The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.

Their are great days.

Their are ok days.

Their are boring days. 

Their are yucky days. 

Today ( and yesterday) were yucky days. 

Nothing too Earth Shattering in the grand scheme of things but enough small things to make you want to throw an adult sized temper tantrum. 

Im sick. Like super sick.

The weather has been SO cold and rainy. 

Potty training Bo is going well but so much attention and work with 2 other ones running around. 

A project I spent weeks on at work - I found out will be taken down in one week and was asked to do something else time intensive to match a nation wide promo. 

2 house projects we have been planning on/ working toward are falling apart. 

The kids have been extra hyper/ whiney. 

Matt has to work extra this week - on top of just finishing the outage where he worked 6 days a week, 12 hours a day. 

Both our cars are acting up. 

Add in personal frustrations and its a big hot mess. 

I guess the reason I am writing this is to

 A. Vent  and B. With the internet, Facebook, blogs etc I feel life can be so edited and unrealistic. 

So thats some of the ugliness of the past 2 days. 

Hopefully our streak ends soon. 

On a positive note Brooklyn is now walking!! Ill post a video soon. 

Catching Up

Nothing too major going on except potty training Boden. 

( Which is actually very exciting but we don't need details or pictures of that ha.) 

He is doing great and besides flooding our entire booth with urine at The Beach Plum we have had a fairly easy time. 

Doing stickers with his pal Sallie during Bristol's Ballet class. 

She is getting so big and grown up. 

We had a fun week of playdates during April vacation. The weather was so-so but it was still fun. 

AND they light up. Amazing. 

The chicks ( all 8 are still with us!!) Are growing and flying and getting their feathers. 

So they moved to a much bigger hen house. 

So far so good. Cant wait for fresh eggs!! 

When its nice out we are in the magical time of year I can leave the doors open without bugs coming in - making listening and watching the kids play so much easier! 

This was my view while cooking dinner last week. 

Cant beat it. :) 

Heres to another week underway!

Easter 2014

So Easter came and went. 

It was kinda ho-hum since Matt worked all day. 

The kids were able to see their Grannie and Pop though which made it fun. 

We did an egg hunt, had brunch, and held a second egg hunt later in the day that the kids put on haha.

We finally joined the rest of humanity and got a TV made after 1998. 

Matt and I are still kinda sad about this ha.  

Easter Bunny brought Elsa Doll!! 

Typical family picture time faces...

The Egg Hunt is on!

Brooklyns first Easter...

Pinterest Fail : Creepy, Evil bunny. Supposed to be cute and fun. Ops. 

Maye and Grannie 

Ha Ha ha I love Easter. 

Hope yours was good- on to Spring and Summer!!

Brooklyn... is One.

My baby is One. 

This past year has been a blur. 

A blur of joy, tears, stress, love, hugs, kisses, tickles, sleepless nights, transition 

( constant transition with 3 small kids!), lots of comments and looks from strangers about us having our hands full or how many kids am I gonna pull out of my car?

... but most of all love. 

In 2 years I have not had an infant and as we move towards more toddler -hood its crazy to think about. 

To celebrate this little lady she spent the morning with Daddy ( who she adores) and then had pancakes for dinner ( Bristol said Maye told her she wanted pancakes for dinner??) 

We ( Bristol and Boden) opened her gift and ate cupcakes ( again Bristol and Boden since Maye doesn't like sweets) and sang her " Happy Birthday" no less than 9 times.  

So, Happy Birthday Brooklyn Maye - we love you and when you aren't teething are a complete joy. 

Spring Has Sprung.

Lots of dirt- lots of baths. Brooklyn is now a pro at sink baths. Mainly because I can give her a bath while watching the other two - and they are getting too big for 3 in a tub. 

Girls New Duds.

When I went home a few weekends ago, my Mom and I stopped at the best fabric/ artisan shop in Coastal Maine. It was lovely. While there I picked up a new pattern ( one I have been eyeing for a while) and some fabric to keep me busy during the outage. 

First, I made a top for Brooklyn using a free fat quarter they were giving out and some scrap fabric I had on hand. 

I like to do a first or practice run with new patterns to figure them out etc before sewing up my favorite fabric ha. 

Once I got the hang of the pattern I made B a dress. She loves all the princesses and was happy with the final dress. Loose and comfy. 

Now to go tackle my kitchen. And the playroom. And the living room. And 4 loads of laundry to put away. 

1/2 Way Done!

We are reaching the half way point in the outage. Whew. This one has been the hardest yet. 

Probably due to the fact I have more children ha. 

Right about now I find it so hard to keep up routine and order because its so much easier to let a little chaos in-sue and make pancakes for dinner. 

Brooklyn has decided she likes to eat all night and 4 am is now an acceptable wake up time 

( when Daddy wakes up- we can both tell her its not.) 

Anyway, this past Sunday B was invited to model in a Fashion Fundraiser Gala for a local private High School. She had lots of fun and loved seeing all the HS girls in their prom dresses. She made so many friends and was a great little model. 

We have been trying to keep busy ( the hours between 2-6 KILL me) by playground trips and whatever else will entertain us. 

I don't think B knows that "selfies" aren't supposed to scare people. 

 My first flower of the season. 

 Saturday we spent all day outside playing and working - post dinner puzzles on the deck. 

We also dyed Easter Eggs ... FYI when using natural dyes it takes like 15 minutes... not the best for inpatient kiddos ha. 

We found a "Bristol" lane. Now to find a Boden and Brooklyn! :)

They are so cute when they aren't fighting...

Little Man, Big Playground. Always trying to keep up with B is hard work.