Bad mothering?

Have you ever had one of those days when you feel like you have been a terrible mother (or father)? And it never fails that those are the days that the children make you really feel like a bad mother. Well, I decided to attempt my first garage sale a week ago with a good friend - and I will never do one again. It was a lot of work, and I saved up so much junk and didn't even get rid of half of it. In the process though, I guess I successfully neglected my children and the dog became the nanny!!

A story from Asa's teacher....

So Asa's teacher pulled me aside the other day to share a story. She has told me before that he is very imaginative, and that sometimes it is hard to get him to join them back in the real world. Well a couple of weeks ago in class they had a mock government. He was Vice President and his good friend Crichton was the President. They were sitting at the front of the class waiting for the bills to go through the House and the Senate so that they could review them. Well I guess they were getting bored, because Mrs. Manz said all of a sudden she heard Asa whisper, "Duck, the missiles are headed right for us!" She then had to explain that the President and Vice President were rarely bored!

Madison's Birthday

Madison's birthday list was huge. At last count there were about a dozen pairs of shoes....so yes, I took my 7 year old daughter shoe shopping for her birthday! It was fun, but also very frustrating. What do we have to look forward to when she is a teenager. I think she will have a shoe fettish! After cutting the birthday list way down, wrapping up a package of mints, and shoe shopping she was as happy as can be. That's one of the things that I love about her....she is always happy!!!

Here are her birthday questions....
1. What do you want to be when you grow up? A nurse or a teacher
2. Your favorite scripture story? The birth of Jesus
3. Favorite animal? Puppies...and yes, this is coming from the child who would run from a dog down the block.
4. If you could live anywhere, where would you live? With my Maga
5. Favorite treat? Granola Bars

Annika's Birthday

So Anni turned four this year, and thinks she is sooo big. It is adorable. She wore her new Tinkerbell outfit for 3 days straight. Being a sunbeam at church this year, she got to answer the birthday questions. I loved her responses!
1 - What do you want to be when you grow up? Giraffe
2 - Favorite scripture story? Jesus's baptism
3 - Favorite animal? Puppies
4 - If you could live anywhere, where would you live? Temple
5 - Favorite treat? Candy canes
She is so sweet and lovable

Leah birthday

So, our baby turned two this year! And is very good at the role. Mommy decided to keep birthdays very simple this year, but that did not stop anyone from having fun. It is amazing what ballons and cake can do for a kid! Leah also learned the value of presents. In fact, she gets very offended when we do not allow her to open her siblings packages. She must have also forgotten about the candles, because she was very unsure, and got so close to blow them out that we all jumped to stop her and scared her. Poor thing...but I think she gets it now.

Huh?

So I am putting clothes away the other day while Leah is napping and Annika is at the computer. Out of absolutely no where, Annika announces to me...."Mom, I smell like the zoo!" I could do nothing more than laugh.

Let's see what happens

Okay, I have been threatening to start a blog for a very long time - So, here we go. As you can see, my sweet husband started two years ago, and well, we are just getting back to it. Hopefully together we can do much better. To me it is a bit overwhelming because there is so much to put on here and do with it. It is really hard for me to pick pictures, after all I do think my kids are adorable. During this process I have also learned that we are in desperate need of some new family pictures! So, as you join us on our adventure, I welcome any suggestions!