learning

things are little crazy around here since we added this little guy to our family on saturday.


all weekend was spent thinking about the puppy, playing with the puppy and training the puppy. it was fun and exciting. but then monday came and quickly brought me back to reality. i suddenly realized that having him here is like having a new baby in the house, who needs to be supervised constantly if he isn't in his crate which he hates! after an incident with dog poop in places it should not be, i started to think maybe we made a mistake and maybe this wasn't such a great idea after all.

i needed a little guidance so off to the library we went for this.


i have only read a few chapters but i am already feeling better about the task of training our new pup. all he needs is a little consistency and some positive reinforcement. if you know me, you know i am all about the schedule baby! so the ideas from this book are extremely cohesive with our family life. yay!

i mean come on, i trained two kids to sleep 12hrs a night, nap, not to mention how to put themselves to sleep and potty trained one, i can certainly train this puppy!

plus, he is super cute, loves my kids, doesn't bark (seriously we haven't heard him bark yet) and we love him.

wish us luck!

que the rocky theme song please.

happy monday!

meet the newest member of our family!!

surprise!



we brought this sweet little guy home today. isn't he cute?


he is a soft coated wheaten terrier and he doesn't have a name yet. any suggestions?

happy weekend!

sunny day

hi everyone! today the weather around these parts was fan-freaking-tastic!! we ventured outside this morning with our coats and hats and by this afternoon my kiddies were running around sans winter gear.



it's like i have two totally different kids when we are outside. they are just so happy to be outside, using all there pent up energy that nothing can bring them down.


i love it.

i wish we could move somewhere where it's warm all the time.


obviously we won't but a girl can dream right?

happy (sunny) wednesday!

monday, momday, monday....

hi all! how are you on this lovely valentine monday? corey and i just got home from a much needed weekend away in chicago, last night. it was fun, relaxing, fun, lovely and did i mention fun? it was nice to get away and remember why i married my awesome hubby. it's hard sometimes with kids, work, and the daily stresses of life to remember that corey really is my best friend, not just our kids daddy and that guy i live with :). i love him.

today has already been pretty challenging to say the least with the kiddies. they spent the weekend with my parents. it is very clear to me that the behavior expected from gah-gah and papa, is very different from what corey and i expect. its like they totally forgot how to listen, that i am in charge and how to behave in public. i guess that is the price you pay. oh, and by the way it was soooo worth it, even if we have a week of extra timeouts and tantrums.

corey and i have been debating the pros and cons of adding another little to our family. it is hard. i have this feeling that our family just isn't complete and the idea of a newborn in the house literally turns me into goo (i love newborns). then i have hard days like today and i think maybe a third isn't right for our family. i know we will never regret having more babies but i know i will regret not giving gracie and noah all love and attention they deserve. i think maybe since i came from a family of seven, two kids just seems like cheating. maybe if i was from a family of 2 or 3, 2 kids would be normal to me? i don't know. maybe i will never know and maybe that feeling of wanting more kids never really goes away? corey and i have been so blessed with these perfect beautiful children maybe we shouldn't press our luck? maybe we should just get a dog ?

anyway i have laundry to do and diapers to change so this is it for now. we are having a low key valentines because this past weekend was pretty exciting. homemade chicken and dumplings with the kids is as romantic as it's going to get tonight. it's ok though this way i get to celebrate with all my valentines.

happy (valentines) monday!

lovey