The VanSickle Family

Nine Years Old

2012-02-12T19:28:00.000-06:00

Cruddy Crappy Blog

2011-12-19T17:05:00.000-06:00

I know. I've completely sucked at posting for the past couple of months. I have a ton of stories too. Hoping that I will be able to get to them sometime soon. But with all the kids (I'm mean nightmares and prepubescent females) being home during this glorious 2 week hell that the schools call Winter Break. It most likely won't happen till it's over. So wish me luck and Merry Christmas!

Yep, didn't do any Christmas cards this year... I apologize to the great friends and family that thought of my family during this Christmas Season. So don't feel bad about not getting one from us. I did think of you when I got yours.

the pumpkins

2011-11-02T16:40:00.001-05:00

Last Saturday we got together with our neighbors to carve pumpkins for Halloween.

This awesome blue toilet was in one of the bathrooms when we bought the house, Brian and Andy thought that this little gem would be super cool to have it in the front yard.

Broccoli & Cheese Soup is not throw up...

2011-09-08T18:38:00.000-05:00

Tonight for dinner I made a delicious Broccoli and Cheese Soup. All of the kids loved it and had seconds. Except for one...

Reese: I'm not eating dinner.
Me: Why, it's good. You love broccoli.
Reese: It looks like throw up.
Me: Your face looks like throw up.
Reese: Your LIFE looks like throw up.
Me: That's because your in it..Eat it!!
Reese: No, I tasted it and it taste like crap. Why do you make us eat crap?!

Such a brat. Guess what she's getting in her lunch box tomorrow....

If anyone wants the recipe, let me know!!

Baby Tate 11 months

2011-09-07T18:19:00.002-05:00

I can't believe Tatum is 11 mo old! This first year with her has gone by way to fast! Especially because I still haven't lost all that baby weight, which just completely blows.. She is doing great! She is walking around the furniture and starting to say lots of words! She still is my "Angry Baby" but in the past few weeks she has been very happy! Not sure why, but I'm not complaining!

Her favs:
1. Tate loves to play with her sisters
2. me
3. her bottle
4. sometimes Brian... ok just me
5. biting
6. the dogs
7. any type of food
8. listening to herself screaming
9. singing
10. laughing

Things that make her angry:
1. people looking at her
2. people touching her
3. her sisters
4. Brian
5. anything that she's not allowed to have
6. kisses (but not from me, I can kiss her as much as I want)
7. hates HATES getting wet
8. her carseat
9.shoes
10. things on her head ( hats, bows etc...)

Things she can say:
1. mama (most important)
2. dada
3. ozzy
4. ni-night
5. num-num
6. HI!
and lots of baby noises!

Ash lost another Tooth!

2011-08-22T10:51:00.000-05:00

Ash is one determined little girl! Her tooth was a little bit loose, not quite ready to come out. But Ash was doing everything she could to make it come out! She had Brian tie some string around it and then tied it to a heavy book and threw it over the stairs. That didn't work. So she found some pliars and had Brian pull it out. It sounded disgusting when he did it.

Petunia

2011-08-22T10:44:00.000-05:00

We got another dog! Her name is Petunia and she's 8 weeks old! She's SO stinkin cute and little! Everyone loves her! Hayden especially. She loves to pick her up and toss her around. So far she is a good dog. But she does have a little "hateful" in her... She is a Jack Russell like Ozzy, but should only be around 12-15 lbs... (Oz Nugget is a freak of a dog, he's a 40lb Jack) So she is going to be really little!

Best Day Ever 2011

2011-08-22T10:17:00.000-05:00

School started on the 10th of August this year. And it seriously was the best day ever! And I felt just like this... Was not sad at all to have them gone. Next year will be even better because Nene will be in all day Kindergarten.

Not Reese's Best Day Ever...

Alway's smiling!

Summer Recap

2011-08-22T10:00:00.000-05:00

We had a great summer. Didn't do much, but it was still great. Most of the summer was spent working on the backyard and the house. Brian removed ALL of the concrete that was in the back, I'm so excited that we are actually going to have grass and a fenced in yard!

In July, I took Reese and Tatum to California. It was great to see my family! I haven't seen my Grandma B since I was 15, and it was wonderful to introduce Reese and Tatum to them. I didn't realize how much I actaully missed California. I miss my family. I would love to move my family back there. The best part of all we were able to celebrate this guys 90th Birthday!

Just a few pictures of Reese...

Oh yes I did! (Dark Chocolate BACON Cupcakes)

2011-07-20T19:37:00.000-05:00

My awesomeness is just getting awesomer! Last week Ally and I had a Chocolate Bacon Party. Oh my heavens, best thing EVER! SO MUCH FUN!!! Everything was Chocolaty and Bacony. I think the best part was these awesome cupcakes and the bacon drizzled with white and dark chocolate. I have another recipe for a different type of chocolate bacon cupcakes, but I want to make them first before I post it.

Ingredients:

12 slices bacon

2 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

2 cups white sugar

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

2 eggs

1 cup cold, strong, brewed coffee

1 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa

powder, for dusting

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.

2. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, 3/4 cup cocoa powder, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Make a well in the center and pour in the eggs, coffee, buttermilk and oil. Stir just until blended. Mix in 3/4 of the bacon, reserving the rest for garnish. Spoon the batter into the prepared cups, dividing evenly.

3. Bake in the preheated oven until the tops spring back when lightly pressed, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the pan set over a wire rack. When cool, arrange the cupcakes on a serving platter. Frost with your favorite chocolate frosting* and sprinkle reserved bacon crumbles on top. Dust with additional cocoa powder

*I just used the basic butter, sugar, coco powder, vanilla and milk frosting. Super easy. It's in the Betty Crocker Cookbook

I can do the pretzel, can you?

2011-07-20T19:22:00.000-05:00

Ingredients

•1 1/2 cups warm (110 to 115 degrees F) water

•1 tablespoon sugar

•2 teaspoons kosher salt

•1 package active dry yeast

•22 ounces all-purpose flour, approximately 4 1/2 cups

•2 ounces unsalted butter, melted

•Vegetable oil, for pan

•10 cups water

•1/4 cup baking soda

•1 large egg yolk beaten with 1 tablespoon water

•Pretzel salt or Kosher Salt (I used Kosher)

Directions

1.Combine the water, sugar and kosher salt in the bowl of a stand mixer and sprinkle the yeast on top. Allow to sit for 5 minutes or until the mixture begins to foam. Add the flour and butter and, using a spatula, mix until well combined.

2.Continue kneading for about 10 minutes, or until dough is smooth and elastic. Remove the dough from the bowl, clean the bowl and then oil it well with vegetable oil. Return the dough to the bowl, cover with plastic wrap and sit in a warm place for approximately 50 to 55 minutes or until the dough has doubled in size.

3.Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Line 2 half-sheet pans with parchment paper and lightly brush with the vegetable oil. Set aside.

4.Bring the 10 cups of water and the baking soda to a rolling boil in an 8-quart saucepan or roasting pan.

5.In the meantime, turn the dough out onto a slightly oiled work surface and divide into 8 equal pieces. Roll out each piece of dough into a 24-inch rope. Make a U-shape with the rope, holding the ends of the rope, cross them over each other and press onto the bottom of the U in order to form the shape of a pretzel. Place onto the parchment-lined half sheet pan.

6.Place the pretzels into the boiling water, 1 by 1, for 30 seconds. Remove them from the water using a large flat spatula. Return to the half sheet pan, brush the top of each pretzel with the beaten egg yolk and water mixture and sprinkle with the pretzel salt.

7.Bake until dark golden brown in color, approximately 12 to 14 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack for at least 5 minutes before serving.

Hayden Jumps

2011-07-20T18:34:00.001-05:00

Hayden likes to hide in our house. She gets "lost" on a pretty regular basis. Kinda my fault because I let her have full access to all 4700sqft. Usually she is doing something absolutely horrible. See picture below...

This was with pancake mix...

But today I found her in my room jumping on our bed. Not ruining or breaking anything. Just happily jumping.

Quirks

2011-06-20T09:04:00.004-05:00

Everyone has quirks, some are stranger than others. Here's a little about me...

I hate feet! I think they are gross and disgusting.
I hate when people touch my feet
I hate it when people touch me with THEIR FEET!
I also don't like being touched unnecessarily. Not a big fan of getting tickled...

Reese has discovered these little "quirks" and now won't leave me alone! Constantly coming up to me and putting her foot on my leg or tickling my arm. Little stinker! She thinks it's funny...

I throw up a lot. I don't know why, I just do. It's been like that since I was a baby.

Ok, now this next part is really weird and a little OCD. I'm not! I promise!

I don't like when people scratch their skin near me. It grosses me out. I hate the noise. And all of their nasty flaky skin particle are going into the air and I don't want them in my lungs. (told ya it was weird)
I have a hard time sleeping in beds that don't belong to me. Goes along with the flaky skin...

About craziness above, I don't have this problem with Brian or my kids. Just people outside of my immediate family.

I like to pop pimples! gross huh?
I'm lactose intolerant and have a milk allergy (yep, they are 2 different things and I am blessed to have both)
I have a retarded toe on my right foot.
Hated my name when I was younger.
Hate when people call me Kristin or Kurstin. (It's Kirstin. let me sound it out for you... K - ear-stin. not that hard)
If you listen closely you can see that I have a funny accent.
I love to read, alot.
I also love to learn. And sometimes will search the internet to find more information.
I am also full of useless information and facts.
Love the library
I hate doing laundry! Can't stand it!
Actually never wanted to have any kids. (HA!)
I'm not a big fan of kids. Let me explain this... I love my children! They are mine and they make me happy. But other kids don't. I hated babysitting when I was younger. I could never be a teacher!
Don't understand why people are stupid.
My parents and Brian think that I am "a force to be reckoned with". Here's the definition:
The phrase a force to be reckoned with is usually applied to ideas or things that are considered so big, so strong or so important that they cannot be ignored and must be confronted or taken into consideration

(Whatever, they don't know what they are talking about. )

I played the piano for many many many years. I haven't really touched it for the past 5 yrs, which is really sad.
Sang for many many many years and had all of the lessons to prove it. I wanted to be an opera singer. Haven't sung in a really long time. Which is also really sad. Sometimes the kids and I will sing around the house, our favorite stuff to sing is the Phantom of the Opera. And sometimes I can still hit those high notes..
I used to live in a tanning bed, can you say sun spots?
I brush my teeth at least 4 times a day
Scared to get wrinkles
Really love to work out
I have a birthmark (poo-mark) on my upper thigh, I hate it and I can't hide it very well when I'm in a swimsuit.
I have horrible hair.
Still hates my freckles. They have faded alot since I've gotten older but I can still see them.
I've grown 2 inches since I graduated high school! I am now 5'1 and a HALF!
I don't like animals
My eyes change color, they are weird like that.
hate my "bubbies". Just too big and in the way.
I hate leaving messages. I also have a hard time returning phone calls.
really struggle with my body since having children. I don't know if I will ever be happy with it.
I really hate BAD smells! And will do whatever I can to stay away from them
I can't parallel park.
I get lost while driving alot
Cannot dance!
I don't like to cry. Will only cry in front of my parents and Brian.
I HATE being pregnant. There is nothing fun about it. It's not cute either.
I am late for everything. So expect it next time we get together.
I hate spiders!
I am also scared of chickens
I hate getting wet. Which is funny because I was on the swim team my whole life.
I think hot tubs are flithly and won't go in them
I don't like playgrounds with sand, gross and won't let my kids play in them.

I'm sure there is more, but that's me!

Things Nene says...

2011-06-16T17:16:00.000-05:00

Kailyn really can be the cutest little girl! This is a conversation that we had today...

Nene: Mommy, why are your legs so beautiful?!
Me: I don't know Nene, why are they so beautiful?
Nene: They are so shiny and soft! Mommy do you know that your eyes have sparkles in them?! Do I have sparkles in my eyes?!

I love that I have a kid that see's the best in me!

(Even if I haven't showered today and my legs haven't been shaved in about a week...)

rear-ended

2011-06-15T08:03:00.001-05:00

Yesterday afternoon some super awesome trashy chick rear-ended the back of my van. She actually hit me pretty hard! We pull over and turns out stripperella doesn't have any insurance (of course) AND finds out that her license is suspended. She begs me not to call the cops and she will give me all of her info and pay me whatever not to do it. So I call the cops. I was so angry, I felt like ripping her face off. As soon as the cops show up, she goes into this giant story of how a big white truck slammed into her and that made her hit me. Oh and the truck drove away. LIAR! There was no freakin truck! It was just you in your Chevy Aveo! Anyways after 2 hours of dealing with this the cops don't believe her and take my side. (I think it was because I had all of the kids in the van). My van is a freakin tank! 5 star crash safety rating! All it did was just take some of the paint off and now there is some type of grinding noise coming from the back when I drive. Just very thankful that no one was seriously hurt! The 3 older girls have a little whiplash and the babies are fine. I have raging migraine and whiplash.

2011-06-13T18:06:00.000-05:00

Time to get in a normal size crib.

Found her like this the other day and had to take a picture!

(Ignore the crappiness of the pic, taken with my phone)

Done!

2011-05-30T16:12:00.001-05:00

With nursing that this!

And Fatty MeGee isn't having any problems with it!

Ashlee's 6!

2011-05-30T15:59:00.000-05:00

Ashlee is 6! She turned 6 back on the 9th of May. For her Birthday we just had a little family party at Hacienda. She HAD to get a sombrero and if she didn't get one she was going to die...Ash is seriously one sassy little girl. Run's her mouth CONSTANTLY and doesn't really care what she says. (We are working on that.) Ash is also super funny! I love listening to her! Right now her favorite saying is "Oh my Heavens!"

I can't believe that she is 6!

Does this make me weird?

2011-05-19T19:07:00.000-05:00

* Please please please do not take offense to this post. I apologize if this does offend someone and no I'm not talking about anyone directly.

Am I emotionally retarded?

After stalking many blogs and reading sappy crap on Facebook, I am really starting to think that I am. If you look over my past blog posts I have never done this. I think if I did Brian would think I have seriously lost it.
Ok here it goes....

What the heck is up with all of these freaking women that WORSHIP their Husbands?! Don't get me wrong, I do love Brian, alot. But I don't think that I need to tell everyone in the world how blessed, how amazing, how hot, how wonderful, how honored he is/I am to have him! It has been driving me crazy reading all of this sappy crap! And you know what?! I don't believe it! I think that YOUR LYING!!! Seriously, your husband doesn't ever annoy you? How can that be?! Tell ya what, there are some days I would like to give Brian a roundhouse kick to the face! (But I can't reach his face... too short.)

I think one of the reasons why I might be emotionally retarded in the "worshiping" department is because I see Brian as my equal. He is not better than me (he might think he is but he's not). I am not a sappy person, and neither is he. We have a very sarcastic relationship and it works for us. Its super fun and I love it! My parents say that we were made for each other. And you know what? He really is the most difficult person I have ever had to deal with and I know for a fact that he would say the same about me! I feel like our love is just between us and I don't have to scream about it to everyone prove it.

I'm glad that some of you can sing your praises about your super awesome wonderful husbands, I just think that it's a little weird...

And just for your information, MY Husband is the bestest, hottest, awesomest, cutest, AMAZING person EVER!!!

Just thought that I would throw that in for ya!

Yay!

2011-04-26T17:34:00.000-05:00

Yay! We got a trampoline! It's about freakin time! I have seriously been bugging Brian about it for the past 8 years. The girls LOVE it! I love it too because it's the new babysitter...

Sucky Blog

2011-04-19T16:45:00.001-05:00

My blog sucks again. My life is super boring. Maybe something interesting will happen soon...

I went to the Zoo

2011-04-01T09:11:00.000-05:00

Oh I went to the zoo, And what did I see?

I saw a great big tiger, Lookin' at me

He went Raaar, raaar He went Raaar, raaar

He went Raaaar raaar raar, And that's what he said to me

Oh I went to the zoo, And what did I see?

I saw a great big monkey, Lookin' at me

He went Ooo-ooo-o Ooo-ooo-o, He went Ooo-ooo-o Ooo-ooo-o

He went Ooo-ooo-o Ooo-ooo-o, And that's what she said to me!

Ok, so the tiger didn't roar at us and we didn't see a great big monkey or an elephant or any polar bears. But during Spring Break I took the girls (by myself) to the zoo. Evansville doesn't have a really big zoo, but they try really hard. The girls had fun and I'm sure that we'll do it again.

2011-03-21T14:00:00.001-05:00

Reese 4

Ash 2

Nene 6 mo

The Past...

2011-03-07T13:21:00.002-06:00

Isn't it beautiful? This is my house. This is what it looked like in the early 1900's. It's taken us 3 1/2 years to find a picture of what it actually looked like before someone crapped it all up with the stupid balcony. I am so glad that I found this and even more excited to bring it back to what this house is supposed to look like. This is the reason why Brian and I love old houses, most of the time... they're a LOT of work. This is part of the past and we get to restore it. To bring it back to the beauty it once was. We have a lot of work to do. I am so excited for this!!!!!

Quote of the day...

2011-03-03T18:31:00.000-06:00

"Do you know that McDonald has a farm"

~ Nene

Tatum

2011-02-27T18:14:00.000-06:00

Taters will be 5 months old on Wednesday. The entire time I was pregnant I had dreams of a happy baby that would take a paci and bottle. Nope, not her! I call her my "Angry Baby". She's cranky alot. She also won't take a paci or a bottle! And it is driving my CRAZY because I'm not a big fan of nursing and thats all we do. I'm still nursing her every 2 hours and can't get anything done. But she really is the CUTEST freaking baby EVER!!!! When she's not angry, she laughs and smiles all of the time! I just want to eat her cause she's so cute! Little Taters!

Nene

2011-02-16T16:00:00.003-06:00

Christmas 2010

2011-01-18T14:07:00.001-06:00

Christmas time comes once a year, now it's here, now it's here! Bringing joy to all those near falalalala!

We had a GREAT Christmas (aka Fristmas in our house)! It really was one of the best Fristmas's ever!

Reason's why it was so wonderful:
It SNOWED!!! We actually had a White Christmas
Christmas is always fun with a bunch of little kids!
Santa was extra nice this year!
I got an awesome red Kitchen Aid Mixer!
Just a really good Christmas!

Glasses

2011-01-03T15:27:00.001-06:00

Reese got glasses!!!

Merry Christmas

2010-12-15T16:03:00.000-06:00

The Tree

2010-12-12T13:09:00.001-06:00

Here's this year Christmas Tree!

I know, the star is crooked...

Halloween 2010

2010-12-02T17:08:00.001-06:00

This year for Halloween I really didn't give a crap. I just wanted it to be over. I made Kailyn's and Hayden's Bee costumes, no I take that back... My friend Jodi came over to force me to make the costumes and instead to told her how to do it and made her make them for me. I didn't even finish the costumes, they were Wingless Bees. Reese and Ashlee's costumes were a Walmart special. I actually feel kinda bad that I didn't do a better job with this years Halloween... Sort of. Ok not really.

Almost of the pictures are of Hayden. We went Trick or Treating in one of our good friends neighborhood and the older girls ran off with their friends and I didn't see them until they finished the entire Sub. Even though I was completely annoyed with Halloween, it still was super fun.

Jiminy Cricket!

2010-11-11T15:21:00.001-06:00

When I think of a cricket I think of one that wears shoes and holds a little umbrella. If only that were true... I wouldn't be so creeped out. This little bugger is a Camel Cricket. He is not cute or wear shoes and jumps around with an umbrella. I HATE these things! They are stupid and are like 2 inches long and look like spiders that jump around super high. They are so freakin nasty the cat and the dog will not even touch them, and they lick their own butts. They just creep me out! I hate hate hate walking in to the kitchen with the lights off and seeing one jump around. They also can climb walls and hangout near the ceilings. This cricket is horrible and tech not even a cricket.

Kailyn 4!

2010-10-26T08:48:00.001-05:00

Kailyn's 4! Her birthday was yesterday. Last week I took her out last week to get her 4 yr old pictures done. I'm really happy with the way they turned out!

Here are a few!

Last night we had a little family birthday for her. We ate Halloween pizza's and then had her Spidar cake. She loved all of her presents! It was Olivia heaven for her. I still can't believe that she is 4!

Daughter

2010-10-21T11:42:00.000-05:00

I love this song!

There's my baby!

2010-10-12T12:49:00.000-05:00

Tatum Olivia

2010-10-10T19:26:00.000-05:00

Tatum Olivia is here!

Her Story:

Thursday night I was having contractions that were pretty consistant so I went in to triage just to get checked out. They checked everything, I was was dilated to 4 cm and they hooked me up to check the progress. After 10 hours and no progress they sent me home. Friday I did my normal mom stuff, cleaned the house and went to Target. That night around 11 pm, I got up to pee and as soon as I stood up my water broke (exploded) ALL over the place. This is my 5th kid and I have NEVER had my water break ever. Usually they have to break it for me. Anyways, immediatly after my water broke, I started getting these horrible aweful PAINFUL contractions. Holy crap I thought that I was going to die. I got to triage, I was 6 cm. After a very painful hour I got my epidural (got stuck in the back twice and now dealing with back problems still...) They checked me again and I was 9cm. Surprise, remember the painful hour. My Dr. wasn't there yet, and I had to push, so I got to hold her in until he showed up (20 min). He showed up and 2 pushes later Tatum was born! This was my fastest labor ever. Not a big fan...

She was 3 weeks early and weighed 7lbs 1oz and only 19in long. She is so little! I have never had a baby this small!

This is who my husband fell in love with...

2010-09-29T17:21:00.001-05:00

One of my really good friends growing up is posting all of these awesome pictures of me all over facebook...

Chocolate Covered Caramel Popcorn

2010-09-29T10:23:00.001-05:00

Since I have nothing else to do while trying to go into labor, I came up with this deliciousness! Chocolate covered Caramel Popcorn!! I am awesome. Your welcome.

Caramel Corn

* This recipe has to have real popped popcorn (by stove or air popper) you CAN'T use microwave... it won't work.

12 cups popped popcorn (2/3 cup kernels)
1/2 cup butter
1 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
3 cups mixed deluxe nuts

(if you don't want to use nuts, pop 15 cups of popcorn)

Pop popcorn until you have 12 cups, put in really large bowl, add nuts and mix.

In a pan heat the butter, light brown sugar, light corn syrup, and salt on medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes.

Remove from heat.

Stir in the baking soda.

Pour over the popped popcorn and stir till well coated.

Put on large ungreased cookie sheet or two....

Bake at 200°F for 1 hour stirring every 15 minutes.

Remove from oven and start making chocolate!

Chocolate Stuff

I make each pkg separately. 1 for each pan...

2 pkg milk chocolate chips
2 tsp shortening (1 tsp for each pkg)

In a microwave safe bowl, place 1 pkg chocolate chips with 1 tsp of shortening.

Microwave about 2 minutes, until chocolate is shiny

Remove and stir until melted.

Quickly stir on to caramel popcorn.

Cool completely, before eating

Enjoy the goodness...

2010-09-29T08:38:00.001-05:00

What do you do when your fighting with your sister over a Hannah Montana water bottle? You shove her face into a window.

Yep, that's what happened last night. Reese "accidentally" pushed Ashlee and her face "fell" into the window. Ash is fine, she just has a little bruise on her check...

I really don't have any words to say about this....

Race for the Cure

2010-09-29T08:30:00.000-05:00

Last Saturday the Race for the Cure was held downtown. They went right down our street! There was a TON of people, I thought that I heard almost 15000 people participated. I took this picture from our balcony.

37 Week Update..

2010-09-28T12:53:00.000-05:00

There is no update. I'm still the same as last week...

Oh, I lost a pound.

36 Week Update...

2010-09-21T15:19:00.003-05:00

Hooray! I'm 9 months!

Had a Dr. appointment this morning and I am already 3-4 cm dilated! So exciting!!! Why?! Because I can have this baby at anytime!! And then I won't be pregnant!!!!

So my plan is to start running on the tredmill...

Baby Stats:

We had another ultrasound and she slowed down on the weight gain. Right now she is measuring 7 lbs 5 oz, still big but nothing to be too concerned about.

How I feel: Large. Huge. Enormous. Giant tumor..

Sleep: Nope. Can't roll over...

Gender: Still a girl!

Weight Gain: I only gained 1/2 a pound... So I don't count it...

Labor Signs: Need more...

Follow my nose...

2010-09-14T18:35:00.000-05:00

With this pregnancy I have had some really weird cravings, and it has nothing to do with food. I have been craving smells!!

1. New tires

I am loving the smell of new tires. Weird I know, but it is wonderfully smelly. Whenever I go to Sam's, I walk by really slow just so I don't look like a freak smelling tires. If I could I would buy a tire and bring it home to smell it all day long.

2. Gas

Ok, who doesn't like the smell of gas?!

3. New Contruction

There is just something about the smell of drywall. It makes me happy. Luckly for me I have a lot of construction going on in my house.

HOLY CRAP! OWWW!!! 34 week update...

2010-09-07T13:50:00.000-05:00

My body is seriously under attack with this child!

About 8 years ago I broke about 3 ribs on the left side of my body. They healed kinda funny (like not in the right place) and even now when I lay on my side weird or if I get to much pressure on them it hurts. Well guess who decided to find those ribs!!! She has gotten so big that I can feel her "down there" and in my ribs at the same time. Do you know what its like to be hit at both places at the same time? Well it sucks. And it's just going to get worse because she has to stay in there for another 4 weeks. Anyways, back to my pain... It feels like she is curling her toes around them and re braking them! I am having a hard time breathing (because of the shooting pains from the ribs), I can't bend over (because she is there!) and everything else has gone to crap.

This just isn't fair. I'm 5'1". I shouldn't be having babies this big. (Stupid Brian...)

Well, here's the update:

How I feel: Angry. She has gone past her welcome and needs to be evicted.

Sleep: Nope, don't remember what that actually is... I having been stressing over her coming. i.e. going into labor and not having a plan for my kids.

Gender: Girl. But will be having another Ultrasound in 2 weeks, so we'll check again.

Weight Gain: Ugh..5 more lbs (in 2 weeks). That's a total of 41 lbs all together... But, most of it is just water weight (unless my Dr is lying to me). I have been swelling really bad in the past couple of weeks. Worried that I might get pre-eclampsia again.

Labor Signs: I don't even want to talk about them.... I'm contracting all of the time.

32 week Update

2010-08-24T15:52:00.000-05:00

I'm 8 months! So wonderful and extremely exciting! Why?! Because I am only going to be pregnant for another 6 weeks! Had another ultrasound today, Baby Girl #5 is already 5lbs 9oz! The Dr. says that by the time I am 36 weeks, she should gain another 3 lbs. Other than that, she is doing great!

How I feel: Huge. Just huge. I swear that my belly has grown 3in in the past hour... I can breathe just fine! That's because she dropped 2 weeks ago. Now it just hurts to sit and walk. My body (legs, hands, face...etc) has also doubled in size due to swelling... I look awesome!

Sleep: I am not sleeping well at all! She will not STOP moving! I feel like a zombie throughout the day. Well at least I will be ready for absolutely no sleep for when the baby comes.

Gender: At every ultrasound I make the tech check to see if it is still a girl... It still is

Weight Gain: Total I've gained 36 lbs. BUT I haven't put anymore on in the past month. And hopefully it is going to stay that way!

Name: She finally has a name! Brian is not a fan but I don't really care what he thinks, it's my baby.

Labor Signs: YES!!!

So that's the update

Thought of the day...

2010-08-24T07:47:00.005-05:00

Whoa there, magazine, I already bought you. No need to pop out a million little post card babies asking me to subscribe...

2010-08-18T14:01:00.000-05:00

Kailyn just informed me that my belly is really gross...

Thanks Honey

Love you too...

2010-08-12T13:47:00.002-05:00

I'm really getting sick of this heat! And the seven day forcast lied... it's 100 degrees right now but it feel like 109.

I'm super swollen

I really want it to be Fall...

The First Day of School

2010-08-11T08:35:00.000-05:00

Today is the First Day of School! Reese is in 2nd grade and Ashlee is in (full day) Kindergarten. Ash is SO excited to be in Kindergarten! Reese could really care less that school has started again. I can't believe that my little Ashaleelee is in Kindergarten! It makes me a little sad to think about it...

Some of the Bus Kids

2010-08-02T10:09:00.000-05:00

29 Weeks!

Almost done

I really need to put a picture up....

Baby Update....

2010-07-28T09:13:00.000-05:00

I am finally 7 months (28 weeks)! This pregnancy has really gone by really fast! I had a doctors appt and ultrasound yesterday.

Here's the update:

The baby is to big. At 28 weeks she is already measuring 3lbs 5 oz. And of course the doctor is concerned (again). I will have another Ultrasound in 4 weeks and another 4 weeks after that. At 36 weeks the doctor is going to "re-evaluate" the size of the baby and determine when I am going to have her. In other words; I might have the baby around 36 weeks because she will be to big for me to push out and I am not going to have a c-section. No matter what I will have her by 38 weeks.

Brian VS. the Table Saw

2010-07-28T08:53:00.001-05:00

*WARNING*

*THE FOLLOWING PICTURE IS DISGUSTING VIEW AT YOUR OWN RISK*

So, last night Brian was doing some work with his table saw. Yup you guessed it! He cut himself! His left thumb actually. He didn't need to get any stitches because there wasn't any skin left to stitch up. So, now it has to be cleaned with peroxide everyday (which includes many four letter words and screaming from Brian)and wrapped with dressing. It's going to take a long time to heal, but hopefully he won't have any problems with it later on. He is SO lucky that he lowered the blade to the saw before he started using it. If he didn't, he wouldn't have a thumb anymore.

Here's the picture, I took it before we left for the ER...

Looks like ground beef...

Bad Day

2010-07-13T13:41:00.000-05:00

Today as been a HORRIBLE day!!! And it is only 1:27 in the afternoon. My kids have been awful. All 4 of them! I am so stressed out! I feel like all I have been doing is screaming at them. These are the type of days, I don't like being a mom. (Whatever, you all have those thoughts) They won't stop fighting/screaming/hitting/biting/talking/laying on the freaking ground at the store/running away/climbing anything. And it all happened while we were out shopping today. I freaking went to Target and didn't even enjoy my shopping experience!!! So, now Reese and Ash are grounded to their room until Brian gets home. (And if I hear any screaming or fighting from that room they are going to be grounded until school starts!)Kailyn is having a quiet time and Hayden is in her bed asleep. And I get to clean the Kitchen.

I really can't wait until school starts. I am so over summer...

I'm really digging that womans sweater, wonder where I can find one...

Happy 4th and 5th of July!!!

2010-07-07T08:33:00.000-05:00

The 4th of July

I have no pictures of the 4th of July. Because I am so awesome I forgot to charge the battery and realized it when we got to river to watch the fireworks. Just another Holiday where I forget my mom duties in the picture taking department. Other than that the 4th was great!!! We went to our neighbors for a cookout, ate lots of food and had lots of fun! Then we all walked down to the river for the fireworks. I love the benefits of living downtown, while everyone was trying to find parking spots, we just crossed the street!

The 5th of July

The 5th of July was our anniversary! Our 7th anniversary. We spent the day really loving and enjoying each other all day! Actually Brian made me hang drywall for the day. And it sucked. Do you know how freaking hard it is to hang drywall on 10ft ceilings? Not to mention that being 6 1/2 months pregnant also makes it even better. We went out to dinner on Friday to a really nice Chinese place, that was really fun! No kids, no screaming, no chicken nuggets, or spilled cups of junk. Just me, Brian and Jimmy Jengs. It was great. The food was amazing and Brian got his cow on and ate everything.

Overall, the weekend was great!

Baby Update....

2010-06-28T08:35:00.002-05:00

How Far Along: I am 24 weeks, or 6mo for those of you who can't do math
How Big is Baby: Baby #5 is the should be the size of a papaya. Lucky me, my Dr already confirmed that she is bigger than she should be...
How I'm feeling: SWOLLEN! My fingers are like sausages! My other complaint (besides being pregnant) is that my lower back is really starting to hurt, alot. I haven't felt this much discomfort since I was pregnant with Ashlee. This pregnancy really isn't too bad. It's just like my other pregnancy's. I still get "morning" sickness alot, but I'm not throwing up as much anymore.

Weight-Gain: 30 lbs...

I would take a side profile picture, but that really involves too much work: taking a shower, actually putting a bra on, and trying to hide my 30 lbs I've gained...

2010-06-26T14:05:00.000-05:00

Eww!

2010-06-23T17:44:00.004-05:00

I've found this REALLY awesome pool! I love it! (It was just built 2 yrs ago, so it is really clean.)It has a giant waterslide, a splash park thing with another waterslide and it is awesome. But today some kid had to deface my awesome pool and POOPED in it!!!! But since it is an awesome pool, we now get it get in free next time we go...

Ally got Married!

2010-06-23T16:10:00.005-05:00

Way back on the 27th of May, my sister Ally got married!

Ally and John

Ally and her best friend Becky

2010-06-16T08:45:00.003-05:00

So I know that I completely suck because I haven't done posts in a really long time. But today is not the day either, I plan on spending the day at the pool...

Here's some updates that I might actually get around to post about but probably not:

My sister Ally got married!
We went to MI
My sister Haley graduated High School!
I've gained 30 lbs!!!
Hayden is a nightmare
I love summer, but it's too hot
Broke the screen on my flipping camera
Still can't believe I am going to have 5 girls...

I hate my hair...

2010-05-21T08:25:00.002-05:00

I hate my hair.

I got it done yesterday and it looks horrible. I hate it. I went from a bleach blond to a nasty brown mess with ugly grey highlights. I wanted to get my hair darkened so I won't have to worry about getting it done every 6 weeks after I have the baby. But I'm hating the dark. I really want to go back in soon to get it highlighted asap, but I can't because it's just not that healthy for my hair. So now I have to wait 6 weeks with ugly hair. To make matters worse they cut my poo hair to short. So I hate the color and the cut. At least my hair is growning really fast right now, I just hope that it will fade really soon too.

Sorry, you don't get a picture.

Brian says he likes it, but he's a guy and he lies so it doesn't even matter what he says.

And to make my awesome week even better I threw up Taco Bell and fried chicken. So now I won't ever want to eat them EVER again. And I love Taco Bell...

2010-05-18T13:51:00.002-05:00

We are having a girl.

I'm taking this pretty hard too. As soon as I found out I was bawling. I couldn't help myself. I really wanted this baby to be a boy. But it's starting to sink in and I'm actually a little excited to have a healthy baby girl. Now I just have to find a name for this little girl. I have no names picked out, this isn't going to be an easy thing for me, considering the fact that I have 8 names already used.

2010-05-03T18:56:00.001-05:00

Bath Time

CANDY BARS!!!

2010-05-02T11:03:00.004-05:00

I have been having all sorts of cravings with this pregnancy! I have never been so random about cravings. And most of the time they happen all at once... I think that now I really understand why pregnant women would want to eat pickles with ice cream....

Things I have been craving lately (the past couple of days)...

Nachos
Cinnamon toast crunch
Candy bars (doesn't matter the type)
milk (Which is just nasty! And I can't drink it)
Milkshakes
GIANT AWESOME GREASY HAMBURGERS from either Hardee's or Rally's
Pork mini buns (Chinese food)
Broccoli SMOTHERED in cheese
egg rolls
Fried Eggs (the gooey ones)
Doritos
Pizza
m&m's
shrimp
meat loaf and mashed potatoes

I will NOT touch any type of fruit or veg right now. The very thought of eating anything remotely healthy makes me want to just gag. Unless that it is covered in cheese, chocolate or fried, all 3 combined is even better.

A Lemon

2010-04-20T12:01:00.003-05:00

Today I am 14wks. Right now #5 is about 3 1/2 inches long and weighs 1 1/2 ounces. The same size as a lemon.

Haley

2010-03-28T19:49:00.004-05:00

My sister Haley asked me to do her outdoor Senior pictures. Here are a few...

Tung Kow

2010-03-22T09:37:00.002-05:00

I've fallen in love with the Oriental Market! It is amazing! Anyways, I bought a package of Tung Kow Dried Noodle (Product of the People's Republic of China!) The package is in Chinese but they added some translated "English". This is what it says for the cooking directions... (This is word for word with the spelling off of the package)

"Rong He" Brand Tong Kow Dried Doodele is a traditional diet made of choice flour white and smooth. Soft but tough threads and easy cooking are favourable for pot luck. For entertainment of guest or for use as a gift.

Subbestions for cooking: (1) Frying: After softening the Noodle in boiling water. Take out to fry along with sauteed dainty ingerdients until well done. (2) Boiling: Fry the aforesaid ingredients to half-done. Put in boiling water at the bubble and gether. The softened noodle to simmer until fully cooked. (3) Deepfrying: After frying in boiling oil for 1-2 minutes. It is crisp and savoury and when coordinated with congee or other diet. It is appetizing, Indeed!

It's that awesome!

The Park

2010-03-10T13:38:00.009-06:00

Since it was 71 degrees today! We went to the Newburgh Park after Ashlee's preschool. I LOVE this warm weather that we are having! Summer is coming and we are all super excited about it!!!

This is how we wash our face!

2010-02-27T18:59:00.003-06:00

Baked Beans

2010-02-11T15:57:00.002-06:00

In Ashlee's Pre-K class, the kids were asked what their favorite food was and how it was prepared. This is Ashlee's Answer:

Baked Beans

"Mommy heats up oil in them. Some milk and chicken and Pepsi. That is it. Then she puts it in the oven. Sometimes she puts it in the microwave and the oven. Temperature is 4 and she cooks it five minutes. My dad makes fruit cakes. We have fruit cake with our beans. I like fruit cake. That's all!!"

So I guess her favorite food is Baked Beans! Which actually really funny because I don't think that I have EVER made Baked Beans before because they are disgusting. I've also never seen Brian make a "fruit cake", maybe he's doing it while I'm at school. I think that everyone should really try her recipe because it sounds yummy!

Dear Jesus...

2010-02-05T09:15:00.003-06:00

Ashlee seriously is really the funniest kid ever! Here is a conversation that I had with her last night...

{Ash} Mommy, can I have a drink of your pop?

{Me} No

{Ash} Why not?!

{Me} Because I don't want to share!!! ( just playing around with her)

{Ash} I'm telling Jesus!

"Dear Jesus, Please tell Mommy that she has to share her pop with me! Amen"

{Ash} (Really deep voice) KIRSTIN, you need to share your pop with Ashlee!!!!

{Ash} See, he said you have to share!

2010-01-25T14:16:00.001-06:00

I know, I've been slacking on the blog and now it has become a boring blog. I have plans to get to it, but I just haven't gotten around to it...

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-28T10:17:00.000-06:00

All I Want to Christmas Are My Two Front Teeth...

2009-12-24T12:15:00.001-06:00

26

2009-12-21T13:12:00.003-06:00

I turn 26 on Wednesday. I have been dreading this day for the past couple of months. I am getting old. 26 just seems so old to me! I can't be 26. High School still doesn't seem that far away and now my life is just speeding up faster and faster every year. I am getting old. My once perfect tight size 0 body now shows the signs of having given birth to 4 kids and not to mention having nursed every single one of them. (Nursing does it own special magic on your boobs) I look in the mirror and see WRINKLES underneath my eyes. They ARE there and I see them. 26 is old. I'm no longer going to be in my early twenties but in my late twenties, which is just another way to say "almost 30". Reese will be 7 on Friday. I am going to have a 7 year old! It scares me that she is growing up so fast, it scares me that I did grow up.

Hi, My Name is Kirstin & I have an Addiction

2009-12-10T14:23:00.000-06:00

Yes, I have an addiction. It's called "Antiques" I love Antiques! I spend way to much time at anitque stores and spend way to much money on them. And yes I do bring all of my kids with me. This little baby here is my latest purchase. I bought it today from an Antique Store and paid only $13 dollars for it. So after doing some research on this, I found that it was made in 1868 and worth a whole lot more than $13!!!!!!! It is a CFH (Charles Field Haviland). Isn't that cool! I love my addiction!

Ally's Getting Married!

2009-12-09T15:44:00.004-06:00

Aren't they just perfect for each other?

My awesome week...

2009-12-04T09:02:00.005-06:00

This week has been "awesome"...

On Wednesday my house caught on fire. Well not really, we had a chimney fire and the fire department showed up so that was nice. Now we don't have any heat in the back part of the house ( the kitchen and the family room)... (the furnaces are connected to the chimney...) So now we are waiting for someone to come and take a look at it so we can use it again. But it is cold in the kitchen and the computer is in the kitchen and I am cold right now...

And then Thursday night my darling first born threw a shoe at a window that was about 100 yrs old and BROKE IT! Brian and I just started laughing! Of course she broke the window!! So far the past months have been HORRIBLE!!! (not for me for Brian, work stuff) And all we can do now is just laugh!

Here is a picture of the damage. Ignore the blue painters tape, I lost interest in painting and someday will finish it...

Hayden 10 1/2 Months

2009-12-01T14:15:00.002-06:00

I can't believe that my little baby is 10 1/2 months old. She has gotten so big so fast! It kind of makes me a little sad that she is growing up. Right now Hayden weighs just about 19lbs, she's a little skinny but she is in the 90% in height (she must get that from me because I am so tall and skinny...) She can stand up without any help, when she wants too and is TALKING! I'm sure that she will be walking really soon! I can't get over how HAPPY she is! When she was born she was not a happy baby at all... but now she just sits there and giggles to herself! It's so funny!!! She also loves to sing and dance to music. I love this little girl!

Got Wood?

2009-12-01T13:57:00.001-06:00

WE DO!!!!

Thanksgiving

2009-12-01T13:45:00.003-06:00

We had a great Thanksgiving! My In-Laws came down from MI and the kids loved having them here! The food was awesome of course, because I made it. Really, everything turned out great! We had 2 turkeys, why? WHY NOT?! I cooked one in the oven and Brian smoked the other one. I don't really have alot of pictures, well because I was busy eating...

Sick Update....

2009-11-23T08:23:00.003-06:00

It's been 24 hours since anyone has thrown up! My fingers are crossed for the rest of the day...
Reese has lost 5 lbs since she has been sick. For those of you that know her, she didn't have 5 lbs to loose! Now she weighs 43 lbs. Ashlee has lost 4 lbs, and now weighs 34 lbs! Kailyn didn't loose any weight and only threw up 1 time! Hayden's still sick, she's not throwing up anymore but now she has a nasty cough. She now weighs about 18.5 lbs, she lost 1.5 lbs! Poor baby needs to put some weight back on!

I was sick last Monday and I didn't loose any weight...

So that's our sick update.

Sick Sick Sick

2009-11-16T13:57:00.002-06:00

After a week of throw up and poop all over me, my body finally shut down and decided that I was going to get sick too. This past week has been HORRIBLE! First Reese had Strep and then she and Kailyn had "intestinal" issues and now Ash is throwing up all over the place. My favorite is when she barfs in her sleep in bed. When is this going to end?!

Kailyn's 3!

2009-10-26T16:17:00.004-05:00

Yesterday was Kailyn's 3rd birthday!!! Kailyn is such a funny little girl! She has SO much personality! Nini really is the MOST stubborn child I have every had to deal with, but really is the cutest 3 yr old ever!

We just had a family birthday and she had so much fun! She loved all of her presents and loved her cake! Oh my gosh, her cake was AMAZING! I made it (of course). Kailyn loves candy so I decided to make a Reese's Cup cake. It was made out of Devils Food cake mix and I layered the middle layer with milk chocolate icing and then I made Marshmallow frosting (from scratch) and whipped in some peanut butter. I know I am so awesome....

For her pictures I just followed her around the house and told her to strike a pose and say cheese...

She's so cute!

Kailyn LOVES to play the piano

A typical Nini face...

2009-10-16T08:36:00.000-05:00

It's Not Fall!

2009-10-15T13:51:00.004-05:00

So far this Fall season has been a dreary, cold and pretty much raining everyday kinda Fall. So I am kinda disappointed with Mother Nature. She really is ruining my favorite season! I love fall because it is pretty. But right now it's cold. It's flu season, and did I mention that it's cold?! I really don't like that it's only the middle of October and I have already had to turn my heat on. Bring on the $1000 heat bills. So since it's cold now, whats the Winter going to be like?! I don't like the cold, it hurts my back and makes my house cold. I don't mind the cold if it is snowing, but here in Evansville IN (armpit of the US) it doesn't snow. It rains and it's cold. And right now it's cold so in my mind we didn't have a Fall, we just went straight to Winter.

So Happy Winter.

Evansville 1/2 Marathon

2009-10-12T08:28:00.003-05:00

So yesterday I ran the Evansville 1/2 Marathon. I think that I did pretty well, considering that I really haven't trained in about a month. I feel great right now, my only issue that I have is the giant bulging blister on the bottom of my right foot. I also decided that I am going to run another 1/2 marathon (or a whole marathon) in April... I know I am crazy...

Facebook...

2009-10-09T13:20:00.002-05:00

So I decided that I am going to re-enter the world of facebook. So come be my friend.

Ozzy!

2009-10-05T10:38:00.002-05:00

We got a dog!!! His name is Ozzy , he is 12 weeks old and is a Jack Russell/Fox/Rat Terrier Mix! We LOVE him!! And I personally think that he is super cute! We brought him home Friday night, and so far he has been great!

No Bake Cookies

2009-09-21T10:30:00.005-05:00

My all time favorite cookies...

2 cups sugar

1/2 cup milk

1/4 butter

1/3 cup cocoa

3 cups oats

1/2 cup flaked or shredded coconut - opt

1/2 cup peanut butter

1 tsp vanilla

Combine sugar, milk, butter and cocoa in a large pot. Bring to a boil - cook for about 1 minute.

Remove from heat, mix with the rest of the ingredients. Drop mixture with large spoon on to wax paper. Let it cool and harden. EAT!!!

Hello, Poison Control....

2009-09-20T19:13:00.004-05:00

See this little girl? She's cute isn't she? Well once again we've had to call poison control on her again. This child really drives me crazy! This is what happened:

I just finished cleaning off the Kitchen table (really I did, I was throwing the junk in the trash). Kailyn takes the bottle of Clorox and sucks on the tip and sprays it in her mouth. Awesome. So she starts gagging and spitting. Brian grabs her and makes her drink some water and I call poison control. No big deal.

So far we have called poison control on this kid for about 12 - 13 times and she is almost 3.

It Died...

2009-09-18T12:57:00.002-05:00

My Garbage Disposal is dead. And I'm pretty sure it is entirely my fault, I fed it to much. So now I don't have a disposal right now and it is really making my life difficult!

I hate old houses....

My Big Toe...

2009-09-10T15:05:00.002-05:00

My poor big toe. It's seen better days. It all started Saturday...

I ran 9 miles on Saturday, after the run I noticed that my big toe was a little bruised. No big deal. My fault because I wore the wrong socks. Anyways, on Monday I was walking thru the living room and kicked a pile of blankets out of the way and ended up kicking a big pile of toys. My children think that putting things in a pile and covering it with a blanket it is how to clean the living room. I said a few nicely chosen words and threw the toys in the trash. They're not my toys, I don't care if they go in the trash. And obviously they didn't want them either because they left them on the floor. So whatever healing my big toe was doing was gone. Then on Tuesday morning before I had to take Ash to school, I was standing at the counter talking to Brian and all of a sudden Hayden (who is in her walker) sprints to me from across the kitchen and RIPS OFF MY TOENAIL!!!! It's gone, all of it and it is really gross! It hurts! It is seriously a bloody mess! I ended up going to the doctor because it was "leaking". It was starting to get infected so know I am on some antibiotics and some nice pain pills. My toe has to stay wrapped up for the next couple of weeks and it hurts it walk. While I was at the Doctors, I asked him how long till I will be able to run again. He just starts LAUGHING at me and telling me that I won't be doing any running for a LONG TIME!!!! Awesome. I am supposed to be running the half marathon in a month. So know I don't know what I am going to be doing about the run. I hope that I will be able too, but it doesn't really look like it going to happen right now...

2009-09-01T17:02:00.002-05:00

Reese finally lost her front tooth! That stupid tooth has been just hanging there for the past week. I got so sick of watching her tongue it to death, so I pinned her down and pulled it out.

Look what I made!

2009-08-26T15:37:00.004-05:00

My friend Adrienne makes these super cute crocheted hats and she taught me how! This is my first hat. It was SO easy! I plan making hats for everyone now...

Ash's 1st day of School

2009-08-26T09:40:00.003-05:00

Yesterday was Ashlee's first day of PreK. She is really excited about going back to school, she loves it!

2009-08-21T11:33:00.003-05:00

I'm going back to school! I am really excited about it too! My goal is to become a Nurse Anesthetist, but I have to get my RN first! Yes, I know that I am completely crazy for wanting to go back to school, but this is something that I am really interested in doing. So wish me luck!

2009-08-19T08:15:00.001-05:00

So, I got a little bored and made these shirts for the girls.

First Day Of School!!!!

2009-08-12T08:29:00.002-05:00

Reese is officially a First Grader! She is so excited to be back in school, actually she's not, but I am!!!! I have been waiting for this wonderful day for about a month!!

As you can tell in the pictures, Ashlee is VERY upset that Reese is going on the bus and she is not. She starts school on the 25th...

2009-08-10T10:58:00.000-05:00