I cannot even begin to tell you how excited I get when I see my children accomplish something that they worked so hard on!
My Gabe tied his shoes for the first time today! I sat in amazement, and had to give VERY little instruction, as he showed me how he could make the bunny run around the tree and duck into the bunny hole (well I taught him that part to help him remember all of the steps). His face lit up and he had the BIGGEST smile on his handsome little face when he pulled the two bunny ears and he saw that he had indeed tied his own shoe! Of course I had a HUGE smile too! I am so happy for him!
This event took place just about 10 minutes ago, and since then he has untied and tied his shoes many times. He tells me, “and I did it again…I”M DOING IT”, “I see my brother do it, he is tying his shoes and that is teaching me!”. He also just told me “I am a big boy, I am almost 6 (even though his birthday isn’t until December). I am going to keep practicing and practicing and I am going to get REALLY good at it.”
If I had to describe to you how I feel about his victory…well I think Gabe said it best when he said, “THAT IS SO AWESOME!” 
I’m just not sure what she is transforming from!
This is the conversation that took place in our home two nights ago…I know, I know, I should have posted this sooner….but, but…ok, no buts…I’ll just say that the procrastinator bug bit me…AGAIN!
I was cooking dinner, and Bella was playing with Anna.
(A very excited Bella enters kitchen)
Bella: “Mama, Mama. Anna just said Ma-Ma, Ma-Ma.”
Me: “Really?…That is wonderful! That means she will be the first out of all of you kiddos to say Mama, before Daddy. Did you know that?”
Bella: “Yeah. And you know what?”
Me: “What?”
Bella: “She sounded just like a Who-Men!!”
Me: (laughing) “She did! Just like a human?”
Bella: (even more excited now) “Yes, isn’t that good that she sounds like a who-men now?”
Me: “Yes, that is VERY good.”
So you see, my baby is transforming. She is now a Who-men…er, human…so would this mean that before, she was a…dare I say, alien?? Hmm…the verdict is still out on that one!
This is what the manager of Walmart had to announce to the store Saturday night while we were there shopping for groceries.
Joseph and I each have an Ergo baby carrier, so when we are out he can carry EK in his on his back and I can carry AA in the front. We love our Ergos, they honestly have to be the best baby carriers ever made…at least we think so anyway 
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All of that to say, what do you think would happen if you put a 2 year old, in a carrier, on her daddy’s back, and he (while waiting for mom and big sister to come out of Walmart’s restroom) stood next to a fire alarm?
Oh yes she did! I came out of the restroom just as the alarm sounded. After dh told me what happened, I thought it was kinda funny. He on the other hand…not so much. He was sweating, his face was red…you get the picture (wish I would have had my camera so I could have taken a picture)! I Love You Sweetie!
Anywho, when the manager (or at least I think he was the manager…who else would look THAT worried?) came running out of the back, we told him it was our little monster sweetheart who pulled the alarm. He said ok, and it wasn’t long after that that the alarm stopped and everyone went back to their rat killing….er…shopping.
Maybe now would be the time to explain to her that curiousity is what killed the cat??
Oh the fun times we get to have as parents!
All of the needed paperwork has been processed and Joseph begins work on May 11th!
Everything is going so fast now! We are packing and packing and packing! I have come to the conclusion that we have TOO much stuff, and even with that conclusion being made, we are bringing the majority of it with us. Most of it will be kept in storage until we find and buy a home, we will probably start looking in about a year. The rest will be moved into a tiny 3 bedroom apartment. Now don’t get me wrong, it is a very nice, tiny 3 bedroom apartment, but when you are going from over 2500 sq. ft. to only 1040 sq. ft it takes a little creative thinking to make the “necessities” fit without it being too claustrophobic.
I am excited though, this is a new adventure in our lives. This is also an awesome experience for dh, it will open up so many doors for him in his career! God has shown us in many ways that this is the path that He wants us to take, and we are following and trusting Him!
Once we move all of our things, which will happen this week, we will get our internet up and running (may be next week) and I will add some updates. And on that note, I am off to pack some more boxes!
Have a wonderful week!
What path has God chosen for you? Will you follow?
This may be a CRAZY week, so the menu is likely to change a bit.
Monday: Eating Out
Tuesday: Pizza (Family Movie Night)
Wednesday: Stuffed Peppers/Oven Fries
Thursday: Chicken Pot Pie
Friday: Mashed Potatoes/Gravy/Corn on the Cob/Chicken/Homemade Biscuits (Date Night)
Saturday: Broccoli Noodle Supreme
Sunday: Beef Stroganoff Melt
*We eat salad with all of our dinners.
Check out more menus at Organizing Junkie. Have a wonderful week!
For one of our school science projects, we made some coke bottle bird feeders. These were very easy to make … especially since dh helped.
Now all we need are some feathered visitors that are looking for a fine feast!
Hope Your Easter was Wonderful!
Even if you are not, I am! Alot of my recent photos are smaller than “normal”. I am having to upload my pictures to dh’s computer and that is how they turn out! I like them to be bigger, you can see the details of the picture so much better that way…which at times is NOT a good thing….but to me his computer makes the pictures too small. So just in case you were wondering, I am not “responsible” for the “need a magnifying glass to view” pictures, ALIENWARE is!
I did not take before pics, I always forget that part! But for those of you that have seen my home, you will be able to see the difference. And for those of you that have not seen my home, think white on white. If that doesn’t do it for you, then think BORING! See now you have it!
This hallway was WHITE! The children tried to help it by coloring on the walls, but that still wasn’t up to par, so I painted it! It is now a very beautiful Dried Grass and Rice Patty! What? That doesn’t sound beautiful to you?
Now, don’t judge a color by it’s name, that’s just wrong! Take a look for yourself!
Fresh and Beautiful! Wouldn’t you agree?…
Remember that shopping trip that didn’t go quite as well as I would have hoped it would? Oh yes, that would be the one! Well I had promised a picture of what I used my coupons on, and although it has taken me forty forevers to post it, here it is:
So, there you have it.
1 Sani-Hands Kids wipes, originally $2, but after $1 off coupon, total OOP $1.
And 1 (10 oz) can of Clabber Girl Baking powder, originally $1.32, but after 55 cents off coupon, total OOP 77 cents.
Totaling $1.77 OOP before taxes!
After taxes and some..ahem…I’ll just call it “technical errors”, total OOP $5.79.
As for the pity party, the chocolate was delish, and I did laugh about it the next day! 
