A Month in Review…

I’m not even sure where to begin!  We’ve been SO VERY BUSY since Valentines day.  In the times I did happen to have a moment I went brain dead and watched a TV show or got sucked in by my newest love – Pinterest, and eying what possible treasures there might be to find on Craigslist or my local Freecycle.   Oh if I had the time and the space – the treasures I would bring home.  Well,  they would start out essentially as trash to everyone else but in my dreams they are treasures just waiting to be discovered.  One day I will prove myself worthy of these dreams but until then,  their fate shall lie in the hands of those unknown…  Well,  except for the beautiful desk and plain-Jane dresser soon-to-be shelving unit I did bring home much to the hubby’s dismay.    How can be blame me tho,  they called my name and alas,  he was far away in Texas for work and they needed me to save them NOW.   (If only he knew the gems I passed on…  HA!)
Anyway,  I digress.
To try and get myself back on blogging track we shall make this painful and simple, er, I mean painfully simple.  I shall attempt to upload a months worth of pictures to catch you up on our lives here.
Where to begin…

*   Valentines Day – well,  I posted on that   * We’ve celebrated our first birthday of this year * A treasured pet frog passed away and we had a proper burial, casket and all! * we had a good knock to a tooth on the  school playground and now we have a crooked big tooth but that’s OK because we already knew we’d be getting braces eventually * We made visit(s) to the dentist for cleaning * a tiny finger got slammed in a bedroom door and we’ve been watching it prepare to fall off * We tore up carpet in a bedroom and recarpeted as well as painted it too * I made two trips to the ER with the youngest.  One for the finger in the door and another time for seemingly instant dehydration from getting instantly sick – that was a fun 10hrs in the ER (YaWn) but at least I brought home a healthy kid again * Got a new fridge * We’ve spent time outdoors in this crazy, warm, beautiful March weather that I am now freezing my butt off in again * We’ve watched thunderstorms roll through * called for the thunder after the lightening * I went on a field trip with my 5yr old then proceeded to stay with her and walk around this amazing place for another hour or so after * Played at the school (park) * Played with bubbles outside * did a photo shoot with legos * trimmed trees and bushes * visited the in-laws at their farm house * found toads in the collected water on the pool cover – LOTS of them, watched them produce LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS of egg strings and are now watching a bazillion tadpoles! * I (we) survived a week with Jeff gone * Molly, Jeff, and I had a secret Molly, Mommy, Daddy day when Jeff came home and took a day off work * got ice cream from two different places on the same day! * fed the ducks and the geese and played at a wonderful park by the water * completely reorganized the still packed boxes in the basement to prepare for room for a new treadmill * got the new treadmill * now have to completely reorganize it all AGAIN to make room for a new rented water system to be put in so we don’t have to smell the yucky water anymore.  HA! * and wow,   that pretty much brings us to now…  Somehow jotting it down in a “few” words like this just doesn’t seem like as much as it feels but alas,  I have been pretty busy.
Below are some pics & page links  from the past month plus some…

Ella is 8 now!

Frogs and Toads

BUBBLE ATTACK!

Getting to know Stucky the frog a bit better since Sticky passed away…

Introducing Stucky to all Sticky’s old playmates…

Eying each other…

1st dentist appointment for a big 3yr old! So excited!

This water suction thingie is kind of fun…

OK, I’m done… Don’t want to have my teeth looked at any more!

Nothing like being a 5yr old SuperStar in the dentist chair!

Trying on My old glasses from when I was a little girl. HA!

I think I must have been a bit older then 3yrs old when I had these glasses as a kid – at least I hope so as they seem to swallow her face! LOL

Such a happy and excited 3yr old in her newly painted and carpeted room!

LOVES the gigantic Dora sticker she got waaaay back at CHRISTmas that we can finally put on the wall!

The very next day – after running around like a lunatic in her newly redone bedroom she’s down for the count – literally! We spent 10 1/2 hrs in the ER overnight due to instant dehydration from getting instantly sick – CRAZY! She’s all happy with a Popsicle and free ride tho. HA!

Sounds asleep getting fluid and snuggling with a new stuffie the ER staff gave her ❤

…on a walk with mommy we discovered a fairy door in a tree!

(I can’t even begin to tell you how I wish this tree were in my yard – I’ve got lots of fun ideas for this “door”!) HA!

Gotta love newly fallen leaves on a gorgeous March day!

…trying to hide from mommy’s persistent camera – no such luck, sorry babe HA!

Our goofy “beast” of a dog watching us arrive home from our walk…

Someone is SO EXCITED we’re home to play!

Who doesn’t love a good strong wind in the face…

Like Dog – like Boy…

Someone told my 5yr old that if you can put salt on a birds tail you can catch it…

…Guess who was obsessive about running around the yard with the kitchen salt!

…planning out a method of attack. Darn that the bird is in the street and she’s not allowed to go there because you KNOW she would have caught this one. HA!

PROOF! They do get along from time to time!

Oh yea – Love this blackmail – er, proof!

You know I’m keeping the camera ready now!

Nothing like a leprechaun bearing gifts ❤

My shaggy-haired boy (hair cut came shortly after this pic!)

Dinosaur on the loose – watch out Mr. Leprechaun!

Spring MUST be here – the Robins have arrived!

Good little helper!

Playing in buttons like Mommy used too – awe, memories!

Love this little “hat” button that came in our button lot!

Someone has fallen in love with the little button candies – one guess who!

How a fly managed to get his head stuck in the pool fence is beyond me. He was there quite a long time but relax and know he did manage to free himself.

Neat birds we saw on a field trip!

I love swans!

We discovered Lilly Pads look like hearts!

So elegant and beautiful

Blue Herons (?) nest HIGH up in the trees! Who knew – I didn’t!

“Look mommy, do I look like the Statue of Liberty?” Um… yes, hun, you sure do. (What?)

I’m just a little giddy at the thought that maybe even just one of my kids my like photography!

Swan nest on land – surprising close to where people walk.

Little more where I’d expect for a swan to build her nest – away from people…

Our silly Boxer loved trying to “catch” the water from the little watering can and Molly just thought it was the silliest thing in the world!

Molly’s treasured “flower” (grass and weed flower)

Massive ant location that Molly tried to drown them with her little watering can.

Watching a thunderstorm outside

Waiting for the lightening so they could call thunder – awe, the memories ❤

Well over grown thorny bushes in our yard that I despise. If they weren’t pretty I would just destroy them but alas, I did leave some in tack but just incredibly smaller!

Even time I see these bushes, I can’t help but wonder if this is the bush that Christ’s crown of thorns was made of… Ouch! Maybe that’s another reason I didn’t chop them down completely – they serve as a constant reminder to me of what he went through for me…

They really are painful!

Enjoying a beautiful March day!

BUBBLE ATTACK!

The “beast”… When one thinks of the word Boxer they tend to think rough and tough sorta guy but yea, when you associate the word Boxer with the breed of dog – yea, you get nothing. Nothing but cuteness and the perfect family dog. He is nothing but another child who needs constant love, attention, and approval. We love our “beast” ❤

OK,  I think about catches us up.  I still have other things I’d like to post but truly,  I’m not sure I picked the right blog host to do it all…  We shall see.  Look for more pics / posts to come of  hairstyles we tried and just spring and summer fun!
Time to go – eventually I hope to have a garage sale and with this early nice weather – I have a feeling they will be starting sooner this year then I planned – LOTS TO DO!