if you were my neighbor....

(this face comes complete with an "oye-veigh")

the sun is out, and I finally am starting to feel like spring may be here for real this time....

we are marveling in all the warm weather that we can get our grimy little hands on, and filling every day to the fullest with as much sunshine as our big ole' eyes can take in...

we took the day yesterday to catch up on our outside time and the goodness that comes with loads of fresh air.... it was a good day, Teags, Benji and I went out to breakfast while the big guy was at school - then when it was time to get him, we came home and chilled out in the yard till auntie max got here.

the rest of the afternoon was a fresh air-loving mama's dream, we had a picnic in the driveway






auntie max and lil man diggin' into lunch






(the backyard is a mud filled mess right now, and the littlest beans were sleeping in the van - )














followed by massive amounts of tye-dying and kidlets play time.....

nothing is sweeter than an-almost 2 bean running around talking about her new tye-die shirt that is blowing in the tree!































and as the afternoon came to a close, hubs came home to me trying to get his long-time- stuck -in -the- mud- Saab- unstuck, and declared me a bonafide hippy-redneck....ahh, it's cool, i wear it proud....if there is such a thing...

where i've been.....

holy head colds and exhaustion and laziness, it was a spring tease, and I have been hanging in the house and being slightly disgruntled about it. I am so tired of the indoor routine, and am desperately awaiting picnic lunches on the deck, playground tripies, garden adventures, and all the warmth and craziness that spring and summer bring....

in the meantime, I am holed up in the house with my three crazies, and we are ready to bust out....but in case you want a peek into the daily grind...

here yah go...
thank goodness for PBS....




















followed by crafting/drawing on the paper covered table....we all need a lil creative outlet right?? preferably NOT my walls and furniture...



















some "living room fishing" no joke folks....and let me tell you that thing is stinkin' heavy, i've got the big toe bruise to proove it...



















a search & rescue....we are looking for the pile-up on the highway...which usually results in a pile-up of his little sister underneath him while he plows by her.













and lots and lots of potty time my peeps, LOTS
we are getting there....but we are also into the fascination of toilet paper, which SUCKS.














and then there is Benji - who is just as awestruck as I am about all the chaos -


so in love....














leave me a note if your stopping by to check in.....and tell me about your daily grind....
hugs A

happy hump day y'all

spring has sprung....for the meantime anyway. I'll take it. Amazing what a lil fresh air does for my beans....

it's BBQin' time, who's in......

I feel like a mama bear that has been hibernating with her cubs in the depths of winter....BUT, today this mama busted out the flip-lops and sunglasses, packed up the kidlets, yes, all three of them, and made my first annual spring pilgrimage to the dunkin' donuts for an iced coffee....yes people read....ICED! I....HEART....WARM...WEATHER. Today it took me 10 minutes to get the kiddies in the car and on the road, as opposed to the 1 hour it takes to get boots, hats, mittens, jackets, blah.blah.blah.....

I know it seems like no big deal, but i felt good to make the trip, to get out of the house and breath, deep breaths of FRESH AIR....

then we took the long scenic way home, rocked the jack johnson tunes while T-napped with her nasty drippy nose and rosy cheekies - she and M have caught another nasty....


kiddos even got some madly needed and deserved outside playtime til lil man wiped out in the mud and we had to come in, but i feel BBQ's coming on strong, chock full of cobb salads a la mimi and fresh veggies on the grill, ahhh...spring is here.




Benji is delicious. I stare at him for hours a day i think. His little legs, and his precious hands...and his way so alert big eyes....

he is a treat.



in other news....Bry's test gave the all clear, which tells us NOTHING. So, back to the dr i guess. Thank you to all who called and voiced there thoughts, it was much appreciated.

we are on mission organization here at the homefront, so if anyone has any ideas on what has worked for them, i am all ears!

hugs and mad sunshine love to you all!

A

p.s. nin, lets see what dates work.....maybe kev 2?

a month of new knowlege....

our bean is one month and 2 days old....I cannot believe how time has up and flown away...

I have learned so much, loved so much, and been blessed so very much,

but alas, I thought I might share some of my new knowlege with y'all, in case you were wondering...

* - 3 is different than 2. Don't let anyone convince you differently. We learned in Kindegarten that 3 was MORE than 2. NEWSFLASH. IT STILL IS. We are happily adjusting, and LOVING these 3 amazing kiddlets - just make sure you are up on those math skills before you procreate!

* - DO NOT, under any circumstance, no matter how important it seems, take three children 3 and under, to the grocery store....even if your very patient and easily humored aunt is with you. It is a suicide mission, and even if you are able to load up on groceries, you will also have $100 worth of shit you don't need, and you will inevitabley be too stinkin' tired to make dinner remembering all the ingredients when you get home anyway.

* - if your little girl disappear with a bag of rice cakes and the dog...she is PROBABLY not enjoying a healthy snack...alone




* - the odds of all three children sleeping at the same time, is way far less than winning the lotto I am SURE. Just because one is sleeping does not mean that the other 2 are, want to, or even intend to at any given point in the next decade.

* - no matter how tired you are, there is always time for cuddles and giggles and smiles....



* - good friends that bring you chocolate covered blueberries because they know that they are your favorite - and don't mind or judge you during a toddler meltdown at 5:30 - are friends for life....

* - just because your hubs saw something nasty spill in the fridge (and told you about it) - doesn't necessarily mean he cleaned it up...

* - weather that allows kids to play outside is FABULOUS...

* - when you are exhausted - your sense of humor is just a step away from any fifth-graders, and seeing somebody fall out of a chair seems insanely funny, enough to make you laugh all day - even if it is not really THAT funny....

* - helpful supportive parents, NEVER go out of style.

* - after nursing two previous children, the third can now be nursed while either crocheting a hat, bathing two others, baking muffins or vaccuming the living room....

* - quiet is bad. VERY, VERY bad...it either means your very expensive lotion is being used as cement to pave a road on your rug, or else some other utterly distructive activity is taking place, that is probably going to cost you a small fortune to fix, or else the rest of you day to clean....unless they are naping, quiet is very very bad.

* - if your hubby is watching the kids, and they are "going to clean the TV"...while holding a tub of vaseline, and a paintbrush each....tell him - this would NOT be the oppurtune time to run downstairs to the basement and start a laundry....

* - baking banana muffins is a great way to start the morning while the kids are watching "eductaional" TV, though I am not at all sure what is so educational about a duck with a beyond irritating LISP that is rescuing stranded annimals 20 times his size....

* - if you can't find it, they probably have it....and are probably not using it for what it was intended for....

*- just because they say that they are "pretend painting" doesn't mean that they are pretending....

*- kids are amazing. They rock my world, every minute of every day, and no matter what they put vasoline on, throw down the stairs, flush down the toilet, or demolish...I officially would have it no other way...I am in love with my teenies...this I knew, but have learned just how much, every moment of my days.

****just a glimpse inside my world to date.....****


hugs and love to you all.....A

p.s. sending hubby big positive vibes today, as he is at the hospital having some not fun tests done - that he is very nervous about....we miss you and are counting the minutes till you will be done....