Saturday sledding...

It's my little Saturday 'happy time' right now as I'm typing this...we just got back a little bit ago from sledding, had some hot chocolate, now my babies are asleep, and my hubby went to meet 'the boys' for a little bit...(me likey)

they always make me smile...

i'm telling you i was biting my tongue before we left because and i'm quoting myself - "nate, I have things to do today and this is not at the top of my list".......and then as I was getting my 'snow gear' on we had a really GOOD laugh...you see I don't have snow pants or a good 'snow' coat so i wear Nate's old stuff...needless to say, it's HUGE on me and I don't own snow boots so I wear my 'stylish' boots with black snow pants and a blue coat...well i was sitting on our kitchen floor with everything on and i was zipping up my dressy brown boots and nate just about lost it.....we both started cracking up - this was the scene - Grey was throwing a tantrum because he doesn't like the way his snow pants feel when he first puts them on (he might have some issues with some things;) and Sailie was just exhausted and in need of a nap, Nate was just about ready to put everyone to bed, and then there was me zipping up these fancy boots with my snowpants...(nate was laughing so hard and continued to say - "grey is worried about his pants when all he has to do is look at you" - haha)

 Once we arrived at our destination Grey was having a good ol' time and Sailor held up for a little bit...

 I was a sleddin' mama today...

She threw a minor meltdown after every slide down the hill...so nate would just put her on the sled and pull her up - haha!

the tantrums looked something like this...

And when the snow is slippery and you don't have the 'proper' boots on it's hard to walk so I just sat there...my bum was a little cold but i didn't know what else to do;)  After I went sledding down the hill you should have seen me trying to get up...

 when i'm with my kids i get another chance to be a big kid all over again...win/win situation...

Even though i had a gazillion things to do today...i'm so glad i took the time and went and did this with my family...see what I mean - they make me a better person...and for that - I'm grateful...

 I better go because here comes crabby sister up the hill again...;)

Happy Saturday!

Just me and my girl...

Saturday morning the house was quiet.  Nate and Grey were still sleeping.  I could hear Sailor babbling to herself in her crib so I snuck in her room quietly where I was greeted with a "hi mama!" and a big smile...I love the smell of her in the morning...I swept her up and smothered her in kisses...i opened up her blinds and the sun was shining in...pure heaven if you ask me...

 (After I changed Sailor's diaper....she didn't wanna get dressed.....so we played for a little bit in our diaper...)

this is a new decoration for sister's room that i found in my travels...the saying is PERFECT!  (now i'm looking for one in blue for Grey's room - if I can't find one I will make one)

 first thing she wanted to do was get her baby dolls and feed them...

it's funny because one minute she's feeding them all nice and sweet and the next minute she's either throwing them in a pile or stepping on them - ha!

Do you notice how they are all piled in her pack-n-play?  That's what she does before she goes to bed;)

love theses moments with her...(and she's so much better about brushing her teeth these days - see her with her little toothbrush - she's ready)

then brother finally got out of bed...and joined us:)

sister is the best grocery shopper throughout the week ;)

The Park...

on a beautiful day with my kids.

Rewind about a week ago...the sun was shining and it was in the 40s....(today it is snowing out there) - i guess I'll say it's a good balance;)  my  kids get a good mix of weather...last week we pulled out bikes, scooters, and strollers...this week we are pulling out our snowsuits, sleds, and boots...

sister climbs right to the top of the slide gets down on her belly and slides backwards - I was getting a pretty big kick out of it to tell you the truth...

 

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Fast forward to this week:
                                                                                                                  It looks something like this...

 Happy Tuesday!

Nate's Birthday...

I feel so lucky to have this guy in my life.  I don't know what I'd do without him.  He's taught me SO much that he doesn't even realize it and I'm so happy I have him by my side through the good and the bad.  I can honestly say that he's 'one of a kind' and puts his wife and family first and foremost.  I'm a lucky 'gal'...Not to mention he's the best dad a kid could have and if you ever see him with his kids you would know just what I mean.

Nate turned 32 on Feb. 21st and out of those 32 years I've been around for about 17 of them:)  (i met Nate when i was 15 - i think i did the math right?)

 We all know Nate is a special guy...

We had our families over to celebrate...

 I cannot tell you how much Sailor loves her little cousin...

a little Candyland...

 Grey couldn't wait to give Nate his card..

 And Giuliana even wore her 'i love my uncle' t-shirt...she already knows how to 'work' the crowd;)

 

makin' a wish with his daddy

Happy Birthday Nate!  

We love you and wish you MANY, MANY, MANY more!