What a week it was, we headed down to North Carolina with my best friend Rachel and her 3 little ones. So yes that is 6 kids, 2 moms and 1 dog! Poor Doodle got things dropped on her and a little bitty place to lay but she didn't seem to complain too much!
We had a blast at my parents house, we played outside, we went to a pool went to the children's museum, went to the mountains to a park where the kids played in the creek ( I think this was my favorite), we had Carlie's 9th Birthday party with friends and family, came home then had another Suprise party for Carlie with all her Maryland friends. It was a good week. Bubba had his first ride on a lawnmower this week with Grandaddy boy did he enjoy that! I couldn't get him off every time Granddaddy would come near me to get him he would say uh uh and hold on to Granddaddy. He is such a funny little boy. The kids loved Grandma's of course who wouldn't with all those toys! Grandma always has good snacks too! She had bought everything for us as usual. She is awesome!
On Tuesday Doodle did something and she hurt her back, I took her to the vet because she was really in pain, while trying to get in the car she yelped, and I tried to help her and she yelped more. We got to the vet and that rotten dog showed no signs of anything being wrong with her!! She let the vet move her legs and push on her back and made me look like an idiot, the vet gave her some pain meds anyway, then while trying to get in the car she did the same thing! I was so mad!!!!
Getting home Sunday night the toughest part of the trip was having to unpack, you see my wonderful husband usually does that part! I hate it! The worst part about traveling is having to unload and put away! Monday was good though the kids slept in and I had to be quiet all day about the surprise that night! I made cupcakes, and homemade macaroni and cheese, and had Miss Becky come get everything to set up! Carlie had no clue, the kid is totally clueless! She believes everything I say she asked me what the cupcakes were for I said I thought we would just bring them to the pool and share with our friends she said okay! I think if I told her that the sky was orange she would believe me! I was happy that some of our old friends got to come, Nicole and her family came and so did Lissie and hers. IT was good to see them and have them share another Birthday with us.
The hardest part for me right now with Steven being gone is at nights I just want someone here to talk to and hang out with. It also breaks my heart when Bubba talks about him! The other day at the pool Bubba saw a man that had a hairy chest like Steven (sorry babe) and Bubba said Dadu Dadu and was shouting for him! I said that isn't Dadu Baby and he said my dadu my dadu! I just wanted to cry! Poor boy he needs his Dadu! He takes this Thomas book that STeven prerecorded the story too everywhere and he doesn't want his sisters to mess with it. It is sweet, I just hope that he continues to think of him as often as he does.
Well that is it for week 5 enjoy the pics from NC they are awesome!!!
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Week number 4 one month down!
WEll it has been a month since Dadu left and we have been busy! I am trying to get in a routine with the kids one that will keep me sane and keep them happy. I am struggling with the bedtime thing now that it is Summer. Should I let them stay up a little extra? I think it all depends on how they sleep in the morning! Carlie had her last day of school this week she wasn't sad like last year I think she is actually glad to be out for the Summer, third grade was rough for her, and she had some hard times with math and science this year. She is a smart kid though and I have all faith that in fourth grade she will do great! Grandma Joyce and Austin came up this week and spent some time with us, it was nice to have them here. The kids had a great time and I was able to get some running around done without three little tagalongs! We went to Ocean City on Tuesday it was so much fun I love it there. The kids rode rides, had fries and ice cream, and played on the beach for three hours. They were so tired on the way home! The day before we left for North Carolina Sofia had a Soccer party and she got her first trophy she was so proud!! She is going to be my little soccer star! I am cutting this one short because for week 5 I have lots to say!!!!
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Week Three Another one bites the Dust!
So this week has been full of hot days and sun bathing at the pool at our house and the big pool. WE have gotten into somewhat of a groove this week, it has been rough thought the children have decided to get up earlier and earlier each morning it seems like. So I have been going to bed earlier and earlier every day. Friday night I sat on the couch at 7:15 and I don't remember what happened next but I woke up around 9 panicing because I had schoolwork to do. Yes I am finishing up my degree and will be done in December! I have doubled up right now on classes so I can take a two week break in August to go to the beach for two weeks. I have had a lot of schoolwork this week and juggling that with kids, and school, and whatever else life throws at me it has been a very tiring week.
Bubba had an eye dr apt on Friday, he has amblyopia which is pretty much a lazy eye, he will have to wear a patch on the good eye for an hour a day for a while to see if that will correct itself. If it isn't corrected by age 4 he will have surgery to correct it.
I am signing Sofia up for preschool at a church for the fall she will have her own class and she will love having something that is just hers, and Bubba will love having the time to play with his trains without Sofia taking them and hiding them. Bubba has turned into a train lover the past few weeks and he will play with a train and the tracks for hours as long as Sofia will allow him.
Carlie has her last day of 3rd grade tomorrow and she is excited she has her outfit all laid out Hat, sunshades and dress all matching! I will put those pictures on for next week! I will be taking her in the morning and then going to eat lunch with her on her last day. Steven's Mom and Austin are up for the week so I am going to get some things done this week that I normally would put off because I don't want to drag three kids around! I am also going on a date with Carlie this week, she is having a rough time with Steven being gone, she acts all tough but the minute she gets thinking about it she has an emotional breakdown, she had two today! She is going to miss that attention that only her Daddy can give her they have a special bond, and she has a missing place in her heart for him it is written all over her face.
Church today was good, I enjoyed the message and the music as always. There was a family in our church that lost their whole house in a fire they weren't home but their pets were so they lost their home and their pets. The church is really great about reaching out to families in the community and helping them and they were asking for donations of gift cards. I had two in my wallet and gave them to them I hope that they can use them, I will keep that family in my prayers. I can't imagine losing everything like that, what would you do?
Ok now to why this post is entitled, "Another one Bites the Dust" Bubba is having a rough time yesterday and a birthday party he got plummetted on to the ground by 5-7 kids as they were doing a game, and he has a huge goose egg on his forehead, then tonight while trying to get into the bathroom his lovely sister had walked out of the shower dripping wet, (which she has been told hundreds of times not to do) and he fell flat on the back of his head! I asked Grandma ,"Is he going to make it?" I worry about him he is the baby and the girls are so careless sometimes! I feel bad for him. Oh and a few weeks ago Sofia would do her normal thing and push him down or hit him or whatever she is in the mood for that day and he would do nothing but cry now the little guy is fighting back and he is back for avengens!!!!!! They had a knock down drag out fight yesterday morning! They were both throwing punches and Sofia finally stopped because he was hitting harder! I don't know what to do with these two!
So week three is come and gone! I wish Steven were here to witness all the madness that goes on in just one week, there is so much I didn't write about! Well till next week
Bubba had an eye dr apt on Friday, he has amblyopia which is pretty much a lazy eye, he will have to wear a patch on the good eye for an hour a day for a while to see if that will correct itself. If it isn't corrected by age 4 he will have surgery to correct it.
I am signing Sofia up for preschool at a church for the fall she will have her own class and she will love having something that is just hers, and Bubba will love having the time to play with his trains without Sofia taking them and hiding them. Bubba has turned into a train lover the past few weeks and he will play with a train and the tracks for hours as long as Sofia will allow him.
Carlie has her last day of 3rd grade tomorrow and she is excited she has her outfit all laid out Hat, sunshades and dress all matching! I will put those pictures on for next week! I will be taking her in the morning and then going to eat lunch with her on her last day. Steven's Mom and Austin are up for the week so I am going to get some things done this week that I normally would put off because I don't want to drag three kids around! I am also going on a date with Carlie this week, she is having a rough time with Steven being gone, she acts all tough but the minute she gets thinking about it she has an emotional breakdown, she had two today! She is going to miss that attention that only her Daddy can give her they have a special bond, and she has a missing place in her heart for him it is written all over her face.
Church today was good, I enjoyed the message and the music as always. There was a family in our church that lost their whole house in a fire they weren't home but their pets were so they lost their home and their pets. The church is really great about reaching out to families in the community and helping them and they were asking for donations of gift cards. I had two in my wallet and gave them to them I hope that they can use them, I will keep that family in my prayers. I can't imagine losing everything like that, what would you do?
Ok now to why this post is entitled, "Another one Bites the Dust" Bubba is having a rough time yesterday and a birthday party he got plummetted on to the ground by 5-7 kids as they were doing a game, and he has a huge goose egg on his forehead, then tonight while trying to get into the bathroom his lovely sister had walked out of the shower dripping wet, (which she has been told hundreds of times not to do) and he fell flat on the back of his head! I asked Grandma ,"Is he going to make it?" I worry about him he is the baby and the girls are so careless sometimes! I feel bad for him. Oh and a few weeks ago Sofia would do her normal thing and push him down or hit him or whatever she is in the mood for that day and he would do nothing but cry now the little guy is fighting back and he is back for avengens!!!!!! They had a knock down drag out fight yesterday morning! They were both throwing punches and Sofia finally stopped because he was hitting harder! I don't know what to do with these two!
So week three is come and gone! I wish Steven were here to witness all the madness that goes on in just one week, there is so much I didn't write about! Well till next week
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Week two
This week has been a hard one probably harder than the first week. It is starting to sink in with the kids that Daddy will be gone for a long time and they are sad. At dinner when we pray Carlie will tear up just like me when we mention Daddy. Sofia has decided that Daddy lives in the sea for now, she is quite partial to this cd that Daddy put in out cd player in my car before he left. She loves the two pirate songs in it and this weekend I figured out that in her little 3 year old mind that is where she has put him. He is a pirate on the sea and she talks to him while on the potty through a decorative sea shell! Sounds crazy I know but think of it in the perspective of a 3 year old! Bubba is obsessed with the computer he sees me sit down at it or hears that skype noise whatever it is then he comes running "dadu, dadu". Before Steven left he recorded a Thomas story for him and it is his voice, you should see his face when the page is turned and his Dadu is telling him the story! For all of you military wives with small ones I highly recommend getting one of these! He is in heaven and every time he turns the page he says Dadu with a big grin on his face just like he does when he sees Steven on Skype! It is absolutely precious!
I am so lucky to have such good friends here, I don't know what I would do without them. They seem to know when I am down and pick me up. I appreciate them and I hope they all know what they mean to me.
There is only 6 more days left of school, I am happy and nervous, I will then have three kids all day to entertain and take with me everywhere! I am excited though not to have to plan everything around school! Having Carlie home will be great she can be a big help when she wants to be!
Friday my mother in law will be coming up we are looking forward to her visit and I will love having another adult in the house for a week. Then we leave for NC for a week for Carlie's 9th Birthday! It is going to be a very busy June!
This week our pool opened on post but the hours are kind of crazy, but when school is out it will be better, I look forward to pool days! WE had a few really really hot days this past week I think we had a record on Tuesday of 98 degrees in May! Then Friday it was cooler so we did a picnic with friends at the fountain on post! The only thing I know to do to keep my mind off of the long time I will be without my sweetheart is to keep myself as busy as possible without wearing myself and the kids out of course. It just helps.
I am so lucky to have such good friends here, I don't know what I would do without them. They seem to know when I am down and pick me up. I appreciate them and I hope they all know what they mean to me.
There is only 6 more days left of school, I am happy and nervous, I will then have three kids all day to entertain and take with me everywhere! I am excited though not to have to plan everything around school! Having Carlie home will be great she can be a big help when she wants to be!
Friday my mother in law will be coming up we are looking forward to her visit and I will love having another adult in the house for a week. Then we leave for NC for a week for Carlie's 9th Birthday! It is going to be a very busy June!
This week our pool opened on post but the hours are kind of crazy, but when school is out it will be better, I look forward to pool days! WE had a few really really hot days this past week I think we had a record on Tuesday of 98 degrees in May! Then Friday it was cooler so we did a picnic with friends at the fountain on post! The only thing I know to do to keep my mind off of the long time I will be without my sweetheart is to keep myself as busy as possible without wearing myself and the kids out of course. It just helps.
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