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. :)

Summer Time!

So summer is officially here, okay not by the calender maybe but as far as I am concenrned when we can spend our days at the pool it is summer.....and that is just what the kids and I have been doing. It opened up last weekend but I knew it would be nuts so we didn't head there until yesterday and spent all morning there came home around 1 for lunch and then the kids went down for naps. Pretty much a perfect day huh. We headed back this morning around 9:30 and met up with my friend Al, and her little boy Tucker, we planned to bring our lunch with us today so after swimming we ate lunch at the park and went back for a little more swimming. We didn't leave until about 1:30 which had Owen at his breaking point. But since they had already eaten he went right to sleep.
Judy is on here way here for the night as she is headed to Indiana and is making a stop here to see the house and visit a little. I will be glad to see her and always have a great time when we visit. Tommorow we are off early to get the van's air conditioner fixed. It is right across from the mall so we will spend our time there while they are getting my air back. We had a fun weekend. Our cookout Monday was fun, although Preston, Shannon and their girls couldn't come since Kylie was really sick. Maggie missed having her there and hasn't gotten to see her this week since she is still pretty sick so hopefully this weekend they will be able to get together.

Here are some pictures of Maggie, Owen and Carson from last weekend. We brought back the kids little house that they had at Mom and Dad's last weekend so they all had fun playing in it.

Back Home

The kids and I spent all last week in West Virginia visiting Mom and Dad. Joe had to work in Alabama for the week so we headed there while he was gone. They came to visit us last weekend and we had a good time. Joe and Dad got to work out back clearing out some of the woods behind our house.















They did a great job and it looks really nice. Joe did his best attempt at Diego for the kids!
















Mom, Maggie and I enjoyed sitting out on the deck while they worked all afternoon and Owen slept. Saturday evening Joe and I headed out for a date night and went out to eat and to see a movie. On the way home we decided since we were free for the night to stop by Nick and neila's and visit with them awhile. We ended up not getting home until about midnight, I couldn't do that often but it was nice to have a full evening out kid free. Sunday we went to church and out to eat and then headed home to get packed up. Mom and Dad left when we got back and Maggie insisted on going home with them, when Owen saw her getting packed up with MiMi and Jaja he wasn't about to stay here with us, so they both packed up with mom and dad and went on ahead. I had a nice peaceful drive home and listened to the radio staion I wanted to the whole drive!

We had a fun week in Poca, although it was a little more hectic than usual. Mom and DAd are having their kitchen remodled, I mean TOTALLY gutted, walls knocked out and all. they are about halfway through but there is no kitchen at all aside from a fridge and the kitchen is right in the middle of the house so the construction zone is right in the pathway from TV to bathroom. (for those of you wanting to see the progress here you go.....














So we pretty much planned to be gone most of the mornings which isn't hard when I am home since there are a ton of people to visit. We slept at Jim and Patti K's Sunday night and the kids were glad to spend some time with Jim. They think he is so funny, and I think he is pretty fond of them too. :) We went to visit my friend Karri and her little boy Nicholas and also got to see her new baby Landon! (he is about 2 weeks old) but for some reason I forgot to take my camera and get pictures of the kids together. Her parents live on my parents street (we grew up together) so we got to see them a few times when they were out visiting as well) The kids had fun playing together and I always love getting to hang out with her. She is one of those friends that no matter how long it's been since I have seen her we just pick right up where we left off. We went out to visit my grandparents one morning and also went to see my Aunt Pat and Uncle Frank. The kids had so much fun there playing on the hill.


















They would run up and down it over and over and they also had fun with Aunt Pat playing ball. I am sure she slept good that night. They also loved making over Lucy, the dog (or "MUCY" as Owen called her). Owen was determined to feed her his bottle or some kind of snack before he left. I got down to Josh and Tab's to visit with Judy a few times which was nice and also got to see Emma quite a bit. She is so cute and has so much personality already. I wish I had thought to get a picture of the 3 of them, but I will have to remember next time(remind me Tab). Tab and I also got out for a girls night, we did miss Amanda being there as well, although we enjoyed our cokes and fries and not having to watch her eat salad and drink water. :)
Maggie and Owen had fun playing outside and Maggie got to play some with McKayla across the street which she alwasy enjoys. Without the kitchen we got to eat out every meal, which I don't mind. :) I got in all my favorites and the kids of course got their fair share of Dairy Queen. :) (Amanda...need I say it? BEAUTFUL) HAHA





















We got to spend a little time with Amanda before she left Tuesday for Canada. Maggie was sad she had to go and thought it would be a good idea if she just went with her. :) If I had obliged I am sure Amanda would have thought it was a good idea too. They got in plenty of quality time before she left and a few spoonfuls of cookie dough. I also took a little time to myself to get my hair done while we were in. I got it cut about chin length and really like it. I will get a picture on here sometime. Friday morning the kids, mom, and I ran a few places before we headed back home. The trip home was no where as easy as the trip in. About 30 minutes into the trip my airconditioner quit working. I left in the heat of day, about 1pm so it was so so hot. I rolled the windows down but then the kids couldn't hear their movie playing and Owen cried about the entire 3 hours home from being so hot and miserble. I stopped and got them a milkshake to cool them down but at some point Owen decided to dump his all over his lap, which meant he was hot and sticky now. Anyhow, we were glad to get home to our aircondioned house and to see Joe. We got home about the same time and decided to take the kids to the movies to see Shreck 3. Owen had never been to the movies before so we weren't sure what to expect but he did great aside from being pretty chatty at the beginning. He kept saying, "Daddy, I want to watch Cars" And then everything that showed up on the screen he would say, "Oooohhh, I like that." We thought it was pretty cute but got him some popcorn to hush him up since I am sure the others didn't think our little guy was as adorable as we did. Maggie loved the movie and the popcorn and snacks equally as well. I wasn't crazy about it for the kids and don't think we will be seeing it again, but I don't think Maggie liked it enough to ask to so that is good. We just hung out at the house yesterday and the kids played alot upstairs. At one point Joe and I heard Owen sining the clean up song and new that had to be bad news. He had dumped out a whole box of teddy puffs on the playroom floor. He was singing the song but as you can see he made no attempt to pick them up.










Today we went to church and Owen did super. He didn't cry at all after I dropped him off and played the entire time. So that was a huge step for him. After church we came home for lunch and Joe took Maggie fishing while Owen and I napped. Maggie caught 2 fish in about 5 minutes Joe said. After getting the fish so fast she was bored and didn't want to fish anymore. He took them to the park tonight while Neila and I walked. Tommorow we are having a cookout with Nick, Neila, Carson, Preston, Shannon and their girls, Bella and Kylie. Well, that is what has been going on with us. The pool is opened now so that is where we hope to start spending lots of our time.

Mothers Day weekend

We had a fun weekend. Friday evening we went to eat at the Cracker Barrel with Nick, Neila, and Carson. Joe's parents and brother came up for the weekend so they met up with us there as well. Saturday we didn't do alot, just went to the park some while Joe and Isaac fished and Debbie, Larry, and I took the kids to the park. We were going to eat at Claudia Saunders for dinner but by the time we got there it was packed, maggie was asleep, and the food doesn't exactly fit into my diet! So they all got carry out to take home and the kids and I headed back for a dinner of cereal! (which actually tasted just as good to me) That evening Joe and Isaac went fishing and I headed out to walk with some friends while Debbie and Larry got the kiddos ready for bed. Sunday we went to church and then came home and cooked out for Mothers Day dinner. I guess the 5 miles I walked the night before knocked me out because as soon as i put the kids down for their nap I took one as well. Joe's family headed back to Ohio after lunch and since Maggie didn't seem to be very tired she and Joe headed to Walmart. I woke and saw Joe unloading the car, and unloading is what he was doing. It seemed to me more like Christmas. Maggie got a new bike, whcih she did need since the one she was using was too small and her legs kept hitting the handles. She also got the princess helmet and gear to go with it.

















She was so excited and is actually really good at it. It only took her about 5 minutes to figure out how to get it going and now she can ride up and down the street like a pro. Owen didn't make the trip but somehow he wound up with a new F-150 hot wheel truck. (Joe thought you would like that dad).














It is so so cute but of course at this point Owen is scared of it and only likes to ride in the back with someone else driving it. Hopefully in time he will like it.
They also came home with fishing poles for the kids and life jackets for all of us since I am guessing Joe is planning on us spending quite a bit of time on the water this summer. ????

We then headed over to the Lake and rented out paddle boats for a half hour.












It was really fun and the kids loved it. We decided 30 minutes is enough with Owen since the entire time he wanted to jump out. Joe had to hold onto him to keep him in the boat. He kept saying, "Bo Bo swim." (he refers to himself as Bo Bo as well now) We saw lots of ducks, fish, and turtles which maggie loved.

BIG GIRL BED!!

So I tried to post this last week but blogger was messed up so I am trying again today. We got Maggie's mattress so switch her crib to a full bed last wednesday. I kept her in her crib one more night because once it was actually time to move her I got a little sad at her first step towards growing up and wanted one more night with her in the crib. I took a few pictures of her on Thursday morning in her baby bed, when I told her why she was really excited to get into her bed.












We didn't get an early start on it though, we headed to louisivlle with Neila and Carson to get Carson's 1 year pictures done and shop some. Carson did great and his pictures turned out adorable. We hit up gymboree and I got lots of great stuff for cheap thanks to the coupon mary sent me!(THANKS MARY!) We didn't get home until late in the afternoon so I got dinner ready adn put Owen down for a late nap. I started on Maggie's bed that evening and got it all ready for her first night in the big bed. The first thing she wanted to do of course was jump on it. After getting tucked in and explained the "rules" she went right to sleep without any problems. I thought it turned out really cute with her bedding.














So far since then we have only had a few times with her getting up but all in all the big girl bed switch over has been sucessful!

Weekend Fun

We had a fun weekend. Joe had been pretty busy at work last week so he didn't get to hang out with the kids alot. So friday afternoon he called while they were napping and suggested we meet at Chuck E. Cheese to let them play. The kids were so surprised and really excited. Maggie found a new game there she really liked, it was like a computerized coloring book.















So she spent the majority of her tokens right there. Owen we found out was taking his tokens and sliding them under all the games. haha.

I worked Saturday morning for a few hours. It was pretty slow so we were out by about 11 or so. Joe and the kids had spent the morning outside working in the yard and had then headed to Lowes to get some material for Joe to build a building out back to keep his lawn equipment in. He said that morning the kids had wanted him to take them on a wagon ride and he told them in just a minute. A minute later he looked up and said Maggie was pulling Owen up and down the sidewalk.




















They are playing really good together now (for the most part), which is nice. Owen is talking really well now and has been saying 5 and 6 word sentences even! His most famous all weekend was, "no mommy, I want my daddy." He is definetly a daddy's boy, which means he wants Joe to not only play with him, but also to change his diapers so I am not complaining. :) He is such a funny little guy, both houses beside us are for sale and he loves playing on the front porches and yards of them. I don't know what we'll do when someone moves in. Here are some pictures of him investigating some bugs or rocks he found in the grass.




















(By the way, it was time to go in and get bathed, I don't usually let him run around in a diaper but this was his 3rd outfit of the day!)

Yesterday we went to church and then headed to the Cracker Barrel for lunch but it was packed so since Owen was ready for a nap and we were running on overtime with him we grabbed quiznos and came home so the kids could nap. Joe and I finished up with the landscaping and it looks great so I will have to get some pictures. After naps I got them ready adn we headed to Shelbyville Lake to meet up with Joe and Nick who were there fishing. Maggie has been asking when she can go fishing with her daddy like "Little Bear" does. Maggie was pretty excited but Owen spent most of his time looking at the water and eating the snacks I brought them.


















He kept smiling at the water and saying, "Look mommy, i smile at the fish."

















He also spent a great deal of the time saying "shhhh" since Joe told him you have to be quiet when you are fishing.




















If you know my kids at all you know that would be quite a feat!
Maggie helped Joe bait his hook and held the fishing pole some.





























Luckily we didn't have to wait too long before they got a bite and Maggie thought that was so cool.
















As I was putting Maggie to bed last night we were saying prayers and we were talking about God and his angels. I told her she couldn't see them but if she's ever afraid to ask Jesus to send his angels and they will protect her. She asked me if God and Jesus knew each other and I told her that God was Jesus father. She then said, "good night mom, I am going to talk to Jesus and tell him I want to be his best friend. As I turned out the light I heard her say, "Jesus tell your angels to come down here. Then she giggled and said, "oh angels, this is going to be so much fun." Who knows what goes through that little head of hers. Tommorow we have MOPS in the morning, it is the last one for this year until the fall. No other big plans tommorow other than that...just probably playing with Kylie and Bella since that is Maggie and Owen's favorite thing to do now!