Home Mom

This has been my first week off from bombshell since I started. I had forgotten how good it feels to stay in my pj's all morning and spend time with my kids ~ cooking breakfast and cleaning. I have a hip injury that I keep making worse every time I workout, so I'm taking it easy. Each day I feel myself getting a little fatter and that doesn't feel good, but my kids don't care, and neither does Ryan. Now I just need to find a healthy medium between being fit and being a mom.

Yesterday I made these super cute rice krispy easter eggs dipped in chocolate and nerds. Bryce is doing a bake sale at his school and the proceeds will go to benefit the people in Japan. I hope they will sell well. He's only going to charge .50, so they should. I think he might just make back what I spent on supplies and I could have donated that instead, but I keep reminding myself that this will be a good experience for him. We'll see.

What a Weekend

We've had a great weekend. Friday night Bryce had a sleepover birthday party, so we took the three little ones to the drive-in. We had forgotten about the sleepover and planned to see Rio (the first feature) and Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 (second feature, for Bryce). We went anyway, without Bryce and stayed for BOTH movies. We have never been able to do that! This morning we took the kids to Healthy Kids Day at the Y. They had a petting zoo, bike helmets (for $5, well worth it), a bouncy house, fire trucks, and all kinds of giveaways. Then we came home and cleaned the house completely ~ the first time since Parker's party two days ago. Then we had pizza and a movie night with the kids. We watched The Incredibles. Ryan and the little ones hadn't seen it, so it was cute to watch Parker get SO excited while watching it.

Little Parker

Parker is turning 6 today. It's hard to believe it's been six years, but at the same time, I've grown immensely in dealing with this special child and six years doesn't seem long enough to have gone through everything we have. He brings such light to our home with his smile and laughter.

Berry Cobbler

I made a clean eating berry cobbler yesterday. Halea REALLY enjoyed it. Then I gave her a bath with Apollo, and she didn't enjoy that nearly as much. He likes to pour water on her head and she would rather he didn't.

Found the camera

I did finally find our camera. Here's our day at the park. The kids will be on Spring break this week, so I hope we can get outside for another day like the one we had.

Sarge

I had a weekend away with my sweetheart to compete in the Vancouver Natural Bodybuilding Championships. I didn't win, but I did get a much needed respite with my love. My parents came to watch the kids at our house. While they were here, my brother flew his dog up from Texas to live with my parents. It was convenient because we only live three miles from the airport. Sarge had a bumpy arrival and took off at his first chance once my dad parked his car in our driveway. My parents couldn't lure him with anything. If he saw them coming, he would take off further. Bryce had him coming toward him once, but got too scared and ran from Sarge. My mom slept outside hoping that if he returned he would find comfort with her, but he never did. We arrived home and made some lost dog signs. My mom left heavy-hearted without her new dog. Not long after they left, Ben saw Sarge online on the animal shelter website. I went down to the animal shelter to claim him. Bryce went with me and I'm glad he did because I had never seen Sarge and didn't know what I was looking for. Bryce identified him. They told me they had picked him up at the airport. He just wanted to fly back to Texas to be with his family. When they brought Sarge out to us, he came to me timidly. Tawny's brother had been visiting them in Texas and brought a blanket home with their girl's scent on it. I opened the bag with the blanket in it and Sarge bit down on the blanket gently and relaxed. He came with me willingly and hopped into my van. I spent some time petting him and trying to get him into his crate, but he didn't want to go. I trusted him enough to let him ride in the van outside of the crate. He laid down next to me while I was driving and licked my cheek. Once I got him to my house I took him inside where Halea mauled him, hugging him around his neck and petting him. It was really cute. My parents came back and took Sarge with them to their house. I was a sad to see him go, but he will do well at their house.

Weekend Update

Both of my sisters updated their blogs, so I figured I should, too. Ryan has been spending a lot of time on his script and I've been spending my energy getting ready for my show next weekend (lots of working out). So we decided to pack the kids up and take them to the park. Ryan pitched some baseballs to me and while I batted ~ and it works out perfectly because pitching is his favorite part and batting is mine. The kids hit balls off of a tee and then found two cats that they named Panther and Tiger. Then we took the kids to the playground. We put all three of them (the little ones) on the tire swing. I got some cute pictures, but I can't find the camera to download them. When it turns up I'll post pics. This evening we took the kids shopping at the grocery store. It would have been fine, but Mr. I-Need-To-Look-At-EVERYTHING and his son Mr. I-Need-To-Touch-EVERYTHING turned the trip that takes me 1 1/2 hours alone into a 2 1/2 hour ordeal. I don't know why I punish myself so.