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Wishing you a wonderful weekend! Do something crazy silly With people you love Then come back and tell me all about it.

 Wishing you  a climbing good  weekend!

Happy June!  2012 is flying by + only 4 days left of school! All 4, all day, all summer!!  I better get planning... Last weekend was filled with fishing, playing in the sand, playing with tadpoles, loads of sunscreen, playing with frogs, playing with worms, digging in the sand, 4 wheeler rides, wave runner rides, laughter, fun, and lots of smiles.  Then we hit the Zoo for the dinosaur exhibit.  I have 4 dino lovers.  Easton stayed in the stroller for most, he was unsure of their size & noise.  The 2nd time around he posed for a pic. Wishing you a fun filled, laughter filled weekend!  I'm sure we will.

Yesterday, my Paxton + Avery turned 7! Seven years has flown by. Too fast. {Paxton wasn't feeling the best} Saturday we celebrated with family.  Sunday their actual big day!  Paxton woke with a bad tummy ache. He managed to play wii (their b-day gift) for a bit. Then spent the rest of the day, sleeping, aching, not feeling well.  After many tears were shed, we made a very difficult decision to keep their friend b-day party as rescheduled.  Avery ended up with her own party. All their friends sang happy birthday to Paxton, which I captured on video.  It was strange to not have him their but it went well.  Fun was had, games were played, cake was eaten.  This explains how bad he felt. He and the little kids were at my parent, so we brought his gifts and he didn't even want to open them.  Until much much later.  Today, he is home. Trying to figure out what it is. Here is a little bit of our house this weekend. The birth of Paxton ...

Do something fun! Like climb a tree! be sweet,  and do lots of laughing! Surprisingly we have nothing on the calendar (our only weekend thru April.)  I'm sure we'll be figuring out the kids party activities.  I'm hoping to finish up a few home projects, like paint picture frames, touch up some paint, and paint 4 canvases.  I'm shooting for just getting the party activities figured out.

Wishing each one of you a Happy Valentine's Day!  Today, the kids opened their little mail box to find one of the above valentines, $1, and cars2 cookies.  (After scrambling to put something together last night & realizing I only had 3-$5 bills) I heard screaming and excitement so it was all good!  I planned on making heart shaped sandwiches for my big kids lunch box  (but forgot! I make lunch while doing spelling words while diffusing arguements between the little kids, while kissing boo boos, while pouring milk, while sounding out words, while...you get the idea!)   I'm hoping to make it up with something valentinish for dinner..assuming we don't go shoe shopping for Paxton tonight. My husband and I totally get into Valentine's Day! Last night while putting the kids to bed our conversation went something like this: Jer: "Did you make me a card?" me: "Umm, not yet" Jer: "Let's not" Me: "Oh good!" "Let'...

 After an early fondue dinner, we rang in the New Year with London!  Kids were sound asleep by 7:45 & Jer & I were in bed before 11. It's been wonderful having Jer & big kids home for 10 straight days! I had lots of family time and very little Stelie work time, it was hard to fit it in between all the celebration, fun and migraines.  I am hoping to get back into the groove once my big kids head back to school tomorrow. Hope you all had a safe and wonderful celebration and are looking forward to an even better 2012!

Paxton & Avery made gingerbread houses in 1st grade last week. They used gram crackers, frosting & candy built around a milk carton. This was their first time, they were so excited and even more excited I could come help in their classroom.  (something I hope they never outgrow) If you know me, or if you follow my designs, then you know my designs+style are modern+minimalist.  Apparently my kids have the same design style. Avery's masterpiece! Paxton's masterpiece! These beauties traveled from school 3.5 hours to my hometown and another 3.5 hours back home.  They are currently on display in our family room.

   and often a zoo in here.  my animals had a blast trick or treating.  21 houses in a short time. they were done & ready to hand out candy.  (a greater joy for them. probably since they don't eat the candy!) the other day we had this in our family/living room.  we do lots of forts but this one was different... take a look inside the bat cave.    an owl & bat in a tree outside the cave. there was a trash can with a racoon on it (made entirely from paper) in the playroom.  my little creatives. * wanna know what happens when my husband + 2 kids plant my mums. check out the mum on the left in 1st pic

it's friday! last weekend we decided to head to sioux falls (my home town) while there we visited a local pumpkin patch/apple orchard which was having a family fun weekend.  pony rides, chickens to see, goats & sheep to feed & pet. such a fun time (except for easton's cough!) we also celebrated my grandma's 91st b-day early we had a great time, even though, we all thought she was off. instincts were correct, she ended up in the hospital late that night.  after having TIA or mini-stroke & is doing well and still in the hospital until she regains some of the left side eye, arm & hand movements.  thankfully, a very healthy woman all her life with the exception of a stroke in 2004 where the doctors didn't think she was going to make it.  not only did she make it but she still lives independently.  the kids were off school this whole week.  i had so many fun things planned. we haven't done any of them. easton has bronchitis, pa...

my husband called to ask "what's your child doing wednesday?" i was shocked he remembered. he rarely has time to read my blog. i ran out of my office (my mom is here today (**doing a happy dance**)) my big kids are at school & my little kids were doing one of their usual things.  racing a toy from the kitchen down the hall to the front door. it works with 2 kids.  add another 2 and someone is bound to get hurt.  today they were turning the corner going thru the playroom to kitchen around the table and back...

how time flies too fast some times... here they are last year...my how they've grown.

really...it's september already?!?! i love september. it means fall is almost here + my birthday month.  it also means school is starting soon.  when the kids are fighting or crying, i think "can't wait for school" but most of the time...i'm not ready for it to start. not ready for my kids to be in 1st grade.  i'm embracing these last summer moments. last weekend we took 4 days and drove back to my hometown . to visit family. visit friends. stay up to late laughing. play at my elementary school playground. then on our way home made a spontaneous stop to have a snack at a slightly out of the way playground by a lake we'd never been to before. surprisingly, i stayed unplugged from the virtual world. tomorrow early, i'm packing the kids up and taking them somewhere. just not sure where. zoo, nature center, moa, target, airport (to watch planes) who knows. we'll see when we wake up. tomorrow is my last day of the summer with just me and my 4.  daddy...

swimming!  my big water kids have been doing lots of swimming this summer. whether in the pool or in the lake!  they are doing swimmingly since they are almost done with their 2nd 2 week daily classes.

i'll be spending my weekend  with these loves of my life! (along with my husband & parents)  there is bound to be lots of smiles  silliness, laughter   lots of fun  and warm weather. not sure if there will be tractors but there will be animals, water, and sand. wishing you an enjoyable weekend like ours is sure to be!

standing in my light + creating shadows  laughing + playing in their jammies being silly  while i'm taking product shots and loving every minute of it.