Just because she is so darn cute....

You read it right.....just because she is SO DARN CUTE!!!

Pulling on up.....kinda.....

The other day I put Maddie in her bed to play while I went into the bathroom to fill up her humidifier.  When I came back she was STANDING!!!!  So she can officially pull up from the sitting position.  She still can not get from a laying down position to sitting, hence she can only pull up if she is already in the sitting position.

not too sure she likes it

a little concentration with her tongue out

Incredible Pizza

Last Thursday the kids had a half day for Easter break.  A large group of kindergarten moms went to Incredible Pizza Company to eat lunch and let the kids play.  The kids and I were there for FOUR hours!!!  That's no typo, FOUR hours!  My shoulders were sore from carrying Maddie in the bjorn the whole time.  The kids had a BLAST!!!  Peyton ran around with her friends (I think they rode the bumper cars most of the time).  And Jack did a little bit of everything.  He LOVED the bumper cars!!!  Peyton drove her first go cart all by herself......she was in heaven!!

Jack and Ella busted holding hands on the merry-go-round

Jack and Ella take on the streets on their bikes

Maddie catches a nap, and Mommy's shoulders catch a break

Playing

Here are just a few pictures of the kids playing.....

The girls play catch

So happy, playing ball with Peyton

wresting with Daddy

LOVE

Maddie and her magnets

One of Maddie's absolute favorite things in the house is the farm magnets on the fridge.  She LOVES them.  They are KEY for when I'm in the kitchen cooking dinner!!

The other day when she was playing while I was cooking dinner she wanted the bread bag.  So I let her have it to play with it.  Later.....I observed she was having a little snack.

SMILE

Just a few pics to show that we HAVE had some fun and some smiles in between all the negativity lately.

who knew the core to a pineapple could be such a great teether!?!?

a few electronics on a very SNOWY/SICK day

Just another day in paradise.....

OK, I totally feel like this blog has become debbie downer, but I tell ya, we are having a rough month!  Just a look at what unfolded yesterday, quickly:

Found a leak in our basement.  That's all I know as of now.  Don't know why or how much at this point, just know it's there.

Got SLAMMED in the back end of my car at Schnucks yesterday.  I mean SLAMMED!!  My cars damage is all in the left end, however, the lady that hit us totaled her car.  Best part....it happened when we were at a dead stop in the pharmacy drive thru line.  And true to nature, I had all three kids in the car, and no purse (no drivers license.....oops!).  Peyton and Maddie were SCREAMING once it happened, and Jack on the other hand, didn't miss a second of the movie he was watching.  HA!!!

So today was spent all day on the phone with the lady's insurance company and at the car dealership getting a quote to fix the car.  Tonight and tomorrow I will focus on the basement..........

As always....I know my life problems are NOTHING compared to others....so cheers to that!!!!

Happy Wednesday!