Do you ever feel self conscious?

Nothing like a little photo session to get you there quickly!

My sweet little niece that lives across the world wants to see "my big, round belly with the baby inside." She melts me. So, I tried twice. The first time Elek took some pictures while standing on a chair and the second time Shaun gave it a go. Although I have to be careful with Shaun...he has a tenancy to take pictures of every pose....even when I'm not paying attention to a camera.


I do like this one-even though my eyes are almost closed as I'm listening to one of the kids tell me something.

I love the pictures of a kid sitting on a belly. I really like how Camden is cracking up.

This is a favorite too:)

Just being silly when suddenly *click, click**

I have to say this is one of my favorites. Elek did a pretty good job:)

Well there you go - that's me around 30weeks and ready for this little girl to make an appearance:)

Christmas Jammies

I just love these jammies! The kids like'em too:)



I'm not sure why but Keenan decided he could only take weird pictures
and then Camden thought he should too...

My Boys Love these...

Marbles! I found huge marbles that I'm hoping will not drive me crazy:)

I thought the marbles would go nicely with a cute personalized bag.

I have to say I think they turned out adorable!

And because I think he's adorable....

Who is your baby daddy?

Today I had to get Keenan a booster shot. Never mind that he already had this shot and its consecutive boosters when he was 2yrs. And that the school nurse already looked into it with the Health department. But when the state audits, we all listen...I guess. ANYWAYS...I decided to take both kids out of school since the appointment was late in the afternoon and I didn't want to miss elek getting off the bus. To the Health Department we went. Now let me just say I have absolutely no problem with the government programs - they are in place for good reasons and help people when not abused. Our appointment went quickly and smoothly, it is a new building and actually quite nice and set up really well. the boys and I were winding through the back hallways to checkout. As I was checking out elek -ever so helpful, wants me to get all the handout I could possibly need-says, "hey mom, do you want me to give you one of these numbers?" I glance down to a paper hanging from the tall counter-directly eye level for him. It was like watching day time TV. Who's your baby daddy? We do paternal testing! then it has all the phone # tabs at the bottom. Without thinking I say, "We already now who your daddy is-we don't need to test you to find out." The lady behind the desk couldn't contain her laughter! It was quite funny when I thought about it :) I would imagine working at the health department you get all kinds of everything. I'm glad we were able to make her day a little brighter! And I am so thankful for a divine plan to have families. I'm grateful that I don't have to spend my day stressing over who my baby daddies are. I'm so grateful there is only one for all four of my babies! And I'm so grateful that we love each other.

Elek's prayer

Elek said the breakfast prayer. It started out like this:

Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank you for this day. Thank you for blessing us to go to sleep last night....At some point....
bless our food....
Amen

Yep, that's right He's thankful that at some point in the evening-after being tuck in bed- that they finally went to sleep. How long did it take? Well, I guess it doesn't matter(which it really doesn't now-just annoying last night) In the end the result was the same: At some point...they went to sleep. And we woke up to start off a new day cheerfully together.

Treat bags

Not the best picts, but aren't these bags so cute!? And they were under 2 bucks to make! Yeah!

DripDripDrip....

Drip-drip....drip-drip-drip shhhhhs drip...

10pm

Kids asleep

No water is on

Drip-drip-dripp

check on kids

elek.bed.sleeping

keenan.wrapped in blankets.sleeping

camden.bed.sleeping

hmmm

bed check again.

keenan not in blankets

keenan!

yes?

walk into MY room

feet in cold water

dog is not at the house

turn on light.

Keenan. Sleep walking. Fully ASLEEP. PEED on my FLOOR! and I'm STANDING in it!!


Yes, my kids are known to sleep walk at times. Usually they look awake. the older they get the less it happens. Usually they just end up by my bed trying to tell me something they are dreaming about and I guide them back to bed.
Keenan must have been talking to me in his dream. He just kept saying "I really have to get it" whenever I asked what was going on. It didn't take long to realize he was totally asleep and thought he had peed in the toilet.
As gross as it was that I was standing in pee-it was so funny at the same time. In one of those "I can't believe this just happened" kind of ways.

I had to change my cloths and clean my feet really well. I just kept thinking there was pee all over me! And yes, he really had to go.

A lot.