Ready, Set, PEE!!

That's right! We are potty training this week! I have 3 boys in diapers. Zachary, I am doing cloth on, but either way, he will be in them for a while. Mike has had a behaviorist coming over the past month and has set up a program for him to start training. Liam is ready, I just have to be more firm about it. Saturday is the big day... Wish us luck.

Appreciation

Darren started school tonight. Yes, that makes for a really long day. The great thing for me, he gets home about 8:30, so we do get to spend some time together. So, mom of the year over here, I swung thought Jack n the Box for breakfast, Taco Bell for lunch and finished it off with Little Caesars for dinner. Hey if your gonna be bad, be bad all the way. While at Little Caesars, the kids were super well behaved. Yes, I did take them all inside, even though it would be easier to leave them in the car, the law is the law. Gathering everything, handing Lily the 2 liter bottle of orange soda, Mike a crazy bread, Liam a crazy bread and me about to grab the pizzas, a lady that had gotten her pizza 3 people ahead of me came running back in and grabbed my pizzas (before you think "What the heck!") and said "I am going to help you with these. Even the kids were shocked, Mike saying "hey, those are mine!" and Lily with the panicked look. She then told my kids "I am going to help your mommy with your pizzas, sometimes mommy's need help and don't ask for it." I was torn, cry on the spot at this ladys kindness or smile and hurry before she changes her mind. I chose the latter of course. I decided in my car on the way home, I needed to give more than a mere "Thank You". She doesn't know me, and we will most likely never meet again, she doesn't read my blog (many people don't) but I wanted to express my gratitude, my appreciation for her simple kindness. It made my reasonably long day feel a lot lighter. 

I thank you...

New year!!

Happy new year everyone! Couple of updates... Baby Zachy is here! (No pics till i can upload them) That's what Liam calls him, Mike says he is Zachary Cole and Lily is in the correct everyone about everything stage and calls him Zachary. He was born November 16 at 9:15 pm after an excruciating 24 hours. He weighed 8 lbs 5 oz and was 21.5 inches long. Yes, he is my biggest baby. And has the most hair! He was taken by cesarean after some scary stuff. He was stuck too and couldn't come out. The spinal tap was beautiful... My epidural gave out after 12 hours and I had been in so much pain, I just fell asleep. Any one who does natural deliveries can just keep to themselves, you don't know my pain compared to yours and it isn't a tolerance level, some people just drop babies like nothing, I don't. ;) he is beautiful and healthy. He has grown so fast already. I feel like I haven't really been able to enjoy him. He will be our last though. Darren goes for the "big day" this month. It is bitter sweet. I love babies, it is the toddlers that make me gray. :)

In the mix of baby and holidays, I decided life wasn't crazy enough, so we moved too. We closed escrow on our new home December 7th. My goal was to be closer to school, but we landed close to the wrong school. We stayed in our ward and only moved 6 block closer to Michael and Lily's school.  I truly couldn't be happier though. We were blessed to find this. It was an answer to not just our prayers. We were ment to find this home, I am sure of that. The kids love it, we love it.