Long time no type!

Wow its been a super long time since I have made it over here to the blog.
Lot's has gone on since my last post. Bailee is in 1st grade and Bryson is in Kindergarten
Bella is sill in preschool and im still teaching at the parents day out.
My cake orders continue to come in and I love it, its so much fun and I enjoy every minute of it.
I am actually starting a new blog with my cake pictures on it.
Ok that's all for now, I promise not to neglect the blog for so long again. :)

Well its all over for now.....

Saturday was Bailee's dance recital. My was it so much fun. I enjoyed it way more than I thought I would. Bailee's class when they went out for their Tap routine they all froze and just looked at each other it was so funny. Once Bailee had a break to watch the older kids dance when her class went out in act 2 Bailee was so ready to dance. She was very dramatic in her movements it was too funny. Then they had a big preschool finale and all the preschool classes were on stage and danced to a wiggles song it was just adorable. Now im reconsidering letting her dance at this school in the fall because the recital was just to special and what would be the point in dancing all year and then not having anything to look forward to at the end of the year?

I took some pictures and video but the pictures are not too good because you were not allowed to use a flash so they are as good as it gets. I do have some cute ones of her backstage I will put videos on facebook.

It's official.....

Well Bailee is officially no longer a pre-k student. She had her graduation ceremony at school last night and then today was the final day. Now when the school year starts up in the Fall she will be in the real deal. Oh my where does the time go?

Bailee has always been such a sweet little girl. From the moment she was born I was in love. I remember being so nervous and thinking how protective I was over her to know that wow I am caring for another human being now. Bailee was always a good baby she was so easy, slept through the night, never fussy when we were out and about, always just went with the flow.

Now when she hit 3,4,and 5 such a different story. Not to say that she is not still sweet but boy does she have an attitude, she is sassy, and all I know when she is a teenager I am so in trouble. Now I know you are thinking she is my pay back well not really because her baby sister is making up for that in her own way. I guess all my kids are payback in some way form or fashion.

Anyways on to the ceremony last night. It was a great time, they had made the whole class shirts with a class photo on them so adorable, they sang some songs, and had their officially diploma giving time. It was very precious and something to cherish. I have lots of photo's and video that I will post on facebook only because the blog takes way too long on video's. But I did scan in her little preschool diploma. I felt sorta gloomy yesterday because I feel like such a new part of life is starting with Bailee and that its all just going too fast. I know they all grow up but I just think about all the things I have rushed her through and think I should have just slowed down and enjoyed the times we were in. So anyways check facebook for photo's and video later on.

Memorial Day

Memorial day was an awesome fun day! First we started with a yummy breakfast sausage gravy and biscuits with bacon. Next we played in the sprinkler, picnic lunch, played on a slip-n-slide, nap time, more slip-n-slide, snow cones, pizza for dinner. Yeah packed full of fun. I love being off and making memories with the kids, there is nothing like it. The kids told us over and over how much fun they were having and how it was a great day! That is what every parent wants to hear!

On Tuesday we had Parents Day Out, a dentist appointment, errands, grocery shopping, you know all the fun stuff. Well lets just say I was not happy leaving the dentist office. Bailee has 4 cavities. One of them is so bad she will need a crown, good gracious it is going to cost us 511 dollars even after insurance. I am cracking down, I told Bailee no more candy, sugar free gum only, more water to drink and lots of brushing and flossing going on. Its just crazy to spend this kind of money on baby teeth but I feel like we need to fix it as well because she will need a good base for her permanent teeth. I always had crowns and cavities as a kid and so apparently I have passed down another not so good gene! Oh well I will call around to different dentist and see what my options are. Anyways I hope you enjoy the pics from our fun time.

P.S. th epics of the strawberries and the fish tank I probably havent written about. THe fish tank is Bailee's Birthday gift 2 months late. She picked out a guppy fish and some type of African Frog. Yes just 2 more mouths for me to food yeah me right. Then the strawberries are from when we went strawberry picking last friday! That was o much fun. We have made lots of goodies from them. Check out my other blog for what we have made and pics as well.

Caterpillars and Butterflies....

So today I was thinking I was going to stay home because we have been so busy! But I thought I need to have something fun for the kid's to do otherwise they will be climbing the wall or not getting along. So I was looking online for crafts and cooking crafts to do with my kids at school and found the very tasty caterpillar.

Now please know that my caterpillar's looked like snakes instead, but that's OK the kids still loved it. I made 3 total one for my kids at school tomorrow and then that left 2 for us. They were very small circles but I didn't want them to be very big. We are going to be talking about the life stage of a butterfly tomorrow at school so I though how appropriate to make this caterpillar pizza to have at lunch and then butterfly cookies for dessert. I always like trying things out at home before I do them at school, the kids always love the chance to get in the kitchen and help me cook. They had a blast helping and playing with the flour and left over pizza dough. My flour was a mess after they dumped flour in the floor but that's OK it was cleanable. If that is even a word. :)

So after nap they got to decorate the cookies, I decorated the ones going to school tomorrow and you will see why after the pictures of bailee and bryson's decorated cookie's. :) All in all it was a fun day, now I'm not so sure I got any rest like I was hoping for but oh well there is always tonight! I'm going to be a heathen and not go to church, get early baths, dinner, and kiddo's off to bed earlier! Whew I'm tired just thinking about all I have to do tonight! I would not have it any other way though!

Spring.......

I love Spring, its beautiful with the flowers blooming, the grass becoming green again, its just such a new feeling. I do not like the Tornado aspect of Spring but it just comes with the territory. Now Spring for 2 of my children health wise is probably not their favorite. Bryson and Bella have had a hard time with everything blooming and the weather warm one day then cold the next. Bella began with the wheezing first. She woke up on a Monday night with this very strange breathing so I start breathing treatments and sat up with her until midnight to make sure she was ok. Well her wheezing continued that week by Friday she was having not so pleasant diapers because of the pulmicort and finally after a complete week of wheezing is better. Of course she does go this coming Monday for her 15 month well visit gosh that is hard to believe.

Now for Bryson he just started wheezing this week at least it wasn't both of them at the same time they traded off weeks. I always now when Bryson is not feeling well because he just lays around and sucks his thumb. He has not gone into the full blown wheezing but has the tight chest and runny nose and a very hoarse(spelling?) voice. They want to still be outside all the time and I hate to not let them but it is just not good for their allergies. So I have to choose whether we stay in and don't enjoy the nice fresh pollen air or go out and take that chance of multiple runny noses, watery eyes, and wheezing. Well we usually choose to go outdoors who wants to stay in on such a beautiful day.

Things have been somewhat better since my last post of Lots.... I decided that I was going to put us on this regimented schedule at home because I am always running around rushing the kids to get ready and we just have this mass frustration and anger flowing through the house. Plus I know with Bailee starting Kindergarten in the Fall we need to have a better way of getting ready and out of the house than just rushing to get dressed, no time for breakfast, just chaos. So the whole schedule thing is working out great and things are less stressful.

I can not believe that next week I will be registering my baby girl for Kindergarten where did these 5 years go? It has flown by. I look back and think how much time have I wasted on stuff that didn't matter and to just relish the time with her before she is off to school. I know now that I need to do that with the other 2 that are right behind her growing up just as fast.

Lots......

Well here goes, Friday March 27th we had Bailee's Fancy Nancy Party it was a huge success. All the girl had a great time and so did Bailee. At 3:00 pm the hot water heater went out oh lovely!! We call a plumber who comes out at 9:00 pm and tells us yes you need a new one we can do it parts, labor, heater and 10 year warranty for $1235. Oh the joys of being a homeowner. Thankfully we still had some tax return money, but it was vacation money!!! Anyways that next day they are there putting in the new one. Boy do we have hot water. At 3:00 that afternoon I had scheduled a spa party like I needed to have another party that weekend!! Hello what is wrong with me? The party was fun, but then we got all these Tornado warnings and yes take cover all this bla bla bla stuff, the news people are really getting to were they are so overreactive. Yes im still just as afraid of tornado's as always but good grief they go overboard.

So that was a very busy 2 days. Then I remembered oh yeah we volunteered to keep two seminary students overnight on Sunday. I had told them to just use us as a backup well we were needed. SO now im off to washing towels, changing sheets, cleaning the house up once again. We had some of the sweetest girls to stay with us they were awesome I totally enjoyed them being here. My kids loved them too, Bailee keeps referring to them as the sweet girls that stayed with us. That Monday I had to have them at the church by 10:30, Bailee and Bella had a doc visit at 11:00, I had the grocery store, Dance, and all kinds of stuff to do that day. Whew I feel tired all over again just thinking of how tired I was. Tuesday of course was school, Wednesday we went to the park with bryson's friend emillie, Thursday was school, Friday we of course did our usual running around, Saturday I had rehearsal for a drama I was in at church.

Now let me slow down and explain this drama. I was to have this monologue of inner thoughts about being a stay at home mom and all the stresses I feel. Well this was a piece of cake for me I told them you will be getting the real deal here!! My monologue was as follows:
"Mom, Mom, ugh if I hear that one more time im going to change my name. On days like today when the kids just wont get ALONG, and the baby will not stop SCREAMING I could very well loose my mind. There is all this pressure on me to be a mom, a wife, take care of the house, cooking, cleaning, mounds and mounds of laundry, changing diapers. I spend all day meeting everyone's needs. But what about my needs? just because im a mom does not mean I dont have needs. Like to be able to go to the grocery store and not hear MOM HE HIT ME, or MOM I GOTTA GO PEE, or trying to keep the baby from once again wiggling herself out of the strap and standing up in the seat of a moving buggy!! Im just so tired!!"
After my monologue 3 other people said theirs then the Jesus Character came to each one of us for us to pour our cup into His and our song director told me he wanted me to give Jesus attitude like it was just someone else coming to bother me, attitude I can do but it felt weird doing it to a Jesus character. But anyways it turned out to be a great drama, everyone said they thought my part was funny, I told them that was my life.!!

So now that brings me to this week. Monday was not so busy, Bryson didnt go to music because once again he was not cooperating at all and I was not about to go and put on this fake happy face at music as thought i was bubbling over with Joy to be singing songs with my son who at the moment I just was really not happy with. Bailee did not have dance that night yeah! So during their nap time I thought I have got to come up with something to get him to cooperate with me every morning because its like that every single day and it just makes my day just start horrible. So I came up with a reward system where they earn play money and at the end of the week they can buy things that I have gotten from the Dollar tree such as candy, pencils, stickers, and so on. Well Bryson said im going to cooperate. Tuesday morning when I go in to wake him for school, I thought to myself yes its going to work, He earned a dollar because yes he did cooperate.

Now so much for my wishful thinking because we get to school and we start having a melt down about something he wants to do I tell him NO and what his options are and he just continues in this horrible fit of ugliness!!!!! So it of course just escalates to a very unhealthy ugly scene with me crying and all upset, its time for kids to be arriving at school and I cant even hold it together to deal with my class. I am just so tired of all this, I feel like getting in the car and taking 3 days to myself, just to regain my sanity. I am trying all these different things to make this behavior stop and it all seems to be a failure!! I am standing my ground with them and following thru on everything I tell them will happen if they dont act right and that is killing me worse than just giving in....Im not so sure I can make it through this stage!!! I know that once we get past this that it will be so much better in the long run but OH MY LORD I NEED HELP making it thru till then. OK im so sorry that I have vented and posted such a long post but I feel better now. I will post pictures from Bailee's party and then I also have pictures from the park but I will post them on another post since I made this one so long!