Softball pics and more....

Today was a busy full day.  We had Ashley's softball pictures and then Brits track meet.  Home for awhile then Brit had a party and we had our date night.  We went to dinner with Dave and Chas and then to see The Backup Plan, which had some funny parts and was an ok movie.  Yesterday Poey, Hailey and I went garage saling in the morning - got some good deals on clothes, suitcases, a desk and a free projector with screen.  I'm so glad Poey has tonight off, hopefully he will get some much needed sleep....and I love having him here. 

Hopefully tomorrow we will get some work done on our closet and my scrapbooking/desk area!

Easter 2010

Easter 2010 was such a fun, beautiful weekend!  The week before was Spring Break for the kids.  I took them to COSI on Monday and stopped at Max and Erma's on the way home.  Tuesday Poey, mom and I headed to LODI for a fun filled day of shopping!  Wednesday we went to the zoo for the day with grandma.  Thursday Brit left for youth convention and we took the rest of the kids to Ruby Tuesdays for dinner.  Friday we went shopping for the weekend and to the park.  Saturday we picked up Brit, headed to the Mount Vernon Easter Egg Hunt...the girls had a fun time.  We then headed home to look through our real and plasitc eggs.  That afternoon we colored eggs.  On Sunday morning we opened Easter baskets and went to church.  After church we headed to Mohican for an afternoon of BBQing, hiking and an Easter Egg hunt.  Overall we had a great Easter....the kids were spoiled, we enjoyed great weather - no snow this year! 

Little Girls and Life

It is 9:49 on a Saturday morning.....where is my family? Mikey spent last night with Logan for Logan's birthday....Brit left this morning for a track meet.....Poey is in bed sleeping....and the little girls and me are in their room playing. They are starting to play together more and more....one is the mommy and one is the baby or they are both babies. They also fight like cats and dogs but that is to be expected, right?

They are both growing up so fast. Ashley tries to be a big help and loves to play with Hailey. Ashley also loves preschool, which is quickly coming to an end. Hailey loves to dance, say mama, tell you she loves you and gives binkie kisses (she kisses with her binkie in her mouth). They both are very sweet and loving!

August 25th 2009

Older kids are off to school......little girls are fed, kitchen is cleaned, laundry is started, trying to record some of our life before we forget it!

My obsessions right now are: tea - McDonalds tea and chai tea, roasted grape tomatoes from the garden, fresh salsa, watching the girls play, blogs like joyshope and homespun heart, facebook, reading, fall - getting ready for it, cute clothes, family time.....like trips to Mohican, or the park....gooseberry patch cookbooks,

Ashley's favorites: eggies and bacon is her food, orange and all of the colors but white, all the animals are her favorite, she wants a little horse and loves playing with the kitties, she loves her little sister and tries to mommy her (sometimes too much), she is way excited about school, she wants her birthday party at sweet and sassys, she likes to run around and play, she likes to make cookies, and catching lightning bugs

Hailey likes to follow Ash and repeat everything she says, she actually repeats almost everything anyone says....she has a big vocabulary for a little girl not two, she likes to help in the kitchen, she loves her daddy, she likes to go to the park and claps her hands when she sees the park, she likes to zerbert and tell you shhhhhh (which Ash taught her), she loves popsicles, getting into everything and climbing on everything.

Brit is into cheerleading, Twilight - anything, boys, her friends, Cheesecake factory, bright neon colors, starts and polka dots, homecoming dresses, marching band and her flute, she loves music, she likes to be ont he laptop - she wants her own for Christmas, she likes facebook, to go shopping, Aeropostale, Charlie Brown T shirts

Mikey is into football, he likes to play outside when he is at Claytons, and skateboards when he is at Tristens, he still likes to go to the park, he likes Star Wars, Tech Decks and BakuGons, he loves to play his xbox and xbox 360, he likes to ride his mini bike and sooy lightning bugs with his bb gun, he likes the transformer movie, loves lazagna and stuffed shells, banana bread,

Poey likes to spend time with the kids, go to dinner and movies with me, likes Fantasy Football, likes to watch football, loves Craigslist, loves No Bake Cookies, likes pineapple, likes Ice Road Truckers

First Day of School 2009/2010 for Brit and Mike

Yesterday was the first day of school for Brit and Mike. Brittany started ninth grade, she is officially a high schooler, a freshman. She likes most of her classes and has friends in each one. They didn't put her in several of the classes that she wanted, so she has two study halls, which might be a good thing - so she can get some schoolwork done. Her schedule is so crazy full with marching band and cheerleading right now that it keeps us all going. I took tons of pics as the kids prepared to leave and the little girls stood at the window watching them get on the bus. Ashley starts preschool next Tuesday but she wants me to take her the first day. Mikey started Junior High, he is already in sixth grade. My little man is growing up....my only precious little boy is getting soo big, he is already a fourth of an inch taller than Brit. He has such a tender heart, I hope he stays that way. My kids are growing up way too fast, I wish summer wasn't over yet, I hate to have them back in school already, I will miss them!

After straightening the house up we went to pick up some sweet corn. We got several bags of cream corn in the freezer and also put 3 bags of corn on the cob in for Ashley....she wanted to freeze corn on the cob, because it isn't as good cut off...when she saw the bags of corn on the cob she wanted to know if it was all hers.....Ashley did help clean the corn and Hailey tried to help by eating little fresh kernels of corn off the table. Ashley would bring each ear of corn in after it was cleaned to add to our huge pile. While doing the corn we decided to throw together some pumpkin pies, with all the pumpkin I had in the freezer....and then we had the crazy idea to try to can salsa after that....it was a good idea but alot to do with two little girls. We ended up making a bowl of fresh salsa and several jars of canned salsa. Ashley played outside also during the salsa making, with the new little kittie.... Hailey however helped the whole time, and when I say helped, I mean played softball with the tomotoes and a wooden spoon....by throwing the tomatoes on the table or floor and hitting them repeatedly with the spoon.....she was covered with tomatoes. She did try to help peel them...after they were boiled for a minute she would say Hot...but kept trying she did end up peeling a couple....

It was a good day, very productive....and the girls enjoyed themselves!

Mohican Picnic August 23, 2009

As our last summer hoorah we went to Mohican for a picnic and hike. It was a beautiful sunny day with a little chill in the air. Once we arrived at Mohican we set up our food and started grilling. While we prepared the food the kids went down to the river to catch crayfish, they also played on the swings and with a bag full of toys. We grilled hot dogs, brats and corn. We also had homemade potato salad and drinks. After eating our yummy lunch, we decided to go on a hike, today we decided to hike the easy side, even though we didn't take the stroller - we figured Hailey could walk this time :) It was a fun hike....Brit, Mikey and Ashley decided to try a new trail but after awhile turned back when they saw a sign saying the trail was 11 miles. I took tons of pictures of Hailey and daddy exploring.....picking up walking sticks, "touching" all the high branches of trees, picking up rocks, throwing rocks in the river, picking flowers, walking on logs.....everything they could think of, they did. Hailey had a great time...we walked to the end by the Damn and threw some rocks....somewhere along the way we had a little mud fight....then we turned back. We stopped at our usuall spot to go in the "cave" and sit on the big logs and rocks. We also found a new tree that Poey and the kids took turns running up. It was a beautiful, fun day....Ashley wanted to stay and hike the other side but it was getting late, and the older kids started school the next day. So we went back to the picnic area and cut up the watermelon, everyone had a huge chunk...Brit had several....the little girls kept saying YUM....the kids played in the water some more. Brit, Mike and me came up with a new "Figure Eight" Swingset game....which was alot of fun but could be painful. Then we packed up and headed back home. It was a wonderful day full of laughs and memories, we can't wait to come back...the next time we do the leaves will probably be all bright colors.

Funny things Ashley says......

Ashley sometimes says the funniest things.....recently some of them have been:

When making valentines cookies with mommy and grammy....

Mommy - what do you want to be when you grow up?
Ashley - I want to be a mommy and eat when I grow up.

Ashley - I really love Mikey mommy very much (she says this over and over all day long)

Ashley - mommy how do babies get in your tummy?
Mommy - mommy and daddy kiss and their love makes a baby

Several hours later on the way home from church.....mommy if daddy kisses me will I get a baby in my tummy?
Mommy - no Ashley you will not get a baby when daddy kisses you.....only when you grow up and get married in 30 years....

Ashley - Mikey I want to marry you when I grow up.....
Mikey - Ashley you can't marry me I'm your brother
Ashley - Why not I love you very much.....

And today the most recent one.....we have 2 little male chiwawas we got 2 wks ago.....
Ashley - mommy the white dog ate the black dogs red poop
Mommy - Ashley I don't see any poop honey, where is the poop
Ashley - it was on his bottom, on his tummy and the white dog ate it....
Mommy - Ok Ashley....it's OK (I don't think she was talking about poop)