We celebrated the USA’s birthday and my son’s 8th birthday this week.  I cannot believe it has been 8 years already.  I love you to the moon and back little man and you will always be my baby no matter how old you get.  We got to visit with my parents for the week and head over to Disney World, it was a great week minus a few blips here and there.

It’s Father’s Day weekend and I thought I would use today’s blog to thank my hubby for being the best Daddy that two kids could ever have.  He devotes all his free time to our children, he spends time with them both.  He loves them both unconditionally.

My kids are summer babies so July and August are usually filled with lots of birthday activities, cakes, parties, and balloons.  This is the first year that my son will not be having a big party but he is going to get to go to Disney World so I think that is a fair trade.  I am sure that there will still be cake and celebration and decorations galore.  As for little miss she hasn’t had a birthday party yet in her little life, she was sick on her 1st birthday and this year all our family is in another state.  We will probably visit Disney then too because why not.  

So we started our Summer 2013 Bucket List

Go to the beach
Go bike riding through our neighborhood
Take pictures through the neighborhood
Go to a children’s museum
Go on a scavenger hunt
Go to Lake Park
Go to the playground
Water balloon fight
Create art master pieces
Make s’mores
Have breakfast for dinner
Catch lightening bugs
Build a fabulous sand castle
Pick a book series to read
Go to free concerts
Go to the aquarium
Get together with family
Have a BBQ and invite some new friends over
Collect sea shells
Swim in the pool
Go to Lego Land
Go to Disney
Go to a water park
Go fruit and veggie picking
Take pictures of things that remind you about summer
Try homeschooling
Take a walk everyday (okay more like twice a week)
Visit a zoo
Lunch with Dad
Mini golf
Go on a road trip
See grandma and pa
Have a birthday celebration for D
Have a birthday celebration for L
Go to a Flea Market

ORGANIZATION
So I am starting to organize my life, I am starting to organize my home, I am starting to organize my children and my husband.  I feel like when I am not organized my mind gets cluttered.  So I am in search of the perfect bins to organize my linen closets and my pantry, so far no luck.  I don’t want to spend $12 for one bin, since I need so many.  So I will search far and wide until I find them. I tried the dollar store, but they are so cheap and flimsy I decided it wasn’t worth it.
If anyone has any advice on this please let me know.

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
We spent our Saturday with my husband’s co workers and their families.  It was nice to meet new people but a little difficult for me because I am so shy.  As I have said before most people who meet me for the first time think that I am a bitch because I am so quiet and stand offish.  So hopefully these people didn’t think that of me, I try so hard to feel comfortable but it is extremely difficult for me to open up and to act like my true self.

JUST KEEP SWIMMING OR NOT
Our pool filter broke, on Memorial Day weekend which was a big huge bummer. I got my bathing suit and towel and sunscreen all ready and went outside and realized it wasn’t working and the water was getting all gross.  So because it was a holiday weekend we have to wait until Tuesday for someone to come out and fix it. Oh well, such is life.

WHAT’S COOKIN’
Loving my kitchen, loving cooking and trying out new recipes.  I love having the space to create things that my family loves, it gives me a feeling of accomplishment.

ME TIME
I am trying to make time for myself. I am slowly learning to allow myself the time to do things for me and do the things that I enjoy.  It is extremely difficult for me to relax. It is extremely difficult for me to justify spending time or money on myself.  I could be doing something with that time or that money for my children.  I am slowly begining to learn with the help of my husband that I am worth it.

So let me know how you organize? Are you looking forward to summer?  What’s your favorite summer recipe? How do you take “ME” time? I look forward to hearing from you.

Yesterday was Mother’s Day, and it was the best Mother’s Day since I became a mom 7 years ago that I have ever had. We were so busy all weekend.  We visited Downtown Disney on Saturday afternoon, had dinner there and just walked around the shops. While we were there, there was a group of young people with Down Syndrome performing on stage. It was perfect.

Today was a lovely day spent with family.  There were Easter baskets o’plenty, egg hunts galore, yummy food and treats.  Hope you all had a wonderful Easter.

So it’s Spring Break for my oldest and it’s not exactly the nicest weather here, in fact it’s still winter.  This time last year we were walking around without coats and it was so nice out, this year that’s a whole other story. Hubby and I have been seriously discussing moving to a warmer climate, maybe Florida, somewhere where we will be able to enjoy being outside for most of the year.  We also would love to move closer to all the new friends we have met whose kiddos also have DS. We have so much work to do and so many decisions to make, decisions that will affect our whole family.

In DS news, we joined a playgroup, all the therapists said how great it would be for her, we were so excited, then we find out it takes place shortly after she has PT, so there goes that plan, oh well. I will never make it there in time. Little Miss is still cruising and standing holding on to things.  She is now blowing kisses, saying “All Done!” and signing “All Done!” She is saying what we think is some form of “Grandma,” sounds more like “Abba” but we’ll take it.  She is very stubborn and gets into everything, and the therapists keep telling me these are good things, we’ll see.  I hope everyone is doing well.

Today is our 11th wedding anniversary!
Happy Anniversary to the best guy a girl could ask for, I love you.

I remember the day like it was yesterday, by far one of the best days of my life.

Our house is waiting for Spring, longing for Spring, we need Spring.  This winter has been awful with colds, and sinus infections and stomach bugs and now another cold, I am tired of being stuck in the house, tired of being trapped, tired of being cold.  I need it to be warm, I need to be able to go out without a coat.  I cannot wait for the first sign of flowers and birds singing.  My mood is extremely affected by the weather.  I get very down in the winter months, so I cannot wait for longer days and sunshine to brighten my mood.  What are looking most forward to this Spring?