Cool Rider

Owen loves to wear glasses of any type, his new favorite is swimming goggles. I always sing the song "cool rider" to him when he wears them (from Grease 2 for those of you who don't know this song). Anyhow, today I was sitting in my room while they were playing and Owen comes walking in and says, "Look Mommy, I'm cute." And then busts out singing, "BOBO'S a coooooooool rider.....cooooooool rider."



















It was too adorable. I knew Joe especialy would appreciate this story. Anyhow, he had put his hat on backwards and Joe's goggles and obviously knew how cute he looked. He continued to wear them through lunch as well, I just got them off of him as I laid him down to bed.


Maggie and I finally made banana bread this morning....I "gagged" my way through making it. I don't know what the deal is with preparing food that makes me so sick....but Maggie was very thrilled with the end result and she and Owen ate nearly a whole loaf between breakfast and lunch. I was folding laundry a bit ago and the kids were playing together buidling blocks. Maggie got her blocks the way she wanted them and said, "oh look Owen, PERFECT like a GIRL!" So I guess she has a superiority issue with boys and girls. :) I thought it was pretty funny. As you can tell from this blog we have had another lazy, rainy day. I got up this morning and my friend Al called to see if we were coming to the pool but since it was totally cloudy I said no way since I knew Maggie wouldn't get within 10 feet today of the icy water. An hour or so later it began storming and still is so we have just played around the house. Owen is napping now and Maggie is watching Little Bear before she goes down. I am slightly annoyed with NOGGIN (the tv channel) since for some reason they quit playing Franklin during the week. I am sure those of you with little kids are also aware of this. It is one of maggie and owen's favorites and now it only comes on the weekends so we are about little bear and max and ruby'd out!

Gettin' better

So this baby is taking quite a toll on me, I have been pretty nauseated for a few weeks, it pretty much lasts 24 hours so I get up through the night even to munch on crackers to ease the sickness some. I am hoping this doesn't mean it's going to be a difficult baby as well. :) I am feeling some better today which is nice, and hopefully will be able to throw some dinner together. So far the thought of messing with food and making something doesn't set well with me so we've been eating alot of cereal and sandwiches. Last weekend Joe's parents and brothers came up to visit, Matt flew in from Kansas as a suprise as well so that was fun. We all went to the pool one day and the kids got to show off their "swimming abilities." It was nice to have a few extra pairs of hands at the pool so I got a little "lay out" time to myself. Yesterday Maggie and I were folding laundry and I looked out back and saw a deer pretty close to the house.




It was eating the bird feed from one of my neighbors millions of bird/squirrel feeders they have set up. (It would appear I have national geographic's wildlife lovers nextdoor) Well, Maggie thought it was so cool and spent the next 20 minutes watching it.
Last night I went to a Pharm Rep dinner at a really nice restaurant in Louisville with Neila. The food was awesome and since she's been on vacation for a week it was great to hang out and catch up with her as well. Joe took the kids to Chuck e cheese for dinner and they had alot of fun, which I got home at 10 30 Maggie and Joe were still up making cookies. She told me they were having a PARTY. So it seems they had a good time as well.
I took the kids to the Library today, the blue apple players were there putting on a show for the kids and Maggie absolutley loved it. At one point they were doing the 3 billy goats gruff and asked for volunteers. Maggie was breaking her next trying to get picked, and when they didn't pick her she just strutted up their with the kids they did pick. I had to tell her to come back and sit down and she did, but she was pretty annoyed she didn't get picked. She said, "mom, i can do it, i would be good." It was a really cute program they put on so I was glad we went. AFter that we went to lunch with some friends and are now home for naps. Tommorow I hope to get Owen's 2 year pictures taken. I can't belive his birthday is less than a months away. I have to get started on his party plans. Joe leaves this weekend for Alabama for the week so the kids and I are going to head to WV to visit. We can't wait to see mom's new kitchen! WEll, I am going to rest while I have the chance!

Biggest, Middlest, Littlest......!!!

So most of you already know our big news....but for those who don't we are expecting our 3rd baby! I am about 8 weeks along and have known a few weeks but didn't go to the doctor until yesterday so I didn't want to post until I had gone and gotten the "for sure" from the doctor. (not that i wasn't for sure anyhow??) My appointment went great, although I guess I am a little partial to my doctors in Peoria that delievered Maggie and Owen, so I wasn't as happy as I was with them.....but I am sure they will do. I got an ultrasound done to get an exact due date and to be sure there was only 1 baby. Since Owen was supposed to have been a twin I guess I have a higher chance of having them again...so they always do it to be sure from the beginning. And yes, there is just one baby this time. (wheewww) My due date is February 3rd. Right in between Mom and Amanda's birthdays! I am guessing it will come in January since both my others have been early though. I have been having pretty bad nausea that doesn't ever really let up. This is not what I am used to since I didn't have a bit of that with Maggie or Owen so I will be glad when this part is over. It also doesn't help that the kids and I have all been sick for about 2 weeks with colds, coughs, and fevers. For some reason we can't seem to shake it and I am about at my wits end with snot! We headed out to the pool today since I couldn't stand another day stuck in the house. The pool doesn't seem as enjoyable as I feel it should be. Neither of the kids spend much time IN the pool and are constnatly bugging me to go to the indoor pool, which they love. The problem is the outdoor pool is FREEZING. I will give them that, so they don't like getting in it. If I get out with them and get them playing in it they like it and forget it's cold.....but it would be nice to be able to sit on the side some and let them play. After we played outside for a few hours we went to free lunch and then I let them go to the indoor pool for a bit. Owen is my little fish and loves to go under water and has somehow taught himself to blow out so he doesn't even swallow water. Maggie spend all her time on the slide, which is nice since she can do it on her own. Everybody is now down for naps and I am thinking about making some banana bread since I have promised Maggie all week that I would make her some.

Showers!

The kids have a new love.....taking showers. They spent a good bit of the morning playing in there and I thought they looked so cute.

Lazy Week

We went to the pool Saturday so the kids could go down the water slide there and they LOVED it. I think Joe spent the entire time taking them down the slide over and over. We spent a good deal of the day there and then came home where Joe got started on painting our bedroom. We did a dark gray color and are going to put crown molding around the top so it will look really nice I think once it's all done. I slept with Maggie Saturday and Sunday night since our room was filled with paint smells and Sunday night woke up to her burning up and telling me she didn't feel good. She has been running a fever on and off since then so our week has been pretty long. We did go to story time at the library yesterday since she woke up feeling fine and the kids both liked that, although one of the stories they told the kids got to sing the ABC's with the teacher and after that Owen only wanted to sing the ABC's over adn over as loud as he could so I had to end up feeding him M&M's so he would be quiet the rest of the time. Afterwards we went to free lunch at the park which we have been going to about everyday. The park district gives out free lunch to kids but parents cannot eat any of it which turns into a waste with maggie. It is set up for the underprivledged kids around here, which turns out there are alot, but the people that head it up want everyone to come because they get their funding based on the number of peopel who come. Owen loves it and eats everything in his lunch, he also got to taste chocolate milk for the first time and thought that was great! Maggie on the other hand hasn't eaten anything in hers other than a juice pop one day. I am hoping seeing all the other kids eating will make her at least try something new....no such luck yet. Today I decided to drag the kids out to the pool to get out of the house, turns out this was the worst decision I have made in along time. Neither wanted to go and after we got there Owen cried the entire time we were there, and Maggie just whined around and wouldn't play. We didn't stay too long since Owen kept falling asleep so I knew he must not feel well as he wouldn't eat either. We came home and both kids had fevers so they went down for naps and Owen just woke up, Maggie is still asleep. Anyhow, I am hoping they get to feeling better soon. It makes for along week when they don't want to do anything. Maggie's buddy down the street has had mono so we are hoping that isn't what she is coming down with..... Well, that is all that is going on here. I am going out tommorow night for a girls night out with some of my friends from MOPS so that will be fun.

Happy Birthday Dad!

The kids and I have had a busy fun day. We got up this morning and headed to the pool with friends and stayed until about 1. The kids had so much fun and since it was so hot it felt great. Today is Dad's birthday so Maggie had to call and sing Happy Birthday to him. She was upset she didn't get to see him and said, "mom I am going to miss jaja's birthday party." I assured her that dinner at the Tidewater wouldn't be a party she was imagining. :) After the kids came home for naps we headed out to Chick fil A and the Summit(outdoor mall). The kids had fun playing at chick fil a and I lucked out that it was kids eat free niight so that was a plus. They had a guy dressed up like the chick fil a cow and Owen absolutley loved it. He basically jumped out of my arms and ran to the cow and grabbed his leg. From that point I couldn't get him to sit and eat anything he was so in to that cow. I thought he'd of beeen scared of it but he thought it was the coolest thing ever. We then went to the outdoor mall and walked around and found a place they had a live band playing. Maggie and a few other kids danced on the grass while they sang and had a blast. Maggie danced her heart out, it was really cute. We then headed home for baths and bedtime. Joe had fun with the guys at a baseball game tonight but missed seeing the kids...and they missed seeing him too. They will be glad it's the weekend and they can have him to play all day. Well, I am off to bed since we are back to the pool tommorow. And Happy Birthday Dad! We love you!

Happy First Birthday Carson!!

Carson turned 1 today and we have had so much fun celebrating with him all day. We headed over to their house this morning to help Neila get things going for his party and kept him while she went to get a haircut. The kids had fun playing with him and his new slide. After we went home and had naps we headed back over for his party. Neila had gotten a jupiter jump for the kids that were there so they really liked that, although Maggie didn't like it much with the older kids in it so they took turns between big kiddos and little ones.

















Everyone had lots of fun and Maggie and Owen really enjoyed eating carson's cake.



















Of course Carson did too! He did great and was happy as can be the whole time, he seemed to know it was his big day! :)













It is supposed to be in the 90's tommorow and Friday so we are excitd to get back to the pool since we haven't been this week. Joe, Nick and Preston are heading to the Louisville baseball game tommorow night so I am sure I will be getting together with Shannon or Neila tommorow evening to give us something to do for the evening. Well, here are some more pics from the birthday party. Now I need to start planning Owen's big 2 year party in July! I am torn between a train party, a car party, or something a little more traditional. His pick is Lightening McQueen. ;)

Much needed rain

We are finally getting some much needed rain and although I would rather be enjoying the pool right now, I am glad our grass is getting watered so it will green back up. This morning the kids and I got up and headed to the movies to meet Al and Tucker to see "Curious George" at our movies. They do a free movie every week for kids but I obviously got the day mixed up since it is actually Wed. and Thurs and not Monday and Tues like I had thought. So since our plans got cancelled we just headed to the Library to get some books and movies and then went to the park to play awhile. Maggie and I are now just relaxing and watching the end of a movie before she goes down for nap. Yesterday the kids went to the dentist for their 6 month check ups and did great. Maggie went first and did great of course, she is always very agreeable at the doctors or dentist and does whatever they ask her. The dentist said at Owen's age they usually don't clean the teeth since the kids aren't really old enough to sit and cooperate through a full cleaning (He has been to the dentist before so I already knew they probably wouldn't clean his) so she said they just look at them adn count them and such. Well, Maggie hadn't gotten out of the seat before Owen says, "BoBo's turn, Bo Bo's turn!" He climbed up in the chair and laid back, opened his mouth and said, "My teeth!" She decided to see what would happen and began cleaning his teeth. He sat there the entire time and let her do the whole cleaning and even let her put flouride on his teeth afterwards. I was quite surprised but I guess Maggie made it look like fun to him. Afterwards they got to pick out toys from the "toy box" there and we headed home for lunch.
Tommorow is Carons's birthday so we are heading to their house in the morning so help Neila get things set up for his party tommorow evening. The kids are really excited about his party and I am sure they will have fun. Well, just wanted to give a little update! (for you mom. :)