Friday, May 30, 2014

May 30: Cheers to 10 Years!!


We packed our bags, dropped the kiddos off with the grandparents, and headed out of town for the weekend to celebrate our 10th Anniversary! Ten years... How the heck did that happen?? Seems like it hasn't been that long in some ways, and then I look at our seven year old and realize that time has just flown by. 

Today is a gorgeous day in Ohio with the perfect sunshine to breeze ratio. It's a good day for driving and shopping, which is what we've done so far. The manager at Olive Garden bought our appetizer for us in honor of our anniversary, which was so nice and unexpected! And on the way into Micheal's {yep, I hit the jackpot--a husband who will enter a craft store!}, Ben asked me if I dropped my weave. I seriously died laughing {insert the "laughing until you cry" emoji here} and had to go back through the traffic to get a picture. Ten years later and he still cracks me up. :) I should've been quicker on the draw though, because clearly I am not the one who needs a weave... Lol.

The hotel, although just a Marriott, is pretty swanky on the inside. I wasn't sure about the blue and orange carpet when we first walked in, but some excellent interior decorating goes a long way! 

And the token gift I bought was a bride/groom S'more ornament. Since we got married, it's been our tradition to buy a new S'more ornament every year. Each one symbolizes a significant moment throughout the year, like a highlight of sorts. Pregnancies, new babies, and now a 10th Anniversary S'more. I had to do a little washi tape magic to cover up the original, irrelevant message, and when I got ahold of a small sharpie, I'm going to fill in the banner with "Cheers to 10 years!" A more organized, efficient person would've had this all done ahead of time, but you know me... Some things don't change, even after ten years. ;)



May 29


Last pick up of the year. School's out for summer!



May 28: Kindergarten Graduation


Ruby graduated from Kindergarten today!!! I have a new First Grader. *tear*



Tuesday, May 27, 2014

May 27


We are all still tired from traveling... Motivation to put away the dishes in a timely manner--place them in front of the coffee pot to dry.




Saturday, May 24, 2014

May 23: Just Keep Driving


Ben's grandmother is in the hospital in critical care, so we made an impromptu drive for ten hours down to Tennessee today...

Sex education courses should include a mandatory ten+ hour drive with four small children as part of the course curriculum. It would be a very effective incentive for abstinence. Just sayin.

#arewethereyet
#shestouchingme
#heslookingatme
#ihavetopee
#again
#waaaaaaaaaaaa

All joking aside, they really did very well and were great sports considering the zero prep time they had for this event. Making the best of a bad situation...



May 22




Wednesday, May 21, 2014

May 21: Toby's in T-Ball!


Toby's first T-ball practice today!! He was very shy but excited all at the same time. I was helping the kids with their homework during practice, & when I looked up he would be waving at me from a base. So cute!! And we all stopped what we were doing to cheer him on when he was up to bat, and Clayton kept asking if he could run out & give him a hug when he got to first base. :) He was a proud brother!

Between the two different teams, we are going to be up at the field almost every weeknight for the next couple months... 



Monday, May 19, 2014

May 19


Spring concert/art show for the big kids tonight. They did well!



Friday, May 16, 2014

May 16: A Poem: One of Those Days



Today was just one of those days.

One of those days when you seem to
wake up angry or 
on the wrong side of the bed, 
and so did everyone else.

One of those days that start with 
naughtiness in the kitchen 
and scrambled eggs with sugar 
for an unwanted breakfast.

One of those days where there is 
more yelling then listening and
more hitting then talking and
more disobedience then peace.

One of those days where it was painful 
to make it to the day's activity that was 
supposed to be fun but instead 
ended up being stressful for all.

One of those days that it was so very nice
to have a friend in the chaos to 
help shoulder the burden of ornery children 
running crazily amuck.

One of those days where I was exhausted
by noon and wanted to do nothing 
for the rest of the day except 
sit on the couch and nap into the night.

Today was just one of those days.

Is it over yet?





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