Happy birthday my sweet baby Alec.

Wow 5 years old. Time sure does fly. I swear it feels like yesterday I was writing this post

http://shereeplus3.blogspot.com/2009/04/4-years-ago-today.html.

Now I need to add this years picture to that.

This will be a big year for him. He starts school, he plays big boy baseball and he is learning to read! His personality is so cute! He promised me that he wouldn't get any bigger than 5!

Happy birthday my sweet baby boy!!!

Spring break

Man I miss the days when I got a spring break. I think that all employers should have spring break. I mean how cool would that be?
Jaden is on break right now and although I am working I am trying to force Brannon to do cool things with them. It would suck to have a boring spring break. So today it was the movies....the dragon one (I forgot the name). They loved it and Jaden got to bring a friend ...........and have him spend the night tonight. I have not planned the day for them tomorrow but don't you worry, I will. I wish the weather was nice because I would send them on their way to the beach. But the weather is no bueno so I will have to think of something else.
I am going for the cool mom of the week award and because of that we set up the trampoline (although the weather is not cooperating with my coolness)

and how I know I am sucessful in my coolness is the smiles!!! The smiles got even bigger when mom jumped in with them!

So I hope that my kiddos can enjoy spring break for me!

Easter pics coming soon!

Life is good!

Life is good. I will update soon but for now just know, life is good!!!

Back in the day

I came across this picture today and it brought back so many memories. This is a time when I only had one child to dedicate all my attention too.We baked, did art projects, sang songs etc. It was before sports,homework and hectic schedules. It was a time before attitudes! He was my world (still is) and my #1 priority (still is as well although he has to share that with his brother and sister). It was a time of learning for me as well.......learning to be a mother.

Wow the memories!!

Race Day!

This was the day I had been training for since November.......Race day! I felt great when I woke up despite losing a hour of sleep due to daylight savings. The first seven miles were pretty easy but mile 8 was a challenge. The hill on mile 9 was brutal as well. I was ready to give up after 12 miles but I saw my family cheering me on and pushed through.

13.1 miles ........2 hours, 20 min! I did it!!! It was an amazing experience and so much fun. (Just got official time 2 hours 18 min!!!)

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Finding Nemo

It all started with a simple trip to the yogurt shop. As we pull in the kids see a pet store and begged to go in. I agree and of course the begging doesn't stop because now they want a fish. Now if you know me you know that it takes a lot of begging for a pet (I am not a animal person). But it was Friday, I was tired and really I just wanted to get my yogurt and go home.... so I gave in. A blue beta fish is what they picked out. The clerk told me how to take care of the fish and off we went to eat yogurt. Over yogurt we talked about names. Sienna wanted to call the fish "dolphin" then followed by "shark". After Alec looked at her like she was the stupidest 3 year old on earth they agreed the fish would be called NEMO (so original huh). They fought over if it was a boy or a girl but since Alec won the name game she got to pick that it was a girl. We got home and put the fish in water and followed the specific instructions by the clerk......... Wash the rocks, and used room temp bottled watter only. The kids sat and looked at the fish for about a hour and were really in love with it. They called everyone they know to tell them about Nemo. They finally fell asleep and said goodnight to Nemo.

All was great until...................................................................

Brannon came home late after getting off work and went to look at the fish that the kids called him to talk about 5 times and Nemo was DEAD. OMG I didn't know what to do. I was in a panic. I couldn't tell my kids the fish died. Brannon wanted to tell them the truth and I didn't. After a while I thought I was going to tell them I had to take him to the doctor because he was sick but we were going to get him back (give me time to find a new fish). So that was the plan...thank god Jaden spending the night with grandma because he wouldn't believe that at all.
So the next morning, I get up really early to go running and I get a call from kiddos asking where Nemo is. I give them the story about the doctors and they believe me but want to go see him at the doctors and asked "when he could come home". When I got home they wanted to go get Nemo NOW!

WHAT TO DO?????

Ok so I will take them to the pet store by my moms house and find one that looks the same and make the clerk play the pretend game. Ok good plan. Well we get to that store and it out of business. So I tell the kids "I better ask dad which doctor he took it too". So we go to the next pet store and they didn't have any Beta fish. I was so worried they were going to catch on to me. But nope they believed me when I said "silly mommy forgot which store dad said". So onto the next and at last they had Beta fish. So I asked Alec which one was Nemo and he pointed at a blue fish in the tank. I asked the clerk to come over and said to him "that one is Nemo right" and gave him a wink and he went along with it and said "yes it is". Then I replied "I am so glad he is feeling better and ready to come home". PHEW

So now Nemo (or should I say Nemo 2) is home with us.

I literally was trying to find Nemo!!!

Good things happen to good people

Good things happen to good people!
That is all I have to say today (well thats all I have time to say today)