3 Men & A Little Lady: September 2010

Friday, September 24, 2010

10 HOURS and Counting!!!!

Kenny and I will be leaving in 10 hours for MAUI!!!! I've been so busy preparing for our vacation, in terms of leaving the kiddos, that I am even more in desperate need to relax in the sun! All of our activities for Hawaii have been booked and besides getting myself packed, minor detail, I am ready to go!

Daily Schedules, Emergency Release Forms, Phone Numbers & Addresses, Money, Immunization & Insurance Cards, Directions for How to Run Electronics, Menu Ideas, Tips for each child, Clothes laid out according to day, Soccer Instructions, Medicines, & Gifts for each child each day we are gone, with love notes = check!

My kids will be in the best of hands, being taken care of by Aunt Carol and Grandma Summers. I am not anxious at all about leaving them because I know they will have so much fun and not even realize that we are gone, well except maybe for Mya. I feel so blessed to have such wonderful family who are willing to help us out, so Kenny and I can get a little TLC for ourselves!

Our Next Post......Maui!

ALOHA :)

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Ahoy Matey's...time to Celebrate!

I love to throw a party and felt like we should do a one time joint party to celebrate Drew turning 7 & Mya turning 1!

This is the invite that was delivered to friends. It was created by my good friend Darcy Patterson who was my 1st mate in throwing this party!

My little Pirate Princess is 1!

Captain Drew is 7!!!

She is officially partied out!

Everyone loved the party and had lots of fun. I couldn't have made it possible without the help of amazing friends: Darcy, Crissa, Tiffany, Amber, & Mason helped to make this party a success and I cannot thank you enough! Thanks also to the moms for assisting at the party!

*Drew did inform me that he would have liked a boat for all his friends. Little did he know I tried to buy a weathered canoe on Craigs List, but it had already sold! It was probably good though, because I'm not sure what Kenny would have thought about us storing a canoe in our backyard. He also asked if next year he can have a Mario Kart Party! Let the planning begin.....

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Birthday Girl!

Boy this last year has FLOWN by! I can't believe it was a year ago that we welcomed our baby girl into our family. I cannot even imagine our life without her. Mya has been the most delightful little girl to raise and has added so much love to our family. I am so thankful to finally have my girl!

Our family in 2009

This was the happiest day of my life! I'm surrounded by the people I love most in this world.

My little My-My today

Mya Facts at 1!

She has big, beautiful, blue eyes

Her favorite cuddle item is her pink blanket from Ge

She loves to wave to daddy and the boys as they leave for school

When she gets excited she kicks her legs

She loves to eat. Favorites include: blueberries, peas, & watermelon

She has the most petite little features and I'm often told she looks like a 9 month old

She is a daddy's girl

She will not leave in hair accessories

She makes people smile around her

Her favorite thing to do right now is to climb to the top of the stairs and down again

She adores being with her 3 older brothers

She is taking steps, with assistance, but is very cautious

She is happy and easy going

She warms my heart :)

Stats: Weighs 17lb 5oz (5%), Height 281/4 in (25%), Head circumference 18" (75%)

Mya, you have made my life complete! Words cannot express the joy and love I have for you. I know that you are a daughter of God and I cherish the fact that I am your mother. My wish for you is that you will continue to be a light to those around you. Continue to love and be happy throughout this next year! I love you always and forever! love, Mom

Friday, September 17, 2010

Birthday Boy!

Exactly 7 years ago Kenny & I brought into this world our first beautiful baby boy! It was a day I will always cherish, the day I became a mother. I felt at peace bringing him home. I really didn't have any first time mommy jitters. I was so ready and excited to raise this child.

Our Family in 2003

My 7 year old today!

He asked for a big bike and an animal in a cage, either a snake, turtle, or fish. He got the bike.

I love making a hearty, healthy breakfast for my kids before they go to school. Usually we have eggs, oatmeal, homemade waffles, or french toast, and always a piece of fruit. So I was surprised when Drew asked, "Mom can I have Cheerio's with color for breakfast?" I decided then that I would carry on a tradition that my mom had for us as a child and let my kids pick out any box of cereal they wanted for their birthday. It was hard for me to buy colored & sugary cereal, but worth it for a Birthday Breakfast! (We did still have fruit and OJ)

Drew rode his new bike around the cul-de-sac before leaving for school.

Ian jumped on his bike too and started complaining how little his bike was. I think we'll have to get him an upgrade for Christmas.

For lunch he requested pizza. To find the coolest lunch box ever look here: http://www.gogreenlunchbox.com/ We love ours and are using it for the second year in a row.

I took popsicles to Drew's class to celebrate and his teacher made him dance while they sang to him.

Drew Facts at age 7:

He LOVES Super Mario Kart and always wants to be Yoshi

He talks trash when he beats anybody he is playing, especially Kenny

He wants to be a Fire Fighter when he grows up

He always eats his veggies and often requests for more salad :)

He loves climbing mountains, running, riding bikes, & basketball

He likes to read the "Little Critter" series and "Fly Guy"

He can spend hours building some of the most detailed train set & block structures

He is always saying to Mya, "Ahhh, your so beautiful!"

He is a great big brother

He loves for me to rub his back when he is going to sleep

We love you Drew so much and are so thankful that you are apart of our family. We can't wait to see how much you grow and change over this next year.

They say the cutest things.....

Mya, my little girl, said in her prayers last night, "Please help us to be strong and healthy like the Hulk!"

Owen almost ran straight into a woman as we entered a dark parking garage. As I told him to watch out, he quickly yelled, "Well she's all black!" Coincidentally she was African American! She was wearing a black dress, which is what he was referring too!

Owen told me today, "You are the best mom I ever had! I love you all the way up to Jesus!" He also loves kissing and told Kenny, "I just want to stay home from school and kiss mom all day!"

Drew lost a tooth at school when he bit into his apple. He felt the tooth inside his mouth as he was chewing and when I asked him about it, he said, "I didn't realize it was mine and I wondered if it was one of the workers!"

While at church, a teacher asked the kids what happened to Jesus right after he was baptized and brought up from the water. Ian enthusiastically raised his hand and said, "He asked for a towel!"

After a long struggle with my boys, to get them inside, bathed, and into bed, I yelled, "I am done, go to sleep!" Owen looked up at me and said, "Mommy I'm sorry you're sad, but the problem is that you don't beat up Drew and Ian. Just beat them up and I will be on your team!"

We are not a family who eats beans, so when Drew went to a friends house to play and eat dinner, he was hesitant to eat the burrito that had refried beans in it. When I picked him up he said to me, "Mom she put mud inside the burrito!"

Aunt Connie pleaded with Owen to shoot his daddy with the gun instead of her and his response, "No, he's the best daddy i've ever had!"

I begged the boys to quit fighting and Drew looked at me and said, "Its not Mothers Day anymore mom!"

Owen got kicked in his "man hood" and said, "Oh, I hurt my Tenders!"

Drew asked this morning, "Mom in 2011 can we get a cat?"

Everytime I feed Mya prunes, Owen comes up to me and says, "Me like chocolate mom!" I give him a bite and his face turns to total disgust.

Owen ran up to me after wrestling the dogs and said, "Me see Cassie's boobies!"

While I was nursing Mya, Drew walked in and said, "Is she done drinking from your boob?" I replied, "No and it is called a breast, thats the proper way to say it." He looked at me puzzled and said, "No thats the Spanish word for it."

Kenny opened the fridge and said, "Something in here stinks." Ian looked at him and said, "Dad, sometimes I toot over there!"

Last night as the boys were saying good night to Mya, Drew looked up at me and said, "Mom, Mya has a boy haircut!"

Drew was reminding me about how when we saw macaws in Hawaii, that one of the macaws was chewing on a woman's hair. He said, about the macaw, "Thats not very nice, it's not choosing the right."

My favorite word Drew and Ian used to say when they were toddlers was, Laddie- for water. I thought it was such a cute word. Owen comes to the fridge and points his little finger and says, "Wa-Wa" for water. So cute!

Last night Kenny went in on a call to deliver a goat and Ian came into our bed. He climbed in and snuggled up beside me, he usually snuggles into Kenny. I asked him why he was snuggling with me and he said, "I can snuggle you because daddy isn't here mom!" He is such a daddy's boy.

Ian is such a daddy's boy. The other night Kenny had to go to the clinic and Ian was sobbing for him for a good twenty minutes because he wanted to go too. When I asked him why he was so upset he replied, "I just want my daddy, he is my favorite boy!"

Birthday parties celebrated in California are usually BIG! There is always a huge jumper, pinata, food for the whole family, and tons of presents. Well we went to a party last night and the boys spent 2 hrs. jumping in a big jumper. On our way home we saw another party going on that had an even bigger jumper with a slide attached. Ian asked, "Can we go to that party too?" I replied, "We don't even know who those people are. " His response, "Well lets just go ask them their names."

As we prepared to go to the Glenwood Springs pool in Colorado with Kenny's four sisters Drew impatiently said, "Come on girls, you're taking too long!" Kenny told him, "Get used to it, this is what men do, wait for girls to get ready."

Much to my dismay I found black ink all over our white sheets on our bed. I of course went straight to Ian and asked very sternly, "Did you write on my sheets with a pen?" With an innocent look he replied, "I was just trying to write my name."

Drew was watching me as I divided my hair into sections with clips to straighten it. He looked up at me and said, "Wow, you look beautiful!" Then when I was completely done with my hair he said, "You're a cute little mommy!"

Ian was dipping his finger in Kenny's contact solution and then touching his eye. I asked him what he was doing and he replied, "Just putting my eyes in mom!"