Every Easter the Easter Bunny comes to our house bringing with her (I prefer to think of her as a girl) baskets filled with books, movies, candy, and all sorts of wonderful things to rot my kids teeth and make them scream like banchees from their sugar highs! Well this year that silly rabbit took a different approach......and left a trampoline in the back yard!
WOW! This was exciting even for me! 5 years ago we bought one of those blow up bounce houses and I was totally excited to get to jump in this thing as the weight limit was 250 pounds! Family fun right?!?! Well apparently its 250 lbs of dispersed weight because when I hopped in, I sank! So I was very excited about getting on this trampoline and bouncing my day away just like when I was a kid!
Well the kids got up and jumped right on this thing! They were SO SO excited and everyone was all smiles and giggles. Then as the "newness" of it wore off, you know within the first hour we had Liv screaming because Chase was bouncing too much, Sidney was crying because once she got up she couldn't get down, Liv came to tell us that a worm bit her foot as she was getting on and then she came in to tell me that Chase had just broken her wrist (he didn't of course), Sidney was screaming now because she couldn't get the buckle to the net latched and then there were tears because she and Liv had just bumped heads and then........Chase comes in and insists that he has sprained his back and for the rest of the day sported a Bengay patch under his shirt and smelling like an old man!
Thanks Easter Bunny!!!
With love,
Mom, Momma, Mommy!!!
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
My girls
This morning I get up and get the girls fed and dressed, Chase is still asleep of course since there is no school. As I am getting myself ready they are playing in my bathroom, you know, because God forbid they are a foot away from me! But they are being good. In fact Sidney has found her tinkerbell hairbrush and is standing behind Livi brushing her hair. While she is beautifying Liv she keeps saying, "brush Wivs hair" and she keeps talking to Livi in what only sounds to me like she is asking her questions but I can't make out any of it. But Liv can! They are having their own little conversation and have floated off into their own little world. This is great!!!!
Then they move into my bedroom where they are still conversing in their own little way and I hear Liv talking to Sidney and she is using words like "baby, sweety, honey" to her little sister. I am finding this so sweet that I almost tear up! Then.........
I hear "Hey, give me that, its mine!!!" Then I hear the slap, the cry, and now the screaming! Sidney has found a plastic horse and Liv is not about to let her keep it! So the brawl is on...they are both screaminng and crying and not one of them is about to let this thing go and not either of them has the upper hand on the other. They are in a dead lock struggle and now they are on the floor!! So I had to watch just for a second to see how this was going to unfold. I tell you what...they struggled over this thing for a couple of minutes, not one letting go and in the end... No one wanted the damn thing anyway! They just gave up, must have decided it wasn't worth it, you know with the 30 other plastic horses around the house to struggle any longer would just be a waste of time apparently!
So I this is the thought that I am left with....."if this is how it is at 2 and 3, what is it going to be like at 12 and 13???" So, I guess I'll just buy a couple of those inflatable boxing gloves and let them have at it! What do you think!?!
Mom, Momma, Mommy
Then they move into my bedroom where they are still conversing in their own little way and I hear Liv talking to Sidney and she is using words like "baby, sweety, honey" to her little sister. I am finding this so sweet that I almost tear up! Then.........
I hear "Hey, give me that, its mine!!!" Then I hear the slap, the cry, and now the screaming! Sidney has found a plastic horse and Liv is not about to let her keep it! So the brawl is on...they are both screaminng and crying and not one of them is about to let this thing go and not either of them has the upper hand on the other. They are in a dead lock struggle and now they are on the floor!! So I had to watch just for a second to see how this was going to unfold. I tell you what...they struggled over this thing for a couple of minutes, not one letting go and in the end... No one wanted the damn thing anyway! They just gave up, must have decided it wasn't worth it, you know with the 30 other plastic horses around the house to struggle any longer would just be a waste of time apparently!
So I this is the thought that I am left with....."if this is how it is at 2 and 3, what is it going to be like at 12 and 13???" So, I guess I'll just buy a couple of those inflatable boxing gloves and let them have at it! What do you think!?!
Mom, Momma, Mommy
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Men.....when will they learn?
Have you ever had one of those weeks where you absolutely cannot get anything done? I'm having one of those this week, actually I have a week like that about 3 weeks out of a month but this has been one of those particularly crazy weeks where things that don't normally come up are coming up. Anywho~
So last night my husband gets home and I had only been home maybe 2 hours all day, I'm cooking dinner, feeding the dogs, and loading the dishwasher and washing machine. And on top of all of that my house looks like a tornado hit (3 to be exact), I was out of dishwasher soap so I had dishes piled from the night before (I'm sorry, but I was just NOT going to do them by hand, worst job ever!) and the laundry is piled high in the laundry room floor and every other bedroom floor in the house. I also have dog hair and remanents of the girls afternoon snack strewn across my carpet because they decided to transfer the popcorn into an old Easter basket, which would have been fine but this particular basket was not made to hold popcorn!!
So my husband goes and sits down at the computer after dinner trying to find the perfect classic old truck while I clean up. Now, this is a great man and a hard working man so this doesn't bother me, in fact I am more than happy to take care of things (although I'm sure others could do it better) and even happier to see him relaxing after a long day. But then.......he turns to me and says..."Hey, how is the dishwasher holding up? Is there something wrong with it? To which I say, "No works great!" Then I get it, there are dishes piled up and he is making fun of me now! By the way he's not being mean just ornery! So I flash him a look and a little laugh and go about my business.
Then, I'm laying in bed and he says...."The washer working alright? How about the vaccuum?" Still he's kidding and I'm laughing but the question I pose to you is........
"How long does it take them to learn that we ladies really do hold the power!?!?!" I mean really!?!?! So go ahead boys, poke all the fun you like, we know where you sleep and where your weakness lies!!!
With love to my most amazing husband!
Mom, Momma, Mommy
So last night my husband gets home and I had only been home maybe 2 hours all day, I'm cooking dinner, feeding the dogs, and loading the dishwasher and washing machine. And on top of all of that my house looks like a tornado hit (3 to be exact), I was out of dishwasher soap so I had dishes piled from the night before (I'm sorry, but I was just NOT going to do them by hand, worst job ever!) and the laundry is piled high in the laundry room floor and every other bedroom floor in the house. I also have dog hair and remanents of the girls afternoon snack strewn across my carpet because they decided to transfer the popcorn into an old Easter basket, which would have been fine but this particular basket was not made to hold popcorn!!
So my husband goes and sits down at the computer after dinner trying to find the perfect classic old truck while I clean up. Now, this is a great man and a hard working man so this doesn't bother me, in fact I am more than happy to take care of things (although I'm sure others could do it better) and even happier to see him relaxing after a long day. But then.......he turns to me and says..."Hey, how is the dishwasher holding up? Is there something wrong with it? To which I say, "No works great!" Then I get it, there are dishes piled up and he is making fun of me now! By the way he's not being mean just ornery! So I flash him a look and a little laugh and go about my business.
Then, I'm laying in bed and he says...."The washer working alright? How about the vaccuum?" Still he's kidding and I'm laughing but the question I pose to you is........
"How long does it take them to learn that we ladies really do hold the power!?!?!" I mean really!?!?! So go ahead boys, poke all the fun you like, we know where you sleep and where your weakness lies!!!
With love to my most amazing husband!
Mom, Momma, Mommy
Monday, April 11, 2011
Vacation
Every year my husband and I take the kids somewhere for vacation. This usually includes a trip to the mountains because he thinks hes a mountain man and would probably make a great one....if we lived in the mountains! Well this year we decided to take a family vacation to Tennesee. A WHOLE family vacation! His parents, brothers family and ours. Now I have to say that I was nervous about this trip but it turned out wonderful, we all got along just fine and had a nice time. However, there were my girls!!!!!
On the way to Tennessee Sidney decides that not one person can sit next to her other than me and not only do I have to sit by her I have to touch her!! I did this for hours!!! Plus I had Liv in the backseat who screamed because I wasn't sitting next to her and SHE wanted to sit in my lap. Once we got to the cabin they were glue! I couldn't walk, talk, eat, or go to the bathroom without them right there hanging on my legs. I woke up the next morning with Liv sleeping on my legs and Sidney stretched out on top of me like they were holding me down so that I couldn't run away in the middle of the night!
Then came the day for Dollywood! We were so excited to go,, I was excited that I would actually get to ride the rollercoasters since grammy and papa were there and more than willing to help. I looked forward to getting the girls on rides and seeing them all enjoy themselves. Well I must have been just smacked right out of my head to expect this because we walked in, I stopped at a little booth because I needed a pair of sunglasses and then it happened........."AHHHHHHHHHA, MOMMY, COME BACK, YOU PUSH THE STROLLER, I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS AND I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT!!" Not one person other than myself could push the stroller without a meltdown but they didn't want to walk either, then I get them in line for the Carousel and we are next to get on but Sidney cannot wait that long so she starts screaming and hitting and throwing the biggest temper tantrum I have ever seen!!! I was so mad and not to mention humiliated that I was about in tears and yelling at Scott to give me the keys! By the way, we had not even been there but maybe an hour! So I calm down, the girls are now in lock down in the stroller and we just start walking around hoping that they are so tired that they will just fall asleep. No way! We end up stopping to get a sandwich and this is alright, they are running around chasing these ducks and we are now just sitting watching them and they look to be having a great time and then all of a sudden Chase has done something to Liv and she hauls after him in the middle of the crowd screaming "DAMNIT CHASE!!!!!!" Oh yes, she did. I just sat there, not because I wasnt' going to punish her but at this point, I wasn't claiming them, are you kidding!!!! So I send the boys off to do their thing and grammy Mary and I find a play area with water and that is where we stayed our entire 7 hours at Dollwood! We took one of the most happy places on earth and turned it into somewhere I never want to go back to for fear of them having a photo of me and my children at the front entrance that says, "See this family, please let security know!"
The next day was much better I do have to say, they seemed to settle better, I had beer at this point, they got pony rides and an aquarium so life was good for them. But by the time I relaxed it was time to go. Again about halfway through Sidney required that I hold her hand, leg, foot etc for her but other than that it was good.
But you do have to add the added bonus of driving with my husband and his father who have the exact same smartass gene. My poor father in law felt awful on they way to vacation because he had a cold and on the way back you could tell the meds had kicked in and done their job because he was giving all kinds of hell to me and my mother-in-law. I told her I didn't know how he walked around without at least one black eye a day. By the way, hes innocent in his teasings, just onery! But I made the fatal mistake of taking a wrong exit while they were in back watching TV and ended up in Cinncinati rather than Lexington! I won't be living that down any time soon!!!!
All in all it was a good trip I'm just glad we didn't spend the extra money for Disney this year! Scott and Chase are getting ready to leave for a boys only trip on Memorial Day weekend and he mentioned while we were in Tennessee that he was thinking of taking a trip over Labor Day with just me and him. Little does he know there is no thinking about this...........he's taking me and only me!!!!
Mom, Momma, Mommy
On the way to Tennessee Sidney decides that not one person can sit next to her other than me and not only do I have to sit by her I have to touch her!! I did this for hours!!! Plus I had Liv in the backseat who screamed because I wasn't sitting next to her and SHE wanted to sit in my lap. Once we got to the cabin they were glue! I couldn't walk, talk, eat, or go to the bathroom without them right there hanging on my legs. I woke up the next morning with Liv sleeping on my legs and Sidney stretched out on top of me like they were holding me down so that I couldn't run away in the middle of the night!
Then came the day for Dollywood! We were so excited to go,, I was excited that I would actually get to ride the rollercoasters since grammy and papa were there and more than willing to help. I looked forward to getting the girls on rides and seeing them all enjoy themselves. Well I must have been just smacked right out of my head to expect this because we walked in, I stopped at a little booth because I needed a pair of sunglasses and then it happened........."AHHHHHHHHHA, MOMMY, COME BACK, YOU PUSH THE STROLLER, I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS AND I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT!!" Not one person other than myself could push the stroller without a meltdown but they didn't want to walk either, then I get them in line for the Carousel and we are next to get on but Sidney cannot wait that long so she starts screaming and hitting and throwing the biggest temper tantrum I have ever seen!!! I was so mad and not to mention humiliated that I was about in tears and yelling at Scott to give me the keys! By the way, we had not even been there but maybe an hour! So I calm down, the girls are now in lock down in the stroller and we just start walking around hoping that they are so tired that they will just fall asleep. No way! We end up stopping to get a sandwich and this is alright, they are running around chasing these ducks and we are now just sitting watching them and they look to be having a great time and then all of a sudden Chase has done something to Liv and she hauls after him in the middle of the crowd screaming "DAMNIT CHASE!!!!!!" Oh yes, she did. I just sat there, not because I wasnt' going to punish her but at this point, I wasn't claiming them, are you kidding!!!! So I send the boys off to do their thing and grammy Mary and I find a play area with water and that is where we stayed our entire 7 hours at Dollwood! We took one of the most happy places on earth and turned it into somewhere I never want to go back to for fear of them having a photo of me and my children at the front entrance that says, "See this family, please let security know!"
The next day was much better I do have to say, they seemed to settle better, I had beer at this point, they got pony rides and an aquarium so life was good for them. But by the time I relaxed it was time to go. Again about halfway through Sidney required that I hold her hand, leg, foot etc for her but other than that it was good.
But you do have to add the added bonus of driving with my husband and his father who have the exact same smartass gene. My poor father in law felt awful on they way to vacation because he had a cold and on the way back you could tell the meds had kicked in and done their job because he was giving all kinds of hell to me and my mother-in-law. I told her I didn't know how he walked around without at least one black eye a day. By the way, hes innocent in his teasings, just onery! But I made the fatal mistake of taking a wrong exit while they were in back watching TV and ended up in Cinncinati rather than Lexington! I won't be living that down any time soon!!!!
All in all it was a good trip I'm just glad we didn't spend the extra money for Disney this year! Scott and Chase are getting ready to leave for a boys only trip on Memorial Day weekend and he mentioned while we were in Tennessee that he was thinking of taking a trip over Labor Day with just me and him. Little does he know there is no thinking about this...........he's taking me and only me!!!!
Mom, Momma, Mommy
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