YUCKY SPIDER!!!!!!!

Picture this....  I'm nestled in my bed.  I have been asleep for a good four hours.  It's nice and comfy.  And then out of nowhere, I hear a shreak!  I wake to hear Mia screaming.  She is known to talk in her sleep so I laid there for a minute because I thought for sure she would go back to sleep.  Nope.  MOMMY!!!!!!  I jump out of bed and sprint to their bedroom.  I think I ran into a few things since I did it in the dark!  You see, all four kids were at our house last night so I didn't want to disturb everyone's slumber that I so wish I was included in.  But I wasn't.  And neither was Miss Mia.  I ran into the room to see her sitting in the corner of her crib.  As soon as she sees me she starts screaming, "MOMMY, YUCKY SPIDER!!!!!"  I'm pretty sure baby girl had a bad dream since she can't see spiders in the dark.  I try to explain to a two year old the best that I could that there wasn't a spider in her bed and that it was only a bad dream.  Yeah, she wasn't having it.  I picked her up and rocked her until I thought she was asleep and attempted to lay her back down.  She freaked out!  "NO MOMMY!!!!!  NO!!!!!"  By then I hear a little voice behind me, "Mommy?"  I didn't answer because I knew what that meant.  House party at 3am!!!  No thanks.  Miss Sam went back to sleep or else I think she did because I never heard from her again.  As I'm trying to calm Mia down I hear, "What's going on??"  It's hubby.  I tell him she thinks there is a spider in her bed.  He grabs her and says,. let's go to bed.  Needless to say, I had little feet in my back all night.  We do not co sleep so this never happens.  I must admit though, I liked having my baby girl next to me.

What was funny is that as we laid them down for their nap today, she freaked out again and hubby had to turn the light on and show her there were no spiders.  This is all my fault.  I am deathly afraid of spiders.  She has seen me freak before so I'm sure that's where she gets it from.  Hopefully we don't go through this again tonight.  I'd like a good nights sleep.  I'm sure she would too.

So, any funny "bad dream" stories you'd like to share?

God bless,
Kami

I'm singing in the rain.......

So today was my day off.  I now work three days a week and the occasional Saturday.  I have Tuesday's and Thursday's off.  It has been raining all day long.  So after breakfast, the girls asked their normal question.  "Mommy, wanna go outside???"  I'm thinking to myself.  These crazy kids want to go outside.  It's raining!  I told them no, that it was raining.  Mia gave me a pouty face and said, "Please mommy???"  OK, she said the magic word.  I then think to myself, why not?  It isn't going to hurt them.  If they get wet, I'll dry them off.  No big deal.  So I opened the door and told them to run free....  This is what happened.

Sam ran out right away, Mia was a little slower to get out there.

Once they got out there, a ton of laughter erupted from their little bodies.  They sounded like a bunch of crazy hyenas.  (As I type this, Mia is asking to go outside again.  She is saying, "Not raining no more..."  lol)

I asked them to pose for me and say It's raining!!!!!  They did it.  That doesn't happen often.  LOL

It was so much fun that they hugged each other!!!  OK, I put them up to it again.

And now, they are outside yet again. At least it isn't raining now.  Hey, it makes them happy!  I like to make my kids happy.  I love making memories.

What did your kiddos do today?

God Bless,
Kami

These are a few of their favorite things.......

Now that you are singing the classic song from Sound of Music, I'll share with you Sam and Mia's favorite things!

Let's see.....

fruit snacks
marshmallows
Bananas
Oranges
apples
gold fish
cookies (any kind really)
Ice cream
cake
bagels with peanut butter
pancakes
scrambled eggs
mac and cheese
grapes
raisins
peanut butter and jelly
cereal
milk
juice
chicken nuggets
french fries
pizza
chips
grilled cheese
quesadillas
cheese roll ups
hot dogs

That about sums it up.  My kids don't like veggies.  I still put it in front of them each time I serve it in hopes that they will miraculously try it.  Maybe one day.  I'm not going to stop!

Other things they love....

going outside
making tents and hiding under the covers
coloring
painting
playing with play doh
watching any shows on Sprout.
playing with their toys of course
playing in their swimming pool or any water at that.
making messes!
being chased by daddy and I
going to bed with their flash lights so they can read their books and get on each others nerves. lol
and fighting!  Yes, they love to fight.  Good gravy!

Their favorite shows....

Caillou
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Yo Gabba Gabba
Poppy Cat
Elmo

Their famous words...

Sam, "Mommy, what are you doing?"

Mia, "NO!"  (we are working on that lol)

So there you have it folks...  The many things my wee ones love.  Thought I'd share.

Have a blessed day,
Kami

Temper Tantrums

Are in full force over here!!!!  LOL  Yesterday I got home from work all ready to snuggle my wee ones when all of a sudden, BAM!  Full out temper tantrums.  Crying and whining and time outs.  I was ready to go back to work!  LOL  Seriously though, this is a part of parenthood.  This is what I signed up for and I would do it all over again in a heartbeat.  I'm sure you all would too.  And to the ladies still trying to have their miracle, it is so worth it.  I promise!  Of course yesterday, I may of said it differently.  LOL

I have a new laptop!  You know what that means?  Blogging more!  Yeah!  I can now blog more and document my life!  I was going to shut down this blog but I just can't do it.  It holds too many memories and I have made some beautiful friendships.  I know a lot of you are following me on Facebook now so whatever pictures I post here you may have already seen.  Sorry about that!  

I am super excited it is August.  I am getting excited about the fall.  Michigan is beautiful in the fall.  It only means that Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas are around the corner.  My favorite time of year.  The girls are getting old enough to open presents so that will be fun to watch.  Of course, Christmas is not about the presents but I'm excited to see the few we get them.  Hopefully they don't get into the Christmas tree like last year.  I doubt that though.  LOL  I'm starting to think about what I want to dress them up as for Halloween.  I'm thinking Minnie Mouse.  Not 100% sure yet but they love Mickey Mouse clubhouse.  Or a Disney princess.  I haven't really dressed them up for Halloween yet so this will be the first year.  I'm excited!

Well, that's all for today.  My posts are scattered.  So sorry for that.  I'll leave you will a little twinkie spam.  They are getting so big!  

Kami