New hobby!

Thanks to my wonderful hubby teaching me how to list stuff on craigs list, I am proud to say I have sold my first item today! I posted my old bed room furniture from when I was a kid at 10:30 last night and by 10 this morning I had 10 emails from people about it. By 2pm when the first the people came to buy it I had 16!! That was an easy way to make some cash! I am already well on my way for my second sale! Tomorrow that should be gone and not to mention I listed 4 more things tonight!!! Did I ever mention that we are getting ready for a garage sale and unloading just a ton of stuff from our house and boy does it feel good!!

As I mention before about the kids and naps, today was another nap less day! Annika had heard me talking to Derick about a friend of ours daughter ( who will remain nameless!!) who is very upset with her room and the color's (not to mention the color of her house- it's a boy color- white) that her dad told he she had to sleep on the floor if she was going to be ungrateful of what room she has. Well Annika most have over heard this b/c tonight she informed me that she just wanted to sleep on the ground! Whatever as long as you don't get out of you room!

Great Weekend

How can you not have a great weekend with weather like this!! As I wrote last post Derick and I were going out Friday night once again with no kids! We ended up going to Crazy Horse in Holland with my sister Melissa and her soon to be "hubby" Jason, after a great dinner we ( or should I say Derick and Jason) decided that we could not stay there for drinks due to the fact that they did not get the Tigers game. After a little brain storming of where to go next we ended up at Pappeno's in Allendale, well if you know me at all I love to play pull tabs and they happen to have them so I was thrilled with the choice of bars! After putting $10 into this little machine and winning not a whole lot I decided that I would try one more 5 for the night, Thank goodness b/c in that bunch of tickets was the big winner!! $150!! What a way to end a great night!!!

This weekend we tried to do things a little different with the girls. As some of you know that I am the nap notzi at our house, well Saturday was such a nice day and all the neighbor kids were outside that we just let them play and boy did they have fun!! By the end of the night everyone was very dirty and tired since they did not get a nap on Friday also. Derick and I were a little nervous how they would handle this but they were so happy that they could keep playing that they were on their best behavior! On Sunday afternoon we made them lay down for a while and promised them they could get on their bathing suits after nap, after an afternoon of myself sitting in the sun I was fried and needing some frozen yogurt from Country Sundae, so we had our first trip to the ice cream shop on Sunday and also the kids took there first dip in the pool. Life doesn't get any better then that!!

Derick and I were talking on the deck tonight that maybe no nap a few times a week is a wonderful thing b/c at night we have the advantage on them that they are more tired then us!!! Hope you all were able to get out and enjoy this awesome weather!!!

Family Update

Sorry it's been so long since our last post we have been busy trying to spring clean, getting stuff ready for our block sale, softball practice and trying to fit time in just hanging out with the kids! During Rileigh's spring break I thought I should do something fun with the kids since we stayed home this year, we did manage to get to a movie and one night we went to the Holland Aquatic Center to swim. It felt good to be in 80 degree temps and playing in the water with the kids ( can't say it was fun putting on a bathing suit 2 months after having your 3rd kid but that is another story.)

Tyler continues to grow! He is now starting to "coo" at us and he smiles all the time! We just took him of the zantec b/c we did not feel it was doing anything for him and the doctor now put him on Previcid, it 's only been a few days but I still can't see any change. Tyler also has mastered the art of rolling from his tummy to his back! the problem with this is that he sleeps on his tummy and then in the middle of the night he rolls and can't get back over he get really upset. Yes, I know my child is sleeping on his tummy a big no no! I kinda am regretting it in a way b/c he will not sleep in his car seat so that makes going anywhere with him a big pain, but thankfully we inherited a Baby Bjorn. What a life saver!

Annika is just loving life now that she can get outside and play! If you do see her she will be wearing 1 of 2 High School Musical shirts! The kid loves her HSM shirts and wants to wear them everyday! Annika everyday asks us if today she can go to church! She can't wait to go there everyweek! Maybe we all need a little more of her attitude! !

Rileigh is also allot more manageable (if you could say that) now that she can be outside all day riding her bike and playing with friends! She is still loving school, she was counting down the day till she could go back ( as was I!) Rileigh has also started softball and this year Derick is her coach so she is excited about that!

Derick and I also are loving life! Tonight we were supposed to go to Def Leopard, but as most of you know the lead singer is sick so they had to reschdule, my mother in law said that she would still take the kids tonight so Derick and I are going to go out for the second time this week!!! Tuesday night my dad and Mary had a babysitting night so we were also able to go out then!! Let me tell you it felt so good to get out with no kids in tow and have a conversation together!!