My Emma is growing up sooooo fast....

Emma has graduated....from Preschool that is! Next year she will be in all day everyday kindergarten....whoa! Here a couple pics from her graduation:

My new love

So...we have a new addition to the family! His name is Martin, he is an 11 week old Shih Tzu and he is about the most lovable little thing I have ever seen! I love him! Here are some pics:

How cute are these kids?

Emma & Graci (5 & 3 years old)

Do you see the resemblance?

This was Graci when she was a year and half old...and a famous pic of a cat! Cracks me up how much they look alike....minues the fur of course!

Kids and extracurricular activities???

Sooo, my daughter, Emma, is in ballet right now (her recital is on saturday, which is the last thing I have to do for ballet)....Her first T-ball game is on Saturday as well. I am also signing her and Graci up for Gymnastics starting June 9th....Do you think I am overloading my kids or do you think that having their schedules packed is good for them? I guess I am the type of mom that would rather my kids be overloaded with something rather then spend all of their time watching TV or playing video games...I like to keep them busy; keep them on the go! Give me your opinions on this....I am open to good or bad opinions :-)

As for ballet though....I dont think we will be doing it next year! Its kind of boring...maybe we will do tap instead? Or myabe I will just keep them both in gymnastics all year???? Havent really decided yet!

FREE Kittens....in like 2 weeks

Don't lie....you know you all want one! Who can resist a widdle bitty baby kitten?

Babies, Babies, Babies

So the babies have started coming...I still am waiting for a few more to arrive....but so far we have the following: Coming in 1st Place, Born on April 23, 2008, we have Carter Matthew Cole (my nephew by marriage and cousin by blood)....weighing in at a meer 5 lbs 13 oz

Coming in 2nd, born on April 24, 2008, we have Ayva Joan Vogel (My friend Sharee's little peanut), weighing in at a heafty 7 lbs 14 oz
And in 3rd, Born on April 28th, 2008, we have Ellie Margaret Craddock (My mom's friend, Carolyn's little girlie)...weighing in at 6 lbs 13 oz.....

Now I am just waiting on Hudson Barczak, Carter Murphy & McKinley Altenberger....I cant wait!

So much for new carpet...

So.....my cat had her kittens...when we weren't home....ON OUR BRAND NEW CARPET....upstairs under Emma's bed! OMG, huge stain! I used my moms carpet cleaner vacuum deal and it may have possibly made it worse! Any ideas on how to get a stain out of carpet?

On another note...the kittens are really cute! She had six of them...2 black & white, 2 black & 2 that look just like her. Awwwww! If anyone wants a kitten in like 7 weeks, let me know!

This fricken hair!

So....tomorrow I am getting my hair done....FINALLY! Its been like 1/2 a year since I had it done last. Anyway, I am the type of person that likes to get something totally different then what I had before...I cant just go in and have them trim it and fill in my roots....thats boring to me (no offense to people that do...just not the way I like it for myself)...anyway, I go for the shock value every time...so this time I just dont know what to do? I dont know if I should leave it short or keep growing it out? I think I know what I am going to do with the color (thats a secret)....but I am also debating on bangs! I have the swoop bang thang goin on...but I see all these cute haircuts now with lots of bangs....i dont know....any suggestions from people that know me????

Thud!

Oh my word...last night I put the kids to bed around 8 and as I was sitting on the couch watching my nightly shows, I heard this loud "Thud" above me.....I was thinking, "Dang, something must have fallen on the floor".....So I go upstairs to investigate, only to find my 5 year old laying on the floor wrapped in her blanket.....SLEEPING! My kids are some hard sleepers, but dang, to fall off your bed, onto the floor and stay asleep....that's just crazy!

Anniversary Present

This would be a picture that my 5 year old, Emma, drew for Bobby and I on our anniversary (March 25)....Its supposed to be a picture of me and bobby on our wedding day....I asked her what that was on my dress (looks like boobs) and she replied with, "Its a howt (heart) on yo dwess, duh" She cracks me up!

Newest Member of The Pussycat Dolls.....and Hannah Montana's Backup Singers

Free Kittens

So......this would be Cooper....the infamous "Slutty" cat, MY "slutty" cat! She should be having kittens any day now....as you can see! So I will have Kittens ready in about 6 weeks if anyone is interested!Yes....its true...she has no face. KIDDING!

Dog in a Diaper

Introducing....Dinky....The dog in a Diaper! LOL!!!!!

I dont care who ya are....thats funny rite dare!

This would be my Mom's yorkie-poo Dinky....My mom makes him wear a baby diaper around the house (until he gets the family jewels removed next week)....because he cocks his leg and pees EVERYWHERE....he thinks he is a bad ass or something....well not so much anymore! LMAO, this picture kills me!

Easter

We went to my Mom's for Easter and she did the whole "Coloring of the Eggs" with the girls....oh and Bobby. It was nice, my fam came out and we all ate some good food....BBQ Chicken, Potato Salad, Baked Beans, Rolls, Banana Cream Pie....mmmmm, I am hungry talking about it!

My mom hid Easter Eggs for the girls to search for....they love that! Although Emma is at that age where money is like a huge deal and when she would open an egg that had just candy in it she would trade it with Graci for one of her money eggs....and of course, Graci is a sucker for some candy....that kid LOVES her some candy.

Here are a couple egg coloring pics...

Emma - The Middle Child

Graci - The Youngest

And of course.....My oldest Child....Bobby

Birthday Party

This weekend was my girls' bday party...We had originally booked a room for Saturday at the Holiday Inn so the girls could have their friends out to swim....Well the HI calls me on Wednesday and says that their pool will not be working on Saturday.....OK? So I had to hustle and book a room somewhere else. Well since there are soooooo many great hotels in Jackson to choose from (sense the sarcasm)...we actually decided to book one at the Best Western in Lansing...really nice pool and hotel! So we had some friends and family come out and here are some pics

We had fun! The Easter Bunny brought baskets to the hotel for Sunday morning....the girls were pretty excited!

Break Dancing!

Nicole and Leslie....Please scroll ALL the way down to the end of my blog and watch the video...This is the only place I could get this to work....Its HILARIOUS! Let me know if it doesnt work.

Jewelry Bandit

So I have been missing certain pieces of jewelry lately and I just keep brushing it off thinking that the cat maybe was playing with it or whatever and that I would eventually find it somewhere. Well at night I always take my jewelry off in the same place (a great spot) right on the counter by the sink. The pieces that were missing werent like worth a ton of money but yesterday morning I went to put my rings on and the only ring there was my wedding ring (thank god)....but my blue sapphire ring that I paid...oh i dunno....almost $300 for was missing. SO I went to ask the children because this was getting a bit ridiculous. I asked Emma and she said she didnt know and Graci, of course, says "I know"....so she takes me in the bathroom and points down the drain and says, "Its in theyo (there) Mommy"....GREAT, so I take the flippin pipes apart (yeah I am a plumber in my spare time) and WOW, it was like Xmas. I found the following:

1 earring

1 set of earrings

1 necklace

my ring

and about 20 Bobby Pins

Are you serious!!!!!!!!!!!! This kid has been stashing my jewelry! I couldnt believe it! That was always my fear that I would lose a piece of jewelry down that stupid drain....my worst fear came true! Needless to say, I dont take them off there now!

Oh and did I mention that I found a ton of hair I had been missing in there as well....Made me gag!

Isnt she precious? Little Thief.......

Emma's Bday

My little Emmie Wemmie turned 5 yesterday....sniff sniff, she is getting so big! We didnt do too much...I had to work all day and she went to the babysitters. We went out to my mom's for dinner and we had tacos, which Emma said were her favorite. She opened gifts, we had cake....the norm! Here are a couple pics....one from the beginning of the day and one at the end!

The Room

Here are a couple pictures of the room for the girls.....just different angles really. I will take some more in the near future!