Wordless Wednesday.....

I am that mom who.....

*buys her kids donuts every Wednesday morning

*has the kids closets organized by color and style

*like the boys to match

*loves hair bows in the girls' hair

*yells sometimes

*makes the kids keep all of their toys in the toy room

*lets the kids play in the dog's water

*rewards them for staying in their own beds all night

*try's to be consistent but doesn't always work

*let's them try to settle their own fights before I step in

*let's them take sippie cups of water to bed

*is strict about bed time

*really dislikes getting kids in and out of the car

*loves to throw Birthday Parties


*knows many Veggie Tale songs


*has annual passes to The Living Desert, LA Zoo, and Disneyland


*hopes to model Christ to her children

*really dislikes the kids fighting

*let's the kids watch TV, play Wii, and even let's them play on the computer daily

*loves when the kids hug and love on each other

*loves to snuggle on the couch but not in bed

*gives 3 of the 4 a bath at the same time

*waits to long to change diapers

*lets the kids make decisions and learn consequences

*pretty much spoils every one of our children

I'm that girl who......

* does not sleep with socks on


*must have coffee everyday


*likes painted fingers and toes


*showers and washes hair everyday


*really doesn't like animals


*likes the inside of my car clean but doesn't care about the outside


*loves shopping at Target


*will wash laundry and fold it but hates to put it away


*does not use the dishwasher, only does dishes by hand


*likes to scrapbook


*loves date nights with hubby


*likes everything organized and clean


*barley watches TV


*never watches movies


*snacks on gold fish crackers


*sleeps with a blankie


*is a giver but not a good receiver


*likes Coffee Bean more than Starbucks


*does not like to fly



*likes to shop with friends



*loves the Cheesecake Factory



*loves God with all my heart



....... what kind of girl are you????????

We are close to 2.... and boy I'm showing it!

WOW! As Ainsley is getting closer to 2 years old she is getting more feistier than ever. Here is her lastest....

1. Screaming for anything and everything.

2. Standing in every grocery cart and high chair.

3. Signing all done and yelling, "all done" every time we are in the car.

4. Climbing on every table and chair in the kitchen.

5. Arching her back when it is time to get in her car seat.

6. Not wanting to hold my hand.... especially in parking lots.

7. Crying when it is time to take and nap or go to bed.

8. Shaking her head no back and forth when a song she doesn't like comes on in my car.

9. Jumping from mommy's arms to daddy's arms when I tell her no.

10. Playing in the toliet water ever chance she gets.

But with all of this she is still so precious and we cherish every minute we have together.

Remind me to NEVER take all 4 kids to the dentist alone!

I don't know who's great idea it was for me to take all 4 young children to the dentist by myself..... oh yeah... it was my great idea.

So I pick up Addisyn from school early and she is hungry so I give her a chocolate cookie in the car.... yes on the way to the dentist!

We walk in and the entire waiting room is full.... not one seat is open.

Since it was our 1st time at this dentist I have to fill out the forms.... so there I am trying to balance the forms in one hand while pulling Ainsley away from the brochures that she is throwing all over the ground and telling the boys to stop tackling each other. All of a sudden I hear someone yell, "Sandy" I look over and it is one of my mom's employees from work, Lisa. We walk over there and she makes her 2 kids get up so we can sit down.... well, after Ainsley dumps out my purse for the 3rd time and the boys are pretending to be dogs and lifting their legs and peeing on each other. Yes... they are lifting their legs and pretending to pee on each other. So there I'm trying to fill out the paperwork and keep the kids from peeing on each other and I look over and Ainsley is standing on a chair trying to pull a HUGE picture off the wall. I get her down and continue to fill out the papers and she starts this screaming thing. She is running through the waiting room screaming in joy. I keep saying shhhhh and she continues... she looks at the boys and they laugh so of course she gets louder, at that point I lost it! I made them all go into the bathroom and what happens in the bathroom stays in the bathroom. Let's just say we left the bathrooms and they were "new" children, actually they acted like soldiers from that point on.

They did great during their appointments, other than a few tears from Addisyn. They were super excited that they got new toothbrushes, toothpaste, and floss. (Side note- the floss somehow ended up in my dryer tonight tying 3 pieces of clothes together). I am so pleased to announce they are all CAVITY FREE!!!!

So next time I forget how bad it really was please remind me to find a babysitter for at least the screaming, redecorating, purse spilling baby.

Wordless Wednesday.....

Guess who learned to ride BIG BOY BIKES?

While we were gone on the AMAZING CRUISE our boys learned to ride their bikes without training wheels. When we got home they wouldn't even let us go into the house before they jumped on their bikes to show off. We were so surprised because Addisyn didn't learn until she was 6 years old. We are especially proud of Luke because Karsten always does everything physical before him and this time Luke is actually better at riding his bike. Here are some photos that I captured.

Here is Karsten (just turned 4 this month).... I guess this is his concentrating face? Here is Luke (turned 5 in November). He is always smiling!