Saturday, February 25, 2012

It’s another…

In November I took a road trip to San Diego to visit my new niece Kate.  We had a great visit with Julie, Troy and the kids. A few nights after we returned, I must have babies on my mind because I had a dream that Kelly was pregnant.  We had gone to find out what she was having and as told that it was a girl.  Kelly was surprised and was yelling at the lady saying that she was wrong and that it was really a boy.  The dream continued and was very weird and although I can’t remember all the details now, I will never forget the look on Kelly’s face when I told her about it. She just stared at me.  She then said that’s weird because I am pregnant! Yes, I was in shock but also very excited.  I was sworn to secrecy and I must say I did very well. 

We were all pretty confident that this one was going to be a boy but when we went in February to find out we were all shocked to find out we would be having another

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GIRL!!!

Thomas was disappointed for a little while but after a few minutes of time to let it soak in he was back to being excited about having another sister.  I can’t say I blame him.  He will now have 5 sisters.  That’s a lot of sisters!!! He is such a good big brother that I’m sure he will do just fine with another one to watch over.  

I cannot wait to become an Auntie again!!!  I’m not sure how I will do with keeping 4 kids during the week and 3 on the weekend but I felt the same way when Karly was born and I think I’ve done pretty well, if I do say so myself. I’m sure it will be an adventure and a challenge but I’m always up for a challenge. 

Now the real hard part comes… a name.  I pretty sure I can say that Kelly had in her mind from the beginning the names for all the kids, this one isn’t coming as easy.  I love playing the name game and as of today we are still playing.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Noelle’s I’m a Little Tea Pot

Blossoms

One of my favorite things about Spring is the blossoms on the trees.  This year they came a little early because of the crazy weather that we have been having.  I have a walnut and plum tree in my backyard and I love to look at the blossoms on the trees.

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It’s really too bad that the blossoms were only there a few days before the wind and the ran came. The blossoms are now gone….until next year. 

Monday, February 20, 2012

Just another GiRlS weekend

Noelle, Karly and I had a busy Presidents Day weekend.  We shopped, we painted pictures for a sick friend, we had a picnic, we painted our nails, we watched movies, we played outside with the dogs and had our favorite ice cream. What a weekend it was.  As tired as I was at the end I love the time that I get to spend with the girls. 

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Noelle made a beautiful picture for Kathy to hang in her hospital room.  She was so proud of her work and very excited for me to take it Kathy.

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While Noelle painted her picture, I made Kathy a “tie blanket” for her to have at the hospital.  I wanted her to have something that would bring her comfort while she was there.  She loved dogs so this fabric was perfect for her. 

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Karly loves to have her fingernails and toes painted and as you can see she was very excited to have her picture taken.

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We had pizza and peaches for dinner and our…

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favorite ice cream for dessert.

It was a great weekend! 

Monday, February 13, 2012

Happiness

I love coming home after a along day at work to his guy.

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After Indy died I didn’t think I would be able to find another dog that would truly be a companion.  Salem will never take Indy’s place but he sure does bring me happiness.  I love having him around even with all of his quirkiness.

 

 

Every evening Salem does this.  Without fail around 7:00 he just starts barking at me.  For just a couple of minutes and then he jumps up next to me and it’s over.  I want to think that he is telling me about his day with a little animation.

I think I love him more everyday. 

Saturday, February 4, 2012

For the love of LEGOS….

Thomas loves LEGOS and this was the year of the LEGO for him.  So, we had a special LEGO weekend. 

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We built LEGOS.

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We played LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean on the Wii.

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And then we watched LEGO movies on the Ipad and had Thomas’ favorite pizza for dinner. 

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All for the love of LEGOS, VIEDO GAMES and of course THOMAS!!!