Road Trip

Just got back from our much needed couple days away. The fact that we could spare 2 days in our lives was close to a miracle. Sleep, swimming, eating and just plain old relaxation was on the menu. We enjoyed the time with our kids, and with each other immensely. Thank you Lord for the blessing of giving me a family to enjoy life with. OK so I have a pretty funny story to tell of our road trip back to the shining Great Falls.

A little while after a stop to use the restrooms Emily asked for a snack.

"May I please have berries" was her request.
These are a wonderful little invention of dried blueberries that she loves. So I gave her a handful.

"Mmmm, these are good" she said with delight.
Soon another plea of more, "Please, may I have some more" she asked
Another handful was handed back.
"Sank you" said the little voice joyfully.
It was quiet for a while cause you know the sound of a toddler eating food. (silence)
Then from the back a exclamation of

"Dad there's a berry in my nose"
"What" I exclaimed
"EMILY, your in big trouble if there is a berry up your nose, I said removing my seat belt. (I know, right)
Turning around in my seat (oh yeah, steve was driving) I asked again,
"Do you have a berry up your nose?"
With a wide eyed look she shook her head no, and quietly answered "yes"
I grab her chin pushing her head back to get a good look up her nose,
" Emily I do not see a berry up your nose, do you really have one up your nose?"
"ah- huh " she said still wide eyed.

By this time I had asked my husband a few times if he thinks that she really stuck one up her nose. And I have pushed on her nose from the outside to see if I could feel one, continuing to get more and more upset.
"She still says that she has one up there, what should I do, I can't see one." I say
"Just have her blow her nose" Steve said in all his wisdom

So I grab a kleenex stuck it up to her nose holding closed the opposite side of the one she said it was in, and said "BLOW"

"FFFF-THUMP"
Out came the blueberry!! Steve is gigglin and I have said a few times real fast "why did she stick a blueberry up her nose?"

What a child that we have. At least she is at the age where she tattles on herself, we might have never known of the blueberry before it was too late. LOL. Some days you do just have to laugh.

one of the most wonderful things

These are the things that your kids bring to you that they are so excited about and you just smile and nod and say " Oh, that is amazing honey " Example: a ROCK that she wanted to throw

in the river.

Again and again and again.

And on a hot fall day what could be more fun. With her little rosy cheeks and everything.

September Two Thousand and Eight

This season is so full of mood swings it is not even funny. In weather, it could be a mild fall day; now that the first day of fall is right around the corner, or because we live in Montana it could blizzarding, or even 90 degrees out ,which it almost hit just the other day.

It is also in our lives that our mood swings happen, especially during this season. Like Angela just blogged about 9/11 memories happen, school has just begun, summer just got over so we are waiting anxiously to get out the new fall decor, gotta get out the cold clothes boxes and start putting up the warm clothes (if you live in Cali, I guess you really don't have to think about this one) so many things are going on in our lives it may get a little crazy!!! Well, I have been trying to come up with solutions in our family, cause if you know me, I have usually about 12 things on my plate at a time. Do you want me to mention them?? Better not might ruin my mood. This is supposed to be an encouraging bloob, blog, boob, blog!!! Ha ha ha. I really did type that. Anyways...

So we have taken up doing things like evening walks, high school football games (which steve of course loves), watching hero's or smallville when the kids are in bed, ice cream, exercising (not for the weak at heart), meeting regularly with my hubby just to talk about life (we do have to actually have to schedule that one), one of our favorite's reading Emily's choice books usually the snake story, (story of Adam and Eve) and we hope to get out of town for a little bit this next weekend (yes) whatever it is to you and your families pleasure; do it, do it now. Don't wait another night they need you and you need it. God has given you your families to enjoy them. I have forgotten that many times but I choose even through the business of life I find joy in being with the family God has given me.

And just so you know I snuck the picture of me kissing noah in there of when he was just born he is quite the little porker now!

Flashback Friday!!! These are from my pregnancy with Noah. I enjoy seeing my pregnant belly again. Don't all hate me at once, but I wouldn't mind thinking about having another little one soon in the shape of another belly!!! I had good pregnancies what can i say! Especially love the picture of my hubby and I.

The mom in me

AHHHH!! The life of a mother. Means many things to me at this very moment some hard but most of all wonderful. Noah, Emily and I are doing good. Have loved having the cousins home even though they leave in just days! We spend most of our days trying to survive the hot in our house, waiting patiently for daddy to come home and chase Emily since mom has been doing it already and have said that is all I can do.

Just looking at the pictures Amber took of us makes me thankful for the beautiful things children bring into your life. Besides the hospital bills, questions of if we are parenting right, wondering why Noah is crying, trying to make the family happy. I praise my Lord Jesus for my amazingly smart daughter that can count to ten and keep me smiling daily, a handsome husband that loves me even when I cry for nothing, and the stunning son that is growing up way too fast. My heart is overwhelmed with some many emotions most of all the fact that being a mom never felt so good.

Noah Bradley Fleming

Noah Bradley Fleming was born around 10:30 AM Monday, May 12, 2008. Enjoy the photos! He was exactly 7 pounds and 20 1/4 inches long!

Family

The month of March was gone in a flash and we are already into the 2nd week of April. WoW! Well, the last two months have been full of many things one of those being Haircuts. Emily got her first haircut. The Saturday before Easter I decided ti make her baby hair grow better and healthier she needed a haircut and before bed we did it. It turned out A-line which was a total accident but cute as come be. She likes it and now talks about her hair to total strangers. So I thought that I would share some pictures of her Easter morning, one we got of the family, which has been our only one forever. Of coarse not having internet has made keeping up on blogging a big bummer, but hopefully that will all change soon.