February Catch up

Nothing says I love you like heart shaped pancakes. It's a Valentine's tradition around here. I wanted to make a big fuss about Valentine's day this year. For one, the kids LOVE it and two, this month marks a year of their daddy being home. How awesome is that? lol It was cute to see both older boys get into making the Valentine's for their friends. Of course they were more excited with all the ones they brought home.




In other news, I finally finished the quilt for my grandma!! It should be there tomorrow. I am in love with it, and it almost didn't make it to her. There is another one in the works for me now, lol. It quilted up so nicely once I washed it. I only wish I could be there when she opens it. Lots of thanks to Amanda Jean from Crazy Mom Quilts (found here ) Her tutorials rock!

Reflections

Life has gotten busy. Guess it has a tendancy to do that. The boys are growing like weeds! Benjamin weighed in at 68lbs and 4ft 4in. He's going to be taller than me in no time. Patrick was 38lbs and 3ft 5in. He's finally Growing! He's so skinny. Andrew is terrified of drs right now. The best we could get for him was that he weighed 32lbs. Silly boy. He's finally making progress with his speech. I'm so glad we were able to catch it in time to get him help. So, mamas trust your gut. If you think there might be something wrong with your baby, speak up.

I've been doing a lot of soul searching lately. I've been mostly considering the person I want to be and remembered as. I guess there's decisions I need to make. I know, its confusing to me too, lol.

I signed up yesterday to participate in a charity quilt drive. Its called Wrapped in Love. They donate quilts to children on their birthday whose parent is in jail. They travel to various jails and preach the Bible in hopes of turning their lives around. It definitely spoke to me. My quilt will be going to a little boy who will be celebrating his first birthday. I am beyond excited to be doing this. I've had a drive lately to give back. I've got a few more projects in the air right now. More to come later

El Paso CAN freeze over

We got snow, and a decent amount of it. At least enough to shut everything down. So all my boys are home. It was so cute to see the excitement on their faces when they saw the snow outside. I'm glad it was enough for them to toss at each other and hopefully will be gone soon. We bundled them up as best we could as we don't have snow gear on hand. They had a blast. Well most of them did. Andrew wouldn't wear his gloves. His little hands were freezing. He was out there maybe 5 minutes and kept saying "cold, cold, cold" over and over but wouldn't go back inside. He's an odd child, lol. Eventually, after taking daddy's gloves, he tried playing a bit. The older two had fun tossing snowballs at daddy. We warmed them up inside with some hot chocolate. It's been a great morning. :)

01 - What they do - Part 2

They game...lol. They absolutely love the wii. It's so cute to watch them concentrate.



This one is not quite old enough for the wii although he wishes he was. So he watches them play and chugs milk. The boy loves it.

01 - What they do

One of the many blogs I follow showcased a photography challenge for February called "Finding your Love" it can be found here, you should join!
I thought what the heck, it can't hurt. I've got a camera that I don't really know how to use so I could use the practice. For the first prompt its "what they do".

My husband "does" a lot of things. One of his favorite things to do in his spare time is play games on his computer, Suprise! :) I can't really complain though. It really is his only vice and most days it doesn't get on my nerves too much..lol. So here it is:

DSLR

I always wanted a DSLR. I have to admit that after I got one (from my awesome cousin Jamie, btw) it scared me. I didn't want to "miss" the moment by taking a crappy picture with a camera I didn't know how to use and let's face it, it's not a camera you get to use in "auto" mode. So after reading, reading, and more reading I decided what the hey, might as well give it a go. We will see how this turned out. I did download a trial version of adobe photoshop. I love the program!! I'm not so sure I like the price tag, lol. I need suggestions on cheaper alternatives.







The boys were their usual crazy selves today, but even more so for some reason. I think some days its a game to see how much they can get away with. They were on the naughty seat a few times. I've been working with Patrick at home on some schoolwork. He's got 24 kids in his preschool glass. His teacher must have the patience of a saint. Having that many kids though makes it tough to give one-on-one time to the students. Patrick has a little trouble focusing, especially when his friends are around. He is most definitely sociable. I will be happy when he can write his name. It has been a whiny battle. He will one day, maybe.

I'm finally taking my tree down. Yes, it's still up. What can I say? I've been lazy. The house is slowly returning to normal. I LOVE Christmas. I'm sad to see it go. On a brighter note, that means spring is around the corner. Can't wait!! Maybe I will actually plant a container garden this year. Every spring I always want to start one. I have the seeds. I get the itch to put my hands in dirt. I know that sounds weird. It's probably the "country" part of me. I want my kids to grow up with some part of that. I guess I should really do it this year. Add that to my to-do list.

(Patrick has paint on his forehead from school today, messy boy)

Andrew's all time favorite cartoon at the moment, Thomas the Train.

Boys being boys.