Diesel had a birthday!

Diesel had a wonderful birthday this year.  He picked going to the wave pool for his special day (with a little help from his sister).  We went to dinner after and then came home where he was showered with gifts from his siblings.  I love how the kids start a couple of weeks before the birthdays making and figuring out the best thing that they can give the birthday boy/girl.. My kids are very thoughtful when it comes to birthdays.  The younger girls colored and beaded so many things for him and could hardly wait until the day to give them all to him.  He had a really good day.

 

I will probably say this every year for Diesel, but I can't believe my youngest is four.  The time has gone so quickly.  A lady the other day told me something like, oh your youngest is four, it will definitely get easier for you.  I have to agree a little not that I have ever had it so bad, but naps are no longer controlling our days, he can sit through a movie at the theater (if he can sit through the three little pigs at the Mt Baker theater he can sit through anything), he is close to an all night sleeper, he is really pretty easy.  I take the kids and go and do whatever and I don't really worry anymore about things going terribly wrong, so I am really looking forward to the summer and our many adventures.

Happy Mother's Day

Breakfast in bed and great kids, what more could a girl ask for.   Happy Mother's Day!

Easter

It was fun having Easter at my sister's house.  We did miss Wynden, but we got to celebrate it with my sister and her family and my mom and dad.  The kids found out that the Easter bunny goes to California too.  My sister and my mom spoiled the kids with another basket of treats too.  They were pretty excited.

Destination Arrival

 

Well back to our trip....sorry for the lack in blogging lately, we are still recovering from being so sick.

My sister is the best hostess for the kids.  She spoils them rotten.  They have a pool and hot tub outside, so that is so fun to have access to whenever they want.  The kids got to decorate cookies and dye easter eggs.

The weather was ok.  Definetly better than last year, so that was good.

Stops 1 and 2

We actually left our house on Wednesday for California, but we didn't get very far. We brought my nieces and nephews to Federal Way because they were flying out the next morning to go see their dad. It was Jonathan and Katelyn's birthdays, so we went to a trampoline place and had a party. The kids had a great time and then we all went back to Jonathan and Suzanne's to spend the night. There were ten extra people at their house that night.

I wanted to get going early that next morning, so we left their house at 6:20. We only had six hours until we reached our stopping point for the day, but for some reason my bladder was out of control (TMI) I had to stop at every rest stop except two that day. My mom thought maybe it was the antibiotics that I was on. It was frustrating because it was suppose to be a quick drive and with lunch, getting gas, and all the pit stops we didn't get to our hotel in Medford Oregon until 2:00.

The hotel pool was awesome. It had a huge waterslide (that is why I chose this hotel I love waterslides). The kids had a blast. Only six more hours of driving until we reach our destination from this hotel. We left at 9:00 the next morning.

Road trip

It's that time of year again.  Spring break!  I decided that it would be fun to drive to my sister's house in California again this year.  We leave tomorrow.  The kids are really excited, I am too, but I wish I were feeling better.  What started out as a sore throat turned into pneumonia.  I have felt pretty lousy the last few days.  I totally feel way more sorry for people with asthma, allergies, or any other medical problem that makes it hard for them to breathe.  I have had a hard time breathing lately, especially at night and it is very scary.  For a person who is claustrophobic, like myself, having a hard time breathing can be pretty crazy.  I am starting to feel a little better since I started antibiotics, so I am hopeful by tomorrow I will be close to normal.

While we are in California we are planning on going to six flags again (we will miss you Vashti), checking out San Francisco, and spending a lot of time out in the sun by the pool, hopefully the weather cooperates.  The kids love my sister, she spoils them rotten.  Looking forward to our vacation, I hope every gets to do something fun this break.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

                                                                Cute little Leprechauns

 

 

green flapjacks

 

                                                                         lime jello

                                                                           green rice

                                                                             green rolls

This year for some reason I got into the spirit of St. Patrick's day.  For breakfast I decided to make the flapjacks green and the kids got such a kick out of it I decided to go all out for dinner. I dyed everything green and then our veggie selections were green including broccoli and salad.  The kids thought it was cool.  It is harder to tell when the rolls are done them being green and all.  I thought I burned the first batch, but they were just right.  This seemed out of character for me, usually when it comes to food I am just plain Jane....maybe I'm getting older or hopefully just wiser.