Random...

So I was in Schnucks this morning buying some yogurt and I see this Pepsi guy in there. Poor man has no fashion sense whatsoever. Maybe I just don't pay attention but when did guys start wearing capris? The guy seriously had on navy capris and they weren't all sportsy with cargo pockets and such! I just don't think hairy legs and navy capris equal good fashion. Then to add injury to insult, he had on this mustard yellow and black checked button-up shirt. It didn't match at all! Maybe he is color blind and thought the navy was black....but that still doesn't excuse capris on a man!!!

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On another note - I am really loving this blogging business. Not necessarily my own mindless wanderings, but reading what others have to say about their lives. Thank you to the Secret is in the Sauce (see side button) for opening me up to a world of blogging! There are some really talented people out there! And funny too!!! Thanks for the entertainment!

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My funny note from last week -

My two oldest are in the realm of sibling rivalry 24/7. It is about to drive me and the hubby nuts!!! Thanks to our pastor's wife we have a new Bible verse that is repeated several times daily -

Romans 12:18 - "If at all possible, live in peace with one another."

(Personally I like the one about the child who obeys their parents will live a long happy life.....but that has a few unspoken assumptions that my oldest daughter would freak out about.)

So anyways, after telling E our Bible verse he says:

"Mommy, I try to have peace but Delainey destroys it!!!"

hahahahahaha.....we just rolled in laughter! It is so true though. But, he is a little destroyer himself a lot of the time.

Happy 8th Birthday Baby!

Delainey turned 8 on Tuesday! We had a family/friend party at the public pool in town. She had a great time! We had some tasty cake and she got lots of presents!!! We (plus other family members who gave $$) got her a Nintendo DS and she has played and played the thing since the next morning! I can't believe my first baby girl is 8 already - time flies!!!

Our precious Cait Cait

Some friends of ours gave us a toddler bed. We had never used one with Eli or Lainey but since it is free - hey! She loves it! She likes to stand on it and bounce or bounce on her butt. I have only laid her down for naps in it so far. I think it will be a while before we lay her in it for nite nite.

Then there are the piggy tails - LOVE THEM!!! And the question I keep getting is "How did you accomplish that?" My answer is - "While she is in the high chair!!" Without the high chair the piggy tails would be impossible. She is a mover and a shaker!!!

Santabunnyfairy is out of the bag.....

So Delainey no longer "believes" in Santa. Again, the end of a stage - just like the end of the princess stage that I blogged on. My big girl is growing up :(

We went shopping for Eli and Cait's little sibling gifts for them to open at Delainey's party. Eli wanted this Omnitrex thingy but it was more than we spend on the sibling gift. Our conversation on the way home:

D - "Well Eli can ask for that for his birthday."

Me - "Well, actually he can put that on his Christmas list" - his b'day is in January.

D -"Maybe he can ask for the Omnitrex from Santa."

Me - "That would be a great gift from Santa" - knowing that it is only $20 :)

D - "Mommy, who is Santa?"

Me - "Who do you think he is?" (my typical answer)

D - "I don't know"

Me - "Well, what do you think?"

D - "I don't know if he is make believe or real"

think, think, think......well guess it's time to let the cat out of the bag....

Me - "Do you want me to tell you a big secret? But you can't tell your friends, Bubby or Sissy!"

D - "Yeah"

dramatic pause

Me - "Santa is Mommy and Daddy"

silence

Me - "Is that what you thought?"

D - "I don't know"

Me - "Did you kind of think that it was Mommy and Daddy?"

D - "Kind of"

Me - "And honey, Mommy and Daddy are the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy"

D - little giggle

she's thinking.....

D - "Mommy, so what do the parent's do with the teeth?"

hahahahahahaha....my daughter.


So we made a deal that now since she knows "the big secret" that on Christmas and Easter, she can either stay up after the little kids go to bed and help Mommy and Daddy play Santa or she can just go to bed and be surprised. She will love this though - playing like she doesn't know. Especially when Cait gets old enough to know about such things.

So the santabunnyfairy is out of the bag!!!! :(

How did I forget???

Oh, somewhere in watching my baby grow up and discover new things, I had forgotten about the age of no. Cait do you want this? - no; Cait are you all done - no and she gives me the all done sign; Cait, you are so sleepy - aaah naw; Cait do you want to go to bed - no,no,no, naw. Ah, yes the age of no - I just have to laugh because it's so stinkin cute!

And with all the new discoveries, she is quite the handful. Cait is officially our first climber. She likes to climb up on the furniture, climb up on her toys, climb up on the hearth, climb up the slide, etc. She keeps us on our toes. And what an explorer! Her favorite room is the laundry room - where the litter is. She doesn't get into the litter but there is that possibility.

Oh the age of the climbing no.....

July 11th it is!

We had Cait's follow-up appt. at the ENT yesterday. Her ears were actually fine - no infection or fluid. The removed some big chunks of wax - which she did not appreciate much. Poor baby did not like being at the Dr. at all! Then they checked her hearing which turned out wonderful. The whole process of checking a 1 year olds hearing was amazing to me - I sat in a enclosed room with her and an audiologist. There was another audiologist outside the room that would make noises through speakers and they would read her body language and watch where she looked to determine if she heard what was going on. But, I am very glad that the hearin turned out good - I was worried that the chronic infections would have an effect on it.

After all that we saw the Dr. and he gave us the choice to do tubes or not to do tubes. We chose to go ahead and do them since we were tired of her being in pain over and over again and we think it is the best for her. So, July 11th it is at the a Cardinal Glennon satelitte hospital!

My sweet husband the closet criminal

So this morning Shawn makes me coffee and asks me to set out on the swing with him. Very sweet I must say! Eli and Cait are at daycare and Delainey is in the house watching cartoons. So we just set out there and relax and talk. We both needed a little peace and quiet. After a while, we figured we better let Lainey know where we are because if she is huntin for us and can't find us she will freak out. So, he does and she decides she wants to come outside. She comes out and swings with us and then plays on the swingset. I asked her to go inside and see what time it is. She comes back out and then I attempt to go inside to get ready for the day and - she accidentally locked us out of the house!!!!!!!!! She flipped down that little lock on the handle of the screen door!!! Poor girl, she felt so bad! And just being locked out of the house is a bad feeling - especially when we were expecting company in 50 minutes. So, we check the front door and it is locked. I ended up taking the screen out of a window that I knew was unlocked and my criminal husband climbed in and saved the day! hahahahah - it was a funny site! So, that is one crazy way to start the day!!!

And now I know....

I had always thought it sad of parents who would say "I'm ready for school to start again!!" But now I know!!! Bless Lainey's little heart - she is SO BORED!!!!! All she wants to do is hang hang hang on me! Now that is all fine and dandy at the appropriate time, but when I HAVE to get the house clean - it isn't helpful. I do believe that we are starting to get some of that attitude that I have been dreading. But she knows she is wrong in doing it. I asked her so many times today to do something for me and I get a big sigh and slumped shoulders....grrrrr! And then there is her birthday party coming up. I am doing good to see past today let alone worry about the details of something 12 days from now. Grrr....she doesn't understand and my patience is short with dealing with her incessant questions about the party. I want it to be as low key and relaxed as possible. That is the reason we are renting the pool out - to have built in entertainment and the fact that we don't need to entertain. We don't need decorations!!! Yes, we do need a cake, and punch, and Lainey needs a new swimsuit, oh and lets not forget my checkbook!! ugh ugh

So that was a little all over the place but that is the way I feel today - a bit scattered.

Amazingly we did it!!!

Caitney is weaned from the bottle!!!!! Yeah!!! And just in time. Her Dr. appt. is June 16th. Now hopefully we can get some tubes in those ears and stop the ear infections!!!!

In case you ever wondered.......

Cait looks like her Daddy - to a tee!!! My FIL brought this pic over a few weekends ago and I was amazed to see that Cait looks just like him at 1 year old. Little Shawn she is!!!!