Tiny Compassionate Heart

Tonight for family movie night we put in the new Tinkerbell movie "Tinkerbell and the Great Fairy Rescue". While lounging back and eating popcorn there was a part where Tinkerbell and her new friend Lizzie have to say goodbye to each other. Both characters had every sad faces and my little girl.....

Burst into tears and said "mommy this is so sad"

I looked at her with a little bit of shock at her reaction to this, and it took me back to when I was pregnant and I would cry at a greeting card ad.

So I quickly scooted on to her recliner and held her. (these were big, real tears).

She was so sad for the two cartoon characters that it took pausing the movie and talking out her feelings to calm her down.

Shea: "mom it's so hard to say goodbye when you love someone so much!"

Me: "I know babe, and it's so sweet for you to think of their feelings like that."

Shea: sobbing, "it's so so sad"

I had no idea how to respond other than to hold her.

I have to say I too had a moment of heart ache and amazement at the pure compassion that my 6 year old had just expressed. What a sweet, loving girl I have in my home.......... I am a VERY LUCKY Mommy!!

St. George UT

Now that we have kind of settled into our routine again I can look back on our wonderful trip to St. George and tell you all about it.
The drive there took a lil extra time because the DVD player broke and it had to be replaced by stopping off at Target. Plus we had to stop in Beaver and get "squeaky cheese" (so worth it).
After arriving at my sissy's house we were welcomed by very excited kids that instantly began their favorite games.
Knowing in advanced that the next day would be filled with lots of cooking (my sister had to cater for a wedding) I tried very hard to sleep. But if you love a sibling as much as I love mine it was like a 5 year old trying to sleep the night before Disneyland.
Woke up and when I mean alot of cooking.....wow........I chopped peppers and zucchinis from about 830-2. Plus there was stirring and making bread and flavored oil for that bread. Then sis ran off and we were left in charge of getting Chaser to football practise... 100 times I asked him do you have everything you need? 100 replies yes! So Hubman and I load 6 kids in the car and head off to practise about 20 minutes away, park, and Chaser says "Uncle Kevin wheres my helmet?"......Yup 100 time was not nearly enough times to ask do you have everything?

The next few days where filling with movies in the AMAZING theater room, swimming, and game play. Ava and Aislynn spent 98% of the time joined at the hip while in full dress up mode. Shea played lots of PS2, chased the big boys, and kitties all around and Dean soaked up all the attention of big boy cousins and his lovey auntie.

Before I wrap up my story I have to tell you about his very cool place we went for date night. Anasazi Stake house.... You order your steak or shrimp or scallops and they bring them to you raw on a hot stone (700 degrees hot) and you cook it on your plate on this hot stone!!!! It was amazing and really tasty. But you know when men get together their mental age becomes 14. So of course my hubman and Trishy's hubman where melting icecubes on it and seeing how hot their forks would get and keeping their mashed potatoes hot. Silly Boys!
All in all a great new experience.

NOW FOR THE GREAT PICTURES............

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Rested?

After returning home from a 3.5 day vacation I have realized that feeling rested is not in my future. While visiting my sister I woke up feeling good went to bed late woke up early and yet was energised all day.I never felt tired or like I was running on fumes.

Then returning home I hit a big brick wall.

So why is it as a mom we never really get rest? It's the norm to see mom's walking around a little droopy eyed and to hear them respond to a question "hu?"
Then I sat here and wrote down my daily adventures and WOW no wonder I'm so tired!!!!!

I wake up at 7 to pack lunch get 3 kids dressed and backpacks loaded. Plus, I have myself to get ready. (cuz you don't want to be that mom in pj's with bedhead). Come home make beds and clean kitchen all before 9. Oh I should blog and Dean will need a nap but you MUST fit it in before you have to pick Ava up at 12. Lunch must be healthy and filling or you'll hear every hour til dinner "can I have a snack?". Then Ava needs a nap (Dean on his second one) wake them up before you need to pick Shea up at 3.
"Mom, mom, mom we need a snack and can we play wii?"
"hu?"
OH DAGNABIT!!! I didn't go to the store for dinner fixins'. "OK everyone in the car".
Anyone else just love taking three kids to the store?
Get home, cook, dinner on table by 6 because there's still homework, bath, and pj's. Plus I'll be doing this all alone while Kevin works on one thing or another in the garage. Ok it's 830 and I must clean up dinner because one, it has to be done at some point and two if you are anything like me you can't sit in a messy house. Ok 10..... Why am I wide awake now? What the heck, shouldn't I be beat right now? (this is my first energy all day)
Finally, midnight rolls around and I can finally sleep.
Oh, Shidooby....IT ALL STARTS AGAIN TOMORROW!!!!!
I'll never be rested again will I?
"hu?"

289% Excited!!

This morning while waking up the girls for school Shea sat up in bed and said "we leave for vacation tomorrow!"

"Yes" I said, "Are you excited?"

Shea "MOM I'm 289% excited!"

This is a great way to start your morning, your children are over the moon to get the day started and over with. I have to say I'm at least 289% excited too. Going to visit my sister and her family is one of the best trips we take together.

Memories come flooding back just thinking about it. From our 1st visit in Christmas '03 when we told everyone we were expecting our first child. Or a trip solely to paint a princess castle on our new niece's bedroom wall. To the last trip where a screaming baby got me out of a 17mph over ticket! We are over the moon to see what this trip brings.

Last night at dinner Kevin said "let's leave tomorrow night when I get home" that's how excited he is. This is the man that texts our nephew (the one we are visiting) funny jokes he's heard, and has made a promise to paint giant surf boards on his bedroom walls while we are there. I think Kevin is as excited as Parker maybe more. These boys have lots in common including their mental age. (14)

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Now, I can't leave out Ava's excitement. Since we planed this trip her "very best friend in the whole entire earth" (Aislynn) has been sending her little notes. Ava jumps up and down every time she gets one. She has received 3 and they are all safely hidden in her underwear drawer.

So here's to being 289% excited! Hope you are ready for me my sweet Trishy Lou Who cuz here we come.....

(these pictures are of the girls ready for school about 20 minutes early)

Summer's End

This weekend we had to say goodbye to summer. It went way to fast and I never got a tan!

I love summer, so leaving it behind this year was even harder then last year. While living in Arizona I enjoyed days at the pool well into October, heading back to the pool by April. (oh those were the days)

However, needing a hoody already is really taking a toll on my AZ state of mind. This Labor day weekend marked the 2 year anniversary of us moving to Colorado. I know on many levels that our move was right for us. (in my heart I still ache for the life we led in AZ)

So this weekend while Kevin did a side job in down town fort collins at the Oak street plaza we joined him, while I read my book enjoying the last two days before the cold front came in, my funny kids played for hours with each other. There was no fighting, just laughing and splashing and child like games with their wonderful imaginations.

They needed a lil warm up time when a breeze came through.

Dean thought it was so funny that the water just popped up out of no where.

Hope all you Coloradans enjoyed the last days of summer. To you Arizonans just remember you have a beautiful golden tan and get to swim until it's time to put out the pumpkins! :)

Dreams, Tears, and Irritation

Last night was like no other I've ever had. After I put the kids to bed and did the dishes I sat down to watch some of my tivo-ed summer finales. For about 4 weeks I've been loosing vision when I stand, but as of the last week I also have blurry vision and what feels like blinders. So while watching TV I got more and more irritated with the fact that the picture wasn't clear.
So I went out to tell Kevin and instead of getting sad and telling him about my eyes, but then I yelled at Kevin for?? Oh no! here comes CRAZY... I got mad at Kevin because we haven't touched in a week (he's been super sick too). Also because I want another baby (we agreed to wait until December, so really a non-issue). ALSO because I'm fat and he "let's" me drink 4 Dr. Peppers a day. Also because I hate work and want him to tell me to quit. (he's told me to about 10 times).
I have never in my life taken stupid s*!t out on anyone, but by 10 I was in full blown tears (eyes swollen, boogers etc). Over things that are not true and not a big deal.

Then I feel asleep and oh the dreams!!!! Wow, one after another, after another about having a baby. One where I delivered in the car on the way to the hospital. One where Kevin wasn't there until 3 days after. The worst I had an emergency c-section where I was drugged up so much I don't remember the whole thing. So when I wake up they just show me a paper with the baby's stats. Oh it's a BOY I didn't know, and what 11pounds 15ounces!

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO ME LAST NIGHT?????

Anyone have any advice for this whole debacle I called my Tuesday night???