Green paint

That is what I just got done cleaning off Brandon. He got into his big sister's room and opened up a small bottle of Green Acrylic Paint, that was ..."fast drying on any surface....water base" so I got lucky. Sort of. He is not green anymore, his legs are the nice brown they were before the green. Kylie's carpet, not so lucky, still mostly green. I even tried this spot remover to get it out. His clothes, probably ruined, in the wash. The green didn't come out when I just ran them under the cold water, so they are probably ruined. I just hope they don't turn all the clothes in the wash a tint of green. Just one day in my life that is very eventful and I couldn't ask for anything more! Thank you GOD I am a Mom! :)

Door knob covers

Here is the wonderful door knob cover I placed on

our hallway door...oh about a week ago when Brandon

learned to open doors. What I didn't know, is they don't' work!

See video below for proof...

He opened this door in about 10 seconds, and his sister, who is 3.5! has a hard time opening the door! I think this kid is AMAZING! LOL or else the door knob covers just don't work! What I should do, is send a letter to the company who makes them, letting them know my 21 month old baby can open doors with them on, therefore they don't work, I not only want my money back but you need to recall them! Really, I have to lock my closet door during the day or else he can get in there and explore. When I shower, I have to lock him in the bathroom with me, or I have to lock my bedroom door, to keep him in! Pain in the butt, let me tell you! Serena was not opening doors at this age and when she did learn we put the SAME knob covers on them and she couldn't figure it out! Maybe I should create a new one and make some money! LOL

Watering with Papa

What else can I say??? Here are the kids watering a new tree with my dad, Papa, aka Poppy. They both got soaked doing this and I was glad I got video. This was taken a few weeks ago. Now the weather here is cold in the morning and muggy, hot in the afternoons. I can't wait for the summer!

My pup Chloe

Here is my pug, Chloe, resting her head on a rock of all things! This was taken about a week ago and she was actually feeling ok.

Now she is sick, again. She was ill back in December, she stopped eating and couldn't walk right, she was just sad. Reminded me of Parvo. But not the puking and diarrhea. I had a dog when I was a kid that had Parvo and she actually lived! Anyways, Chloe was sick in December and I took her to the vet and he gave me some Amoxicllian for her and then at the recheck he gave me some pain pills and gave her a shot of Cortisone, and after time she seemed better. He was not sure if she was hurting in her tummy or liver or her legs, but she definitely had pain when she walked. She is like that again. Last night was really sad, she was laying outside and I coaxed her in and she just barley got thru the door and fell. My poor dog. I hope she is not dying. Ponch thinks she is older then 8, we got her "as a puppy" when she was 1, or so they told us, but we never did get her papers, and that was back in 2002....he thinks she is closer to 10. Anyways, she is still in her kennel this morning as I post this. I have to take a shower, Brandon's speech therapist is coming this morning and I forgot!

Wearing someones shoes

OK here is Brandon, again, wearing someones shoes! These are daddy's shoes. If you click here, you can see he loves to wear all different kinds of shoes, including Kylie's dress shoes and Serena's ballet shoes. Plus, he is a ham for the camera!

Before I Was a Mom

Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys,
or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not
my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind,
and my thoughts.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child
so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night
watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn't want to put him down.
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 that 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 how special it could feel
to feed a hungry baby.
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.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
every 10minutes to make sure all was ok.
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.

I know we have all read this before and it was just sent to me in an e-mail and I love it so much I decided to share it with all of you. This is something I can truly relate to.

Happy Anniversary to US!

Today we are celebrating our 6 wonderful years of marriage! This is our wedding pic taken at the Camarillo Ranch House, where we were married at 1PM on May 3rd, 2003!

It rained for 13 hours before our special day! I remember almost crying the night before, thinking....please don't let it rain tomorrow! But, it did rain just a little bit that morning, so we had to have our ceremony inside, we had planned to have it outside.

After the ceremony, we took pics at the Camarillo Ranch because it is so beautiful there. Then we headed over to Ponch's brother's for our reception.

What a reception it was! I wore my dress all night long and danced until 11PM! My feet were sore the next day and well I think my entire body hurt from all that movement!

Then we headed out on a plane to Mexico for our honeymoon. We stayed in Morelia for a few days with some of Ponch's family and then we went to Ixtapa, a beach resort type place. We were there for about 3 days, wonderful! No kids and the beach and our Coronas! :)

Ok. Fast forward 6 years...I already had Hayden and Kylie from my previous marriage, so we decided to have 2 more, Serena and Brandon. Ponch already had a daughter, McKayla, from a previous relationship, so we are set in the kid department. HAHA

We have since added on to the house, we had to with all these children, they are taking over! We are celebrating by going to lunch at my new favorite place, they have THE BEST garden burgers, and for those of you who know me, garden burgers are my favorite!

Happy Anniversary honey! I am looking forward to more anniversary's to share with you in the future!