No Bite Update

For those of you who were wondering, it was suprisingly easy for Davis to stop sucking his thumb! We are about 5 weeks out, and he still shows no signs of thumb sucking! YEAH!! Every once in a while, when he gets hurt, he does say " I miss my thumb " but still doesn't go back! That light sabor was worth every penny!!

Back to reality

We are officially back into the swing of things after 3 weeks of sickness, work, and vacations! It seems like forever since I have slept in my own bed! The last 2 nights have been great sleeping with my tempurpedic mattress topper that the kids have named "The Marshmallow Bed." I can definately sink right into my bed and drift off to sleep!

The beach was nice, and the kids had a ball with their cousins. Pictures to come soon, but I am so far behind on email, bills, work, photography clients, that I haven't had time to think about my 0wn photos! I can't wait though. I got a new camera for my birthday, and looking at the LCD screen doesn't do much justice, but I can tell that there are some great ones in there. It will take 8 pix/second. Ashley just doesn't get it, but I love it! So cool!!!

Davis started VBS today, and I took Jackson and Drew to the library this morning. We are trying to keep up with summer reading and not loose track over vacation breaks. It's hard to stay focused!

I am incredibly proud of all of my children, and it was a blessing to have last week to spend with them and share in their joy of life. Kids are amazing, and I love every minute with them, well, not quite every, but most of them!

To the beach

We are off to the beach for a week. A nice time to catch up after all of the traveling we've been doing! AJ was in Vegas for a week with friends, and then I went last week for work. We are happy to relax by the ocean for a week!!! Wish you were here! :)

Downpour

As I am writing this, I am looking out my front window waiting on a boat to float by! It is absolutely pouring right now!!! We have had quite a wet Spring, and I should be very thankful for that, but I am looking forward to some more consistant sunny weather, and the low 70's would be nice!
Ashley left for Vegas today. He is there with some friends that he grew up with and is there for a bachelor party. Meanwhile, I am here with the kids, and puppy (who is very much still a puppy, but more on that later) in the rain! I am sick and have been so exhausted today, so I thought a nice bubble bath for the boys would keep them busy for a while. I was wrong! I raced upstairs to the screaming of "NO NO Marley" to find the dog, covered in bubbles, trying to get into the bathtub. Two kids were out already, covered in bubbles themselves (no need for a towel when you have mom's clean carpet to run and drip on, right?) and headed to the shower (after a run around my room and hallway), and Drew was in the tub, up to his waist in bubbles, throwing them on Marley. The water had drained, there were bubbles everywhere, and in the middle of the bathroom, a chewed up roll of toilet paper (Marley's favorite chew toy!). At least she's not chewing our shoes...yet!!