Snow day and last post of the day... I promise!

Today is the 2nd day off school for the kids due to snow and ice. We had a blast this morning sledding down our hill. I took Ryan out and he did not enjoy it as much as Luke, Aubree and I. Jamie walked out to watch and take pictures and then had to leave for a few closings (business). We had fun. Heck, I had fun! I went down really fast and was heading for a tree. Luke came running down the hill after me and said "you okay Mommy?" Little boys, you gotta love how protective they are of Mommy! Aubree ran into a tree stump. She cried, I gave kisses and then she kept crying so I told her if you keep crying your tears will freeze. She stopped crying and got on the sled for more fun!

Update..

I asked Aubree who the other person was in the heart of the sign she made for her door. She said that is our new baby! She is so sweet even when she is trying to be

mean :-)

Can you pick a color for my walls?

I cannot figure out what color to paint my walls in the main room. I picked this pretty muted goldish looking yellow that turned out to be bright yellow. Jamie picked out and boring blah color and the other day my good friend came by with a color that I like but still cannot figure out if it looks green. My kitchen is green so I do not want a green great room as well. Help! I am very open to suggestions!

Vision testing

There is a mandatory vision test in our state for school age children. I missed the dead line (oops!) and got a nice note from the school. Jamie set the appointment for Aubree. The appointment was about a half an hour before her ballet class. Annoyed, I told him to change it. He told me they told him it would only take 15 min. So today after she got home from school she changed for ballet and we were off. I figured it would be a short test, they would fill out the paper for school and we would be on our way to her class. When they started the test she was doing horrible out of one eye. It was like she had never seen a letter or a number. Mature Mom giggled a little out of shock. They tested the other and she did great. They continued tests for the next 1.5 hours and then said "Aubree you get to pick out some pretty glasses". The Dr. told me she would need to wear a patch as well. In my head I shouted NOOOOOOO! I did stay calm and said "oh cool Aubs, you get to pretend you are a pirate" She did not seem concerned. I was so sad just thinking of her possibly being teased. I already decided I would take her in her class the first day just for extra support. Then the Dr. said she will need to wear the glasses all day and the patch for 3 hours a day after school. I shouted YESSSS! Well not shouted but I was well enthused. Aubree just gave me the look of "you are weird Mom". I think as a Mom I worry about things that do not worry my kids. Another thing to add to my list of things to work on. I called Jamie and he did not believe me. He really did not believe me. I guess that comes from us being jokers in our home. We got home and I showed him the papers. He was shocked. She has like 20 vision in one eye and 200 in the other. She has never complained about it. Hmmm. I feel bad but the Dr. said not to. There was no way of knowing. So Aubree will have glasses in the next week or so! I will post pictures once she gets her glasses. I hope she never has to wear the patch to school now that showed a little too much enthusiasm when the Dr. said she didn’t have to. I wear all my emotions on my sleeve. Gotta work on that too :-)

Random blogging...

Just a few things to share that have happened today, and the other day and about a week ago...
Luke is still doing well with potty time. Just a bit ago he went and I gave him some toilet paper. I know he is a boy and they don't use paper for potty time but he like's it. Anyway, a thrill for him is to flush the potty. Today he said to the paper "bye, bye paper, your my best friend." Hey everyone needs a friend :-)
The other day was Crazy hat day for Aubree at school. She put on her pink pimp hat. When she got home she said a lot of kids pulled off the feathers and vowed to never wear it to school again. Just now she came in the room with a picture she drew. I glanced at it. It looked nice from afar. Hearts, different little people on it. Then she explained it to me. "Mom, this is me in the heart. These two little guys over here are my brothers. They have big X marks on them because I am putting this on my door. They come in my room (voice getting louder) and mess things up!" The girl is drama :-)
About a week ago the kids were in bed and Jamie and I were enjoying our shows. I have two dogs that Jamie refuses to call dogs because they look like cats to him. Minnie my white dog knows when she is being ignored and will sit near you for attention. We have had her about 3 years and he is warming up to her. The black and white dog is Mylee. Aubree named her after her sweet friend that moved a few years ago. And yes we use the same nick names for our dog that Mylee's Mom uses for her. Sorry Jen! Okay, Ryan stinks I better go change him :-).

Potty time and other ramblings

Luke wears big boy underpants now! We started him Saturday and he is doing great. We gave him candy the first few days and now he does not ask for it. He goes potty just fine and has not had any accidents. Go Luke!!!!
Ryan, in just the last few days has started saying words along with the sign language that goes along with it. He says: eat, more, hi, bye, and baby! It is so cute. The sign that goes with baby is really cute and the way he does it is so sweet. We have been asked a lot as of late if we have "heard any news" I am sure everyone knows we are waiting to be chosen by a birth Mother/Couple. The answer is no news yet. This is really in the Lords hands and that is what I tell myself when I get the feeling of when is that call going to come. We have been so blessed with 3 great kids and we are so thankful for that. We are also thankful for the answer to our prayers in really knowing that adoption is the right path for us. I personally am so thankful to have prayer. It is such a blessing to go to my Father in Heaven and just thank him and ask for help with things. On Sunday a lot was said about our sweet late Prophet. The impression I kept feeling was I am so thankful for order in the gospel. Although there was sadness in losing this wonderful man there was not fear. We knew another Prophet would be called and in the words of President Hinckley "oh it will be alright." I love that man and I am so thankful he was our prophet. I really listened to his words and he made me want to be a better person. I am so excited about President Monson. I have always loved him. As a youth my ears would always perk up to hear his words. He is a sweet man and I look forward to his leadership. Okay, enough said I am going to join my husband in watching American Idol!!!

Mom and Aubree alone time...

When Aubree got home from school we decided to do each others makeup. It was family movie night so I new I was not going to leave the house. She got her makeup and went to town. It showed up pretty light. She put purple eye shadow and pink lipstick on me with star stickers to top it off. I put on my makeup on her. The lipstick is too dark but she liked it. It was fun, she loved it and it was a look into our future, her eyes are gorgeous and we are going to have to guard her from all the boys!!! Speaking of boys... last week Aubree brought home a chocolate egg and was kind enough to share it with Luke. He then thought all eggs must be filled with chocolate. The other day he was asking for an egg. I got out a hard boiled egg and he said "No chocolate?" I tried to explain to him real eggs do not have chocolate in them. I guess he thought that egg was a dud. Later in the day he called for me and then pulled me to the kitchen where I found several eggs cracked on the floor. I said "Luke what happened?" He said "I squeeze!" All I could do was laugh. The kid has charm...