MOMICABLOG

It’s been almost 2 years since I’ve updated our family/friend website of pictures.  With the exception of a shower we had several months ago.  I don’t know what happened, I used to be so good at updating the website almost daily.  I guess 2 kids…now 3 really do take up a lot of time!  Ava and Aden’s website are horrible, so out of date!  Sofie’s blog is not that bad because she has only been around for a little over a year!  Today I updated it with some pictures from the Arboretum Pumpkin Patch, a weekly playgroup.  It’s now one of my top priorities to get the website back up to date and try my best to keep it current!  Another big challenge!  You can take a look by clicking the links under BLOGROLL.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071011/us_nm/usa_recall_coldmedicine_dc

has anyone ever benefited from cough/cold medicine???  I’ve used it maybe twice on my kids and it never seemed to make a difference.  My thought is, why pump them with meds that don’t make a difference.  I’m so glad I haven’t continued to use these products.  I’m sure the homeopathic industry is loving this bad pub on the pharmaceuticals!!!

After putting out Halloween decorations last weekend, I’m really looking forward to Christmas now!  I guess it finally hit me that the holidays are about to fly by!  I did some “research” on the internet today to get ideas for the kids gifts.  With their birthdays so close to Christmas, I try to give each relative/friend an idea for a gift….and I leave a few for me!!!!  Sofie is the hard one, being the youngest and we already have most everything a kid needs!  There are a few things we can get Sofie, like her own bike.  Santa is going to bring Ava a doll house.  Aden will get the I can play guitar from Fisher Price.  He needs a basketball hoop too!  Let the shopping begin!!!!!!!!!!

I’ve been to a few birthday parties….and have had a few as well!  Goodie bags are always fun for the kids, but after awhile it’s the same thing over and over.  Don’t get me wrong, I like the candy every now and then too!!!!!  We try to keep it age appropriate and within a budget.  For Ava’s little playgroup party last week we did a craft….and what fun we all had!  I went with the foamie art from Hobby Lobby.  They made door hanger things, spelled out their names and decorated with princess stuff for the girls and airplanes/trains/race cars/etc for boys.  What a great alternative!  Last year, a friend told me that she received a little wooden stool (painted with her sons name) as the “goodie bag”.  If you have the time to paint each one individually, more power to you!!!!  But still a great alternative!!!  Maybe at Aden’s birthday party in November the kids can make a chirstmas ornament or something?!?!?!?

what a great way to give back….it’s estimated Americans have 1.5 billion unworn pairs of shoes in their closets.  I AM GUILTY!  Since I’ve been home with the kids, I wear flip flops or tennis shoes.  Rarely when we go out do I dig out a nice pair of shoes!  Don’t forget the kids shoes!  Check out the website

www.soles4souls.org

yet again, our friends are blessed with babies!  I was just updating a friend in Austin with the latest going on in Big D and our gang.  Amazing to have another “baby boom” amongst our friends!!!  The Oltmann’s had Fletcher….the Rajwani’s had Sam and Lucy, the Staley’s had Pierce and the Quella’s had Cort!!!!!!!!  And we are expecting Eli Fredrick, Lily Peterson, Baby Boy Calderon, Baby Girl Angel.  so exciting to expand our gang and hopefully our kids will be friends for life!  Man, will they have stories to tell!!! ha ha!!!!!!!