What a day/night/morning!

So yesterday was quite the day!! I was really tired all day at work and then came home to some roudy kids!!! Want a play by play?... If your answer was yes, well then your in luck!! :)

1. Made dinner and the kids didn't eat but 2 bites...#SHOCKER....Well I was already tired but decided to go ahead and make dinner since normally we eat left overs or sometimes they ask for cereal....Don't judge...lol, Chad is not home during the week and it makes no sense to make a meal and have it wasted!!  Plus who doesn't love cereal!

2. We have been trying to potty train Brynn and it has been going ok (ok as in she goes in the potty when she decides she wants to)! Well last night Cole was going poop in the potty and Brynn said she had to go potty, so she walked in there after him! I was cleaning up after supper and was heading in there when I hear Brynn start crying uncontrollably! I RAN into the bathroom to find POOP all over the bathroom floor, down Brynn's legs and all over the bathroom rug! UGH! She must have been so scared that she pooped on the floor all she could do was cry, I felt awful for her! She kept saying "I pooped in my diaper", I think she meant I wanted to poop in my diaper? So I proceed to put her in the bath where she completely freaks out because I got the shower sprayer down and starts grabbing for me! Guess who now has poop all over them?? Yep, thats right....THIS GIRL! O well, So I clean her up and then get her out and that was the end of Brynn melt down #1!!

3. Bed time with Brynn has always, for the most part, been a breeze! She normally just goes right to bed....EXCEPT for tonight!! She was crying uncontrollably and screaming "I want to give bubby, hug, kiss and five"...mind you she had already given him a hug, kiss and five 3 times by this point but I let her do it again, just trying to get her to calm down!! After the 6th time, I had to say no, I mean enough is enough right? So she then proceeded to cry some more!! I finally got her calmed down and left her room!

At this point you are probably thinking....goodness there can't be more to my night right? WRONG!!!

4. I get Cole put into bed pretty easily and I am thinking that my night is done!! I can unwound a little from the night's fiasco's and just breathe! NOPE!! About 45 minutes later Brynn starts screaming, so I run into her room and she is standing in the middle of her bedroom floor with her shirt off saying "I peepee water in my bed" (no she didnt pee in her bed, she spilled her water cup, and yes again dont judge lol I know a little water in bed is prolly not good for now but we all have our bad habits right?) So I change her sheets, get a shirt back on her and get her back to bed! I am just leaving her room when she says, I want more water, so I go into the kitchen and get her a little more water (in a different cup, because the first one leaked). I walked back into her room, gave her the cup and she then proceeds to starting crying and screaming "not that one mommy, not that one, the other one" (the cup that leaked) I am thinking goodness here we go again!! So I give her the other cup! And she FINALLY falls asleep!!!
You are thinking ok NOW your night as got to be over!! NOPE WRONG AGAIN!!!

5. So I go back to living room and get the dishes done and decide to catch up on some DVR for a little whiel before I go to bed so I can wind down!! about 30 minutes later I hear Cole start crying! (to myself I am thinking seriously lol) at this point it is about 10:30...I walk into his room and I asked him whats wrong and our conversation goes something like this "I have to go potty" (while he is still crying), "ok, well then go potty", "ok, mommy"(completely calm). I follow him to the bathroom and he goes potty and gets back into bed and goes to sleep!

So now I can finally tell you that my night is OVER but my morning has just begun!!!

6. I didn't go to sleep until after 11 sometime, and woke up at 5 AM bright eyed! Really!?! lol..I tell ya! So I laid in bed and at about 5:30 Cole comes into my room and says "mommy, I peed in my bed"......AHHHHHHH.... Let me remind you that he peed before he went to bed and then peed again at 10:30....Does that kid just hold all his pee until night/morning...good grief lol!! So I got up and changed his sheets and put him back to bed! By that time it was time for me to shower and get ready for work! So to the shower I went!!!

So what do you do after a day/night like that you say??? you LAUGH!!! Literally it is quite commical don't ya think!?

Go out and have a good day everyone! :)

Weekend Recap!

This weekend was so nice and relaxing! We started off with a trip to the Niabi Zoo on Friday, my mom came on Saturday and Sunday we just hung around the house!!

The zoo was so nice and the perfect amount of time to get through! The kids LOVED it!!!

On Friday night my mom got in pretty late!! So Saturday we spent the whole day with her and my step dad or as my kids call them Grandma Landsaw and Papa Troy! We had some lunch in Iowa City and hit up a few stores and was going to try and hit some garage sales but was too late for those! We had a nice evening outside on the deck! It is so nice to have them here and the kids really miss them when they leave :(

Sunday was a much needed "get crap done" day! We got a lot of stuff around the house, made a quick trip to Menards (kidless, thanks Katie) and then went and visited Chad's parents and Brother! Chad and I ended the night watching the storm and drinking some sangria's! Here are a couple of pre and post storm pics! We got pretty lucky with no damage but the wind did move around some things ;)

Wouldn't let me rotate this one, but you get the idea ;)

All in all a perfect way to end a perfect weekend!!

On a sadder note, some did not have the weekend that I had, and that has also made me stop and think about life and the people in it!! I saw this little saying and thought it couldn't be more fitting! Prayers to those who lost loves one this past week!

Sometimes things in life happen that make you stop and think about life and all that you have.

The littlest and most important things can sometimes get taken for granted. The hustle and bustle of life sometimes causes us to overlook the things that are most important and most to dear to us   

We sometimes forget that tomorrow is not promised and that today we should appreciate every single thing God has blessed us with.

I pray I never take a minute of this wonderful, crazy, busy, fabulous life of mine for granted!

I pray that God will always protect everyone in my life.

Summer Days!!!

We FINALLY had a nice day!! We were outside the majority of the day and I got quite the tan going already ;) As soon as the kids woke up they were already asking to go outside and it was so nice to say that we could go after breakfast instead of no its too cold!! I got the pool out and the kids were on me as soon as they seen it to get in! Keeping them out of it until after nap proved to be quite the issue!! :) Here are a couple of pics from yesterday's "summer" day!!!

I have to "bribe" them to say cheese for me...yesterday's bribe was..."do you want to keep swimming" lol don't judge me ;) I wouldn't have actually made them get out!!

Cole Patrick! he must have sensitivity to ultra-violet rays like his dad tells me ;) yes I know, ridiculous!

Miss Brynna Marie! LOVES the water and Swinging!

Yes we had a swim suit change, no it was not my idea! Brynn told me halfway through swimming that she didn't like that swim suit anymore and needed a new one! Geesh!

Mr. Cole Patrick! Love him!

We got a "new" swing set over the weekend also so the kids have been having fun playing on that also! Brynn loves to swing! And when I say swing, I mean to get into the swing, have me push her once and then want out! Only to 1 min do it all over again!!

A picture of the swing set we got! the kids love it!

Needless to say I think we will be spending ALOT of time outside this summer and that sounds perfectly fine with me!! :)

A Healthier Me!

So I mentioned in my last post that I needed to loose so of my winter pounds and that starts today!!! I have been reading and kind of inspired by a blog called Mama Laughlin !! She really has some great stuff on her site, you should check her out!! Anyways...today is the day! I am excited to begin this journey to hopefully a "healthier me" we shall see where it takes me! I also have some great friends that are starting with me and that should def help!!

A lot has been going on with me lately!! For starters: I had to put a notice in at my job due to cost of daycare :( I really love working, however, I love being with my kids also!! And by the time I paid daycare and gas expense, I just wasnt making enough money to justify spending that much time away from my kids!! SO who knows what the future will hold for me but that is the news thus far!! I am still in the process of looking to see if I can find something that pays better, however, It has allowed me to spend some much needed time with my kiddos!! Below are some recent pics!

They really do get along sometimes ;)

We actually got to break out the spring/summer gear for one day!

Love <3

handsome boy!

Little Miss Diva!!

Whats for dinner tonight you ask? Given my recent weight loss venture we are having:

~!~Turkey and Cheese Painini's~!~

Last nights Dinner: Chicken Parmesean w no noodles for me anyways, Brynn had two helpings ;) I was amazed by how full I was with just eating the chicken breast and half a breadstick!! :)

It is also girls night tonight! Excited to hang with the gals and just chill!! :)

Found this quote and it couldn't be more true, give my current situation, both with life and weight!! Enjoy!

Success is not a race, be patient.
Success leads to success.
Success is always a work in progress.
Success doesn't come to you--you go to it.Success is a journey, not a destination. Focus on the process.
Some people dream about success... while others wake up and work hard at it.
Success is achieved and maintained by those who try-and keep trying.
Everyday is a good day to SUCCEED!
If at first you don't succeed-try, try again

~Unknown~

Hope you have a FaNtAsTic day!! :)

Getting all caught up!!

So I haven't blogged in awhile! Don't hate just been so busy! I know not a good excuse!! Well let me catch you up!!!

My last blog was when we put an offer in on that house well....we got it!! And we have been living here since the end of September!! It's great! Love is more like it!!!

Also in September my friend, Ashley Dietrich, and I started a new business called The Primitive Daisy!! Hopefully by now you have heard about it!!! If not, we are a children's boutique that specializes in hair accessories!!! We do have. Wide variety of different things, even boys bow ties and ties!!! Check us out on Facebook (www.facebook.com/ThePrimitiveDaisy) or our website (still under construction) http://theprimitivedaisy.intuitwebsites.com! We do lots of craft shows and events! We would also like to get into doing vendor parties, so let me know if you are interested! :) 

Since then we have celebrated my sons 3rd birthday, Christmas, New Years, and my daughters 2nd birthday! Good now you are all caught up!!! ;) 

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So since the weather is getting warmer I have rearranged my closet so that all the spring/summer clothes are easily accessible! While doing so I have come to the following conclusions:

1. I have ALOT of winter clothes and am going to be having a very HUGE garage sale at the end of this month!!
2. I have hardly any spring clothes...I mean what did I wear last year! Lol!!
3. The spring clothes I have are fitting a little snug :/ looks like it is time to she's those few winter pounds! 
4. Once those pounds are shed I am rewarding myself to a shopping spree! 

Today literally hit my like a bombshell and I have been "spring" cleaning since I woke up this morning! My house is so clean at the moment I feel like we all just need to leave so it can stay that way!!! 

While talking about losing weight I saw this on Facebook this morning and it made me giggle!! Enjoy! 



Hope you all have a good day! I promise I am back to blogging!!!