The Mess

      What A weekend!  It was full of crazy excitement.  Haha, I guess as exciting as Havelock, NC can be!  As you know Kyle defiantly has a unique little personality and loves to wear "ridiculous" (words of the hubby) outfits.  Apparently he is into accessorizing now!  Friday morning he didn't have preschool, so I told him he could wear anything he wanted to.  I know, you are probably thinking I always let him wear what he wants considering the pictures I have posted, but actually I have to control it a bit or he would go to school like this...

He actually took off his PJ's and put clean ones on, with the cute pink bow because he now wants to wear bows.  He asked If I could buy him some red bows and tight pants to match!  Mark had to put his foot down.  Instead of red bows and reds tight pants Mark took the boys to Walmart and let them pick out their own fishing poles!  

     

     Colson had basketball this weekend and was much more aggressive.  He got hit with the ball in the face and collided with another kid, resulting in a nice size bump on his head.  Mark had to keep me from going to check on him during the incident.  He tried real hard not to cry and I think I only saw teary eyes.  He was a tough little kid Saturday.  

     Saturday was rainy and yuck so we did what everyone with a 7 year old should do!  

     Yes, thats right!  After years of trying I am excited and a bit embarrassed to say COLSON CAN NOW TIE HIS OWN SHOES!   I am one proud momma.  Now to get him off of sippy cups...


     Yesterday after church, I decided to take Kyle to the doctor since Saturday night he was up most of the night screaming about his ears.

     And of course he has another ear infection! I might say he did look super cute, so I decided to take him to target on a little date!  We got Icees and toys!  It was nice to have a little mommy and Kyle time.

     I'm off to do some CrossFit before baby girl wakes up.  I've got to beat the hubby's time, I'll let you know how that goes or not. :) 

 

Visiting Friends!

This past Friday was my birthday and we spent most of the afternoon heading up to Maryland to visit some of our best friends.  I can say the trip really wasn't that bad.  Karis was our best rider.  I'm almost positive Colson said, "Are we in Maryland Yet?" at least 100 times.  Kyles question was, "Are we IN out of town yet?"  The fight was Colson saying we were going to Maryland and Kyle insisting we were not going to Maryland, we were going 'Out of town.'  This discussion lasted approximately 61/2 hours off and on.  By hour 5, Mark's answer to every question was YES!  When we arrived in Maryland, Mark and my mess gave me my birthday present!  They got me a Macbook Pro.  I had no idea and I love it!

My friend Megan was having a big party for her hubby's Bday Saturday night in Alexandria.  Saturday morning us girls left about 11:30 to go spend the afternoon shopping in DC and getting things ready for the party.  Megan's driving skills left me a bit nauseous, but we made it without any serious problems.  We left all the kids with the hubbies until the nanny arrived.  These 3 men decided to take 5 kids to eat lunch at Texas Roadhouse; I can only imagine how that went.  I assume they survived, since they managed to make it to the hotel later that evening.  

All night Megan was on a mission, and we spent a lot of the evening walking from one place to the next trying to find somewhere to dance.  I think around 1:00 am we were informed that there was nowhere to dance in Alexandria and we would have to go to DC.  I guess we should have asked earlier.  You know me, I love to exercise but really not in heels!  

We did have an amazing night and I'm so glad we were able to spend time with our best friends.  Mark and I spent the night in DC without kids.  It was the first time I left Karis over night, but she did great.  The nanny said she wouldn't let Colson put her down, but he didn't seem to mind.  I'm so glad we went up there.  It was a much needed trip for Mark and I to spend time with our friends and each other.  We needed a little US time! 

So this is my blog that I wrote last Sunday and never posted!  Ha Ha!  Whatever, I guess I will get this blog thing soon enough!

We Are Ready

We are ready for our DAY OF FUN!  Kyle said, "Mommy you look like Grand Mag".  I guess he gets his style from Grand Mag!  Love IT!  Have a Great Day!

Wed Night

One of my biggest fears as a parent is having my child grow up and not know Christ.  I assume there are probably other Christians that have similar fears.  I just want to do it all right and its scary and amazing to think that everything you say or do leaves an impression on your child.  I remember as a child thinking that my parents could do no wrong.  My dad could have told me the sky was purple and I would have believed it was the truth.  I was always taught that you go to high school then college, assuming that's what everyone did and it was part of the steps.  I took everything my parents said to heart.  As I get older, I realize what an amazing family I have, possibly a bit dysfunctional but wonderful.  I need to always guide my children in the right direction and sometimes it can be hard to do everything the way you want to do it.   

I love Wednesday nights because I can usually leave Karis with Mark and take the boys to bible study.  Mark has been gone the last few days and wasn't going to be home to watch Karis.  Its hard to take her because she is so busy and I really don't get to pay much attention to our study.  Colson and Kyle both love to go, but Kyle can't get enough of church.  If I mention church he says "K I get my long shorts on and we can go, don't leave me"  I go toWomens Bible study on Thursday mornings for a few hours and Kyle gets to play with Mr. Ale and all the other kids.  So every morning he wakes up and ask if its Church Day.  Mr. Ale is also his Sunday School teacher and has a way with children.  He is learning so much. 

Today I mentioned to my MESS that we had Church tonight and asked who wanted to go.  Colson was playing WII and must have not heard me since he didn't acknowledge I had spoken.  Surly he wasn't so wrapped up in his game that he didn't hear me speak.  Anyway, Kyle started jumping up and down saying "ME, ME, ME, I wanna go, can I pease go" while Karis gets all excited watching Kyle and tries her hardest to jump but can't get her little legs off the ground so She just starts spinning in circles as quick as possible.  It was really too cute.  As the evening went on, I realized Mark was getting home late tonight and knew Karis wouldn't make it when bible study started at 630.  I called a friend to see if she was going so the boys could go with her, but she wasn't able to make it either.  I did what I thought was best and got dinner ready, bathed, and feed kids.  We played a bit not mentioning bible study.  I figured they would probably forget it was church night and not a big deal we would be going in the morning.  As bed time roles around, I ask the boys if they are ready to say their prayers.  Kyle comes running in jumping around saying " OH NOOOO, WE FORZGOT TO GO TO CHURCH" with such a sad little face.  I think my heart broke a little.  I said baby Karis was tired and wouldn't have done well, but we get to go as soon as we get up.  He didn't say much and went to his room, next thing I know he is fast a sleep in his bed.  Kinda feel like I messed up a bit tonight.  He was sooo excited about going and we didn't go.  Regardless of the reasons he was upset and I failed him in a sense.  I justify it to myself and I understand the reasons but hes just a baby and doesn't always get it.  I get sad when I make my babies sad.  Sometimes life gets in the way of the really important things.  From now on we hit the important things :)  So tomorrow is gonna be a special "Church Day for Kyle and I"  Not exactly sure how but I will figure it out.  Now I'm off to make some special somethings :)          
 

My Mess of Kids +

Today I had to watch my friends children, Julia and Cole.  Julia is two weeks younger than Karis and Cole is two Years older than Kyle.  Cole and Kyle were actually pretty good today.  They usually fight like brothers but today they played very well together.  The problem was with the two 16 month old babies.  Karis is walking or should I say running all over the place.  Julia is not walking yet and does this cute one arm scoot to get around.  Karis spent the day torturing Julia.  Julia always carries her "night night" and crys (screams) if she doesnt have it.  Karis would sneak up on Julia, grab her "night night" and RUN as fast as her little legs would take her.  She would get a good distance and turn around and LAUGH as Julia is SCREAMING.  I would go get the "night night" and give it back to Julia.  This went on right up to nap time.  I tried to lay Julia in Karis's bed since supposedly all you have to do is lay her down and she goes to sleep.  SURE THAT WORKED.  Julia is screaming bc she obviously does not want to nap and Karis is screaming because Julia is in her bed.  I switch the girls and lay Karis in her bed and let here scream while I rock Julia to sleep.  By the time I got Julia to sleep Karis had Screamed herself to sleep.  You might ask what I learned today?  I DO NOT NEED TO HAVE 4 KIDS.  (My dad will be relieved:))  NIGHT NIGHT! 

Basketball

Saturday was Colsons first basketball game!  (Yes Kyle is wearing his "long clothes w/ shorts!).  Getting our Mess of kids dressed and out of the house is an adventure of its own.  As Mark had his breakfast (Yes he is drinking his protein shake directly out of the blender)
  

I got the kids ready and out of the house (with only a small argument when I honked the horn at my husband, which is not acceptable in his eyes) and got to the church with 10 minutes to spare.  Colson is playing with Upwards in Newport.  It is a Christian basketball organization where they include bible lessons.  Each week the kids have a bible verse to memorize before the game and receive a star to put on their Jersey as a reward.  He received his first star for knowing his bible verse.  Before the game starts they have a prayer followed by each child running through the door when their name is called.  It was pretty exciting and Colson was all smiles.  I have a video of it but can not figure out how to post it on here.  I will work on that!  Colson has the tendency to be a bit lazy and sometimes doesn't put much effort towards sports.  He is really fast and aggressive if and when he wants to be, however he seemed to lack a bit of motivation in his first game.  Mark and I are both VERY competitive and sometimes Colson drives us a bit crazy.  This happened to be one of those games where we have to take a deep breath sit back and laugh.  He just shuffles around the court paying more attention to the clock then to the kid he is suppose to be guarding.  He did do a good job for his first game and actually got a basket.  I found the game pretty entertaining (all 6 periods).  I'm pretty sure Mark said it felt like it was the never ending basketball game.  After the game,  the coach gives each child a star for their performance.  Colson received the star for "Sportsmanship".  When she gave it to him he said "Oh I didn't know I was doing sportsmanship, huh".  :)  Maybe next week he will get "Most Aggressive"!

Have a great Week!

Our First Blog!

I have never really read a lot of blogs but over the past few months I started following a blog of a family who would be having a baby with trisomy 13.  The faith of this family is so amazing and what a blessing to be able to follow their journey with their family.  I realized this is an amazing way to connect with other people and create a little book filled with our journey through life.  I only wish I had started one a long time ago. 

A few nights ago I was playing on the computer and created this little blog "Montys of NC".  My husband kind of laughed at me and made me promise to let him read everything I write before I post it.  He does not trust my ability to write, claiming Colson, my 1st grader, has better grammer grammar then me.  He probally has a point, so please forgive me now for any and every mistake I might make.  He also asked if he could write in it as well.  Therefore, This is OUR BLOG!  I am so excited to have a way to keep a little journal of our family as we go through this adventure.

To give you a quick little summary!  On May 24, 2003 I married my SEXY MARINE, Mark.  We started our adventure in Pensacola, FL and less then a year later we moved to Corpus Christi, TX (Pretty sure Hell is not much hotter, which is one place I will never go).  About 6 months later we moved to Cherry Point, NC and have stayed put.  We now have 3 children (Colson 7, Kyle 3, and Karis 1) and a dog (Gracie 2). 

This brings us to January 4, 2012 (Today).  As many might know Kyle my sweet boy has a mind of his own.  He will only wear what he wants which usually consists of board shorts and rash guards (aka bathing suit).  Now that we have hit the beginning of January it is a bit chilly outside and not really bathing suit weather.  This however does not stop my son from his favorite attire.  This morning was his first day back to 3yr old preschool and I told him he had to get dressed in something warm, meaning long pants and shirt.  After lots of debating about what is considered warm we agreed he would put on a pair of pants and long sleeve shirt.  This is how I found him!

Love this little man.  I guess you pick your battles:)