Lady Bug

I made a lady bug bow tonight. It turned out okay for my first try! I have enough red ribbon left to make four more so I think I will get some practice in! It is so much fun to make clippies and my girls love them. Samantha is the best and always tells me what a great mom I am for making them for her!! It is lots of fun! Sorry the picture isn't the greatest.

Andrea's Party Pictures

As promised in a previous post, here are some pictures of Andrea's party.

This was actually taken today with her cake (sorry she is not wearing clothes but she ate watermelon earlier and we didn't want it all over her dress!).
Josh was just as happy as can be at the party...lots of excitement and balloons!! He loves to play with mylar balloons.

Andrea pinning the tail on the pony. Jeff printed off a big pony at work and we colored it so she could play a pony game. She also wanted to play red light, green light at her party but none of her friends knew how to play. Sammy and Lynne played it with her!!

Aaron saw me taking pictures of the pony game so he sat down and started smiling at me so I would take his picture. He is the cutest little boy!!

Andrea getting ready to blow out the candles.

Andrea with her pony from Sammy.

Andrea opening Abigail's present. She opened it and held it to her cheek and said "it's what I always dreamed" (or something like that...she obviously has listened to her sister a little too much)!!! It was very cute!

Andrea opening her fairy costume from Belle. She loved it but doesn't want to wear the wings for some reason!!

This is Andrea's purple pony cake.

Preschool Graduation

Samantha just finished the most amazing year of preschool. She LOVED going to school and LOVED Mrs. Aubrey!! Aubrey was the perfect teacher for Sammy because she challenged her! Sammy was able to read 60 books on her own while in preschool and she can count past 100! Jeff and I were extremely pleased with her progress this year...I just hope kindergarten goes this well!!!

Sammy at her preschool program.
Sammy with all of her classmates and the morning class.

Sammy and Mrs. Aubrey

Joshua's 6-Month Stats

Josh went in for his 6 month appointment this week. He has slowed a little as his weight has dropped 10% on the charts!

Weight: 20 lb 3.5 oz (80%)

Height: 27 in (55%)

He is a very happy baby and we all love him to pieces!!

I Think I'm Addicted

So, I have a new addiction. I think it is a rather healthy addiction as it is not going to harm my body and it is fairly inexpensive. I am addicted to ribbon! Yes...Ribbon! I love to go to Michael's and pick out ribbon to make bows for my girls' hair. You would think that I have enough but I never seem to have enough ribbon. I have been contemplating since Thursday when I got the Michael's ad if I should go get more ribbon this week. They have their Basic Narrow ribbon for $1.50 for a 10-12 yard spool! That is a ton of ribbon. I think I might have to go pick up some yellow ribbon and another spool of white. We'll see if I feel up to the trip with three young kids!! I just thought I would share this fun addiction I have. I would love to help anyone learn to make bows and clippies for hair but I am warning you that it is really addicting!! If you are thinking about starting into the bow making world, I would strongly suggest you make the trip to Michael's on Monday to pick out some of the Basic Narrow Ribbon that is on sale!!

Andrea's Party

Andrea had a little birthday party today with a couple friends. She has been so excited all week for her party. We kept it really low key which I think is great for this age! Andrea loves My Little Ponies right now so we had a Pony Party. We played pin the tail on the pony, at cake and ice cream, played Playdoh, played with musical instruments, and spent a little time outside. Thank you Belle, Aaron, and Abigail for coming to Andrea's party! I will post pictures later because I am really tired and don't want to deal with it right now!!

New Pictures

My friend Chelsea took new pictures of my kids this week. I think they turned out pretty cute! Sammy was being a little punk and wouldn't give a real smile and kept goofing off but we still managed to get some!! Josh was his smiley self and Andrea sat on the stool for a couple shots and was done. Thanks for taking such awesome pictures Chelsea!! I want to get some done outside but we are going to have to wait until fall for those...I don't think it would be very cute to have pictures of kids with bright red faces and sweat pouring down their faces.

"Kevin Makes Me Upset"

Andrea gets upset really easy lately. She wanders off and pouts when she is upset. It is really sad but also funny! Tonight she called her Uncle Kevin to ask him to come to her birthday party in two weeks. He said he can't come so she cried for about 15-20 minutes because "Kevin made me upset because he said no." I will have you know that there were only two people she really wanted to invite to her birthday. One of those was Kevin and the other is her friend Belle. So, Maggie, please tell me that Belle will be able to come to Andrea's birthday party on May 30!! If not, we might have to change the date to a time Belle can come. According to Andrea she is just not going to have a party now because nobody will come. Pretty sad for an almost three-year-old. I have a couple other girls she has said she wants to invite but am a little lost about who to invite. She is in a class with mostly younger kids in nursery so she doesn't play with any of them and doesn't want to invite any of them. I have to figure something out so that Andrea can have a good time at her party!

I've started!

I have been mentally planning my start back into the whole exercise and eating right route for quite some time. It always gets pushed off until "next week!" Yesterday was my "next week!!" I finally started exercising. I have been a little obsessed with the new blog about weight loss and have been neglecting mine. I figure that it is all for a great cause! It is getting really hot here and I need to be able to fit into my summer clothes and swimming suit. I really can't right more as it is almost 9:00 so I have a date with the elliptical!

North 5th Loser

Join the fun and become a North 5th Loser!! Go to North 5th Losers to find out more. I am sick of feeling like crap and hating how I look. I am not alone in this so my friend Maggie and I are starting a new blog to provide support and encouragement for any and all that want to join us as we try to improve our lives one step at a time.

The Answer to EVERYTHING!

Sammy has clued me in to the reason why I struggle so much to remember things. She informed us the other night that I am "cracked" up. Jeff just laughed and Sammy said, "Mom is cracked up in her mind." There you have it!! I am cracked up in my mind and that is the only excuse I have for everything I do! I don't need to wonder why have can't remember things or why I open the pantry door to put the milk away. Thanks Sammy for helping me figure it all out. :)