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The Weekend is OVER...

which I am so thankful for. Friday we got our new table and chairs in, which Josh spent hours putting together. I was busy moving stuff from Ruth's for our yard sale the next morning. Judd and HJ spent the night with Nanna and Pappa for the first time... so it was nice having them out of my hair for a little while.... Although, I did miss them terribly, and it felt weird not having them there. After we dropped them off (around 8pm) Noah cried the whole way home because he wanted "His friends, Judd and Hoppa" and they were his best friends and I needed to go back and get them. Poor thing. He didn't want to stay there for the night, and he didn't want them to either. We stopped at Sonic and got him a creamslush and he got better, plus Scott and Kara came over and he said we were all his best friends. They hung out for a while and Kara helped me put up signs and get a load from Ruth's and bring it back home. I was up til 1:30ish doing yard sale stuff, and woke up with a wet Noah at 4:00, I was changing him into dry pullups and pj's and he said "now I blue, ready for soccer game?" Meaning, did I put his blue jersey on so we can go to the soccer game? I told him no soccer game and to go back to sleep, and thankfully he did. I cuddled up with him for a few minutes and then got back up and got ready and went outside and started setting up. Dad showed up around 6:30 with Hardees bag in hand, which was so awesome!!! What a DAD!!! Thank you dad. He stayed around most of the day and helped and even went home and gathered some junk for me to sell for him! Josh got up around 8ish and helped for a while, then headed off to his golf tournament. Noah woke up later and came outside with me, he was the meeter/greeter, I think I know everyone's name who shopped at the sale! He'd go up and tap their leg (crotch) and say "excuse me, watch yo name?" and they'd say "Huh?" So, I'd say "What's your name?" and they'd say, "Oh...my name is whoever" and Noah would say "Oh, I Noah." and sometimes, he'd stick out his hand and shake hands and say "Nice to meet you." Dad watched the sale while I went and picked up Judd and HJ. Judd came running to me, yelling "MA-MAY!!!" with open arms, and Harper just showed me her ballet dress that was Lexi's that she was wearing. HJ was really quiet on the way home and I asked her if she was mad at me and she said yes. They were hungry and wanted "Chicken Donalds" so, we stopped by there and they came home and had a picnic on the end tables that didn't sell. They looked so cute out there, little legs swinging, eatin' their nuggets. Judd would wave at every car that drove by or slowed down to look, and every time someone stopped, Harper would say "look mommy, here comes anoder one!" Finally, around 3-3:30 we went inside and I bathed all the kids and put them on the bed and they were all out within 5 minutes. Noah played games and I just sat for a minute and played with him. Josh came home earlier than expected and grilled burgers and dogs and Judd LOVED the "Crabby patties" by the way... and we all ate and then went to bed. I was exhausted. Sunday, Josh had to work in the morning. We decided to only go to church church, not class, so I got HJ ready and we went and took some pics in her Matilda Jane outfit. She was SO STUBBORN... she wouldn't look at me or smile or do anything except for be scared of bugs. It turned out to be a waste of time... I maybe got 3 good shots out of the whole 30 minute shoot. I was in picture mode and after church we noticed the field was full of flowers, so we went home and got the camera and went back and tried to get a good family shot... they turned out not like I planned, but at least we got one with all of us smiling. After church, pizza with Granny and Pa and Grandmom, then Josh and HJ and Judd went to sleep, so I packed some clothes, and Noah and I headed out to do his shoot. He was a little better than Harper, he'd actually look at me sometimes. We went downtown and were sitting on a bench resting and the trolley came by. Noah waved and they stopped and asked us if we wanted to ride. Before I could say "SURE" Noah was already climbing the stairs to get in. We were the only ones on it, and he went and sat by himself like a big boy. The windows were up and his hair was blowing and he had the BIGGEST SMILE ever on his face. At our first stop, he looked over at me and said "This is great!" and it gave me the warm fuzzy feeling... It was really really fun. We took a long ride, with him smiling the whole way. The driver even let him step on the "bell dinger" and ring the bell several times, and you know he loved that! After our ride was over we went home and HJ and daddy were awake, ready to go to the park. We all went to Ben Geren and they played on the huge jungle gym and we went exploring in the woods. Judd was so brave, he'd climb right up to the top of the big one and slide down by himself. He even climbed the shaky ladder to get back up. Josh was bragging about it later on and was telling me Judd could do that... We were all in bed, about 30 minutes later and HJ said "I cwimed dat big wadder too!" so we bragged on her really big, then told them to be quiet and go to sleep. We had an awesome Sunday, the weather was perfect and we made some great memories. The house fairy forgot to clean my house while I was gone, so I better get back on the ball tomorrow and get back into routine... Oh yeah, our windows are DONE... all 13 of them, and they look GREAT! Use window world if you need windows, and mention me... because I need that $50 referral check!!!

Happy Birthday Juddson (the 19th)

Juddson is now officially a terrible two! The little toot!!! I can't believe he's two already! We owe a big thank you to Nanna and Papa for letting us have his birthday party at their house! Judd had a Gabba Gabba birthday and a Brobee cake. He couldn't keep his fingers out of the icing, I caught him SEVERAL times stealing swipes out of it. Oh well, it was his cake, so I didn't mind too much. He opened his presents with the help of Luke and Lex and Harper and got some cool stuff. Cory and Jessi got him a cute monkey bean bag. Granny and Pa pitched in on his Roller Coaster, Nanna and Pappa got him a lawn mower, little people builders, and some cute clothes ( I LOVE the plaid patchwork shorts, they are adorable)... and we got him a Wubbzy movie for his room, a Gabba Gabba beach towel, and some other little stuff like that. Kara and Scott got him a Little Tikes T-ball stand with bat and ball and the highlight of the night is when he was trying it out and hit one as hard as he could and it whizzed right in between mom and Grandmom's heads (THANKFULLY) -- IT WAS FLYING!!!! Harper and Noah each got a little gift for being a good brother and sister. HJ got jelly shoes and a shirt and Kara got her a "Garbie" with dogs, like dog walkin' Barbie or something. I found Noah's coveted "star wars voice changing helmet" on clearance for an amazing $12 on walmart.com and he was exstatic to get that. Thank you everyone for coming, Juddson had an awesome birthday!

The Week

We are still all messed up around here. Josh and I realized we weren't ever going to get the kitchen done, so we've hired his friend Dave (a painter) to come help with the house. I have finally been able to start cleaning and doing laundry again, which is actually nice and MUCH needed. The kids have been good with all chaos going on. Harper has really enjoyed having Hannah, (Dave's 5 year old girl) around to play with. I have been telling Josh we need another girl around here! They have played dress up and babies and castle and chase and hide from Noah and have had a great time together with tag-a-long Judd "I wan a pway TOO!" has been his line of the week.
We are excited about Judd's birthday party Saturday night, and are trying to get the house in decent shape by then. If anyone is wondering, he's really into Wow Wow Wubbzy right now and he needs a few t-shirts for everyday wear.

Easter

Saturday morning, Noah had another game, scored another 3 goals. We got our (corrected) new BLUE uniforms, that we were supposed to have from the beginning....so he really liked those. He did his little hi-5 thing again, with a little less enthusiasm than the first time.... but still did it.

After the game we hung out at home for a while, then went to Nanna's to spend the day with the fam. Nanna made a ham and a big Easter lunch and Josh and Jessie hid eggs for all the kids. Judd's first egg had a quarter (or coin) and he couldn't get over that, and just walked around and showed his coin to everyone. Harper racked up and found a ton of eggs; her basket was overflowing, and Noah looked for "poly rolies" for the first 10 minutes of the hunt and was a little late getting started. They had fun with Lex and Luke and were pooped by 4. We left and Josh stayed home with the kids while I went to get my hair cut at Kara's, then stopped by the mall to return a dress.

Sunday we left for Hector in the POURING rain, it came down hard the entire trip! We were all drenched going into church and the kids were not ready to sit for a church service, so I took them into a back room and watched them, then we ate lunch and played with the cousins, saw Mema... took some pics... and left. We are tired from a big Easter.

My little soccer player!

We are so proud of NOAH!! He is doing awesome at soccer. His game last Tues. he scored 3 goals and lastnight he scored 3 or 4. He really gets in there and hustles. After his first goal lastnight he hugged the purple team's coach and then ran down the side line and gave EVERY parent a "5"... if the parent was not looking, he'd get their attention, give them 5 and keep going.... I was next to last and instead of 5, I got a hug... then he ran on the field and hugged Josh... And, since he got a huge RISE out of it, he did it every time he scored! We were rolling... it was the CUTEST thing EVER!!! WHAT I WOULD GIVE TO HAVE HAD A VIDEO CAMERA! Harper and Judd didn't have as much fun during the game... they picked flowers and thankfully, Kara was there to help me with them... but it was cold and super windy, a big storm was moving in. Our game finished and the storm hit... The kids and I got Papa Johns, my newest bad habit of BBQ chicken bacon pizza-- HELLO, it's so good... and then home and ate with Daddy and Kara.
Thank you to MOM AND GRANDMOM for watching the kids for a couple of hours while I went to the mall. It was so nice to get away from painting and the torn up house and teething Judd and just wander around... I did have a mission to get an Easter dress and shoes, and I succeeded. Josh was happy with my finds... It feels so weird being out alone... just doesn't feel right, but it was nice for a little while.

Week through the weekend

I am behind on blogging again. The house is still torn up. One more coat of paint on the cabinets, and that side of the kitchen will be done. We still have a long way to go, but at least I can get all the stuff out of the living and dining room and put it back where it goes.
Right now my computer sounds like it is going to blow up... I am going to make this short and let it rest... I have been editing pics and craigslisting on it for a while now, I think it's over heating... Noah had his first soccer game Saturday morning. They play 3 on 3, 8- 5 minute quarters. He was in the second string to go in and did great during his 5 minutes... he even scored a goal! Yeah NOAH!!! He didn't like sitting out the next quarter and got really mad and refused to go in the rest of the game. Oh well, maybe next time. Harper and Juddson were strapped into the triple jogger the whole time and after the goldfish and juice were gone, they got really fussy. Harper asked to go back to the car and get in her carseat.
Here's some pics from the game:

You know how when Noah doesn't want to do something, he'll say "I can't... my foot hurts, better go to Dr. Fred's house" or something hurts and he needs to go see Dr. Fred. Well, the other day I just cleaned their room and he dumped out 3 boxes of toys and I was SO MAD and was telling him to pick them up NOW... he looked at me and opened his mouth and pointed in his mouth and said "I can't, I wost my boyz" and I didn't get it and was like "your boys???" and he was screaming, "NO, my BOYZ!!!" and that went on for a few times and then I was like "Oh, you lost your voice?" and he said "yeah, better go to Dr. Fred's house." I said "You didn't lose your voice, I hear you talking, now pick up the toys." Oh Brother...So, off he pouted and picked up the toys... lost boyz and all.