We are shopping

We are shopping for a bigger family van. How much bigger can we get. We are going to look at one tomorrow. It is a Dodge Ram Wagon 2000. It has 13,000 miles on it and we offered them 4000 and they said yes!!!! I hope that the test drive goes well, because then on Monday we will purchase it. We also have to pray about it and make sure that this is right for us. We will have to sell our other van which is posted on craigs list so I hope that I can get it sold!!!! I will update all on the status Monday on what we are going to do?

Blowing Bubbles

Sammie is getting so big!!!! She is 3 months already. Her new thing is she loves to blow bubbles. David and I make rasberry noises at her all the time and she loves it. She has been trying to mimick it for so long now and she finially has done it. Way cute to watch. She is also becoming quite the mover she pushes with her feet and moves around. But she refuses to be on her tummy much. She loves it when Allison holds her. She is loving Joseph too, he has been taken away by her and loves her so much. He is growing up and is starting to figure out who he is as well. Sammie puts up with the younger kids. They are a little more rough with her then she would like. Maddie thinks the world of her but does not like to be the dolly all the time. Sammie loves the sleepy wrap. She is in that a lot. Anyways she is doing great and is a great sleeper as well I have been blessed with such a great baby and a wonderful family.

Michael and his fedish with movies

Michael loves movies. The first thing he does when he wakes up in the morning, goes to my room and picks A DVD to haul around for the day. He is very mad at me when I will not let him take it. HE says "no Michael's movie I watch it now please." This goes on all day long. Now if the computer is not being used by anyone and it is unlocked he comes to the computer and by himself he turns on a variety of different movies that we have loaded onto the computer. What a guff ball. I can not believe that he can actually oppereate the computer all by him self like that. I really can not do anything around him if I do not want him to figure it out.

Oh and to tell you how serious he is about movies here is a story:
We once owned the movie Santa Clause 3 but it was scratched and did not work anymore so I through it in the trash can outside because I did not want him to carry it around the house all day and think that it was OK. The next morning I hear him up and then the door opened this is 6:30am. I get up and he is going outside to get the movie so I bring him in and tell him that we can not get the movie because it is in the garbage. Later that morning after the big kids were gone to school he comes in the house with the movie. What I thought how did you get that? I went out to put it back and he had gotten a crate and stood on it to reach into the yucky garbage can and retrived his movie. I then went about my day did preschool lunch and then nap time and as soon as he woke up he moved the wipe container to the door and stood on that to reach the chain that we have to unlock it and get his movie. He was too short and could not reach. So he got a tote that I had gone through earlier and pushed that to the door, still not tall enough so he stacked the wipe container on the tote, still not tall enough so he went to the kitchen and got a cup. Yes he is a master stacker and climber. No he did not get a chance to see if this would be tall enough. Mom spoiled the fun. I don't know I felt it was just a bit to risky for a 2 year old. He finally watched the garbage man take it away on garbage day and said his good byes to it.


Ok so he is really obsessed with movies. Yet he does not sit and watch more then 15 min of a show? Funny Boy

Spencers thoughts

Spencer is such a grown up he cracks me up!!!! He is always saying things like "Guess what mom I am your boy Spencer". Or "guess what mom I love you". He is the best little boy. He is also a big helper. He loves to bring me the baby even when she is sleeping! I am still working on that one. He has such a tender heart and a sweet spirit to him. He and Maddie are always together and are slowly letting Micheal join them. Love my kids

Rubber Bands

Yesterday I was making dinner and Maddie just wanted to be held. I have a wrap and she wanted to ride in it so we put her in it. I was cooking noodles for Alfredo. She asked me " Mom why are there rubber bands in the water" I am telling you this girl thinks of it all!!!! She was very concerned and I had to explain to her that they were noodles. Trying not to laugh the whole time. She is a darling 4 year old. I love her guts!!!!!!

The ups and the downs

Why have I been having so many ups and downs lately? I just want to be happy again, with a non fake smile. I feel like I am always sad. I just want to cry, but yet when someone asks how I am doing I say I am fine, because if I don't then I start crying and I can not express how I feel. I have felt like I am not a good friend and that people are annoyed with me. I don't know what I do but or what I don't do. I guess I should not let things like this bother me but I am being altra sensitive lately and I just want to crawl into a hole and hide.

On a lighter note Michael is learning to be "Gentle" to Sammie. He has not scratched and poked at her for 2 weeks now:) I wish that other people could see that. I guess it just takes time. We are all over pertective of our own kids. I would probally not let my kids play with kids that were not gentle if I knew that they were going to get hurt. Yes Michael is a little rough but he was not this way until Sammie was born.

I feel like people judge me and think that I am a bad Mom. Hey I just look at it as challenge, and with a tear in my eye that I have very rough boys that do not realize their strength yet and my job is to keep reminding them that gentle is ok.

Do you ever feel that life is never ending and that as you accomplish one trail another one is coming to get you. I know that as I read the Scriptures and Pray I am blessed with inspiration on how to deal with our trials. I am grateful for all that I know and for a loving Heavenly Father who loves me no matter what I do.



OK so I guess I am done for now and sorry if this was a sad post but we are all sad sometimes I just have been more so lately then others.

Life is good

I love my husband and I love my kids they are all just so great!!!!

It is always good to see someone taking the time to walk with your son that has little to very few friends. I am grateful to mommies that teach their children to love all kids out their no matter what they may be.

I love my Oldest Daughter Allison for always watching out for her brother, even though she may get annoyed with him from time to time she loves him deeply. I know that I must be doing something right because my kids just love each other and they show verbally and physically and emotionally. And quite frequently. Any ways must go to bed Sammie is calling me...... Mommy I want milk she says hurry mom run!!!!!