The things he says...

Seth just came in and told me this;

"Mom, penis dancing is a class what I go to and teach people penis dancing". This is all accompanied by him dancing. I wonder if this has anything to do with the fact that I am taking belly dancing classes. I laughed. He is funny.

Beautiful Spring

I love spring. I really think it is my favorite time of year. The green grass, buds on the trees, my garden coming to life. I love it. I really wish that I would have had my camera this last weekend. We had such a great time!
On Saturday we went to the Gardener's Market. It is just such a fun place to hang out. Seth got to play with his friend, Olive, and Jeremy and I met a lady from KC, MO. Always good to talk to someone who knows the same places we do :)

After the market, we loaded up the van with us, and our friends, Bea, Ryan and Olive, and headed out to a BBQ Competition in Hyrum. We were SO excited. The judging was going to be done by Kansas City BBQ Standards, so we knew it would be good. We got there around 2:00 just to find out that the competition was OVER. Oh man, Jeremy and I were so sad. We decided to pay the entrance fee into the park and see if we could beg leftovers off of anyone. So, we went and it worked! We had some great pulled pork sandwiches, brisket and ribs (oh the ribs!). There was one guy there that was from Kansas City (graduated from Shawnee Mission Northwest) and another who knew two of Jer's uncles (not hard to do in Logan!). The BBQ was so good and just wet our appetites. Neither of us were very satisfied. It was just SO good!

After we ate, we decided to go find the beach and let the kids swim in their undies. So, off we went, followed the signs and ended up at a grassy area that bordered the water. Oh, there was a little sand, but as our friend Bea (a CA native) said, "That's no beach, that's a shore!". It was fun anyway. Seth was LOVING the water. He was sitting in it and having a grand time. He even made some things in the sand. I wish that we lived closer to the ocean, he would love it! He's definitely my son...loves the water.

Speaking of water...the kids are starting swim lessons on June 11. Seth will be taking level 1 and Amelia and I will do the WaterBabies class. It is going to be so much fun!!! I am almost as excited as Seth...but not quite. We went to sign up yesterday and he was ready, swim suit and swim cap on and ready to go! He was very sad and didn't understand when I told him that we weren't actually going swimming! Poor kid.

Here is a picture of my two babies playing. They are just so sweet and fun. We are really blessed!

Happy Mother's Day! Another blog that I read had this poem on it. I loved it, so I stole it! :) Hope you enjoy it and are having a fabulous Mother's Day. I know I am.

Now That I Am Forever With Child, by Audre Lorde

How the days went
while you were blooming within me
I remember each upon each--
the swelling changed planes of my body
and how you first fluttered, then jumped
and I thought it was my heart.

How the days wound down
and the turning of winter
I recall, with you growing heavy
against the wind. I thought
now her hands
are formed, and her hair
has started to curl
now her teeth are done
now she sneezes.
Then the seed opened
I bore you one morning just before spring
My head rang like a fiery piston
my legs were towers between which
A new world was passing.

Since then
I can only distinguish
one thread within running hours
You, flowing through selves
toward You.

This is my gift from my Husband. We were at Ross Dress for Less last night, and saw this painting. We've never bought art before (weird huh?). We saw this and it was just HOME for us. We had to get it. It hangs in my kitchen, not crooked like it looks in the picture, and it is just beautiful.

Oh.My.Gosh

Seth never ceases to make me laugh. Today we went to the Gardener's Market and had a wonderful time. Seth and Jeremy played in the (very cold) creek and made me a Mother's Day present :) Amelia and I walked around and danced to the music. We all had so much fun. When we got home today, Amelia was down for a nap and Seth and I were downstairs sewing. I was working on getting a hem just right and concentrating when he says, "Mom, I have a foot nipple". That got my attention and I immediately turned around and said, "What?". He said, "I have a foot nipple, look!" He was pointing to a blister on the inside of his foot! I laughed so hard! I then told him it was a blister (gotten from playing in the creek in his too small crocs), and he lifted up his shirt and said, pointing to his real nipples, "Oh yeah, these are my nipples!" This kid really is a crack up!

Oh, and if you want to see pictures of what I've been sewing and knitting, go over to my knitting blog!

She's a Movin!

Amelia's new favorite thing to do is climb up the slide and go back down. Here are some photos I took of her doing it the other day.




































































































Looks like fun eh? Now, she's not one to let the weather keep her down, so this weekend as it has been snowing, she has mastered the stairs. As I type this she is going up and down the stairs. What a nut!

He is SO funny!

So, the other day Seth was messing with Amelia (not surprising). He was promptly sent to his room for not obeying. So, I went back to making dinner and 2 minutes passed and I told him he could come out. Here is the conversation that followed:
Me: Seth, you can come out now.
Seth: Ok Mom, I'm putting this on for you.
Me: What?
Seth: I'm putting this on for you.

And he walks out looking like this:




























































How hilarious is that?!?! Oh my gosh, I died laughing! This is a swimsuit that my Mom bought for Emma...I'm not sure how old she was, but it is an 18 month suit. Anyway, Emma obviously never wore it, and she just sent it to me. It was in Seth's room in a box, he found it and put it on. What a goofball!

I love sunshine

We've had some absolutely beautiful days lately. I love the sunshine, and so do my children. Amelia gets really upset if I walk by the window or the back door and we don't go out! She loves to be outside as much as the rest of us.
So, we've been outside a lot this week. When I was young, one of my favorite things to do was feel the warm mud squish between my toes. I decided that Seth should be introduced to that particular feeling. So, we had fun in the mud. All the while, Miss Amelia Mae was happily seated in the swing!

















































































Here is the dress that I made for Amelia.

I can SEW!

Ooh am I excited that I can sew now! Ok, I made one pair of capri's for Amelia, does that really mean I can sew? Well, I hope that I can continue with this and make my kiddos some darling things! Check out the pictures! Oh, and just so you don't think I did this all on my own, my friend Nicole came and helped me with it.

Do you ever feel

like you are the WORST Mother in the world? I do. My sweet boy is not so sweet anymore. He used to be sweet and kind and caring. He used to love other kids and would play with whomever was around and had no problems with it at all. He never balked at a child taking something away from him, he was easy going and nice. This is not the case anymore. My child has been taken over by a mean, screaming, toy-stealing, chair-pushing, jumping on little kids, MONSTER. I don't know what I've done so wrong with him. He is so nice to Amelia, for this I am so grateful...but to other kids, not so much.
On Sunday, we went to our new church for the first time. He went into nursery with the other kids (ages 18 mo. to 3 yrs.) and was understandably nervous. So, I stayed with him, no biggie. He stayed on my lap and wouldn't talk to anyone. His teacher came over to introduce herself and he buried his head in my chest, fine. However, when a child took a toy that was on the floor that he was eyeing, he SCREAMED! Not just any scream, but a high pitched, shrill scream. The other parents that were in there looked at me like I told him to do it. At another point he pushed a chair into a little girl, pounced on another (they were playing a game like tigers, but he did it from behind and no one else was pouncing), and hit one of the adults (she wasn't very nice, but STILL!).
Then, today we went to playgroup at the church. He was SO mean to the other kids, again! I just don't know what to do with him. I can't stay in my house all the time for fear of what he'll do to the other kids, but I don't want to take him out and have him potentially hurt other kids.
I know, he's just gone through a big change. He's moved from the only home he's ever known (the home he was literally born in), all his friends are 1 to 1.5 hours away, and things are different now. But, it is breaking my heart watching him being so mean. Any advice???

Weekend Pictures

My weekend in pictures...enjoy!

Anyone here watch The Office? It's our favorite show. My brother and sister-in-law are our best friends. We've spent practically every Saturday with them for the last 3.5 years. They have fed us every one of those Saturdays. They like The Office too. When Stephanie (sil) was pregnant with #8 (yes, I said #8), I gave her the first season of The Office to make her laugh in her final days of pregnancy.
Well, 2 Sunday's ago, we had a thank you dinner for them. They, and their 8 lovely children, came to our house for dinner. We had rib-eye's (YUM!), garlic mashed potatoes, bread from Great Harvest, salad, asparagus, Outrageous Brownies (drool), and some Aggie Ice Cream. In all it was a fantastic day.
Oh, but wait, I was talking about The Office wasn't I? Ok, so for those not familiar with this HILARIOUS show (Thursday nights 7:30, NBC), one of the characters, Jim, likes to play practical jokes on people. One of his trademarks is putting office supplies in jell-o molds. See where I'm going here?

























































Here are the excited recipients of their green jell-o mold with the second season of The Office in it! They thought that was so funny, and the jell-o wasn't bad either!! :) Thanks again Chip and Steph! We love you guys!