Merry Christmas!!!!

 

It has been awhile....life is very busy!! I have been teaching Kindergarten at a wonderful school since October. Em and Austin get to go to school with me and Christian has adjusted pretty well at daycare. :) Hopefully I can catch everyone up on everything soon!!

 

 

Bye Bye Summer

I cannot believe how fast this summer has gone.....and it seems like all it did was rain!!!! Our life this summer in instagram (you can follow me at jlmotts)

1.  Christian had to get some blood work done....it took three adults to hold him down. :(     2. Celebrating our girl turning 10....I cannot believe how grown up she looks in this picture.

3. Got to see my brother and meet my niece this summer. This is the first time the kids got to see each other and John since he was in the military and they live in NJ.  4. Em's last sleep as a 9 year old....sigh.

 

 

5. We spent a lot of time at Water World this summer since we had season passes....best idea ever. I am sad that is coming to an end. I love watching them have so much fun there....of course Em wants a shirt that says she survived riding the great white! LOL  6. Little man asleep in the car after speech and waterworld.....isn't he is cute??

 

 

7. My three with my nieces and their great-gma. 8. Driving home from a visit in Bham....little traffic.




9. Birthday girl with her birthday shake....yum!! 10. When he is really tired he just falls asleep wherever....

 

11. Eating at Steak and Shake before we left Bham. Little man loved their fries!  12. Hanging with Willie!!  13. Aunt Holly took this pic of Christian.....this is how a 2 year old drinks starbucks when its too cold to hold and you gotta watch Phineas and Ferb!! LOL


 

14. Christian and I were suppose to be sharing the vanilla bean frap.....ummmmm.....someone didn't want to share!!
15. Again at our favorite spot to cool off......until next summer Water World!!

Double Digits

She finally made it! Our firstborn turned 10 on Saturday. We are truly blessed and thankful for this sweet and beautiful girl.

 

 

Photo dump

The last day of school was on the 24th of May!!!

 

 

We have been spending some of our days at Water World....were a certain 2 year old loves it and cries almost everytime we leave. Ms. Em did not want her picture taken...LOL.

 

We have speech appointments and sometimes we grab a frap from Starbucks to share....except he doesn't want to share with mommy anymore....so I got him his own during happy hour....he was happy happy happy!!

 

We have also had VBS this week....and it wore little man out one day! :)

 
 

Looking forward to a great summer!! 

Best Mother's Day Ever!

I got the best Mother's Day gift ever eight years ago today.....not sure how this can be topped!! I remember feeling so bad that weekend and finally called the doctor on Sunday morning and she had me come in. I had a temp and was given fluids which didn't help. And of course I was having contractions but didn't feel them. Dr. Handcock decided since we were already having a C-section that it was time for you to be born.....I remember when I called Grammy to tell her -she yelled that she knew it!! LOL   You were so little compared to your sister and so laid back!!

What a joy and a blessing you are to raise! We love you bunches!!! Happy 8th Birthday!!

May Already???

Cannot believe it is May already....only 2 more Mondays of school left...then I will have a 5th and a 3rd grader on my hands....they are ready for lazy days and no homework. I am ready for sleeping in. I love sleep like I love Starbucks...but when your 2 year-old doesn't share your love of sleep well then a vanilla bean frappuccino is the best next thing. Unless your toddler has decided that he really loves the frappuccino too (that you got to share with him) and he decided to not share with Mommy....case in point:

 

I really can't fault him on not wanting to share the goodness of this vanilla bean drink....he comes by it honestly. This is his brother when he was about 3 years old tasting his first frappuccino. He didn't want to share either.

 

It's a good thing that Starbucks has started happy hour this week. I might have to get a certain toddler his own drink after his speech appointment this week. :)

 

I decided last week that enough was enough and Christian had to get a haircut. I was worried others would think he was a girl (you can still dress them like a boy and for some reason people will think he is a girl)  or people would start calling him Samson. So I knew it was going to be a trying experience in the least. Hubby kept asking me are you sure?? He knew it was going to be a battle. We had three good things going for us....1.) We went first thing in the morning...no one else was in there 2.) There were 2 of us to hold him down....you think I am kidding...Christian sat in my lap and hubby still had to help hold him from behind or the side. 3). Kitty (yes that is her name) was awesome in working around this madness in cutting his hair. This toddler is very strong (maybe we should of named him Samson!) and can scream at the top of his lungs like he was being murdered. He just could not understand that no one was hurting him....but it sure sounded like it!!! But it was so worth it even though he didn't think so.

 

 

Isn't he so cute?? I think next time he needs a haircut a run through Starbucks will be in order. Maybe the frappuccino will keep him distracted enough.....one can hope.

Speaking of a certain toddler that doesn't like sleep or naps most days just feel asleep sitting up next to me as I am typing....that is more sweet than a vanilla bean frappuccino.

Happy Monday!

Goodbye Spring Break...

 

Goodbye Spring Break....we had fun sleeping in and hanging out together. We spent yesterday in Destin at the beach.....I didn't want to leave....I really need to figure out a way to live there....LOL. It was really windy so it was hard trying to get good hair with pics.....but this picture is one of my favorites....I am going to have to enlarge it or have it made into a canvas.

 

 

 

 

 

Easter pictures from this morning after worship.....can never get a good one of all three at the same time.....oh well...what a blessing to be apart of a wonderful church family!!

 

Still Here...

  Still here....life is busy with three kids....we have had a cold start to spring break but thankfully
it will warm up by the end of the week. I am ready for spring and the beach!!!! And yes for those that know me I am wearing my flip flops as I type this...granted I am not going outside or going to run errands at the moment....but it will be warm enough to wear them by Friday!! So we have been hanging out reading, watching Phineas and Ferb, fighting superhero battles, working with Christian on his speech, and sleeping in....it has been nice.  We will conquer doctor appointments tomorrow and hopefully finish Easter shopping for the outfits for the boys.... and then I still need to find something to wear....did I tell you I hate try to dress shop and try them on????  I just might have to go by Aunt Annie's in the mall to get a pretzel to help with that distress....LOL.....I am sure there will be no objection from the crew with that one!

October 2012

We have not been able to make it to the pumpkin patch this year....I am a bit sad to not get our annual picture...but oh well...I will settle for this one and just keep it real....this is how it goes the majority of the time when I try to get a picture of all three.

We finished up Pee Wee cheerleading and the cheer competition this weekend. It was soooo cold this Saturday morning during the compeition....thankfully it warmed up a bit for the last game of the season that afternoon.

 I sent Snow White and Big AL off with James to the fall festival tonight.....Christian is still cruddy and I have a terrible cold so I thought it is better for us to stay in. I did not get a picture before they left......mom fail....ugh.  Maybe some chocolate will help..... Hope everyone has a Happy Wednesday!

Two!!!

Little man is 2!!! Wasn't it just yesterday he was born??? He weighs 38 pounds and is 39 1/2 inches long. He is wearing 3T-4T even though he can wear a couple of his shorts that are 24 months or 2T. We go for his speech evaluation on Tues and then his other hearing test on Oct. 5. He loves loves his older brother and loves to practice his tackling skills on him...LOL

Christian- you are a joy and a blessing to us!! I just hope this next year slows down a bit!