Day 304

Happy Halloween!!! Today I did a craft project with Freyjas class and took them a popcorn snack, they LOVED me! Nicole and Freya came over and trick or treated with us and then stayed and played for a while. I'm not sure we will be seeing them again before they move :-( The girls had a good time though we had the normal "me first" and pouting issues....at least in three years when they are reunited they will be older and hopefully play better. We took the girls by themselves then nicole and David watched the girls while I took Jax to the 5other houses in our cul de sac that had their lights on. He immediately picked up on the concept of if he said thank you, people would give him candy. Both kids got two pieces this evening before bed then I sorted through all of it and applied the parental candy tax. Tomorrow is Jaxs least favorite day of the month, the day I drag him to every store in town for first of the month shopping. David and Freyja have teeth cleanings tomorrow after school and then Saturday is grocery day with Gran!

Day 301

It's been a busy weekend! Friday night we had a mother/daughter sleepover with Freya and Nicole. Saturday morning we had our garage sale, Saturday afternoon we played at Opa and Granmamas for a while then went to the egg haunt and froze our body parts off. It was so chilly we skipped the haunted hay ride! Today we had to break the news of a dead hammy but the mood lightened with a gift of a couple new small toys and then decorating our pumpkin. Jax has a play date with his friend Zane tomorrow morning, then downtown trick or treating Tuesday night then the grand finale Wednesday night! In other news, I learned this evening one of my all time favorite books is being made into a movie, "Life of Pi". I look forward to rereading it and then seeing how well it translates to the big screen!

Day 297

Girls night at the fair! Nicole and I took the little goddesses to the fair tonight and had a blast! We hit the hardcore rides first then finished up the night with kiddie stuff. Highlights of the night consist of going through a fun house with moving floors, it started out "normal" but to exit you had to go through a spinning tunnel. Freya went through first and got stuck in a tumble, then Nicole went to save her and bit the big one! Freyja had little problem going through, I freaked and took several moments before I could force my way across. Freyja saw a bouncy thing like she loves at the mall and wanted to bounce so as her special prize I paid to let her bounce. The bonus was since no one else was bouncing, the guy let Freyja keep bouncing til SHE was done!!! I think she gave out about 15min in!! Ooooo she loved it! We didn't leave til 745 and had to take Freya and Nicole home, then Freyja begged for Arby's so we stopped and grabbed her a junior, she showered, ate, brushed and hit the hay all in under 15minutes! Daddy was nit pleased we were so late but sometimes you just gotta do something special for your kid! I don't think this is a night we will forget anytime soon!!

Day 295

We had a play date with DJs niece Cheyanne today. The kids played for bit then Jax wanted to go visit DJ. He has fun trying on the steam punk glasses John has been making for Halloween. Other than that its been a quiet normal Monday!

Day 293

No sooner did I hit publish in my blog last night then David came in with a whimpering Freya that wanted her mama. I tried snuggling her but I'm a far cry from the real mama when a babe is tired and upset! Freyja and I drove her home, came home, snugged for about 5min before she passed out next to me. Today we went over and the girls played princesses while Nicole and I tackled some more garage demons. The movers will be there Monday to start packing them up...have I mentioned THIS SUCKS?!? The girls had a good time but due to lack of sleep and lack of mama for a good portion of last night Freya was a very fickle girl today and it didn't take much at all for mine to set her off frequently and you know how Freyja loves to egg a situation on! Daddy and Jax had a great day playing. Tomorrow is laundry day!

Day 292

I can't wait to say in the morning I survived my first sleepover! Freya is staying the night tonight and we've played outside, had pizza, watched the new TinkerBell movie, had popcorn and now my little goddesses are snug in bed together with the VReader reading books, Jax is out cold in his bed and talking in his sleep, daddy is playing his game and I'm chilling in the bedroom for bit enjoying some music. Tomorrow Nicole and I are organizing her garage for our garage sale next weekend..we would've had it tomorrow morning but after seeing her garage this morning the thought we could get it done in one day leaves me in fits o hysterical giggles! We did manage to clear a path today and make a small dent but truth be told an exploded mine field has a better chance of organizing over night than that garage! Ah but I did find treasure today! A framed poster of Nightmare Before Christmas and a notepad full of their most famous scenes. I still need to haul another few bags of books over there and a few other odds and ends that's cluttering up my garage. By next Saturday we will have a phenomenal garage sale or a very organized haul for goodwill! Eyelids are drooping, time to crash! Here's hoping all my lil chillens let me sleep tonight!!

Day 290

Jax and I took Gran grocery shopping this morning, complete with a trip to Hardee's for breakfast. Jax always has orange juice and hash rounds while mom and I enjoy our biscuit and gravy. We got back to Grans house with a few minutes to spare so Jax could see Grandaddy then had to zoom back home in time to pick up sister. We arrived at school with 10min to spare! This week has been fire safety week for the kindergarteners so everyday Freyja has come home with a "did you know..." For me. Today she and Jax played fire fighters in the back yard, she pulled him around in the fire truck (red wagon) while he held the water tank and hose (blue ball and a stick), then when they would reach the fire he would hold out the stick and Freyja would throw the ball at the fire (or where he was pointing). It's amazing what these two can think up together...or what Freyja can think up and get Jax to go along with! Tomorrow is report card day!!! I remember the anxiety of getting mine back in the day...I hope she never gets that worry and that she's a better student than I ever was! If its good grades, we are off to the fair on Tuesday! Yay!!

Day 289

Third night Jax has dropped out on me with no fuss before 830! Must be all the fresh air, increased appetite and cooler sleeping weather! After I tucked him in I went to check on Freyja and claim the iPad, I crawled under covers with her and she was gone in under 5minutes. My turn! Grocery day with Gran tomorrow as long as tonight stays decent.

Day 288

Ah yes...teaching baby brother a new way to play with stickers...never a dull moment! Freyja now has homework M-R and due on Friday. It's just practicing letters, some coloring and the occasional word game with a parent. After her homework tonight I took the kids outside to play, we were out there about 2hrs. David left for his meeting, we came in for dinner and the kids put away 3 bananas, more than 1/2 a pint of strawberries, then a big dinner each. Jax eat another bowl of Golden Graham's and Freyja had cherry vanilla icecream with me. She went to bed on time at 730, Jax was out in my arms by 745,David and I watched a full movie uninterrupted and now it's time for bed! It's been a fun and full day!!

Day 286

Well Friday morning I woke up feeling bad and it only got worse. David took Freyja to school, worked half day then let me be sick and nap the rest of the day. Today the kids and I went with Nicole and Freya to the pumpkin patch over in Milton. I felt good when I left the house but no amount of hydration could fix how bad I felt after an hour of being out in the sun. After 2hrs I had to call it a day, we took our picnic lunch to the big shaded park over by the helicopters near mom, let the kids play a bit longer then came home. The kids had a blast!! The best part for me was boiled peanuts, Jax loved the cow train and Freyja loved the tube thingy that she and Freya rolled around in. I tried to load pix tonight but the computer...well lets just leave it as the pix will be loaded and shared tomorrow...mama needs a happy pill because of technology tonight! Here's hoping lil man sleeps past 630 tomorrow! Yes I went to bed early last night but 630 on a Saturday or Sunday us just cruel!!!

Day 283

Look out world I have two new wheels! Yep, I now have a bike. Freyja has been begging to ride her bike to school so now she and can practice til we both have the leg strength to make the trip. It's under a mile both ways but she can't even make it around the block without stopping 2-3 times. Both kids are off their norm today and its driving me insane! Freyjas been in bed since 7 and I'm still waiting for Jax to fall over...been a long day/night!

Day 281

Lazy day! What should've been a school day ended up a sleep in day followed by daddy and Opa in the attic, lots of outdoor play and a free redbox to complete the night! Freyja apparently had a 48hr bug, Friday night she woke me up at 1am for clean up duty, was symptom free Saturday, then Sunday we went to Mom and dad vhs for Monnies birthday and as soon as we finished lunch Freyja was sick again. She's eaten several times today and has had tons of fresh air and playtime so I'm hoping the bug has timed out finally! Jax came in about 6ish this morning and was as cold as ice so I flipped him up under my already toasty covers and he went back sound asleep for another few hours. It was nice to have him back in my bed this morning...but very crowded! Tomorrow he and I are off to drive Miss Daisy and the ol man around Milton.

Day 279

Well... I think I can safely say it was just a touch of food poisoning that had Freyja down last night and today. She's been perky and eating since about 2pm when I made her a huge pot of home made chicken noodle soup. Jax has done his best to be a sweet boy and let sister rest so we played trains and watched his favorite movies while sister napped and relaxed in her room all morning. I hate having a puny Bugg but rather it food poisoning than a 24-72hr flu bug! Here's hoping the rest of the weekend is uneventful!

Day 277

Jax and I kidnapped Gran today and played. After we picked up Freyja we went to Chik Fil A for a quick playtime then took Gran back home. Jax learned two new words today, poo and pee...both which he has shouted at the top of his lungs on numerous occasions today! TGIF tomorrow even if it is ssdd!

Day 276

School pictures and babies holding babies! It's been a day of firsts! I can not put into words how much Jax loved holding Ryker today. He would've sat there for hours rocking and cooing "oh bebe" over and over if we'd have let him. Freyja said she gave the photographer a beautiful smile today. They were the first ones in to take pix so hopefully her little "headlights" are still straight and you can see the squirrels on them. Kids had their haircuts Monday, I did mine today. They took an inch of dead ends off. Time to go get lost in a book and ignore the political outcries from the internet and tv!

Day 275

I wish I could've gotten a picture of Hadley and Jaxon playing together at the park today but neither would stay put long enough. My friend Michelle makes hair bows and made a pair of squirrel barrettes for Freyjas school pictures tomorrow so we met at the park for our youngest ones to play, Hadley is one month younger than Jax. I'm in a funk right now but that's all I'm saying, sorry the blogs are less often but when my mood sours, everything suffers. Tomorrow we have a morning play date with DJ then lunch with a bunch of mommies & youngens. School pix are tomorrow, keep fingers crossed for a beautiful smile!!