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{ First steps outside}

Excitement.

Yesterday, as my Mother's Day and Birthday gift, I signed up for this photography class. It doesn't start until September (and I'll probably have to give up TV and blogging to find the time for it.) but I'm so excited to learn something new. This is something I've ALWAYS wanted to do and I'm so happy to be do this for myself:)

It will get easier

One of the great things about blogging is that sometimes you get to capture life the way it REALLY is.. Sometimes things are REALLY hard, just like things have been lately with Breanna. She has been sick with a sinus infection and has really regressed, both at home AND school. This is really hard to see (even if it is only short lived) becuase when you have a child with special needs you just really want to look for the tinyest bit of hope in anything that everything is going to be allright. I compiled a list of goals (you know me-I LOVE lists!) and each one- WHEN it is obtained will be cause for a really BIG celebration. I have a feeling things are going to get harder before they get easier, hence always looking toward these goals.

It will be easier .....

• When Breanna can walk to and from places holding hands
• When Breanna can follow instructions
• When Breanna can ask for what she wants
• When Breanna is not ALWAYS getting sick
• When Breanna will take her medicine
• When Breanna understands the "have-tos"
• When Breanna is potty trained
• When Breanna can talk in sentences
• When Breanna can understand the concept of time before and after
• When Breanna can understand and get excited about future events like trips, birthdays, Christmas etc... (this is a HUGE one!)
• When Breanna can say, "I love you"...

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my favorite thing (besides not having to wear a coat) about Spring is seeing the trees bloom....

Busy, Busy, Day


What a busy day......Swim class, appointments, errands (I think I missed lunch somewhere). The best part of my day however was getting a babisitter and attending Trevor's Spring concert tonight. I love watching the kids at this age-they are so innocent. None of them are "too cool" to belt out a tune or dance up on stage yet. It was so cute! The theme for this year's concert was all about being kind to the enviornment. I don't think there was a dry eye in the place when the kids sang and signed "America the beautiful". They do so much in school, when did my little boy grow up? It's fun to watch Trevor with his friends, he is so magnetic. Sometimes the kids fight over him. And, tonight after the concert he even got a call from a GIRL! Crazy! Enjoy the pics:)

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Handsome boy....all ready for his Spring Concert.

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Golf Anyone?!?!

Our little walker

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{Helping.}

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My little "Chicago Dog" .....and the first game was rained out!!.........

What's New (This week)

• it has taken pretty much the entire week to catch up on sleep and chores after vacation
• Lucas is really gaining a lot more confidence with walking and is taking a lot also
• Breanna was pretty sick with a cold and fell asleep at school on Thursday and missed school today
• Lucas and I had our first Mommy and Me swim class (and he LOVED it!)
• I lost one of my EXPENSIVE earrings that day
• Trevor had a play date and his friend's mom picked him up at school
• I discovered Trevor is proficient at adding in his head
• Trevor made a book about Hockey
• I volunteered in the classroom
• I only went to the gym 2 days
• Trevor's first T-ball practice was cancelled due to rain
• we're still wearing sweaters and coats (UUGGHHH!)
• I caught a little scrapbooking on QVC today
• Josh started his new running program

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Friday Lunch......Every Friday Morning I do the grocery shopping and every friday I pick myself up a small fresh shrimp cocktail for lunch:)

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I have my May Day Basket...Do You?

Make a flower-filled basket for a friend
The tradition of the ancient Roman and Druid holiday of May Day has endured for centuries. It has been a celebration of spring turning into the pleasures of summer. Traditionally, a "Maypole" was the focus of the festivals. Even today the Maypole is used in the replications of old-time festivals. The Maypole is a tall pole in which ribbons are woven around by groups of dancers to make unique designs and patterns.
Gathering flowers and branches became a tradition and "bringing in the May" became a popular activity on May 1. The giving of baskets became part of the festivities later in the evolution of May Day. Today baskets are often made by little children, filled with candy or flowers and then placed on people's doorsteps or tied to the door handle, as they ring the doorbell and dash away before they are caught. You can participate in this activity yourself by making a special May Day basket or using any small basket to fill with flowers to give to a friend.
Fill a small basket with freshly gathered Spring blossoms. Tuck a small vase or something that will hold water into the bottom of the basket and fill the basket with a selection of flowers. Tie a bow or ribbon streamers onto the handle and fasten it to the door handle of a friend.

Virginia Beach Video clips

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Our Spring schedule is overwhelming me a little bit....I try not to overschedule, but with 3 kids and a job I guess it just happens.....I have to remind myself that Motherhood is one day at a time, one foot in front of another....

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April showers bring.......May flowers!

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Welcome Monday......Back to school and work.....

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getting caught up (on sleep and other chores)......

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Home.

Virginia Beach 2008

Memorable (and not so memorable) moments and a slide show:

• Going pee in the woods b/c the bathroom line was too long.
• Trevor's sick incident in the hotel room
• Bre watching Curious George for 6 straight hours
• Finding Dunkin' Donuts'
• Seeing all the green leaves and flowers blooming
• Acquiring Hoppie the frog and him taking his first trip to VA
• Traffic on the Jersey Turnpike
• trying to find warm beer
• Getting there
• Spending time with Jeff, Irene, Lily and Emma
• The warm weather
• Moms' day out
• the scrapbook store
• lunch at Panera
• PEDICURES!
• getting to be there for Lily's third birthday party
• cousins
• playing outside....and just BEING outside after the LONG winter!
• sidewalk chalk and bubbles
• all the cute things the kids did
• Emma and Lucas learning to walk
• Refrigerator magnets
• seeing Trevor make new friends
• Watching Lily go off to preschool
• the playroom
• Jeff and Irene's BEAUTIFUL well decorated house!
• coloring and doing crafts
• home cooked dinners (and GRILLING!)
• a FABULOUS babysitter, a parents' nite out at the the melting pot, good wine and laughter
• The Jumping Monkey
• Boys day out at the TR, F-18 landings and HOOTERS
• Trevor getting the XO coin
• girl talks
• Playgrounds
• Finally getting to taste the Toasted coconut sesame brittle ice cream with Magic shell(YUMMY!)
• "Baby" ice cream cones
• The Norfolk Botanical gardens
• Watching the kids play in the sprinklers (especially Lucas)
• Letting Mr. Caterpillar go free
• Josh's first lawn mowing of the year
• Having the perfect vacation