Day of Green...

Being that this is

Holy Week,

my blog will probably be pretty quiet...

again!

We have some fun little

things planned to prepare for

Easter!

~

Anyhow,

St. Patricks day is a pretty

big thing around here...

We wear as much green as possible...

and eat as much green as possible too!

We always start the day off right

with some tasty

green pancakes and a little

green milk!

 It's a good thing

Angelina is a pretty

easy-going child!

She was so tried that she was fighting sleep

while I was taking her pictures...

and apparently smiling would've been too much work!

 James was just getting over

his bad cold

and wasn't quite his normal happy self...

but he still managed to

get plenty of green on!

 I know I've said it before,

but seriously,

can he possibly get any cuter!?

 And the Green Fashion Diva...

Elsie found this green wig at the store

and just had to have it...

And the blinky earrings and the necklaces...

and don't forget about all

the green eye makeup!

 My kids take

St Patrick's day pretty seriously!

 Green Sisters...

We tried to get James in the pictures too,

but being the two year old he is,

He refused.

Go figure.

At least we got some cute ones of the girls!

 Every year we drive a few

towns over

to the big

St Patricks parade...

this year due to the cold weather,

huge snowpiles and that nasty cold,

it was just our little family

and Ted and Ceara who went.

And because of the baby,

we all sat in our car and watched!

The kids watched out the sunroof and thought

it was the greatest!

 To get a good parking spot,

we had to get there early...

and James got a little bored...

I'm sure Jon was cringing while watching his

car be destroyed and fingerprints

on everything!

James even managed to close his sister up in the

sunroof!

And he called Onstar...

{I didn't tell that one to Jon or he would probably

never let us in his car again!}

 Angelina took a little cat nap

on the way to the parade,

then woke up before the parade started.

She was happy to just people watch...

and talk to mommy and daddy.

She did cry through some of the parade...

because she was tired and couldn't fall asleep without

being rocked to sleep.

Oh well.

She eventually did fall asleep.

 Favorite picture ever!

This is how we all watched the parade...

The kids attracted an

embarrassing amount of attention...

they came home with a little

bucket of candy and

some trinkets and

plenty of necklaces!

Can't imagine why they attracted so

much attention!

Hair Cut...

During James last hair apt,

the hair dresser and I were talking about kids

cutting their own hair.

I told her how lucky I was because my kids

had never shown any interest in cutting their own hair.

oops...

I spoke about 2 days too soon...

~

One evening 

{as I was eating a rice krispy treat}

We heard Elsie yelling,

"Come quick, he is cutting his hair!"

We quickly ran into the 

living room and found a 

little pile of hair.

And a sobbing little man.

We didn't even have to say anything to him.

He felt so bad for messing up 

his new haircut! 

 He threw the scissors down

and ran off into the corner to

sob his little heart out.

He loves his hair and is very

particular about it...

so knowing he cut some of it off

was too heartbreaking to him!

Thankfully his hair is very thick

and it wasn't too noticeable!

 I had to add this picture...

I heard the words

'come quickly' and 'scissors'

and rushed in to make sure my kids still had

arms and legs attached...

and the rice krispi bar,

well I sat on it.

and it got stuck to my pj pants.

Later I couldn't remember if I tossed it down on the

counter in the rush or ate it.

Jon laughed, took a picture

then pulled it off my pants.

I am crazy.

Memories, I guess.

"hey, mom, remember the time

I cut my hair and you sat on

your rice krispi bar?"

~

Oh well.

And for the record,

for the next couple days James kept pointing

at the scissors, shaking his head saying,

"no,no,no,no, hair"

This was a couple weeks ago...

yesterday I took the scissors away

because he was attempting to

trim up the length of my

living room carpet!

So, I kinda doubt this will be

the last post of

James playing hairdresser.

That boy...

Friday...

For some reason this week I was

surprised to find that I

took close to 200 pic!

Crazy!

So this is just a very tiny glimpse

into our week!

~

1. Cute little lady...

with her favorite toy again!

 2. Too many toys!

The kids seem to think she must have all

her toys dumped out

all around her

every time she plays on the floor!

 3. Green hair for St. Patricks day!

{it was really Elsie's wig, but it sure was fun to play with!}

 4. If you buy your

5 year old

a huge palate of eye makeup,

you might regret it really fast!

 5. Sisters.

They sleep like this most nights.

Too cute!

 6. We were on a mission

to knock those nasty colds out...

We did an

onion poultice to James.

Worked wonders!

 7. Cuddling,

James was enjoying breathing again...

that onion poultice

reduced his coughing and helped with the stuffy nose!

 8. Green Sisters!

The kids got all decked out to watch the parade in town!

Lots more Green pictures

coming later this week!

{I hope!}

 9. Shopping.

Angelina is a super shopper!

But after a few hours of non- stop shopping,

she needed to eat...

and I needed to rest my back,

so we make a good pair!

 10. We are tired of the snow!

 11. Little man has been a

giant pill all week!

2 days ago I realized the reason why...

he has

Hand Foot Mouth disease!

He has probably had it all week,

but being the great mother I am,

It just dawned on me yesterday that he has it!

{mother of the year, I know!}

 12. Happy Girl.

Seriously, she is the happiest thing ever!

 13. Reading me her Bob book...

can't believe how well she is doing!

She is now reading every word she can,

on everything!

Yesterday she was even trying to read the

label on the jelly jar!

 14. I think James

loves

his little sister.

He literally smothers her

with his love!

 15. A peek at Angelina's

5 month photo shoot!

 16. We need a craft room!

 17. This week Angelina started eating

a little bit of

Rice baby cereal!

Such a big girl!

 18. My girl loves her mama!

 19. The kids slept in their own beds,

in their own room!

I don't think has ever happened before.

They are growing up!

 20. Nutmeg pancakes,

homemade lemonade

and jam

for breakfast.

yum!



Sleepy...

Sleepy girl...

all bundled up to go outside...

 Angelina truly is the

World's Best Baby...

my mom assures me that means

she will keep me quite busy

in her toddler years...

{I hope my mom is wrong!}

 I don't remember that other kids

loving toys quite as much

as Angelina does...

we even duct taped some to her carseat

so she would have something

to look at!

{that doesn't make us too redneck-ish, does it!?}

Photography by Elsie...

I love it when I scroll through

the camera and find

photos taken by Elsie...

She has an interesting perspective,

mainly just because of her height!

Love these next two pictures!

James is 2.

So that means he likes his own way.

a lot!

Sometimes he doesn't get his way.

Like in this picture.

Makes him have a fit.

scream, cry, stop his little feet, jump up and down.

Not a pretty sight.

Proof that I can tear his little heart out...

and look like I don't even care.

I mean, really,

how bad would've it been to let

James play with

the whole container of nail polish!?

Toy Bar...

These pictures are from a

couple weeks ago...

now if lay Angelina on her back,

she rolls over right away,

or she grabs her toes and sticks them in her mouth!

I love this rolly poly stage!

Notice Angelina's new toy bar...

We've had a couple different toy bars in the past,

but I always get ride of them

because I just don't like them.

This one I love though!

I found a tutorial on Pinterest

and begged Jon to make it.

He started it and my brother finished it.

It is perfect...

light, all wooden, sturdy and simple.

Baby loves the toy bar too...

but then she loves most anything.

3rd babies just learn to

go with the flow

and wait their turn.

Or maybe that's just any baby with a

2 year old brother!

See what I mean...

the toy is sturdy!

And see how calm Baby looks

with her brother trying to knock the

whole thing on top of her!?

Some days...

Friday...

Friday again!

Best day of the week...

it's the day Daddy comes home!

This week has been a

l.o.n.g

week because of sick kids...

next week will be better

{I hope!}

~

1. Last Friday Angelina started coming

down with a cold and only wanted to

be held...so

I wore her in the sling as long

as my back could manage her!

 2. Last week we got

another

snowstorm.

I am getting super tired of snow,

but this last storm was so

beautiful!

Jon took the kids sledding

on the big hill in town.

They had a blast!

Angelina and I sat in the car and watched...

because everyone needs a

cheerleader or two!

 3. I think we are wearing our

rocker out...

3 sick kids all week meant lots of rocking!

 4. Last weekend was Jon's

30th

Birthday!

We made his a cake then the kids

went wild with the candles...

I think they had at least 40 in the cake!

 5. We tried to get a good group pix,

but Elsie was just starting to not feel good.

Her throat hurt her too bad to even

eat a piece of cake...

poor thing!

 6. We are borrowing a

Bumbo chair...

And baby likes it...

for about 5 minutes.

I think she prefers to be rolling around

on the floor.

 7. If you notice in each of these

pictures of baby,

she has the same toy.

This is a major favorite!

If we offer her 2 toys, she always chooses this one.

If we take it away she cries.

Sometimes she even naps with it!

8. More cuddle time...

that is the best part of sick kids...

they love lots of extra cuddles!

The sore throats and croup filled nights weren't quiet as fun!

9. Since Elsie didn't have much energy

all week,

She did a little online shopping...

She found this Bitty Baby and

really, really, really

wants it.

She had to take a pix and send it to daddy...

begging him to buy it for her!

10. More cuddles...

Can't believe how many self-portrait pix

we did this week...

sure can tell we did nothing all week!

11. Notice the toy again!

She loves that crazy thing!

12. Winter is lasting

forever

around here...

we are all getting cabin fever.

The kids were perched on the counter with the window

wide open...

looking for green grass.

All they found were plies of snow,

taller then them!

13. Yesterday the kids were finally getting over the

cold and had a little energy back...

so we painted!

{and played play-doh, melty beads, coloured and

who knows what else!}

Here is to hoping next week

will find us healthy

and more exciting!