It's late again...Weekly Wednesday. Maybe I should call it A Day Late Thursday!

Sorry for the lateness once again. It just seems like Wednesdays slip away and before I know it, they are gone.
Poor guy feels crummy today, actually he has felt crummy for a few days. I took him to the doctor yesterday (part of why I did not get around to the post) and as it turns out, he has an ear infection again and bronchiolitis. They put him on a nebulizer treatment. Oh boy, that is like trying to wrestle down an angry octopus, you have never seen a kid with so many hands until you try to give them a breathing treatment. He is also on a new antibiotic and oral steroids. Yay me! Those tend to turn my children into fit throwing little (or not so little) monsters. You would think I might have had some sort of reprieve from nasty children since Sour Apple was on a steroid last week for poison oak that covered the lower half of his body. He was nasty and I use that word because I cannot think of a better (or worse) word to use for how he acted while on it.

Anyway, back to Tutti-Frutti. Just after one dose of the steroid, his personality started changing. He has been hollering at me (yes, hollering) throwing fits and demanding lots of attention. It makes it so hard for him to fall and stay asleep. It had the same effect on Boog too. Anytime the doctor writes that out, I always joke (or maybe not) about him taking the kid home with him until the course of medication is over. Well, needless to say I always get to come home with the little monsters.

Don't get me wrong, I feel bad for them because I know it has to make them jittery and feel horrible, but I feel bad for me too! You know, like today for example. Tutti-Frutti was awake off and on all last night, got up early this morning and at nearly noon today has still not had a nap, and boy let me tell you...he is not a very fun child to be around right now. He does not want anything, he wants everything, he does not want to be held but you had better hold him. He does not want to eat, but you should try, he does not want his pappi, but it better be in his mouth, he does not want to be messed with, but you had better be trying to entertain him. Sheesh...I am worn out already and the day is nowhere near even half over! Oh I love kids though! Bring 'em on, I can handle the long haul.

On another fun note though...

Last night we went to Grandma and Grandpa's for a birthday dinner for Daddy, YUMMY! Wonderful lasagna and lemon bars! Thanks you guys, it was great!

It's my blog, I can say boob if I want to...

Ok...so you know you are tired when you nurse your baby while sleeping, right? So you must be really tired when you wake up thinking you are holding everything where it needs to be, being very careful and accurate with your aim and positioning everything perfectly and you open your eyes to find your boob in your baby's ear!

Yep, it happened. A few mornings ago I woke up to find my boob in Tutti-Frutti's ear! Ah well, at least we both got some shut eye.

It's my blog...I can say boob if I want to!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Happy Birthday to the most important man in my life. Happy Birthday to my children's hero. Happy Birthday to Boog's very best friend. Happy Birthday to my best friend. Happy Birthday to my soul mate, the man of my dreams, the light of my life, the man I would do anything for, the father of my children.

We just hope you know how very special you are to us. We appreciate you more than you know, more than we ever tell you, more than we could ever show you. You are our hero. You make me want to get up each morning. You are the first thing I think about when I wake up and the last thing I think of before I go to sleep each night. After all of these years, I am still madly in love with you, you make my heart skip beats. When I think about you, it makes me happy. I miss you when you are gone.

I love you more each day. I cannot wait to spend the rest of my life with you, to watch our babies grow up. (and have a few more ;-) )

I just want the world to know how much we love and adore you and what better day than your birthday. I hope you have a wonderful day.

We love you more than you will ever know!
Momma, Sour Apple, Lemon Drop, Boog and Tutti-Frutti (and Linky Dog too)

Songs on the radio...

Songs on the radio, don't they just take you back to childhood sometimes? The other night, I volunteered in the nursery for one of the many wonderful Easter services at our church. We had been at the zoo all day so the kids were really tired, well...actually, so was I. Anyway...back on track now. I decided to leave everyone at home with Daddy, except for Tutti-Frutti, you know since Daddy cannot exactly feed him. After church was over, we met Daddy and the other kids for dinner at Chipotle. When we headed to the parking lot, Boog decided he wanted to ride with me and Tutti-Frutti so we were having a good ole time singing along to one of my favorite radio stations. I just love the 80's and it is a rare opportunity for me to actually get to listen to something I like when there are kids in the car. So...back to the story, once again. We were pulling into the neighborhood when Centerfold came on and I was singing along.

Boog shouted from the back, "Mommy, this is my favorite song, I love this song!"

Me: I like this song too. I used to roller skate to this song when I was a little girl. (Ok, so maybe not a little girl.)

Boog: When you were a little girl 'fore I was in your tummy?

Me: Yes.

Boog: Oh. Did Daddy used to roller coaster to this song when he was a little boy without holding on to those thangs?

Me: (stifling back the laughter) Oh, I don't know. You will have to ask him.

Boog: Oh, I used to ice skate to this song.

Welcome to my world! If you can't translate, you had better not visit. Kids are just too funny!

Easter Fun

Checkin' out the Easter basket...this is our new camera face! A basket of eggs for me?The face I usually get from this one when the camera comes out!Havin' an egg huntin' good time!Bubble fun with Daddy and the dog.

Happy Easter

Happy Easter from our family to yours. Hope you have a wonderful RESURRECTION Day! These first few pictures, with the cross, were taken last night after Church, and what a wonderful service it was, very powerful. We were blessed to have some special friends join us as well.

These bluebonnet pictures were taken by my good friend, Shannon. Didn't she do an awesome job? Of course it does not hurt that the subjects are such gorgeous children either, now does it? And no, I am not one bit biased!

I have nothing profound to say, but if you would like some great Easter reading material, check out MckMama's or Brent's blog for some awesome stuff!

Coloring children Easter eggs

This is what happens when we color children Easter eggs!








Concentration




I think nearly every egg he colored was green! His new favorite color.

The mighty pink masterpiece in the making.

Aww, can you read the egg? Mom {hearts} Dad...isn't that sweet? Said in eggs.

Ahh, another green one...

The mighty pink masterpiece, I think I might have an egg artist on my hands.

This is what happens to eggs being colored by almost 4 3 year olds!

How did you guess? Yep, another green egg!

And another multicolored egg.

Our lovely eggs.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Egg! Our deformed egg.