Today was a pretty great day in the Ciche household. I started off the day chaperoning the twins' very first field trip of their school career. Ryan took a half a day today and worked from home in the afternoon so he could spend the morning with Charlie & Kay. He even made potato soup in the crock pot and it was DELICIOUS :). The boys went on a field trip to the apple orchard today. There are 18 kids in his class and 9 adults opted to chaperone. So far, it seems like a pretty good group of kids and parents. It was so neat to see them in their element with their friends. There's a sweet little neighbor girl who's in their class and she and the boys love to hang out. She told her mom and dad that Matt & Jake are her boyfriends haha. She's a total sweetheart and it really makes me nostalgic for when we were little and my younger brother's best friend was our neighbor girl, Hope. They did everything together so when I see the boys with Avery, that's what I think of and how great it will be that they can hang out and live so close to each other. But I digress. The tour was pretty great. When we first hopped on the bus, Jake rushed to the back with three of his friends and Matt & I sat up front behind the bus driver. Matt & Jake both have many friends in the class but it's always interesting to see how they socialize. Jake is usually a little more outgoing with other kids. I did enjoy experiencing Matt's first bus ride with him. The tour actually was quite educational. I even learned that the queen bee lives on average 3 years or more if she's healthy, worker bees live to be about 3 months old and the daddy bee lives about 3 days (as the woman said, he comes back from the honeymoon and his wings and head get torn off). Talk about only serving one purpose in life! After that, we learned about Johnny Appleseed and then the kids all got to pick some apples. It was so neat to see all the kids working together and showing off their bags of apples. Each kid wanted to prove themselves and carry their own bag of apples too, even when it looked pretty heavy. On the bus ride home, I thought I'd sit with Matt & Jake but when I said this to them they were less than thrilled. "Oh mom, why??" So I finally agreed to let Matt & Jake sit with Avery and I'd sit either in front or behind them. Once we got on the bus, they saw Eli and of course, had to sit with him. So Jake and Avery hopped in with Eli, Matt sat right behind them with Eli's dad and I sat behind him with another kid (who I'm sure was thrilled that I was joining him, haha). It's just so strange to see these other kids fill their lives and their interest. It's really bittersweet.
After the field trip, I headed home to Kayla and Charlie. I'm still not used to traveling without any kids, so I opened the side van door, only to realize that I was traveling alone and probably looked like an idiot. I hopped in, headed home and went for a walk with Charlie & Kayla. Ryan said he had fun with the younger ones building with blocks and reading books while we were gone. I'm so thankful that Ryan works for such a wonderful company that has this kind of flexibility. After our walk, we had some lunch and watched a movie (a princess one, of course) while Charlie napped. Then, it was time to get the boys from school. On gorgeous days we love to take advantage and walk down to get them. It was super nice today because this was the first day ever that Ryan was able to join us for the pickup. It was a very relaxing walk (especially since I had a husband to push the stroller for me :)). I think the boys were excited to see Daddy there to help pick them up. I always love seeing their faces as they run out towards us and are talking a mile a minute to tell us about their day. A couple of days ago, the boys came running out saying "Miss Buckles was sick today"--"Yeah, she had to wear her glasses today because she said it makes her feel better"--"She had to take a nap at lunchtime!!" I just laughed. I know how it is to take care of 4 kids when feeling sick, I can't imagine taking care of 18!! Oh yes, and one of them is a foreigner....another story for another time but basically, the child only speaks Chinese. The mother is the only one in the family who speaks any English and it's only a little and they came into the school sometime last week.....at any rate, they got to tell us all about their day and how they had fun in gym class. They love Mr. Huber and love playing the "train game". Still not sure what that is. But it sounds like follow the leader. McKenna got to join us on our walk home since her family got home late from their doctor appointment and I said I'd be happy to walk her home. Once I walked her home and I got back to our house we had to prep for soccer.
Wednesdays are game nights so we typically try to have something planned for dinner immediately after the game. We provide a snack for the kiddos beforehand, then the boys get a snack right after the game but they're pretty hungry by the time we get home. That's where the slowcooker meal was SO nice. Charlie & Kay received snacks during the game which kept them pretty busy. It actually helped while the boys were playing so they weren't screaming the whole time. It was pretty funny because I was right next to another mother of 4, two of which are also 5-year-old twins and in soccer, and her kids were going a little crazy. When they weren't in the game, they were grabbing their chairs and taking them onto the field. The woman with her also had a young child who kept running out onto the field. Finally, the coach of our team had to tell them to get off the field. I must've heard the mom say half a dozen times that she was done and couldn't handle it anymore. They weren't her kids (they were, she was just semi disowning them ;)).
Aside from having the distractions on the sidelines, the game went rather well. Jake even scored two goals! The boys seemed so much more focused tonight and more aggressive at approaching the ball. I was so proud of them. They even did a much better job of paying attention to the coach and the ball instead of just doing windmills on the field :). Even Matt had some good runs and seemed like he had his head in the game. It's only been 3 weeks but they have really improved and I couldn't be prouder. I did have to run Kay to the bathroom way on the other side of the field past the parking lot towards the end, so I didn't get to see everything but again, I couldn't be more proud of them. And I love seeing Ryan be assistant coach to the kids. He's pretty much babysitting them on the sidelines but it's so great to witness all around. It'll be interesting to see how the rest of the season goes and how much their skills will evolve.
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Monday, September 15, 2014
Soccer and first sick day of their school career....
Last week Tuesday, the boys had their first soccer practice. Well actually, their first practice of any sport. It's so weird to think that they are now in kindergarten AND an organized sport. They are just growing up too fast. Anyway, I decided that it would be nice to go as a family to watch them play. We decided to save dinner for after practice since it started at 5. Probably should've packed snacks to keep Chuck & Kay happy....but that did not happen because I was worried about spoiling their dinner (which was already cooked and waiting for us once we got home). Since it was a practice, all of the kids were on the same field practicing different moves. That mean that the parents had to sit way back by a pavilion and not right on the field. Normally there are 8 fields that the kids play on for game day so it would've been too crowded for all the parents of every single player to be on one. Kayla immediately found some other little girls to play with and was having a blast. Older girls always take to Kayla and it is the sweetest thing to watch. Charlie, on the other hand, was a little beast. I had been chasing him down all afternoon so I decided to put him in the stroller. He was not too happy about this but because he was grumpy and just wanted to run away, I didn't give him a choice. Then Kayla started running off with the girls and getting too close to the parking lot. When I told her she needed to return to the vacant field to play, she defied me and ended up in a time-out being strapped in the stroller next to Charlie. They both were screaming and Kayla was crying. It was quite the experience. Since Ryan is a volunteer assistant coach, he was on the field working with the players. Long story short, I didn't get to see much of anything that the boys were doing (I couldn't even tell which ones they were running around on the field since they were so far off) and the little ones were miserable. "No biggie" I thought, I'll just get to see them play tomorrow when they have their game and we can be directly on the field.....then Wednesday came and it was sort of rainy and wet. I knew it would be the worst conditions to have Kayla and Charlie sitting out in, especially with the issues we had with them at practice. So I stayed home with them and we enjoyed a nice little evening. Ryan came home late with the boys and they were starving. It sounded like the game went well. Jake even scored a goal :). He was super excited about that. From now on, I'm planning on staying home during the practices with the little ones and making it to the games. Hopefully I'll be able to see the boys play.
As for the boys getting sick....Friday was picture day at school. The boys were very excited to go and both wanted to have their hair spiked for the special day. When I picked them up and got back home, Matt was talking a mile a minute about his day and how much fun they had and what game they played in gym class but I noticed Jake was pretty quiet. Once we got home and in the living room, I could see that he looked pretty tired. I tried chatting with him for a bit about his day to see how school was for him. He said it was good but Kenneth didn't like his hair. I sort of laughed and said "what?" And he said that he asked Kenneth if he liked his hair but he said no. Apparently he liked another kid's hairstyle that was closer to his own haha. I just looked at Jake and said "well, do you like your hair?" And when he said yes, I told him that was all that mattered :). Otherwise it sounded like Jake had a nice day. They both remained on green for the day (every child begins the day on green and can either move up to blue, then purple then pink for being really good in class or they can move down to yellow, then orange, then red if they're being naughty). So far, green is the lowest one they've ended up on and that's only happened a couple of times. Most days they're on blue. But I digress. After chatting with him for a few minutes, I realized that he just wasn't feeling good. He said his mouth hurt from when he fell at the park and was bleeding (I couldn't even remember that happening). Turns out he had a sore throat and was just exhausted. Of course, Matt wasn't sick yet, so he was upset when we had to remind him not to wake his brother in the morning if he was still asleep when he got up. Matt got a really sad look on his face like he'd be without his best friend for a week. It all worked out though, because Matt came down with the same cold the next day. We ended up just laying low the whole weekend and staying inside. We ended up missing my niece's 1st birthday, which I'm really bummed about....but we just didn't want to risk spreading the germs. I even kept the boys home from school today just to be on the safe side. Tomorrow is a new day and they are definitely ready to get back to school. Hopefully this cold was the worst of it and we'll escape the rest of the year without so much as a sniffle.....we can dream, can't we?
As for the boys getting sick....Friday was picture day at school. The boys were very excited to go and both wanted to have their hair spiked for the special day. When I picked them up and got back home, Matt was talking a mile a minute about his day and how much fun they had and what game they played in gym class but I noticed Jake was pretty quiet. Once we got home and in the living room, I could see that he looked pretty tired. I tried chatting with him for a bit about his day to see how school was for him. He said it was good but Kenneth didn't like his hair. I sort of laughed and said "what?" And he said that he asked Kenneth if he liked his hair but he said no. Apparently he liked another kid's hairstyle that was closer to his own haha. I just looked at Jake and said "well, do you like your hair?" And when he said yes, I told him that was all that mattered :). Otherwise it sounded like Jake had a nice day. They both remained on green for the day (every child begins the day on green and can either move up to blue, then purple then pink for being really good in class or they can move down to yellow, then orange, then red if they're being naughty). So far, green is the lowest one they've ended up on and that's only happened a couple of times. Most days they're on blue. But I digress. After chatting with him for a few minutes, I realized that he just wasn't feeling good. He said his mouth hurt from when he fell at the park and was bleeding (I couldn't even remember that happening). Turns out he had a sore throat and was just exhausted. Of course, Matt wasn't sick yet, so he was upset when we had to remind him not to wake his brother in the morning if he was still asleep when he got up. Matt got a really sad look on his face like he'd be without his best friend for a week. It all worked out though, because Matt came down with the same cold the next day. We ended up just laying low the whole weekend and staying inside. We ended up missing my niece's 1st birthday, which I'm really bummed about....but we just didn't want to risk spreading the germs. I even kept the boys home from school today just to be on the safe side. Tomorrow is a new day and they are definitely ready to get back to school. Hopefully this cold was the worst of it and we'll escape the rest of the year without so much as a sniffle.....we can dream, can't we?
Monday, September 8, 2014
The first week of Kindergarten
Well, we have officially made it through the first four days of school. It was an interesting process. I feel like we're all actually adjusting quite well considering our whole way of life has changed as we know it. For anyone who knows us well, it's difficult to make it anywhere on time these days. Trying to get myself and four kids ready to get out the door is not the most desirable of processes. Luckily, we're still having nice weather, so it's not like I have to get everyone all dressed up in their snow gear.....yet. Ryan leaves for work before 6:30 in the morning so that leaves getting the kids ready all up to me. Knock on wood though, we haven't been late yet!
I made Ryan work from home for their first day so he could be there to experience the first day with us. We all woke up on time and I was even able to make the lunches, do the boys' hair (Jake wanted spikes, Matt wanted his combed down) AND we got pictures :). PLUS, we made it to school on time before the bell rang and got to see all the kids line up. I gave them both SUPER BIG hugs and watched as they walked off into this new, big world. I have to admit, I got choked up. Being a SAHM, I've always been there for them. There aren't too many moments that I miss out on. And now, we jump into full days of school, 5 days a week. Where someone else will be caring for my child and helping them if they fall and scrape their knee, and answer all their crazy questions about all the random things in the world around us and watch as they eat their lunch. I can't believe I made it through the day without crying! I always thought that it was crazy that parents actually cry when sending their kids to school for the first day. I mean, we've all gone to school so we know that it's a fun, exciting time. So I just thought it was kind of crazy. Until I had to send my oldest kids. Now, I get it. I think the only reason I didn't cry is because I know that they have each other. I had specifically requested that the boys remain in the same class. I know many people feel strongly one way or another about keeping twins together or splitting them up but honestly, they are best friends.....beyond best friends. They have a bond that I will never be able to understand or experience myself. How could I send them off into this great big new world and tear them apart from each other at the same time? It just seemed cruel. God has blessed them with this great gift and I just couldn't see separating them. At least not yet. If we make it through a few years and them being in the same class appears to be problematic....THEN we'll reevaluate. Again, I just thought it was too many changes to make during their first year. I think what made me feel especially strong about this issue is when Matt was in the hospital for Lyme Disease. Separating them for that week broke my heart. Thank God for technology though! Having them be able to video chat with each other made the whole process almost bearable.
As the day progressed, I found myself lost in thought. "Are they OK? Do they miss me? I wonder what they're working on right now. I hope they have enough time to finish all their lunch. Did I pack enough for them to eat? Are they behaving? Are they making friends?".....and so many other things ran through my head. Finally, time for pickup had arrived. It was such a beautiful day that I decided to take the stroller and walk down with Charlie & Kay to pick up the boys. Kay was excited to get the boys back. All morning she kept saying "I miss my boys". We did have some fun of course and she got much more one-on-one attention from me, which was great. But it's still a big change for everyone. The biggest shocker for me is how quiet it was. I know, I know....I went from having 4 kids to only having 2 during the day. I knew it would be different, I guess I just didn't realize how many sound effects the boys make throughout the day. They're always pretending something is flying or shooting or crashing or driving. I just always assumed Charlie and Kay made just as much noise with all his screaming (whenever you tell him "no") and Kayla's little songs or stories that she tells. But it was SO different. When we finally walked down to pick them up they were CRAZY when they got out of school. We've heard from several people in the past that when their kids were done with school, they came home EXHAUSTED and could barely make it til bedtime at 7:00.....then out come my kids. Hyper as can be. I've never seen them so animated! They wanted to run, they wanted to shove each other, they wanted to chase each other....they were insane. The whole walk home we had to tell them to slow down or not to shove. Boys. Need. Movement.
Trying to ask them how their day went was interesting. They would answer bits and pieces here and there. It's funny trying to ask them if they made any new friends. They always say yes and get very excited....until I ask them what the other child's name is. Then I just get blank stares. I know it will all come with time. Until then, I just have to figure out the right questions to ask. For now, they LOVE their teacher and they come home happy. That makes me happy. The few times I've spoken with their teacher she's been absolutely wonderful and I haven't heard a single negative thing about her from people who've had her in the past. This comforts me. And she's a Packer fan, so you know she's awesome ;). I'm just trying to enjoy this time with Kayla and Charlie and know that the twins are in good hands. We've continued to say many prayers over the teachers and school as well as the other children. I just can't wait until the boys are paying a little more attention to all the little details and they're able to relay them to me.
One final note because I think this was just adorable.....the night before school we did a little profile of the boys (how old they are, their favorite things, all about their friends) and I LOVED their answers to the question "When I grow up I want to be:"....Matt went first. I realized that I will need to separate them for this process next year because Jake spoke up and said to Matt "an astronaut or a hunter?" So that's what Matt ended up saying. When it was Jake's turn to answer, he said a kayaker, a bear hunter (he had to one-up Matt and get even more specific with it) and an astronaut.
I love my crazy kids and look forward to seeing all that this year has to offer. I know many changes will take place but I also know God is watching out for us and we will survive :). Next up we'll have our first day of soccer practice tomorrow and the first game on Wednesday.....it should be interesting....
I made Ryan work from home for their first day so he could be there to experience the first day with us. We all woke up on time and I was even able to make the lunches, do the boys' hair (Jake wanted spikes, Matt wanted his combed down) AND we got pictures :). PLUS, we made it to school on time before the bell rang and got to see all the kids line up. I gave them both SUPER BIG hugs and watched as they walked off into this new, big world. I have to admit, I got choked up. Being a SAHM, I've always been there for them. There aren't too many moments that I miss out on. And now, we jump into full days of school, 5 days a week. Where someone else will be caring for my child and helping them if they fall and scrape their knee, and answer all their crazy questions about all the random things in the world around us and watch as they eat their lunch. I can't believe I made it through the day without crying! I always thought that it was crazy that parents actually cry when sending their kids to school for the first day. I mean, we've all gone to school so we know that it's a fun, exciting time. So I just thought it was kind of crazy. Until I had to send my oldest kids. Now, I get it. I think the only reason I didn't cry is because I know that they have each other. I had specifically requested that the boys remain in the same class. I know many people feel strongly one way or another about keeping twins together or splitting them up but honestly, they are best friends.....beyond best friends. They have a bond that I will never be able to understand or experience myself. How could I send them off into this great big new world and tear them apart from each other at the same time? It just seemed cruel. God has blessed them with this great gift and I just couldn't see separating them. At least not yet. If we make it through a few years and them being in the same class appears to be problematic....THEN we'll reevaluate. Again, I just thought it was too many changes to make during their first year. I think what made me feel especially strong about this issue is when Matt was in the hospital for Lyme Disease. Separating them for that week broke my heart. Thank God for technology though! Having them be able to video chat with each other made the whole process almost bearable.
As the day progressed, I found myself lost in thought. "Are they OK? Do they miss me? I wonder what they're working on right now. I hope they have enough time to finish all their lunch. Did I pack enough for them to eat? Are they behaving? Are they making friends?".....and so many other things ran through my head. Finally, time for pickup had arrived. It was such a beautiful day that I decided to take the stroller and walk down with Charlie & Kay to pick up the boys. Kay was excited to get the boys back. All morning she kept saying "I miss my boys". We did have some fun of course and she got much more one-on-one attention from me, which was great. But it's still a big change for everyone. The biggest shocker for me is how quiet it was. I know, I know....I went from having 4 kids to only having 2 during the day. I knew it would be different, I guess I just didn't realize how many sound effects the boys make throughout the day. They're always pretending something is flying or shooting or crashing or driving. I just always assumed Charlie and Kay made just as much noise with all his screaming (whenever you tell him "no") and Kayla's little songs or stories that she tells. But it was SO different. When we finally walked down to pick them up they were CRAZY when they got out of school. We've heard from several people in the past that when their kids were done with school, they came home EXHAUSTED and could barely make it til bedtime at 7:00.....then out come my kids. Hyper as can be. I've never seen them so animated! They wanted to run, they wanted to shove each other, they wanted to chase each other....they were insane. The whole walk home we had to tell them to slow down or not to shove. Boys. Need. Movement.
Trying to ask them how their day went was interesting. They would answer bits and pieces here and there. It's funny trying to ask them if they made any new friends. They always say yes and get very excited....until I ask them what the other child's name is. Then I just get blank stares. I know it will all come with time. Until then, I just have to figure out the right questions to ask. For now, they LOVE their teacher and they come home happy. That makes me happy. The few times I've spoken with their teacher she's been absolutely wonderful and I haven't heard a single negative thing about her from people who've had her in the past. This comforts me. And she's a Packer fan, so you know she's awesome ;). I'm just trying to enjoy this time with Kayla and Charlie and know that the twins are in good hands. We've continued to say many prayers over the teachers and school as well as the other children. I just can't wait until the boys are paying a little more attention to all the little details and they're able to relay them to me.
One final note because I think this was just adorable.....the night before school we did a little profile of the boys (how old they are, their favorite things, all about their friends) and I LOVED their answers to the question "When I grow up I want to be:"....Matt went first. I realized that I will need to separate them for this process next year because Jake spoke up and said to Matt "an astronaut or a hunter?" So that's what Matt ended up saying. When it was Jake's turn to answer, he said a kayaker, a bear hunter (he had to one-up Matt and get even more specific with it) and an astronaut.
I love my crazy kids and look forward to seeing all that this year has to offer. I know many changes will take place but I also know God is watching out for us and we will survive :). Next up we'll have our first day of soccer practice tomorrow and the first game on Wednesday.....it should be interesting....
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
A little about us....
I'm going to start off by saying how absolutely TERRIBLE I am at blogs. I WANT to be good....but I'm just not. I always have the intention of starting one of these so I can keep track of all these memories that are someday going to just slip from my memory. I want to be organized and perfect and lock every memory away where it can't escape....but it just doesn't happen. The times that I DO try to keep some type of journal, I overwrite. So then I feel like I have to have lots of time on my hands to blog because I know I'm going to end up with a novel and then I just never get around to it. This is me attempting to work at it. I now realize that a few days of blogging is better than nothing. If it can preserve some of this crazy life so my kids will be able to look back on it someday, then it's served its purpose.
For anyone who reads this and has no clue as to who we are (and actually cares), I'll give a little summary. I met my husband, Ryan, in college at UWO in 2003. We had Comm 101 together. There were 20 girls and 5 guys.....the odds were in his favor :). It was his sophomore year and my freshmen year. He had been in the Navy for 5 years prior to going to college so he was an old man when I met him (he was 24, I was just 18....a baby really). We didn't start dating until May the following year. We were married in August 2006 and graduated together after that fall semester. Since I got my BS in Psychology and didn't want to spend a ton in Grad school costs and since you cant really do anything with just a Psych degree....we moved where Ryan's degree would find him a job......Milwaukee. But for me, a small town girl, the thought of living anywhere near Milwaukee gave me a panic attack. I always said there were two cities I didn't want to live in and it was Milwaukee and Madison. Well, this is where God led us. Ryan's awesome sister who had been living in West Allis for a bit had recommended Grafton to us. We made the move, got a couple of beagles and lived in an apartment for a year. In the fall of 2007, we found the perfect house for us and became first-time homeowners. We love our home so much even though it does need a lot of cosmetic work. It's an older home with lots of character. We completed several little projects on our home here and there when we could but that pretty much stopped once we started having kids :). On May 26, 2009, Matthew & Jacob joined our family at 4:34 and 4:41 PM respectively. We decided that wasn't enough, so we added Mikayla to the mix on July 15, 2011 at 8:20 AM and Charles on February 10, 2013 (the time was roughly 12:20 PM but we aren't 100% certain on that because of his birth story.....but I'll save that for another time).
Yes, yes, I'm a busy mom and yes, I have my hands full. But I wouldn't choose for it to be any other way. I have been truly blessed to be able to remain a stay at home mom this whole time. I love being able to watch my children play and grow and be there for almost all the moments as they go way to fast. My oldest babies (yes, I still tell them they're my babies, I'm one of THOSE parents), just started kindergarten yesterday. This is what really prompted me to start this blog. I realized after watching some home videos last week, how much I had forgotten of the everyday life that I wanted to badly to be here for every day. Some days are a bit of a blur and it isn't glamorous. But we can so often forget all the special little moments and I guess I'm just fighting to preserve them. So more than anything, even if no one else reads this but my family, then it has served its purpose. It's alright if I get too wordy. It's alright if our life doesn't make sense to anyone else. I can't even recall how many times I've heard "You have 4??? Such a BIG family!! I couldn't never do that!" But that's OK. My husband and I chose this life. Four isn't really that big of a number. I think it just freaks people out a bit when you and your spouse are outnumbered. I don't know. But we LOVE having four. We're right where we want to be :).
For anyone who reads this and has no clue as to who we are (and actually cares), I'll give a little summary. I met my husband, Ryan, in college at UWO in 2003. We had Comm 101 together. There were 20 girls and 5 guys.....the odds were in his favor :). It was his sophomore year and my freshmen year. He had been in the Navy for 5 years prior to going to college so he was an old man when I met him (he was 24, I was just 18....a baby really). We didn't start dating until May the following year. We were married in August 2006 and graduated together after that fall semester. Since I got my BS in Psychology and didn't want to spend a ton in Grad school costs and since you cant really do anything with just a Psych degree....we moved where Ryan's degree would find him a job......Milwaukee. But for me, a small town girl, the thought of living anywhere near Milwaukee gave me a panic attack. I always said there were two cities I didn't want to live in and it was Milwaukee and Madison. Well, this is where God led us. Ryan's awesome sister who had been living in West Allis for a bit had recommended Grafton to us. We made the move, got a couple of beagles and lived in an apartment for a year. In the fall of 2007, we found the perfect house for us and became first-time homeowners. We love our home so much even though it does need a lot of cosmetic work. It's an older home with lots of character. We completed several little projects on our home here and there when we could but that pretty much stopped once we started having kids :). On May 26, 2009, Matthew & Jacob joined our family at 4:34 and 4:41 PM respectively. We decided that wasn't enough, so we added Mikayla to the mix on July 15, 2011 at 8:20 AM and Charles on February 10, 2013 (the time was roughly 12:20 PM but we aren't 100% certain on that because of his birth story.....but I'll save that for another time).
Yes, yes, I'm a busy mom and yes, I have my hands full. But I wouldn't choose for it to be any other way. I have been truly blessed to be able to remain a stay at home mom this whole time. I love being able to watch my children play and grow and be there for almost all the moments as they go way to fast. My oldest babies (yes, I still tell them they're my babies, I'm one of THOSE parents), just started kindergarten yesterday. This is what really prompted me to start this blog. I realized after watching some home videos last week, how much I had forgotten of the everyday life that I wanted to badly to be here for every day. Some days are a bit of a blur and it isn't glamorous. But we can so often forget all the special little moments and I guess I'm just fighting to preserve them. So more than anything, even if no one else reads this but my family, then it has served its purpose. It's alright if I get too wordy. It's alright if our life doesn't make sense to anyone else. I can't even recall how many times I've heard "You have 4??? Such a BIG family!! I couldn't never do that!" But that's OK. My husband and I chose this life. Four isn't really that big of a number. I think it just freaks people out a bit when you and your spouse are outnumbered. I don't know. But we LOVE having four. We're right where we want to be :).
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