Ten on Tuesday

If I were to tweet, which I don't this is what I would be saying..

1. My days are filled with vacuuming the dirt that is continually (no joke) being emptied from my plants and replacing the register that is continually being taken off my floors.

2. I am becoming desperate and psychotic and my plants are losing all their dirt despite having multiple chairs around them for protection.   So I am wrapping my pots with saran wrap to prevent little hands access.

3. Shoot, that didn't work either.  Suggestions? I am seriously going insane.

4. My children are so sweet when they are playing together.  Awww..love it.

5. My children are not so sweet when they are tormenting one another.  Not loving it.

6. How much do we need that skim milk...or can we just make it on the whole milk that we have?

7. "this is my only life.  you are hurting my feelings. and here I am sitting in time out, being bored. RYlan..come here. fa la la la..."  {sing song words heard from mc while she is sitting in yes, time out.}

8. I think I am losing part of my hearing each and every day.  I don't think MC has an inside voice anymore.

9. Am I a bad parent for having two "pajama days" in a row?  Must. go. out. and. see. the. world. tomorrow.

10. And despite these frustrating moments, that are all expected and part of this parenting thing, life is pretty darn  great.    And here's a preview of the Christmas pictures to come.  Our sweet little family, in a moment of contentness on Christmas morning.  LOvE them so.

on that note, good night.  K xoxo

Ten on Tuesday

1. Hello again..life continues to throw us a few curve balls here in the Case household.  Amongst the many good days, three out of four of us have succumbed to the 2010 Gastro nightmare FLU.  Enough, enough, enough..first MC last Tuesday, then I on Sunday (second time inside a month..really??) and now Scott. I don't ever remember a year like this one.  Can we please be done already?

2. And since I didn't get a chance to post this last week, here it is now.  My sweet lil boy and his first year.

3. Speaking of that sweet little boy, he got his first haircut this weekend.  Bye bye curls and locks of love... hello big boy hair.  He looks like such a big boy now!

4. Our bellies and tupperware containers are now filled with Christmas sweetness due to our cookie bake 2010.  So much fun, so much so that I didn't take many pictures. Ooops..I hate that, I really do.  But here's a few.

5. "I just don't love this.," MC saids when she doesn't like something.  :) cute..

6.  I am working on a few homemade gifts..very few this year since time has been limited but I did finish a few for the kids...a blanket for Rylan and a princess scrap album for M (well,that one is still in the works..might be a birthday present! ;-)

7.  Speaking of birthday presents, we overbought Christmas for M (which is so easy btw) so her gift is already in our home.  Talk about being on top of things.  HA!

8.  We are going to try and do take 2 of Santa this weekend. We actually had an appointment with the jolly man on Sunday, before the flu took over our house again.  So let's hope for a healthy family with another chance to sit on Santa's lap.

9.  We watched Polar Express this afternoon.  I have never seen it before, and M was pretty scared through most of it.  And quite honestly, it wasn't really what I was expecting either.   Maybe I should look into another version, or maybe just stick with the favorites this year of Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer.  I think the latter.

10.  Need to do cards.  Need to do picture for cards.  Need to do cards.  Need to do picture for cards. Need to do cards.  Need to do picture for cards. Need to do cards.  Need to do picture for cards. Need to do cards.  Need to do picture for cards. Need to do cards.  Need to do picture for cards.....maybe tomorrow.

Here is an outtake! (makes me smile)

Night. K xoxo

Ten on Tuesday

1. Christmas is in the air in the Case home.  Decorations are up, gingerbread houses are made,  numerous light strands creating beautiful ambient lighting are displayed & seasonal music and videos are playing.  Packages are being wrapped (and hidden!), and all is jolly.  Now, with the addition of freshly baked cookies(hello Saturday)..all will be perfectly well.

2.  A visit to Santa Clause was a partial success.  Makenna Claire loved it (Rylan held onto me with a death grip) and she told Santa all the things she likes (princesses),  as well as what Rylan would like (elmo).  Even though the picture was  a little less than to be desired, it was a magical moment for Makenna.

3. The elf is a frequent visitor in our home and as opposed to last year where MC wasn't into it, she now wakes up in the morning and hunts for him.  We are still searching for the right name for him,  but the magic is of this little spy is definitely in our home.  She is also really enjoying the advent calendar. To be a kid again...

4. I still need to work on those Christmas cards.  Better yet, I still need to get that picture for that so named Christmas card.  Oops!  Seeing that we have yet to receive the bulk of our friends and family's cards, I know that I am not alone.  :)

5. Rylan is really good at taking a nap, but for the last two months or so has done so in an odd fashion.  You see, despite my best efforts to convince him to snooze in his bed, all snuggled up in his warm blanket surrounded by the things he loves, he insists on sleeping in his car seat. In the car.  In the garage. So...now when gets tired, he grabs his coat, paci and shoes and heads to the garage door.  NO JOKE and not at all an exaggeration. Once buckled in the car, wrapped in blankets and now a winter hat, a trip around the block is his lullaby and he naps in the comfort of his own garage.  Silly silly kid.

6.  Good thing I started to work on this post yesterday because within the half hour of MC going to bed last night, she woke up with evidence of the stomach flu.  :(((  I thought our kids just might escape this evil bug, but not so!  So after a long night and now a day of cuddles, movies and more snuggles, ( and a few broken ornaments from the tree by bored Rylan), we are hoping she is on the mends and tomorrow will be much better.

 7.  And hoping the bullseye won't point to others in our home.

 8.  And hoping this momma might be rejuvinated after a decent nights sleep.  So tired right now...:(

 9.  Is that too much to hope for?  lets hope not.

10.  I might, I just might, have a few more scrapbook pages to share tomorrow. or Thursday.  A few are in the works.   ;)  See you then.

xo, K

Hello MONDAY..

and Hello scrapbook pages.
Oh how I admire you and how I love you!
So before our kiddos pass "this stage", here is what they are doing right now at 3 3/4 years old and 15 months.  And in two weeks our lil guy will be 16 months, already.

Be back tomorrow with TOT.  xo, K