KATIE'S BIRTHDAY!

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HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY TO MY BABY GIRL!
It does not seem possible that our baby girl is 3 years old all ready. It seems like just yesterday we were at the hospital waiting to go into surgery to have our little one. She was a good baby right from the start. She put up with a lot of "LOVE" from her big sisters in the beginning and rarely put up a fuss. She has since grown into an extremely social, very verbal, inquisitive, adventurous (naughty at times) little princess with a dash of sass to hold her own in a house full of girls!
We have been so very blessed with all of our girls. Katelynn is a mixed up combination of qualities from both of her sisters. We see Melanie's dramatic side, Meghan's Artsy side, Melanie's big eye's, Meghan's curls. She also has qualities all her own (sometimes scary for mom) She is a social butterfly, has never met a stranger and would befriend anyone of any age if they are willing to listen and talk with her!
Every day is an adventure with our youngest princess we will see where tomorrow takes us!


PACKING!

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I am a chronic over packer ... I always have been. I can come up with a laundry lists of what ifs in which I have to be prepared for. I'd love to blame it on being a mom and just trying to be prepared for the sake of my children. However..... I was an over packer long before I had children. There have been many occasions when I have gone on trips and never even worn half the clothing I brought. Honestly this was only an annoyance to my husband until We threw an airplane into the mix. When we drove everywhere we went we just added a car top carrier and were prepared BUT now... Oh now Continental has to charge me for every single bag we pack! SO now my hate to spend the money on stupid fees side is battling my need to be prepared for a winter storm in July side. This makes for fun Packing! SO what do I do..... avoid the problem, it will go away right?? Probably not, SO I gave myself a day Sunday to be exact. Sunday is packing day it will be done before I allow myself to go to bed tomorrow night which could get interesting! My goal is 2 bags... for 4 people we will see if I can do it.
****edit**** HA I DID IT!!! I also forgot to mention that we were packing to be on a month long trip! I am very proud to only have to pay for 2 bags!

Kinder Promotion

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My Melanie is headed to first grade! Today we went to the ceremony for Kinder promotion. It was very cute! Each room had their own time slot which was nice so both parents and kids did not have to sit through 100 kindergartners getting diploma's. They sang a little song and there was a slide show of the year. As happy as I am for her to be going to 1st grade and be in school for a full day I did get a bit teary. She has grown so very much!



12 weeks

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Hello Second Trimester!


I am feeling pretty good and starting to get snug in some of my pants, but have not gained any weight. I can feel the baby bubble in my tummy and it is getting uncomfortable to lay on my tummy. I am finding that I have a bit more energy, I am still hungry a lot but, and not having that yuck nauseous feeling any more. I am however not experiencing the heartburn again every night about the same time no matter what I eat Mr. Heartburn shows up about an hour before I usually go to bed.


So what is going on with baby?


~she is now about 2.5 inches long


~her hands are fully formed and she is growing fingernails


~her face looks unquestionably human: her eyes have moved from the sides to the front of her head, and her ears are right where they should be.

Meghan's new hair cut!

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On Thursday night after her Shower while I was dealing with a two year old temper-tantrum from Kate, Meghan decided her bangs were too long and TRIMMED them up herself! Oh words can not explain how upset I was with her! I know I know... All Kids do this, BUT this is MY kid and I am NOT OK with it! I also know that I did the same thing at one point But still this does not help my frustration! The kicker is that we have been reading a Junie B. Jones book where she cuts her hair and have been talking about how this in not a good idea, and she went and did it anyway! GRRRRR!!!

You can probably tell by the photo (which was taken the next day after mom had time to cool down), that she is not at all upset. She was sorry that I was upset But was in no was and still is not remorseful at all about the trim job, she thinks it looks better than before. I suppose that is good because she is the one who gets to walk around looking like this for the next few weeks!

LOVE YA MEG!

A to Z all about ME!

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A
• Are you available? No 100% Taken!
• What is your age? 30
• What annoys you? Noisy eaters
B
• Do you know anyone named Billy? Hmmm..... Not that I can think of
• When is your birthday? September 9
• Who is your best friend? Andrew and Julie
C
• What's your favorite candy? Godiva Truffles YUMMY!
• Crush? My hysband!
• When was the last time you cried? Saturday Night
D
• Do you daydream?: Occationally
.• What's your favorite kind of dog? Chocolate Lab
.• What day of the week is it? Sunday
E
• How do you like your eggs? Over Medium.
• Have you ever been in the emergency room? Yes a few times Usually not for myself though
• Ever pet an elephant? I do not think so
F
• Do you use fly swatters? Oh yes or whatever I can get my hands on!
• Have you ever used a foghorn? again Nope
• Is there a fan in your room? A box fan and a small fan.. No AC in Cali need I say more
G
• Do you chew gum? I do occationally
• Do you like gummy candies? not really
• Do you like gory movies? Not at all!
H
• How are you? Hanging in there
• What's your height? 5'3"
• What color is your hair?Blonde right now
I
• What's your favorite ice cream? I LOVE ICE CREAM!!! My current fav is Ben and Jerry's FroYo half baked!
• Have you ever ice skated? A few times in Middle school I was never very good.
• Ever been in an igloo? No
J
• What's your favorite Jelly Bean? Starburst cherry
• Have you ever heard a really hilarious joke?Oh yeah
• Do you wear jewelry? Just my wedding rings and two sets of earrings that I never take out.
K
• Who do you want to kill? I do not want to kill anyone but there are a select few I could send to another planet
• Have you ever flown a kite? yep... I love to do this!
• Do you think kangaroos are cute? I do
L• Are you laidback? That depends on who you ask
• Lions or Tigers? Tigers
• Do you like black licorice? not really
M
• Favorite movie as a kid? The Breakfast Club
• Ever shopped at Moosejaw?I have no idea what that is
• Favorite store at the mall? I have not been to a mall in a long time..... we'll go with Build-A-Bear... LOL
N
• Do you have a nickname? Janey
• Whats your favorite number? 9
• Do you prefer night or day? hmm.... Both have there pluses.... I guess days for the most part
• What's your one wish? Tobe able to Build the house of Our dreams!
• Are you an only child?No... I have to lil' brothers who I guess are not so little anymore!
• Do you like the color orange? I have nothing against orange
P
• What are you most paranoid about? Someone kidnapping my children and or breakinginto the house while we are in it
• Piercings? 3 in each ear
• Do you know anyone named Penelope?I do not
Q
• Are you quick to judge people? Not really
• Do you like Quaker Oats? in no bake cookies they are AWSOME!!
Do you know anyone that makes quilts?ME!
R
•Do you think you're always right? Most of the time
• Do you watch reality TV?Um..... yes I do it is my guilty pleasure.
• Reason to cry? missing my husband
S
• Do you prefer sun or rain? Sun please!
• Do you like snow? Yes I do once in a while
• What's your favorite season? Fall
T
• time is it? 8:56 pm.
• What time did you wake up? 7:30 am
U
• Can you ride a unicycle? NO I am not that coordinated
• Do you know anyone with a unibrow? Me, Meg, Kate.... I am pretty sure mike and rick were both blessed with it and we can ALL than My dear old Dad he has one too!
• Uncles do you have? I have one
V
• What’s the worst vegetable?Brussel Sprouts!
• Did you ever watch Veggie Tales?I LOVE veggie tales... I could sing you the song if you like
• Ever considered being vegan? Um... Not a chance I like me some meat!
W
• What's your worst habit? I really do not think I have any good habbits
• Do you like water rides? I LOVE THEM!
• Ever been inside a windmill? No
X
• Have you ever had an x-ray? yes
• Ever used a Xerox machine? Yep
Y
• Do you like the color yellow? how can you not like yellow
• What year were you born in?: 1978
• Do you yell when you're angry? Yes
Z
• Do you believe in the zodiac? No
• What's your zodiac sign? Virgo
• When was the last time you went to the zoo? Um.... I think it was in April we LOVE The Zoo!

A gift of ONE MORE!

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Well as it turned out do to mechanical issues the ship did not leave yesterday! Yesterday I was exhausted, Katie takes a nap after Meghan gets home from school at about 2:30 so I decided to take one too. The Big girls are told not to go outside, not to answer the door or phone, and to play quiet things or watch a movie. Then know the drill! I usually take a phone into the bedroom with me But today I was so tired I forgot. I lay down at 2:45 and at 3:20 Andrew starts calling to tell me he can come home! The girls did not answer the phone, not even when they HEARD there dad on the machine and worse yet they did not come to tell me that he had called and he said right on the message that he was off the ship and could come home. Meghan told me when I woke that she heard daddy talking on the machine. NICE! He had called like 5 times over an hour and then went back on the ship. His last call was at 4:19 and I woke at 4:25. He then tried again at 5:15 and got a hold of me, so we went to get him for one more night together. It was good to have him home and at least for me the goodbye was much easier this morning. However I get to spend the day exhausted again! SO there will most likely be another nap today!
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