Happy Happy Birthday Ian Dear...

February 13th
(I know I wouldn't have time to post this on his actual birthday, so 11:30 the night before is good enough)
Ian is now 4, I can hardly believe it. This boy has been such a struggle for me, but also such a great joy. I am so, so grateful for Ian, for all that he's taught me and for all that he will teach me. I love you and hope you have a great Birthday!
No more fingers and no more toes....its party time.

What the kid's are saying...

Ian said today~

"Mommy I've lost my smile."

I was just thinking...

I was lying in my bath tonight thinking about how I labored with 3 of my 4 children in this very same bathroom (different tub same room) and then it occurred to me: I have had all 4 kids with no drugs, not a single thing.
I am not bragging.
I just don't know how I did it,
I am in total awe of my pain tolerance...seriously I DO NOT know how I did it (I'm the girl that gets hurt on a daily bases). Did I psych myself up during the 9 months (is that why we are pregnant that long), was it because I used mid-wife's, or was it Gordon's refusals to take me to the hospital when I begged?

For what ever the reason, I am grateful for each one of those experiences and know that I am better from them.

I do want to know what you think is the reason...be honest!

That pic is of me pregers with Ian. We were in the middle of re-modeling; I made sure the tub was in and worked before his arrival.

Ian Mark

I don't know if this will be cute or funny to anyone else but I thought it equally funny and cute so I am sharing it any way...

This morning while I was drying Ian off from his bath he said “don’t look down, look up." I asked "Why?" To which he replied "cause I don't want you to see my peanuts!" (for those of you that don't know Ian he speaks very quickly and his head bobs from side to side while he's talking)

Now my questions are: 1.Why is it when he says peanuts it seriously makes me laugh?
2. What is it about Ian Mark that makes me do almost anything he wants or when he does something wrong it's hard for me to hold back the laughter?

This child has got me!

This School thing is fun!

I Love having only 2 kids at home.

I seem to get more house work accomplished, I can spend one-on-one time with both kids,

I have dinner made when Gordon gets home, and I actually have "me" time.

This week has been wonderful! But my favorite part is around 12:30 p.m.

That's when everyone is sleeping.

Oh, how nice it is to have a quiet house in the middle of the day.

Life is Good!!!!!!