Rock a Blog Baby

I have a new craft obsession. Sock dolls! Here are some I made for my and my friend's daughter. They are stuffed with a down like filling and lavender, so they are cozy and smell soooo good. My kiddos love to sleep with them!

A Bumble Blog- Quote of the day

Well, I have another "Jack-ism" to share. When asked, "What do bees live in?", he will respond...
A "Beehind."

Baa Baa Blog Sheep- Wishing Star Farm

We had a great day at "Wishing Star Farm." On top of Pony rides, pumpkins, feeding animals,and a hayride we got to share the day with some visitng family that we LOVE and some new friends that are true blessings!
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Josh made friends with a baby cow

Somebody is cozy
Views from the hayride

The only animal Jack wanted to touch...a bunny
Jacey feeding the cleanest camel I have ever seen

Micah petting his first farm animal.
Alpaca

Jacey standing next to some sort of furry beast!
We love Granpa "Ween"









Jack's not so sure about the ponies!

The beautiful Diane
feeding cows!
Cute little Ellette playing with bunnies

Cowboy Paul

How many kids does it take to unscrew Mom's Light Blog

On Monday I felt like a I need a mental health day. A break from being in the house and from homeschooling. I decided it would be a perfect day for a field trip! I have been wanting to go to The Cave of the Winds.

So I got all the kiddos dressed and loaded up the car with everything we would need for a day out and began the 2 hour drive to Manitou Springs.

We arrived at the cave and were told we would have to wait half hour for the next tour. I started to get a little nervous because Micah was being so good, but I knew I didn't have long before he would get tired or hungry. 45 minutes and 19 "no, you cannot buy a toy at the gift shop" later we finally began the tour.

Jack started to get a little nervous at the cave entrance, but I calmed him down and averted catastophe number one.

5 minutes in Micah gets a little fussy. I take him out of the sling and began to carry all 18 pounds of him through the cave.

5 minutes after that his fussing starts to get even louder. I am shaking him, sushing him, bouncing him...all the things that usually work to calm him down. Unfortunately none of them are working. People are starting to get annoyed and of course the caves echo making it sound much louder than it is.

Now I am starting to sweat. This is getting bad. The cries are getting louder and louder I am trying to hang back from the crowd... even my kids are getting a little nervous!

I hear the poor tour guide trying to yell over the baby and it's hopeless, he is too loud!

I am getting frantic, I feel so silly! In my desperate state I changed the baby on the floor of the cave and tried to feed him WHILE WALKING. Nothing helped.

Finally the tourguide comes to my rescue and offers to call someone to escort us out.

Unfortunately, she is a new tour guide and cannot locate the phone to call for help. I am standing there helplessly holding a baby who is screaming bloody murder, trying to keep Jackson from scaling the cave walls, and the entire group is just waiting and staring at me. Now, I am almost in tears myself.

Finally, the guy arrives to lead us out and Jacey and Jack start crying! Jacey because she doesn't want to leave and Jack because he doesn't want to drive back down the "scary mountain"! The guy is moving so fast up and down narrow staircases and I am trying to hold my screaming baby, help the kids and keep up with him (he obviously did not have kids).

Of course, Jack bangs his head on a stalactite and he starts crying even louder!!!

Finally, we make it out and within 2 minutes Micah is, of course, fine.

I won't even bother to tell you about my harrowing search for a gas station that followed or the other things that lead Jack to pray "Dear Lord, help mommy not to get stressed!"

So much for mental health...is it really neccesary anyway?

Shag, Crew Cut, Bowl Cut, or Blog

Funny video of the way I found Micah after a nap...

Edward Scissorblogs

Hmmm...I homeschooled for 5 hours today and then I went and layed in my bed to feed the baby...2 hours later I woke up! I walked out of my room and my son looked at me with horror on his face. He said sternly, "Look what puppy did!!" (There was shredded paper all over the floor.) I would have believed him if he had not continued on, trying to pad his story with facts. (4 year-old made up facts are the best.) He said, "She used her claws and sssssst!" He made a sound and action akin to Freddy Kruger slicing through something.

I asked him, "Jaaaack did you do that?" One headshake no.

"Jaaaack?" The no shake slowed down and turned into a yes.

"Sorry, Mom."

So after we went over why it is bad to lie, I walk up the stairs and see cut up pieces of foam everywhere. And in his room... a ravaged necklace, made from pasta and yarn...my favorite necklace he made for me. :(

He had cut up each piece of pasta into little tiny pieces with the big scissors!!

Wait! I am not finished! Before you gasp and wonder what kind of horrible mother is so careless that she falls asleep while her four year-old is perfecting his Edward Scissorhands impersonation with THE BIG SCISSORS...

As I was picking up the mess I heard a bark...coming from outside...coming from the FRONT YARD. Yes our puppy somehow got out and was barking at the front door to be let in...for who knows how long...

Alright commence sighing and wondering!

guest blogtographer...

Jacey took some great pictures today! She was very professional about it...getting the baby to smile and everything! And what do you know...mommy is ACTUALLY in a picture!

Funny self portrait! I was holding the camera up and this is what we got! I love the way Micah is looking up at us like we are nuts!

Kids made b-day cards for grandpa! Oh and Jack actually got a haircut. The jury is still out on whether or not I will keep it short or grow it back out!