Thursday, November 26, 2009

Happy Turkey Day!


We have had a busy week! This week we celebrated the kid's great Uncle Dennis' birthday! Corbin is always a big help blowing out candles!

Here is one of the games the kids play together. They get pillows and blankets and make beds by the front door.

We did Thanksgiving with the Barrows on Sunday. Here is Claire in all her cuteness. She LOVES to wear dresses and tutu's. She puts them on on top of pajamas and anything else. She is such a girly girl.

Both the kids are really into books. They love being read to, and they love "reading"to us. Here is Poof reading to the kiddos...


Happy Thanksgiving to all! On this day I am especially thankful for my happy, healthy, loving family. I am Thankful for my husband and children who mean everything to me. I am thankful for little Caroline who I saw at the doctor yesterday on ultrasound (she looks perfect, she already weighs 4.5 pounds). I am thankful that our kids live close to their grandparents and cousins, and get to see them often. I am thankful that we have jobs during this scary economic time. I just asked Corbin what he was thankful for.... "I am thankful for transformers".. Gotta love it!

Friday, November 20, 2009

Corbin's school picture!


I think this is the most precious school picture I have ever seen in my life. It is hard to believe that my sweet baby boy is old enough to get school pictures. Yes, I know they are pre-school pictures... but still...

Saturday, November 14, 2009

been a few weeks...


A lot has happened since the last time I blogged! The kids had a great Halloween, we did our annual little party. It was really fun this year since it was on a Saturday. We mad ea whole day of fun! The kids really enjoyed their friends and cousins, and most of all the jumpy house. Claire still asks almost daily if we can have a jumpy house... The kids really enjoyed going door to door, but luckily for us they didnt't last too long due to their long day of playing!

Princess Claire... Claire is the sweetest most loving baby girl, but if you don't give her what she wants watch out... She is still a super great sleeper, a super great eater, and a super awesome talker. Each of us puts a kiddo to sleep. We lay with them until they fall asleep. Each night we ask them who they choose that night to put them to sleep. Claire ALWAYS wants her DADDY! She is a Daddy's girl for sure. On the other hand, there are times when she only wants me... you never know with this girl! She still loves anything that has a Disney Princess on it, I think we own every pair of jammies with the princess crew on them. Some of the things she says just blows us away. She learns a lot form Corbin, and is beyond her years in her speaking. I almost forgot.. She has had a few ear infections the last few weeks. Both kids have tubes in their ears, Corbin is on his second set and Claire her first. Her tubes are falling out, and not really working anymore... So since her ears are obviously still having problems she is scheduled for new tubes and her adnoids out this Friday. We have done this surgery three times now, but it never gets any easier... and you never stop worrying.


Corbin and Claire really play well together most of the time. They love each other very much, and are always looking out for each other. On the other hand at times I feel like I am breaking up bar fights between them.

My sweet big man Corbin. He is still loving school very much. It is amazing how much he has learned and how far he has come academically and socially since August. The first week of school we were worried he was going to be too sad to make it in big boy school. Let me tell you his school is AMAZING, and the things they have taught him are amazing. The fact he asks to go to schoool almost daily makes my heart smile, because I know he is happy. His new thing is Transformers. He LOVES them. LOVES them! He sings the song, he knows who the transformers are. Thank God Chris knows about all that stuff, because I could not like action heroes any less. It is painful for me to watch those shows. I would rather watch Barney a million times over. Lucky for Corbin, he has a daddy that will watch those shows with him, and play with all those action figures. One of Corby's favorite things to do is WRESTLE. Chris wrestles with the kids everynight. It is great for them, and great for me because I am a free woman during wrestle time! Corbin is talking more and more about his new baby sister. He is getting a little excited, at least I hope so. He tells me he wants her to be small, he wants to feed her milk, and that she can sleep in my room.

Corbin and Claire at Corbin's fall festival

The jumpy house at our house on Halloween

Couldn't be much cuter..

This was actually tonight. Chris and I were sitting a the table finishing dinner, and I look in the den and find them curled up in the chair reading to each other.

Chris and the kids on his birthday

Chris and I got some new chairs that came in huge boxes... The kids made the boxes into forts. They played in them for a few days, watched shows in them and eveen ate dinner in them.. then it was big trash day, and away the boxes went.

The other news from our house is we FINALLY have a name for our sweet new baby girl... CAROLINE LOUISE! Caroline is a name we both like and Louise is my middle name. We are excited and relieved to finally have a name for this princess. 8.5 weeks and she will be here. A little closer to her due date we will have a finalized c-section day... As of now it is January 14th....

Monday, October 19, 2009

Dear Daddy,





Dear Daddy,
I wanted to tell you happy birthday! There are so many things I love about you daddy. I love that you are my best friend. I know I tell you all the time that you are my best friend, and i mean it. I Love that you take me to get donuts before school. I love that you let me come with you whenever you have to run errands, I know I make the trip ten times longer with all my pee breaks, but you still take me every time. I love that I am your "BIG man", and that you watch all the boy shows with me that mommy and Claire don't like. I love that you are never shy to show me just how much you love me, you even let me rub dog dog on your nose in front of anyone. I love that you cried just as much as I did my first week of school, that means you were going to really miss me! I love the stories you tell me, especially the ones about Batman and Joker. Your stories are much longer, and way more manly than mom's zoo stories. I love when you put me to bed and you hold me and pat my back. I almost forgot... I love when you make milkshakes with me and Claireb at night. I really love when you wrestle with me daddy, i think that is my favorite game. Daddy most of all I love you for just being you. I want to be just like you when I get bigger.
Love,
Your baby Boy CORBIN

DIIIIAAAAADDDDYYY,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!!!!!
I love you so much too daddy. I love that I am your princess. I love that you know how to put bows in my hair. I love that you go shopping and bring home cute clothes for me even when mommy doesn't ask you to. I love that you sing to me. I love that you always tell me just how pretty I am. I love that you made me the most beautiful pink princess room in the world. I love that you can never really be angry with me... As long as I say "DIIIIAAAADDYYY" I am good as gold. I love that you play horsey a million times in a row with me. I love that you sit on the couch and watch Barney with me. I love that you are so proud of Corbin and I , and that you brag about us. Mommy told me you whipped out your phone at a party this weekend and showed off pictures of us... I love that you will read the same book over and over to me. I too love making milkshakes with you and at night. One big milkshake with three straws, what could be better? I love that mommy says I am just like you beacause I love pizza and queso.. oh and hot cheetos. Daddy, I love being your big girl... Even know baby #3 is coming soon, and is going to try to take over, I will let her Know I am your BIG GIRL, she can be your little girl.
I love you !
CB (Claireb)

Daddy,
I cannot wait to meet you. Happy birthday!!!! I cannot wait to be your baby girl! Tell Corbin and Claire to move on over, I will be here soon!
Love,
baby #3.. PLEASE GIVE ME NAME SOON!!!!!

Chris,
Happy Birthday! I love that you love your family more than anything in the world, and that you always put us first. I love that you love our children so much, and make them so happy. I love that 12 years ago I knew you were the person I was going to marry, and we stuck together and made it work. I love that you and I have the most beautiful, smartest, happiest children. There are so many things I love and appreciate about you...I hope you have a very happy birthday!
Love,
Sara

Saturday, October 10, 2009

More decorating pics!


So Natalie took some more really cute pictures last night. I had to steal them off of her blog. The kids really had so much fun... Here is another one of Corbin coloring his pumpkin with Chris.



Here is Sophie making hers look all girly and princess like.

June just had fun dumping all the craft stuff all over the place...


I helped Claire with her pumpkin while Chris and Corbin made the Batman pumpkin... Ours was very artsy to say the least... the more junk on it the better...

Can you tell WHO has the artist for a parent... hmmm.....

OCTOBER FUN!



October is my far one of the most eventful months for our family! We have a lot of birthdays this month, and a lot of weekend fun stuff we like to do in October. My little brother Joseph and his fiance are having an engagement party next weekend, we are very excited for them!

This is a pic Of Grammy and Claire from the big October birthday party we had at my mom's last Saturday. We celebrated 5 birthdays! Sunday My in-laws had a very nice birthday party for me too!


Here is Maw-Maw with all her great grandchildren from our family... Come January two more little girls will be on her lap... Corbin is so outnumbered..

Last night my brother Jimmy and sister in law Natalie had the crew of cousins over... The cousins all decorated pumpkins which was really a lot of fun. Later this month we will have our annual carving pumpkin day. Before we decorated pumpkins Natalie took Halloween pics of the kids.. they are adorable!


Corbin and Chris making their Batman pumpkin!


I love this picture. Corbin really loves Batman so much. He wouldn't take any pictures without the mask...He said they were his eyes.

My two precious little kids.


Natalie was pretending to be Elmo the whole time she was taking her pictures... it definitely got her to smile.


Thanks Aunt Natalie for a night of fun!

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Thank You!



Do I have the best little family or what? Chris, Corbin, Claire and baby 3 made my day very special. I love them all so very much. Thank you to all my friends and family for making my birthday so special! If having birthdays didn't mean getting a year older I would want them more often. This is the first birthday where I have heard that I am getting old.... oh well! It was a great day and I am excited about the rest of the weekend's birthday plans! (I don't think I have ever had so many birthday cakes in my life. My sweet friend Missy made one, Chris and the kids made one, then there is another today)