Worn Out Mom!!

Has anyone ever had one of those days where you just want to give up and quit your job as a mother? I'm sure many of you have. Yesterday was one of those days for me. My kids are on year round school and for the past two weeks they have been off track. Its hard for me to keep all of them occupied and busy when they are cooped up in the house. The weather has been yucky the past few days so they cant go outside and play. This past Monday it was wonderful and 80 degrees outside so I was able to take them to the park and let them get out a bit. Yesterday was one of those days where I couldn't make anyone happy and they were going nuts here! They were all fighting and whining and destroying the house. When I would ask them to do something it went in one ear and out the other. I literally wanted to rip my hair out! I was going from one mess to another. I felt like I couldn't keep up. I was definitely at my breaking point. Don't get me wrong, I love my kids with everything I have, but sometimes I want to strangle them!! It seems that when I have these awful days, Cody is always stuck at work and cant come ease my load any. I am in serious need of a night out! Anyone want to come rescue me? Oh well it has to be better tomorrow right? I need a bubble bath!

Painting-Round 2

I had soo much fun painting the kids room, that this past Saturday, Gina and I decided to take on the living room, kitchen and hallway. Man I knew it was going to be a big job, but I didn't think it was going to be HUGE!! We started at about 9 in the morning and didn't finish till about midnight! We decided to go with a light tan, beige color and I love it! It makes the house feel so much warmer. I am not into drastic changes in the house so it is just what I needed. The poor kids were trapped in their rooms all day pretty much but they were really good sports about it, especially when daddy brought home pizza at 10 0clock at night. They also got to stay up late with their cousins and watch movies while we worked. All in all it was a wonderful day and we accomplished a lot and I am loving the finished product. I also had a great time hanging out with Gina and laughing while we painted. Gina was awesome to get up and into the nitty gritty areas that are not so fun to paint! We were both dead in the morning and felt like we wanted to die, but it was all worth it!! Thanks Gina!!

Gina was such a sport to get up in all the fun places to paint! Smile!!

Gina..way up high...you rock Gina!!

I painted!!

So I have been dying to paint my house for a long time and haven't had the guts to do it myself. So on Saturday my sister Gina came over and her daughter Kylie and we took baby steps and painted both the kids rooms! They both turned out super cute. The girls room looks like a flamingo threw up in it but who cares, it is what they wanted and they love it!! I had so much fun doing it, although today my whole body aches. After this I am going to tackle the living room and kitchen..that is if Gina wants to help me with it. Here are some after pics: They aren't that great but you get the idea.

The little boys room! Loved the green! I turned out super cute!!

Another shot of the little boys room

The girls room! Holy Pink!!

Shot of both rooms!

Happy Easter!!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!! We had so much going on this weekend, with birthdays and instacare emergencies, that we decided to have kind of a low-key Easter. We did manage to have a wonderful Easter dinner at my house with my extended family and all their kids. I think it was around 21 people that were there. We had yummy honey ham, mashed potatoes, stuffing, rolls, peach and banana creme pies, and chocolate chip cookies. The kids enjoyed getting dressed up in their cute Easter outfits. Easter morning we had all the kids line up and run and find their baskets. They did pretty good, we had to help the little ones find theirs though. All in all it was a fun, relaxing day that we enjoyed spending with our families. Here are some pics from Easter. I didn't get all the kids together in one shot because I was in a hurry, and there are none of Cameron.

Miranda in her easter dress, this was later in the day so her hair is crazy!!

Brendan looking sharp!!

Alyssa in her easter dress

Jacob on easter sunday

Here are some of the kids making a run for their baskets! Hilarious!!

Happy Birthday Alyssa!!

My Sweet baby girl turned 5 years old last Thursday! I can't believe it! Seems just yesterday they were putting this angel in my arms! Alyssa is such a good natured, soft-hearted little girl. We love her very much and are glad she is part of our lives!! Happy Birthday to my little Tweety bird!!

Alyssa wanted to go to Build a Bear for her birthday so on Thursday I took her there. We dropped the kids off with a sitter and spent the day together. She made a very cute, pink, bear that was full of sparkles. We also went out to lunch and got ice cream together. It was a fun day with just the two of us. She also told me that she wanted to have a party at a McDonald's with a play place. So on Saturday we invited the cousins to McDonald's for some cupcakes and ice cream. Alyssa had a ball!! After McDonald's we took the kids to the aquarium which is isn't the greatest, but the kids love it! They are entertained by the manta-ray pool where they can actually touch the manta rays.

Some Random pics of my Alyssa:

Alyssa and Jacob-sweet!

Alyssa-Age 4

Alyssa-2 years old! So cute!!

Bright-eyed girl!!

Sweet Alyssa Brooke-1 month-She was such a beautiful baby!

Rough Week for my Brendan

So we knew the day would come....that one of our kids would eventually have a broken bone or get stitches. We always thought it would be Miranda because of how wild and crazy she is. Well she made it past those few years with a couple close calls but never had anything serious happen to her. Then along came Brendan. He is a very active little boy with no fear. We thought he would be the one to do it to us. He has had a rough couple of weeks. He was really sick with a fever, then he had a ruptured ear last week. Well today he was chasing the dog through the house and he tripped and fell and hit his head on Miranda's metal day bed. He came running out screaming and I knew by the sound of his scream that it wasn't just a little bump. Split wide open!! So I tried to stay calm and get the bleeding under control. Head wounds are really annoying because they can bleed forever! Brendan wasn't making it easy. He kept running away from me and wouldn't let me touch it. So I headed off to the instacare. I called my sister in law to see if she could take my kids while I went and she told me they would stitch him up there, otherwise I would have went to the emergency room. The doctors cleaned out the cut and said that it was deep enough that it went down to the bone, but that it didn't hit the bone. It was a nice clean, cut that would heal nicely. Brendan was such a trooper while they worked on him. He layed really still the whole time and only let out a little whimper when they were numbing him with needles. The doctors said that they had never had a 3 year old lay that still for them before. I was impressed! He ended up getting about 5 stitches inside the wound but just needed durabond on the outside. Since Brendan was such a good boy I took him for ice cream after. So that was my fun day..hopefully I don't have any more of those days for a while.


Look at that gash!! Poor thing!!

This was after he was fixed up.

My Poor Little Man!!

This past Monday, I decided to take Brendan into the doctors because he had been running a fever off and on for about 5 days. He was showing all the signs of an ear infection. I thought it could have been strep too because that was going around. So I take him in and of course he is happy as a lark and not acting sick at all. His fever was gone and he was showing no signs of being sick. The doctor checked his ears and said they looked great and also did a strep test, which eventually came back negative. So I am thinking that he must have just had one of those annoying viruses that never go away and that you really cant do much about. Yesterday morning Brendan starts to complain that his ear was hurting. I asked him if he bumped it on something and he said yes, but he is three and he would say yes to anything probably. So I just ignored it thinking that he was just making it up. The thought came across my mind that maybe he had an ear infection, but then I thought..."No....they just checked his ears two days ago and said they were fine. Anyways, he screamed at me all day complaining of ear pain I just gave him some Tylenol and thought nothing of it. If anyone here knows Brendan you will know that he is a screamer anyways and so that is nothing new. By the end of the day I was getting a little worried because he was still crying in pain from the same ear. I gave him some more medicine and put him to bed. He woke up screaming in his bed. Yes...you guessed it...his ear had ruptured!! Imagine how awful I felt!! I am a horrible mommy! I should have listened to my baby when he was crying it pain!! Needless to say I wont doubt him anymore. Is it just me or do you think that the doctor missed something when I brought him to be checked on Monday? I was super ticked!! I should have asked her to double check when she said nothing was wrong when he has already had a fever for 5 days. Plus I had to pay for two doctors visits when it should have only been one.! So my sweetheart is doing better as of now, he is on antibiotics for the ear that ruptured and his other ear is slightly infected too. Poor little guy! Ear infections are soo painful too! I feel awful:(