books!

 i put a pile of books on the counter for ellie to peek at....it kept her busy while i made supper. love how my kids love books!

 ellie then kept jo busy by bringing toys to her and saying "ellie is kind to jojo"  ive been saying that for awhile now, to bring a positive spin on being a big sister and sharing the toys. ha.  most times jo is covered with toys that ellie brings to her

 these are the moments that i never want to forget. the girls are in bed at night, nate will often come and put his head on my lap and just talk.  ill welcome any chance to hear his heart.

 ellie at 10:30 in the morning. she wanted to go to bed. hahaha i obliged

 this is a peek into my secret stash of child hood books! as i browse for the kids, i have come across these books, books that i LOVED as a kid. so i pick them up and put them away...haha...i do read them to the kids but i want to keep them in good condition so i put them up high. hahaha

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Posted by mel at 11:31 AM

modern day communications

so. ive noticed there is a shaming, or so it seems to me, of mom's (especially) who use their phones too much, or are made to feel less super mom of she's using her ipad/computer/what ever sorts screen she chooses to use...for what ever reasons....

this week, i was doing my reg morning routine.  get ellie up, dressed, fed while nate plays his 30 mins of games....while ellie's eats at the table eating her breaky, made by me! ha , i brew a coffee, snap open the lap top, and browse.....quickly because time doesn't fall freely at my hands much. ha

i felt guilty. like i always do....when i use my screens when the kids are awake

chris came down as i was finishing up and he asked "whatcha doing?"

i said "just checking my sites, always weather, cnn/news/f/b and email"  but i felt guilty!

then i had this not me, not my style to think things through and come up with this freeing thought!

how is me using a screen ANY different from my parent's reading the newspaper when i was a child?

not much different to me!  i get my news, weather, communications, banking, shopping etc all by a screen in place of a newspaper....and how many of us remember being "ignored" (im using that word loosely) during that time?  i bet a lot of us!

so then i shared my thought with chris and he laughed at me and quickly removed any lingering guilt of using my 10 mins in the morning to check my sites out while "ignoring" the kids

hummmm.....deep thought......screens are modern day newspapers! 

happy friday everyone!


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Posted by mel at 3:34 PM

jo!

 starting her early for a love of books....ok...ellie gave her the book to play with and it kept her busy for a long time! works for me!

 i love her. so glad we had her.  for ever my baby she will be!

 i took ellie out to run errands, she loved it. oh my, she loves to be out! she talked the whole loving time!

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Posted by mel at 10:19 AM

ellie joy

 i found ellie like this. holding a pic of nana and papa. i asked her what she's doing? she said "i say hi to nana and papa!" then a round of "go see nana? papa? shawn? quinn? charlie? aunty?  soon???

what a card. i tell her we will see them soon. ha

so ellie has this love for shawn. the uncle who ignores kids bawahhhh. she is constantly calling him on her phone, talking to him, asking for him, asking me to spell his name so she can draw it, she wants to show him her toys and visit him. its adorable but im like" hu????  how and why???? uncle shawn???? haha

 i caught this on the couch. the girls were playing together. ellie was such a help, she was bringing her toys and then cleaned up her puke

 she reaches in to get it

 grabs a blanket and wipes her up

 and back to playing. im so excited that the girls are going to get what i have with my sister! 

 gangata ellie. who wanted to talk to uncle shawn....she thinks my phone is face time, all the time....ha this pic is for you shawn from ellie

 some of nate's lego creations. i love to peek at his work. he works away with his lego daily. totally worth it!

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Posted by mel at 10:17 AM

snowy sunday. again!

 we spent most of the storm day inside, playing games, reading and playing....i have to brag. i played monopoly with nate for 1.5 HOURS. and it was fun.  we had a great time!

 more snow. sigh

 ellie my little helper, making supper with me. she is a huge help! for real. she puts things away for me when asked and grabs diapers, blankets and cleans up spills when asked....WITH OUT an attitude. so refreshing!

 nate watched jo for me while i spent time with ellie. hes a help too, just argues more. ha

 jo. happy jo.  mon our routine was off and jo ended up spending her awake time with nate and i for school. it worked out AWESOME!  i was able to teach nate with her there the whole time and yes, i truly enjoyed holding my baby for most of it...and yes, i can hear my dad saying "shes never going to crawl if you hold her all the time" haha

poor guy, i wonder what he did to get this treatment????  i found him on nate's board the other day....haha 0 comments

Posted by mel at 10:08 AM

bacon!

while helping nate work on his science assignment/project, nate looks up to me and says "i'd eat you if you were bacon!"

hu?  i asked

he said "i just love you so much, i love bacon. thank you for helping me with school" 

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Posted by mel at 4:20 PM

week round up

 ellie loves to play in the front room, she often sets up a table and eats. the ball in the chair is there on purpose...it has princess on it and she is feeding them...

 she is also dining with nana and papa....who are away. which seems like they have been gone forever!  how  much sun can you get?!?!?!

late night snuggles with miss johana

 love her

 she is such a joy

 and a doll

 more kids

 fri we had some friend over to socialize. they went to find the pigeon  nest....

 and played on the snow banks. which is now HIGHER, thanks to the 15+ snow we just got!

 more kids

 cranky kid

 happy kid

 making moments

 its worth it

as you can tell, my life is made up of my kids, my family. i wouldn't change it for anything....but wishing i was including a little boy, who would be 5 and should be here running around with the rest of them 1 comments

Posted by mel at 10:18 AM