Birthday girl!

Happy Birthday!

11 years ago, I became a first time Mommy! One of the best days of my life! Once you were born, I knew from then on out that all I ever wanted was to be a Mom! You have always been such a joy to be around. You are such a great daughter and friend! Love you to pieces April!

My little update!

Mom is slacking BIG time with the whole blog thing. It's time for ME to take over! Here's a little peek of what I've been up to...
I LOVE to watch Baby Signing Time. I also love my coupe car. Put the two together... and wala! I am fully entertained!

As of now I can sign...
drink
more
eat
cereal
baby
car
airplane
want
all done
ball
shoes
socks
hi
bye
cracker
open
book
hat
Pretty impressive... I know!

I am cruising like crazy! I'll push anything that is in front of me so that I can walk. I'm too nervous to do it on my own, but give me some time... I'll get there! For now I can crawl on all fours! The army crawling got me from A to B for quite a long time, but I've moved up in the world!
I can climb up AND down the stairs with no problem! Which means... if a door is open and Mom isn't watching... I get myself into some fun trouble! Lately most doors have been closed. Bummer. Maybe Mom will be better at updating! Have a good day!

I'm SO glad...

I'm so glad when daddy comes home,
Glad as I can be;
Clap my hands and shout for joy,
Then climb upon his knee,
Put my arms around his neck,
Hug him tight like this,
Pat his cheeks, then give him what?
A great big kiss.

.... or something like that!
We are all singing this song by the end of the day!
It might not look like "a great big kiss," but there sure is a whole lot of lovin' going on! I absolutely love watching their little faces light up when Daddy walks in the door!

Wear them out...

As you all can tell, I haven't had much to blog about lately. I still don't. You'll see that once you've read this post while thinking, "she must have NOTHING to blog about!" But hey, it's a post, right?!
We spend some of our free time at this Dinosaur Park in the mall while the girls are in school. Why? Because it's FREE! Free is good! I don't even shop while I'm there. Not much of a mall shopper.

Justin is loving the fact that he can actually go wild at places like this! Brynn is just as happy now that she has someone to follow her around!

Because he is so busy and constantly crawling (army crawl) and climbing... we've found some wear marks in his jeans. They aren't in the typical knee area... they are up a tad higher! Not a cool place to patch 'em up either!
I am so glad Spring is on it's way! We can throw these jeans out soon! Oh... and get this! I tried on his shorts from last summer. Yep, they still fit! Money in my pocket!

We're more alike than different!

The National Down syndrome Congress is running a campaign to show that "We're More Alike Than Different!" They will produce the three posters which receive the greatest number of votes between now and April 1, 2010 and will make them part of the More Alike campaign by mid-summer, just in time for the NDSC national Convention. Please cast your votes! First you view the gallery, then go back to cast your votes! Justin is #190! I have so many beautiful blogger friends on there too! Good luck to everyone! Each and every poster is unique and special!

Dear Spring,

I am in a blogging funk.
Period.
I want to take a walk and not freeze.
I want to take my kids to the park.
I need you more than ever!

Loads of love,
E

Another Fabulous Friday!

J-man is cruising!
(please excuse the music. Hubby was working on his ipod!)

Mommy/Daughter ice skating activity with my big girl...
I do cherish the one on one time with my kiddos!

Visiting sister for lunch....
Brynn is so excited to go to the "big girl" school here soon!

Wouldn't you agree that this week has been fabulous?!

A room full of...

Angels!

Fabulous Friday!

Playgroup Time!

Mark your calendar!

I tried to go with the best day and time for most people. I sure hope this works! I'm going to go with this Wednesday, the 24th. How about 11:30 - 1:30? Come anytime or the whole time! I know it's right smack in the middle of lunch time, so feel free to bring munchies. I'll try to have a variety of snacks myself!
If I left anyone out... I surely didn't mean to! I did do a group e-mail on facebook. This is for ALL of my Down syndrome peeps!
e-mail me if you need directions.... tequick (at) comcast (dot) net
Hope to see everyone there!

Down syndrome playgroup...

Let's play!

I should know a date and time... but I don't. I want some input so that we can have as many come as possible! I'm hoping to have one sometime next week if it works out that way! Of course, all of your kids are welcome! What do you prefer? A mid-week day around 11 or a Friday afternoon when kids are out of school? Let me know and we'll get another playgroup started!

Fun times in California!

What do we do when we visit Grandma and Papa in California? We'll show you!

(BTW - the blondie is my niece who joined us this trip!)

Find a fun park and enjoy the sand and sunshine...

Knott's Berry Farm! This was a first for the kids and they LOVED it! So did I! It sure has changed since I was a wee one!

The kids played a lot of computer games and plenty of Wii...

Kitchen and restaurant play, a MUST...

Justin always enjoys Molly's doggie door! He would throw the balls out and magically they would pop back in! (Thanks Papa!)

An all time favorite.... making homemade ice cream!

Oh, and we can't leave out Grandma's birthday party!
(yes, she was laughing at our homemade ice cream cake!)

Last but not least, the daily hot tub hour! They wanted so badly to swim in the pool, but this is as close as it was gonna get!

Thanks for the fun memories!

Happy Heart Day

Little boy!

One year ago today, your tiny heart was fixed! I am so thankful for you, sweet boy and your BIG heart! You continue to teach us so much about love and happiness. We LOVE you!

Photographer in training...

What do you find when you download your pictures after your 4 year old has been (secretly) playing with your camera?

All of these precious memories... (or something like that!)

Little stinker!

This-n-That

I was going through my photos and realized there were some cute things that I didn't blog about. So, I'm gonna! After all, this is my journal of memories!

Taylee was student of the week! One of the exciting things about being student of the week is taking home Miss A's teddy bear for one night! She made her a cute little bed next to her so she was right by her at night!

School Spirit week - Crazy hair day! I was so proud of them. They are both so shy and have never done this in the past! They LOVED it!

The love from siblings - My room has become the movie watching room for some reason. I love peeking in and seeing all the coziness!

Don't we all lose our pants when we climb up the stairs?

Everyone needs a little Uncle Kyle in their lives! There were about 7 nieces/nephews missing. Imagine if they were all involved!

Summer... are you out there?!

So there is no school today (yahoo!), my oldest is in bed with a ruptured eardrum (poor thing), and it's a little dreary outside (ok.. a lot. Ugh). I am so ready for summer, and this is why...

i can get a pedicure and actually enjoy looking at it

i can walk the kids to school

i can take walks... period!

i can leave the house faster than I can in the winter

my wood floor stays clean

my carpet stays dry

i can buy a bunch of flip flops and only spend $20

my flowers bloom (well, sometimes)

we can go boating

my laundry load seems lighter

i actually see my neighbors after the winter hibernation

slurpee pit stops (we do that in winter too)

taking the kids to the park

opening my blinds and feeling the sun

watching the kids play outside

summer clothes are much cheaper than winter clothes

i can put the winter clothes away!

i can take a vacation anywhere and be happy (which I am doing soon!)

Anyone else ready for summer?!

Just because...

I love you!

I am so proud to be your mommy...