nice job sweetie!
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
sweet smells
look at this lily i got last week. wow! i have never had a lily inside, don't know much about it, but it is HUGE and the smell is amazing. the scent is so strong, if i am sitting at the table i have to move the flowers so i don't get a head ache! wow!! there are a total of three stems with two blooms on each stem. kambel has had a blast watching them open. me too.
are we there yet
this weekend my little brother, zach, graduated from ball state university - majoring in computer science with a minor in physics. geek. congratulations zach! we are so proud of you. of course we had to take the journey (about 5.5 hours to the hotel) to celebrate with him. we left clarksville right in the middle of tornado sirens sounding! we were chasing the storm right out of town - in fact, not 45 minutes into the drive we passed two 'storm chaser' trucks, equipment running and all!! but that was no sign for the drive ahead. the kids were perfect. i was so excited they did so well.
saturday we spent the day at the hotel with the heated (i didn't think it was heated) indoor pool, uncle b and cousin averie. we had a blast! blue lips and all, the kids loved the pool. after a bite to eat we ventured to muncie for the open house for uncle zach and to see aunt amy and cousin cami. kadence and kambel were in heaven playing with all cami's dora the explorer things. heaven. ty liked the dress up shoes too.
the graduate opening gifts
all the kids having a blast in cami's room - thanks sweetie!
all the shutters' grandbabies (one is still in the oven) togetherafter one more day of visiting with uncle b, aunt bug, averie and uncle zach, aunt amy and cami, we were back on the road. not before a little mother's day surprise. aunt amy and uncle zach schemed with the gray kids and surprised me with a bag full of smell goods from bath and body works. it was so sweet... and i smell soooooo good!
enjoy the pictures! i am working on getting a few funny videos up, but for some reason they wont upload like i want them too!
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
hard labor
this past saturday i was able to coordinate childcare for a full day off. well not really. my military wives bible study group did a day of community service. we all built a house!! we worked on a habitat for humanity home for about 8 hours. crazy work. crazy. talk about lifting, nailing, cutting... what a day! it was beautiful outside, we all worked so hard, it was quite rewarding. we literally built an entire house, the exterior walls, interior walls, trusses, roof... no messing around here! here are a few pictures. the chick in the white hat (theresa) ran the boston marathon and did awesome! way to go theresa!
the perfect one
first i wanna say thanks, again, to all my fellow followers. i love reading your comments. thanks for the virtual hugs and pats on the back. i enjoy writing and enjoy telling you all about my crazy (but funny) life. saying that, most of you who know me know that i don't get embarrassed talking about things... so here goes to trying to...
after being pregnant or nursing since 2003 (thanks eric ;) ), i am nearing the end of this great sacrifice. thinking that i deserved a little something, a few months ago i bought a new bra. not a nursing bra, not a sports bra, but the perfect one. you girls know what i am talking about. ms. victoria herself told me her little secret. her new bra is a pretty good one, i must admit. after wearing nursing bra's forever - WOW. a good bra is worth every penny! {getting there guys, hang in there} so monday on our way out of our favorite place (nope not cici's pizza) the doctor's office, kambel was quite upset. she had to get a shot and couldn't come to terms as to why she had to have one. as i was carrying her in one arm, pushing ty with the other arm, and having kadence hold on to the stroller, kambel was crying all over me. she was rubbing my face with her hands, hugging me, and trying to get control. she did eventually on our loooong walk out. as we walked thru the parking lot she found what i am so thankful to ms. victoria for. she starts rubbing my chest, i was not really paying any attention to it, i was just focused on making our way back to the car that was parked so stinkin' far away. oh kambel jude, you monkey. as she was still rubbing my "na-na's", with soldiers walking around, she says "mom, why you got big na-na's for?" you have to know kambel too. if there isn't an answer quickly, she will ask and ask and ask... i guess i didn't answer quickly enough, so she asked again and again. i mean, do i break the childs heart and tell her they really aren't big, it is just the bra or what? i gave a very thoughtful explanation and she was satisfied. i was laughing, as was the soldier that knows what na-na's are.
after being pregnant or nursing since 2003 (thanks eric ;) ), i am nearing the end of this great sacrifice. thinking that i deserved a little something, a few months ago i bought a new bra. not a nursing bra, not a sports bra, but the perfect one. you girls know what i am talking about. ms. victoria herself told me her little secret. her new bra is a pretty good one, i must admit. after wearing nursing bra's forever - WOW. a good bra is worth every penny! {getting there guys, hang in there} so monday on our way out of our favorite place (nope not cici's pizza) the doctor's office, kambel was quite upset. she had to get a shot and couldn't come to terms as to why she had to have one. as i was carrying her in one arm, pushing ty with the other arm, and having kadence hold on to the stroller, kambel was crying all over me. she was rubbing my face with her hands, hugging me, and trying to get control. she did eventually on our loooong walk out. as we walked thru the parking lot she found what i am so thankful to ms. victoria for. she starts rubbing my chest, i was not really paying any attention to it, i was just focused on making our way back to the car that was parked so stinkin' far away. oh kambel jude, you monkey. as she was still rubbing my "na-na's", with soldiers walking around, she says "mom, why you got big na-na's for?" you have to know kambel too. if there isn't an answer quickly, she will ask and ask and ask... i guess i didn't answer quickly enough, so she asked again and again. i mean, do i break the childs heart and tell her they really aren't big, it is just the bra or what? i gave a very thoughtful explanation and she was satisfied. i was laughing, as was the soldier that knows what na-na's are.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
give me your booty
just wanted to drop a few notes on the monkeys...
kadence
is doing so well. she is loving being outside now that it is officially warm outside. she is doing well in school and is really taking off with her reading. she is great at telling me what the speed limit is too ;). she says "mom, you can go 5-0." funny. she is such a big sister. she will not let anyone step out of line. if they do, she is quick to let me know. she is taking her own baths, washing her own hair, of course picking out her own outfits. i remind her that i get to pick what she wears when we go somewhere special. kadence does miss her daddy and talks about him often. she can't wait to get to have slumber parties again with him (sorry honey, your secret is out).
kambel
is so cute! she has grown so much - literally!! she skipped an entire size (from 2t straight to 4t), wow!! she is beginning to ask why? why? why? for everything. i remember when kadence went through that stage. i thought i was gonna go crazy... she too loves being outside. she finds 'flowers' (aka weeds) and picks them and then will try to plant it and say "mom, look at my flower i planted!" she is funny. she looooooooooves to swing. she really loves the dirt! kambel is such a happy person, and truly only gets grumpy when she is tired. she loves to sing songs, over and over and over and over and over. i will have to catch her on camera... i did get this on camera too funny!!!
kadence
is doing so well. she is loving being outside now that it is officially warm outside. she is doing well in school and is really taking off with her reading. she is great at telling me what the speed limit is too ;). she says "mom, you can go 5-0." funny. she is such a big sister. she will not let anyone step out of line. if they do, she is quick to let me know. she is taking her own baths, washing her own hair, of course picking out her own outfits. i remind her that i get to pick what she wears when we go somewhere special. kadence does miss her daddy and talks about him often. she can't wait to get to have slumber parties again with him (sorry honey, your secret is out).
kambel
is so cute! she has grown so much - literally!! she skipped an entire size (from 2t straight to 4t), wow!! she is beginning to ask why? why? why? for everything. i remember when kadence went through that stage. i thought i was gonna go crazy... she too loves being outside. she finds 'flowers' (aka weeds) and picks them and then will try to plant it and say "mom, look at my flower i planted!" she is funny. she looooooooooves to swing. she really loves the dirt! kambel is such a happy person, and truly only gets grumpy when she is tired. she loves to sing songs, over and over and over and over and over. i will have to catch her on camera... i did get this on camera too funny!!!
ty
now you wanna talk about someone who loves being outside! this kid! he wants to be out there doing something all the time. we try! he loves to play with his bike and all his balls. he loves swinging too, as well as climbing up the slide and sliding back down. his favorite has to be riding the lawn mower. he will point to the shed and say "ooo? ooo?" i know what he wants... on a dimmer note, still we are fighting his ear infections. mainly it is his left ear, but basically since october he has been treated 6 times for an ear infection. finally we got a referral to an ear, nose and throat doctor. first we will go to the audiologist, then to the ENT to see what treatment is necessary. the family doctor mentioned that half of the kids who get tubes are like ty, they have reoccurring ear infections that do not clear up and the other half of the kids are those that have trouble with speaking/hearing. i don't think ty has issues with his hearing because his receptive language is awesome. he has several age appropriate words (mama, dada, dog, wow, uh-oh, ball, thank you, yes, all done, bite) which are all good signs, we just need to get the infections under control and see why his ears are not draining correctly. this said, he takes it in stride and is a champ at taking medicine!! lol. SO you knew these pictures were to come. he HATED it! ha ha! eric is gonna kill me...
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