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My free mini cupcake from the gas station by my office today!!

A Mother's Child

A Mother's Child

A mother's child is every breath that she takes,
walking hand in hand, they are every step that she makes.

And as their steps will grow to strides,
still a child, in mother's eyes.

Every ache and pain they shall feel,
mother will share and with love she will kneel.

She will pray to God to take care of her child,
to protect and guide them through every mile.

Her child is the very core of her soul,
from baby in arms to an adult they will grow.

For to a mother, her child will stay,
the precious infant she held that day.

Author Unknown

Had to share

I woke up this morning to the sound of the refrigerator opening. I go to the kitchen (5:40am) and see Dylan sitting next to the refrigerator with a bag of chocolate Easter candy. He smiled at me when he noticed me watching him and his teeth were covered in chocolate. I so wish I had the camera and got a picture of that. Priceless!!


On to my older boy Landon. Last night he and I went on a long bike ride and we were talking and he told me that he wants to learn how to tie his shoe laces. Great! We got back home and I showed him how and he practice and practice and he finally got it! He was so proud of himself as was I. He kept untying his shoes and trying to tie them but couldn't quite get it again. He got frustrated and gave up. Skip to this morning. He wakes up and tells me he would like to start taking a backpack to school because he doesn't like carrying all his stuff. OK no problem. So he gets his backpack and starts loading it up with his blanket and show and tell for the day. He came out ready to go and I asked him what he put in his bag. He starts listing things and here's how it went: Landon: "I've got my blanket, my Power Rangers for show and tell and my black tennis shoes (he was wearing flip flops) so I can put them on and tie them when we go outside at school". So freaking cute! When he was walking out to Zach's truck with his backpack on it gave me a glimpse of him when he starts kindergarten in August. I can't believe he is growing up so fast. My baby is becoming a big boy...

It takes two

It takes two children to turn your world upside down. When we only had Landon dare I say life was easy. I guess easier would be more appropriate!! Enter Dylan. :) He is so funny and very spirited but much more to handle then Landon was at his age. I guess that's why God gave me Landon first!! Don't get me wrong, Landon has his moments...A LOT, but we never experienced the "terrible two's" with him. This is all new to us and I am at a lost on how to deal with this new parenting dilemma. Going out in public is super challenging these days unless it is all about the kids. Zach and I do not (or at least try to avoid if we can) take the kids out to eat because it usually turns into a stressful evening for both of us. Landon is now getting more independent and likes to go out front and play with his friends and ride his bike. We are comfortable letting him do that without us being there ever minute watching him. Plus he is really good about keeping us informed of where he is going to be. Dylan on the other hand can not be out there with the kids by himself and he so desperately wants to be and do what ever his brother is doing. We take him out every once in a while but it is hard to try to get things all taken care of in the house (dinner, etc)when he wants to be out front. I try to get him to play out back since he can be out there and I can still keep an eye on him from the kitchen but for some reason out front is much better. Anyway, I guess what I am saying is that two children seems to be a lot more difficult right now but I wouldn't trade it for the world. They are both the loves of my life (along with my husband of course!)and I couldn't imagine my life without them. Thanks for listening!!

Last night

So here is how my night went last night. I pick the boys up at daycare and take them to Landon's karate class. Trying to get a hold of Zach to see if he was going to make it and take Dylan home so I don't have to deal with crazy baby there. No luck. Get to karate and Zach calls and says he just left the office and won't be able to make it. Great. So I decide to take D out to sit in the car for a while after he decided it would be fun to run on the mat as the black belts are saying their little chant. Lovely. Hang out in the car for about 10 minutes and decided to give it another try. Get in the studio go to the front desk to sign Landon up for his graduation and hear the front door open. I knew immediately that Dylan has escaped. I take off out the door as Dylan is running in the parking lot. That kid is fast and it didn't help that I was wearing heels! Get him back inside and calm myself down just as he picks up someones fountain drink and drops it all over the floor. Nice. A super sweet mom went and got lots of paper towels and helped me clean the mess up. Finally class is over and Landon decides he needs to spent 10 minutes in the bathroom as I am trying to contain my little wild child. Wait impatiently for Landon to finish up and rush them both out the door sure that the owners are going to be locking it as soon as we get out. I didn't hear the click of the lock so I am assuming that is a good sign. I guess we will see tonight when we head back for round two. Oh yea, this all happened in a 40 minute time frame. Jealous???

I just wanted to let you all know that the mother of little Madeline Spohr has posted an update on her blog about the memorial service they had for their daughter today. http://www.remembermaddie.com/. I encourage you all to read it and watch the video. It is absolutely breathtaking. It is a heartbreaker so have the tissues ready. This makes me have a new appreciation for everything I have as well as the people in my life. All my best.

FYI: here is a link to an article about the Spohr's family. My heart completely breaks for them. http://tinyurl.com/d26ya5

Happy Birthday D-Man!!!

Happy 2nd birthday to my sweet baby boy!! I love you!

Why?

Hi all. This blogging stuff is completely new to me so please bare with me as I get my feet wet. I wanted to start a blog for a couple of reasons. 1. it is a great way to write things done about our family and keep friends and family updated on our lives and 2. to get my feelings out about things I experience. So my very first post is due to something I have experienced recently. Ok, so I am completely at a loss for words about a terrible tragety that happened last week. Have you ever asked yourself, "why is life so unfair?" Well I came across a blog (The Sphors Are Multiplying) through another blog I have been faithfully reading (Matt, Liz and Madeline) and I have been asking myself this question for the past week now. The parent's of a little girl named Madeline Sphor lost her un-expectantly last week and I can't help but ask, "why???" I can't look at their blog without crying and being a mom of 2 boys it is hard for me to imagine what these parent's are going through. I know that death is a part of life but why a child who was just starting to live?? How are parent's supposed to cope with losing a child? How do you move on? These are all things I have been asking myself and I have absolutely no answer for any of these questions. All I have to say is...sometimes life just isn't fair.