Joke is on you little girl

Josie is always wanting to be a baby. A baby girl, baby kitty, baby puppy... She would play baby all day. There are some pros and cons to playing baby. On one hand its incredibly annoying but on the other I can get her to eat better or do her jobs by calling her baby and talking in a baby voice.
Yesterday she insisted that she was a real baby and needed a real diaper. I explained that real babies take real naps. Then she told me that real babies sleep in real cribs. So I had  to set up a crib and put a diaper on her but she did take a 2.5 hour nap.

On a completely different note my cute mom came and spent three days with us. It was fun to have her and we got a lot accomplished. Spring cleaning before the baby comes, my house just feels better!         Today we are playing baby yet again, but instead of me being the mom I'm grandma. We are going to miss our company. 

Red Wagon

The other day I tried talking Dean into buying this wagon at IFA. It was on sale for crazy cheap and I knew it would be a good one for the kind of terrain we have at our house. I'm not sure if he wasn't listening or if he was just ignoring me but either way he didn't buy it. Two days later Josie asked for a red wagon to take her puppy for a ride and what do you know, we are the proud new owners of this little beauty. Dean put it together and the kids couldn't wait to go for a ride. Dean drove them  to brush their teeth and then they caught a ride to bed.
When we were going to bed Dean said, "it's weird the way life changes, like when you get excited about buying a wagon". So True.

This morning they couldn't wait to give Tuff a ride. He is a crazy little dog so he was all over the place but it was mostly successful. 

It was fun to see how excited they got about riding in the wagon in the house. Then it was fun to see how excited they were to ride in the wagon with the dog. But truth be told they might just be at a fun age where everything is exciting. When we got back inside I pulled out the stove so I could clean behind it and they were so excited, it was like Christmas. Josie couldn't have been more thrilled with the m&m she found and Trig was just giddy about the whole thing. 

Lately there has been a lot of fort building and lots of Uno at our house.

 Its fine if you go out to feed your puppy in sweat pants and pink boots. 

First Person

Josie came up the stairs yesterday saying, 'look mom i drawed you'. I was so excited. We work on counting, letters, writing, songs, coloring; but never actually drawing so I was excited to see this little number. I made such a big deal about it she has been drawing all day. Her people are improving rapidly but this one will always have my heart because it was all on her own!

little man and his barbie wanted a picture too.

trying to keep busy waiting for spring

Baby Girl

I haven't forgotten about baby girl in fact even if I wanted to I couldn't, it's impossible; she is an acrobat. Pregnancy #3 has been super hard. I was more sick than the other two for longer. All around it's been harder, I have felt 4o weeks pregnant since week 20. Maybe it has something to do with raising two other babies while I'm trying to make this one. I don't want to complain because I truly am grateful for my babies but wow I would love to sleep on my stomach, eat something, anything, without throwing up acid for the rest of the day, or just be comfortable for any length of time at all. Ironically I have finally started liking the idea of a new baby. I'm still scared especially with the way Trig is getting more wild everyday. But I finally feel like its going to be okay not easy but okay. Now if I can just fall in love with a name. 

does this even count?

He did write a cute note in the card but I say, "This is borderline offensive".
And he said; "All the other ones were really lovey dovey".
heaven forbid...

a day at the sale

Dean had to take a load of calves to the sale and he let us go with him. The kids were really good and seemed to enjoy it. As we walked out a lady asked Josie if she wanted to take this puppy home. Josie doesn't really talk to anybody she doesn't want to, but she eagerly shook her head yes and grabbed the leash from the lady. Trig couldn't stop giggling and yelling 'puppy'. Dean piped up and said to the lady, "Well I don't know if I should thank you or hit you". 

It took us at least 20 minutes longer to walk back to the truck towing that little puppy but the kids are in love. I named him Tuff, cause that is exactly what he is going to have to be to stick around here very long; it's getting embarrassing but we just aren't real easy on dogs.  

Well this happened...

Today my parents came up. My dad took Dean to look for a new trailer and my mom made cookies with Josie. They didn't stay to long but I had fun visiting. Later I found this. Real mature dad, I know it was you cause your the only person tall enough to even reach that. In my defense look how clean the top of the entertainment center is. It's a general rule to only clean as tall as I can reach, so instead of getting a stool and cleaning it off I just took a picture.

and I snapped one of this cute boy riding his couch horse, roping imaginary cows, while enjoying not one but two of grandmas cookies.