While the Computer Was Away...

This past week Tim stole took the computer with him to Atlanta for work so I was stranded! That's not completely true...Karen had two computers at our house but I hate using her work computers for personal use. So, I was computer-less for soooo loooong! Here's what happened while the computer was away:

• Mother's Day! This was the day that Tim left, but I was still super spoiled. We had my parents, my grandma Warehime, my brother, and Karen and Rick over for a bar-b-que. We even ended up watching Happy Gilmore, but I'm not sure how that happened. The kids made me some wonderful paintings (with some help from Tim) and I got some beautiful flowers from Karen and Rick.
  
  
  
  
• Somehow it worked out to where Karen was able to stay with us while Tim was gone. The timing was absolutely perfect! I was able to work out, Karen got to play with the kids, and we all went to the park and to the mall to play. The kids now have a ton of summer clothes, and I even got some adorable shoes. What would have been a very stressful week ended up being a blast. Thank you, Karen!
  
  
• My friend Valerie got married on Saturday! She was a stunning bride and all the Bunco girls had a wonderful time! Congrats Valerie and Chris!
  
  
  
  

Happy Mother's Day!

Before I was a Mom,

I never tripped over toys

or forgot words to a lullaby.

I didn't worry whether or not

my plants were poisonous.

I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom,

I had never been puked on.

Pooped on.

Chewed on.

Peed on.

I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.

I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,

I never held down a screaming child so doctors could

do tests.

Or give shots.

I never looked into teary eyes and cried.

I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.

I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,

I never held a sleeping baby just because

I didn't want to put her down.

I never felt my heart break into a milli

on pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.

I never knew that something so small

could affect my life so much.

I never knew that I could love someone so much.

I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom,

I didn't know the feeling of having my heart

outside my body..

I didn't know how special it could feel to feed

a hungry baby.

I didn't know that bond between a mother

and her child.

I didn't know that something so small

could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom,

I had never gotten up in the middle of the nigh

every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.

I had never known the warmth,

the joy,

the love,

the heartache,

the wonderment

or the satisfaction of being a Mom.

I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,

before I was a Mom.

Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful mothers out there! A special thank you to my mom, Connie, Karen, Ginny (AKA GiGi), Grace (AKA LuLu), Pat, my grandma Warehime, and my grandma Halter. We love you!

Thank you!!!

Lauren wanted me to say THANK YOU to everyone that was able to come to her birthday party and for all of the Happy Birthdays! Wish you all could have been there!

So many presents!

At first she wasn't sure what to do with the cake. Just like her brother, she wanted a spoon. Eventually she figured it out. :)

Happy Birthday to our little girl!

Wordless Wednesday

Grandfathers are for loving, catching fish and fixing things.

~Author Unknown

She Wants to Do What Her Brother Does

Anything he does, she tries to do. Playing t-ball? Sure! Looking cute doing it? You betcha!

My Little Ball Player

I just LOVE this picture! Thank you Jennifer for using your awesome new camera to take it!

A Fantastic Saturday

Tim went out of town to do some work for the Army on Thursday so I begged his parents (not really, more like mentioned) to watch the kids overnight on Saturday. I thought I would be a mess by this morning since I sleep so badly when he's away, but today turned out wonderful!

Brenden had a t-ball game at 9 am and I thought for sure it would be rained out. Thankfully, the rain held off and they all had a great time. Brenden wasn't paying attention all the time, but he looked like he was having fun.

Showing off their helmets.

Right after that we headed to the Fishing Derby put on by his preschool. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised by the park, the organization, and how much fun we all had. Even Lauren, who was exhausted and not super happy, seemed to have a great time. Not long after we got there the clouds moved off and it turned out to be a beautiful day.

Fish!

The highlight for most of the kids was not the fishing, or the food, or even running around. It was the three turtles that one girl caught. For about an hour, Brenden and another little boy kept running over to the container they were in and repeatedly yelled, "They're trying to get out! Wanna look at the turtles?! They're trying to get OUT!" It was hilarious.

We caught at least 12 tiny fish, mostly by Mike, which tied us for first place in the number of fish caught overall. Brenden received a huge bag of summer toys and all of the kids were given goody bags. I am so very happy with the school we found and all of the people we have met that teach there or attend. It is worth every penny, and then some.

Happy Saturday Everyone!