Would you like to live in a bird house???

So the other day Olivia was in a mood...she would not listen for anything and kept being quite sassy. She was telling me I was a mean mom etc.... I finally said to her:

Mom: Olivia would you like to live somewhere else since you obviously don't like it here?
Olivia: Where mom?
Mom: I don't know, just somewhere else?
Olivia: Like a birdhouse?
Mom: (Trying hard not to laugh out loud) Sure Olivia, a like a birdhouse.
Olivia: I would not fit in the holes mom.
Mom: No you would not...so I guess you're here with me.

I just had to smile. She says the funniest things. She did say that if the holes were big enough she would like to have one she could go in....

Flooding Update

I had a few people wanting to know how we are doing with the flooding so I thought I'd update you all. We live about 65 miles north and 20 miles west of Grand Forks. The Red River runs though Pembina (where Kevin works) and is about 10 miles north and 20 miles east of us. The river crests in Pembina about a week after it crests in Grand Forks (or so I think if I understand right). So as of right now the river hasn't crested in GF. We will be fine so long as the levees in Pembina hold and the river doesn't come over the dikes. The problem is that the Red River flows north into Lake Winnipeg, which isn't thawed right now so the water is just in this holding pattern. Not really cool....I hope we don't flood, and chances are we will only get ground flooding, but....I just keep repeating the mantra...it is only stuff and it can be replaced. As long as we are all safe and healthy....that is all that matters. However, I do not look forward to a flood as a life challenge. I just had to put that out there! Other than that...the kids are getting feisty and ready for the summer...so am I. xoxo Kirsten

More Weston Pictures

Here are some pictures of Weston with his eyes OPEN. Very rare indeed. Those who read this should feel privileged.

Snow Drifts in backyard

For those of you who care, here are a few pictures showing how deep the snow drifts are in the yard. Gavin is hanging on the rim of the basketball pole. Granted it is not set at 10 feet, but it is around the 7 foot mark. The one of Olivia is of her touching the top of our clothes line, which is about 6 feet off the ground.

40 degrees and raining with a chance of snow showers

Seriously this is our weather today. We had to deal with flooding in the garage again yesterday so we bought a pump today. We can't seem to keep the water away from the garage. All the snow and ice is melting and pooling right in front of the door....Olivia, Gavin and I spent the last 2 hours outside (they played in the mud) breaking up the ice in our driveway. We are hoping to have someone come down and scrape it all away from the house. Hopefully this will help with the water coming into the garage. Gavin and Olivia had fun in the mud. Olivia wore her pink pony rain boots and was quite disgusted when they got muddy. It was pretty funny actually. I explained she could wash them off in any of the 1000 puddles in the yard or even in the snow still piled high. She tried and discovered that voila...her muddy boots were pink once again. I guess I would be pretty upset if my pink pony rain boots were brown with mud too.!!

Not much of anything...a little of everything.

I had a free moment (unbelievable as that may seem) and sat down to check on all my blogging buddies. Some made me giggle, some made me a tad jealous and some made me realize that I am pretty content at the moment. I was laughing at Karla's blog about how she had to control herself from wiping Nadia's face between each bite of rice cereal. I remember that urge all too well, with Payton. Now with Weston, #4, he's lucky if he gets a new onesie in the A.M. You know what I mean those of you with multiple children. Things are pretty normal around here. I can't put the baby down without someone picking him up right behind me. That is a blessing, I'm sure, but I finally don't feel the need to rush to the fussy baby and everyone else in the house seems to have gotten it! Too funny. Payton said at church, after I told him he'd have to wait to hold the baby until we got home and that No he couldn't take the baby to CTR 8 with him, that I should have had 3 babies all at once. For what you may ask? So each of the children could have their own to hold that way they wouldn't have to take turns and share one baby. I just laughed a bit and assured him that it wouldn't be all that fun with 3 newborns all at once. Maybe the whole baby part would be fun, but consider the whole crazy mom thing that would come with it....not so fun! I have to admit that I am finding the whole, sharing the baby, thing a bit difficult this time. I feel like I'm being robbed of my time, my favorite time, with him. Silly I know but newborns are so fresh and clean...I just can't get enough. Okay...so on to other things....Saturday we have another tournament for wrestling. The boys are doing so well and loving it. Kevin took 1/2 days this week for work and has been able to take the boys to practice. All 3 have been enjoying that. Kevin likes working with them and the boys love to have dad there instead of me...I don't mind the break one bit. Monday is Kindergarten roundup for Gavin at the school. He will get to see the classrooms and meet the 2 kindergarten teachers. He is so excited for school...so am I!! I love having my kids home with me but he is so ready...I'll keep you posted!