First food

Dempsey had her first oatmeal and she loved it!!! The boys were never interested in it:)

 

;)

Momma

My crazy Ryker boy

Ever crazy, ever fun-loving, sometimes CRANKY AND WHINY LIKE NO HUMAN HAS EVER BEEN....  

But usually, you are just tons of fun.  Observe the maniacal look on that face - like a predatory velociraptor moving in for the kill...  You love to get nose-to-nose with your prey and stare them down before you climb on and attack.

Live on, dude.

6 month? Seriously.

 

Time FLIES with this little one! I seriously can't believe she is 1/2 of a year old!!!!!!!!!  She has been such a darn delightful addition to our family.  While pregnant, I definitely had times of OHMYGOSH what are we doing...3 under 3.  Another baby...how could we possibly do it.  BUT we are managing...and at times it is rough.  BUT I couldn't imagine life without this girl.  She currently has a cold, which has caused some sleep issues.  Thank goodness for bedsharing because it really allows me to continue to nurse, and to be functional (mostly) at work!  I'm getting very excited to not have to pump and get to hang with her for the next couple months!!  She is seriously a happy, chill, go with the flow baby.  Hallelujah!!  I'm getting so excited to see her personality start to come through:)  

Love you sweet thang.

Momma

Hello adolescent AJ.

Wow. So AJ seemed to drink some freakin ADOLESCENT PUNCH tonight.  Earlier this evening I made the mistake of tickling him, and Russ made the mistake of scaring him.  In return we got the following from AJ:  I am VERY mad at you guys (okay-I love this-expressing feelings, I am never going to play with you guys again (feels a bit harsh-but you're angry...), and lastly the LOVELY ...I do not LOVE you guys ANYMORE.  To which we let him be angry, we both made sure to let him know no matter what we would still love him.  He told us that we can't love him....DRAMATIC much.

Later tonight when I put the boundary of the 4 minute IPAD limit I got the triple threat again...I'm mad, No mo' playing with me, and I don't love you.  I finally told him that I don't like when he talks like that to me, and that I wasn't going to stay in his room for that.  I love you. Goodnight.

Geesh.

Deep breath.

Momma

guess whose back...

hi. oh yes. here i am.  yup, that cheery positive girl.  PHEW.  I've been gone for awhile...basically since before maternity leave ended.  I found out that my job was potentially discontinuing... the job that I loved.  It was doing amazing, quality work in a very protected situation.  AND by protected I mean that I was able to come home and not be on on call, and have my weekends-something that I cherished more than ever with these three little ones.  ANYWAYS how this job stuff rolled out was just crazy, lots of waiting, lots of unknowns, lots of rumors, lots of speculation, lots of sadness, and anger, and hope, and vicarious trauma of my colleagues and their situations.  It just wasn't pretty-or fun.  Russ saw firsthand and Della, and people who visited, and my friends.

at times I would come home to my family, and was a shell of myself.  it's amazing how much of my life is tied up in my job.  Pretty crazy... but 8 hours a day/40 hours a week/that's a lot of time.  and my job means alot to me.  and i really really value having a job.  especially one that is as important as mine.

So anyhoo-I have chosen my fate.  AND I will reside in a school still-not my schools-but schools that will surely become mine soon.  I am excited for the new relationships, I am sad to leave all these amazing relationships behind.  EACH goodbye I do completely stinks.  It sucks so bad.  But it's also been a time to reflect on how much I have been able to be a part of these kids' lives.  AND in my colleagues' lives too.  I have, no doubt, felt so much love.

So I am looking forward to finishing out the last 4 days of school, and the last 3 weeks of my current job.  I will tidy it all up, and finish everything with love.  AND then let it Go...and open my eyes up to summer time.  We have a move to do-to a whole new EXCITING house.  We have vacations to go on.  Friends and family to see.

so here I am.  back again.  Ready to be me.  And accept change, and appreciate new opportunities.

pooffffff

megan

D Snow

I gave you this balloon yesterday, and wow you love it!  

It's fun seeing you start to play with toys.  

Heart attack

A couple weeks ago our family was in the living room. Russ fell asleep, I stepped outside on the back porch to take a phone call. Minutes later-our neighbor was at our door with Ryker. He had escaped out the front door looking for me.  Our awesome neighbor happened to look out her window and saw a little "blondie". She ran over here and returned Ryke to our door before we knew he had left. Gulp.

This past week I was sitting at the table talking to my friend. I didn't realize Russ had left, and I said where's ryker??? I heard our friend Sean say, "oh my god ", and run out the front door. Our neighbors next to us were shooing Ryke back to our house. He had legit got out of our house, followed Russ across the street. He legit started crossing the street, the busy freakin, where cars go fast street. Our neighbors just happened to be out...and Russ was further ahead and had no idea Ryke was following him.

The filled in pool looks better and better and so does the new house where the street is not as busy. But man. Lessons. First project in New house is top hotel locks...& actually using them. Every.single.time.

Heart attack.

Momma

This guy.

I'm so proud of AJ!!! On Saturday he completed his first ever soccer season. His last game was by far his strongest showing! He completely highlighted his progress from never playing soccer to being quite the player!

In his last game he had endurance the whole game, he ran faster than ever to get back on defense and prevent several goals, he had his first breakaway experience, and he scored his second ever goal!!

And to think I was nervous about him playing!!!! At the end the coach handed out trophies and medals;) AJ was so proud of them-and insisted he hold them all the way home!!

I'm so excited for him;) He showed amazing sportsmanship out there-& was a complete joy to watch!

I cannot wait for next season!!

Love, momma

No fighting

Russ amd I were engaging in playful banter this am when Ryker came in and said "No fighting guys!"  He then proceeded to shut himself in the bathroom with me and told me, "I'm saving Daddy!"

I swear this dude is a pistol.

Momma