Ahhhh SPRING!

Don't you just love when the weather gets above 0? The kids think it's a blast! I went to Annie last night with Jess and her friend Charlene and Steve got to stay and play with some kids. It looks like they had a pile of fun outside. Here's some pictures. Plus a little video of my slightly odd child waving at an airplane. She doesn't look very 'normal' in this little clip. I guess I have 2 simple children:)

Along with spring comes......new life! Actually the new life will come mid September, but it's baking anyhow. Yes we are having the final edition of the Steve and Jen prodigy in another 27 weeks. We're pretty excited. 4 kids. Lets hope I keep sane. September will be a flurry of activities with grammie's 90th, Aussie company, Hayley starting school, new baby..... I plan on doing NOTHING but sitting in a chair with a book and an ice tea, for all of August!!

We went to the play gym today to pass some time. Made me very thankful that I can be at home to look after my own children. Who cares if it means being broke. There are some nannies there with some children and the children are beyond mean!! One boy walked up to the little car Kylie was driving around, tipped it on it's side, dumped Kylie out, and stole the car!!!! Kylie thankgoodness can defend herself, and I let her! But then Abby was in the other car, and a girl Hayley's age came and shoved her out and took it! Unbelievable. Abby just stood there in tears. I think she needs to learn JUDO! I went up to the girl who said "hey that's mine." and I said "NO! That's Abby's." She took it anyways. I would've grabbed it away from her but then thought that'd put me at her level. Abby and I just snuggled. Some people's children. Guess they can't all be perfect as mine. HAHAHahahahaha. Okay that was funny I know.

Kylie has another black eye! Well, the side of her face. We got home, she spilled her water, slipped in it, and fell head first off the chair! Oops.

okay well I don't really have anything else earth shattering to share. Hope your days are springier and the sun is brightly shining.

Love Jen

Wondering where my sanity has gone!

Well life is never dull around here, but unfortunately it's not fun! How is that possible? Well lets see... I started babysitting full time and I am soooo tired. We go out every day, twice a week to pick up the one girl from school, and twice a week to take hayley to and from school. So needless to say, getting 5 kids bundled up and seatbelted in is totally exhausting. I admit it.....I'm in it for the money!! It has been a good experience for me, I know I could never have 5 kids. I think Steve is grateful for that revelation.

We got over the lice thankgoodness, but then Kylie got ringworm!! Probably from Charlie, who gets dewormed on Thursday. Then she fell down, hit her face on the play table and got a winner of a shiner! She also got into the diaper cream and smeared it everywhere!!! although I admit she did a good job with her face. Looked like shaving cream. What is it with my children that they feel the need to smear cream everywhere?? How long until Kylie is at school full time?? Hmmm....

Abby is now waking up dry from night time so I can say she is 100% poty trained. That is so exciting. She has been day trained for several months now, but still had to wear a pull up to bed. 1 month before she turned 3. Whew.....what a long process.

Hayley had her kindergarter orientation the other day and now asks me every morning if it is time for kindergarten! I'm glad she is looking forward to it. I am too! She will go 2 full days a week plus every other Friday for a full day. I'm hoping for the Monday/Wednesday class so it won't be hard getting her up after a late Wednesday night.

Steve is working hard and soon going to be working nights for a few weeks. That should be intereting. I told him he'd better find somewhere else to sleep as he'll get none here with 5 girls running around squealing. So I think he's going to go hang out with grandpa.

As for me.....well.....just trying to keep sane in a too busy life.

Dad's storytelling was just too boring:)