obsession

I typed "obsession" into google because i wasn't sure if I spelled it right.

The definition popped up:

the domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, desire, etc

Yep, I'm Obsessed

A Rough Day

Last night I said to the boys: "Ok time for bed guys. It's been a long day." Thinking to myself that it has been a long day for ME, not necessarily for them.

"yeah Mom it has been a long day. I had a really long, rough day." Jack says in a sad little voice. "It was such a hard day. Really tough and a rough day."

Jack is not a complainer and he LOVES school so I am a bit concerned. I ask him in my kindest most you-can-tell-mommy-anything voice "Why was it a rough day kiddo?"

"Well. (big drawn out sigh) it was dwissiling (drizzling) off and on...and off and on all day. When it was time for recess it was ON. So I had a really rough day today."

"So, you didn't get to go outside for recess today because it was raining? And that was your really rough day?"

Exasperated sigh, "YES!"

Oh to be a kindergartner again.

Chase and Jack in Jack's school cafeteria

I took Chase to Jack's school today to eat lunch with him. Chase was so excited. As we pulled into the parking lot i saw a prime space up front and made to take it when I saw that it was labeled "principal".

"Oh principal!" I exclaimed as I threw it into reverse, "we aren't the principal."

Down the row I spied 2 more spots and zoomed down and into it but, "Ah, Counselor, Secretary We aren't the counselor or the secretary either! Gotta find another spot."

The next available spot was out in the boonies. "Here's one we can park in." I exclaimed as we pulled in.

"Does it say Mormon?" Chase asked from the back.

"What did you say, Chase?"

"Does this parking spot say for Mormons mom?"

HA Ha!! "Yes, this is a great spot for us mormons Chase."

I am so glad to be a Mom, I absolutely love the funny things my kids say. I have been going to lots of various Dr apts for myself lately and on all the forms with the occupation blank I always fill in mother. It sure makes me feel good to know that my full time job in life is to raise these little ones. I've gotten quite a few comments about it from the Dr staff. I always say, "Its the best job in the world!"

Our family

In Pumpkins!

Isn't baby Tessa pumpkin adorable?

Oh, and in costumes....

I think I like us as pumpkins better:)

"You better read this whole post!"

Or Chase is gonna put the smack down on ya! Scary isn't he?

I can never keep our boots in the closet these days....

In preschool they made a poster of what the kids said they wanted to be when they grew up, can you guess what Chase said? Quinn's got 'em doing simulators already.

Sometimes I take pics of them just because they look so big to me. Why are they growing up so fast?

They are so strong!! Jack made this slide for Chase and held it for a surprisingly long time. Chase took a number of trips down. I think they miss their swing-set.

I am not the most fun mom. I don't regularly sit down to play with my boys. I always find myself preparing a meal, cleaning up after a meal, picking up around the house, putting things away, organizing papers (the list goes on and on) instead of just playing with my boys. The other night after they were in bed I lugged a couple buckets of toys up the stairs and set them up like this:

Just because. Just because I thought they might like it.

I guess I can be a fun mom sometimes:)

And now, the person you have been waiting for:

"Baby Girl"!

I have so many names for this little sweetness, here's a sampling:

"Sweetie Pie"

"Cutie Doll"

"Honey Bunny"

"Sugar Girl"

"Snuggle Bug"

"Doll Face"

"Little Sissy"

"Little Darling" wearing her "Pretties"

"My Pal"

We paint our nails together now.

The other day a friend of mine who has three boys (all the same age as my kids) said, "Lets get together and do something, I am in serious need of some girl time." I though to myself, "Oh, she probably needs some girl time because she doesn't have a girl." Then it struck me that I thought of the time I spend with Tessa as 'girl time'. It is amazing to me how different it is to have this little girl in my life. I love her so much!

She isn't ALL sweetness ALL the time though!

I love Jack's face.

Quinn took Tessa upstairs with him this morning while he got ready for work. I walked past my bedroom and this is what I found:

Just sitting and enjoying the moment...what a great daddy.

Couldn't let this one pass by...

Here are the 5 pregnant girls from my ward at my baby shower in Tucson.

We all had our babies between May 31 and June 30th! Pretty Amazing!

Too bad we don't have a pic of all of us with our babies:( That would be fun.

Preschool Boy!

Our little Chase is getting so big!

This face says to me:

"Geez guys, why do I have to take this pic? (but i secretly like it:)"

Showing off his "nap mat" and pillow.

I made the covers for them. He is at preschool from 9am-2pm three days a week so they have a little nap time. I have no idea how they expect 10 little 3 year olds to actually nap. Oh well, I guess that's their problem, he he.

The pointed toes hanging off the end of his mat means he really is old enough not to nap:)

Out in front of the school.

He was so excited to take his lunch box, "Just like Jack!"

Inside the classroom

Busily "working"

It is a bit crazy that he will be gone most of the day but I think he will love it. It has been lovely being at home alone with Tessa this morning. I can finally sit down, relax a little and write a blog post. Speaking of Tessa...

Tessa Girl is 2 Months Old!

My how she has grown from this:

She weighs 11 lbs and is 23 inches tall!

Which means she has grown 5 lbs and 4 inches in just 2 months:)

We all adore her very much

Especially Daddy

He often has long "conversations" with her:

But most of his time is spent corralling these crazy boys.

Here they are on their way up to bed:

I had to add this pic in. This is how crazily Jack and Chase enjoy the stairs!

San Antonio!

WE are here, we are moved in...and we are loving it!

Heres the house in pics:

Decor is obviously not finished:

A picture of the infamous STAIRS!

(When we moved, their only request was that we move to a house with stairs,

this request was made many times)

The boys are making good use of the stairs. I don't have a pic of them sliding down the stairs yet but be assured, they make the trip about a hundred times a day.

The backyard dream land!!

This is the kind of backyard I dreamed of when we were baking in the Tucson heat with rocks, fake grass and very little shade. This is amazing.

But wait....

It gets better....

We occasionally have COWS!

(and DONKEYS, who knew there were actually donkeys hanging out in the world?)

Here is Jack's attempt at feeding them, under the fence.

We are in a little gated community in a semi-cul-de-sac so the neighborhood is great. When we look out the back windows there isn't a house for as far as the eye can see. To top it all off we are just minutes from everything. It took me 5 min to drive to walmart yesterday. Heaven. I could get used to this. What could we do to slow down Quinn's training so we could stay longer? Maybe I could 'nancy kerigan' him in the knee? (or was is tanya harding?)

In other news:

Jack is a Kindergartener!

I was worried that all day kindergarten would be too much for him. He is gone from about 7:30 am until almost 3:30. I was wrong! He loves it and doesn't even seem worn out at the end of the day.

Meanwhile, Tessa is doing lots of new things like:

Growing her eyelashes:

(Her's will catch up the boys soon at this rate)

Having wardrobe malfunctions:

Sitting in the Bumbo seat:

Crying:

(Ok, not new but she is making herself heard if she doesn't get what she wants)

Trying the jumper:

Daddy's idea. Definitely not ready.

Above all she is still Momma's little sweetheart and the sugar sprinkled on the top of my life. She is truly wonderful, how did I ever live without her?