Tuesday, March 22, 2011

kids blog

I updated the blog address to include coen. The link on the side now works again. Due to illness the kids won't be posting until we all get better.

Monday, March 21, 2011

The kiddos...

The kids are posting again on the Fantastic Fanchers. It is a private blog, so if you want to read it I need to know so I can add you.

Today is all about Coen.

Monday-Coen
Tuesday-Mia
Wednesday-Jude
Thursday-Emma
Friday- Kaitlyn

Thursday, March 17, 2011

The PukeMonster....


is obviously feeling better

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Funny stuff

Jude- Mommy my nose is burnin!
Me- I am so sorry. Why is it burning?
Jude- because I am going to achoo.

If anything is missing, check the trash can. Coen's new favorite thing to do is throw EVERYTHING in the trash. It is his favorite place to put toys, the contents of the diaper bag, the fridge magnets and his sippy cups (when he is done drinking from them).

Mia- Mommy, what is a contraction?
Me- I don't know, what kind?
Mia- A contraction!
Me- Use it in a sentence.
Mia- Con....trac....shun
Me- That's not a sentence. Where did you hear it.
Mia- Kaitlyn said it.
Me- There are 2 different kinds. What was she talking about?
Mia- Oh. (walks away)

On a not funny, but really cool note-
Emma entered in a Music Last A Lifetime contest at school. She had to write a paper about what Music Lasts A Lifetime meant to her. So, on Thursday night she wrote her paper and turned it in. (it was due Friday) She did a really good job of coming up with everything - she wanted our help, but we just led her to come to her own conclusions. We thought she did a great job. Yesterday she came home with a Music Lasts a Lifetime goodie bag b/c she WON the contest (for the 1st grade- their was 1 winner for each grade)!!! She was so excited and we are extremely super duper proud of her!!!
(Click the image to learn more about Music in our schools month)

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

The last few weeks...

Have been kind of crazy. Jarrod's parents were here for 2 weeks, so we were really busy. Jarrod and I were able to go on a couple of dates (3!) and it was tons of fun to be able to go out just the two of us. The kids had a lot of fun and are missing Grandmom and Grandad a ton.
Last week we got a ton of stuff together for the house. I am working on getting us less cluttered and back on our old routines. Me being pregnant (with Coen), having an infant and just being tired is finally done. Coen is at an age where he can handle playing on his own or with the siblings and I have weened him to nights only, so he isn't as clingy during the day as he was. He still has his moments were he wants to hang out with me or snuggle, but he is enjoying his freedom too.So, here's what we did last week-
We were blessed to be able to finally replace our washer and dryer (hallelujah!), so that came last week.
I got us a duvet cover for our bedroom and finally covered the quilt that the dogs mauled. The duvet really brightens up the room.
We got rid of the king bed and set up 2 of the twins in the old guest room (now the boys room). Kaitlyn is sleeping in what will one day be Coen's bed b/c Jude didn't want to be alone. She has been sweet enough to let Jude in bed with her to snuggle when he wakes up in the middle of the night or really early in the morning.
I have taken down the toddler bed and we will be giving it back to the people that loaned it to us. It has opened up a ton of room in our tiny bedroom. Jarrod is already talking about another bookshelf in there. We have a ton of books and not enough shelves. I have gone through them a ton and pulled out books we don't need anymore and that we don't read. We have trimmed them back a lot. We actually have enough shelves, but we had to use a set of shelves for the DVDs that used to be housed in an inset bookshelf in the wall of our old house. So, if we had something for the DVDs we could put all our books up.
I also finally recovered my desk chair. I had picked out some fabric that was not good for chairs (wish the person that was shopping with me had told me that before I bought it) and it pretty much got mauled during the move and then even more so by the kids when they noticed pieces tearing. I guess you just can't help but pull on small tears and make them bigger.
Now, I am on to setting up a laundry system and cleaning out things.

**** I also updated the VDay post with cupcake pictures****