not sure why i thought i needed to take the fam to the circus... we are a circus in our own right.

delaware had a small circus in town and we thought it'd be fun to take the girls.  larry had to take the car to a body shop in marion before we went.  now i'm pregnant, and this baby is taking all the blood that normally goes to my brain.  so i don't alway think logically, or at all.  so come 5 o'clock when he was ready to go to marion (to make it back by 6 for the circus) he was like "okay, time to go."  and i look at him and say "ok, see you when you get back."  ....and then realize he's gonna need me to drive there too so he has a ride back.   shouldn't have been a problem except i was still in my pj's (yes at 5pm)  the girls needed dressed and no one had dinner yet.  so we get dressed in record time and i give the girls a hot dog and fruit snacks to eat in the car. 
we did make it in time and even though the circus wasn't under a tent or even a three ring circus (only one) the girls loved it.

funny things sid's said today

while i was getting ready to sit down on the couch with her.. "watch out, big buns comin' through".

"i would like pirate crunch for breakfast".  meaning captin crunch.

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I got to go to the grocery store all by my self yesterday. To anyone who has ever gone to the store with multiple small children knows how big of a statement this is. I also went shopping at the antique malls downtown (by myself). Something I love to do, but never get to do. I highly contemplated getting myself a starbucks and sitting down in the magazine aisle at kroger. I got so tired from doing what I wanted to, I had to sit down on a bench downtown (even though it was raining) and rest for a minute before walking back to my car. And yes I realize it's sad that going to the grocery store by myself falls under the 'Things I want to do' category.  Anyhoo.. thanks to my babysitters!

this is what it looks like to not get a nap all week

the neighbors are putting in a patio (only during our nap time for some reason) and the sound of the saw cutting the pavers is a bit much for this one. she gets about 15mins a day then it's restless baby and unhappy mommy.

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important vs urgent

preacher matt hit the nail on the head yesterday.  he said we often do the urgent and leave out the important which can leave us feeling frazzled. 
lately i've noticed i felt like i was just surviving my life instead of actually enjoing it.  so on a serious note (like a light bulb switched on in my head)  i need to start making time for the priorities in my life.  being a stay at home mom can be a tough job.  it's all too easy to get in a rut and say "we'll do that tomorrow."  i want to go to bed every night knowing that i truly connected with my kids and husband (not that i was just physically near them).
as for the girls, maybe we need a summer of being 'unplugged'.  no tv or internet.  the family as a whole,  maybe a summer of free weekends for us to enjoy one another.  sure we see eachother during the week, but it's not same.  larry is busy providing for the family..working and traveling.  sometimes it seems weekends get full of everything but spending 'actual' time together.  with the third baby coming, it's made me realize more than ever how important 'our family time' is.  perhaps this will help with sid's behavior problems as well.  (i know she's not a holy terror) but she's had an attitude/listening problem lately.  not sure where she's picking it up from but i know it's not her, which drives me crazy. 

goggles

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fun with toilet paper rolls and marbles

for mothers day

incase the family needs some ideas...
 i love this necklace.

a rasied bed for a small garden or a strawberry jar.

a wood carving set.   so i can make something like these for baby brother.  grandpa and i could sit around and widdle wood all summer ;)

a folding 'lounge' lawn chair.  it's so hard to sit outside w/ the girls and be comfortable when you're at the 'beached whale' stage of pregnancy. 

of course a hug from my girls and a thanks for carring around my overgrown fetus from larry is all i really care about getting. 

our family is about to grow by two feet

...and this time they'll wear blue. 

like the huge picture?  trying some things out for a new blog.  (can't keep the same url name once the baby comes..)   it kinda messed up the text alignment in older posts, but it's a small price to pay for big pictures.  cause that's all anyone really wants to look at anyway, right? 

perfect end to a perfect day

...well for us the girls and i.  poor larry suffered from another kidney stone procedure gone wrong.  we spent last night in the er.  i really thought the next time we'd be at the hospital it'd be for me.

our afternoon

we blew dandelions all afternoon.  we're about to see how well our scotts lawn care keeps weeds off the lawn...

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it took me 10mins and sid's help to get out of this dress.  it's a petite (non maternity) dress with no zipper.  what was i thinking...?

built in table

a positive pregnancy side effect.

for baby brother

any mother could tell you stuffed animals can magically multiply.  so they're not something you run out and buy, unless they look this cute.  sid dragged me into the disney store and i couldn't leave w/out getting some for baby brother.  i can already see him  carrying around kermit, except kinzie has pretty much claimed kermit for herself. 

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perhaps i am my mothers daughter

growing up with a seamstress for a mother, i always had someone to hem my pants and sew on a button. having that, i never learned to do it myself. it always baffled me that the sewing gene just wasn't passed on automatically. since the hubby got me a sewing machine for christmas, i decided it was time i learned to sew. and you what... i love it! today i couldn't resist making a top to match the baby shoes i made awhile back. so i put ruffles on the bum on a onesie.  (i think i'll call it a bumsie.)  makes me wish i was having a girl.

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vintage finds

i was in the janie and jack store and saw the cutest rompers for boys.  of course they were way overpriced, but found these cute clothes on etsy.   i believe i have to buy the overalls...  they remind me of something my mom would have put us in.
overalls  and   red romper

meet the new family member

introducing miss bella.  my mom's new dog...not ours.  i'm not crazy enough to get a puppy with 2 toddlers and a new baby :)  bella is kinzie's new best friend.  which explains why she's in the pics w/ bella. 

the answer to multi-tasking?

my old sling was recalled... too bad this bad boy is like $100 plus dollars.  mom can we make one of these?

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leftover picnic lunch