Those Days of WONDER....

As the kids are getting older I just am in awe.... How they have "come into their own" is amazing.  Our 12 y/o son is in the 7th grade and interested in so many things now and we now try to support him rather than "guide" him to what direction we think he should go in.  Playing sports, scouts and academic team are among his interests.  Our twins are still in that "seeking" stage or their lives at 8 to figure out what their interests are.  They both ran cross country, are getting ready to play basketball and are in a choir class at school. This journey is a wonderful one!

Wow.... New School Year!

It's been a long time since my last post..... Sorry!   about that.... Just got away from posting.  Our oldest son Austin is now in 5th grade and is 10 years old.  The twins Alivia and Ryan are now 6 and in the first grade. I have learned a lot in the last couple of years.... that is on how to become a better mom.  I have a lot of mom FAILS, but don't we all as good parents.  My husband is a great man, husband, and father and is a wonderful member of our family.  I learn so much from him.  My journey recently starting with this school year is one of learning to become a better mom and with that I need to take better care of myself.  With that in mind... this week I am reclaiming myself.  I plan to get to the gym at least 2x this week.  I know that doesn't sound like much, but it's really about all I have time for with our busy schedules.  Hoping to gradually increase what I do.  This week leads up to another birthday that I'd like to forget in many ways... laughing out loud... In my family growing up, birthdays are so important.... I have tried to continue that tradition in our family too.  I had to "train" my husband on that tradition.  I hope that this week goes well and that we have a great week.  Cheers!

Amazing Wonders!

My kids have grown so much in the last two years!  Guess that I have really been neglecting the blog!  My oldest is now 7 and the twins will be 4 in 4 days!  Time is flying by way too fast!  The twins are now trying to write their names, spell in their own way and becoming math wizards!  They started preschool this year and truly love it!  Alivia will on occasion test her teacher, but that is nothing new to us at home!  lol She is a wonderful and smart child who likes to test the waters some.  Ryan is growing in so many ways lately!  He takes the world in one day at a time.  So different than the other two!  He has a memory like a steel trap.  Austin our oldest amazes me every day.  He just has such a great insight into learning and continues to grow everyday.  I will try to blog more often about their lives and adventures from here on out!

AMAZING Kids!

The twins are 22 mos now and Austin proudly tells everyone that he is 5 1/2! That 1/2 is so important to us when we are 5! He likes to tell people that he is almost 6! I want to say don't grow up too soon! You have all of your life to be OLDER. Livi and Ryan are talking so much and doing wonderful things! I promise to blog more as time goes by.

3 Little Monkeys

My kids just love 5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed! Our twins just love to fingerplays and try very hard to do them. They are finally starting to pick up on a few key words and it just makes me laugh. My older son loved it too when he was little and will do them along with everyone! My monkeys now have figured out how to climb up on everything... couch, futon, chairs, bed etc..... Anything to challenge them! Older son has figured out the monkey bars and loves to climb on the jungle gym!

Wow Growing Up!

I don't think that when you have kids that you envision them growing UP! Today marks Austin's first week finished in kindergarten and I am amazed! Thought that maybe he might tell me about all of these wonderful things he has learned.... ha! On Tuesday he told me, "I learned nothing today!". I know differently, but still just thought typical growing boy!

The twins and I went to the park today to meet our playgroup friends and I just realized how big they are getting! they will be 19 months on the 26th! Too big too fast! They are using so many words now and pick on each other! They are lots of fun! Magical puddle on the little slide and they both had to splash in it! What fun! Had a great day!

The Marrying Man

Well... yesterday I asked my son who are you going to marry when you grow up? and he said "Why you of course..silly!". That says it all. I know really it's between two little girls at daycare (one is his cousin...lol and the other is just about his best friend)!

Wow... Just realized!

Just realized that I haven't posted in a long long time! What a great summer! It's almost over in a week for us! Bug starts kindergarten in a week! Time flies! Seems like we just brought him home a week ago! lol The twins are getting bigger and are 18 months now. Will have more to post on next Monday after the big first day!

Amazing kiddos!

I just realized what amazing kids that I have! My b/g twins are now 14 months old and I have a 4 y/o son too! It's wild to see how much my older son just dotes over the twins. He always makes sure that people see how proud he is about "his babies". He is a great big brother and loves his brother and sister a lot!

The Elf On The Shelf

What a great invention! We named our elf Nicholas and so far it's working! My son is very interested as to what he is telling Santa! Although he does play the well.. he's in the other room and he can't see me in here card! Santa is calling our house tonight, so we'll see how it goes! The holidays are always a funfilled time in our house!

Amazement at the Zoo

Wow! Last night we took the kids to the Cincinnati Zoo's opening night for the Festival of Lights for members and it's amazing to see it through the eyes of your children. We went to see the Polar Express 4-D Experience and it was neat! My four y/o just loved it. The babies did too.... I guess in their own way. It's always fun for the adults in your life too! All the lights are just beautiful! Can't believe it's that time of year again! A year later with all three there. Last year I was waddling through being 7 1/2 months prego! Amazing

Big Brothers

My 4 y/o son is great with his little brother and sister! I think sometimes that he doesn't understand that they can't play yet like he wants them too! It's so fun now to watch all three of them together! It just makes me smile and laugh! You want your kids to be friends as well as siblings! I think that we are on that way. My daughter just gets in there (even at 9 almost 10 months old) and attacks them like they attack her! She will sit on her twin and then pull his hair! She waits until he is on his tummy and then whammy! Quite fun! have a great day!

Cute Story

I think that every family is trying hard to save money these days, so I use a lot of coupons. My son this morning asked me to come and see his house that he had built with blocks! He said, "Mom it has a couch, bedrooms, our babies, and even your coupons"! My binder that I keep my coupons in is a mess and it got dumped into a tote bag. Our twins keep trying to eat the coupons out of it! This just made my day. Truly my little wonder!