Beautiful Weekend

This weekend turned out to be a really nice, fall weekend. Since it was really rainy Thursday and Friday, soccer was canceled for the whole weekend. We almost didn't know what to do with our extra "free" time! haha.
C came home earlier than usual on Friday. It was nice. The kids were really excited to see Daddy. We all just kind of hung out.
On Saturday, We all slept in. We decided to go exploring. We ended up at Lake Forest Mall. On the way home we found this cute little Filipino Cafe, unfortunately, we were all too full from snacking at the Mall to actually eat there. We definately want to go back and try it out. We watched "Meet the Robinsons" with the kids. Very interesting movie....yeah.
On Sunday, We slept in. Beanie made us breakfast in bed. How sweet is that!?! We have the best kids in the world. All of them. They are always doing really nice and thoughtful things without being asked. She made cinnamon french toast sticks with a pecan fruit salad. It was delish!
Poor Loo Loo got sick today. Fever and vomit. She had to miss going to the birthday party she has been looking forward to for a while. :0( She had to stay home from school today as well. I hope it doesn't make its "rounds". I could definately do without everyone getting sick (including myself). It would be sad if they had to miss Halloween too.
Speaking of Halloween, I can't wait to have all of my good friends and sister come over for a party and trick or treating. It's nice to be surrounded by real friends! :0) Everyone is going to dress up with the kids. We are going to be The Incredibles ( actually The Mega Incredibles since we have more people ).

Bicker Bug Breakout!

The Bicker Bug has made an attack at my house. I am not sure why but some of the kiddos have been bickering alot lately. It is driving me bonkers! I mean, my kids are really good almost all of the time but I can not stand it when they bicker amongst themselves. Even worse is when the Tattle Tale Fairy makes an appearance.

Hopefully, it's just the weather getting to them too.

I think it is partially that Daddy hasn't been around as often as he usually is. His schedule at work has been pretty grueling lately. After the conference it should (hopefully) get back to normal.

Come to think of it....that is probably why I have been feeling kind of "off" these past few days. I miss my Honey :0(

Is it October?

Finally we get rain! Finally it feels like fall!!
Usually, I don't like the chilly weather. But lately I find myself wanting to wear my sweaters and boots....even my jackets. I know, I know....careful what you wish for, right?
I just turned off our AC yesterday! How crazy is that!?!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TWINKIE!

The girls made him special oatmeal raisin cookies for his big day. (he didn't like them though) :0)

Happy 1st Birthday, Twinkie!

May you have MANY more. :0)

No School

No School today! Yay! I don't know who gets more excited, me or the kids! I love when they get a day off. I get to sleep in and I don't have any other activities to do. I enjoy spending the extra time with the kiddies. Yep, today we have been loafin' in front of the TV having a cartoon marathon of our very own! We don't get to do that enough. Always something to do.

Peanut-Butter has been extra good today! He woke up smiling and hasn't stopped since. He has been playing and swinging in his swing. He keeps giggling and babbling. He is so cute. I love the age he is right now. So cuddly and pudgy and smiley!
Bubba is getting into his terrible 2's now at 2 1/2. He has been testing his "limits" lately with me and with his Daddy.
He is super smart. He can sing the ABC's and knows what all of the letters look like. He can also spell (his name,stop, go, mom, dad, baby, his bro's name, his sis' name, cat, dog). He loves to sing songs ( Ilove you song from Barney, Twinkle, Twinkle little star, Peanut butter and Jelly song, Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah, On top of Spaghetti, Apples and Bananas) ( he also LOVES the Gwen Stephani song: The Sweet Escape).

BangBang got to go on his first field trip. It was to the pumpkin patch. He got to go on a hayride and through a maze and bring a cute little pumpkin home. He had a great time. He is doing really great in school! His speech is coming along and he has a lot of friends now! I am really proud of him!!!

Little Miss LooLoo is doing well in school. She is enjoying her drama class. She wants to take ballet classes too. She is our little fashionista. She enjoys picking out her clothes and doing her own hair. She really does a great job too! She has been helping around the house alot more. She is getting sooo big!

Boo Bear seems to be enjoying her "big dog" year. (even with her strict teacher) She has been doing very well in school and she is all set to try out for Mulan in November. Oh, I can't wait! I really hope she gets the part!! When she did Cinderella last year she was the herald and she pleasantly surprised everyone at what a great actress and what an AWESOME singer she is! I mean we had nooo idea the girl could sing. She is getting more and more responsible and taking charge more. I am really proud of her. :0)

Beanie has been doing great in school. I have already received a few compliment emails from her teachers! She is growing up so much. She is almost as tall as me. I think she will surpass me this year. She is the leader of the pack and a great big sister. i think she is learning that it is okay not to be #1 sometimes. She is a major over-achiever and perfectionist. She gets those qualities from both of us, ( C is the OA and I am the perfectionist) haha.

I am so proud of all of my little ones. The are truly a blessing to me and I would be lost without them. I am so glad that I was chosen to be their Mommy.

What a lucky woman am I?

Awesome hubby and awesome kids. Ahhh, I am happy.

The Best weekend in a long long time

Well, this weekend was actually OUR weekend! We took control and did what we wanted to. I know that may sound strange but usually we have every weekend "planned" filled with soccer games, birthday parties, grocery shopping, and whatever else we HAVE to do. THIS weekend, while we did have some soccer and a birthday party (haha) we took control and decided what we were going to do. I got to hang out Friday night with my good friend JY and her Little Guys while my Honey took 4 of the kids to Beanie's soccer game. We got to sit and chat while the Lil ones played. We did have to "ref" a few times. :0) The boys are into punching and "hi-ya-ing" and wrestling. ( No wonder, Look who their Dads are);0).

On Saturday, C let me sleep in (PB is STILL keeping me up like he is a newborn or something) and took the kids to BangBang's soccer game in the morning. He was thrilled to have his sisters at his game. They usually sleep in on Saturday mornings so they miss him play. They got a kick out of seeing him play too. I think they were impressed at how well he could play. Boo-Bear said he was a scoring machine. When they got back we all got ready to go to their cousins birthday party. It was at a laser tag place. C got to play with all of the kids. I got to hang out with all of the Mommies. Everyone was cooing over PB and Bubba. It was the first time that C's Aunt has seen PB! Loo Loo got the most points for getting her Daddy.
After the party we decided to blow off everything else we HAD to do and made time to hang out with family and friends at C's Aunts house. The kids had a great time playing with the other kids and we got a chance to catch up and relax.
Tonight was the first time PB slept 4 hours in a row!!! Woo Hoo!

Sunday morning we all slept in (even PB). Bang Bang made me the most wonderful card and surprised me when I woke up. Usually, he comes in our room and wakes us up and we get annoyed, but this morning he busied himself. It was a nice relaxing morning. Slowly all 6 tickled into our room and we just hung out laughing and enjoying each others company on our big bed. We haven't done that in a long, long time. C and I decided we were going to blow off today as well and pack up a picnic and take the kids to the park.
Beanie made sandwiches, Boo-bear got the blankets, Loo-Loo helped Bubba get ready.
We got to the park and played a family game of soccer and ate in the gazebo. We walked around the lake and enjoyed the scenery. Finally we made it to the playground. C played a game of tag with the kids and we headed home. They kids thanked us for such a wonderful day.
When we got home C went to go study. I picked a recipe for dinner and all of the kids got to help me prepare dinner (except PB of course). It is amazing how much kids really just enjoy spending time with their parents. It really takes so little to make them feel special and happy. It kind of reminds me to be happy with the simpler things and just enjoy being. We ended the weekend by having dinner and dessert in front of the TV watching "Evan Almighty". It was great!!

PB only got up twice last night and he ate some fresh banana yesterday. Things are going well. :0)

An Inspiring Quote

I heard this from a lady the other day. It made me feel glad to be getting older. I was complaining about getting older and she shared with me what her Dad had told her before he passed away. She said " You know what happens when you stop getting older?.......You DIE!" Wow! I wanna keep getting older!

Griffin and Phoenix

Last night C and I watched a movie called "Griffin and Phoenix". It was a really great movie! We had nooo expectations because we had never heard of it before. It was very sad and it made me want to change a few things in my life. It had both us us feeling that we want to make the most and best of life (we try to anyways but this is an even different way of feeling that).

We cleaned up the house this weekend. We can actually see the floor in our bedroom now!! (HUGE thing)! :0)
We got to hang out with A&J with the Lil Guys. A fixed our computer. Nasty pop ups kept popping up.
We took Deewah to the commissary. She was way overwhelmed. I even had a headache. C and I spent a record breaking amount!

C and I had lunch together at home today with Bubba and Peanutbutter. It was nice to actually get to spend some time together. These couple of months have been pretty tiring. We are super busy with kids, school, soccer, karate, work, and PB not sleeping at night.

It is weird how life changes. Sometimes change is good....

Trying Something New

Hmmmm, I have been thinking of creating a blog for a while now. So, why not today?!
Life has been so hectic lately. While the kids are in school the day seems to drag on. When they get home, there is never enough time it seems to get things done. Bubba and Peanutbutter have been great. They seem to enjoy the one on one Mommy time. Loo Loo and BooBear have started their drama class at school and Boo got offered the part ( I think) of Mulan for the next school play! Exciting! Hopefully, it works out! Loo Loo seemed very happy to get to join her big sis. I hope it will take away some of her shyness at school. BangBang started playing soccer for the first time and absolutely loves it! He is really good too!
Beanie is enjoying taking Spanish at school. She is growing like a weed! Teendom is eminent! I am trying to be ready but it is very difficult.