Kids and Chores

I know it's the mommy's job to do most of the house work...........but is it really necessary for the kids to come home and strip off their jackets, book bags, and sneakers everywhere!!! So my husband and I came up with a simple chore list. Each kid has maybe five chores on it and some house rules which is actually working out believe it or not. We made them sign their name on the dotted line .We even included the three babies...well not really babies. Michael 7, Brianna 6 and Zoey 4 love it! Today my oldest Jenna took Zoey to the Chuckie Cheese's. She had a blast!! I actually enjoyed Chuckie's today. Zoey kept putting a coin in almost every game and walked away, so you know what I did..........I ran after every game and played the games. I think today I had more fun then Zoey. My little man Michael is star of the week. They talked in school all about Michael (he loved that). They talked about his horse riding, his favorite food, which is BBQ chicken, mashed potatoes, and broccoli....not candy or chips but chicken. Tomorrow I will be guest reading to his class.........Wish me luck!!♥

Health and Me!

Well exercise and I have always been enemies but to show my children that eating health and exercise are very important. I once again have been trying to eat healthy and move a little more. I went to the park today and walked over a mile!! My husband thinks I should start jogging but I don't want anyone to mistake my jogging for an earthquake! So now I will no longer eat ice cream or candy, chips or any heavenly thing I sooooo ENJOY, but that's ok. I will survive for sure. So my starting weight is 160 lbs OUCH. That's really the first time I wrote that down or typed that big of a number! Well I hope to inform you of a much much smaller number soon.

This is just a cute picture from the park. I had all the kids try to lay in a circle and smile up, but the sun was so blinding that day it didn't turn out that way. I still love it though!♥

Religion

Well this is a touchy subject....My daughter has decided that she wants to be baptised Catholic and I know this sounds really ..........really bad, but I am not baptised. My husband is Catholic and my kids are not baptised and well that's where our story begins. We did not do our life according to certain "life rules". We had our first when I was a senior in high school and then David arrived and we bought a house and then Matthew and then Nicholas. Then I was preggers with Brittany. David felt the need to be married so when I was 7 1/2 months pregnant we got married. I know this is not by any means normal but it was our normal. I did think about and want many times to baptise my children and myself but felt that we would be turned away for being rule breakers. I really don't like to break laws whether they are laws of the government or land or in life but I guess this is my way of putting it out there that we as a family are trying to get baptised whether in the end its Catholic or another religion. We are hoping Catholic so as a whole we are but I think we will be learning many different ways of religion and life♥.

Updates on the House!!

Here are some random pictures of our little home improvements, snow falls and kids at play. So far, I have remodeled two bedrooms, a powder room, a full bathroom and family room. Now it's onto the Dinning room, Laundry room, and then Kitchen. We definetly want to finish all inside projects so we can move onto the outside projects and FUN! Today, I took my eight crazy yet adorable kids to the local park for a nice walk. Boy did it feel awesome to just be able to walk in this wonderful weather and have a little fun. My oldest, Jenna and I have been planning our Summer ( I know I know it's soooo early), but we like to plan ahead. Our daily tri ps will be beach, Sahara Sams, Limerick Park, Hershey, Dorney, and Great Adventure. Also plenty of trips to Lancasterto see a really great family. So please feel free to look over some pictures and have a great day!

We painted our powder room a really bold blue. The boys room is tan. The girls room is tow tone pink with lots of butterflies. I will post more of the main hall bathroom once I finish all the painting......being that I have changed my color of the walls....... My poor daughter wants to lock me away in a room so I stop changing my mind!!!

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A MOMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well up at 5:30 yelling Britt, Britt, Brittany, Brittany Ann all the while 15 minutes of hot water running down my drain all while imaging little water men laughing all the way to the bank....... awwe children are great!!!!!! Then feed all. My wonderful husband went out to Einstein bagels and brought home bagels and coffee. Hubby leaves at 7 am and now my work really begins it's a constant run..David is the first to go to his bus at 7 am and then it's Jenna also running around she will take Matt and Nick and our neighbors boy to school at the same time my husbands niece is bringing her 3 month old daughter over so I can watch her while she works and now Jenna's home, let's go Brittany, Michael and Brianna we gotta go you are all gonna be so late if we don't leave now!!!!!!!!!!!! We load up the car with the kids and the baby and two strollers and we are off to school it's Britt, mike, Brianna out the car and kiss,kiss,kiss and hug, hug, hug have a great day times three. Then it's peel wheels get to the mall before it opens. Walk, walk, walk...talk, talk... gab, walk, talk, gasp...... walk then shop, shop, shop and oh Jenna that would look awesome on you!!!!!! Then get Zoey Boey a big giant pretzel and drink for being super good then run home eat lunch, clean up play and feed baby go get the boys and drop them off then go to get Jenna's car gas for gymnastics tonight and to the bank then go get Britt, mike, Brianna at school. We all get home and Jenna and I start dinner they eat then it's off to gymnastics.. which they love love to got to. Dad comes home give him his dinner talk a little about his day. Then the kids go and start getting ready for bed and then it's me time!!!!!!!!!!! We watched the Duggars 19 and counting little Josie was born very early, but holding on pray hard for her and her wonderful family. Now off to bed to do it all over again!!!!!!!!!!!!

Valentine's Card Game!

Yesterday, my husband came home from working a thirteen hour day, ate dinner and looked like he just wanted to fall asleep, but instead he sat down with Brianna and Zoey and played a card game at the Kitchen table. Poor Daddy so tired, but such a good Daddy!!! The game was developed using different colored Valentine's Day cards!!