It's been a long time...

Hey everybody, it has been quite awhile since i have gotten on and done a blog entry and forever since I have checked others. I'm sorry I have missed so much, but man, I have had to go in survival mode for quite awhile. Having three kids now three and under has taken a major toll on me emotionally and physically. Now, I don't mean to sound ungrateful, because I am not, I am so thankful for these wonderful children, they have changed my life for the better, but it sure has thrown me through a loop! Here's some updates:

Mo and I just shared our 4th wedding anniversary together! It feels like a lot longer than that...maybe it's cuz we have three kids............then I remember, oh yeah, we really are that crazy.... but who better to be crazy with! I love this man! He is my everything! He and I are doing P90X.........which has been really funny and really hard, but it was something we wanted to do together, so those of you who are familiar with Tony Horton(the trainer)..........all I can say is "Bring It". We want to make a T-shirt that says, I survived P90X with 3 kids 3 and under! We just got approved and have started breaking ground on building a casita in front of our home! My father-n-law(G'pa Dennis) is coming to live with us and we are thrilled! Our front yard looks like chaos right now, so I have to keep telling myself that it will get better! THe girls look at it as an opportunity to play with dirt! Mo is finishing up his summer semester..............yay! that means only one more year left of the masters and on to the phd! Well, we are moving forward and looking at options for PhD so we'll see where it takes us!

The little big guy is doing awesome, though, I don't think he got the memo that he is the third child! He loves loves loves loves loves loves(did I mention loves) to be held and spends a lot of time screaming 'til I do. When he is happy, he is so stinkin' cute! He has the cutest giggle and loves to roll over. He knows he accomplished something when he rolls over 'cuz he'll get this huge grin.....I'll tell him good job and he'll get all shy and turn his head and smile away from me. He loves to talk and be talked to. He'll stare forever at you and he loves us to sing to him. He isn't sleeping through the whole night yet, but we have narrowed it down to once a night(most nights) so this is a blessing! I am so stinkin' tired, so it's a dang good thing he knows how to melt my heart, or this would be a lot harder!
This little girl is my fireball. We are experiencing the terrible twos before the actual date of her turning two. I have had to explain to her what we can and can't bite, hit and kick a number of times. She is very stubborn,but so cuddly and loving. She loves to snuggle(or "nuggle" as she would say). She loves to swing in our backyard, and look at bugs, which ends up usually her grabbing the bugs and squishing them to death. She loves swimming and being outside. She knows all her letters and most of the sounds, shapes colors, and numbers to 10. She tries to keep up with her sister. She will speak in sentences and it blows me away at what she does understand. She has a beautiful giggle that brings so much joy! she loves her little bro. as well! She is my big helper with putting away wipes and throwing away trash and picking up toys(though we do get distracted and like to play with the toys that are being put away, so it is the thought that counts right?!).

This little girl turned 3! Boy has she grown up! She is loads of fun! She has a very sensitive heart! If she sees me cry, she will cry with me so as you can imagine, I try to hold my emotions in check, which is hard to do sometimes when I feel overwhelmed. She loves to sing and will make up her own songs. She is into asking mom, "What's that" to everything, even if she knows what it is. She is doing better with the whole potty training thing as we took a few downward spirals since baby bro. came and she decided she wanted to be the baby! She loves her baby bro. and is so sweet with him. She loves learning to brush her own teeth, get dressed and pick up toys all by herself. she experienced the dentist for the first time and did excellent with no cavities. She loves friends, especially little sis., but since she is her sister, they have to fight as well! But, she is always concerned about her younger sister....has to make sure she gets what she has gotten. She is learning to use her words instead of melt downs and tantrums. She loves to color. She has a fetish for shoes, and we find her with cowboy boots on asleep at night. she has a tutu and will come and tell me she is a dancing princess.