So do you know what a power path is?

Or how about how many doors does a sand crawler have? Or what color is Obi Wan's light saber? And did you know that the lego police station - the new one not the one I have - has bendable parts on the garage? What kind of animal is Chewy?

Well - neither do I!!! But these are the kinds of conversations that I have daily with my son. Today I actually sat down with my son for lunch - just he and I - and our entire conversation was about his game Rock Riders by Lego on the computer. He told me all about how this building has 4 power paths while it only needs 2 and guess how many power paths this building needs - only one! And that if I walk into this hole then push this button that I can blow up the rocks so that I can get to the stuff built underneath?

So I sat there thinking to myself - do I act like I am interested in this converation even though I have NO IDEA what he is talking about??? Is that what a good mother would do? I found myself doing the grin and nod and saying "really?" alot. He must have been okay with that since he kept talking anyway!

I look forward to the day my daughter wants to talk about more girly things. Now mind you - I am in NO WAY a real girly girl but - I would definately do better with discussing which princess ate the poisonous apple or which shoes look better or should the princess ride on the horse by herself or with the prince (it's all about girl power you know).

These things I can understand and actually have a more intelligent conversation about! Light sabors and power paths - not so much so.

SO for now - I guess i will continue to grin and nod and keep saying "why don't we call Daddy and ask him!!!!" And hope that the time does not come too soon when he will decided he doesn't want to talk to Mom any more cause she is not cool - because I know it will be sooner than I want!! So, I'll just revel in the fact that he still thinks I am cool enough to share and maybe some day I will actually learn what a power path is!!!

This is fabulous!!!

Okay so the other night my MOMS CLub was invited for a sneak peek at the new DREAM DINNERS store in the area. About 20 of us went (bringing our own wine) and they let us make for free an entree to take home to feed our family the next day or whenever. Dream Dinners is a place where every month they have a new menu and you choose what entrees you wnat to make and they have ALL the meat, pasta, chopped product, spices and directions for you. It takes just a few minutes to put together one entree following all their steps and how easy they have the whole workstation laid out. It was amazing!!! So we got to make Cornflake Crusted Chicken with Ranch Dipping Sauce - and it was really yummy! Even the kids ate all of theirs!!!! Now THAT is AMAZING!!!!

Each time you go you would make about 12 meals and I have heard that this is a great place to get your freezer stocked for those last minute meals as well as for good and unique recipes. My friend Erin goes about every other month and she raves about it constantly!!! I can't wait to try more meals. Some of us gals signed up for a private party at the end of next month there and Todd and I are already planning on what items will be on our menu!!! I'll be sure to post someof the fabulous meals I will be making! See I might be a gourmet sometime yet!!! hee-hee

My family will finally get homemade!!!

Where else should they go???

Okay - so you think I would learn... or better yet... you think Lexi would learn!!!

After school yesterday the kids wanted a snack - so they decided on YoGos - little balls of fruit dipped in yogurt (about the size of a pachinko ball). I was working in the kitchen and then heard "MOMMY - arrrrrrr!!" You know - that dreaded voice! I run into Lexi and ask what is wrong and she says 'my nose'. The sad thing is - I knew immediately that she had decided to stick a Yogo up her nose!!! I was envisioning the whole trip to the ER saying 'yes - she stuck the yogo up her nose - and yes I do think she did it one other time - no I did not learn!!'

So I could not grab it with my fingers - way too far up. We went to the bedroom for some tweezers and luckily the yogo was just soft enough that I could grip it with the tweezers since the tweezers could not get past it to get a real hold. After I pulled it out - I asked if there were more - since her nose felt wierd and she said "no just purple". Isn't that so nice of her to have noticed what color she was going to shove up her nose????? And purple used to be her favorite color! And what makes a 3 year old decide - I'll eat this one but then shove this one up my nose!? Can anyone answer that? (yes mom, I know, around that age I decided that a rock should go in my ear...)

So - maybe I should put away the yogos and hopefully - my beautiful daughter will decide to leave her nose alone! But I will say she had such a pretty purple nose the rest of the day!

She's a big girl now!

Well, my baby turned 3 years old on Friday! She is now much more of a little girl than a baby! It is so sad to see her no longer a baby but is amazing seeing her grow into this little person she is becoming. She has such an AMAZING personality and is so fun to be around (most of the time... she is a three year old you know!) She always makes us smile and also totally makes us crack up most of the time! She has gotten her big brothers flair for being a complete clown. She is so caring - often thinking of her brother and friends before herself and is such a mommy's girl!!!

Happy Birthday my little precious angel! You are so very loved!

Has this happened to you?

So have you ever had one of those moments were you are just going on with your everyday life - trying to get lunches together for kids, everyone dressed, diaper changed, etc... And your hubby says something about being a mom and it totally just hits you - 'I am a mom! A mother!' How completely sureal! So many of my days are just functioning the best I can to take care of our lives and all of our needs and commitments - that I am not sure I truly think about the fact that I am a mother and that these two children depend on me so completely and love me so unconditionally. It is truly overwhelming but completely cool!!! I love this life!!

Best wishes and love to everyone! I promise to post some new pictures soon!

kelly

ps - please keep my girlfriend Michelle's hubby Mike in your prayers. He was in a very bad car accident yesterday and is in the hospital waiting out a spleen injury that hopefully wil take care of itself and he will be going home tomorrow. So if you could just add him to your prayers I would truly appreciate it. Thanks so much!

SIX!!!

Can you believe that my little boy turned 6 years old last week??!!! I am a little late at posting pictures but I wanted to share with you all my little man!

I can not believe that 6 years ago the answer to Todd and I's dreams came into this world. When I had difficulty getting pregnant - there was a time that I was concerned that we were not going to get to share our lives with a little angel of our own. But as always - God took care of us and blessed us with the most beautiful little boy. It has been amazing watching him grow up each day and seeing the little person that he is becoming. It seems like he is going to be SO much like his father. And since I am in love with his father that just is not a bad thing!

I have had a couple meetings with Logan's Kindergarten teacher and she has told me "He is one of my smart ones" and "He is just so sweet and adorable that he is one of the ones that I would love to take home with me." She can't even invision him causing any problems at all! (You can tell she doesn't have any children ;) And these are moments that make me realize that he is just a wonderful little boy with an amazing personality. I hope I can be accountable for some of that but no matter - I love him for who he is!! And I can not wait to keep seeing him grow into who he is going to become!!

Just not TOO fast!!! I do really miss my baby!!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday my Little Angel!

The Little Things

Just a few of the little things that I love about the kids


* Lexi's amazingly large eyes
* Logan's beautiful blue eyes
* The budding artists they are becoming
* Dora piloting the Millenium Falcon
* How Lexi hugs Logan so hard her eyes close
* Logans engineering brain and his Lego creations
* Lexi 'having' to wear her princess shoes to run errands
* Hugs from my 'babies'
* Their infectious laughs

I just had to capture them! And when I saw this new paper - I knew this was the perfect choice.

Have a great weekend and be sure to enjoy the little things in life! Especially the ones with two legs!

one week

In only one week my little boy is starting Kindergarten! I can not believe how the time is flying! In one week he will beginning that first step into 13+ years of school! In one week I will be standing there and watching him climb up onto the bus for the first time! In one week he takes that next big step into growing up. I know he is going to love the bus and will have so much fun meeting new people and doing everything at school but as a mom I still have the right to be a little nervous and sad. We get to meet the teacher tomorrow and tour the school so I am sure after that I will feel oh so much better right!!! ;)

Watch next week and I will post some of those precious getting on the bus pictures for you all to see. Hopefully my tears will not short out the keyboard!! ;0

ps - special greetings to my girlfriend Michelle for the birth of her little girl Gracyn this morning and to Susan from the scrapbook store for the birth of her little girl Lyndsay on Saturday. What true blessings for both of you!!!

So Many Special Women...

This post is going out to all of the wonderful Mothers that I have the pleasure of calling my friends.

First and foremost... my Mommy... if only we clueless teenage girls would understand how special our mothers truly are - then our growing up years would be so much better. I know now that she is truly one of the most amazing people I have ever met in my life. I love you Mom!

Also right there is my mother in law - she raised 5 great children - and I hold her responsible for the incredible person that my husband is. He takes after her kind and gentle heart and I love it. Thank you!

And as wonderful reminders to me in my daily life of how a mother should be... I have all the incredible women in my life that I have met through MOMS club, Scrapbooking and schools. It is so refreshing to see how everyone else is learning the ropes like me and can give each other advice on mothering without looking down on each other and their 'cluelessness'.

Thank you one and all for your part in our life. I love ya!

Dealing with a 2 1/2 year old!

Okay - so I admit it - I have hit the stage where it is just easier to deal with some of her opinions rather than to try to conform her to mine! This morning - I asked the kids to get their shoes on so that we could head out to the Y for me to workout. Well they did as asked and Lexi was so excited to show me her choice of shoes... her dress up Cinderella high heels!! Nothing I could do could change her opinion!!!! Since I was running late I let it go (have you seen her throw a tantrum????) Since she couldn't walk real fast I had to end up carrying her most of the time.

It was even more priceless when we decided to meet Daddy at the little chinese restaurant in town and here comes Lexi - walking in her "LOVE" t-shirt, jean skirt, cinderella heels and her Strawberry shortcake purse hanging around her neck! Tables of people were turning to smile and laugh at her and she was eating it up with that big grin on her face!!!!

As my friend Michelle says... "here comes Diva!!!"

Carbs Carbs Carbs!

Okay - those fabulous foods that always seem to be on everyone's love or hate list! Most of us love them but realize that we should hate them because of what too much of the bad ones can do to us. It's been a battle for me -but the kids - they have completely opposite views of carbs.


Now Logan - he could survive on carbs alone if we let him! Breads are by far his favorite at the top of the list - and it doesn't matter what kind of bread - Wonder white bread to fresh cooked rye bread at a restaurant. He loves them all!! He chooses his favorite restaurants based on what kind of bread they serve - O'Charley's rolls (where he has managed to eat 5 one night) and Red Lobster cheddar biscuits being the top two. But along with bread, there is also pastas, cereals, french fries, crackers, chips, etc. Almost any carb - he will eat - and it is pretty much the only thing that I can assume he will eat a large amount of. I guess he is proof that the low carb diet is not the only way considering the boy is so skinny and has finally reached a whopping weight of 36 pounds!!!

'Little' sister Lexi has a completely different view of carbs. She views most of them just as vessels to hold whatever sauce she is currently eating. French fries hold massive amounts of ketchup (she gets that from her brother and her daddy), pancakes scoop up the syrup and biscuits hold the jelly. Now the french fries and pancakes she will actually eat - because that is the best way to get the most amount of sauce. But biscuits and breads are another story - they are to hold the jelly but she would much rather not have to eat the bread - she would rather hold it and dig her face into it until she can eat or lick off the jelly. Then she yells at daddy that she wants 'mo'. Makes for very entertaining dining - but probably not the best for eating out in public. As soon as she realizes that she could just pick up any sauce with her spoon - then we wouldn't need the carbs at all!!! And she - being our carnivore is catching up with her brother - she has now hit 30 pounds and is 3 years younger than him! (She is probably going to catch him in height before long also.) But this does make sharing meals between the two of them very easy!


This is just one of those silly little things that I marvel about everyday how these two little people growing up in front of me - who come from the same parents and are brought up essentially the same way - can be so very different!! It is so entertaining to see their own personalities develop while still trying to be like each other and like mommy and daddy. If only I could pick what traits they got from mommy and daddy! (I'm sure Todd would say the same thing.)

Have a great week!! k

ps - Logan is doing GREAT with his glasses!