I just wanted to brag about my kids for a second. I am so impressed with how smart they are! Not that I doubted for a second that they would be smart, they have just really been throwing me off lately. Some of the stuff they are coming up is so awesome!
Last week, on two different trips to and from preschool, I worked with them on knowing right from left. I am turning right, now I'm turning left. Which way is this? Etc. Well, yesterday on the way to preschool I said, which way am I turning now, and they answered...and it was correct! They answered every turn correctly, to and from preschool! Then, on the way home from preschool I had to kind of hit the brakes as a light had changed colors and I needed to stop. Antonio asked "what's that Mommy, a big bump?" I told him no that it was a red light and when you a see a red light it means that you have to stop. He so brilliantly told me, Green says Go. :)
I was slightly shocked and then told him, yes it does! Then they continued to tell me turn for turn the rest of the way home. I am sure there are many other kids that know all this and maybe even know it earlier than mine did, but it makes Mommy proud when they say stuff like that! I've met first and second graders that can't tell their right from their left. So the fact that my 2 year-olds can, impresses me.
And they are so sweet and loving. I asked Analise for a kiss yesterday and she gave it to me, held my face in her little hands and said "I love you so much, no matter what." Which is what I say to her, but the fact that she did it unprompted was awesome! Melted my heart!
And I love watching them play with their friends. Yesterday we were at a friend's house (Katie) for Monday Night Football, and Antonio was playing with Jackson. I always call Jackson by his full name. I never really shorten it. Well, Antonio was playing with him with the soccer ball saying, hey Jack, catch! Hey Jack. Hey Jack. I just thought it was so sweet that he already has a little nickname for his friend.
Even when they are pushing every button I have in an attempt to make me nuts, they turn around and 2 seconds later do something so sweet, or cute or funny. It makes me forget I was mad a second ago. And I just love it. They are so sweet!!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Pure Joy
There is nothing like seeing pure joy on the faces of your children. That is what I was able to experience this weekend with mine.
This weekend was the Fall Festival in Pahrump, or known to many as Harvest Festival. This was the first year we decided to take the kids to go on the rides. They had such an amazing time!! I wish we had gone on Thursday and Friday to do the rides, but we only went on Thursday. They absolutely loved it!
They were so excited to ride in the cars and the airplanes and Analise LOVED the little roller coaster. Antonio didn't like it as much. In fact, when we were finished I looked at him and asked, "wasn't that so much fun?" He put his hands on his hips and looked at me and said, "that was NOT fun!" It made me laugh!
They loved all the rides and on nearly all of them they smiled and waved at us as they went by each time.
We ran into a friend that Ben works with who was their with her daughter, and Analise rode many of the rides with Bridget. They are so cute and had such a good time. I just loved it. You can tell in their faces how much fun it was!
On Friday night we went to the rodeo. The kids liked it ok, but weren't as interested as they were last year. To be honest, neither was I. I had a good time, but it wasn't as entertaining as it was last year. We will have to think hard about it next year before we decide for sure if we are going to go.
Saturday we got up and went to the parade. Antonio LOVES fire trucks! And the big line of fire trucks was the first thing we saw. He loved it! After they were gone, however, he kept saying "I want more fire trucks!" Analise sat there and waved at everyone who went by. EVERYONE! She has truly perfected her beauty queen wave! I loved watching them. It was such a fun weekend. Here are a few pictures for you to get an idea of how much fun they had!!
Driving the firetruck and Analise with her beauty queen wave. :)
Look, I can drive and wave!
Analise and Bridget driving Antonio. Analise waving, of course!
Antonio driving his "beep beep bus"! :)
Analise and Daddy on the roller coaster. She had her arms up the whole time!
Antonio flying his airplane!
Oh what fun they had. I almost can't wait for this time next year...ALMOST! :)
This weekend was the Fall Festival in Pahrump, or known to many as Harvest Festival. This was the first year we decided to take the kids to go on the rides. They had such an amazing time!! I wish we had gone on Thursday and Friday to do the rides, but we only went on Thursday. They absolutely loved it!
They were so excited to ride in the cars and the airplanes and Analise LOVED the little roller coaster. Antonio didn't like it as much. In fact, when we were finished I looked at him and asked, "wasn't that so much fun?" He put his hands on his hips and looked at me and said, "that was NOT fun!" It made me laugh!
They loved all the rides and on nearly all of them they smiled and waved at us as they went by each time.
We ran into a friend that Ben works with who was their with her daughter, and Analise rode many of the rides with Bridget. They are so cute and had such a good time. I just loved it. You can tell in their faces how much fun it was!
On Friday night we went to the rodeo. The kids liked it ok, but weren't as interested as they were last year. To be honest, neither was I. I had a good time, but it wasn't as entertaining as it was last year. We will have to think hard about it next year before we decide for sure if we are going to go.
Saturday we got up and went to the parade. Antonio LOVES fire trucks! And the big line of fire trucks was the first thing we saw. He loved it! After they were gone, however, he kept saying "I want more fire trucks!" Analise sat there and waved at everyone who went by. EVERYONE! She has truly perfected her beauty queen wave! I loved watching them. It was such a fun weekend. Here are a few pictures for you to get an idea of how much fun they had!!
Driving the firetruck and Analise with her beauty queen wave. :)
Look, I can drive and wave!
Analise and Bridget driving Antonio. Analise waving, of course!
Antonio driving his "beep beep bus"! :)
Analise and Daddy on the roller coaster. She had her arms up the whole time!
Antonio flying his airplane!
Oh what fun they had. I almost can't wait for this time next year...ALMOST! :)
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Tiny signs of growing up
I don't know if it is coming from preschool or hearing what others call their parents, but our kids are showing us tiny signs of growing up. The last couple of days, Antonio has been calling us Mom and Dad...instead of Mommy and Daddy. I know for some that might not mean much, but to me it is the world. I don't want to be just Mom yet. I want to be Mommy for several more years. And they do still call me Mommy, but more and more it is turning into just Mom and Dad. And that makes me sad.
I can't believe how fast it is all going. And as crazy as it sounds...it makes me want to try to have another baby. The fear of having two again and what it could/would do to my body still outweighs the desire, but the desire is definitely growing. Especially when all my friends around me are having more babies.
There is absolutely no guarantee that it would be two, but the thought of it still scares me. I was so blessed and lucky the first time. I was able to rest often and had two beautiful healthy babies that were able to leave the hospital when we did. But, there is no guarantee that that would happen again. Chasing two two-year-olds might inhibit my ability to rest. And, then what if I have two infants again? That was really hard. But two infants on top of two toddlers. Two toddlers who are a lot of work. Don't get me wrong, they are great kids, but I'm not sure how I would manage an infant or two all day, every day with the other two. I'm afraid one or the others would get neglected. I don't know how parents with so many kids divide their time. It is beyond me. Maybe I would understand more if I had more, but it is still scary.
The only thing I know is that before I know it my babies are going to be off to college and then what? Do I want them to be the only two kids that I have? Unfortunately the answer is still...I don't know!
I can't believe how fast it is all going. And as crazy as it sounds...it makes me want to try to have another baby. The fear of having two again and what it could/would do to my body still outweighs the desire, but the desire is definitely growing. Especially when all my friends around me are having more babies.
There is absolutely no guarantee that it would be two, but the thought of it still scares me. I was so blessed and lucky the first time. I was able to rest often and had two beautiful healthy babies that were able to leave the hospital when we did. But, there is no guarantee that that would happen again. Chasing two two-year-olds might inhibit my ability to rest. And, then what if I have two infants again? That was really hard. But two infants on top of two toddlers. Two toddlers who are a lot of work. Don't get me wrong, they are great kids, but I'm not sure how I would manage an infant or two all day, every day with the other two. I'm afraid one or the others would get neglected. I don't know how parents with so many kids divide their time. It is beyond me. Maybe I would understand more if I had more, but it is still scary.
The only thing I know is that before I know it my babies are going to be off to college and then what? Do I want them to be the only two kids that I have? Unfortunately the answer is still...I don't know!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Kids Have Gone Crazy!!!
I don't know what has gotten into my children lately, but they seem to be going nuts!! And on top of that, they are making me nuts! They have gotten into things that they hadn't in the past, and I honestly thought we were past the "getting into stuff" stage.
They never put stuff into their mouths before, now, I find myself telling them to "get that out of your mouth" more than once a day.
And all the time they were learning how to walk and learning what was okay and what wasn't, they NEVER got into the toilet. Now, I have found them playing in the toilet twice! And...Analise has been potty trained since last December, that is almost a year. But, in the last few weeks, she has pooped her pants numerous times. And twice, she ended up rubbing it all over the bathroom. She also pooped in the front yard! Like I said, they are making me nuts.
Then, yesterday, they got into an open bag of cement and ended up covered from head to toe in it. I had to spray them off with the hose and then put them in the tub. I just can't understand...why now? I feel like I've been going around the house all day cleaning and saying to myself, oh...better not leave that there. They might get into it. If this is a test from God...I think I might be failing it!
If anyone has any advice...I'm all ears!
They never put stuff into their mouths before, now, I find myself telling them to "get that out of your mouth" more than once a day.
And all the time they were learning how to walk and learning what was okay and what wasn't, they NEVER got into the toilet. Now, I have found them playing in the toilet twice! And...Analise has been potty trained since last December, that is almost a year. But, in the last few weeks, she has pooped her pants numerous times. And twice, she ended up rubbing it all over the bathroom. She also pooped in the front yard! Like I said, they are making me nuts.
Then, yesterday, they got into an open bag of cement and ended up covered from head to toe in it. I had to spray them off with the hose and then put them in the tub. I just can't understand...why now? I feel like I've been going around the house all day cleaning and saying to myself, oh...better not leave that there. They might get into it. If this is a test from God...I think I might be failing it!
If anyone has any advice...I'm all ears!
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Taking it for granted
Sometimes, it takes someone else's tragedy to see that we are taking it all for granted.
Today was a hard day for me. My kids pushed my buttons at every turn and really worn on my nerves. From playing in the toilet, to rubbing yogurt in their hair shortly after a bath and whining ALL DAY, I had just about had it come bed time.
And after an extra long nap, Analise was giving us a lot of grief over going to bed. She would cry for one or the other of us, we would go back to her room and she would try to quickly tell us a big long story. We would kiss her goodnight, go back to the living room and shortly after the cycle would begin all over. Ben and I were both getting frustrated.
I know they are just kids, and life can't be perfect all the time, but tonight I just felt like I needed a break!! Then, as we were watching The Biggest Loser, it all came into perspective. One of the contestants was telling "her story" to the group. She told of her amazing husband, five-and-a-half year-old daughter and her perfect little two week old son who were taken away from her in an instant in a car accident. I immediately broke into tears, as I'm sure many watching did. How horrible! I can't even imagine losing my wonderful husband and precious babies. I just can't. It makes me cry typing this.
It also made me take pause and think, gosh I am sitting here wishing for a break and this poor woman wishes every day, all day for just one more moment with her kids. It really makes you stop and think. It is so unfortunate that it takes seeing someone else's tragedy/loss to realize how lucky I am. I am so lucky to have my family all sound asleep in their beds and safe. I feel so horrible for even wishing for just a few moments of silence, as it could all be taken away in an instant.
Tonight I am going to bed feeling blessed! I pray for that woman that she will find peace and an inner strength to help her accomplish her goal of doing good. I also pray for me to have more patience when dealing with my two-year-olds and the gentle reminder ever so often that I shouldn't take them for granted.
Today was a hard day for me. My kids pushed my buttons at every turn and really worn on my nerves. From playing in the toilet, to rubbing yogurt in their hair shortly after a bath and whining ALL DAY, I had just about had it come bed time.
And after an extra long nap, Analise was giving us a lot of grief over going to bed. She would cry for one or the other of us, we would go back to her room and she would try to quickly tell us a big long story. We would kiss her goodnight, go back to the living room and shortly after the cycle would begin all over. Ben and I were both getting frustrated.
I know they are just kids, and life can't be perfect all the time, but tonight I just felt like I needed a break!! Then, as we were watching The Biggest Loser, it all came into perspective. One of the contestants was telling "her story" to the group. She told of her amazing husband, five-and-a-half year-old daughter and her perfect little two week old son who were taken away from her in an instant in a car accident. I immediately broke into tears, as I'm sure many watching did. How horrible! I can't even imagine losing my wonderful husband and precious babies. I just can't. It makes me cry typing this.
It also made me take pause and think, gosh I am sitting here wishing for a break and this poor woman wishes every day, all day for just one more moment with her kids. It really makes you stop and think. It is so unfortunate that it takes seeing someone else's tragedy/loss to realize how lucky I am. I am so lucky to have my family all sound asleep in their beds and safe. I feel so horrible for even wishing for just a few moments of silence, as it could all be taken away in an instant.
Tonight I am going to bed feeling blessed! I pray for that woman that she will find peace and an inner strength to help her accomplish her goal of doing good. I also pray for me to have more patience when dealing with my two-year-olds and the gentle reminder ever so often that I shouldn't take them for granted.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Scorpion!!
Ok...if anyone that reads this KNOWS me, they know I hate ALL THINGS creepy crawly! I hate bugs, mice, spiders...anything like that that is disgusting! Well...I have officially seen the newest thing I HATE THE MOST! Today, I came home from taking the kids to preschool and running a couple of errands, when as I was walking in the front gate to my house, I happened to glance down. And there it was!
This nasty, HUGE, ugly scorpion! I don't know why...but I always thought scorpions were black. Makes sense that it would be tan, so it could BLEND IN! I can't believe I didn't drop everything I was carrying and run screaming! I managed to stay calm. In fact, at first I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me and that couldn't possibly be what I thought it was. So, I went out and took a picture with my phone to send to Ben to confirm. Then, still being calm, went in and grabbed the camera for a better shot, so I could put it on my blog. Then, fear set in. Because as I was leaning over the gate...I wasn't getting too close, the gate creaked and the scorpion raised its tail. Ok, that is when I KNEW it was going to EAT ME! So, I calmly, turned off my camera and headed inside. I emailed Ben that he MUST come home on his prep and remove it! Then, I went back outside, walking into the rocks off my sidewalk, as to not get too close to the gate, to keep an eye on it until he could get there and... IT WAS GONE! That is when I squealed and started looking around in a panic to make sure it wasn't by my feet or something.
I stepped into an open area and squatted down to look around and under things to see if I could see it. NOPE! No where to be found. Now, I am officially terrified. Ben assured me that it was way too big to get into the house without the door open - not very comforting!
I think I'll carry a shovel with me when I go back outside to get the stuff I left in the back of the truck!
This nasty, HUGE, ugly scorpion! I don't know why...but I always thought scorpions were black. Makes sense that it would be tan, so it could BLEND IN! I can't believe I didn't drop everything I was carrying and run screaming! I managed to stay calm. In fact, at first I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me and that couldn't possibly be what I thought it was. So, I went out and took a picture with my phone to send to Ben to confirm. Then, still being calm, went in and grabbed the camera for a better shot, so I could put it on my blog. Then, fear set in. Because as I was leaning over the gate...I wasn't getting too close, the gate creaked and the scorpion raised its tail. Ok, that is when I KNEW it was going to EAT ME! So, I calmly, turned off my camera and headed inside. I emailed Ben that he MUST come home on his prep and remove it! Then, I went back outside, walking into the rocks off my sidewalk, as to not get too close to the gate, to keep an eye on it until he could get there and... IT WAS GONE! That is when I squealed and started looking around in a panic to make sure it wasn't by my feet or something.
I stepped into an open area and squatted down to look around and under things to see if I could see it. NOPE! No where to be found. Now, I am officially terrified. Ben assured me that it was way too big to get into the house without the door open - not very comforting!
I think I'll carry a shovel with me when I go back outside to get the stuff I left in the back of the truck!
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