Sweet Deal, Sweet Blog!

One of my great friends is doing a fabulous giveaway on her blog.
http://www.uniquelynormalmom.com/2011/06/ergobaby-carrier-review-giveaway.html

She is giving away a ERGO Baby Carrier worth around $120!! Click on the link and follow the directions on how to enter for your chance to win plus there is more than one way to enter!

But don't stop there check out her other blog posts, go ahead do it you know you want too!

Good Luck!

My Life As Mom
Crystal

Wordless Wednesday-Family Fun Beach Trip

Wordless Wednesday: When I Became We-June 10, 2006

Ask Ellie!

How do you like being home schooled?
I like it. I read books, color, play and do my writing.

Whats your favorite activity?
Playing with girl toys and playing with my brothers.

What do you want to be when you grow up?
I want to help people cross the road also help cars stop.

What is your favorite color?
Purple, I love it!

How do you like being a big sister?
I like it to much.

What are some of your goals?
Pennies, diamonds and lots of coins.

Do you like having a at home mom?
Yep, my dad has to work.

Wordless Wednesday-Best Friends Also Siblings

Our Sweet Little Ones

Ellienor

Ellie is thoughtful, kind, smart, creative and graceful.

She is growing into a beautiful young girl!

Carver

Carver is courageous, active, smart, brave and adventurous

He is a great brother but knows how to push his sisters buttons

Creed

Creed is clever, charming, happy and gentle.

He is loved so much by his sister and brother.

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Can't believe how fast they grow.

They have blessed my home, my life and my heart!

Big Step, Growing Family

My husband and I have gone back and fourth for months on if we should have another child or not. I was just scared to make the wrong decision and a lot of "what if" was running through my head. So after re-scheduling my IUD placement twice I decided to do some soul searching....

We can afford four kids and we may live in a two bedroom apartment but we will be moving into our own house this time next year so I am not really worried about space or money. I am worried about...........my ability to mother four kids. Is there enough "mom" to go around and/or enough time for each child. I have noticed when I have a bad stressful day I think "No way, no more kids" but on good days (there are way more good days than bad) I think "I can see more one, I could do it"  I always think maybe my brain is over thinking the whole situation. Of course kids are stressful their kids and that's there job to grow, learn and explore but what really matters is I am willing to re-change our schedule and myself thinking to add another child.

 A friend of mine asked "Why do you have to have another one now or in a year or two? Just wait until your youngest is school aged and have another one" Answer-my siblings are eight and seven years older than me, I hated it! I didn't have anyone to play with or talk too, I was pretty lonely. Since I was a little girl I always wanted four children and to have them close together so they wouldn't feel the way I did as a child. So having one down the line when our youngest is school aged would put that baby far behind his/her siblings before putting that baby in the situation I was in as a kid.

So what have we decided......to have another one! Some may think we are out of our minds but my husband and I think its the right thing for our family. We are excited to bring another life into this world, to our home and to our family!

We are trying now until August and skipping September-February because we don't want to chance having the baby on one of our older children's birthday (they are all summer babies) plus I don't want to be in my third trimester during the summer. If we don't get pregnant by August we will start trying again in March.

Cheers to new paths, new life and hopefully a great future!

Green Rain Boots

My wonderful full of life almost 3 years old son has these green frog rain boots, he has this weird obsession with them.  He will not let them go for anything. He has a kung fu death grab on these things, he wants to sleep with them, spend all day in them and even bathe with them! I can't lie it's pretty cute that he thinks they are the greatest thing in the world, but there is one problem......

    They make his feet STINK!!

Sitting here just thinking about having to take them off to give him a bath tonight is making me nauseous! We have tried putting socks on him, he'll take them off and put the boots right back on. I even one day hid them but some how he found them. I really think the only thing to do is burn them..........I can't because he just loves them. When he wears them you can tell he thinks he is the coolest cat on the block!

Here's to a happy kid, stinky feet and the enjoys of motherhood!

Wordless Wednesday-Our Zoo Trip