2 1/2, Seriously?

Addison's half birthday was yesterday! Wow, where has the past 2 1/2 years gone? Just like we do birthdays up big around our house, we like to celebrate the girls on their half birthdays as well. It's a long time between holidays and birthdays for a kid to go without having a special day! This year our celebrations were simply reminding them about it all day long, and by making a special desert for them and the rest of the family to enjoy. Recently Addison has become quite fond of Rice Krispies and Rice Krispie Treats, so I thought that would be something different for her to enjoy this time.

Wow! What a blessing she has been! One of my nicknames for our baby girl is "Ham Sandwich" because she is such a ham! The child has never met a stranger and keeps everyone around her laughing non-stop. We talk about how she is going to be the class clown when she gets older, and she already has the crazy hair to go along with it:) I just can't get enough of this precious girl!

She had a pretty good run

Trinity will be 7 in less than two months and she has NEVER been sick! Well, okay so she's had a few colds, a couple of stomach bugs, Roseola once and a week long fever/yuckies (not flu), but she's never ever had to be put on antibiotics! The only prescriptions she's ever had were for diaper rash! Well a couple of weeks ago she started this thing on her toe, her toe nail tore down deep, then it got infected was pretty disgusting!

So, I broke down and took her to the doctor. Well, technically it was a nurse practitioner (and trust me that difference is HUGE to a 6 year old who is TERRIFIED of needles!) and she had to prescribe her an antibiotic to get rid of the infection. *Sigh* The streak is over, hmph. Well, it was at least fun while it lasted!

And, along the same lines, Trinity actually had perfect attendance at school this year and last year she only missed one day! Wow!

We’re going on a train ride!

Here in the greatness of Funkytown there is a wonderful little train to ride through the parks along the Trinity River.  Mom treated us to a ride on this train today and we had a blast!  I guess, in all my years in FW I’ve never had the pleasure of riding on it…and man have I been missing out!  I had no idea there was so much park land in our wonderful city!  We will definitely be taking advantage of this beauty in the future!  I took just a few pictures :)

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Thank you Mom/Gaga/Gommy/Gogy!  What wonderful memories we are making this summer!

Is it just me?

Okay Moms…please tell me it’s not just me!  I have a constant struggle with my girls during quiet time and it’s about to drive me nuts!  First, let me lay out the scenario:  Addison lays down to sleep in her room, she’s exhausted and ready for a nap, so it’s not usually too much of a struggle; the two big girls are given the privilege of spending their quiet time in my room watching their shown on TV.  I HAVE to have that downtime, especially during the summer when we’re all pooped from the heat and they’re all three home with me.  They totally get that it’s a privilege and they respect that, but they don’t act like they do…and it’s maddening!  Every day they get up just to ask if quiet time is over, if they can get up, if time is up yet…UGH!!!!  They know full-well it’s not up because what we agreed upon as the signal for the end of quiet time (whether it’s the time on the clock, timer on the oven, the end of a show, etc).  EVERY time they get up I get extremely frustrated and it’s like the calmness of quiet time is gone, then I have to start my decompression all over again!  Seriously…why do I get so frustrated, why do the girls not obey, why do I so desperately need this quiet time, and why, oh why do I feel the need to hit the pantry every single time they disrupt my quiet time?!?!  Total frustration!!!!!

What a fantastic day!

Yesterday was my birthday and it was a great day!  I guess it was my first birthday since reconnecting with a bunch of my friends on Facebook and man it was AWESOME!!!!  I stopped counting after about 80 sweet wishes, and they kept coming long after that!  I have never felt so loved from so many people on my birthday as I did yesterday!  Not to mention, having the most amazing family and wonderful friends and neighbors who went out of their way to make sure it was a perfect day for me! 

I AM BLESSED AND I AM LOVED!!!!  What a great feeling!

July 4th

This year the 4th of July was a big change for us! Greg has spent every single 4th of July of his life going to or participating in the parade in he neighborhood he grew up in. That's also how I spent the past 13 years of celebrations as well. Since we no longer live there we decided to embrace the traditions of our new neighborhood and what a learning experience it was! We look forward to many more years of our new traditions and spending them with our new friends! I only took a million pictures, so I put them in a slideshow :)

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Night #3

Night three (Sunday night) was quite a bit better in our new sleeping locations. Trinity was asleep very quickly! The other two took a little while, but they did finally go to sleep without too much trouble. When I woke up Monday morning Emory was sound asleep in my bed! Not sure when she got there or why she was there, but regardless, she was there! This is not unusual for her though, she has done this for a year and a half or so. My original theory was she is such a snuggle bug and has a snuggle quota she has to meet every day, if this isn't met then she will sneak it in during the night...I'm not buying that anymore. It's just a habit and I try to break the habit, but so far haven't been successful.

It looks like we've started the new arrangements being a routine and we're on our way to a "normal" bed time!

Weddings with children...

Yeah...weddings and children don't really mix well. Or at least MY children don't really mix well, especially when they're completely sleep deprived! They talked during the entire service, asked to sit in the aisle so they could see, begged for gum, threw fits...and anything else annoying you could possibly imagine! It was quite emberassing! Of course they were given a strict talking to afterward and were on MUCH better behavior at church this morning!

They did have a great time at the reception though:

Can you tell she was a bit sleepy?

And then she gets cake and is all smiles!

Two-year-olds and cake...always an entertaining combination!

Let's Dance!!!!!!

Addison and her Gommy

Trinity and Emory decided to dance too, but they did Ring Around the Rosy :)

And then London Bridges.

Thank you Anne and Dan! Beautiful wedding and wonderful friends to celebrate with! We wish you the best on your life together!

Night #2

Well, last night was a little bit better with our new room arrangements. The two little girls had great naps yesterday that didn't end until a little after 5, so when I tried to put them to bed at 8...it just didn't happen! They fussed, cried, talked, played, fussed, cried, talked, played...and got up a couple of times too. Once they passed out from boredom they stayed in their own beds all night long!

Trinity was quite nervous to sleep alone and got up a few times to complain about noises she was hearing (our neighbors were outside) so I turned on her MP3 player and convinced the dog to lay down in there with her. She was exhausted after a full day, so she did fall asleep pretty quickly once the noise was controlled and she had a "guard".

They say it takes three days to form or break a habit, so hopefully tonight will be a little more calm, then tomorrow night will be routine! I'll keep you posted!

He made it home!

Greg officially survived his first encounter with Annual Training with the Texas State Guard. He's worn out, but not exhausted and he seems to have had a great time! He's got some funny stories to share and enjoyed doing just that right up until he passed out :) I'm sure he will be good to go with normal life after his nap! We are so glad to have him home!