Playdates at the park

The kids had some fun at the park this week with their friends the Doumas - Kaden, Emmy, & Perry. I think this was probably Perry's first day out to the park with buds. Quite a few people commented on how tiny he seemed sitting next to Charlie. It's fun to have a great friend with kids that match up so well! Let's hope that the sun and warm weather come back to GR for good so we can keep getting out! I suppse if it stays cold that means we'll have to meet up for doughnuts...Darn!

Cody's newest buddy!

Aunt Barb (Soet) sent over the best present for Cody - a dinosaur costume! When he's not wearing it, it rides in Lindsey's seat, sleeps with him and watches him at school...He LOVES it! Thanks to Barb for sharing it with us!

Mama's Day pics-

Mom & Charlie on his first Mother's Day

Mom & the "big kids"

Gigi & the hula-hooping crew

Mimi & her yummy cookies from the kids

Happy Mother's Day!

I'll post some pictures from our Mother's Day later on, but I thought I'd show everybody my Mother's Day themed doctored shot of Charlie in case anyone else wants to waste time on this really cool picture website - picnik.com

I heard about it through a friend of a friend and I have had some fun playing around with our pictures. The pre-3 baby Kristen would have stayed up late at night dinking around with this site, but I'm too tired for that these days/nights. Still, it is a lot of fun and free so check it out!

Happy Mother's Day - K

Ole!

Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone! We went to a JL Cinco de Mayo party last week & I thought I would post a few pictures from our life on the rare occasion that we were out with adults!

I've been tagged!

I've been tagged...& I'm actaully going to cut, paste, & fill this thing out!


Tagged by Angie.
maybe i should get more sleep at night, or just hire a nanny!
i love the smell of clean clothes
people would say that i "have my hands full"!
i don’t understand why the the dog always barks the second I get the third kid to sleep...
when i wake up in the morning I am usually tired, but ambitous.
i lost my willpower to cut back on junk food.
life is a challenge, an adventure, exciting & a blessing!
my past has molded me into a stronger, calmer & more tolerant person (thanks to having 3 young kids)
i get annoyed when I realize I have 3 kids in diapers *-in fairness to Cody, he is partially trained...
I love to be out with my husband for dinner at Blue Water.
dogs... My first baby was a wiener dog & deep down I still love him!
cats ...too furry.
tomorrow ....is a new challenge to survive & conquer.
i have low tolerance for ...rude people, biting, & mall playgrounds.
i’m totally terrified of ... taking another trip to the ER with the kids.
i wonder why I am taking this much time to fill this out!
never in my life did i ...need a vacation getaway more!
high school ..... was high school & thankfully I will never have to go back!
when i’m nervous I get a stomach ache & then eat junk!
one time I ...went to my favorite restaurant for chips & cheese 4 times in one week! (It was just about the last week of my last pregnancy & I couldn't do much else. Plus the cheese is my favorite!)
take my advice: never go to bed angry or expect Steve to remember anything said or done after 8pm.
i'm almost always thinking about Cody, Lindsey, & Charlie.
i’m addicted to lists, taking pictures & scrapbooking, little craft projects, mindless tv, the internet, and my weekly People magazine.
i want someone to tell me I get a day off!

I'll tag Laurie & Annie because I'm sure anything they respond will be funny!

Finally caught a smile!

I have been trying and trying to catch Charlie smiling in a picture. After a very loud and trying first 2 months, Charlie has come around! He is now happy & smiling, baby talking and napping well too! It is such a relief! We're still up a few times during the night, but once in awhile he spoils me by sleeping all of the way through. I can't even complain about getting up since I am at least getting larger chunks of sleep again. The biggest difference is just having him seem happy! You gotta love baby smiles!