Our Easter

We had a wonderful time sunday! The boys woke up to see that the bunny left a little something for them. We had about 15 people over and made a Taco Bar. I know I know its Easter you should have Ham but when you are cooking for a lot of people then I think that you can cook whatever you want! Start new traditions!! The boys enjoyed an indoor egg hunt! There was still a lot of snow on the ground so we made it fun indoors. Mike and Logan were worn out later that day and both fell asleep on the couch! I love seeing that. Andrew, Mikey, and I played with the new board games the bunny left and watched a little tv. All in all we had a great Easter and now are enjoying Mike's 2 weeks off!!! WOO HOO!!! I am not excited at all that he is home! We are still trying to Potty Train Logan and forgot how tough little boys can be! We are going to try to have a little fun weather depending while he is off so stay tuned for more pictures and posts! Love to you all.

Pizzaria!

While getting groceries Mikey said he wanted to make lunch for us so he was going to do his own shopping. He found pizza dough, sauce, cheese, and toppings. He enlisted the help of his brothers and today they made lunch. The got out the flour and rolling pin and with very little help from mom they got started. The rolled it out and even tried to spin it like the real guys do. Luckly it stayed off the floor. I have let my children "help" me cook a million times but this was their first go at it solo! The decided to do pepperoni, sauce, cheese, and more pepperoni's. The had so much fun and did so well! No fighting, they all took turns with everything. Logan was a big help with the cheese, most of it ended up on the pizza but some ended up on the floor, he made sure to pick it up and attempt to put the dropped cheese on the pizza. They were so proud of themselves at their lunch. Here are a few pictures.

My sweet little boy

You are almost 5 years old. Where has the time gone little one? I think back to the time that you came to be. Finding out we were pregnant and the happiness that we felt. Picking out everything for your room just knowing that you would be a girl! Going to finally find out what was growing in my belly to find out that something was wrong. I was terrified but your dad, so strong, held me and told me that it would be ok. He had this amazing strength. I feared for you everyday and he would keep me up at night talking to you and telling you about everything you two would do when you arrived. You came into this world with your own dramatic entrance too early. I think about walking into that NICU and seeing you. So small and so many wires and tubes. Your dad was so wonderful, "Talk to him and touch him its good for him and will help him get better" he said. He jumped right in and changed your diaper and you pee'd everywhere! You graduated from the NICU to the ped unit and it was Valentines Day. When you got to your room and they let us come in there was a flower on your incubator. I would visit you everyday and my heart would break when I would have to leave. I worried that you would be lonely but the nurses took great care of you and would spoil you. I remember the baby steps that you took to finally get closer to getting out of there. The day you came home was such a happy one! So happy that you would finally come home. When you did I took you around to show you everything in the house. I promised daddy that I would. You grew slowly with minor set backs and next thing we knew you were a year old! Army crawling down the hall and trying to walk and talk. You were such a little ham. Your smile could melt my heart in a second. You are a daddy's boy. Your are the happiest when you are with him. Now you will be 5 and I look back. You are a wonderful, sweet, little boy. I am so lucky to be your mom. I am glad that you came into our lives. Happy Birthday my sweet boy!!! Mommy loves you!!!

March for Babies

This is a cause that is near and dear to my heart. The more we raise the more we can help! Please support us and sponsor our walk.

The South Family

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His Job

His job is tough, and he is gone alot. Our children ask what is he doing, where he is, and when will he come home. I respond with pride he is defending our freedom and serving this country PROUDLY and no I do not know when he will be home. Just know that he loves you more and more each day. The nights are spent alone, comforting someones bad dream or helping them climb onto his side of the bed so they can be close to him. It feels like what I do is not enough in comparison. His job is demanding as are the jobs of all the men and women he serves with. They spend countless hours away from family and friends. I hear some people say that it is SO HARD to do what I do but I do not think so. It is an honor to be married to him and it is also an honor to have two little brothers serving as well. I am filled with pride everyday to say that I AM A NAVY WIFE, A MARINE'S SISTER, & AN AIRFORCE SISTER!!!!!!

There not musicals.... there movies

#1 had a discussion today at school about musicals. He plainly stated that the entire movie is not a song so it CANNOT be a musical. It is just a movie with more songs. He was very curious when he got home if in fact he was right. I explained to him that movies have different genres and that yes High School "Musical" 1 & 2, and Hairspray are in fact musicals! I think he was very upset about it. Currently he is doing "research" to see if I am right.... He is watching Hairspray.

Christmas 07'

Christmas for the South's was wonderful. We did our Christmas traditions of reindeer dust, cookies/milk for Santa, Christmas PJ's,Reading the Night before Christmas, and of course telling this kids a hundred times to go to bed so Santa can come!! Reminded me alot of what Christmas was like growing up. We had so much fun! It made me really miss home! I was "blessed" to have a brother and boy cousins. So when I got baby dolls and barbies they got G.I.Joe's and Ninja turtles. The down side was I always slept on the floor because they were older and bigger and grabbed all the good spots to sleep on Christmas Eve! Oh Boys will be Boys. I remember my Aunt would read us the Night before Christmas and then my uncle would tell us many times to GO TO SLEEP! We would be up laughing and filled with excitement over Santa and what he might bring. In the morning we would have to wait for the parental units to get Coffee and wake up. Then was the DEBATE. We had to line up every year before we would go into the room where the tree was. Yes the tree was in a different room with a parent guarding it! We went youngest to oldest or vice versa. Every year it was the same conversation...... what order did we go last year! Then we would all figure it out and finally get to the TREE! With as many people as we had in one house it was amazing that the room held all the gifts! I loved that feeling when we all walked in to find our Stockings filled and see what Santa brought. Oh to be a kid again!! This year we got to see the faces of our children and the same excitement. I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!