Friday night, Todd took our oldest son up to a Klondike Derby campout with the boys scouts. I was left home with the other 4 boys. Friday night my 10 yr old and 7 yr old, were so wound up they couldn't sleep. I convinced them to stay in their rooms to hang out and I went to bed.
Saturday morning I was up at 7:45 with the baby. I noticed something a little fishy. There were signs leading down the stairs into the family room. "Very Cool", "Best Parents Ever" "Thank You" "You're the Coolest" and so on. When I reached the family room, my 10 yr old and 7 yr old jumped out from behind the entertainment center and sang me a song called "Best Parents EVER!" It was too cute!
And the best surprise of all! The had picked up the WHOLE downstairs! I wish they would surprise me like that every morning. :)
Monday, February 25, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008
No School Day!
As a kid, I loved these days. As a parent...not so much. There isn't really enough time to do much. Just an extra day to run more errands and do more chores.
They are always Lazy Pajama Days, as we try to stay in our pj's until at least 10am. It is nice to have a break from the daily grind, from having to run kids to and fro and worry about homework and trying to get their chores in and playtime too.
It's a great day for a friend to come over and bring her kids to play too. I hope she makes it!
They are always Lazy Pajama Days, as we try to stay in our pj's until at least 10am. It is nice to have a break from the daily grind, from having to run kids to and fro and worry about homework and trying to get their chores in and playtime too.
It's a great day for a friend to come over and bring her kids to play too. I hope she makes it!
Friday, February 15, 2008
The BEST Valentine's Surprise!
Yesterday for Valentine's Day Todd surprised me with a "Heart Attack". I should have taken a picture, whoops! "Heart Attacks" are kind of a tradition around here. The idea is to look as if hearts have taken over a room or area. You can add streamers and confetti to dress it up too! But mostly it's hundreds of hearts cut out, hanging, tossed, and taped to decorate a place. It was something that some friends and I used to do for our guy friends pre-marriage. They always got a kick out of it. I did it for Todd the first year we were married. We've done it for the kids, and Todd and the boys have done it for me.
My most favorite "Heart Attack" of all, was when J & C were 4 & 2 yrs old. It's still one of my favorite memories as a mother. Todd woke the boys up early to decorate the place. They decorated the living room and Todd instructed them to not wake me up that morning. They always woke me up as soon as they got up. He left for work around 7am. He turned on the tv to entertain them, thinking it would probably only last about 5-10 minutes. 1 1/2 hours later, I wake up!!! I look at the clock and it says 8:30! The house is totally quiet! I just can't believe the boys slept in so long. I walk down the hall, and out from behind the couch jump J & C and shout "SURPRISE"! Boy was I surprised! I knew Todd had to have been behind this. J had decided that the TV would be too noisy and might wake me up, so he talked his 2 year old brother into waiting quietly until I woke up! I couldn't believe it. I called Todd right away and we both laughed. I have no idea how too small children came up with such patience to sit quietly in a room and wait for me to wake up for so long of a time! I guess they really loved their Mom and wanted it to be a big surprise!
My most favorite "Heart Attack" of all, was when J & C were 4 & 2 yrs old. It's still one of my favorite memories as a mother. Todd woke the boys up early to decorate the place. They decorated the living room and Todd instructed them to not wake me up that morning. They always woke me up as soon as they got up. He left for work around 7am. He turned on the tv to entertain them, thinking it would probably only last about 5-10 minutes. 1 1/2 hours later, I wake up!!! I look at the clock and it says 8:30! The house is totally quiet! I just can't believe the boys slept in so long. I walk down the hall, and out from behind the couch jump J & C and shout "SURPRISE"! Boy was I surprised! I knew Todd had to have been behind this. J had decided that the TV would be too noisy and might wake me up, so he talked his 2 year old brother into waiting quietly until I woke up! I couldn't believe it. I called Todd right away and we both laughed. I have no idea how too small children came up with such patience to sit quietly in a room and wait for me to wake up for so long of a time! I guess they really loved their Mom and wanted it to be a big surprise!
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