What happens when the Mom can't sleep?

So the whole house is quiet as church mice and I am wide awake.  I hate when this happens.  I stay up to wait for hubs to come home so that we can have some quality time.  What ends up happening is I get my second wind and he crashes.  He has every right to crash he just came off a 16 hour shift with another 16 tomorrow.

I did however blow some wind in his sails today.  I decided that J1 is signing up for PONY baseball this year at the park that my husband played all his childhood ball at.  Hubby is over the moon.  He is talking about buying gloves and bats and practicing.  I have never seen him more excited than when he came home today!

My little girl is going to play T Ball this season! I can't wait and I will post pics as soon as I have some. Hubs has a whole regiment he plans to enforce to help them both learn.  J2 is absolutely NOT pleased that she will not be able to play.  I have explained to her that this year she has to help mommy cheer for J1.  Well she acquiesced to that but is still less than pleased that she is too small to play this year.

Wish this momma good luck and safety in the house once the gear is purchased LOL!

Snow Day!

Living in Illinois would make you think that a snow day wouldn't be a big deal.  You'd be wrong the last couple of winters have been very mild and we only had one good snow last season, and so far one mediocre snow this season.

So we had a little bit of snow last night and the kids woke up to a winter wonderland.  Our eyes were barely open before we started getting the "can we make snowballs?" question.  So Daddy went outside to shovel and clean off the cars and I got them dressed in their snow clothes.  Here they are on their way outside to go play.

They made a snow mountain and threw snowballs at Daddy and they had a great time! There is something so peaceful about watching little kids play in the snow.  The pure white snow and their little pink cheeks are so sweet.

Then inside for hot chocolate.  They loved the hot chocolate.  "It's delicious" was J2's response.  I am so glad that they finally got one snow in this year.  Now let's bring on SPRING!!!!

Happy Valentine's Day!

I hope that everyone is having a wonderful Valentine's Day!  Lots has been going on here and I have been pretty busy.  The girls started a preschool class one day a week and it actually gives me 2 hours free to work on all my Relay For Life stuff.  Between that and just being mom I really have been busy.

We had our first trip to the ER recently.  J2 fell out of bed on SuperBowl Sunday.  Luckily she is fine.  Just had us a bit nervous.  I have to say it wasn't even that bad of an experience.  We were in and out in an hour and half.  J2 was the hit of the ER as she was all smiles and adorable with everyone.  She was a trooper and let them do all the tests and blood pressure cuff and everything.  Thank goodness for Doc McStuffins!!!

I am also getting ready for a visit from my sister and my nephew and I can't wait.  I hate that they are so far away.  I feel like my little man is getting bigger every day and I am missing it.  I finally know and understand how hard it is for my family with me and the girls being so far away.

Relay For Life is in full swing and I'm the Team Recruitment Chair this year so I have taken on a big role and I am so happy to be part of such a wonderful event.  I'll post my link and explain more in my next blog.

For Valentine's Day, Daddy took J1 and J2 on a treasure hunt through the house.  He drew a little map and everything and at the end they found their treasure (heart shaped lollipops).  It was the cutest thing ever listening to them and hearing them as they went along on their treasure hunt looking for "X marks the spot".

The girls are getting so big so fast I can't believe that they are 4 and 3 already!  I am so grateful that I get to be home with them everyday.  I can't imagine it being any other way.  They may drive me cuckoo some days but I thank my lucky stars every day for my amazing husband who works so hard so that I can stay home with them.

So today I want to say a special Valentine's thank you to my wonderful husband, without whom I wouldn't have this opportunity to be what I have always wanted to be.  Being a stay at home mom has it's challenges but it is the most rewarding experience I have ever had.  I also want to wish my little princesses a very special Valentine's Day!  They have taught me so much and I wouldn't trade them or being with them for anything.  Hope that this Valentine's finds everyone having a wonderful day and being able to spend it with their loved ones.