M&Ms

The other morning I was awake downstairs when Isaac came down. He didn't see me sitting on the couch but he did spot an empty bag of M&Ms left on the counter. He waked right over and I hearing him saying to himself, "mommy ate all the M&Ms...you are not supposed to eat too many M&Ms or you will get a belly ache." Then he sees me and walks over and asks, "Mommy do you have a bellyache?" I tell him no, and he says, "well since you ate all the M&Ms you probably do have a belly ache, and also, Its not nice to eat M&Ms when somebody is sleeping. You are only supposed to eat M&Ms during the day when somebody is awake." I asked him, who is somebody? He says, "just somebody."

Guys time/Girls time

Last week we decided to have guys time and girls time one morning. Dan and Isaac went and got pancakes together and then both got haircuts at the barbershop. Isaac's new hair cut really makes him look like such a big boy! What happened to my baby???

For girls time Lily and I went to my favorite little cafe in Glen Ellyn called Honey. It is just the best little place. Lily got a yummy butterfly cookie and I got a scone. I could tell that she felt so special to be out with just me and her...it was adorable!!

Beach Today

We had a dream day at the beach in the city today. The kids absolutely LOVED being there. I met up with my oldest friend Betsy and her two little ones (julia and lucas). One funny note, about 20 minutes after we got there Isaac comes up to me and says, "mommy can you turn off the sound of the water?"

if anyone is looking for a great getaway this summer...CHICAGO is your place. It feels like the best place in the world!

Noah, mornings, and tape belly

While I am thinking about it, I need to document some funny stories.

Yes my life can be stressful. Yes, my life can be really overwhelming. Yes, there are many days when I just want to run out of the house just so I can breath. But one thing my life is not, is boring. Isaac and Lily sure do keep me entertained these days. So many sweet and funny moments amidst so much chaos.

here's a few of my favorites of late:

1. About early mornings...

for some reason lately I have been DEAD tired in the morning. Usually the kids get up at around 7. Yesterday isaac came in our room at 7 and dan and I were still so tired we could barely talk, so he just curled up like a little kitty cat by my feet for another half an hour...AWESOME...and super cute. Lily has been sleeping until 8 or 9...a miracle. But, this morning at like 6:30 I hear all this pounding and banging and yelling...I was not happy. I looked at the monitor for isaacs room and I see him running in circles around his room with Bear (the dog), banging on his door, and pulling a mini lamp around the room by the cord. Then I realize lily is up too because isaac must have woken her up. Then Isaac runs down the hallway to my room (still holding onto the cord of the lamp, dragging the lamp behind him, bursts into my room and declares, "MOMMY...I'm hungry...and thirsty...it's time to get up." Not a good start to the day for me.

2. The other day we were playing in the basement and Isaac found a plastic animal. He asked me what it goes with. I told him that it was from Noah's Ark. He got a serious and concerned look on his face and said, "Mommy...we need to make sure that we give that back to Noah." One of Isaac's good friends is named Noah. He was thinking that we had his friend's toy. So then I said, "Oh, no Isaac, not that Noah. Do you remember when we read in the bible about Noah and the big boat with all the animals and all the rain? We have a little toy boat to remind us of that story and there is a little Noah on that boat." And he looked at me in a very puzzled sort of way and said, "How did he get out of the bible?" So so so sweet. I just melted as I looked at his little face.

3. The other day I was cleaning in the basement and Isaac and Lily were playing. As I was vacuuming the stairs I looked over and saw Lily putting her sit-n-spin up on top of the childrens table i have in the basement. My first reaction was to run over and grab it from her, but then for some reason I decided I would just watch and see what she would do. So then she proceeded to climb up onto the table, sit on her sit-n-spin and spin herself round and round. It was so cute...and just so Lily.

4. A couple weeks ago I was driving back from Ohio with the kiddos in the car and just me. Bear had stolen some of lily's snack and she was crying and screaming. Isaac looked over at her and said, "It's ok lily...but we can't get your snack out of bear's belly. he ate it and it is in his belly and we can't get it out because bear has tape on his belly." Little minds trying to figure out life...precious.

Isaac and Lily dancing in my room. One of their favorite things to do. The turn on the clock radio as loud as it will go.

I took this in the mall the other day. We went to look for a fathers day present (really really big shark jammies...that is the only thing that Isaac wants to get Dan and I have looked EVERYWHERE...even spent hours online...I don't think that they exist) and as we walked through the mall Isaac and Lily literally held hands the entire time.

First Kiss

So...Emma Ties decided to make a move on Isaac Orr. From the looks of it, he liked it. could this kiss be just the begining of a beautiful relationship??? Only time will tell. :)

New Art: Water Song

About two years ago I was at an art fair at oakbrook mall and saw this awesome painting with a poem incorporated (I would have loved to buy it but it cost over $1000). I loved the poem so much that I wrote it down and put it in my wallet. I have been wanting to use it in a painting. Below is my newest artwork with poem included.

hard drive gone...

A couple weeks ago my computer wouldn't turn on. It just kept saying cannot find hard drive. This was directly after finding my computer on the floor...I didn't remember leaving it on the floor. After taking it in to diagnose my problem, I found out the my hard drive was damaged beyond repair and beyond getting any info off of it. I could pay $1500 and have another shot at getting the info...but no guarantee. I have been so sad as I have not backed up anything for over a year. All those pictures gone. thank you blog for all the pictures that you have.

Moral of the story - BACK UP YOUR COMPUTER REGULARLY!!!

Now I hope to use this experience as a motivation for more blogging and more backing up my computer.

Yesterday Isaac, Lily, and I took a bikeride to downtown wheaton. It is one of my favorite things to do with the kids. We stop at the park on the way, (the blue park...as Isaac calls it), and then eat lunch by the fountain, then go the popcorn shop and get sweedish fish and popcorn. It was such a beautiful day and so much fun!!! Some pics below.