Willow is in Nursery!!!

Willow has been in Nursery for 2 weeks now!!!!!!!!!! Yeah, church is so wonderful when you're not chaising a tired toddler around for 2 hours! And these are the only 2 terrible pictures I could get!

Grace asleep on the bathroom floor...

Last week after we came home from Kara's house, Grace started feeling really sick. It was totaly out of the blue, only lasted for a hour and when I went to check on her, I found her asleep on the bathroom floor! After she woke up, she looked at me and said, "I feel better now, Mom."

The Girls...

Here we are last week, and yes, someone covered the flash again!

Willow isn't the baby anymore...

Willow is definatly growing up these days! It's pretty funny when she tries to put diapers on her babies!

Playing with friends...

Last week we went over to kara's house to play for a few hours. The girls had fun while kara & I layed on the couch and tried to do as little as possible.

Say Cheese...

Willow has started to do the cheesy smile when you say, "Say Cheese"
Here's a few...

Sparkle N' Shine's New Spring Cleaning Rates!

Have any of you got the Spring Cleaning Bug yet???
If not, I'm here to help!
I've lowered my Spring rates to $ 25.00 a hour which makes it easy and affordable to get some of those projects completed!
You know me, I clean & organize just about anything & have gift certificates for Easter presents, Mother's Day, Birthday's, Baby Shower gifts- you name it!

A heart breaking moment...

Tristin & I have been having a few problems lately about the computer and he has been restricted from it for a few days because every time I told him he couldn't play for the day- I would find him on it later, with the excuse, "Oh I forgot"! I know I am a strict Mother and I follow through with what I say, which isn't always fun, but I also know, and my kids know, how much I love them too.
Last night after a "moment", I was really frustrated and left the room. I was getting the girls ready for bed when I went back in for something. He was holding a picture of him and I to his chest and he said, "Mom, do I make your life a living (and then he pointed down as to refer to Hell). He started to cry and I said, "Oh buddy, of course not." The tears fell faster and I climbed up on the top bunk and scooped him up.
He cried for awhile and I was trying not to let him see mine as well. I made him look right into my eyes and I told him how much I loved him, how my life was better because he was in it, how he was my boy, how proud I was of him, how I knew I don't get all the explosions and weapon stuff, but that I loved everything about him. I told him I knew he had a wonderful heart which is why I expected a lot from him at times. We talked about choices and how I wanted him to be happy in life but how I did expect him to follow directions. I told him that I knew I got angry sometimes and that I needed to work on that, but that he could work on following directions too. I told him funny stories about when he was little and we were laughing by the end- but it broke my heart.
To think he thought he was making my life a living Hell, just hurt my heart. I just held him and rocked him until the tears were gone. He is my little man who I couldn't love more. I was reminded how soft my children are, how we all are really. I was reminded that while I need to continue to be loving and firm, I need to make sure I stop and hold him a little bit longer too.

To be a boy...

I have to admit, Tristin is pretty out numbered in this house- with 4 girls surrounding him! The past few days he has been training to be an assisian. That's right, you heard me. So, while I try not to be bothered by his sword drawings during school and his weapon making stations in the back yard, I surely didn't like the sound of wanting to become that! As parents, we hope they aspire to something better than killing people! I told him to go do a service project instead, but that didn't sound as fun aparently!
I had to laugh when I came across this list he started:

To be an Asasen (with a knife dripping blood)

1. hafe to have at lest 2 knifes and 1 pistol.

Last night I asked Trav about his behavior and I asked: is it typical boy stuff?" In which he replied, "Yup."
So, there you have it folks...

Even monkey's fall from the trees sometimes...

I think all my kids have been climbers, but Grace, even at 4, is ALWAYS climbing on things. When she was climbing on top of the crib railings the other day, I told her to get down- (but you know how well that goes over)Seconds later there was a crash followed by horrible crying. Long story short- she got a pretty good shiner!
...and she has admitted " I hate that stupid crib."