growing suckers

We decided to plant jelly beans and see if they would grow! We heard they grow into suckers :) yum!! only time will tell i guess, stay tuned!!

catching up

what has happened? where have i been? well - life i guess. The kids are busy, i am busy. the kids keep me busy. January, February and March have passed and I have little to blog about. So not

like me! i have a camera everywhere i go....well - i used to. My rechargeable batteries died so my P&S camera's have been sitting idle for way too long! They go through regular batteries in about 5 pictures. you'll be happy to know I have replaced them! Let's see exactly what have we been up to:

***Available pics coming soon!***

january -

*Amelia lost her 3rd tooth!

*Amelia got a free trip to the ER when she fell on her floor vent in her room. one guess who took it out and had it on the floor upside down? A little dermabond and we were on our way! Looking back i think we should have pushed for stitches. well -i should have. i was the only adult there! Her wound busted open and had to heal from the inside out. she has a pretty impressive scar to show for it.

*lucas wore his yellow boots for the entire month of january. well - maybe just 30/31 days.

*lucas was able to discontinue his Keppra. NO MORE MEDS!! And the best thing is he remains seizure free.

*soon after Lucas came off his meds, he began stuttering. It was odd enough that I called Dr. Adam. He ordered an EEG. Lucas was a trooper for the EEG tech. A super cute trooper!

*Amelia celebrated 100 days of school!

*took the kids to see beauty and the beast 3D - love that movie

*lucas had his first dentist appointment

February

* i made a SOLO trip to Springfield to hang out and craft with my BFF Loriann. it was so much fun and I was very productive

*Lucas and I went to a mommy and me cooking class - lots of fun! i think i may have blogged that....

*I went to a pinterest meetup at the upcycle exchange with my friend Leanne. it was loads of fun, lots of good food and I made some crafts all by mydelf. almost unheard of!

*had a mini reunion with my dad's side of the family. love them and miss them! Hope we make a point to get together more often.

*amelia got what i am guessing is her 6 year molars.

March -

*Lucas had rodeo day

*Amelia went to her first father daughter dance

*We all went to the st. pat's parade in dogtown! including daddy!! love a saturday st. pat's!

* We went to the Easter extravaganza at eckert's with the Fab P ladies - Nicole, Mia and Kate!

* we spent the day with Trish, Robbie and Charlotte

So that is it! 3 months in one post. 2012 will get better!

PS - this post is brought to you by the Iphone and Facebook - without them i would not remember 1/100 of this!

childhood

To me this represents everything fun - laughter, swings, friends - just being carefree. I wish I could bottle this feeling up and store it away for these girls' teen years!

grandparents night

Our little author

Amelia's school participated in the young author contest this year.Of course we encouraged Amelia to participate. I had a hard time getting her to understand the concept that there had to be a character, the character had to do something interesting and it had to have a flow to it, even though we read to her 2 or more books per day, every day since she was born!! I finally started piecing it together for her. I would ask her the necessary questions and write down her answers. And she was really not into the character being named something other than Amelia!! We settled on Rosie - it made her pretty happy. Her story was about Rosie adopting a puppy, taking him home and everything he saw along the way. And how he met the animals at Rosie's house, which was actually a farm. Although she didn't win, she was recognized at her school for participating and received a certificate, medal and young author's pin! Hopefully next year she can create/write the entire thing herself.

face of a kitten

Ferdinand the kitten, close up. i love the spot on the right by his mouth - adds to his personality.

Tagged

Here are the rules...
1. Post these rules
2. Post a photo of yourself and 11 random things.
3. Answer the questions set for you in the original post.
4. Create 11 new questions and tag people to answer them.
5. Go to their blog/twitter and tell them you’ve tagged them.

11 RANDOMS:

1. I have been blogging since I found out I was pregnant with amelia.

2. For no good reason, I kept my pregnancy blog private.

3. I have known my best friend since we were 7

4.my favorite cake is anything lemon flavored

5. I want to run a 5K

6. i want to renew my vows to darrin on a beach

7. i love tradition and try to keep them ongoing

8. i would love to own a international scout

9. i miss playing soccer

10.I love to camp

11. i have 31 first cousins - i think,

My questions

1. What is your dream job? Newborn photographer

2. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? chicago or new orleans

3. What are you most proud of? myself - for not giving up when it would have been so easy

4. What was the best part of today? playing eye spy with Amelia

5. What do you wish you could do over? so many things - how to pick?

6. If you are religious, do you practice? no

7. What were your new years resolutions? lose weight

8. How many children do you have/want to have? 2/3

9. What is your guilty pleasure? tori and dean home sweet hollywood!

10. What is your go to food? mexican

11. What is your college degree? Bachelor's of science in nursing

My questions for jenn, leanne and trish

1. what is your middle name

2.what is your favorite love story

3. how long have you known your best friend

4. who knows you the best

5. what is the furthest you have traveled from home

6. what legacy do you want to leave behind

7.what is your favorite quote

8. are you afraid of anything

9. favorite fast food

10. what is the craziest thing you did in high school

11. what movie could you watch over an over

father-daughter dance

My baby had her first father-daughter dance, I'm sure it will be a first of many dances. I cureld her hair and painted her nails. And she even got a corsage! Roses. Roses that she quickly noticed were the same shade of cream that my wedding bouquet was made of. She doesn't miss a beat, this girl of mine. I couldn't love her more. Or her Pop. Nothing but love for these two. And I had a pretty fun date myself that night. Toy story and mcdonalds with the sweetest boy ever! I'll take it!

Cooking with Louis Miguel? maybe one day

Lucas loves loves loves to cook! he will pretend cook in his kitchen or come cook with me in my kitchen. He loves to measure and stir and watch the oven while dinner is cooking. This was his second class at eckert's. It was quite fun - although all the dishes had to be "cooked" vs make and eat. it was challenging to get him to wait for his food! And he kept asking to go shopping in the country store! such a character. I hope when he is a famous chef he names his Food Network show "Cooking with Louis Miguel". i think it has a great ring to it!!

valentintes day treats for my sweeties!

i love tradition! i bought these buckets when Mia was a baby. Luckily i bought 2! they are filled with afew treats - m&m's, conversation jelly beans(!), reese's PB heart and a pez dispenser. For any gift giving holiday the kids have a PEZ dispenser. they love them and so do i! lucas also received some hot wheel sand crayons, Amelia got a lalaloopsy drawing tablet, new crayons and a hippo pen/paper set. they loved it all and dug into the candy immediatly!

off she goes!!

In honor of school being half over - a flash back!! love my kindergartner!

ps - that backpack is no longer bright pink!! It has been through a lot in 6 months

elf fun

every year jasper and oliver come to play and create christmas chaos for the kids. This year, Oliver had to stay behind to help Santa, so he sent olivia, oliver's siter! Jasper and Olivia found plenty to do - and the kids loved every minute!

Christmas Eve 2012

must be santa

Who's got a beard that's long and white

Santa's got a beard that's long and white

Who comes around on a special night

Santa comes around on a special night

Special Night, beard that's white

Must be Santa

Must be Santa

Must be Santa, Santa Clause

Have you heard this song? Know who Mitch Miller and the gang are? We had no idea until we heard Amelia sing it last year and then Lucas sang it this year. It is a part of the Christmas Program that the preschool puts on yearly. The kids love it!! Lucas did fairly well for his pageant. It was a plus that he got on the stage and stayed. He was on the opposite side of the stage from us. wouldn't you know, as soon as i walk all the way around the church to snap a few pics of him, he spots me, jumps off the stage, returns to the stage only to walk to the other far side and sit down! ahh! i did get a few pics though! And he looked super handsome on stage!!

Santa visit

Amelia and Lucas 2011

Christmas feet

reflection

Candy Cane Hunt 2012

the quickest candy cane hunt in the midwest!

the quickest candy cane hunt i

christmas wildlights

I love Christmas lights! I love the way they sparkle and twinkle! We have had a mild winter here so we bundled up and headed to the Zoo to see their Christmas display. it was a great night. The Harris family was able to join us - which is always a good time! I seem to have lost the pictures I took on my camera - here is a cell phone snap. Even with all the grainy-ness, I love it. I mean. who wouldn't want a picture of themselves dancing with their dad at the St Louis Zoo?

found! christmas wildlight photos!

thought these were lost - but i found them!! yeah!

easily my favorite picture

the polar express