1 STEP FOWARD 3 STEPS BACK!!!

This seems to be the way my days are going right now. I feel like I am stuck in slow motion while everything around me is at warp speed. It has taken me 2 weeks to get the clutter off of my counter top ( yes, this is true... I am not the organized person I want to be, in my mind I am though so I should get partial credit for that). So I had the clutter off the counter and then the kids get home.... and it all starts again. I get one room cleaned and stop to admire the sparkle, and then I blink and it's a disaster again. I think I have Meagan's homework mastered :) ( 1st grade is not what it used to be!!! I was trying to help her do her homework, and she was fighting me all the way and she told me, "this makes me think you were never in 1st grade" I let her father help her finish) and she comes home with a whole new set of problems. She has also decided she is ready to be a teenager, and we are not very "cool" a lot of the time, but, then the next moment she is in our laps for a cuddle, ( I cherish those moments, they seem to be getting few and far between,). Jacob has decided to throw me for a loop lately with his temper tantrums ( I thought he outgrew these!!!). We went to the Dentist the other day and he decided this was not where he wanted to be or what he wanted to be doing, he had the biggest tantrum (in public) that he has ever had right there in front of the dentist and staff, I was so embarrassed and very ,very, angry, needless to say he did not get his teeth cleaned but he did get reminded how he is to act and the consequences of that ugly behavior. He can be the sweetest kindness little boy you will ever meet, but he can dig his heels in and be the MOST STUBBORN child I have ever seen, he has been my challenge lately, I pray for patience daily and for guidance on the right way to channel his behavior. Isn't Motherhood wonderful!!! I love being a mother and am very thankful that I am able to be at home with my little blessings, but, some days I wonder how I am going to survive the day:)

GREAT MEMORIES

Back from Disney and still try to catch up on our sleep. We went from sun up to past sun down. There is something to do all day long there. My favorites were the shows (because you can sit and rest in air conditioning, j/k) Finding Nemo the musical was great. We got splashed by the waves in The Little Mermaid, and stung by bees in the bug show, that one really catches you off guard, they have some creative people working on these shows.

This photo was taken our last night at the park, I am surprised our eyes are still open. We really had a good time and hope to go back again someday, maybe when Ryder is a little older and will actually enjoy it.

The TOWER OF TERROR!!!!!

This ride at MGM drops you 7 stories up and down, your stomach goes up to your neck and back down. Our daredevil little girl loved it. Jacob rode it one time with John and when they got off he was very mad at John for the scary ride. I got to ride it one time with Meagan, we had a lot of fun screaming together.

THE POSE

While waiting to be seated for dinner the kids wanted to strike a pose for the camera. They really had a blast at Disney and did very well for as little sleep as they/we all got. We have 450 pictures to browse through and decide which to develop. I am terrible at that I always just keep every picture, I can't stand to delete them if they have family in them even when it's a bad picture.

DISNEY WORLD

We are off on a surprise (for the kids) Disney vacation. John and I are so giddy, you would think we are the kids. We just can't wait to see there faces when we pull up there. My friend who just got back gave us this great idea, to leave tinkerbell treasures every night. So we got the kids each little gifts to leave with a note and pixie dust (of course) on there clothes every night. We plan on updating our blog with pics while we are there.