The smitty crew!!

August 2011

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So my sister, mom and grandma left in the beginning of August. I had a good time with them visiting. I love when we can get to gether.. Here are my kids and my older sisters kiddos. We were trying to get a picture..

Marissa and my mom

Crazy CalNatalie enjoying the boys

Grandma

Miss Natalies 9th month picture

Homemade pretzels

Handmade pumpkin pie candy

Greg and his bugs

So stinking cute and talented

Beginning of July-2011

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Greg and I went to a country concert in the summer. It was a good time and the first real concert that I have ever been too..

We did blueberry, rasberry and cherry picking. It was awesome to eat for free and it was defiantly hot that day..

Natalie grabbed a leaf and started to choke here..

Fourth of July

In the barney chair

Grandma getting a pedicurePlaying baby doll with a real doll.

Marissa and her friend Anna!

Such a cute baby!

July 2011-End of the month

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In July my family came up to visit. We went up north to A-Bay, had a birthday party for Greg and just hung out..

Here is Grandma on one of her bi-hourly snoozes! ha Those are her false teeth falling down..

Marshmellow Roast..

July 2011-Gregs Birthday

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I decided to throw Greg a surprise birthday party for his 30th. He had a great time and that was the point..This my brother in laws girlfriend Janel
Here is Gregs brother

Greg

June 2011

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Natalies 7 month photos. She is complete doll baby!

I was cleaning out my porch and came across the beloved bus.

May 2011

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The beginning of May! Yay!! It was really rainy but I dont care because there is no snow and that is all the counts. In May, it was the same ole thing. Kids, school, kids, school, cleaning, cooking. Nothing to exciting that I can remember. We had an awesome Memorial day weekend. I had 2 families over for BBQ and good times. I also met a neighbor who just had a baby girl, so it will nice when the kids get older and they can play.

Other than that not too much exciting. We did buy tickets to go see Tim Mcgraw and Gregs friend will be in town in June!!

I found a new recipe for frosting and I love it. I have had a lot of compliments on it also.

Natalie started to drag herself around. She started doing this before she could even sit up. I now have the taks of making sure there isnt anything really tiny on the floor to because she likes to stick it in her mouth no matter what it is..

I decided to try to make Natalie some babyfood. Avocado, carrots, sweet potatos, applesauce and zuccini.. Well ends up she didnt like it. Im not sure if it is the texture but I think so. I froze it so hoping in the future when she likes things a little chunkier she will eat these. For now, Im just buying babyfood with coupons.

I had a babyshower that I was going to and a friend was desperate for someone to watch her little girl. This is Allie. She used to be one of my daycare kiddos. I started watching her when she was 6 weeks old. When I did, her and Greg did not get along but now they LOVE each other.. They get so excited to see each other, so Marissa decided to throw them a wedding..

April 2011

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The month of April we had alot going on! Marissa was on spring break for one week, and one week both kids were sick. I also was in alot of pain from issues with my back. Other than that is was a great month!

Natalie is 6months old!!

Little Greg got a matching haircut just like Daddy's.

Easter!! Marissa and Natalie had matching outfits! I tried to match Greg as best as I could. For Easter we went to church, then went over to Gregs sisters house for dinner. The kids got some cool Easter baskets from his family. Then we came home and did an egg hunt and for their baskets.

I love to make Natalie bows. I actually make them and she never wears them.. The kids also colored eggs! Greg had alot of fuN!

Coloring eggs!

Marissa turned 9 April 15th. We had a pajama party with pizza, a movie and a pedicure. She had a great time!

Pizza time

Movie time

Beating up Jessica

Playin outside

The invitation

Natalie

Greg

Birthday cupcakes!

Greg snuck a cupcake and was trying to eat it..

March 2011

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The month of March was same as all rest.. Greg turned 3 and we had a birthday party for him at the house. We also took him and Marissa to build a bear to make their birthday presents..

Fed cereal to Natalie for the first time!

Greg had a bite!

Birthday cupcakes!

Present time!

Gregs 3 birthday spankings!

Build a Bear!

Natalie turned 5 months old!

Marissa broke her foot I guess!

She also wasted an entire roll of toilet paper on it!

The one picture I got that Sheena and my dad wouldnt mind if I put up. Me, Marissa and Natalie met my dad and sheena in Ohio in the beginning of March.

Febuary 2011

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So Febuary was good! My mom flew down and we went to visit my sister! Just kinda did the same ole thing other than that!

Sweet little baby!

My silly boy!

Miss Natalie!

Greg and I went out on Valentines day!

Natalie turned 4 months!

My mom flew to Ny, and we drove down to visit Sheena.. Colt had his 1st birthday while we were there. It was a good time. We played lots of Wii and watched plenty O netflixs!

January 2011

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Arizona Trip 2010

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December 2010

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November 2010

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Pretty much our November was survival mode. I was recovering from Natalie and had the help of my Grandma who flew out from Arizona.. She helped alot with the older kids. She was constantly cooking and playing with them.. There are going to be lots of random pictures of Natalie and that month..

Natalie is One month old in this picture

Relaxing on the couch. We did this alot. Well the kids did this alot.. Sat on top of her starving for attention..

Making cookies..

My dad came out and visited Ny for the first time.. Took him long enough..

Grandma having a tea party with the kids.. Marissa loves to have tea parties..

Gregs Cheesy cute grin..

See-Food Sweet Baby!

Miss Natalie!

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The Beginning of Miss Natalie!

My First Ultrasound..

There She is!

Yep! Its a Girl..

We wanted to make sure she was a she..

Can you see me?

My Maternity pics done by Sheena beans and a friend..

My monthtly Belly pics..

June

AugustAt my baby Sprinkle

September

October

October 22nd 2010, Labor started around 9pm..

Miss Natalie was born October 23rd 2010 at 4:22 am

7lb 6 oz 2-- inches long. They measured her wrong at birth so I have no clue to what she really was..

Mommy and Me.

Daddy and me..

Greg looked so tired..

The Grandparents came to visit..

Going home outfit

My sleepy girl..

Big Brother

Brother and me..

Sister and me.

October 2010

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Toes, dress up and a box of goodies from Germany.

We took the kids to pick Pumpkins with our friends..

Im not sure why Greg always looks so tired, but really it he acts like a monkey all day.. He wore this yellow hat for two days straight. My gma made it..

September 2010

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Not much going on in the month of September. Marissa started school and I continued to get pregnanter..I painted my living room and we bought a new couch.

I watched Allie for my friend one day..

Marissa's first day of school!

August 2010

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AC NY STYLE!

The picture of my mom with biggie C is in front of our AC unit.. Here in Ny, they dont build houses with units so this is what you get.. We were all pretty darn hot.

We decided to venture out and take the kids to the Zoo.

Okay, I admit it my house is really to small.. Here we all our getting ready for bed. There are also some pics of us giving ourselves home made pedicures..

Sheena and my mom came to NY. My friend Connie threw me a baby sprinkle. It was really nice! Baby got lots of cute stuff..

Greg went through a serious silly band stage, where it wasnt just silly bands. I also couldnt help but put up the pictures of him sleeping on the couch..

Yo Yo YO!

2011-02-11T18:35:00.000-08:00

Whazzzupp!! Its been like forever and today Nancy told me I have to put something up. I guess I just have gotten so used to reading what every one does daily that I figured they know what Im doing too because of FB.. I promise I will try to keep up with the good ole blog..

Update on our lives!

2010-08-07T20:44:00.001-07:00

Its been a while since Ive posted anything. I get on here almost everyother day and read, just havent been up to posting.

So I stopped babysitting at the end of June. Marissa started her summer vacation at the same time and she did a play called Mercury 13 over the month of July.

We really havent done a ton. My car keeps having problems, so its been a huge bummer and 2 weeks that Greg had off we couldnt really do anything because it was either getting fixed or we didnt want to drive it

Im still in college and have had classes over the summer. Im on my 7th class since January. I think I have about 16 left.. Geeze!

I need to find a job, or work because now that Im not working we havent put ourselves on a budget.. I really am not going to work but I thought about after I have the baby I might do part time daycare or overnights. It will be easier to do overnights, or part time. Its hard to find parents who need that type of care though.

Marissa will be in the third grade and is really becoming a girl. She likes to watch Justin Beiber(sp) and sing older songs now. Gets in my earrings and makeup..

Lil Greg is a stinker but oh so loveable.. He probably could be potty trained but its me that isnt ready. He has flat feet so we had to get special arches and shoes. Just being a boy! He loves to swim and when we go anywhere he knows he yells YAY!!! in the car..

Big Greg is almost home!! His number is 13 on the list to get to Auburn. It would be so awesome to have him home full time before number 3 gets here. He may or may not get deployed soon, which is another downer I have been facing..

Baby Number 3 is doing good. Im about 28 at this moment and she is a she!

AFM! Same ole Lauren! Just taking it day by day!

The beginning of Summer

2010-08-07T20:29:00.000-07:00

We bought a kiddie pool and the kids had a blast. Of course now that its been a month since then, we went thru two pools and like 3 pairs of swim trunks for Greg because I didnt have swim diapers and I couldnt deal with the poop so I just tossed the shorts.. Dont worry he would get out of the pool and poop and then not get back in..

Funny face!

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My kids look like fish!! They both love to swim!

More pickin

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Strawberry/rasberry and cherry picking!

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We went fruit picking. It was our first time with berries and it was alot of fun. You can pretty much go out there and not be hungry when you come back.

Random Pictures!

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Baby number 3!

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Here is baby number 3. We found out that she was a girl! Im just slowing getting ready by going to yard sales to fing clothes and deciding how we are going to situate rooms.

Feet!

2010-05-19T05:42:00.000-07:00

It was a feet day! First when Greg comes home from a super long shift, his feet wreek.. Like to the point where I will nag at him until he goes upstairs and washes them. He is not aloud to sleep in our bed until he washes them and must leave his nasty shoes and socks outside. So on this day, he was putting it off and I coudlnt take it so I told lil G to go wipe his feet. The other pics are of me painting Kate and Greggies toes! HAHA

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Blah!

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For some reason this posted out of order but Im too lazy to fix it!

April ~Part 1

2010-05-04T05:15:00.001-07:00

On our way to Sheenas! We headed down to Sheenas to visit them over Spring Break! The last two pics are of us broke down in some town waiting for the car to get fixed! the other pics are of how to take your kids to the park in the perfect way. You sit in the car while your kids play and watch them through the window so you dont have to get out!

My bee sting! Can you see how swollen my foot is! Lets just say I have been tramatized! A bumble bee sting is like the worst pain eva! It honeslty hurt really, really bad and afterwards it hurt for a good three days. I had a limp and then the itching came. Now Im petrified of them and freak out because we have a nest in our shed!

I love my husband! He never leaves me notes but when he does there either like this, or the total opposite!

Passing down from one generation to the next! Greg was in the attic and was going through stuff and he came upon his old turtles! So he brought them downstairs and handed them off! It was so cute Easter! We spent Easter at Jens house.(Gregs older sister). I always enjoy going to her house! The kids always have fun and its nice to just sit around and talk to folks! We did an Easter hunt and dinner over there after church. Greg caught on right away on what to do with the eggs! Lets just say after, I never wanted to see another egg. They were all over the house, and I really wanted to throw them away. We still have easter candy too! Zoo Trip! It was fun. We took the kids to the zoo last year but Greg was so little, he didnt even care. This year he loved looking at the animals! I love the zoo! I am always down to go!

Birthdays and being Knocked up!

2010-03-28T08:44:00.000-07:00

Some of you already may know, that once again Greg has knocked me up! :).. It was defiantly not planned but Im happy. I wasnt sure if I wanted more kids, but God has decided for me, and you always have to go along with what he plans! So about a month ago I told my side of the family and a few close friends. Greg and Marissa had their birthday parties yesterday so we thought that would be a good time to tell Gregs side since most of them would be there and after I went to my first appt. There are some pics of how it went down. I had my friend( skinny chick in the first pic,gave the office lady bring down a bag of Easter eggs I had filled with baby clues and give them to Gregs mom. They started opening and she said is someone pregnant? Greg didnt answer her, but eventually he told them. I was a little nervous so I stayed back! :).. This will defiantly be out last kiddo and I plan on either getting my tubes tied( if I have another c/s. or Greg may get a snippity snip done if I someone how can actually have a baby the normal way). Im about 9 1/2 weeks. The ultrasound pic has the wrong date on it.. Im due at the end of October..

Opening presents!

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Party time!

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Pool Party for birthday!

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We had their party at the YMCA. It was a pool party. The kids had alot of fun!

Marissa and Gregs Birthday Party!

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Blowing out their candles and eating their cupcakes!

Our Febuary/March

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Im noticed that Im not really good at blogging daily or weekly, but I can manage monthly. So this is what we did the past month of so!

Play day in Rochestor!

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We went to the Strong Museum in Rochestor. The kids loved it and they had a Sesame Street part.. Greg was in heaven..

Random pics

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Just some random pics of my mom sleeping on the couch, Marissa vday cookies and Gregs masterpeice with goldfish..

Boy stuff!

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I found these super cute boots at Kohls. I bought Cal and Caden matching ones! I just love to see a little boy dressed up like a cowboy.

Yep!

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This is what I do!

Snow storm

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The big Lion!! It was a crazy 2 days of not leaving the house, and being trapped but it didnt bother me because I was trapped here anyways..

March/Febuary

2010-03-12T18:52:00.000-08:00

Im not good at blogging daily or weekly, but I can manage monthly. So last weekend, we were really wanting to be outside. The sun was out, the snow was melting. There was nothing to do, so I had Marissa put on her snowsuit and I took her to the park to play. Me and Greg stayed in the car and watched her. We had a good time in the car..

Yum Vinegar!

2010-02-10T05:56:00.001-08:00

Greg has started up his biting again, so I decided to try some vinegar!! Oh what fun it is to see his face.. Hopefully this is all it takes...

He is just so jealous of my daycare kids. He really has some anger towards them. They dont even do anything but you can just tell. If one of them comes to me, he freaks out and trys to push them away..

What weve been up to lately

2010-01-28T13:42:00.000-08:00

Greg had two weeks off, and we did alot of fun stuff. All posted below. This video is of Greg and his Elmo/Sesame Street Addiction. Its actually really bad because he always wants to watch Elmo and Im tired of Sesame street. But its cute too

Sledding!

2010-01-28T13:08:00.000-08:00

Marissa and Gregs first time sledding. I have never been before, but I dont have the proper geal to get out there, and I refuse to get wet so I sat out for this one.

Science Center

2010-01-28T13:00:00.000-08:00

We went to the Science Center with some friends. The kids had fun and so did we. Lots of neat things to play with. After we had a good dinner and headed to the mall. Nice family day!

Bubbles!

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What we do to entertain ouselves

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I found this bus, that Sheena bought Marissa when we were in Germany. The kids like to play in it and my daycare kids love it to. Sometimes I get annoyed because they are always pushing it over and then they want me to fix it like every 5 seconds, so then it goes up..

After!

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He did a good job for the most part. He just cried in the beginning and got a little distracted but I brought treats.

Gregs first hair cut! Before!

2010-01-28T12:37:00.000-08:00

Here are some before pictures of Gregs out of control hair. I kinda miss playing with it, but I know it wont be long before it looks like this again.

2010~ Twenty ten or Two~thousand and ten!

2010-01-04T05:05:00.000-08:00

So this year I decided I want to have some resolutions to solve by the time its Twenty~Eleven..

1.I want to become closer to God. I have started attending a church in my town and I really feel more spiritual. I want to more know and mature as a Christian. Before I was a baby and drinking milk and now I want to move into taking bites.. I have already felt some spiritual pains from trying to develop my relationship with God. I have cried and pondered. Alot of internalizing as gone on with me. I know that when you are saved you will always be internally fighting a battle with Satan.

2. Weightloss would be nice. I really cant try to do this until the summer because I am strapped down to the house with my daycare kids and my own kids. Im not sure if I will be doing daycare next school year. In a way I would really not like to but then again I will miss the moola! I would love to just wake up in the morning, take Marissa to school then take myself to the gym. When we were overseas, that is exactly what I did. I love my little routine and was pretty darn skinny compared to now. So all I can now is try to eat better. I want to eat alot more fish like salmon and yogurt. We shall see how this goes..

3. I started up college again online. I am going to UOP and I lurve it! Well so far I lurve it. I am currently taking my first General Edu. class towards my BS in Heath Admin. The classes only run 5 weeks long( so that is awesomeness) and they only allow you to take one class at a time. Which is perfect for me because I tend to slack when I have tons of things going on. The material for this class is pretty mundane so I may be jumping again of myself being all excited.. I guess my resolution for this is to pass every class with at least a B. To also always be taking a class. For one I have to because if I go more than 29 days without taking a class my student loan will be withdrawn. For two I want to finish my BS asap. I think my program is only a 1 1/2 so if I could get this over with within the next 2 years I would be so proud of myself..

4. Save some cash and fix our house! That would be nice right? Well this year Daddy G and I should be getting a good tax return.. I wouldnt be surprised if the gov. finds a reason to not give it to us but we can only wait and see. We want to redo our roof. We have been waiting on this money to do it with. Once that is paid for we are going to try to replace some windows in our house. Im not sure if we can afford to replace all of them but maybe right? I think we have about 17 windows in our entire house, not including our basement. So 17*300=5100 give or take depending on how much the windows actually cost.. But if not this year maybe next year.. That is another reason why I would want to continue babysitting is just to be able to save money after Greg gets transferred back. We would actually be able to save instead of spend my money on his rent, gas, food, for his place in the city..Once he comes back we will be spending about $600 less a month than we do now. And if for some reason we dont save it would be nice to have money to fix our house up with.. Greg and I are going to eventually turn our attic into living space. We have to redo the roof first, then add heating vents or ducts to go up there and then sheetrock, the three windows, replace the flooring, insulate and that should be about it, so total redo. Once its done it will be so nice. We most likely would turn it into our bedroom( if we ever had another kid, not saying we will but if it what God has happen). If we dont, it would be just another living space/toy room and on the other side would be a spare room. We would have the other smaller section be a huge walkin closet.
( which we need desperatly to hold all Gregs clothes which is refuses to get rid of even though he hasnt worn 90% of them in over 5-10 years. Way worse than a women fo sho!

Other than that there isnt too much I would like to do. Just be happy and hopefully Greg will be back sometime this year..

Marissa opening her presents..

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Cakes!

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Im not sure if any of you knew that I did a little cake decorating on the side.Here are two cakes I did yesterday!

Decorations are up!

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Decorations are up!

The bottom pic is a gingerbread man Marissa made when she was 4~ I took it out of the bag and it still has a slight smell to it. Marissa said I remember making that cause I remember the smell.. !!awww

Did the Christmas tree get put up this year?

2009-12-06T13:03:00.000-08:00

Now that Marissa is older she is def. more willing and wanting to do things. She wanted to put together the Christmas tree, so I told her what to do. Of course Greg had to help too. So do you think it got put together? Yes. She did the entire tree by herself. Even the top peice!

Grandma!

2009-12-06T12:57:00.000-08:00

Grandma stayed for an extra week after Sheena and Dan left. We had a good time. She made tea everyday and had a tea party with Marissa almost every day. She was sick for almost the whole time she was here. So we didnt do much or leave the house until the last 3 days. I took her to Ithica and spent almost the entire day down there browsing the thrift stores and eating lunch. Friday she went back to Arizona. I hope she comes back again but if not Im really happy she got to come up here and had the oppurtunity too.

Thanksgiving 2009 and Cousins!

2009-12-06T12:43:00.000-08:00

Sheena, Dan, Cal, Caden and Grandma came to our house for the week of Thanksgiving. For some reason, I didnt take a whole lot of pictures but here are the few that I did. This was the first night Greg and Caden were hugging and we even got them to give some kisses!

On Thanksgiving the kids played Wii! Cal was having a great time. This would be the perfect gift for him Santa( Sheena)!

Our new bathroom! Well redone!

2009-11-08T17:31:00.000-08:00

So last week I was bugging Greg to redo my bathroom floor. Well actually I was going to take this project on myself but somehow Greg ended up doing it and then I got nosy, and messed it up. Then he had to fix it and finished the rest. It makes the bathroom look so much nicer!

Oh and there is a shirt that Gregs mom bought for baby G. It fits him perfectly and he proved it this last Friday. It was horrible. He bit my daycare kid right on the cheek and left a nice welt. I was so pissed, and upset that he got his real first spanken and he I put him in his crib for 15 minutes.. The parents were very understanding but I know they were probably pissed..

Halloween!

2009-11-08T17:24:00.000-08:00

The kids scored big time this Halloween! Greg did great, and he loved it! He tries to get the candy bag off the counter all the time, but I have only given him a few peices. I dont want him to get all crazy on it.. Marissa was Hannah Montana, and loved her wig.. I kept trying to straighten it but it only stayed for so long.. Overall it was a great night!

The first flu/cold of the season..

2009-10-20T06:31:00.000-07:00

So our family got our first real bad flu or cold. I think it was the clu because of the symptoms we all had.

Cold chills
Fever and extremely high fever
Nauseousness
Night sweats
coughing
Nasty runny nose
Some vomiting
It would go away then come back

The events of our cold that lead up to the destruction of our sunny weekend

Friday night~ Fever, cold chills, nauseousness
Saturday~ morning feeling blah
Saturday afternoon~ Extremely high temp of 104 with Greg, and 101 with Marissa
Saturday night Greg temp 104.7
Sunday Morning Marissa higher temp
Sunday morning Greg vomits twice
Sunday afternoon lower fevers around 101, 102ish
Monday morning Marissa vomits,
Monday morning Gregs temp 100
Monday night, Marissa looking pretty good. She even took a shower after two days in the same pjs
Monday night Gregs temp 100.
and today is Tuesday. No fevers, but still a nasty runny nose and coughing..

The little sguare thing on Gregs head, are these really cool gel packs that stay cold, and they stick the the forehead. You can put them in the refridgerator to recool them.. There awesome..

The video was on Sunday. Greg cried alot, and he has started to respond to questions with no, by shaking his head and getting really mad. All of the questions I asked except for the one about daddy he wanted..

Marissa cheerleading!

2009-10-20T06:06:00.000-07:00

I put Marissa in Pop Warner cheerleading in August. She semi~liked it. We wont be doing it next year, for a few reasons, but mostly because it is a money pit! Here is a video of Marissa doing her cheers at a local school for the parents, and friends who didnt get a chance to go toa ny games or cheerfest..

Pumpkin Patch!

2009-10-15T18:03:00.000-07:00

We took the kids to a pumpkin patch last weekend.. It was a good time, and good weather.. Marissa had alot of fun with her friend and Greg enjoyed being out..

Arizona Part One..

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Gregs first taste of bubbles!

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Greg ventured into Marissa bubbles one night even after I warned him! lol

Us!

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Greg loves kitties!

2009-10-11T16:38:00.000-07:00

While at my moms, Greg was loving her kittens. He would chase them around and try to catch them. It was cute how much he loved to hold them and hug them, but they were def. afraid of him..

HAHA!!

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Arizona Trip part 2

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Part 2

BBQ~

2009-10-07T06:51:00.000-07:00

My mom threw a BBQ for her and Marks Birthday. It was alot of fun.. We sang karoke all night!

The faces of Christina and I!

2009-10-07T06:38:00.000-07:00

I feel like Christina and I are one of the same! We both really goofy, yet serious! We seem to always be making funny faces when the cameras out too! Here are just a few pictures of us and our kids! Good and Bad, I may add!

There is one picture of Christina that isnt so great and one of me where I looked like a beached whale!!

Swimming in September!

2009-10-07T06:25:00.000-07:00

Greg and I swam at least 3-4 times while in Arizona. For some reason my mom thought it was too cold, but it was warm to us.. We even got Joy to join us when my moms AC went out.. We decided to try the floaties on Greg. They kept him up but he would still put his face in the water..

Grandma house!

2009-10-07T06:16:00.000-07:00

While we were waiting for my mom, Marissa and Joy did some crafts. We also went into the backyard. Grandma was juggling for Marissa.. Its so weird to see that backyard not green. As a kid, there were 6 trees and grass in the back. Pine, Orange, Grapefruit, Peach, Plum and Lemon tree.. There is only one left, and that is the Grapefruit tree. I still remember helping her plant the fruit trees. The Grapefruit tree probably only has a few years left. Alot of it has started to die. It still is producing fruit though..

Last night in Phoenix..

2009-10-07T06:02:00.000-07:00

On our last night in AZ, we went over my Grandmas to return her car. Then my mom met us there after work and we took my Grandma to CiCis.. An all you can eat buffet for pizza. Daddy Greg was loving it but man he is getting old. Trevor Brown football team was there so of course there was about 30 hungry boys who didnt really wait in the line, and there was like no pizza left by the time we got up there so we had to wait. Well Greg was complaining that kids these days have no manners, and so on.. Makes me laugh because about 10-12 years ago, Greg was was of those boys..

The last picture makes me laugh because right before this Grandma was covering her face because Joy was sick and she didnt want to catch it.. The next day Grandma went and got the flu vaccine..
There is also a silly pic of my mom and Joy trying to compare profiles. I have no idea what my mom was doing with her teeth!

Flight home!

2009-10-07T05:53:00.000-07:00

On our way home, at our layover in Detroit. The flight attendent asked if the kids wanted to look in the cockpit. Of course I was excited because I dont think I have been up there. I got some pictures of the kids. I wish Greg would of looked at me but he was more interested in other things..

Check out my other blog!

2009-09-20T12:21:00.001-07:00

http://grandpaapple.blogspot.com

Can you say Joe!

2009-09-16T10:31:00.000-07:00

Im depressed that I look so much like a Mandile( ie Pam and Joe). Please Mandiles dont take offense but comeon!! These eyes should of so skipped a generation! Not fair!

Let life be!

2009-09-16T10:18:00.000-07:00

Lets me start out by saying, I need to let things go and let it be.. I have figured out my brain and body and I have come to realize that I dont like stimulation. I dont like to be overstimulated emotionally. It gives me anxiety and makes everything else in my life seem ten times worse than it really is or has to be.. I like to just be happy and calm, but life is not like that. There is always going to be something that doesnt go right. So why do I have to feel so overly charged over it.. Is this genetic? Is it something I eat or something my mother ate while prego with me? Too much red dye number 5!! Am I the only one( well Sheena is right here with me):)... Am I the only person who just wants to go live in a cabin in the woods, like some crazy long haired hippie who grows her own food, and doesnt have to feel the pain of the world and everything that goes along with it.. I hate the feeling of not having control over my life and what comes into it.. I need to let things go and just live life and deal with what comes into contact with me. Maybe the reason I am this way is because I am lonely, or bored.. I know I need to get out and do things( already had that meltdown), but I need to work on my brain and emotions.. I need to just let go!

Marissa Chearleading!

2009-09-12T17:11:00.000-07:00

Marissa first day of 2nd Grade!

2009-09-08T09:13:00.000-07:00

Today was her first day of school. She did great. She didnt even cry or get sad. Last year it was a nightmare.. She cried and would not go into class. Eventually she sat in the library until they switched her teacher and then she was fine!

This year I think she felt better because there were no kids in the class when we came. We were the first ones there, which is suprising because we are always running late. The teacher seems really nice and very pretty and young, so I know Marissa will love her. I def. can tell that second grade is going to be harder because the room was decorated differently, not as much colors and centers. She picked our a dress at the store and wore it. She loves that dress and is always putting it on and taking it off.. Well I will find out more when she gets home..

Untamed VS Tamed!

2009-08-30T06:56:00.000-07:00

Marissa hair has finally grown out from 2 years ago. We cut her hair and bangs because everyday when she would get off the bus, her hair would fall out and end up in her face. I got sick of it so I made her get bangs cut! She hated them.. She looked funny too! So they have finally grown out, and her hair is just as long! So we took her to get her hair cut for before school starts! The lady who did it is my BIL girlfriend. She ended up cutting it and curling it to make her feel special.. There is also pictures of Greg drinking out of his favorite thing.. A straw! He loves straws and freaks out if you have a drink with a straw and he doesnt. So now we have to order him his own water with a straw! You'll also notice there is two straws in his drink, not one!

Sooo guess what?

2009-08-29T19:21:00.001-07:00

My camera is no longer! :(

Water fun!

2009-08-22T12:49:00.000-07:00

We went to our local pool last week. This was the first time Baby Greg got in the water without screaming or crawling up me.. Before he didnt like the water and made it unenjoyable to go anywhere to swim. He had a blast. Marissa is a fish and loves to jump off the diving boards.. I am already sad thinking that summer is almost over here. :(

Chucky Cheese!

2009-08-10T19:30:00.000-07:00

We decided to take Marissa to her favorite place other than Mcdonalds.. Chucky Cheese. She loves to play the games and thats the number one reason. I figured now that Greg is older he would enjoy it too. Of course he did.. He loved the barney ride and a big slide!

Oh there is a a pic with Gregs booty in it!! LOL

The sink!

2009-08-03T17:19:00.000-07:00

Here it is with dishes of course!

New Sink!

2009-08-03T16:35:00.001-07:00

Greg work in progress~ I will post a blog coming soon of my new sink!

Joy!

2009-07-28T06:36:00.000-07:00

My little Sister Joy came out with my Mom this July. She stayed longer than my Mom and leaves today.. Im so sad.. We honesty had a good time, just relaxing, talking, singing, joking around and talking with our Guetto accents.. We were from New Jersey! We went swimming, and took walks, but we mostly ate! We made tons of food and sweets.. I feel so fat compared to her! I told her she could come live with me for realz! Greg said the same thing. Its nice to have someone here to keep me company while Greg is gone.. She helped me out alot if I needed to go to the store. Baby Greg was liked her when I was not here.. If I was here, he would try to hit her or yell at her.. She loved to tease him! Im gonna try to talk her into come living with me after she Graduates. I think it would be good for her to get away from Az and all the drama that goes along with my family.. I want her to go to college, get a job and see what its like to get out there, but I feel like it she stays she will just go in the wrong direction, helped by her dad who wants to use her as a babysitter after she graduates..

I never spent alot of alone time with Joy so this was really nice to see her and get to know her better. She is alot like me, and is not as bratty as I remember.!

This is for Aunt Nancy!!

2009-07-12T17:44:00.000-07:00

When Aunt Nancy had the post about cups! I thought ohhh I should take pictures of all the places I find cups that were from Sheena family.. So I forgot for most of the tiem there were out here, but I did remember Friday morning.. I still got 3 good locations of cups where they shouldnt be.. Moahahahahahahha!!I love you Sheena!

Oh and today I found coffee cup in Gregs room most likely left by Dan! :)
Can you find the cup in this pic?

Ive hit the jackpot!!

2009-06-30T19:32:00.000-07:00

http://www.sneakychef.com/

I came upon this by accident and am soo going out to by these recipe books. My husband or Marissa will not eat there veggies. They both have these textile issues..

This is my Marissa voice "but Mom is doesnt taste good"." I almost threw up eating that". Then she throws in a fake barf motion...

Greg is a freak. He will eat salad, but he wont eat tomatos, or carrots by themselves or raw.. He will eat french fries and fake mashed potatos but he wont eat potatos. He has never even touched brocolli, any type of squash.

I love vegetables. So far the only one I have on my side of the table is Greg. So Im gonna have to try these out and let you know if they can tell!!

2009-06-29T09:09:00.001-07:00

Alas!!! You likie!! hahah

2009-06-29T09:09:00.000-07:00

Alas! I am finally back on the wonderful world of the ethernet! Check out the new digs!!

Im still alive!

2009-06-21T08:22:00.000-07:00

But I have no computer! Just incase people were wondering what happened to me! Greg and I are going to look around this week for computers, so hopefully I will be back online soon!

Can you say Christina!!!

2009-05-22T20:09:00.000-07:00

I find this so freaky! I just saw this actress in a movie and thought OMG this could be Christina sister or twin!!!

Numero three!

2009-05-14T06:58:00.000-07:00

I forgot about my top 10 picks! So Ive thought of my number 3 spot of things I love about New York!!

Being able to Grow things!!

Since Ive planted my apple trees! Ive become a fanatic! Alot of my daydreaming is spent on my yard. I think and dream of what I want it to look like. I think I really have alot of my grandmother in me. She is from England and of course all English people have English Gardens. That is what I want, an English Garden! There so beautiful and you just feel like your in a paradise!

So far, Ive planted Tullips and we have bought Cranberry bush seedlings. I havent had time or the muscles to actually plant them because I am weak, so I planted them in a pot until Greg or myself gets enough energy to get out there and dig 20 small holes at least a foot deep. I should be getting some hostas soon and we finally have bought a fence. Its a white picket vinyl fence! Its beautiful and so funny because Ive always said I want a house with a white picket fence! I need to get on the ball because as I found out things need to be planted my M-day..

Hostas

Cranberry bush

Lilac! We have one of these in our yard already!

Oh and our white picket fence!

Marissa and Cake!

2009-05-10T19:11:00.000-07:00

I made this cake for a friend. It was for her church Mothers Day get together. I really enjoy doing cakes. Its fun!

Here is sweet Marissa outside! I had just enough juice in the camera to get these pics!

AppleY Delicious!

2009-05-06T13:45:00.001-07:00

My grandma gave our family money to purchase an Apple tree. I was so excited because this is the first thing Greg and I have ever planted. Its a Gala tree. We also got a matching tree for the other side, so it matches. We will have tons of apples in the future and this is a wonderful gift my grandmother has given me.

Since the apple tree was planted I have gotten a green thumb. I planted Tullips( my faves) and we are planting cranberries bushes this weekend. I also and taking out some Ivory that is taking over my tullips and planting Hostas! One good thing about NY is that things actually grow here!! I will post more pics as my garden moves along!

More pops!

2009-05-06T13:41:00.001-07:00

I love him!!

2009-05-06T13:24:00.000-07:00

I love this little guy! He still seems like he is a sweet little baby.

The Shape of a Mother!

2009-05-03T08:31:00.001-07:00

I came upon this website and it is really interesting. Its a website about real women who had posted photos of their post-pregnancy bodies. Some do updates. It is so interesting because I always wondered if people have the same body as mine after pregancy. No body looks like celebs after a baby! Some of these photos are full nudeity! I warned ya!!

http://theshapeofamother.com/

Cake Pops!

2009-04-27T19:16:00.000-07:00

These are my first try at Cake Pops! Its the new thang for cake lovers! What do you think?

Holla!!

2009-04-22T15:58:00.000-07:00

My tops trip today

Before Savings 149.33
After savings 60.53

Total savings 88.80

Bonus card savings was 45.30
My coupon savings was 43.50

6 Better crocker cookie mix
10 cans soup
4 renuzit air sprays
2 Green works cleaner
1 essental cleaner
1 essental refill
2 Electrasol Finish
3 YoCrunch
1 huggies wash
1 Vitamin water
2 Scrubbing bubble stamps
2 poptarts
1 pop cereal
2 packs 24 count Marcel TP
3 packs 12 count Marcel TP
3 Packs Marcal tissue paper
2 packs Marcel napkins
4 packs New York Croutons
2 box Uncle Bens rice

Baby Greg on the phone!

2009-04-22T10:18:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to put up two movies of Greg talking on his phone..