Kids grow up so fast!

Audrey had her last day of kindergarten last week. She had a great kindergarten experience, and it's hard to believe that next year she will be gone all day in first grade.
On her last day, the kids dressed in red, white, and blue and had a square dance. Audrey wasn't thrilled with the idea that she had to dance with a boy.
Audrey made 3 little buddy friends--the triplets! --Zoe, Callie, and Emmy-she will miss them! yes, those are giant mountains in the back--isn't Utah beautiful?
We were more than happy with her teachers this year Mrs. Bigelow, and Mrs. Baird
This is Audrey on her first day of Preschool in Philly a couple of years ago. Wasn't she a little cutie? Man how she's changed!

Good-bye my old pack and play--sore spot!

This is my pack and play that I purchased right after we had Drew. It is in awesome condition, and was going to be perfect for the new baby to nest in for the first couple of months. Unfortunately, it was in California, so I had Owen bring it up. Prior to bringing it, he set it outside for a few days. Needless to say I wasn't a happy camper when he delivered it to me smelling like cat urine. Yes, the cats peed all over it. I'm still having a hard time getting over the fact that I had to buy a new one. Those things are not cheap. I scrubbed, soaked, and sprayed with all sorts of chemicals including ammonia and vinegar. I just couldn't get it all out, and i'm so sensitive to smells, there is no way I would be able to take it. So, now we have a new one that isn't as nice as the first, and this one was hauled away.

Oblek!

What is this stuff?? I saw this on my friend Tracy's blog,and we just had to try it. It is made up of glue, water and laundry soap. It isn't sticky, or messy. My kids really had a lot of fun rolling in out, making shapes and stretching it. It's a great alternative to play-doh whick I hate with a passion.-The only thing I'll do next time is put less food coloring in. My hands were a wee bit green by the time I was finished. It has such a different texture, you just gotta try it.




Mix thoroughly
-1 1/2 cup very warm water
-2 cups Elmer's glue
-Food coloring

*In a separate bowl, mix thoroughly:
-1 1/3 cups very warm water
-2 level teaspoons Borax detergent

Mix the contents of the two bowls together kneading until it is fully combined. Discard any remaining liquid. Store in a Ziploc baggie.
I actaully halved this this recipe and it was more than enough for my kids. DOn't get frusterated when you first combine it and it doesn't look like it worked. The more you knead, the more it becomes the consistency that you want. Happy Oblek Making!

Mothers day present???

My mom is a workaholic in the yard every summer. This year, we decided to gift her with a wheelbarrow. Unfortunately, my mom spent the day giving wheelbarrow rides to the kids which they LOVED, but I don't think that's how my mom intended on spending her mothers day--a little R & R? I don't think so!

Thank Goodness!

Thank Goodness is all I have to say. Every year I say I'm not going to get sucked into American Idol, then I find myself completely hooked. All I can say is Thank Goodness I don't have to listen to Adam Lambert's voice on the radio. He is actually a great singer, but man when he'd hit those high notes, lets just say he belongs on broadway. I thought for sure he had it in the bucket, but i really think Kris has more talent. Sorry if you're an Adam fan--I wasn't.

Pregnancy woes

I guess it's time to vent again, but today sometime I plan on posting pics and stuff other than about me and my pregnancy. 3 weeks until due date= misery! This has actually been a decent pregnancy compared to my last one, but, I'm so spent at this point. I'm tired of being tired mostly. Everyday around 11 am, I start to get extremely tired and have to have a 15 minute nap which actually turns into 2 hours.--thanks to my mom for always watching the kids for me. Tired of having to go to the bathroom every 2 hours--which is why I am probably tired because I'm not getting my REM sleep--i guess I need to get used to it because it's not going to end. Tired of leg cramps at night, and round ligament pain--ever had them?--they get worse with each pregnancy and man they hurt. Tired of not being able to bend over and pick stuff up--toes have become very useful lately. Tired of taking pepcid twice a day and still having heartburn. Tired of swollen ankles and feelings like "carrying around sandbags on my legs." Most of all, I'm just tired of not being a normal person--you really aren't normal at this point. Not to mention this is when I start to freak out about the baby being alive. This kid is soooo active. I love feeling it move--it's just such a neat experience. The other night I was lying in bed, and usually the kid is all over the place..but...nothing. I switched positions over and over and still nothing. So then I went for something sugary to wake it up. All I could find was an otter pop and so I ate that, and nothing. So, by now I'm freaking and about to head to the hospital, but then I thought I'd go for the O.J. -, but I really didn't want to because it gives me such bad heartburn. Well, eventually I felt some little movements, and was able to fall asleep around 3:30! Baby is back to being active, but man that scared me. I will not be at peace until it's out screamin at me, then I'll have a new set of problems like "is the baby breathing?" it never ends! so..I haven't been able to see my usual Dr. the last 2 visits. So this other one won't put me on the induction schedule because he says the head is too high. Well, I hate to tell you Dr., but that head is never going to drop until my water breaks. This is my 4th baby, and this is my typical pattern. What's not typical is that I'm 50% effaced, and almost a 3 and I contract quite a bit every night. He says, "we don't want to induce you too early because you don't want to end up with a C-section for failure to progress." Blah, Blah, blah--I hardly doubt that that will happen --this is my 4th, not my 1st Dr. so...I see my buddy Dr. Thorpe next Friday and hoping that induction will go on June 3. That will make me 39 weeks and he is scheduled to do deliveries that day. I'm really holding my breath at this point.

4 weeks to go--maybe 3!

I went to see my Dr. today hoping to schedule an elective induction mainly because I really fear that Owen won't be here when I deliver. Now in the past, I am always thick and closed and not contracting and always induced. Maggie was 42 weeks! But, I have been contracting with this pregnancy and today I was a 2 and 50% effaced! I have NEVER done that. Now it does make me a little nervous knowing that I could pretty much go anytime, and heaven for bid that i am alone when this babe comes. My Dr. that I always see was out unexpected today, and today was D Day discussion. I know that he will induce me a week early because of my circumstances, and plus I know him well from when I used to do deliveries with him when I worked L & D, and he delivered Audrey and Maggie. So, today we didn't get to schedule anything. Sniff sniff. But, I really think I will be induced a week early around the 3rd of June. Cross your fingers!

My blog list

Ok, why didn't I do this forever ago? (look on right column under the pics to see what I'm talking about) It did take a little time to type in everyones blog address, but now I don't have to check blogs that haven't been updated--I can just go to my blog list and see the most recently updated blogs and not waste my time. Genius I tell you!