Chocolate donut with sprinkles

Happy Birthday to my sweet niece, Katelyn! I'm almost positive that deep down she is a boy. If there is something that she can get into she will. Love that baby girl, she makes me laugh!

Spent a fun morning with Megan, Kate, and Izzie. Kate makes a chocolate donut with sprinkles look so unappetizing. Her dedication to rendering is unrecognizable in 30 seconds flat is amazing. On to Target after donuts. If there was only one store left on the planet earth and it was Target, I would be comfortable with that.

What a gorgeous day! The kids and I had a great time playing outside today. It even interrupted Noahs crying momentarily! Izzie can run like the wind and Aidan can make a mean mud pie. I love days when we just get to play and have fun being together. It's the simple things.

Kind of a little blow this evening. Nothing life altering, but still important to me.
It seems like life has a way of kicking you when you're down. My faith seems like it's constantly being tested. I don't always understand this, but I hope that I do someday. I heard someone say that "life isn't about circumstances, but about the way you handle those circumstances." Maybe that's the biggest problem. I try to handle circumstances when they aren't mine to handle. I should give it to God, but it sure is hard to let go. So, this is me trying to "let go and let God".

I'm calling 911!

Interesting day Tuesday. Full of various injuries. Aidan thought it was a good plan to climb under and play on the bottom rack of our smoker(giant man grill). The plan backfired, smoker landed on Aidan's back and I had to struggle to pick the monstrosity up so he could wiggle free. He has been sore, but he was very lucky.

Isabelle's mouth had an impromptu meeting with the corner of her bed, resulting in lots of blood and Aidan grabbing the phone yelling "I'm calling 911!". While getting Izzie's mouth situation under control, I was able to talk Aidan out of the need to call 911 for a busted lip. He then felt the need to call James about the situation. As soon as James answers the phone he proceeds to tell him that he needs to come home now because Izzie is hurt very badly. Crazy boy. I should NOT have shown him how to speed dial his dad.

I'm hoping that today will be injury free. If not, I will be wrapping my little monsters in bubble wrap.

Some Beach, Somewhere

Aidan has informed me that he is mad at me and is running away to the beach. Oh, and he's taking his sister. When I asked him what beach he was going to he responded with an eye roll and a "Mom, the one in Wylie!". Of course, should've known that.

Aidan is not thrilled with the Supernanny style rules that we have just implemented. That child has got a mouth that doesn't quit. He could argue the paint off of a wall! He even sent Izzie in to ask me if I love him or not. Silly boy!

We are staying home and laying low today. I have the mother of all sinus infections and the kiddos have head colds. My poor baby boy is frustrated because he's so stuffy. He just cries and snorts and wants to snuggle. Love the snuggling part! This is hampering my efforts to bring some semblance of order to my house. I am positive that my house could be declared a disaster area by the President. Oh well, the world and the house can wait for another day.

My sweet Izzaroo is requesting chicken and dunklings. Now if I can just figure out how to go about making dunklings...

Blogging Bandwagon

Well, it seems like everyone in the world has a blog now. Kind of a cliche I thought. So James and I deliberated about the topic and concluded that maybe it's not such a bad idea. If for no other reason than to have a record of what our daily life is like so we can pass these memories on to our children someday. I love the song "These Small Hours" by Rob Thomas - that is truly when life happens. So if you listen to the song(conveniently located at the bottom of this page), you will know where the blog title came from. And so, I am jumping on the blogging bandwagon.

Disclaimer: I am blog challenged! Fortunately, I have a hubby who was sweet enough to help me get this going.