Holy Drama!

Girls=Drama. Plain and simple. I am so glad I have a girl but when it comes to Sammy getting hurt the world ends. No really. I swear our neighbors can hear her crying and screaming whenever she gets hurt. Sometimes it's actually quite comical. Last night was a different story. Luke pulled Sammy's first tooth last night. It's been loose for a while and after she brushed her teeth last night it was hanging by a thread. Like I said before in Nick's post about him loosing his first tooth. I don't pull teeth. I can't and I won't. Luke can't wait to do it. He can't just leave it alone. He would rather pin our kids to the ground and pry their mouth open. It was sad when he was doing this to Sammy. I didn't feel that way about Nick's. Maybe it's because Sammy is a girl. I'm not sure. But she was crying my name and telling Luke she didn't like him. I know it all sounds mean but when Luke wants to do it, there is no stopping him. So finally he got it and I let Sammy stay up later than the other kids so she could draw the Tooth Fairy a picture. I love Sammy's pictures. She is so creative and is actually quite a good artist. She could draw for hours. Here is the picture

Let me explain this picture. The Tooth Fairy is the little thing to the left. The thing that looks like a house is a carriage and that's a horse pulling it. Sammy is in the front to the left. I seriously love her drawings.

 Sammy hard at work.

And here is my little girl who is not so little anymore. Such a sad face. That night I was for sure the favorite parent. Which rarely happens.

My Childhood

There are certain things I remember from my childhood homes. When my parents were moving they had piles of things they were getting rid of. There were a few things that I just couldn't let them toss. To others(Ahem Luke) they may seem weird, but to me they mean something. I love being able to bring little things into my home that remind me of my childhood.


This first item is a keyring. We had it in both the homes I grew up in. This is the item that some(Ahem Luke) find weird. It's not really my style but it means something to me. I love it.

This last one is my favorite. My mom used these bunk beds when she was younger. I believe her grandfather built them for her. So my mother played with them, my sisters and I played with them, and now Sammy gets to play with them. They were wood but the wood was all scratched up, so Sammy and I painted them white. We had so much fun doing this. I loved seeing the excitement on her face when we took them into her room.

Today

Today I attended a funeral for a 5 year old boy. He was the son of a good family friend. He was accidentally shot because someone was careless with their gun. The service was sad. It made me come home and hold and kiss my kids a little more. Life is precious. You never know what is going to happen. I am so grateful that my family is mine forever. I love knowing that if something were to ever happen to any of us that we will see them again. What a great feeling that is. It made me sad that the parents of this child don't have the know or understand the plan of salvation. These kids and my husband are my life

I'm a lucky girl.

Kiddos in the Rain

Last week we had a day where we had crazy amounts of rain. It was awesome. It took me 20 minutes just to drop my kids of at the front of the school. We live like 2 minutes from the school. The streets were flooded. We loved every minute of it. After I dropped Nicholas and Sammy off, I let Parker and Noah play outside. Pretty sure they thought I was the coolest mom ever.

Too bad it's way too hot again. Blah!

Parker Loves Preschool

Parker started preschool this week. This will be his last year of preschool. Parker thrives on a schedule. If he is kept busy he never gets in trouble. His teachers tell me he is good so I will take their word for it. I love this kid. He makes me laugh and has grown up quite a bit in the last couple months. He was very excited to finally go to school after seeing his 2 older siblings go the past 2 weeks.

Of course Parker couldn't make a normal face. This kid is a mini me of Luke. If you look at pictures of Luke when he was younger he is never making a normal face.

And of course Noah jumps in. He wouldn't get out. This kid thinks he is 5.

Look at him go..........

Parker has learned to ride his bike without training wheels. Well he actually learned how to a month ago but I completely forgot to blog about it. For Christmas last year his cousin Jack got one of  these .Parker was very confused that his cousin didn't have pedals. After a very short time his cousin Jack learned how to ride a real bike and boy did that push Parker. He asked if he could have a bike like Jack's. Luke ended up just taking his pedals off of his bike and Parker learned how to balance and in no time was riding his bike. I wish we would have done this with the other kids. We are hoping this kind of pushes Sammy to learn, but I have a feeling her very cautious personality will prove us wrong. She does everything on her own time, which is fine. So if you have a 3 year old I would totally recommend doing this and you will be amazed! I mean look at this cutie go!

Other than that things are really good around here. Two of my kids are back in school and Parker starts next week. My schedule is back and I couldn't be happier. I am able to have more of a scheduled workout routine which makes a happy mama(except when I have to wake up at 5:10 am). So obviously a happy mom makes happy kids right? Yes, it's good. My house stays cleaner and there is way less TV around here. Luke starts his new job in 2 weeks. He is so excited. It's hard watching your husband do a job that he really dislikes. I am proud of him for getting this great opportunity. He will be working with Shell Oil company, which is a great company and the benefits and pay are 10 times better than UPS. Looks like I will be spending more of my time at Target....kidding. Also a good friend of mine had a baby a couple days ago and I saw her when she was a day old. It was so fun to be around a newborn again. The best part was that I walked away from the baby not being baby hungry. That never happens. I always want a baby after seeing a newborn. It was a good feeling.

A Few Randoms

We love our new house. It's bigger and has so many kids in the neighborhood. Our house is right next to the park. You can see about 10 bunnies chilling in the park many times a day. We also have a lot of chipmunks. Seriously people I feel like I am like Snow White. All these little creatures hang out in my backyard. I am tempted to sing to them in hopes that they help me clean my house. Wishful thinking, I know. One day I had was going through my fridge and saw some veggies and fruit that were on the verge on going bad. Instead of throwing them away we tossed them out on our backyard porch. Minutes later we saw this


 
The kids love it and Parker is very quick to tell me who is Alvin, Simon, and Theodore. These things eat anything. It's been a fun thing for the kids to see. They get really close to our door and Noah usually scares them away by screaming at the top of his lungs.

We have 9 am church. I love it because my kids never sleep in past 7 so it's a prefect time for our family. My only complaint is it makes for a loooong Sunday in the summer months. Last Sunday we decided to do a craft with our family. Actually it was Luke's idea. We each decorated a paper doll that resembles us. They all did such a great job and it was a fun family thing to do together. May I introduce the Lund Family

 Good looking bunch, don't you think? My favorite thing about this family is they don't say a word. They are always smiling and never talking back. How awesome is that? Notice Nick's shirt has a J on it. Can you guess what that means?