What They're Into...

LJ
Movie: Cars, Mulan (he loves the mean Huns :-[ )
Show: Scooby Doo, Little Bear, any sports that are on TV,

Foods: Spaghetti, Potatoes, Chicken Nuggets, Chewing Gum
Stuffed Animal: Takes a random car or ball with him to bed every night...plus his blankie

Toy: Golf clubs, Basketball, John Deere Tractors

Favorite Outside Activity: Riding his 4-wheeler, hitting golf balls, playing baseball

Book: Disney Scary Stories Collection
Word/Phrase: not again!
Song: Big Green Tractor
Learning: To use scissors, how to hold crayons/pencil

Accomplishments: Can get dressed all by himself, zip up jacket
Favorite Funny of the Month: A couple weeks ago I found a lil picture of LJ's best friend from school in his mystery bag (this is a bag they take back and forth to school). He took the picture off the attendance board. I thought this was so cute. On another note, he is always looking out for his baby bro..last week he said "mommy is Evan bigger?" (I say yes). "Is he bigger to eat Pink Lemonade" (I say no).

LK
Movie: ANY Disney movie

Show: Scooby Doo, Little Bear, Dora
Foods: Hot Dog, Doughnuts, anything SWEET...especially cake.
Stuffed Animal: Pink Bear, their "lovies" are their blankies.
Toy: Art Table...this girl could seriously color ALL day long! She loves markers, crayons, and especially her color wonder books that she will fill up in one sitting. Also loves learning to use her scissors.
Favorite Outside Activity: swinging, sidewalk chalk

Book: DisneyPrincesses Stories Collection
Word/Phrase: of course, actually, but who's going to color with me?
Song: The Star Spangled Banner, all her princess songs, Taylor Swift
Learning: Writing ABC's, cutting with scissors,
Accomplishments: Can complete 50 piece puzzles by herself, can get dressed by herself, zip up jacket
Favorite Funny of the Month: LK is such a drama queen...I crack up at her all the time. She loves to get in character when she plays dress-up. She says the sweetest things...last week she said to me "Mommy, I wish I was bigger and could marry Daddy".

EJ

EJ is now SIX months old! Where does the time go??(tears) He officially has two teeth. He has just started cereal/baby food in the past month since our pediatrician didn't recommend he start any earlier. He weighs about 18 lbs...so he is a big boy compared to what the twins weighed at six months. This child will light you up in one glance. He is full of smiles and giggles! He is not sitting up on his own yet...but manages to move across the floor by rolling and scooting with his arms.

Happy Mother's Day

I was lucky enough to celebrate Mother's Day with my whole family! We headed over to my parents house for a brunch. Then Hubby, the kids, and myself spent the rest of the day just hanging out at the house. I was spoiled with cards that had recordings of the kids voices, colored pages, and lots of hugs & snuggles! Hubby tried his darndest to get me an Epiphanie camera bag (I have been drooling over Lola-red) but they are out of stock. Instead, I am super stoked (can't believe I just said "stoked") for a Mommy n' Me session with Miranda Parker.

I love this day for so many reasons. One of the main reasons I love this day is because I get a chance to reflect on all of the great mothers I know, and let me tell you...I am surrounded by them! My sisters, my in-laws, my friends...all inspire me with their awesome "mommy" skills! The biggest inspiration for me is my own mother. If you read my blog you know that my mother is a best friend to me. Anyone that knows me and my mother, will probably agree that I am my mother's daughter.

I'm not going to thank her for passing on the habits such as:

losing my keys all the time, getting food/drink on my clothes at almost every meal, or the clumsiness (okay...maybe I'm just clumsy).

I am going to thank her for always being in my corner NO MATTER WHAT!

...for allowing me to just be myself and express myself such as wearing my favorite yellow/black spaceship dress in 3rd grade or plastering my walls with magazine pages.

...for forcing my sisters to play Barbies with me when neither of them wanted to.

...for letting me try my hand at baking over and over even though my baked goods were REALLY horrible

...for forcing me to follow some really strict rules in high school (which now I understand)

...for not buying me a brand new car when I got my license

...for driving me back/forth to millions of sporting events and being my biggest cheerleader (you continue to do this for grandkids-thank you for that)

...for placing a wet washcloth on my head when I was sick and humming that familiar hum that I can still hear in my head.

...for taking us on trips across the country in our minivan (I have so many memories from these trips)

...for not allowing us to say SHUT UP or any other disrespectful language

...for answering the phone every single time I call

...for giving up an ENTIRE summer to sit by my side while I was on bedrest (she would give up anything for her kids/grandkids)

...for being a wonderful grandmother to my kids

...for just being my best friend

I just hope some day that my children can look up to me and thank me for some of these same things...because I learned how to be a great mom from HER.

I am SO bummed that I don't have a pic of my mom and I from Mother's Day. We were so busy trying to get the kids in the shots that we totally forgot to get a pic of mom and daughters. It's on my list of upcoming shots!

Mother's day is also a time when I remember two REALLY special moms and grandmoms that I am missing...and I think of them and their greatness...and feel inspired...and sad that I can't see them.

Hope you all had a fantastics Mother's Day!!