hmmmm

Having another baby is always a subject in our house. We joke with the kids about trying to convince Kev to have another and me to not. However, we haven't said anything about it in sometime, as we were going to try to leave it up to God after our fast. But you never no what is going to come out of the mouths of babes.
As kev and i were sitting on the couch at the end of the day out of no where Mason asked us "when are you going to be pregnant again?" OMG not expecting that! totally took me of guard, it was so bold and to the point. All I could think to say is "Ask daddy"

Oh Jack

Jack in the back complaining about his foot.

Jack "my foot is itchy"
Me "I'm sorry is it bugging you?"
Jack begins inspecting his foot closely and is quiet for sometime.

Jack "momma i don't see any bugs can you get them out"

when we grow up

Today I asked the boys when they grew up. Mason's eyes got big and excited and he announced he wanted to be a paleontologist. Next I asked Jack to which he said "big"! that kid is so funny!

Taxes and Birthdays

Ahhh feels good to be home, but bitter sweet to leave. We spent the weekend at mom and dads to do taxes on turbo tax and to celebrate moms 62nd birthday. its an annual tradition to go there to do those two things. The kids had a blast. They love going there and playing in the big backyard. Jack asked all day on Friday when we were going so he could go ride papa's tractor, also known as the lawn mower. We got there late on Friday, so first thing when Jack woke up Saturday, he started asking about the tractor. He was very patent and his dream finally came a reality. Per my dad, he put Jack in the trailer of the lawnmower and thought he was having a great time until he looked back an he had a look of fear on his face. apparently not have such a great time. that day was also included Jack getting locked outside alone to which completely scared him and him falling hard onto his backside. Not the greatest start, but the thing about Jack is that he gets over stuff pretty fast. By afternoon he was back on cloud nine. mason had a great time too. he spent his time "playing" the piano and running outside. He also went over to the neighbors and played with two little girls who showed him around the farm and helped him learn to climb a tree. He is still talking about it. I asked the kids what their favorite part of the weekend was. for jack it was going to the farm, which i assume is the neighbors house and Mason was playing with the two girls. Mason has always been really good at playing with both boys and girls. he can rev it up for the boys and settle down for the girls. a really good trait that will come in handy as he grows. I don't think jack will have the same ability. he's just too energetic for the girls.
I made a calendar with all of the Faith/Fuller family pictures for my mom, which she really seemed to like. My dad had a great idea to get a web cam for their house and our house and to set Chad up as well so that we could talk and see each other. i think it will be great to have. the kids love it and thinks it's pretty cool.
So another great weekend, it always makes me wish we all lived closer. maybe some day we will...

wow it's been a while

I think i may have completely forgotten about my blog. looking back at the last few months, i think this year is off to a good start. Jack officially potty trained January 23rd. He was bribed with a big kid bed. We went to the store and bought a cars bed set and told him if he made it through the whole week without and accident he would get his big kid bed. well it took 2 weeks but at last the dream came to pass. He was so excited, and still continues to be. every time we have someone over, he runs to his room to show off his bed. However, my greatest fear also came to pass. i was worried that once his crib was down he would never stay in bed....which is what happened. he was threatened that if he kept getting up, the bed would go away. things have gotten better, but naps are a thing of the past. oh so very sad. what 2 year old doesn't take a nap. he is still forced to have quiet time, because lets face it, mommy needs him to have quiet time. otherwise things are good with him. we are having a good week. he is listening well(ish) and following directions. I was due this week because he has progressively gotten more difficult as he has gotten older. he is always always testing. he gets frustrated with not getting his way easy and is much more physical them mason ever was. he hits and kicks mason constantly. I try to stay out of the countless arguments between them, but it's hard not to when one is beating up the other.
Mason is doing very well. He has been listening well and following directions. He is excited about school. He read me an entire book for he first time a few days ago. It was a book on creation. he did such a great job. he is always so worried that he cant do stuff. I had to bribe him to read it to me and i would post on facebook that he read an entire book. He was so thrilled to see all the posts that followed. the things he has been saying lately have been cracking me up. he told me the other day that dinosaurs and caveman were alive in 1983. when i told him that i was 4 years old then and didn't remember seeing them, he just said, "oh". He is getting very smart. I don't think i give him enough credit. The things he comes up with sometimes just shock me. He has been very concerned about the people of Hatti. He donated all the money in his piggy bank to the relief efforts. It is one of my greatest hopes that my children will always think of others in need and give without hesitation to others. Now that mason is getting older, i can see these teachings paying off a little. it makes me so very happy. What we need to do now is to start giving him chores and an allowance. We will be looking into that this next week.
Kev and I spent the last week of Jan fasting. Kev fasted from tv, I fasted from the Internet. we were praying about jobs and having one more child. nothing has come of it yet.... someone in bible study this week gave me a great piece of advice. she told me to be thankful for what i have. seems so simple, but for some reason i see it in a totally different light. I spend so much time trying to figure out my next step, i never stop and am just thankful. so that is what i am going to do. I am so looking forward to this summer and the camping trips we have planned. time with family is something we desperately need.

Trials and Tribulations of the Potty

Time keeps ticking by. I am anxiously awaiting the call from Chad to tell us the baby is coming. Melissa isn't due until Jan 28th, but with all the stress of moving, I thought for sure that baby would be making an early entrance. But, they have been in the house for 2 weeks, and no baby yet. I plan to fly up there the week after she is born. I wanted to go by myself because I didn't want to bring my kids around a new baby.
Jack and Mason have had a good week back to school. Just slipped back in without a hitch. I think they missed their friends. We have officially kicked off potty training. It's been about a week and we have had some good and bad days. The problem is that he is fine making a mess. It doesn't bother him to wear wet diapers, so he would prefer to stay in pull-ups. We have been bribing him with candy to get him to go, but that is losing its luster. I told him once he was potty trained he would get a big kid bed, like Mason. At first he was really excited, but now not so much. We just got to keep going, not a lot of teenagers that are still going in diapers.
Mason has been very helpful in making my life just a little more interesting. The other day I was cleaning the kitchen, the boys were playing quietly, too quietly. I heard Mason encouraging Jack, telling him he could do it and it would be ok. I thought, oh isn't that so sweet, what a nice brother. Then Mason comes running out of the bedroom, beaming, declaring that he had successfully taught jack how to climb out of his crib...great. I tried to instill some fear into jack, telling him that was dangerous and he could get hurt. I thought I might have succeeded, as he had not tried to get out of his bed the last few day. However, after i woke Jack from his nap today, i told him to call me when he was ready to get out of bed, and i would come back and get him. Moments later guess who comes running out from his room. errrr! I guess it's not the worst thing, as i expected to change his bed to a big boy bed shortly anyways. Now it will just be a little sooner.

Happy New Year!

Wow can you believe it's 2010! The years are just flying by so fast anymore. It feels like just yesterday kev and I were newly weds and had no kids, mortgage or responsibilities. Now look it us, we are full fledged adults. Kids, careers, mortgage, car payments. We just need a little credit card debt and we would be set. I keep thinking about that letter that I wrote my senior year of high school about what I would be doing in ten years. I have a different career, but everything else is pretty much the same from what I remember. so i guess I have done pretty good by my 18 year old standards. My goal for 2010 is to relax. I take everything way to seriously, especially with my kids. I want to be able to keep my cool better with my kids, to teach them the right way to resolve conflict and frustration, not just how to get angry. My hope and dream for this year is to find the right job for Kev. He is so unhappy at Qwest, and who would blame him. They treat him so badly. He's testing for police, but it just doesn't feel right. I pray that he is able to find the right place for him and our family. My other hope is that Kev comes to my way of thinking and agrees to try one more time for a girl. I am deeply desperate for one more child in a way that i am not fully able to express. kev is so done with kids and he feels equally passionate about being done. I hope we are able to find some common ground. Then there is the old favorite to start working out.....yuck.