Just now I told my family to pretend like I wasn't here. I had something important I needed to take care of and couldn't be interrupted. It's funny listening to Pops get the kids to bed and hear comments the from the kids telling him how to do the routine. (He's usually not around at bed time except for mutual nights.) Not to mention the baby is screaming and I know he's not hungry, we'll see how long spouse will go before he comes and gets me...I'm betting 5 minutes.

This guy had another blow out at church. Again I didn't have a change of clothes and no diapers. I'm such a prepared mom. I accidentally left the diapers on the kitchen table. Again, he left church naked.

I'll try harder next week.

P.S. I love the Young Women.
If they could only know I try my best.
Is this a taste of having a teenage daughter?
I do love them.

#2

This kid is a crack up. I always wonder what he'll choose to be when he grows up.
He's witty, clever, mischievous, very busy and lovable all at the same time.
He's got the best older brother that he admires so much and can't seem to give enough hugs and kisses to his younger brother. So far he seems like a perfect fit right in the middle. Never a day goes by that I don't laugh out loud from something he's said or done.
What fun he ads to our family.

Thanksgiving weekend

Thanksgiving weekend brought...

an afternoon in the park with cousins...

time spent teasing cousins...

A fun field hockey game with big and little cousins...

time to hoard this precious gun...

opportunities to decorate the table clothes with crayons and pictures...

lots of family...(this one's for you Miss A.)

And a free picture with a not-so-friendly Santa...(I guess you get what you pay for)

A wonderful weekend in all. Thanksgiving always brings to much food and not enough time with family...or is it the other way around?

Blessing Day

Sunday November 29th was #3's big day. He was blessed at church by his papi (a.k.a. dad) and was awake during it and didn't even cry. Thank goodness. A sweet day for this sweet boy. It's a good thing we didn't wait any longer to do this because the family blessing outfit would not have fit. It was small already.

Afterward we had family over for a small luncheon and enjoyed each others company. It was a busy weekend but worth it.

A couple things I learned while at church yesterday...

1. My boys DO NOT know how to whisper. I feel a family home evening coming on that teaches them how to whisper.

2. Right when church starts a trigger goes off in their brains telling them they should be hungry despite the fact they ate lunch 20 minutes earlier. I haven't brought snacks to church in many months and they still continue to ask over and over and over and over again.

3. Always carry a change of clothes for the baby. A blowout is always a possibility and with no back up outfit you end up carrying around a naked baby wrapped in a blanket. Luckily it happened towards the end of church.

4. There are always the fewest amount of young women there when it is a lesson they could use. Not to mention they missed out on some really yummy treats.

5. The boys think as soon as church is over they get to wrestle around in the YW's room as I'm cleaning up. Every week I tell them "no" and it still happens.

We'll see how next Sunday goes.

What a week...I'll be glad when it's over.

I think it's safe to say my emotions are not yet back to normal.

I have decided that when the time is right I will hire a house keeper to come in once a week. Not because I am incapable of cleaning or lazy but because it would be one less thing to focus on and free up time to spend doing more important things. Things that have an eternal value. I know I can still teach my children responsibility and cleanliness and have a house keeper to. It will be possible.

If you have a house keeper I applaud you.