Valentines Day Date

I have the best husband ever!! Okay...now that I have that out of the way, Feb. 13 we got babysitters for the kids (except Jace) and headed to Tri-Cities. Scott booked us a hotel room at the Courtyard by Marriot. Not just a room, a suite. It had a separate divided living room, formal sitting make-up/get ready area, and a rather large jetted tub. It was HUGE!! Our hotel package came with a couples massage. We showed up to the spa with Jace; the people looked at us like we were crazy, but what are you going to do? Jace started off behaving, but soon decided that he needed more attention than Scott and I. He cried through the first 30 minutes. As I was trying to calm him down I looked over at Scott snoring through his massage, and thought "How can anyone sleep through this?" (sigh) Men!? I really enjoyed the last half hour. After Scott tried to grope me, we left and went to dinner at P.F. Changs, a Chinese "bistro" I have really wanted to try for a while. It was great hanging out with Scott and spending time together. It doesn't happen very often. Saturday morning we woke up, went down stairs and had breakfast, went back up stairs...um never mind. Then we packed up, checked out, ran some errands, then headed home. It was a great time. I am so lucky to have such a wonderful husband who understands that I need to get out every once in a while. I am excited for next year when I won't have a nursing baby. It kind of makes me giddy.

Our Jetted Tub


Jace in his "jetted tub"


Jace had it rough!

Today

This morning the girls woke up so excited for Martin Luther King's birthday. They decided that they were going to have a party. Megan went over to the neighbors to play for a little while and make plans for there wonderous party. Soon she came home crying looking like this...

She was doing her hair and it had gotten stuck. No matter how she pulled it, it was not comming out.

After about 15 minutes of pulling and yanking Scott finally was able to get it out. I don't think it was quite the look she was going for...

To add insult to injury Scott and I couldn't help giggling and taking pictures. She was just so cute...

Hopefully someday she will find the humor in it all :)

The kids planned all day in their room for their "party". Including the rules of the party which they posted on the door of the room and anyone who wanted to come to the party had to recite them.

Here is a picture of Hazel and Gisel reciting the party rules...

They danced and ate...

and had a wonderful day.

And of course I have to add a picture of Jace. Today he wore the cutest socks. Scott calls them "gay" but I think they are so sweet.

Sweet right?
I was trying to get a cute shot of Scott holding Jace. I told Scott to smile and this is what he did

This is his "I am so excited you are taking my picture" face. He is kind of a punk.

The Mullet

Tuesday I had decided that I was going down to Tri-cities to do a little shopping. The girls were in school so I just had Hazel, Myles, and Jace. My friend Kristen called me that morning and asked if I would cut her daughters hair, and in return I could leave Hazel to play with her 5 year old daughter Sara. I was so excited to be getting away with just the boys. I thought it would make things alot easier...Not so much. Four poopy diapers, nursing for an hour, and only finding one cute shirt for Jace, while chasing after Myles yelling for him to stop swooping all the nicely folded clothes off the tables at baby gap laughing like a little deamon, exhausted after only 3 hours, ready to give up, later, I received a text message from Kristen saying...soooo what do you think of Hazel with short hair? WHAT?! I quickly gave her a call. Apperently Hazel and Sara were playing really quietly in Sara's room. To quietly. Kristen went in to see what they were up to. They found a pair of safty sissors and decided that in order for them to look like twins they both needed hair cuts. Sara decided to cut Hazels hair like hers, oh and color it red with a marker so they would both have red hair. Then Hazel decided that Sara needed a hair cut too. I have to laugh through the tears. I have tried for so long to grow her hair out. What do you do? On the bright side I think Hazel is a way better beautition than Sara. Hazel definently got butched. She looked like she was a roady for Def Leapord. Mullet and all. I did my best to fix what I could but alot of it will just have to grow out. It was beyond repair. especially the 1/2 inch patch on the crown of her head, and both sides cut above her ears, oh, and the eyelashes. ha ha laughing ")


"The Mullet in all lts glory"





The new and "improved" Hazel

The many faces of Jace

seriously!?!


courtesy smile


ninja sleeper


Elvis impersonator


I want my mommy now!!!!!


the nostril flare of total rejection


sweet dreamer


the ultimate yawn


my sweet Jace

Scott's Update

So I have decided to do a quick update since Jenny will do the "official December Update" later. Before I start updating, I have to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my lovely wife. Today she turned 29; 29 years and 5 kids later she is still smoking hot! For Jenny's birthday we went out to dinner to Famous Daves BBQ (her choice, not mine), and to go and see Twilight (her choice, not mine), in addition to a diversion into Victoria's Secret (my choice, not hers)to gander a little. All in all I had a blast and really enjoy spending time with my wife; as it should be.
I must say that twilight was not as bad as I thought it was going to be, I instantly saw the "high school girl/teenie-bopper" appeal of the whole movie. Oh well, Jenny liked it.
So tonight I remind the kids that today is Jenny's birthday, which caused Megan to ask "Mom, how old are you?" "29 Megy." "Oh, well then you need a wedding cake for all of those candles huh!?" I had to laugh.
A little update on Myles, we have decided that he would have made a lousy pioneer child. Every time he goes outside into the cold, he stops walking, won't move, and just stands there saying "It cold, It cold!" It's kinda funny. I am a little concerned about him, he has this fascination with shoes (mostly Hazel's, hence the concern.) I took a picture tonight to show what he strutted around the house in all night. Freakin ridiculous!



In addition I have to say that Myles in "Time-out" is hilarious. Here is what he looks like.

Happy New Year~!!

Sorry it's been so long. It has been crazy with the holidays. Before the year ended I thought I needed to blog once more to let everyone know that we are still alive and kicking. I have a really long, all in one, December blog comming. I just need to finish organizing pictures. I will get to it someday. We want to wish everyone a great new year! Here are some new pictures of Jace that I took today...he is getting so chunky! Look at those cheeks!! He is 6 weeks old and 10 lbs. I havent forgotten about my other munchkins. Lots of pictures to come. Stay tuned ")

You should always wear pj's to bed....

This has been a very busy week! Jace is doing really well and the kids are adapting. Our house is a zoo! Tuesday morning Jace woke up at 3:00am and ate, I checked my blood sugars to make sure they wern't too low, and went back to bed. Apperantly sometime during the night I slipped into a diabetic coma. My mom called me to ask a question around noon. When Hazel answered she told my mom that I was still sleeping and that she and Myles could not wake me up. Then she herd Jace crying and felt she should come and see what was going on. When she got to my house Hazel and Myles were in the living room watching a movie. Jace was in the room with me crying. My mom couldn't wake me so she called an ambulance. I remember waking up to my mom by my bed with a panic look on her face, holding Jace. I kept trying to talk but I could only slur a couple of words. She told me that I had been in a coma and that the ambulance was here to take me to the hospital. I started to panic when I found out that my kids had been on there own all morning...haden't eaten, or been changed, or had anyone to watch over them....PANIC! They took me to the hospital. by the time I got there I was okay. They had me eat some lunch and I was released. My mom called Scott at school. all she could say is Jenny's in a coma!! Scott rushed home in a panic. Scott leaves with the girls for school around 7:30. He said that Jace was crying when he left so he came in and brought him to me and I just nursed him in bed. Just acted really tired. When I got home I realized that my glasses were broken...Myles, in trying to wake me, broke them. He knows that when mom wakes up she puts her glasses on and I needed to wake up. I was so proud of Hazel for taking care of Myles and Jace as much as she could while I was in the coma. What a big girl. And I am especially thankful to my mom for listening to her gut and realizing that everything wasn't okay, and being willing to come check on us. I have a great mom! Looking back on the experience I am soooo greatful that I was wearing pj's to bed!! for everyones sake! here are a couple of pics from last week


The first pic is my favorite because it looks like Jace is giving me the stink eye ")