Happy Fives, Love

Has it been a week already?? Friday is here, and so it's time for Happy Fives! After a week like this one, I would LOVE the opportunity to release five bright balloons into a grey sky!

1. I haven't had a daycare kid since Tuesday, which has given me a TON of time to spend (and enjoy) my own kids.

2. Grace had gymnastics camp this week, and for the first time ever, I've seen her keep a smile on her face for an hour straight. She was born to be around other people.

3. Asher has known how to shake his head no for a long time, but this week, he learned how to nod his head yes this week. He still gets confused and will start to shake when he means to nod, or nod when he means to shake, but he catches himself... His head is so big that his little nods are overly exaggerated. It melts my heart.

4. Riley is having a sleepover at his friend Jared's house tonight. I'm very glad that he has a friend that he connects well with on many levels.

5. A very wonderful woman that goes to the church we've found in Roseville is organizing a school supply collection to ship to Carl in Iraq for needy Iraqi children. If I get the okay from the hubby, I may post the information on my blog for anyone else who wants to support the cause. This woman has gone so far out of her way and above and beyond all expectation to make me and my family feel welcome in a new place. I am SO thankful for her :o).

And that's my HAPPY HAPPY FIVES! HAPPY FIVES!

I got an award!

Thanks to trishiekoh for the lemonade award! Now I get to pass it on, and that makes me excited. I actually learned how to place tags in text (not difficult, but I overcomplicate things), so now I can participate! I will pass this on to The Pray Family Blog, because it's super cute, and fits the theme with two kiddos under the age of 5!

Grace's Homonyms

Gracie, in classic three year old fashion, gets words twisted, and I thought I'd share a couple that I love:

Pineapple to most, Apple Pie to Grace



Forehead to most, Whore fed to Grace

The Times I Savor...

I've noticed there are a few times a day that I really, really (really, really, really) appreciate:

1. Naptime
2. Bedtime
3. "Play at the neighbor's house" time
4. "Totally enveloped in a Disney movie" time
5. School time
6. Quiet coloring time
7. Mealtime at separate tables
8. "Let's Play Library" time
9. "Play in your room" time
10. Bath time, sometimes

I'm beginning to detect a theme... Oh sweet, boring silence, why must you always play hard to get?

When you don't have anything nice to say,

blog blog another day. Today I'm in a mood... Sorry, no blog. I just wanted to let those of you who read my blog know that Carl started one.

Postsecret Mental Note:

Be mean in line for ice cream for the kids.... Or be nice, depending on whether they really need the bigger scoop! I think it goes without saying that I'm a huge Postsecret fan!

Happy Fives

This is a selfish blog. I have a bad case of the blahs, so today I am writing my happy fives to make myself feel better...



Five awesome things from this week:

1. I danced with my kids to worship music. I love being thankful for them while they're having fun.
2. I snuggled with Riley on the couch for an hour last night. He makes my heart happy.
3. Tomorrow is Give Parents a Break day, so the kids are going to the CDC (that's Child Development Center, not Center for Disease Control) from 9am to 3pm. The plan is to clean out closets and bake all day.
4. Grace got the sweetest card in the mail from Trishiekoh. Thank you so much! It is DARLING! Will frame it and add pictures next month when I buy a new camera. Carl took ours to Iraq.
5. I bought this new duvet cover in honey for our bed since Riley ruined our other (expensive) one with puke...