

Rule breaking

I said I would never ever ever buy a pair of skinny jeans. And here I am, wearing them at 6+ months prego-licious. What was I thinking??? Oh yeah, that they fit inside my boots. Yes.

Sharing is caring.

I try realllly hard not to let the kids watch tv all day. I declared it a sick day, and decided I don't care about that- we are out of tissues, so toilet paper is being passed around. Along with some Cheetos. Bubba monster looooves them. The orange compliments the green bruise covering half his forehead, right?

btw, Dora is not my fave. Oh well.

Photo-a-day

They will probably all be terrible photos, but let's see how long this lasts, shall we? I need a 'fun' resolution. The 'improvement' ones are personal this time around... And some are post-baby, so gotta wait for a while.

The chicklets dancing and falling. Nothing like running around like a banshee in a freshly picked up and vacuumed room, right?

Today's goals- get the Christmas put away, and finish the laundry. (including putting away!) it's a no-pain-so-far day, and although there is nothing like kicking back when the stickies arrive, we have a few busy weeks ahead and I don't like to rest when I'm sick. I get better faster, I think. (I took the ACT and another standardized test for two days with a 102 degree fever. The score from that test got me into BYU, so you tell me if I should do stuff when I'm sick.) off to put kids down for naps. Best part of the day sometimes!

Princess cowgirl.

Love my princess. She got through her first full day of sunbeams, despite losing all her friends she so dearly loves. She ended up doing better than most of the kids, totally surprised, and not.

Claire and bubba got cowboy hats for Christmas, and Claire is convinced the tag says something about princesses, making them for cowboy princesses. Whatever, it's cute.

cant wait for baby e to join the rascals. She has a lot to look forward to. Just 14 weeks! That doesn't sound like much..... So excited!