Happy St. Patricks Day

You will have to excuse Gray's enthusiasm, he has been home sick for 2 days.
Before I went to bed last night I went to check on the kids to make sure they were safe, covered, etc. When I opened the door Abby rolled over & said, "Mom, Lindsey & I changed into our green shirts for tomorrow so that we don't get pinched in the night!! Leprauchans could be hiding under our beds!!" I told her that was fine, no problem & then Lindsey rolled over & said, "Mom, I don't want to get pinched so Abby & I changed clothes now no one will pinch us!!" This morning when they woke up I asked if they had been pinched. Lindsey said,"Something pinched me on my little toe! How would a Leprauchan get in my bed? I bet he would just climb up. I am going down to check the milk!!" Lindsey is worried about the milk because every year we have sneaky Leprauchans that turn our milk green & our muffins or pancakes green. And sure enough they did it again this year. Abby was so excited about all this green food, that we packed her green muffins & milk in her lunch box.

13 & Counting

Yesterday Derek & I celebrated our 13th Anniversary. I do not know where the time has gone. I cannot believe that we have been married 13 years, that we are the parents of 3 children. It seems like yesterday that we were newlyweds living in Logan, UT. Derek attending Utah State University during the day & working at Gossner cheese at night. I worked at Lewiston State Bank full time & we saw each other on my lunch hour when I would pick him up from school & take him to work. Oh my goodness how things have changed. Now we live in Illinois where Derek works for Takeda & I am a full time mom. We see each other on weekends & some times during the week in between YW, basketball practice, gymnastics, cub scouts, brownies & out of town trips. It has been a wonderful 13 years & I feel so blessed to have Derek, Grayson, Abby & Lindsey in my life.
Then...


Now...


If you ask me, I think we are getting better with age.

Sledding

A couple of weeks ago we went sledding with our friends Shawn & Ashley. I am not a sledder, something happens to all of my coordination when my bottom meets the sled. The first time I went sledding I ended up with a concussion & well there hasn't been a time when I haven't been injured...including this time. This time about 1/2 way down I totally biffed it, unfortunately for me I was able to some how keep heading down the hill. Little did we know that there was a huge chunk of ice under the snow at the bottom of this hill. As I was coming to the end of my ride I somehow biffed it again & hit my knee on this big chunk of ice. It hurt so bad, that when I got up I thought I was going to pass out. I told Gray who had slid down after me that he was going to have to carry my sled back up the hill to dad & Shawn because I couldn't walk (Thanks Buddy). Needless to say I didn't experience going down the hill a second time. Oh sledding...isn't it so much fun!! I will say though that the kids, Derek & Shawn had a blast. The kids were troopers, they loved every minute of sledding in the below zero temperature. Ashley was deemed the designated photographer since she is pregnant & unable to sled. Thanks Ashley for all the great photos.
Cute Little Lindsey

Derek & Shawn
I share this photo only so you can all have a good laugh
Abby screaming in joy & misery
Grayman

My friend Angela sent this video to me & I loved it & thought it was worth everyone else seeing. Instead of e-mailing it to everybody I figured I would try & put it on my blog for your viewing pleasure. So please enjoy The Mom Song.