Is summer over yet?

Someone please remind me why I was so anxious for school to get it WAY back in June??

Here I sit at the the end of August cursing the very thought of still having two and a half weeks left!

My children have sucked the fun right out of these last few weeks.

Each day starts out the same I pray and pray that I can find the joy and be happy to have them home. I know someday I will be wishing for it.....somehow I really doubt that but so I have been told.

The whining the talking back the rolling of the eyes....seriously when did three year olds learn to do that? Oh and the fighting I am so DONE!!

Add a baby who really needs some kind of schedule FAST!!

Please someone tell me I am not the only one who feels this way?!!!!


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Potty training stinks.....literally

I really hate the whole potty training process. In fact I loathe it. I have tried various approaches with each child trying my best to cater to there individual personality needs.

Then there is Ryder and this is how he feels about potty training......


And yes I absolutely feel the same way. Today we started the dreaded task and it was bad......REALLY bad. We didn't have any success. Not a one. Instead we went through about 15 pairs of underwear one that ended up in the trash. I don't do poop in underwear. I just don't.
I sat with him for an hour and a half in the bathroom and finally the teeniest tiniest pee happen. I celebrated big candy the works. So I let him leave the bathroom. Then what does the stinker do ....pee's on the floor. Such a little stinker.
At this point I would love to just throw a diaper on him but I am way more stubborn then him. Game on little boy game on.

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Be back soon...

We are having the time of our life this summer. Living it up and partying hard.


I'm too lazy to blog about it all hopefully someday soon!

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Why my baby needs to stay 4 months forever...

I love me a newborn. It is by far my favorite stage. Especially Rhys he is so happy and cuddly I get so sad that he is growing up. And yes he turned 4 months way back on the first of July.


He is now 13 pounds which is still only the 10% for his age but considering where he started the Dr. isn't worried. He has been cleared to start solids but he is sleeping and growing just fine so I haven't started. Again I want him to be a baby forever.

If he could stay like this forever that would be fine by me :)


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Hilarious

Sawyer is the funniest/spunkiest/stubborn kid on the planet. Is spunkiest even a word??

He keeps me on my toes every single day and now that him and Ryder are best buds we have major TROUBLE.

Some funny things I want to remember.

-he cut his hair in the above picture so he could look like his brothers and Dad. I miss his red locks.

- after cutting his hair he didn't want to take a shower bc that would wash off his baldy (that's what he calls his new do)

- when he gets hot he puts sunscreen on he says it helps cool him off.

- loves to sing. And makes up songs and talks in a singing voice a lot of the time.

- we bought him a new hat to wear bc he gets so fried and he told me he couldn't wear it bc he looked like a grandpa and none of his friends would like him or recognize him.

Ah that boy. Such a character in every way!!


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4th of July

The 4th was spent lounging for the week with the Trapp's in Newport.

Of course it wouldn't be complete with out completely cheesy matching outfits and a photo shoot.

The Trapp Group....

Some how we were able to talk Leslie into joining us again this year. What am I going to do next year when she leaves for college?? I can't believe how much easier it is with three sets of hands!!!

Sorry T that was the best I got. Such little nuts refused to take any more pictures.

The JLew crew.....

Kids lined up by age ready to do poppers!

The boys are obsessed with Kingman and Boomer......we NEED a dog!!!

phew.....we had a great fourth. Maybe someday I will journal the rest of our trip!!!

Golden Birthday.....

Jeff turned 29 on the 29th of June. Finally closing the age gap and making us the same age again.

Jeff's birthday almost always gets the shaft. being that it is all wrapped up in anniversary, fathers day and trapp week celebrations. I try every year to make it a BIG deal but usually it is an epic fail. But we do what we can.

Jeff sure is awesome and I am so lucky to call him mine and to have him.

I am going to make this year as GOLDEN as possible for him!!

Love ya Jeff!!