Whaaa, next time I'll get a disposable.
- Brandon

ELECTRONICS SUCK!!!!

I have been wanting to post something on my blog for awhile now.....Anything at this point!!!! However, Brandon bought this new GINORMOUS camera...that I can't work. It is a Canon EOS 50D. Yeah, I know, sounds complicated.....it is even more complicated to work. I really wanted a nice camera, but I also wanted to be able to turn it on. I can't even get that far. Not to mention the fact that it weighs about 10,000 pounds. You HAVE TO wear it around your neck or you might drop it....and heaven forbid you drop the mortgage payment of a camera. Needless to say I am somewhat bitter about the purchase and wish that I was more camera savvy. So until I can figure out the dang thing or take a class or have Brandon take pics, I am pretty much not posting pictures of my darling little babes. So for all you out there who are wishing for a really nice camera....just enjoy the one you have....that you can actually find the power button on!!!! Now that I have vented, I am going to try to figure this stupid thing out.

WARNING...RSV Season is still in full swing!!!!

I am pretty sure that the only thing worse than a sick baby, is two sick babies. Both my girls have RSV....so it has been a week from hell. I feel so bad for them. I wish more than anything that I could make them feel better. The doc said that they would be contagious until they stopped coughing, which would be anywhere from 10-14 days. This is a major inconvienence due to the fact that me and Bran both work and take the kids to daycare. Thank goodness we have great family to help us out. We are so lucky that neither of the girls have to be hospitalized. They have a machine that sucks them out and then Sweden had a breathing treatment yesterday....but the doc said that it didn't do anything. So I guess that we wait it out. On the bright side, they are starting to sleep better at night. At first it was horrible, but now they are only waking up a few times a night. So warning to all you mothers out there.....RSV season is not over.

Kids!!!!

It is amazing how kids can be so dang cute one moment and then the next they are making you lose your freaking mind. Scotland has been on a rollercoaster of emotions lately. She has been REALLY whiney and crys about everything. But then she can turn around and say "Do you still love me mommy? Even when I do naughty things?" Then my heart seriously breaks into a million pieces. Just the thought of her thinking that I wouldn't love her....tugs on my heart strings. Because of her emotions lately, every night is pretty much a nightmare at our house.....getting Scotland to go to bed is rediculous. I hate the "mom, I need to go potty. Mom, I need a drink. Mom, my blanket isn't straight. Mom, I am hot. Mom, now I am cold" This whole routine makes me crazy. I am sure that someday I will look back and miss these times, but right now I dread them. Tonight Scotland did the same routine, but when she said her prayers she said the funniest thing. She finished and then she said "Mom, we need to say another prayer." When I asked her why, she said "Because that was the opening prayer, and now we need to say the closing prayer." I just laughed and we proceeded to say the "closing prayer". Sometimes I get so worked up at night with trying to get her to bed.....it is times like this that make me realize how lucky I am to get to put my little princesses to sleep every night. They are so cute. Here a few random pictures.

Scotland riding her bike....very slowly. She is super cautious...which makes me crazy.

Here is Scotland crying after she fell off her bike. She falls because she is going to slow. I try to tell her that If she would go a little faster, she would have more control. But mom doesn't know anything ;)

Giving Scotland a little push.


On Saturday we went to Toad's (the arcade/mini golf place) with our friends Bree and Jay and thier little girls Kennedy and London. Here are some pics from one of those picture booths that we all loved growing up. They were so funny. I love the third one.....too cute!!!

4 YeArS Old......GoiNg On 18!!!!

Scotland just celebrated her 4th birthday party on Saturday. She actually won't be 4 until the 10th, but we had her party early. We rented out Elite Gymnastics. The kids had so much fun. They jumped in the pit, went on the swing and zip line, and jumped on the trampolines. They had a blast. It was such a fun party for that age group. We had about 25 little kids and even though it was pure chaos, it was such a fun way to celebrate.

Here is Scotland Jumping into the foam pit....Sometimes there was seriously like 10 little kids in the pit at once....a little crazy.

Scotland wanted a My Little Pony party.....much to my dismay. I wanted her to have a Barbie or Princess party. There were so many cute cakes.....just not for My Little Pony. I had to go to 4 stores before I could find one that had My Little Pony. And needless to say....it wasn't the cutest cake. But oh well Scotland loved it.
Present opening was probably the funniest part. As you can see the kids were all right on top of Scotland. They all wanted her to open their present. So they were just shoving their presents at her. She would open one and not even get to look at what she got before the next present was in her face. Sometimes the kids would get so excited that they would just open their present for her. She was all done opening about 25 gifts in about 3 minutes.

Here is Sweden playing on the mats at the party. She was in heaven with all those kids there.