My little Killi!

My Killi is the truly one of the sweetest people I have ever met. She is so kind and caring. It hurts her to see any person, animal or pretty much anything hurt, broken or sad. If I cry in front of her, she cries, when someone gets hurt at the park, she runs to make sure they will be okay.

Now, I am not trying to make her out as a saint, because she does feel the need to hit,kick,punch her sister, but she feels bad about it after she does it and Maggie most often deserves it;-)

Anyway, Killi is a very easy kid to make happy and we got reminded of that at Lunch this week. While at lunch, Killi was reading the menu, all of the sudden she jumps out of her chair yelling that her name is in on the menu! She was soooo excited. She brought the menu over to Ben and I and pointed out to us where her name was(which in and of itself was a huge deal for Killi). We praised her for finding her name and she spent the remainder of Lunch telling anyone that walked by that HER NAME was in the menu:)

As good parents, we let her enjoy the moment and never explained to her that she was NOT the Killian in question and that she shares her name with a beer:) It was too awesome to see her excitement! Even through her excitement, she told her brother that she would ask them to use his name next time;-)

I love all three of my monsters the same amount, but each brings something very different into my life and Killi's is the kind innocence that only a truly kind soul can bring.

Turkey Trot!

They did it! They competed in their first 1m race! And Declan and Killi Finished! Maggie and Angie only made it about 1/2 a mile:)



The Girls before the race started!


Killi crossing the finish line! 11min! We are so proud of her for going out and trying! She did awesome!


Declan getting ready to race! He finished his mile in 9min and then ran with Marg and Angela for their mile...after the girls bailed-out, he continued on to finish his second mile! So proud of him for giving it his all and then going back to help his sister and cousin!

All the kids got a medal for participation and they were very happy and proud of themselves! We are also proud of Maggie and Ang for trying, we were worried we would not make it that far:)

Declan and Killi say that they cannot wait to race again! Yeah for Mr. Baker and Ms. Barr, You Guys Rock!!!

Thanksgiving!

Tomorrow morning the monsters and Angela will run in the Turkey Trot 1 miler! Heats start at 7:30am, post time at 7:00! That is early! I am sure Declan and Killi will do great, they run in PE and Declan enjoys it. Marg and Angie on the other hand may not make it to the end of the course:)

I think this may be the first of many races with Declan, I just hope he can find some that start later!

I will post pictures when we get home and let you know how everyone did! We do have to rush home after the races to get our 19lb turkey in the oven otherwise we will never eat dinner!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

The Dentist

Today after taking Marg to the doctor for what appears to be croup again, Declan and Killi had dentist appointments. I am very sad to report that we have our first "kid" cavity. Declan is the culprit! Now he will have to have a filling! Otherwise, they have good teeth!

I also got Christmas stuff for the hall bathroom today! Best of all, it is Snowmen so it can really stay through February:) We also got almost all of the lights wired and on!

Decorations!!!!!

Today was the day!!! We got the Christmas decorations out of the shed and started decorating! Here is what the living/dining room looked like with ALL of the boxes form the shed!




We got a good deal up today. Almost everything outside is in place, a few things need to be staked-in in the morning:) I also have only one side of the porch done and have bows that needed to be added, but atleast things are rolling!

I was also able to get the mantle done(menorah front and center:), the nativity scene up for Killi and the lights in all the front windows. We are skipping a tree this year since we will be in FL for Christmas, but I could not go with all the other stuff! This is my favorite time of year! I LOVE Christmas decorations and I am so excited because Ben just told me that he thinks we need a few MORE items for the yard and lights for the house!!!! I am beyond happy!

Oh yeah,I did put my 19lb turkey for 4 adults and 4 children, in the frig for Thanksgiving! If anyone needs a place to go for dinner, stop-in, I will have plenty!!!

New Hair-Do's!

After school today the Girls went for haircuts! I let them pick out what they wanted and this is what they got:


Maggie:


Killi:


If I can get the pink color in Killi's hair tomorrow we will be all set! Yes, I did say pink hair! And yes she is just turning 7, but it is the one thing they can control. I am pretty easy when it comes to hair, my feeling is that it grows back, so have fun!

I will post more pics when the hair is pink:)

Taylor Swift!

While I was in Florida(on my vacation!lol!), Ben granted the request of our littlest monster. Her request, Taylor Swift for her birthday, which in not until March! She was in luck because Taylor Swift was going to be in here 2 days before her 5 birthday! So, as the wonderful dad he is, he scored 5 tickets to the show!!!

This I will say, I am so much happier with Taylor Swift that Hannah Montana! What I am not ready for is the YEARS of concerts and music to come:) I am crossing my fingers that "boy bands" will fizzle-out and I never find myself at a Jonas Brothers concert:)

For now though, I will look forward to Taylor Swift with my singing 5 yr old:)