Her ladybug face paint is wearing off but you can kind of see it!
`````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````It has been raining here.. for.. gosh, I don't even know how long! It feels like forever. Rain, snow, rain, snow, rain, snow.. Repeat. The kids are getting antsy and restless, needing to get out and get some sunshine! I need them to get out too!! Some of our indoor activities have become monotonous.. we eat, play toys, clean house, eat, play toys, clean house.. over and over! One thing we have been working on is behavior AND keeping the house nice! Kendlee has been a little bit pushy with Slade lately. Partly due to his curiousity and wanting to do whatever shes doing. Partly because she is just 3, and shes a little turkey!
We did the Walk for MS on Saturday! I raised $685 for MS! Once again I got the top fundraiser! Though Lorisa, her husband and her sister all raised more than me. They don't count themselves for the prizes. So I won a sweatshirt AND a $50 giftcard to Johnny Carinos in Bismarck! That makes my total in gift cards up to $175 just from this fundraiser! Wow! Plus the sweatshirt and the tee shirt and all the other little things I won!
During the walk my friend Christy helped me push the stroller. I was all fine and dandy pushing it until we heard a hissing sound.. then about 5 minutes later my tire was FLAT. Flat, flat, flat! Not sure what happened but we had to push it back the rest of the way (we were halfway).. and it was HARD to push! Then we got back and Slade thought it would be cool to eat my entire slice of pizza. Little piggy! K got a flower balloon from the clown and her face painted too. She got a lady bug painted on her face because she likes Ladybugs. Thats what she says anyway! Ha! Slade wanted a turtle balloon but the clown was so busy and we just couldn't stand in line for 30 minutes. Mommy might try to make my own balloon animals once I get some balloons to do it with.
Neither of the kids slept on the way home but christy and I were exhausted. (the kids slept during the walk though). When we got home Slade took a nap and Daddy stayed home with him. Kendlee and I went to some garage sales but found nothing except some canning jars. So we went to the park instead.
Mother's Day was a bust. Sorry for not calling any of you. The kids were EXTREMELY crabby. To the point of where I thought maybe if we all just hid under a rock for a day or two we might return to normal. Brandon's sleeping patterns are all out of whack and so he was a little less than pleasant as well. Pretty much I spent the day organizing the closets and toys and hollaring at the kids for fighting. But I have my kids so I guess Mother's Day wasn't THAT bad. It just was pretty stressful. --I don't have any pictures of the kids and I on Mother's Day.
The coming weeks are still busy for me. Tonight is the preschool parent-board meeting. I won't make it, wish that I could though. Tomorrow is my last gymnastics class. Thursday is our MOPS picnic, though I don't think I'll be taking my 2 kids this year (or myself since B works) because K is afraid of the park that its at and Slade is just.. well.. he's Slade! He's too clingy and I think he would get bored! Perhaps if it is nice I'll take them but I have a feeling that we won't be going. Tuesday the 18th we have our Gymnastics Board meeting, to wrap up the year and elect new members for next year. Then both Dad and my bestie Amanda A have their birthdays on May 21st. Amanda's party is on May 22nd, and I REALLY hope I can attend. She is such a wonderful person and I would hate to miss out on her special day! You only turn 30 once! ;) Unless of course you decide to repeat that birthday for many years to follow.. which seems to be quite common around here! Ha! Memorial weekend is Logan's birthday and I'll be making a Mickey Mouse cake for that! Busy days I tell you! And all the while I'm supposed to be at Dad's farming! I see a few back and forth trips in my future. If any of you want to take the kids for a day or two call me!
Lastly, I STILL have not gotten a new lens for my camera. Best buy was supposed to mail me my reciept but alas I have not seen it yet. I think I'll call them. I was so positive that I bought the insurance on it and they say that I didn't. I don't know why I would spend $1000 on a camera and not buy the insurance?
A few pictures for you all to enjoy. Since I'm pretty sure I just bored you to death! (And my Mom keeps hounding me because I haven't put new pics up since April. Blah Blah Blah.. still waiting on those copies of my picture CD's mom! Thats been.. almost 2 years now! ;) Just teasing.. sort of! ;) )
slade's first haircut
Oh my. I see Slade was pressing buttons while I was letting the pictures load! HAHAH!
Two sausages are definately better than one!
She is really sleeping.. inside this big tote!
this is actually the naughty step but She was "relaxing" and Slade was trying to sit on her and the step!
