Random Thoughts

No pictures today. Our camera is broken. :( Due to an unfortunate accident involving water and fun our D50 camera is fried. Seriously, it is. It started to smoke when I tried to get it to work last. I'll have to charge my camera for pictures for now. It's a pretty good point and shoot, just has a delay.
Mami Elia is here! Well, not here, but in N.Y. She'll be here soon. Can't wait to have some Mami Elia time. Maybe she can teach the kids some spanish since I haven't.
I think I'm going to make some flashcards for Olivia to practice with when she comes home from school.
Just 9 days and Olivia is out for summer! Kindergarten has been conquered! Kind of sad.
Was gonna clean the living room while Luke slept in this morning, but Nathan kept on saying" a'mon mom, mom". A'mon is come on and mom, mom is Mommy. So after a few a'mons followed by his trying to pick me up and pull my shirt I gave in and played Thomas for 30 minutes with him. Peer pressure. :)
Luke is crawling pretty good and likes to be stood up so he can play with the stand up toy.
Still haven't lost more than 2.5 pounds. Kind of frustrating since I've given up sweet teas, eating after 8, joined W.W., and work out 4-5 days a week. Oh, well. Gotta be patient.
Want an iphone. I know, I don't need one. The commercials are SO good.
Dreaming of the day when our house stays clean and the boys go to the bathroom on their own.
Wishing I had some frozen yogurt, a cool bike with a kid cart in the back, and a trip to the beach in the works.
Gotta go A'mon is calling me....

Just the 2 of Us

Olivia had her recital today. She and I went out to eat lunch before. Girls' Day Out! Greg stayed home with the boys. Nathan's neck was bothering him and Luke is teething. We missed them, but had fun just the 2 of us.


Olivia wanted me to make funny faces so she could take pictures.



She is really good at making funny faces.


This is my favorite one. Is that a ninja move?

Olivia with her dance teacher, Mrs. Katrina. Mrs. Katrina is almost 5 months pregnant and she danced in 3 numbers herself! So cute.

Going, going, gone!

Well. it's official! Luke is crawling. He is pretty good at it too! No dragging of knees or scooting. Full on all fours crawling. He looks so cute and little bitty crawling around. I took some pictures of him crawling this morning. I soon remembered to put the baby gate around the areas he is not to get to! He got into the remote basket, the dvds, and the Olivia's dance bag. Looks like there will be More messes from now on. oh, well. :)

Can you see the DVDs he pulled out behind him?

Luke: I was wondering what was in here!


Luke: I'm coming after you Mommy! You can't leave me in the living room while you cook!

His little wrist is so sweet.

Luke: I caught up to you!

Mami Elia....te estamos esperando!

Days gone by

We have been (once again) busy. I joined the gym so the boys and I head over there after they eat breakfast every morning. Nathan enjoys playing with the other kids as well as with some of the girls who work there. He starts saying " I wanna go to the gym, Mum."- oh, yeah that's his new name for me "Mum" as soon as he's done eating. Olivia has had some end of the year Kindergarten activities that we have enjoyed. She's also keeping us busy with dance rehearsals and cheerleading sign-ups. Luke is moving around. He scoots everywhere! He got on all fours today and did not topple over! Watch out all little toys, he'll be crawling any day now!

Enjoying popsicles with the neighbors after playing on the playground.

Waiting for the big show!

Nathan loved watching Olivia perform in her school concert.

Papaw and Granny came out to see Olivia.

Sporting her fish mask.

Nathan during the evening performance. He was so excited to see his big sister sing.

Olivia before her dress rehearsal at S.I.T.C. She and I scrapbooked together for a little before we had to go. I went back later and stayed LATE!

Ballet number

Tap number. Olivia seems to enjoy tap more than ballet right now.


We are having to do breathing treatments with Luke again. He sounds much better and we hope this will be the last time!

Supporting Olivia during Field Day today.

Field Day was in the gym because it was raining today. Olivia was in 3 events that consisted of being in teams. Her teams won 3rd, 4th, and 5th place in the events they participated in. She was so excited to get the ribbons. She has 4 altogether including the participation ribbon. They even gave Nathan one too! He ran around with me video-taping for Daddy to see, taking pictures, eating snacks, and climbing the mats by the volunteers!

O and her gym teachers. Thanks for a great time guys!

Keepin' it Quiet

Olivia stayed home from school today so we just hung out. I had to go pick her up early yesterday because her tummy hurt. She ran a fever and threw up (sh...don't tell her I wrote that here) , but 24hrs later she seems much better. This was her yesterday. She fell asleep on the recliner.


Nathan sits right in front of Luke, almost on top of him. He likes for Luke to hug him.
Can you see the evidence of chocolate still on Nathan's lips? He got into his Easter basket.

I let Luke play in the playpen every day for a little while. Nathan always wants to
get in there with him.
Nathan playing with some cars. Don't you love his shirt?

Nathan helping clean up the toys. I love those cheeks! He's sleeping right now so it's quiet right now.

Toms

There are so many opportunities to get involved in helping others. Love what they are doing.

The Tom Movement

One for One

TOMS Shoes was founded on a simple premise: For every pair you purchase, TOMS will give a pair of shoes to a child in need. One for One. Using the purchasing power of individuals to benefit the greater good is what we're all about.

Our Story

In 2006 an American traveler, Blake Mycoskie, befriended children in Argentina and found they had no shoes to protect their feet. Wanting to help, he created a company that would match every pair of shoes sold with a pair given to a child in need. One for One. Blake returned to Argentina with a group of family, friends and staff later that year with 10,000 pairs of shoes made possible by caring TOMS customers.

Since our beginning, TOMS has given over 140,000* pairs of shoes to children in need through the One for One model. Because of your support, TOMS plans to give over 300,000 pairs of shoes to children in need around the world in 2009.

Toms

Why shoes?

Most children in developing countries grow up barefoot. Whether at play, doing chores or just getting around, these children are at risk.

Walking is often the primary mode of transportation in developing countries. Children can walk for miles to get food, water, shelter and medical help. Wearing shoes literally enables them to walk distances that aren't possible barefoot.

Wearing shoes prevents feet from getting cuts and sores on unsafe roads and from contaminated soil. Not only are these injuries painful, they also are dangerous when wounds become infected. The leading cause of disease in developing countries is soil-transmitted parasites which penetrate the skin through open sores. Wearing shoes can prevent this and the risk of amputation.

Many times children can't attend school barefoot because shoes are a required part of their uniform. If they don't have shoes, they don't go to school. If they don't receive an education, they don't have the opportunity to realize their potential.

There is one simple solution...SHOES.

Four of the planet's six billion people live in conditions inconceivable to many. Lets take a step towards a better tomorrow.

Here are some sweet toes from our home to yours. Olivia said "Oh, you are not taking a picture of my feet to put on your blog!". Who knew she was embarressed about her feet?? Nathan was too much on the move today to get a picture of his piggies!

"Watch this, Mommy!"

That is Nathan's new phrase. He's heard Olivia say it so many times when she wants to sing, dance, or show us some new accomplishment. It's funny when he does it because he either tries to do what she does or like this morning (when big sis is gone) he says "watch this mommy" to show me he can drink out of his sippy cup. I had just praised Luke for trying to hold his bottle without any help. ;)