Thankful

Today was Colin's Thanksgiving program at school. As always all of the children did a wonderful job. Colin was a pilgrim. I left there feeling fufilled, and truely thankful for all of my blessings, especially those by the name of Michael, Cathy, Colin and Cody. They bring so much to my life and I love them all so very much. Below are a couple of pictures from today.

Blow my mind

I know I am a few days late in posting this, but Sunday evening Michael and I had a whaaaat??? moment that I thought I would share (and embarrass my daughter at the same time). So Cat and I are unloading the dryer when the telephone rings, I go over to get the phone and the voice on the other end greats me with "Hello Mrs. Willoughby, can I please talk to Cathy I have a question about our bible verse?" So Cat gets the phone and goes into our room to talk (as the den is pretty loud between her brothers and the t.v.). When she returns Michael and I asked her who it was that called. She replied "Cla". Michael says "ooh, Cla is he your boyfriend?" to which Cat says "yes". We both looked like deer caught in headlights and asked her what made Cla her boyfriend. She told us that they had talked about it and they both liked each other and they had decided next year in middle school they were going to be boyfriend and girlfriend.

Now I knew that this day was coming that she would have a "boyfriend", I mean Michael and I both had our first "boyfriend/girlfriend" around fifth grade. But boy when she told us that Sunday night, it was the weirdest feeling, like my heart sank into my stomach.

Trick or Treat

Smell my feet, give me something good to eat. Soo we went trick or treating this weekend at my in-laws (there are only five houses in our neighborhood including ours) so we thought the kids would have better luck there. They had a really good time and came home with a lot of candy. Below are a few pictures from the night.

Boys and Boobs

How young does a boy's facination with boobs begin? Below is a recent conversation between Cody and myself.

Cody - "I gonna play wit you boobies"
Me - " No you not gonna play with my boobies"
Cody - "Yes, I am" (laughing)
Me- "No you not"
Cody- "Fine, I gonna play wit daddy's boobies"
Me -"laughing"

Writer's Block

I have been stumped lately as to what to blog about. We have had a lot of the same old same old going on. I'll give you a quick update;

Cat -she is doing great in school, is having a good soccer season and has just joined the orf orchestra. she is really excited about being a big sister again, although she is really hoping for a little sister. She said she has enough brothers that she is tired of being the only girl in the house (I guess I don't count as a girl??)

Colin- is also excelling in school and in soccer, he has scored at least one goal in all of his games this season. He too is super excited about the baby coming, but wants another little brother.

Cody- well what can I say about my little monster, he is Cody, stubborn as ever. He does not really get the whole baby concept and I am not sure how he will feel when he is not the "baby" of the family anymore. It is a position he truly relishes as he believes that being the youngest means you get your way.

Michael-is doing good, he has been playing a lot of tennis lately. He stays busy. He is my rock.

Myself-I am good the past couple of weeks have taken a toll on me physically, but I am hoping the soon approaching second trimester will bring some relief. I am thankful as it has not been NEAR what my previous pregnancies were. I am excited to be a mama again. I cannot believe I am going to have 4 and that when Cat is in college this baby will only be in elementary school (crazy).

Feeling CRAPPY

Growing a baby is HARD work!!!

Boys

The other day we were getting ready to leave, so I told the kids to go to the restroom and get their shoes on. I heard a lot of laughter coming from the bathroom so I went to check it out. I saw both the boys standing at the toilet, so I reinforced to them that we go to the bathroom one at a time. My oldest son then looked at me and replied "but we are sword fighting and my pee is winning".

Gotta love them!!!