little gi

miss rible....

we've taken to calling potater....miss rible....as in miserable.  you see....tater has taken to crying.....a lot...she is a little tantrum girl, stomping her little feet & throwing her fists in the air....she is terrible & she isn't even 2 yet!  the other day when we were ignoring her yelling at us in the truck, she finally hauled off & threw goldfish at mike.....i swear if you translated her babbling yelling at us, she could make even the most boisterous sailor blush...god help us....we are in trouble with this little girl. 

she completely flipped her lid this morning when i tried to take her mittens off when we got back from the bus stop.  as a result, she wore those little mittens for 2 hours....even managed to eat a whole bowl of chex with them on, that determined little bugger.  she's even started tattle tale-ing on her siblings.   don't be fooled by that sweet smile.....  she is trouble.....and she's definitely got us all wrapped around that little finger of hers.....and she knows it.

hope y'all have a happy thursday!!!  gi 

and God Bless....

after our prayer each night, i ask the kids if there is anyone else they would like to send God's blessings to.  ryan always says all my family and all my friends....

and nigel (nigel marvin, an aussie animal guy who also was on prehistoric park - his favorite show)

and snakes

and wizards (lizards, he means....still having troubles w/ the "l")

and rhinos......

and frogs......

and crocodiles...

and penguins....

and....and.....and.....

(i always say at this point...is there anyone else?)  and he always says....

and the little fishies.

God bless you too, little buddyhead!  love you!

ENJOY......

our little kelly

she's 5.

i took her to target to get her a littlest pet shop toy b/c she ate all her chicken the night before. 

in the car she asked me if we had any other "errands" to do before we got to go to target. 

i said nope.

she said yipee! 

when we parked & got out, she held my hand & skipped to the door.

she asked for & was given my purse to carry on her shoulder

we went right to the toy department.  to the aisle w/ the pet shop toys.

her eyes were wide.

(unbeknownst to me) she was scanning for the little pandas.

i saw a few that were cute.  kittys, doggies & a butterfly

i pulled them down for her to see more closely

she carefully choose which ones she liked & which ones she didn't. 

she had 3 piled in her hand. 

my arms are all fulled up mommy

she choose a little doggie w/ a purple bow on it's ears & a pink carrier.

she choose it because the doggie was sooooo cute

we also choose a lizard for ryan

we got some other things then paid for our stuff

she took her little doggie out of the bag & held it

she held my hand & skipped to the car

we went home & she's been playing with that little doggie ever since

i don't ever want to forget what kelly is like at this age.  time flies by so fast.  she will grow up & not skip so much, she probably won't hold my hand.  these little moments, i don't want them to get lost in the shuffle.  i want to savor them.  i want to not rush through them on to the next thing i have on my list.  i'm going to enjoy!

guess i've just chosen my word.......enjoy.   

have a great one! gi

spring has sprung?????

well, if nothing else gets accomplished today at least we have a little more room in our driveway.   thanks to tony who came last night & picked up his new buppie mobile.  he took off early this morning on his maiden voyage & drove back to philly.  he called @ 11 to tell us he made it safe & sound, even managed to stop & get some food.  pretty good for a guy who's never driven that far before, i must say.  now my advice to my pals in PA is stay off the roads for a bit.  i doubt it'll be safe out there while tony learns to operate his new toy.  i'm waiting to see if he "hooks" it up philly style.  you know, all painted green w/ the eagles chant in place of the horn & stuff.   i can just see tony now, cheesesteak on his head & all.  too funny!

other than that, we are just enjoying the amazing unexpected spring weather treat today.  it is sunny & warm outside, the windows are all open letting a nice breeze inside & hopefully we'll get out later to try out ryan's t-ball set he got for christmas.  in the meantime, i'm doing my regular routine of hanging out, reading the pottery barn catalog.  thinking of all the wonderful storage systems we could buy to bring some organization to this complete mess of a house.  i pick out all this wonderful stuff, measure, think of all the paint colors & accessories, then reality sets in & the catalog gets put in the recycling & we get on with the stuff of our life.  the piles of paper life, the stacks of paintings & drawings life, the sippy cups everywhere life, the toys on the floor life, the squished cheerioes life.  they never manage to show that part in the catalog.  guess it isn't as color coordinated as the stylists would like.  but you know what, i don't live in a catalog page...i live where i do.  & even though it isn't shiny & glossy, color coordinated, organized & perfectly accesorized...i've gotta say it is pretty darn awesome.  especially because i have scenes like these to fill my days. 

hope your saturday is filled w/ fun too!  gi

 

while i was sleeping....

Mike took this out the back door this morning.  he took the day off so i could have a sick day.  a lay in bed all day with a box of tissues day.  but lucky for me, i have mike to help me out.  and he does it willingly, without complaint.  he even did all of the laundry. (now he is just trying to make me look bad).  don't know what i'd do without him.  i'm such a lucky gal.

ali has a new challenge up for the new year.  think of a word.  her's for this year is:  peace.  i like that.  i could definitely use some more peace in my life (& in this world for that matter).  but i want to think about it a wee bit more.  my initial reaction was to choose:  relax.  but i'm not sure if that is as all-encompassing as i really want.  there are so many good ones:  joy, see, create, live, rejoice, think, play, trust, faith......  i'll have to think about it. 

and this girl

wants long hair.  actually, she wants a pony tail.  i told her we could do pig tales, but she said pig tails aren't as much fun.  they hurt twice as much.  i want pony tails, they are so much fun.  i guess she has a point there.  we'll see.  we'll give it a try.

happy thursday!!

g

the way you wear your hat....

she is our kells bells

she marches to the beat of her own drummer

she has her own style

and she is so proud

and confident

we think she is just wonderful

....and looks fabulous in her great big pink hat!!

happy tuesday!!

g

maybe the picture will be bigger this time???

This boy is crazy.....but he is so sweet!

Happy New Year!!!!

They are crazy & thank God they are all in bed.  I should be too, but instead I am trying to figure out how to work a computer.   If only I knew what I was doing....life would be so much easier!

2peas, jenni bowlin,

Might as well go swimming....

First post.  Big test.  let's see if it works!