Sierra's first Dairy Queen cake...

Sierras first bite of DQ Cake.... What does she think???
Sierra is thinking that is some dang good cake!!!!
Mom, I really want some more please!!!

MAY DAY!!! MAY DAY!!! WE'RE GOING DOWN!!!!

The Dinosaur cake I made for James 4th Birthday My Birthday with my kids! PERFECT!
Happy NOT Birthday!!! Hey at least he got a dinosaur mask....

Ok, so let's just say the month of May was NOT what we were expecting. I was really hoping all would be PERFECT. Ok, so never expect anything should be perfect or it will turn to disaster... To start off, as you know I got my wisdom teeth pulled on the 15th. Basically, today was the first day of a pain free day. It totally was "AWFUL". My Birthday was a fluke. At least I made $10.00 from the yard sale our neighbors had. Jake thought it would be great to take me to Red Robin for one of the best burgers and all the free french fries. It was great until I got my burger and realized I couldn't open my mouth wide enough to eat the danm burger. I was NOT a happy camper. I managed to eat what I could and took a bunch of pain meds after. I slept most of the day because I was just not feeling well. We had pizza for dinner and I took one little bite and had the worst spasm in my jaw and finally cussed myself all the way upstairs and locked myself in the room and cried.... =( Jake finally told me it was time for cake. It made me happy.... I went downstairs and the kids sang and we had DQ cake and all was good... THAT'S THAT... James on the other hand happend to start throwing up on Thursday night and had a fever on Friday so we were taking care of him all weekend. We finally went to the Doctors today and had to get a stinky nebulizer and two different antibiotics for him. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMES!!!! He managed to try and have a Happy Birthday but you could tell he was just sooo miserable. I LOVE HIM for just trying. We did manage to go to Chuck E Cheese and have a bit of fun though. I did make him a cake which came out a lot better than I thought. It was a dinosaur cake with volcanoes made out of cupcakes, a fake dinosaur, and a fake tree. James said that was the best part of his day. We also took a trip up to his school because he was devistated that he couldn't go. We brought Mr. Damian a cupcake and I think James was happy. James is pretty much stoked when he goes to school I wish I could've been that way. I remember to always cry when I had to go and party when I was sick... I will definitely post pictures of our miserable week as soon as I can. But for now, enjoy the vision of James and Judy being miserable... NOT FUN NOW IS IT!!! On the bright side, Jake is getting his offer sometime this week! =) YEAH JAKE!!!

JAKE HAS A JOB!!!

I am so excited to say that this morning Jake got his happy phone call. After 3 months of pure torture Jake has been offered a job in Aurora IL. He will be working in a chiropractic office as an associate and is very excited. I can't wait to put some pictures up of his office. I think the worst part for me is that we will be living waaaay to close to the outlet malls.... Good thing my hubby is makin' $$$!!!! We are excited but I am very scared about starting this new adventure. Today we celebrated by going to Olive Garden for lunch, swimming, and going out for Custard. The kids are so excited for Jake as am I.... We have been praying for this moment for a long time. Now to pay everything back... Not so excited about that! I'll keep you updated on what's going on. Thanks for all those who have supported us in these trialing times.

ADVICE NEEDED....

Ok, so less than a month to train for this triathlon that I paid $50 to do and I am having a physical breakdown. I really want to do this and am trying sooo dang hard to get ready for it. I read my friends blog and it gave some great tips for running marathons but I guess I just really need to feel at ease and gain some confindance knowing that I can do this. Getting my teeth pulled really is NOT helping either. I am totally loopy from the pain meds and am sooo tired and in pain. I know I'll get through it but am really counting on my "TRUE" Davenport friends to be there at the finish line to give me a pat on the butt! Ok, so maybe a high five will do!!!!

Still Looking

Well, today Jake took ANOTHER trip up to Aurora IL to see a Dr. he had been to before. We are hoping that he will get an offer on this job and will soon have some $$$ coming in. It has been quite a struggle trying to get a job but it will all work out for the best. Sierra is turning 6 months tomorrow and I am going to throw her a fun little party. 6 months is the halfway mark to a year and I just want to keep her a baby as long as I can. She is growing sooo fast. She is so funny! Today I just wanted her to be my little baby and hold her the whole day and she fussed pretty much the whole time. Considering that I have been in bed the past three days I had no idea that she enjoys every moment rolling over all over the floor. So, as soon as I put her on the floor she was all over the place. SHE WAS CRAZY!!!! All I could do was "try" and laugh but in my heart I wanted to cry because I just wanted to snuggle with her and have her be my little baby. DOES THAT MEAN I'M BABY HUNGRY???? NOT!

I Am a Child of God

This is something all moms want to hear for their childs first song. Although the lyrics are hard to understand James is singing I am a Child of God from the LDS Primary Childrens Songbook. GO JAMES GO!!!

Mothers Day 2008

For Mothers Day Jake was so wonderful and took the whole family to Red Lobster. It was such a "nifty" experience. When we got home I told Jake the only thing I really wanted for Mothers Day was to get a picture of me and the kids. Well, considering we didn't get home until passed their bedtime and Jaren had a stinky diaper and Sierra had carrots all over her face this is what we managed to come up with. I guess we all have to appreciate the moments in our crazy life.

Wisdom no longer

Yesterday I got my wisdom teeth removed. Does that mean I no longer have any wisdom??? It was soooo awful. All I remember was that Jake had to leave the room and I balled my eyes out. I can't recall anything that happend after that. Jake said I woke up and was talking about flour or flowers. We're not sure which one! He told me we went to rent a video and honestly I have no recollection of doing that. I was doing fine with taking the pain meds and everything yesterday but today it just wasn't that great. I felt sooo sick today. I actually felt sooo sick I threw up. I feel so much better though. I just don't do well with medicine and hate taking it. James my 3 year old has been sooooo wonderful to me. He has so much sympathy for me and wants me to feel better. In our bedroom we have a tv with a vcr and the movie Fantasia has been in there forever. James has been coming into our room and asking if he can watch Mickey in the water with me. Honestly the movie makes me sick because it's sooo trippy, especially with the meds. But if I lay over and listen to the music it's not that bad. Sierra has been so patient with me the past few days. Not being able to nurse her was the hardest but we've delt. I am just hoping that the pain will go away soon and I can go back to normal life. Actually being pampered is not that bad. Jake has been bending his back for me. He brought me mac n cheese and I wanted eggs so eggs is what I got. Now that's what I'm talking about!

Trying to Blog

OH MY GOSH!!!! I can't do this stinking blog thing for the life of me.... What am I doing wrong. All I want if for all of you guys to see my family pictures and see what we are up to. Well, I guess if you get this message I'm doing something right.