Twenty three ---- vacations

Today I am writing my blog entry while on our way home from our little
Mini vacation I won't be able to send it until I get home but I am writing it now!
It's been a great week and I am very thankful for re time we have spent together but I sure am looking forward to get back on the same
Old schedule Also can't wait to get back to the gym again, I hurt my knee one day just landed on it wrong so it's probably a good thing I haven't been making it to the gym this week huh?


I had made some goals for the family of things to achieve for this week and I have to say that we didn't reach one of them but I think we all had fun so that is good!
Tomorrow is Easter we are looking forward to spending the day with good friends!

Today I am thankful for school vacations! For this opportunity to bond as a family to just have fun! It was nice! Even If we didn't finish our set goals!

Here is a picture of my youngest and my oldest just being kids :-)

Twenty two --- Butterflies!

Oh it's so hard to keep this up while on v acation


sorry I didn't do Twenty One *sigh*
So Today we went to the place with the butterflies
everyone was so excited, until we got inside and we all remembered that Jess is terrified of butterflies landing on her!!!!! It took most of the day to get her to stop being so frightened and actually look at the butterflies once she did she had a great time.

Today I am tired LOL So i will get right to the point :-)
Today I am thankful for the patience I have learned to have with my daughter, and rice paper butterflies (I think that's the name) which is her favorite

Twenty - - - video

Today I will try something new
I have a video that I took today at Jordan's Furniture. Why did I decode to change it up? Well I like to keep it fresh....ok so maybe it has something to do with my taking that video and then running out of batteries LOL so not being able to take any pictures all day LOL
Lets hope the upload works :-)
Today the kids wanted to go to Jordan's Furniture. The water fireworks show, the Trapeze was great the kids loved the ice cream LOL the furniture was nice----and expensive!!!!! I actually enjoy making fun in my mind about how pricey it is LOL

The kids did fantastic!!!
What s great day!!!!
Ok can't do a video

I'm going to try it from the computer.

This is Wally the green monster taking care of a pesky Yankee, Moo thought it was so funny she asked me to take a video of it :-) No Yankees were harmed in the making of this film ROFL!

Today I am thankful for computers that do what you want them too :-)
So glad this worked out!

Nineteen -- a Day at the Zoo

Today we went to the Zoo with some friends
Jess was very happy on the way to the zoo, but once we got out of the car and she realized it was cold AND raining she wanted to go home....it was tough but I must say she did awesome!  it used to be we would have had to leave, but she didn't even have a real meltdown, just a mini mini tiny one :-) and she eventually  recovered and we even saw her smile and have some fun later on :-) I'm so proud of all my kids, they have been doing so well  even with the disappointment of finding out we were not going to DC this vacation there was not too much complaining, And they are getting along pretty good! Well you know they are siblings so it's never going to be perfect!

The boy had a headache....He seems to be getting a lot of headaches lately. *sigh*

Today I am thankful for the ability to see how far we have come.

here is a picture of my Jessica actually having fun today :-)   Ohh can I also be thankful for the Church, and Judie  who gave her this thing....what is that called anyway?

Oh here I jsut watched  The redsox lose in Oakland and I realized I crossed over the date again....it's tomorrow ROFL

Eighteen--- Bird watching

OOPS THIS DIDNT POST LAST NIGHT FOR SOME REASON....OH WELL YOU CAN SEE IT NOW!

Today we did a bit of work around the house....seems like our 50-50 Vacation (50% projects around the house, and 50% fun activities  is turning into more fun than work LOL and that is ok for me at least for now.....ask me in a week when I still have projects to complete LOL
When we finished our work we went to Parker river  it was a great day and totally Meltdown free!
the kids and parents are doing so great   Sibling civility LOL

Today that is what I am thankful for....Sibling civility!!!!!

we were lucky enough to see a pair of osprey there and a kestrel  No I didnt get a picture of the birds LOOL but I did get a picture of this
Daddy got a spontaneous hug from this little redheaded   cutiepie!

Seventeen -- Thankfulness

We have been so busy with vacation and all
I didn't stop being thankful, I just stopped blogging about it.

But I am trying to stick with it.
Friday we went to the drive in we saw Rio and Diary of a Wimpy Kid
The kids had a blast!
Saturday we went through and purged a ton of toys....well actually not quite a ton.

Today (Yesterday) Sunday, Palm Sunday and the egg hunt :-) you should have seen my boy, an his friend Hunter helping my two girls find Easter eggs I am thankful for those boys, my wonderful church family, and the chocolate that the kids brought home! HA HA!!!!!!

so I want to say that since I've been doing the 365 of thankfulness I have notices that i have an improved attitude, I think about things I am thankful for all day long....so much so that I at times Find it hard to choose what thing to blog about.
How cool is that?
So today want to say that I am thankful for thankfulness