History in the Making!

If you know Anna you know she is not a sleeper. She is not a morning person. She is a night owl through and through and seems to need an annoyingly little amount of sleep. She when I went in to check on the kids and found this - you can only imagine my astonishment! It is only 7:00 pm. AND the boys are still awake. Of course it took getting up at 2:30 in the morning and traveling half way around the country to make this happen -but hey history is history!

Top 5

For Bekah's birthday she was given the chance to swim with the dolphins at discovery cove. Today she fulfilled her dream! Her list of the top 5 (or 6)

1. swimming with the dolphins

2. the bird aviary (eeeewwww! this is why I opted out!!)

3. lunch (a free cafeteria style?)

4. the stingrays

5. the lazy river

6. the fish

It was really cold the entire time we were in florida, this was the warmest day we were there. You can see how cold Bekah was, but she still had a great time. I personally find it fascinating that lunch was in the top 3 on her list. Craig found it fascinating that Bekah was actually scared of the fish. Hmmm - interesting...

Likey vs. Lovey

Well, after a successful trip to Colorado and back, the lovey was lost at Disney world. Sniff sniff. We made 4 different trips to the lost and found (at the big kids suggestion) and the nice lady checked four different times for purple/gray really dirty lovey. It was not found so we made a trip to the wal mart and let lexsie pick out a new one - which the big kids renamed a 'likey' because she really doesn't love it like the old one. Then, we spent the 2 days before flying home trying to convince lex that she could love the new 'likey.' In the mean time Lexsie decided she like Quinn's blankie the next best and so for the remainder of the trip Lexsie squealed at Quinn to give it to her which of course he was not about to do... Of course we checked lost and found one last time - no lovie. But we are slowing growing fond of a brand new - green - and clean 'likey!'

OK - How long since Halloween? Does anyone else have this much candy still sitting around? And what on earth do you do with it? I really just want to throw it all away, but that seems so wasteful!

I hope this isn't a new christmas tradition

We made our annual trip to let the kids pick out their christmas ornament for the year, we even planned it around when Craig would be home for the evening so he could go with us. Of course I could have gone by myself and I would have done a great job getting everyone a 'just right' ornament, but that would be no fun! As we are leaving I am standing talking to the kids and getting them situated when I look back to Craig (and how I wish I had a camera!) He was sound asleep! Standing there leaning on a cart in Target, he was out! This just had to be documented for history sake! Needless to say - I drove home.

OK, funny snapshot of our little trip. We all stopped to eat at my all time favorite restaurant - TACO JOHNS! and were getting ready to leave, when we realized Lex had a dirty diaper. So I open the trunk and get to work, only it's everywhere!!! Literally, covered her back, so I'm taking off clothes when Kaid turns around, looks over the seat and says, 'mom, she looks like a brownie!' Hmmmm, if only she smelled like one!

Just Grateful

I am so grateful that Craig can and does call me and share 'those' moments with me. He just had a very sad case come through the ER where a 9 month old baby died. The baby died - and it just could have easily been one of ours. I just assumed he wasn't busy, but he said, 'no he was busy, he just wanted to talk for a minute.' And it hit me that he always calls and checks in when he has something particularly emotional to deal with. And I am so grateful that he does call me and we can share that moment, and I can help give him the strength to move on to the next thing that is required of him. Craig is an awesome doctor, and he cares, and I am so proud of him, and so glad I can help him in such a small way.

By the way - I am extreamly SLOW - it has taken 2 1/2 years of residency for me to figure this out! DUH!