Argh Matey!

 Have you ever seen a scarier pirate?!?  She is positively....

ADORABLE!!!

 Kas had her final play for Drama Kids last weekend. 

 They did a one act play about a pirate crew who threw their captain overboard for making them work too hard.  "Scrub, scrub, scrub.  Work, work, work."

 I was so impressed with these little kids!  They learned their lines, memorized their songs, and knew where to go on stage, with very limited prompting. 

 Kas has seen her brother earn a couple trophies with his sports, and was very happy to have one of her own.

 Parker, in turn, was very excited to give his sister her congratulatory flowers. 

 I'm so happy that we found something that Kasidee loves and can excel at!

"Mom, who thought to get me these flowers?  They are absolutely beautiful."  (Yes, she said that as we were walking back out to the car.  Cute girl!)

The Continuation of Birthday Month

 Mark flew home late Friday night, in time for his birthday on Saturday.  The little girls woke him up with raspberries on his cheeks...

 It doesn't get much better than that!

 Oh, and Chips AHoy cookies in bed too.  What more could you ask for on your birthday?!?!?

Maybe some birthday songs from a little one year old?

Happy Birthday Markley!  We love you so much.  We knew how much we loved you before, but now that you are gone a lot, we really know how much we love and adore you!

Mother/Son Game

 The team Parker was on had a standing tradition to end the season with a mother/son baseball game.  It was so much fun!

 It had been 8 years since I had swung a bat...and it showed.  I struck out my first time at bat.  Pretty embarrassing!  But in my defense, I have never hit from a pitching machine, or at a baseball (only softballs) before.  Ok, it was pretty pathetic!

We had some pretty cute little cheerleaders!

Parker had a great first experience with baseball.  He loved his coaches and teammates, he can't wait to play again.

Go Yankees!

Our Princess Bailey

 Our little girl turned 3 yesterday.  She thinks that she no longer needs to sit in a booster seat in the car because she is so old.

 We love Bailey so much!  She adds so much spunk to our family.  She is full of laughter and giggles.

 She is always looking out for her little sister.

 She gave half of her presents to her siblings right after her birthday, trying to share with everyone.

 She can't wait to go to preschool next year.  But, she is still shy in front of all her friends, blowing out her candles.

 She loves to climb up on the counter and get into the treat bowl while mom isn't looking.

 She likes to tease her only brother, calling him a girl, then giggling at her own joke.

 We are so happy to have Bailey in our family.  I can't believe she is growing up to fast!

The day was a huge success!  Happy Birthday Princess Girl...WE LOVE YOU!!!

When Dad's Away

Mom, let's loose...

 Jumping off the couch is usually a big no no!

 But we were needing some sanity...just 8 minutes.

Minute one...

 Minute two:

 Minute three:

 Minute four:

 Minute five:  "don't forget about me"

 Minute six:

 Minute seven:

 Minute eight:

Mommy Bird

 Today I am watching my friends 3 kids, and Parker came home early from school not feeling very well, plus the 3 I normally have at home...we had a pretty big crew for lunch today.  We just came home from swimming, so everyone was ravenous...

Can you tell?!?!?  Doesn't this remind you of a mommy bird feeding all her little baby birdies?  Don't worry, I didn't chew up there food before feeding it to them....With that in mind, have a good lunch.

My Sweet Angel...oh wait

We were at Parker's last baseball game on Saturday, and I had taken Bailey to the bathroom around the corner.  Kasidee went up to Mark and said, in her sweet nonchalant voice:

"Dad, where the hell is mom?"

Mark, doing a double take, stunned to hear that word come out of such a sweet little mouth said, "WHAT?!?!?"

Again, like she hadn't said anything wrong, "Where the hell is mom?"

They continued to have a little chat...but, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?  She did NOT hear that from me! I am blaming my Aunt Karen! :)

Happy Mom Day!

On this Mother's Day...

 I am so grateful to a mother-in-law who I love to visit.  I love that I miss her when I haven't talked to her in a while.  I am grateful that I have a mother-in-law who has made me a part of her family.  Thanks Judy, I love you!

I am grateful to have a mother who has taught me to look for the positive in every situation.  She taught me there is nothing I can't do if I put my whole heart and soul into it, and involve my Savior.  Thanks mom, I love you!

And on this Mother's Day, I am very thankful to be a mom to these 5 hooligans!  They make my life crazy, and sometimes I don't know whether we will make it through to the next day, but I couldn't live without them.  I am humbled every day that Heavenly Father entrusted them to me.  They put up with a lot, and they love me in spite of all my weaknesses.

I hope you all got a slobbery kiss from someone special today.

Happy Mom's Day!

How is it possible?

 I was putting groceries away, of which consisted of a box of soda, rootbeer to be exact.  I don't even like rootbeer, I got it for the kids.  Lesson learned, only Diet Coke from here on out!

One of the cans fell onto the tile and exploded everywhere....and I mean everywhere!!! 

Bailey was standing right there, saw that I was very frustrated as I was trying not to cry (it had been one of those days), and she said, "Mom, I didn't touch it, it was your fault."

Thanks Bailey, that helps me feel much better.

I am going to be finding rootbeer for the next 10 years!

Mr. Mom

When I went on my girls' trip last weekend, Mark had to get everyone to Parker's baseball game, and it was our turn to bring treats.

One of the other moms took a picture for me. 

He sent me a text which said...

"This is SO easy!  I am going to quit my job and stay home from now on."

If you know Mark at all, you know that he is very sarcastic...

It feels good to be appreciated every once in a while!

Where do they come up with this stuff!

"Mom, I don't like sugar.  It is bad for you."

 "Oh really?!?"

"Ah huh."

Time Out

 A group of friends went to San Antonio for Time Out for Women.  We hit the outlets on the way, ate some good food, and talked,

 and talked,

and talked some more.  It was really fun!