HMM...

...I am having a funky week!

Lately I have put a lot of thought in how I am doing as a Mom!?

And to be brutally honest with myself along with anyone who may read this blog I am starting to worry! Don't get me wrong I think, I try to be the best Mom I can be....but at times the outcome is hmm...

I have never thought that being a Mom would be an easy job! But I also never thought that it would be so dang hard either! And every day it seems to get harder! Shouldn't it be getting easier...I have 3 children this should be a cake walk right? WRONG!

Okay let's face it every...EVERY Mom wants what is best for their children or should want what is best for their children, but how do you know what is best?!

I mean I look at them....

OMGosh I do not want them to grow up and say... ...I get one chance to make the right choice for them and that is IT! One chance! And I can't help but question myself "Am I doing the right thing?" They depend on me, or us for everything...so I better get it right! That is a lot of pressure! I mean I am raising 3 (beautiful) kids, and sometimes I can't help but wonder how can I do that when the laundry that I gathered, sorted, washed, dried, and folded is still sitting in the basket not put away?! Or when my oldest kid (not going to mention any names) brings home a not so great grade that reflects on me...or when my daughter (again no names) says something not so nice about another kid...reflects again on me...or lets say my youngest (you are getting it...NO NAMES) throws a fit unlike any other, yup all together now..." who is to blame" "ME" I do have great kids all in all...and yes that is a reflection of Johnny and I as parents. I only Pray that those reflections stand out more than the not so great ones! And I am sure that I am not the only parent who questions themselves at one time or another! Just wonder how my parents did it... You know with me being so perfect and all, never causing any trouble, always getting good grades, and never throwing fits!! HA! Maybe the old saying is true... "you will have one just like you" Hmmm.... So see I am having a funky week...I am sure that you have had those kinds of weeks too! And if so....please share! You know so I can have some proof that I am not the only CrAzY Mom out there!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUSTIN!!

HAPPY 12th BIRTHDAY TO MY BABY....

please excuse the quality of this picture...not only is it a picture of a picture but it is a little fried too!!!

It is hard to believe that today you turn 12. It really seems like just yesterday that you were asking for "chip and diiiip" and making us all laugh with your "pooney and pocknapock" and now you are in middle school and growing into such a handsome, polite, young man!

We are so very proud of you Austin! You are such a good boy!

We love you so much and wish you the Happiest Birthday a 12 year old boy could ever have!!

With all the baseball and the flowers that are coming to life around our house I would say that spring has SpRuNg!!!

Here is a not so great picture of the tulips I planted last fall....I am so impressed with myself! Honestly I never thought they would grow!

...but they did and the picture really does them NO justice!

YEAH for spring!

I forgot to mention to you that our last day in Florida Cash had a fever. He continued to have this fever for a few days, so I thought we had better get into the pediatrician. Thank goodness we did, turns out kids under 3 CAN get strep throat. Poor little guy! He has been a trooper though! And if having strep was not bad enough I had to take him back on Friday for his yearly check up...(please do not take note that he is 6months over due) Because you know I am still working on that "Mother of the Year" award...and that would surely take me out of the running!

At this visit they

checked his iron=Perfect!

weight 34lbs=90th percentile (he has always been on the high side of the chart)

height 35inches=50th percentile

head ? honestly I can not remember...I do know that he is finally growing into his head : )

BMI=high Crazy that they check your BMI at age 2...so we are to cut back on the milk, 2%, maybe even 1%...that will be hard for us! I have always since I had Austin had Vit D in our fridge! So we will be making a change and it will probably be to 2%!!!

She was very happy with all the words he knew, he knew all of the body parts she asked him, told her about his friend (Awwie)=Allie! Looks like he is where he should be maybe even a little ahead...he does have 2 older siblings so that helps!

They gave him his last shot until he has to go to Kindergarten....I do not even like to think about that!!! But when she gave him the shot he said...

"OW ew hort my butt!!!" Too funny!

As for my Princess...hmmm we are still finishing up homework from when we were on vacation! People just in math the teacher gave her 29 front AND back workbook pages! CRAZY if you ask me...I am all for homework...but NO WAY did those kids do that much math in 5 days....NO WAY!!! So we are hoping to get it all finished this week....*fingers crossed*

I do believe that tonight we will FINALLY get a practice in...it has been 2 1/2 weeks since we have been able to practice! Due to all the rain! And I booked a scrimmage for this Thursday! Should be interesting!

Lovie is still working hard and I think he may be getting tired of this job he is on! Not a lot for him to do, so it is boring! But he is willing to stay on it so that we can avoid him having to go to WV. for as long a possible!

That is about it...we are glad to be settling back into our routines, and enjoying this BEAUTIFUL weather!!!

For now I need to wrap a few birthday gifts for a handsome guy who is turning 12 tomorrow!!!

Put me in Coach...

...I'm ready to play...look at me...I could be..center field...

Oh I am blogging that's right not supposed to be singing! Ha!

So this weekend we spent at the ball field! Austin had a tournament (pre-season) So Saturday morning we were off...If you don't remember anything about last year and Austin's team...UMMMmm that is ok...as we try to block it out as well! So this year we have almost all of the same kids, lost a couple, gained a couple...and seriously they look like a whole new team! They played their first game Saturday at 10am and WON 21-3....I know holy crow! We were all soooo very proud of them! Between games we had a FEAST...I really do mean a FEAST! I love having weekend tourneys or games! It really reminds me of when I played ball and my Mom would pack this wonderful cooler full of sandwiches and chips and fruit and citrus Gatorade...do you remember citrus Gatorade? My fav my Dad's fav too! Darn Gatorade for not making it anymore! Oh again off the subject...oops! So here is Austin playing second base...

or maybe he is talking to the coach?! Not sure but anyways...We played our second game at 2pm and won that game too....21-4...OH YEAH BABY!!!!! They looked GREAT!!

...is he cute or what.... oh, off the subject again.... Okay, so here is Austin in Center...he played both center and second this weekend!

...people really they all played so well! In these two games they scored more than they did all season last year...oh and in case you did not catch the scores...that is 42 points in 2 games...and because of those 42 points...by Saturday night they were ranked #1...did you hear me #1!!!! So we got the bye and did not have to play until today at noon! That is AWESOME!!!! Okay so now for the really sad part...but not before you check out this picture of #21 on the field #1 in your heart....drum roll please

AUSTIN LAFEVER!!!!

So I know this is just a warm up picture but....Oh and I almost forgot...in this tourney the boys were aloud to lead off (in our league they have to wait one more year) THEY DID WONDERFUL!!! They were stealin' fools!!! And I watched Austin dive back into first base....dirt on his belly...OOOHHHH I LOVED IT!!!

Oh I know I still have to tell you the kinda bad news....

Well we lost Sunday at noon! BUT we lost to a travel ball team...ummm this was to be a rec ball tourney but...some how there were 2 travel ball teams entered! So on paper we got 3rd....But if they played by the rules and it was only rec ball....

FIRST PLACE, BABY!!!!

What a way to start off the season!

Congrats to all the HYO Blue boys...looking forward to a fun season!!!!

I am planning on updating you on some other news tomorrow!

I am sure your eyes are tired of reading!!!!!

As promised...more from our vacation!

I really can not even imagine the work that goes into the landscaping just in Disney! In fact I was telling Johnny that ALL of Florida is beautifully landscaped! Now they have the weather to do this, and we don't here in the buckeye state! Sometimes I would just stare at the flowers in complete amazement! They have this pond that has floating flowers with all of these beautiful flowers around it...AAHHH gorgeous!!!!!

So, on this particular day I let Austin takes some pics with my camera...he is the king of snapping pictures really fast and look what he got....

*WARNING* Not for the weak stomach.....

...I told you!!!! Now that is an action shot....HA! It was so nice to go out with just the girls, the night of the Cinderella Dinner! As we were walking in to Magic Kingdom there was a shuttle going by and the lady said over the speaker "if you look to your right you will see the Beautiful Princess in lavender...Wave to the Beautiful Princess" And as we looked over they were all waving at Allie! She thought this was pretty cool, however she said she does not like being the center of attention...hmmmm...maybe someday she will! The Bippidy Boppidy Boutique was really cool! Thanks to Uncle Ron and Aunt Kim for that special treat and the Beautiful dress! And dinner in the castle was really awesome! This guy even proposed while we were in there! How sweet is that! Truly a Magical evening!!!

While we were in line to get on the Dumbo ride...Ian found this lizard! In Florida these things are everywhere! One night while I was outside one actually ran over my toes...eeewww!

The kids were really happy to see mater and mcqueen!

That is such a great movie!!! So going to the beach was WONDERFUL!!! The kids had such a great time! But who doesn't have a great time at the beach! And don't worry I had plenty of sunscreen on!

The kids thought it was really cool that they got to ride in the jeep with Uncle Chris! Down Beach Blvd.!!! Wonder if Allie liked being the center of attention then...HA!!! We followed behind them in our "hott van" ha! And she kept turning around to wave at us!!!

When we got to Tampa we met Chris at his Deli! Thanks Uncle Chris for the GREAT lunch, spending all day with us at the beach, and all the memories we will forever cherish! Even if one of them does include our littlest booger throwing big handfuls of sand at you...HA!

Cash was loving the hot tub! Well who I am kidding...I loved it too!! With 6 kids in a pool there is a lot of splashing going on you can't even open your eyes to see what or who is in front of you...so the hot tub was working for the adults!!!

On our last night we went back to Epcot! We had not seen all the countries and the light show so we spent our last night there! Ron and Kim took the kids -Cash and did the "KIM POSSIBLE RON STOPPABLE" game!! They had a great time and were even so kind to stop in the middle of their mission to pose for a quick picture!!!

So, I think this will wrap up our trip...

We are now back home, back to real life and will forever remember our trip to Disney World!!!

A BIG Thanks to Kim and Ron for showing us around and spending vacation with us! A BIG Thanks to John and Linda for helping out with the kids and spending vacation with us! And a Big Thanks to Johnny for working hard to be able to take us on this trip!

...and now it is off to do some laundry!!!!!

more from our vacation...

There is so much to tell you...

On Wednesday we had our lunch with Pooh and friends! It was a GREAT lunch! The kids really enjoyed meeting Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore, and Piglet! I would highly recommend doing this if you ever go! All the characters took their time at each table and the food was worth it!

On Thursday we were off to Tampa...

the sunset was Amazing! The beach was fantastic!

...and spending time with Uncle Chris...PRICELESS!!!

I love this picture!!!!

...and this one too!!!

I wanted to crop this one so we were a little closer and maybe I will still do that, however I love the way you can see the sand and water too!!

Cash was so excited to meet Mickey Mouse! For weeks we have been saying "Cash do you want to go meet Mickey Mouse" "Yup"....and on Friday we finally were able to meet him!!!

I will try and blog some more about our vacation....and for sure I will post some more pics...I only have 957 of them!!!! ...for now I leave you with my three mouseketeers and the castle that did make me cry when I saw it.....

T.T.F.N......

just pics...

more to come!!!

P.S. Having a BLAST!!!

But...missing you all...

Going to Tampa tomorrow to see Uncle Chris!!!!! ~LOVE~