its getting real

well, it's getting official. i will be starting school in 2 months and everything is starting to get very real and very close for me.

today the kids all got their daycare placements for the fall, in fact, they will have to start in the summer to hold their spots for the fall. we were planning on a nanny, but that plan feel through. fortunately, sarah already attends a wonderful preschool/daycare program and a spot for matthew opened up, and they offered it to me right away. there is also a spot for haley in the before and after school program, and haley is thrilled about spending more time with her friends from school then she already does. in fact, she'll get to see lots of them over the course of the summer.
although i am happy that they will all be well cared for in the fall, i am a little sad that they will all be starting sooner than i planned for.
also, i had my orientation for school to go over class info and other things. that made everything more real too.
the countdown is on,and ready or not here it comes!

i think the kids will adjust better to the new situation than mommy will, it seems.

what weekends are all about...

i only wish we could have stayed like that all day!

its official!

my baby is potty trained! completely trained. i am mean for my sanity we are still wearing pull ups at night(come on now, its a new mattress...)but there are no pull ups during the day.

he is surprising me everyday. people told me "don't get your hopes up, he's a boy" "he'll take longer to train" and here we are. 26 months and done! the youngest of all the kids and a boy to boot.

he's small in size but big in brains i guess.

thank heaven for little girls

just like the song........the girls had the end of the year big gala dance recital yesterday, and they were fantastic!!
there was a wonderful mix of classic ballet, hip hop and jazz numbers and the girls were both very cute in their numbers.
they work hard for 10 months before this recital and the results are just heartwarming to watch.
here are some pre show photos, and when the vidoe upload starts workingout for me, i'll post their dances.hopefully in the next few hours.

"I'm a big boy now!"

we have been trying to potty train matty for about a week now and with little success might i add. he is stubborn and will hold it in for hours at a time if it means he won't have to go on the potty.
he simply waits us out until nap time and bedtime and lets loose then........that is until today.

he has finally peed on the potty!!!! not once, but twice in an hour period. WHOO HOO!!

there were high fives, happy dancing, and candy to get, one would have thought we won the superbowl in this house.

hopefully this was a new beginning for all of us, he seems more into it when he knows mommy and daddy will give him candy and make sure he is praised over and over and over again.
i don't mind any of it, as long as it means that i won't have to buy another bag of pullups when this one runs out.