Uncle Paul and Aunt Melba

4th of July 2009

Macy and Cissy

Addison, Aunt Melba & Uncle Paul watching fireworks in Perrysburg. We went for ice cream before we went to the fireworks. Then we found the place that we wanted to sit. It was great other then the big billboard that was right in the middle of the fireworks show. They moved them from the spot that they have been for the last six years. It was still fun!

Jade and Uncle Paul having 4th of July dinner at Jenny's house

Hanna & Cissy

BUM BUM BEAR!

I was laying in bed the other day and thought how am I ever going to get Addison to stop using her bum bum? I am the kind of mom that has a hard time taking things away from the little ones. I felt so bad when I told her she could not have it. Well my great and wonderful idea was to go to build a bear and have her put her bum bum in to a bear so that at night I would not feel bad because I had nothing to give her when she cried. I thought that I was so smart! Then I come to learn that parents have been doing this for years. So needless to say I am not the great and wonderful mom that comes up with the best idea ever. That is all right with me because even thought I was not the first mom to come up with this idea it stilled worked. Addison was so excited to get a new bear. They lady working there made me laugh. She said that I am the only mom that she has seen that had the kid take the bum bum right out of their mouth and put it into the bear. What can I say sometimes the band-aid method works the best.

The first night was a little hard. I sworn that I would walk in her room and find the massacre of the bear. Millions of pieces of bear laying ever where and Addison sleeping happily next to the carnage with the spoils of her bear war. Much to my surprise when I heard her crying in her room I walked in to find her digging at her bear trying to open it but he was still intact. I explained to her that now she was a big girl and that bum bum bear was going to help her to sleep. After that night it has been smoothed sailing. She takes Bum Bum Bear everywhere with her and they are the best of friends.

Free Juicy Juice Water Bottle

I filled out this form about 4 weeks ago. I received the water bottle in the mail today. Addison loves it. We all know how much the little ones love to get things in the mail and it was free what could be better!

http://www.juicyjuice.com/Login/Register.aspx

Addison Getting Her Ears Pierced!

For about three weeks Addison has been asking us " When I get my ears pierced?" We have been putting it off for a while. This morning the first thing out of her mouth was. " I get my ears pierced today!" Jade and I laughed. Then we thought about it and she is about the same age as the other girls when they got theirs done so why not!

This is the look a two and a half year old makes when she is thinking what did I get myself into.
We had just gotten done watching a 6 year old scream her brains out while she got hers done.

I had Jade do the dirty work of holding her hands down.
I told him it was because I wanted to take pictures.
Any mom that has done this knows the real reason that I wanted to be the one taking the pictures!

She was great she only cried for about a minute. Don't you just love her dirty look?

Proof we did not make Addie do it!

Crack Kills

I have nothing more to say then this... The apple does not fall far from the tree!

Hanna was so excited to help with the dining room today. She was very helpful with scraping up the mud that Jade dropped from the drywall. I love the age of four she is still willing to help because she want to spend time with you and she think that every thing is sooo fun. The other thing that I am pretty impressed with is this girl has no problem with getting dirty. Macy would never be sitting on the dirty floor with out a towel under her knees.

Working so hard!

Macy's Big News

Macy at the grand old age of 6 years, 3 months and 8 days old lost her first tooth!! She was so excited to have finally lost one. All of her friends lost theirs months ago. I can not believe how old she is getting. I thought it was just yesterday that she got her first tooth. She was super brave. Not one tear was shed when it came out. Now the funny part was when Hanna asked if she could take one of her teeth out so that she could have some money. You have to love the way Hanna thinks.

I see the light....

This is my wonderful dining room and kitchen as of this morning. Buy tonight I hope that all the mudding and taping will be done so that I can paint in the next day or so! Do you all love the nice wood window!? I sure do!

One day there will be a counter and a sink where those 2x4's are. On that day I will be a much happier person.

My pretty new french doors. Okay they are a lot prettier when there is not a piece of drywall in front of them.

Pay It Forward!

I got this idea from a friend of mines blog and thought what a fun idea! Here's how it works. Be one of the first 3 people to leave a comment on this post and I will send you a handmade gift sometime in the next 6 months.You get to pay it forward as well by doing the same thing for 3 people on your blog. Once you leave a comment telling me that you want to participate, you need to make a pay it forward post on your blog, then come back and let me know that you've posted. Make sense? It should be fun and if I do say so myself I do make some cute crafty things!