Happy Kids Make Me Happy !!

Lately I have been a little "down" sick of being in the house, wishing I felt 100% physically, and trying to get back to myself again .... whatever that is :-) My kids are great at helping me find out what normal is and how to get right back into it. They have been a great distraction for me and my recent useless self pity ...... blaaahhh. Between running them from one thing to the next, to attempting to keep up with the regular Mom stuff I don't have a lot of time to sit and wish and worry, or think about my current miss-comfort. One of my goals for 2010 is to write something in the journals I have just for them, at least once a week. Wow this has made such an uplifting and positive difference in my life lately! I love writing down the fun things they say, or making little notes to them about how amazing I think they are, and how impressed I am with their talents and abilities. It has been really good for me to get out of myself, and really enjoy the more important silly kids stuff! As I have said many many times .... Reagan, Dylan and Jack you are amazing and I am So Luck to be your Mommy :-) Thanks for helping me see the bigger picture through your little eyes, Love you!

Happy Heart Day

Hope you all had a fun Valentines Day we Sure Did .... I LOVED the Heart Day weekend with the Kids, and of course Wes too! Cookie decorating with friends was full of sugar and fun. Jack's first cookie decoration was quite the masterpiece, he was making it for his Daddy. Me and the kids made some Valentine cards for each other, and we all swapped a few little gifts as a family. We didn't get anything mailed out to the cousins or grandparents this year, sorry.

Hope ya all know we love you!

January ... The Fun Stuff!

New Years Party!!

We had a little New Years Eve party here at our place. It was fun! The kids of course had a blast running around, dressing up, playing games and staying up way to late. We ate (obviously) and laughed and played a few games with our friends. Wes was talked in to games to begin with, but was excused when he started drifting off at the table with cards in his hands. The kids ran outside and yelled Happy New Year for a while and then came in and started wrestling Andy, guess who won that fight?

January Snow Days !!

I don't know if you are aware but Reagan and Jack LOVE the snow! Dylan likes to sled and make footprints in his snow boots, but in most cases would rather be playing the Wii. Wes had a little time over the holidays and took the kids sledding. Then while my Mom was here helping out she got to re-live her Canada childhood in the snow! Reagan really had a great time with her building snow people and a little throne for she and Wally. Jack just really likes to wear his mittens and eat snow, yuck, stay away from the yellow!

Grandma Bev Came !!

As I mentioned earlier we were so lucky to have help from our Mom's while I was recovering! Couldn't have done it without them that's for sure!
While my Mom was here Wes decided to get me out of the house and take us to breakfast. We went to this locally owned place called Dominic's, it was really yummy. They had a frog statue and a fish statue inside so the kids had to have a picture. (there are a lot of these frogs around town but most are outside) They also had a painted mural of Erie on the wall, we love these old places in town. It was dang cold during her visit, Grandma Bev hadn't been here in the winter before. (and may never come again!) We had to stop by the frozen bay to show my Mom the ice fishing huts, I think she thought it was kinda cool. And Wes and the older 2 kids took her to an old Church in town that has some really beautiful windows and features. We also had hot dogs and smo'res in the fireplace downstairs for F.H.E. with Grandma, the kids Loved that and can't wait to do it again. Hopefully she had a little fun and it wasn't just work, work, work while taking care of us. It was great having her here! Thanks Grandma Bev!

Grandma Ewing Came !!

The day my Mom left Wes's Mom came to help, we really are blessed. It was great to have her here with us. Unfortunately for her this was her second winter visit to Erie, we need to try for a spring or summer visit so she isn't to bias, and frozen! She and Wes got to go see Avatar one night, and the next week she watched the kids so me and Wes could go on a date. (to see Avatar, apparently Wes liked it) Wes also took Susan and Reagan to a Greek festival where Reagan ate some little hamburger and rice wrapped in a grape leaf thingy, I was impressed that she tried it. They also took a swing by the old Church with the cool windows in town, I really need to see inside this Church. And Grandma also bought the kids a fun new Wii game called Out Door Challenge. It's a really cool game where you have to jump, run, lean, slide, stomp etc. to win fun games. The kids LOVE it, and I love seeing them play, they even do the team setting once in a while and work together! WOW! It was great to have her here taking care of us, I hope it wasn't to exhausting, next time in the summer ..... hitting the beach! Thanks Grandma Ewing!

While Susan was here the kids had their first basket ball games, it was SO fun to see them play. Wes snapped a few shots, and I am now wishing I had the camera and video camera at ever practice and game since then. Last practice Dylan made a basket (you should have heard the cheers!) and during his last game he dribbled the ball all the way down the court twice. Reagan was on FIRE her last game, she got 3 rebounds and made 4 of the 8 points to help her team win the game! The only girl to score all game! The love playing basket ball :-) January was a great month that's for sure.

January ......

I haven't updated in quite a while so I thought I'd better post a note and fill ya'all in. January has been quite a month for our family! It started out with a fun New Years party with friends and a pack of kids .... good times. And ended with me recovering from a very unexpected surgery .... not such good times, but VERY blessed!
Due to some complications from an ectopic pregnancy I had my second surgery in 2 weeks on January 6th. It was an emotional time filled with a lot of help from so many. The 2nd surgery was similar to a c-section type surgery so I was warned that I would be down for a while! Our great friends here, helped so much with the kids, and meals while I was in the hospital for 5 days. We have a fantastic Ward and really great friends here! So much help and love, and concern we are so grateful! Wes was able to get a few days off of school and be home with the kids, getting them off to school and being around to pick them up. He turned into Mr. Mom I was really impressed. Reagan was a big help too as she usually is. As I say "everyone needs a Reagan!"
Then we were blessed even more to have my Mom fly in the day after I got home from the hospital and stay for 10 days. And the day my Mom left Wes's Mom flew in and also stayed for 10 days! WOW We couldn't have done it without the Mom's! Wes is in school full time and is very busy between his studies and the OR. We are all so thankful for their help tending after me, and taking care of the kids, and the house. They just jumped in and took care of things so I could get better ..... Wow! What would we do without Mom's/Grandma's? They love and serve all their lives, such wonderful Women!
Now I am on the upswing and felling much better everyday! Reagan and Wes are still helping me tons and the boys are trying not to jump on me if possible.
We have had a lot of love and support sent our way through this tough time and I am really appreciative of it all! The Lord has blessed us so much spiritually, emotionally and physically from the very beginning!
Thank You, We love you all!