This is the song that never ends....

O.K that is one of the most annoying songs ever. Ya know what else is annoying. Your whole family getting sick. Seriously, I though it would skip poor Rosa. My sweet girl woke up in the middle of the night puking. Now we have ALL had this bug. It sucks too because her school was going to camp today overnight.
So now my little girl is stilling on the couch watching Project Runway. She LOVES this show.

We had a great family night last night. We all went bowling! The kids had so much fun, even August got in to it.
I got this idea from a bunch of other pictures I had seen. I couldn't get my "models" to completely cooperate, but I got one neat shot.

Saturday

What a busy day! We went to two birthday parties, out to lunch and to a bookstore for gifts. Just me and all 3 kids. They actually did really well.
During our bookstore trip I knew August had to pee, he kept grabbing his junk. So I pick him up and we walk to the bathroom. I tell him it is time to pee. He says "but my penis isn't working" I ask him how come it isn't working. He says "it doesn't work cause it has no pee in it" Nice try little guy, I tell him we are going to try anyway.
Of course he goes!
I also wanted to say Happy Birthday ( tomorrow cause I may not be blogging) to Hannah's family. A sweet wonderful girl I only "knew" through a moms group online. I will never forget that sweet smiling face..the stories her mama would write about her and her sister... The love in that family is really awesome.

Life With Hannah and Lily

lost blog

I'm so mad last night I lost this huge post. Usually it saves as I write, this time no such luck. I went to spell check and it went down hill from there. It has only saved the first 8 sentences. I had pictures up and everything. I was much too lazy to write it all over again.
My son is going through this phase where he doesn't want to eat anything, but would rather drink his calories. He wants water, and juice, and milk, and chocolate milk.. you get the drift. He will barely touch solid foods. It is frustrating, but I'm trying not to let it become a issue and hope it passes. I just keep offering him real food and try to limit the sugary drinks. Still he is managing to grow a ton. He is getting so tall!

His hair is slightly out of control too. He loves it though. I ask him if he wants a trim or hair cut like daddy and he says "no I like my hair crazy" actually it is more like "no, I yike my haya cwazy" which always makes me giggle. He is starting to let me push his hair behind his ears. That way he can actually see at times.

Sick

Ugg being sick sucks. I fell sick yesterday night on my way home from my little adventure yesterday. Huge headache, body aches and then to my surprise throwing up in this morning. Can I just say that throwing up when your really sick is horrible. It is like my whole body is spinning and confused and trying to eject something from way down in my stomach. I found myself calling Sebastian for help..What I wanted from him I'm not sure..but I felt like death. I spend the next 8 hours in a shivery sweaty daze. Laying in bed, half watching TV, or sleeping. Luckily now at 6 pm I'm feeling tons better. I actually ate cereal and a piece of bread and I don't have the urge to vomit. HURRAY!
On A better note, I got a new tattoo yesterday. It isn't done yet though. I have about 5 or so hours left to go. I have realized 3 hours is my sitting limit for pain. My good pal came and visited me for the last 45 minutes to give me emotional support. It was much needed.

I realize how huge my arm looks here. I look buff or something. HA HA! I have some more pics in color that Kathryn took..I will upload them later.

So sweet and yet so naughty

Late night skating!


I adore my son. He gives snuggles and is very sweet. He tells me he loves me and we have great moments together...
On the flip side my son is the craziest devil of a 3 year old. I never knew it could be this frustrating. Today he gave me snuggles and kissed me then, peed his pants 2 feet from the bathroom. ( he has been dry.. poop and pee for days and days). Then he sits at the top of the stairs holding a framed photo of himself. I told him that was my boy and to be careful. He said it was his. I said you can look at it if you want. Then I left to grab his bedding that I was about to wash. I hear a loud crash. I looked and he had thrown the picture down the stairs. Glass everywhere..on the carpet, on the hard wood, even out the front door. He looked surprised it broke like that. I was SO mad. I grabbed him and then put him in his room. Then I cleaned up for 15 minutes. All the while him crying in his room.
"Do I have to stay in here forever??" he would wail every few minutes.
When I was all finished cleaning I came in his room. He was rocking in the rocking chair and said.
"I'm sorry mommy, I'm ready to be nice now" It was really sweet and he did look really sad. I don't think he has seen me that mad before.

Funny

While driving my kids home from school, one of Rosa's friends and I were having a conversation about her puppy dog Cooper.
She starts by telling me how crazy he is. He likes to jump and spin around in circles. I say he sounds very active. She says that Angus ( my dog) isn't like her dog, she can tell. I say, yes, Angus is a old dog that doesn't do much anymore. Then she says..
"Yeah, he isn't hypERallergenic like Cooper"
Me "uhm like what do you mean"
Her " You know like he doesn't jump up and act crazy..HYPERallergenic"
Me "yes your right, he isn't like than he is more mellow"
O.K I had to hold back my laughter because she was so serious. I'm pretty sure she mean hyperactive, but she was just too cute to correct.

van a no go

Yesterday the horrible happened. My lovely camper van WOULDN'T start! I was picking up Veda at her friends house. I tried getting it jumped and fiddling with a bunch of stuff I didn't know. Which oddly didn't work (HA)
Of course Sebastian was at work so he couldn't come and rescue us. To make matters worse I had two kids in the back who had accidentally wet their pants... The thought of walking 3 miles home sounded horrible with all three of them. Luckily we got a ride home and I had toe lave my lovely car behind. WAHHHHH! I hope Sebastian can figure out what is wrong and it isn't pricey!

Rosa VS her bike

Rosa got in a bike brawl a few days ago. She was at the park riding the bike/ walk path, doing a trick. She has a bmx type trick bike with pegs on the front and back. She was apparently doing a trick she has done tons of times. She was going too slow and just tipped over. When she couldn't get her feet on the ground fast enough her face slammed in to her metal handle bars. Poor kid got 6 stitches from her cheek all way to the inside of her mouth. She couldn't completely close her mouth because of the stitches and swollen cheek. She was NOT a happy camper. All this happened while I was at my very first wedding photo shoot!
So I get texted that my first born in being taken to the ER after a bad fall off her bike. Needless to say I was mildy distracted at the wedding! Luckily my dad was able to go and help with the other kids while she got stitched up!

Oh dear blog..

My sweet nieces!

I have neglected you! Tomorrow there will be a post! I need to win back my (few) fans lol. I have been so busy, but now that school has started things are more routine and I can get some good blogging in!

Oregon

We had a very nice family vacation to Oregon. Played on the beach, ate too much and stayed up too late. August flew a kite and Rosa dug huge holes in the sand. They rented funbikes for the beach,and pretty much had a great time. I even managed to get two runs in while I was there. We had great weather for the first 4 days, then some clouds and rain the last two. All in all a great trip!

Butterfly in the sky...

OR on your head!
We went to the Pacific Science center on Friday and had fun. They are having their annual bubble fest which was neat. Along with that they have all there regular exhibits. One of my favorites is the butterfly exhibit. It is a large greenhouse like room filled with warm misty air and lush plants. It also had many different kinds of butterflies fluttering around. One landed on August's finger..
then opened its wings( excuse all the cell phone pics)


and landed on his head.


He held still while people oo'ed and aww'ed at him. Then I could tell he wanted it off, he started shaking his head gently. I gently brushed the butterfly and it flew off, only to land on my sisters bag.
I also had a pretty gray one land on my hip. A young boy pointed it out, I didn't even know. Some of those butterflies are really big though. Some people you could tell weren't happy about them fluttering right by their faces.
We also explored the bugs and some information on the planets in our solar system. We probably on saw about 1/4 of the Science Center, but we spent almost 3 hours there. The kids were really in to what we did see.

Tonight we are going to a friends birthday. It is a wine and cheese and cake party. What could be better?? yumm

HOT!

Woohoo it is hot today.
I love it. We went to the pool at my second dads house. It was so cold, I didn't end up swimming. I have become cold wimpy in my older years.
So I have decided to talk my friend Kathryn in to beginning running with me. I WILL make her a runner. I would love to have a running partner who lives fairly close. Plus she makes me laugh and we have good conversation. Perfect partner for distracting me on the long miles. So I'm starting her with 1.5 miles tomorrow. She is a active person so I don't think it will be hard for her at all. She even bought NEW shoes, so there is no backing out now!
Yesterday we had a birthday/picnic with my dad and brother and his wife and my sister and family. IT was really nice. Good food, wonderful family. I got some sweet shots of my family. Mostly my adorable nephew.



Miles, my little brother with a feather behind his ear. The kids were all playing a silly game.

Busy

Wow, I have been so busy lately. Really!, You should see my neglected house! Tomorrow we have two birthdays to go to right after one another. I'm tired already. Here is a silly pic from the other day. August and his flower. He was so messy and wiggly this was the best pic I got. I must admit though, he looks mighty cute all smiley.

He is so cute

cole and Sam, originally uploaded by pics of us.

I wish I could see my sweet nephew everyday.

Summer has been going good. August is doing well with his potty training. Rosa has been enjoying her summer camps, and Veda has been perfecting her bikes riding and helping skills. Really that girl LOVES to be a helper.
Me and Sebastian went to Lake Quinault this last weekend. It was so pretty. We hiked, swam, biked, and kayaked all in one DAY!. The first day we pretty much hung out with his work buddies. The last day we left to come home because we had a 3 hour drive. It was really pretty though there.

Happy Birthday Baby

My sweet boy is 3 today. I told him Happy Birthday when he woke up. I said "Your 3!" He says "I'm not 3, I'm 3 YEARS OLD!" ha ha. Silly boy!

I can remember 3 years ago the pain he put me through. He was the most painful birth out of all 3 kids. I also remember how shocked I was to see this baby with such fair hair and skin.


His first birthday!
Two years old
Three years old :)