St. Patrick's Day! The day that consists of getting pinched, and those wacky little men we call Leprechauns. Have you ever seen let alone caught a leprechaun? This year at school these pesky little men have been making a bit of a mess in the classrooms, even Peeing green pee and NOT flushing the toilet..
I always thought that if you could find the end of the rainbow there would surely be a leprechaun with his pot of gold.. Apparently they would much rather hang out at Sycamore Academy.
Today I learned something new, I had no idea that leprechauns laid eggs, seriously who would have thought..?? Logan came home today carefully holding, yep you guest it, his very own Leprechaun egg. He was SO excited, he placed it gently in a bowl, even gave it a bath. Not long after, the egg cracked, or shall I say "was cracked" What child is not going to try to crack a leprechaun egg to see if there is a leprechaun in it? Not long after Logan was very quiet, I asked him " Logan why are you so sad?" with that, he started crying such a sad cry, saying he Killed the leprechaun.. HOW SAD IS THAT? I decided I should tell him the truth, "Logan buddy there was no leprechaun in there, it was just pretend, he's still crying pretty loud, and say's now I'm sad that it was pretend." So what's worse, thinking you Killed your leprechaun, or that the leprechaun you thought you killed is fake.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Happy 2012
It's been a super duper long time since I've blogged. This one isn't going to be anything fancy just a bit of an update. As we speak my house is full of kids... where did they all come from? we went from being the only kids in the neighborhood to having TONS. Even a couple living right next door.. My kids are in total heaven. I am exhausted!
Holidays have come and gone, Lots of Hanukkah fun! This year we headed up to Northern California to have Christmas with Joe's side of the family. This is the first year his mom is not with us. See I didn't even blog about that.... We lost Joe's mom, Morgan and Logan's grandma in August of 2010. It was a total shock, and totally unexpected. Here we were planning Thanksgiving in August with the exchange students when BAM! we got the call threw the kids in the car and headed to Holister.. Sadly she didn't make it and suffered a massive stroke at the age of 68. SO this year we spent the holidays with the Botto side.
Morgan and Logan are AMAZING of course, Morgan is miss Popular and sassy pants, Still a little peanut but with a MASSIVE tude... Logan is almost 6 now, reading at a 2Nd grade level, knows a lot about everything and shocks the heck out of me on a daily basis..
I actually went back to work. Now don't get to excited, I'm over it. While at the gym I got a call from a preschool I applied at over 3 years ago, They wanted me to start working asap. It is an AMAZING place and I loved it. But it was just too hard, I love being at home, not worrying about what happens if my kids are sick, or missing their events at school. Not to mention when they are on Vacation. And I was not hired as a teacher, I was doing a lot of cleaning up after everyone else, and it just made me sad. So I'm back to being a SHAME and I love it, I may bitch and complain now and then, but I would not change it for the world... I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and fabulous New Year. I hope 2012 bring joy and peace to all of you!!
Monday, June 20, 2011
Bye bye Adenoids, Hello Tubes
Finally after 8 years give or take, Morgan is finally on her way to being a normally healthy kid.
Here is where the " mommy guilt" comes into play. After all these years of stuffiness, coughing, not sleeping, Not being able to breathe through her nose EVER, to teeth being messed up from " tongue thrust' we all assumed it was all due to allergies. YES Morgan does have allergies, but apparently they are NOT as bad as we all thought. After ear infection after ear infection we FINALLY went to see an ENT who decided to remove the dreaded adenoids and insert tubes.
Morgan is one brave girl, and mommy tried super hard to put on a brave face, YES I know adenoid removal and tube insertion is NOT a big deal.. But when its your baby on the table, and they have to be put under anesthesia Mommy's tend to worry.
The big day was last Friday June 17, the day after Morgan finished up 2nd grade, we went to the
surgery center in Murrieta and waited. Finally it was her turn and Joe and I were able to go in the back with her, Now I was up ALL night, just worrying. My biggest worry was not being able to be with her when they put her to sleep, I was so worried about them wheeling her away crying.
Well my fear did come true, and I'm pretty sure it was a lot worse for me then it was for her, but having her grab on to me and cry as they wheeled her away just sucked!
The surgery itself lasted no more then 30 min, I was there when she woke up and she was fine of course. By the next day Morgan was back to normal, well actually WAY BETTER then normal, she CAN HEAR! seriously we had NO idea she was not hearing well. There was so much fluid in her ears, that all those " huhs" were real!! Joe and I were always saying " don't say huh". Right now everything is a lot louder for her, and it will take some getting used to. She's already breathing through her nose, she's NOT snoring. You would think that I would sleep better not hearing her snore down the hall, but I don't, at least not right now, I'm so used to " hearing" her breathe, that now NOT hearing her breathe makes me worry.
Here is where the " mommy guilt" comes into play. After all these years of stuffiness, coughing, not sleeping, Not being able to breathe through her nose EVER, to teeth being messed up from " tongue thrust' we all assumed it was all due to allergies. YES Morgan does have allergies, but apparently they are NOT as bad as we all thought. After ear infection after ear infection we FINALLY went to see an ENT who decided to remove the dreaded adenoids and insert tubes.
Morgan is one brave girl, and mommy tried super hard to put on a brave face, YES I know adenoid removal and tube insertion is NOT a big deal.. But when its your baby on the table, and they have to be put under anesthesia Mommy's tend to worry.
The big day was last Friday June 17, the day after Morgan finished up 2nd grade, we went to the
surgery center in Murrieta and waited. Finally it was her turn and Joe and I were able to go in the back with her, Now I was up ALL night, just worrying. My biggest worry was not being able to be with her when they put her to sleep, I was so worried about them wheeling her away crying.
Well my fear did come true, and I'm pretty sure it was a lot worse for me then it was for her, but having her grab on to me and cry as they wheeled her away just sucked!
The surgery itself lasted no more then 30 min, I was there when she woke up and she was fine of course. By the next day Morgan was back to normal, well actually WAY BETTER then normal, she CAN HEAR! seriously we had NO idea she was not hearing well. There was so much fluid in her ears, that all those " huhs" were real!! Joe and I were always saying " don't say huh". Right now everything is a lot louder for her, and it will take some getting used to. She's already breathing through her nose, she's NOT snoring. You would think that I would sleep better not hearing her snore down the hall, but I don't, at least not right now, I'm so used to " hearing" her breathe, that now NOT hearing her breathe makes me worry.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
BUTT HOLE
So I took the kids to the bank so they can turn in their coins, trying to coax them into depositing it into THEIR accounts was a bust, So I agreed they could take THEIR money and buy what THEY want at the store. We ended up at Super Target and Logan is dead set on buying a wii game. All he is talking about is Sonic. So I had the fabulous idea that if both kids put their money together they could get a super cool game.. (MARIO CART) Logan has been asking for this game for Months, and for some reason today he was determined NOT to get.. Well Joe Morgan and I were determined TO get it. Before hitting the Wii game isle, Logan was being a butt while he and Morgan were talking constantly saying "butt hole (not something I'm proud of ) I repeatedly told him to stop. Finally Joe took him to the side to sit in a time out in the middle of Super Target. As we are in the game isle the 3 of us are saying anything we can to get him to choose OUR game.. and by the way.. Morgan is one smart cookie, she refuses to spend HER money on a wii game knowing that Logan will use his, and she will get to play for FREE! I am saying anything I can to get him not to choose whatever game he is looking at, at that moment. for instance, Logan is looking at a haunted mansion game... My response is " no that will give you nightmares " OK I KNOW BAD MOMMY!! Finally Joe looks at Logan and Say's " Logan remember when I said you were grounded from the wii for 2 days for saying potty words", well if you get this game, you won't be grounded anymore and you can play it all day tomorrow." With a big HUFF Logan Say's "FINE" and walks off.. Joe follows him and Say's " good choice buddy, and I'll even let you say ONE potty word.." Logan looks up to think about it and Say's "BUTT HOLE!" AND THE MOTHER AND FATHER OF THE YEAR AWARD GOES TO... JOE AND JENNI BOTTO!
Toilet Troubles
Any ideas on how many times a 5 year old can clog up the toilet and flood the bathroom? So far we are at 2 in 2 days! Its never a good thing when your child comes to you and say's " mom, I went poop, and it was a big poop, I flushed it but now the toilet is full of water.... I tried to fix it but I can't." OH JOY so here I go to see what the damage is, as I walk into the bathroom and notice the rug is soaked, there are towels all over and a wet plunger, not to mention about 2 inches of water just sloshing around. At this point I am extremley grateful that the poop made it down the draine before the flood!
Saturday, March 19, 2011
THAT DOESN'T GO THERE LOGAN!
ok so I've noticed that little boys are pretty facinated when it comes to their body parts... Yes I know I have written about THAT before but, the things he say's and does are just so random, and with having a little girl first (thankfully) its even more comical... So in the years before Logan has noticed his "area" can go up and down on its own.. When Morgan was little she noticed this when I was changing his diaper and the first thing that came out of HER mouth was " mommy look mommy his penis is awake"
Well Logan is going to be 5 this coming tuesday, and he STILL is so dag on random, sometimes it infuriates me and other times I just have to walk away because I am laughing so hard, I have to leave the room. Well yesterday was one day that I HAD to leave the room...
Yesterday Morning we were getting ready to head to Disneyland to celebrate Logan's birthday.
I told Logan is was bath time, and to come into the bathroom, the bath water was all ready, bubbles and all. Logan got undressed, and was giggeling pretty uncontrolably. " LOOK MOMMY" of course I turn around . See you would think that this would not suprise me but yep, he got me again.. I turn my head only to see a purple plastic braclet hanging from logan.. and when I say "hanging from Logan" I think you get what I mean..
Well Logan is going to be 5 this coming tuesday, and he STILL is so dag on random, sometimes it infuriates me and other times I just have to walk away because I am laughing so hard, I have to leave the room. Well yesterday was one day that I HAD to leave the room...
Yesterday Morning we were getting ready to head to Disneyland to celebrate Logan's birthday.
I told Logan is was bath time, and to come into the bathroom, the bath water was all ready, bubbles and all. Logan got undressed, and was giggeling pretty uncontrolably. " LOOK MOMMY" of course I turn around . See you would think that this would not suprise me but yep, he got me again.. I turn my head only to see a purple plastic braclet hanging from logan.. and when I say "hanging from Logan" I think you get what I mean..
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
the lies we tell our kids
Lies, we all do it, Big lies, little lies,we lie so we don't hurt someones feelings, or we lie to get out of doing something. Funny how we try to teach our children NEVER to lie, funny because we lie to our children to try to catch them in a lie. Now is it me, or does that just not make sense? Yes I am SO guilty of the lying game, and I'm not afraid to admit it.
Logan is famous for lying, " yes I brushed my teeth, No I didn't pee on the floor, etc. So thanks to Nani, we came up with a sure fire way of finding out if he did in fact lie. "Logan, if you are lying you are going to grow hair on your tongue." Now it didn't take long for this to actually work, as soon as I say "Let me see your tongue" he closes up his mouth so tight so i can't see any little fuzzy's growing, then he runs to the bathroom to double check. HA CAUGHT THAT LIE"
For some reason Little boys either choose NOT pee in the toilet, or they just can't seem to aim, Seriously? how can you NOT aim? Lately I'm finding myself cleaning and scrubbing the toilets and the areas around, GROSS, SMELLY and just plain wrong!. "Logan, did you know that there is a special device on the bathroom rug with an alarm that goes off in daddy's wallet when you pee on the floor"?
Even Morgan is guilty of the "little" lies. Lately she is coming home from school starving, of course she is to busy at lunch time to eat her lunch. So today I asked where is your lunch box, she yells "in my room" and runs to get it then she yells, " I ate half my sandwich" "well maybe if you would eat your lunch you would not come home so hungry." After a few minutes I finally say " Hurry up Morgan" "I'm coming she yells, Now I know what she is doing, because Mom's know EVERYTHING! later at dinner time, Joe asks Morgan " so how was your lunch today, Morgan looks at me with a surprised look on her face. Even Daddy's are in on this lying thing.... Joe said "Morgan, did you know that I was watching you through your window, and I saw you eating your lunch" Morgan's face was SHOCKED, as she started laughing uncontrollably. HA caught that lie too!
Logan is famous for lying, " yes I brushed my teeth, No I didn't pee on the floor, etc. So thanks to Nani, we came up with a sure fire way of finding out if he did in fact lie. "Logan, if you are lying you are going to grow hair on your tongue." Now it didn't take long for this to actually work, as soon as I say "Let me see your tongue" he closes up his mouth so tight so i can't see any little fuzzy's growing, then he runs to the bathroom to double check. HA CAUGHT THAT LIE"
For some reason Little boys either choose NOT pee in the toilet, or they just can't seem to aim, Seriously? how can you NOT aim? Lately I'm finding myself cleaning and scrubbing the toilets and the areas around, GROSS, SMELLY and just plain wrong!. "Logan, did you know that there is a special device on the bathroom rug with an alarm that goes off in daddy's wallet when you pee on the floor"?
Even Morgan is guilty of the "little" lies. Lately she is coming home from school starving, of course she is to busy at lunch time to eat her lunch. So today I asked where is your lunch box, she yells "in my room" and runs to get it then she yells, " I ate half my sandwich" "well maybe if you would eat your lunch you would not come home so hungry." After a few minutes I finally say " Hurry up Morgan" "I'm coming she yells, Now I know what she is doing, because Mom's know EVERYTHING! later at dinner time, Joe asks Morgan " so how was your lunch today, Morgan looks at me with a surprised look on her face. Even Daddy's are in on this lying thing.... Joe said "Morgan, did you know that I was watching you through your window, and I saw you eating your lunch" Morgan's face was SHOCKED, as she started laughing uncontrollably. HA caught that lie too!
Saturday, December 18, 2010
The MAN Voice
Seriously is this learned or are they born with it?
Every so often Logan will start doing the "man" walk, you know the strut?!
and every so often he'll ask a question or tell you something with this very low as a matter of fact tone.
The other day Makenna came over to play, Logan and Makenna are about the same age, and she is just such a cutie pie. Obviously I am not the only one who thinks so. After both kids had a snack they went out back to play, It was early December and about 85 degrees outside. I looked outside and saw Logan walking around Shirtless, doing the "man walk". Was he showing off for his little girlfriend?or was he just plain hot? yes he is only 4 but I'm telling you THEY ARE BORN THIS WAY"
A little while later I called kids to come inside for lunch. It was pizza this time.. They were so cute just sitting together eating pizza and drinking juice, when Logan all of a sudden sits straight up, looks over at Makenna, an in a VERY deep voice Say's " So uh Makenna, do you like Peperoni?"
Every so often Logan will start doing the "man" walk, you know the strut?!
and every so often he'll ask a question or tell you something with this very low as a matter of fact tone.
The other day Makenna came over to play, Logan and Makenna are about the same age, and she is just such a cutie pie. Obviously I am not the only one who thinks so. After both kids had a snack they went out back to play, It was early December and about 85 degrees outside. I looked outside and saw Logan walking around Shirtless, doing the "man walk". Was he showing off for his little girlfriend?or was he just plain hot? yes he is only 4 but I'm telling you THEY ARE BORN THIS WAY"
A little while later I called kids to come inside for lunch. It was pizza this time.. They were so cute just sitting together eating pizza and drinking juice, when Logan all of a sudden sits straight up, looks over at Makenna, an in a VERY deep voice Say's " So uh Makenna, do you like Peperoni?"
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
mommy guilt
Do you ever feel like your a bad parent? I'm sure you do I'm sure we all do. Its not a good feeling. I'm always doubting myself, and even losing my temper. It seems like I've been losing it a lot lately. I've been told that "If you are a bad parent you would not be worried about being a bad parent," So I guess that's a good thing. I just HATE feeling that I've done something wrong or scarred them for life. As the kids get older it seems they are more determined to drive me completely nuts, from Morgan arguing about homework, to throwing a fit when I ask her to turn off her light if she's not in her room. Then from Logan acting totally out of control and embarrassing me by running around out of control in the grocery store to, cutting the sides of his hair right AFTER I took him for a hair cut. I know I know this is all normal, then why do I feel so out of control? At the end of the day I find myself apologizing for yelling or my short fuse, then praising them telling them "thank you for being such a good boy today I'm so proud of you." Usually both kids look at me like I'm insane and say "um we got busted today, or mommy you yelled at us today," and here I go again saying I know but that was just a small part of the day, when really it was HUGE chunk of the day. I go to bed feeling crappy and just wanting to go into their room and hug them telling them how much I love them. I'm sure I'm making it sound like I'm Mommy dearest, I know its not that bad. I just guess everyone has room for improvement. And I'm vowing to have more patience, and try to enjoy my kids a bit more everyday..
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
please don't say it outloud!
So Logan is at it again! I really do wonder where he comes up with these things, and I'm actually a little afraid for when he starts school.. What are his teachers going to think, Surely he's not getting this stuff from me!!
The other day we were getting ready to go out, Logan was looking pretty spiffy, Cute little slacks with a nice button down collar shirt. I'm tucking his shirt in and he just looks at me and says "mom, you just tickled my penis," as I'm about to say " oh I'm sorry buddy" he looks at me with a smile and Say's " and it felt good, actually it felt awesome" OK WHAT?! All I can think of is please don't say that out loud, I can just see CPS showing up at the door to question me!
The other day we were getting ready to go out, Logan was looking pretty spiffy, Cute little slacks with a nice button down collar shirt. I'm tucking his shirt in and he just looks at me and says "mom, you just tickled my penis," as I'm about to say " oh I'm sorry buddy" he looks at me with a smile and Say's " and it felt good, actually it felt awesome" OK WHAT?! All I can think of is please don't say that out loud, I can just see CPS showing up at the door to question me!
our not so boring trip to the commissary!
OK so the last time I posted was about the "mystery smell" Thankfully there has not been anymore smells lurking around. But there are plenty of other entertaining stories..
School has started THANK GOD! I Thought I was going to have to admit myself to the loony bin for a while. Morgan is now in 2ND grade... How the heck did that happen? she is still my teeny little peanut and as spunky and sassy as ever, at least the eye rolls have stopped, or at least she has just found a way to do it without me seeing. I don't care as long as I don't see it then its not happening.
2 weeks after Morgan started school Logan FINALLY started back at preschool, now its only for 2 hours and 45 minutes a day, but let me tell you... It is the BEST 2 hours and 45 min EVER!! He is still my little how should I say, "trouble Maker."
I took him to the Commissary with me a few weeks ago, and of course it was anything but boring. He was being such a good boy, and big helper. However that did not last as long as I had hoped. Sure enough as were walking down the medicine Isle, he's walking beside the cart and I hear, " OWEEEEEEEEEE!!! MOMMMMMY" Sure enough he's got his entire hand stuck between the metal bars in the shopping cart. My first reaction was " really? why am I not surprised" so I actually just stood there for a few seconds just staring.. Now there are a lot of older people shopping at the commissary at this time, and this older woman sees Logan and takes off running down the isle saying I'll get the Vaseline." Then this other older woman walks by and yells for her husband who comes running down the isle to save the day.. Seriously I'm just laughing thinking to myself " wow this seems like last year when he got his head stuck in the car door window." Shortly after the man comes up Logan manages to turn his hand and pull it out, the woman with the Vaseline Say's "thank God" and pats Logan on the head!! The man gives Logan a high five and wishes me Luck.... He has no idea how much luck I need!
School has started THANK GOD! I Thought I was going to have to admit myself to the loony bin for a while. Morgan is now in 2ND grade... How the heck did that happen? she is still my teeny little peanut and as spunky and sassy as ever, at least the eye rolls have stopped, or at least she has just found a way to do it without me seeing. I don't care as long as I don't see it then its not happening.
2 weeks after Morgan started school Logan FINALLY started back at preschool, now its only for 2 hours and 45 minutes a day, but let me tell you... It is the BEST 2 hours and 45 min EVER!! He is still my little how should I say, "trouble Maker."
I took him to the Commissary with me a few weeks ago, and of course it was anything but boring. He was being such a good boy, and big helper. However that did not last as long as I had hoped. Sure enough as were walking down the medicine Isle, he's walking beside the cart and I hear, " OWEEEEEEEEEE!!! MOMMMMMY" Sure enough he's got his entire hand stuck between the metal bars in the shopping cart. My first reaction was " really? why am I not surprised" so I actually just stood there for a few seconds just staring.. Now there are a lot of older people shopping at the commissary at this time, and this older woman sees Logan and takes off running down the isle saying I'll get the Vaseline." Then this other older woman walks by and yells for her husband who comes running down the isle to save the day.. Seriously I'm just laughing thinking to myself " wow this seems like last year when he got his head stuck in the car door window." Shortly after the man comes up Logan manages to turn his hand and pull it out, the woman with the Vaseline Say's "thank God" and pats Logan on the head!! The man gives Logan a high five and wishes me Luck.... He has no idea how much luck I need!
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
The Mystery Smell!!
Well for the past several days every time we get into the car when its closed up, there is a foul smell. I've looked everywhere trying to find the smell, thinking of course there is some sort of left over snack collecting mold and smelling up the mom mobile. After washing the car, vacuuming, even taking the seats out I found nothing. So I figured I'd just spray some air Freshener and be done with it.
A couple of days later while I stop to pick up Benny (one of our exchange students) to take him to school, He is sitting in the very back seat with the one and only Logan. Apparently Benny had a pretty good whiff of the smell and opened up one of the consoles that I seemed to have missed, and of course it is the one closest to Logan's chair. And there it is! the Mystery smell. Some sort of Juice and God knows what floating around along side of MOLD, Black or green, whatever it was just floating around what I'm guessing was Apple Juice, and by now pretty fermented. I decided it wasn't worth mentioning to Logan at that time because who knows how long its been in there, and by that time I can't really see the logic in scolding him for something he did weeks ago.. So I pour bleach, take a rag, and clean it out. ahhhhhhh the smell of clean.
That same day we get into the car to pick up the kids from school, first thing Logan does is open the console and yell " HEY MOM, SOMEONE STOLE MY POTION!"
NICE, THATS ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS NICE!!
A couple of days later while I stop to pick up Benny (one of our exchange students) to take him to school, He is sitting in the very back seat with the one and only Logan. Apparently Benny had a pretty good whiff of the smell and opened up one of the consoles that I seemed to have missed, and of course it is the one closest to Logan's chair. And there it is! the Mystery smell. Some sort of Juice and God knows what floating around along side of MOLD, Black or green, whatever it was just floating around what I'm guessing was Apple Juice, and by now pretty fermented. I decided it wasn't worth mentioning to Logan at that time because who knows how long its been in there, and by that time I can't really see the logic in scolding him for something he did weeks ago.. So I pour bleach, take a rag, and clean it out. ahhhhhhh the smell of clean.
That same day we get into the car to pick up the kids from school, first thing Logan does is open the console and yell " HEY MOM, SOMEONE STOLE MY POTION!"
NICE, THATS ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS NICE!!
Thursday, August 12, 2010
We should win a prize for this LMAO
Check out Logans face, seriously the FUNNIEST thing I've ever seen. We can not stop laughing at this.. funny thing is he LOVED this ride and asked if he could go on it again!
EYE ROLLS AND AIR QUOTES OH MY!
HOLY COW it has been a long time since I've blogged, But that does not mean nothing has been going on, it just means I've been so busy, or just plain lazy!
These past few months have been INTERESTING, FUN, STRESSFUL, and exciting! We took a family trip to the river for a few days of Jet Ski's and swimming. we took Madison with us and we all had a great time! funny thing is its 125 + out there, and your in the water ALL DAY and I didn't even get a freckle, then a few hours here at home at the beach, and I end up looking like a lobster. Either way we had a blast. The most AMAZING thing to happen in our family is hosting our Foreign exchange student Verena, she is from Austria and is staying with us for a month. WE LOVE HER! actually we love all of the kids that are here, we have been so busy, so tired but having the time of our lives. we can not wait to host again next year! Sadly they all have to go home next weekend, I know my kids are going to be devastated. Logan has been "cheeky" as Verena says, and I kind of like that instead of saying "bratty". it sounds way cuter.. And yes Logan has been CHEEKY! HOLY MO LY! he has also started using "air quotes" OK my first question is "WHERE DID HE LEARN AIR QUOTES?" The other day he actually looked at Joe held up his " air quotes" and said "dad your such a drama boy". Morgan has turned into a "DIVA" overnight, I'm not liking 7 so much, I guess its just a taste of what lies ahead. She has started doing the "eye roll" really? at 7? I was thinking more like 11 or 12 but no, at the age of 7 she knows EVERYTHING mom and dad are always wrong. I actually told her "if you roll your eyes at me one more time I'm going to knock your eye sockets out of your head" OK NO I WOULD NEVER DO THAT! but the eye roll EVERYDAY!
Tuesday we took Verena and kids to Knots Berry Farm, I told Morgan "hold on to my hand so you don't' get lost" she gives me A LOUD LONG SIGH on top of an EYE ROLL" OH Holy Hell!!!!
Speaking of Knots, we all went on the Log Ride, I have no words to describe it so I will just have to post a picture and you can see for yourselves! On that note I will attempt to blog more Often, Now I get to pick up dog poop, and mow the back yard! YAY ME!
These past few months have been INTERESTING, FUN, STRESSFUL, and exciting! We took a family trip to the river for a few days of Jet Ski's and swimming. we took Madison with us and we all had a great time! funny thing is its 125 + out there, and your in the water ALL DAY and I didn't even get a freckle, then a few hours here at home at the beach, and I end up looking like a lobster. Either way we had a blast. The most AMAZING thing to happen in our family is hosting our Foreign exchange student Verena, she is from Austria and is staying with us for a month. WE LOVE HER! actually we love all of the kids that are here, we have been so busy, so tired but having the time of our lives. we can not wait to host again next year! Sadly they all have to go home next weekend, I know my kids are going to be devastated. Logan has been "cheeky" as Verena says, and I kind of like that instead of saying "bratty". it sounds way cuter.. And yes Logan has been CHEEKY! HOLY MO LY! he has also started using "air quotes" OK my first question is "WHERE DID HE LEARN AIR QUOTES?" The other day he actually looked at Joe held up his " air quotes" and said "dad your such a drama boy". Morgan has turned into a "DIVA" overnight, I'm not liking 7 so much, I guess its just a taste of what lies ahead. She has started doing the "eye roll" really? at 7? I was thinking more like 11 or 12 but no, at the age of 7 she knows EVERYTHING mom and dad are always wrong. I actually told her "if you roll your eyes at me one more time I'm going to knock your eye sockets out of your head" OK NO I WOULD NEVER DO THAT! but the eye roll EVERYDAY!
Tuesday we took Verena and kids to Knots Berry Farm, I told Morgan "hold on to my hand so you don't' get lost" she gives me A LOUD LONG SIGH on top of an EYE ROLL" OH Holy Hell!!!!
Speaking of Knots, we all went on the Log Ride, I have no words to describe it so I will just have to post a picture and you can see for yourselves! On that note I will attempt to blog more Often, Now I get to pick up dog poop, and mow the back yard! YAY ME!
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
and Just because we can't leave little Logan out, here he is enjoying a burger bigger then his face
well she wasn't 100% better but she got to ride it for a little while
Here is Morgan the Morning of her 7th birthday trying so hard NOT to be sick, she loved her new bike even tho she could not ride it for a few days
Here is a picture from our trip to the Animal park with Lexie, Notice Morgan is holding on to her leash.. Yea there is a reason for that.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
DON'T ANSWER THE PHONE!
Seriously where does he come up with these things?? I dropped Morgan off at school Logan and I had about 40 minutes before he had to be at preschool so we ran a couple of errands, I pulled into the parking space directly in front of the ATM so I could make a deposit.. Now I was not more then 5 feet away from the car so don't freak out when I tell you I left Logan in the car waiting for me.. I Also left my coffee in the cup holder in the car.. I got back in the car and Logan was in Morgans seat, that was no big deal he's played musical chairs before.. ( no no no not while I'm driving so chill out!) Anyway as I was driving out of the parking lot Logan Say's "Mom the invisible me drank your coffee," "What, Logan did you drink my coffee?" "no mom, It was the Invisible Me." "Logan, be honest, did you drink my coffee?" "Mom, you be honest, what were you doing at the bank?" "UM I was depositing a check" ... "OK mom then yes I drank your coffee.."
So then Later that afternoon, we picked Morgan up from school and headed to get her allergy shots like we do twice a week. Out of the blue Logan says to me " I talked to Michelle Obama" (OK just that he even knows the name "Michelle Obama" is insane) So I said " oh really, and what did she say" Logan Say's "she called on the phone and said Hi Logan, this is Michelle Obama, OK."
Yesterday Logan had his 4 year old check up, HE LOVES going to the Dr, and they LOVE when we come in because they get free entertainment. Logan who as you all know is not even close to being shy, immediately broke out in song, singing The Star Spangled Banner, This Land Is Your Land, and doing the Pledge Of Allegiance, he told Dr. Azhand all about Michelle Obama, Dr. Azhand asked who she was, and Logan told him she lives in the United States, He asked Logan who is she married to, and Logan thought for a minute and asked " whats that boys name" Dr Azhand was cracking up, and Logan finally said "Barrack Obama". Dr Azhand said he can't believe how confident Logan is, and keeps telling me how bright he is.. Well Logan was having a great time until the nurse told him he needed to get One shot and One finger poke. Well Instantly Logan started to cry, begging me to take him home.. " mommy I don't want to get a shot, can't we just leave?" " no buddy we can't go yet," Yes mommy, we can run" No, we cant they will catch us." "do they have a car" "Yes, and when we get home they will call us and ask what happened".. Logan looked up at me with those big blue eyes and said "DON'T ANSWER THE PHONE!"
So then Later that afternoon, we picked Morgan up from school and headed to get her allergy shots like we do twice a week. Out of the blue Logan says to me " I talked to Michelle Obama" (OK just that he even knows the name "Michelle Obama" is insane) So I said " oh really, and what did she say" Logan Say's "she called on the phone and said Hi Logan, this is Michelle Obama, OK."
Yesterday Logan had his 4 year old check up, HE LOVES going to the Dr, and they LOVE when we come in because they get free entertainment. Logan who as you all know is not even close to being shy, immediately broke out in song, singing The Star Spangled Banner, This Land Is Your Land, and doing the Pledge Of Allegiance, he told Dr. Azhand all about Michelle Obama, Dr. Azhand asked who she was, and Logan told him she lives in the United States, He asked Logan who is she married to, and Logan thought for a minute and asked " whats that boys name" Dr Azhand was cracking up, and Logan finally said "Barrack Obama". Dr Azhand said he can't believe how confident Logan is, and keeps telling me how bright he is.. Well Logan was having a great time until the nurse told him he needed to get One shot and One finger poke. Well Instantly Logan started to cry, begging me to take him home.. " mommy I don't want to get a shot, can't we just leave?" " no buddy we can't go yet," Yes mommy, we can run" No, we cant they will catch us." "do they have a car" "Yes, and when we get home they will call us and ask what happened".. Logan looked up at me with those big blue eyes and said "DON'T ANSWER THE PHONE!"
Birthday Blues!
Well its hard to believe that our beautiful little Miss Morgan Ashley is now 7 years old, Seriously where did the time go? I miss her little chunky face, and how she used to parrot everything we say. 7 years.... Wow time really does fly.
Morgan has been counting down the days for weeks now til her birthday, So excited for her big party at Pump It Up with her ENTIRE class.. (yes this will be the last year we do that holy cow is it expensive)The night before her birthday Morgan was, well lets just say SASSY! She was snappy, and mean, and really ungrateful, seriously. She had sort of of a fit when we told her she would not be able to open a present early because her attitude was bad, then when Logan gave her his present (Jammie's) she looked at me and said " so its only clothes" UM WHAT??? well after that little incident she disappeared into her room. A few minutes later I went to find her and she was snoring away in her bed. Well, I just figured she was tired and excited for her big day. Then at 4 am she came into our room telling daddy her tummy hurt. OK this is the difference between moms and dads.. Daddy's say "well there's nothing I can do for you, go back to bed" and Mommy's say OK honey let me rub your belly." Shortly after I got her back to bed, she was moaning and calling for me, I ran to her room and there she went.....PUKED all over her floor, and all I could really think was "NOOOO NOT TODAY." We then I thought maybe its all the Mucus from her allergies, I'll keep her home for the morning to rest, and the party will go as planned. No such luck, I ran some errands while she napped with daddy, I picked up her cake came home gave her a bath to make her feel better, as soon as she got out of the bath she puked AGAIN AND AGAIN. She spent the rest of her birthday sleeping on the couch.. I called all the parents and rescheduled her party for Monday and we decided May 13Th of 2010 was NOT her birthday, it will be Monday.
The last thing she said to me before falling asleep that night was "mommy, even tho I'm sick and throwing up, I still like being 7..
Morgan has been counting down the days for weeks now til her birthday, So excited for her big party at Pump It Up with her ENTIRE class.. (yes this will be the last year we do that holy cow is it expensive)The night before her birthday Morgan was, well lets just say SASSY! She was snappy, and mean, and really ungrateful, seriously. She had sort of of a fit when we told her she would not be able to open a present early because her attitude was bad, then when Logan gave her his present (Jammie's) she looked at me and said " so its only clothes" UM WHAT??? well after that little incident she disappeared into her room. A few minutes later I went to find her and she was snoring away in her bed. Well, I just figured she was tired and excited for her big day. Then at 4 am she came into our room telling daddy her tummy hurt. OK this is the difference between moms and dads.. Daddy's say "well there's nothing I can do for you, go back to bed" and Mommy's say OK honey let me rub your belly." Shortly after I got her back to bed, she was moaning and calling for me, I ran to her room and there she went.....PUKED all over her floor, and all I could really think was "NOOOO NOT TODAY." We then I thought maybe its all the Mucus from her allergies, I'll keep her home for the morning to rest, and the party will go as planned. No such luck, I ran some errands while she napped with daddy, I picked up her cake came home gave her a bath to make her feel better, as soon as she got out of the bath she puked AGAIN AND AGAIN. She spent the rest of her birthday sleeping on the couch.. I called all the parents and rescheduled her party for Monday and we decided May 13Th of 2010 was NOT her birthday, it will be Monday.
The last thing she said to me before falling asleep that night was "mommy, even tho I'm sick and throwing up, I still like being 7..
Monday, May 3, 2010
At least he's Honest!
So were trying to be really positive lately with Logan.. Hoping his whining will stop and improve his listening skills. The other day at dinner Joe asks Logan to do something, and surprisingly he did after being asked only once... Joe Say's to Logan "Thanks Buddy, I love it when you listen, I wish you would listen all the time" Logan replies without even a pause, and shaking his head, " That's not gonna happen."
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Tell me I'm NOT the only one!
Notice Logans Shoes? Well I give up, he likes them that way!
Here are my Beautiful babes, at Pechenga awaiting Hairspray the Musical. The evening started off great, with a yummy dinner and lots of excitment. It ended 45 min into the show, with "I'm tired, I wanna go home." 2 kids crying, a frustraited daddy, and sad mommy.. What We saw of the show was amazing. I hope to see all of it one day.. Lesson of the day: EVEN IF the little ones get a good nap, An 8pm show is just not a good idea.. SO I'M SORRY TO THOSE OF YOU THAT WERE SITTING NEAR US".. I really did Mean well!
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
"MOM, DON'T COME IN HERE"
FYI, when your 4 year old yells from the bathroom " MOM, DON'T COME IN HERE!" ALWAYS do!
I noticed the bathroom light was on and Logan was no where in site, I start walking toward the bathroom and I hear... " MOM don't come in here", I walk into the bathroom and find, Logan Standing near the toilet buck naked, holding Morgans toothbrush, with a full toilet. First thing out of his mouth is "I didn't do anything." I never got an answer other then I didn't do anything so I really have NO idea what he did, I just know it does not "smell" good.. So We threw Morgan tooth brush away, and I'm starting to think the poor girl needs her own bathroom!
I noticed the bathroom light was on and Logan was no where in site, I start walking toward the bathroom and I hear... " MOM don't come in here", I walk into the bathroom and find, Logan Standing near the toilet buck naked, holding Morgans toothbrush, with a full toilet. First thing out of his mouth is "I didn't do anything." I never got an answer other then I didn't do anything so I really have NO idea what he did, I just know it does not "smell" good.. So We threw Morgan tooth brush away, and I'm starting to think the poor girl needs her own bathroom!
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