Before and after the twins..........

So I went on my friends myspace and found these pictures of me before and after the babies. So I thought I would share. The 1st one is at Christmas 2007 just weeks before they were born, I could barely walk. Abby is covering the huge belly............I look so tired LOL
How funny, I look huge here and this was in the summer at my aunts house for a BBQ I think I was about 5 months here....... WOW

Here are the after pictures, me and Maddy I think this was taken in April boy I hope if we do have another child that pregnancy will be easier on me. Boy they are worth every pain I went thru.

Here we are: Abby, me, Maddy, Freddy and Angela after a day of shopping. It was a good day we all got Coach bags..........luck for me my mother works for them, I would never pay full price!!!!!!!

Visit with Evie and her family

So althought it is not on the best terms we got to visit with Evie and her family. They drove down from Arizona for her uncle Rays funeral, a very nice man that I grew up knowing and always thinking he was so nice. He has alot of kids and I always wished I had been from a family like that. Well, he past and Evie came down for the funeral. So thank goodness we got a short but sweet visit, they stayed at the Embassey Suites by Disneyland where they always stay so when Abe got off work we drove down to meet them at Downtown Disney. We decided to eat at the Rainforest Cafe, so here are a couple of pictures......Abe, me and Abby.

Here is Devon, Evie, me and big Freddy, this was the first time she got to see the babies since they were born. I think she really loves them, she could not put them down.........

Here I am with Evies three kids: Devon to my right the middle child and then Brendon the youngest and Ashlyn the oldest. I miss these guys I wish we could see more of them!!!!!! How cute are they!

We must not leave out Evies husband Brian, here he is with the kids. It is funny to think that he and Abe served in the Marine Corps together so long ago........wow how things change.

And here is my little Maddy girl, she was held by auntie Evie but I put her to sleep soon after getting there so she slept most of the time. My sweetie.......

Last but not least, Ashlyn and Abby. They always hang out together, Ashlyn is a great big cousin. She always takes such good care of Abby. To short of a visit but we will see them again when they come down to the beach in a month, should be fun. Can't wait!!!!

Potty training uuugggggg

So, for the most part Abby has been doing great. Most of the time she goes potty in her chair, sometimes it is on the floor, or in her underwear...... Like today she was doing soooo good 3 times she went in her chair before 10:00am, then I went to check on her and she was sitting on her chair with her underwear on, I asked her what she was doing???? She said "going poop"! Poor thing thought she was doing so good but forgot to take her underwear off first. Oh well it was the thought that counts, right.

So as you all know I am frustated to no end, I am cleaning up poo and pee, shampooing the carpet every 5 minutes and taking care of 4 month old twins so needless to say I am a idiot for waiting this long to start this!!!!! I just felt to sick while pregnant, then did not want to throw to much at her with the birth of the babies so I waited..........well now it is just alot and somedays I feel like throwing in the towel and just keeping her in pullups forever, just line them up and change them like I do every morning......uuugggggggggg.

Well I must keep up the fight I know I have the m&m's, suckers, trips to the book store, the playground etc...... and it has worked. So wish me luck so I still have all my hair when this is over............how can I be frustated, she is in her playroom right now singing to her favorite movie Annie. How cute is that!!!!! That is a good lesson the sun will come out tomorrow..............

This is GREEAAATTTT!!

When a simple ,'No' just doesn't suffice here is awonderful reply for all of the children in our lives. I only wish thatI could take credit for having thought of it myself.


BROWNIE RECIPE A father of some teenage children had the family rule that theycould not attend PG-13, R or X rated movies. His three teens wanted tosee a particular popular movie that was playing at local theaters. Itwas rated PG-13.The teens interviewed friends and even some members of theirfamily's church to find out what was offensive in the movie. The teensmade a list of pros and cons about the movie to use to convince theirdad that they should be allowed to see it.

The cons were:*It contained ONLY 3 swear words!
*The ONLY violence was a building exploding (and you see thaton TV all the time they said),
*You actually did not 'see' the couple in the movie having sex,it was just implied sex, off camera.

The pros were:*It was a popular movie, (a blockbuster).
*Everyone was seeing it.
*If the teens saw the movie then they would not feel left outwhen their friends discussed it.
*The movie contained a good story and plot.
*It had some great adventure and suspense in it.
*There were some fantastic special effects in this movie.
*The movie's stars were some of the most talented actors inHollywood .
*It probably would be nominated for several awards.
*Many members of their Christian church, including the pastor,had even seen the movie and said it wasn't really 'that bad'.

Therefore, since there were more pros than cons the teens asked their father to reconsider his position on just this ONE movie and let them have permission to go see it.The father looked at the list and thought for a few minutes. He said he could tell his children had spent some time and thought on this request. He asked if he could have a day to think about it before making his decision.The teens were thrilled, thinking, 'Now we've got him! Our argument is too good! Dad can't turn us down!' So, they happily agreed to let him have a day to think about their request.

The next evening the Father called his three teenagers, who were smiling smugly, into the living room. There on the coffee table he had a plate of brownies. The teens were puzzled. The father told his children he had thought about their request and had decided that if they would eat the brownies, then he would let them go to the movie. But, he explained, just like the movie, the brownies had pros and cons.

The pros were :*They were made with the finest chocolate and other good ingredients.
*They had the added special effect of yummy walnuts in them.
*The brownies were moist and fresh with wonderful chocolate frosting on top.
*He had made these fantastic brownies using an award-winning recipe.
*And best of all, the brownies had been made lovingly by the hand of their own father.

The brownies only had one con :*He had included a little bit of a special ingredient: The brownies contained just a small amount of dog poop. But he had mixed the dough well and they probably would not even be able to taste the dog poop and he had baked it at 350 degrees so hopefully any bacteria orgerms from the dog poop had probably been destroyed.
Therefore, if any of his children could stand to eat thebrownies which included just a 'little bit of crap' and not be affected by it, then he knew they would also be able to see the movie with' just a little bit of smut' and not be affected. Of course, none of the teens would eat the brownies and the smug smiles had left their faces. Now when his teenagers ask permission to do something he KNOWS THEY SHOULDN'T BE DOING the father just asks, 'Would you like me to whip up a batch of my special brownies?'

What are we complaining about???????

7-Day Forecast for Baghdad,Iraq
Fri 115 F

Sat 117 F

Sun 120 F

Mon 122 F

Tue 122 F

Wed 121 F

Thu 120 F

Ok.........lets talk about this. We complain when it gets in the high 80's and need to put the air on, yet our military men and women are in this weather with full gear on. Not just camies and boots but packs that sometimes weight more then 50 lbs................they are out there for US, they sometimes can't stop to even have a drink of water for 1 second without the fear of what will happen to them. So as I am on this high horse that I should not be on because I am the first to put the air on or complain about how hot it is, I WILL STOP AND THINK ABOUT THEM FROM NOW ON!!!!!

The babies 3 month pictures.......

Well it was off to my favorite picture place Kiddie Kandid for the babies 3 month pictures, I had more but these were the ones I decided to put up. I had them in their Bumbos because that is their 3 month milestone, sitting up in them. They love it!!!

I loved this one too, they are so relaxed with each other it is adorable!!

Rocket night

When went to my brothers house to go to Rocket night at my nephew Matthews school, it was so nice outside the kids loved it. Here is me and Freddy.

Here is me and Maddy girl........she looks so sweet in orange, matches her hair.

Here is my brother Casey and big Fred......he loves my brother. It is so sweet how much he looks like my brother when he was a baby.

Here is my amazing nephew Michael and my mom. I just adore this kid!!!! He is the best big cousin a kid could ask for. Look how tall he is, he is only 11.

And here is the boy of the hour my nephew Matthew, he made a Transformer rocket. It was very cool and we enjoyed watching them all. I love doing stuff like this with my family, plus they babysat so I could sneak to Old Navy ssshhhhhhh don't tell the hubby, LOL.

THANKFUL..........

After keeping up on my friend Hollys blog got me thinking..........she is going thru the same stuff Abe and I had to go thru to have our children, she more then me but somewhat the same. The highs and lows of thinking it will happen this month etc........ the hormones............your happiness at the time all rides on some Dr. telling you just how many eggs are there. You can't help but get your hopes up and when it does not happen you are devastated. I feel for her because when I was going thru this no one I knew had to go thru this. I am so thankful I am able to inspire Holly to keep her faith that it will happen for her. Maybe not right away but with time it will. So I stop and look at all my babies and THANK THE LORD for the many blessing he has given me, I am not worthy........................

Saw this and loved it.......

Beautiful Mommies on myspace! Once you've been hit, you have to hit 8 awesome Moms. If you get hit again you will know that you are really beautiful (or just have the same friends as...your friends..)! If you break the chain, nothing will happen, really.But it's always nice to hear that someone thinks you're Beautiful!"Before I was a Mom I never learned the words to a lullaby.I never thought about immunizations.Before I was a Mom - I had never been puked on.Pooped on.Drooled on.Chewed on.Peed on.I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.I slept all night.I never looked into teary eyes and cried.I never got gloriously happy over a simple little grin.I never sat up for hours watching a baby sleep.I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.I never knew that I could love someone so much.I never knew I would love being a Mom.Before I was a Mom - I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.I had never known the warmth, The joy, The love, The heartache, The wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a Mom."