Swim Team

Well, tonight was Madison's last lesson with Chuck....she was only in the program for about 1.5 weeks. Today Chuck talked to me about getting her onto a swim team that will work on stroke development with her! She is very excited!!! So I will be contacting the Rec Plex to find out about their swim team!!! How exciting!! We are so very proud of her!! Congratulations Madison!!!

Lincoln's Video

I am working on Lincoln's video and I will have it up shortly!!

Thanks for watching!

One more thing!!! You can check back with my blog for updates on my ISR Training. If you would like more information about Infant Survival please go to http://www.infantswim.com/. Drowning is the 2nd cause of death in children under the age of 5. Lets put a stop to it together!

more videos

Moment of Inspiration

Back at Christmas time my mom got me my very won sewing machine! Probably because she was tired of me borrowing hers :)

Well, I was on eBay and I bought a Rag Quilt blanket pattern. I love this little pattern....it has got to be the easiest thing to make EVER! The first one I made was for some friends of ours....they are due in April with baby #1! How exciting for them!

And back when Rachel was in town she made Lincoln a taggie blanket! And he loves it! So I thought I would combine the two ideas and make a Raggie Taggie Blanket! Below are some photos of my "Moment of Inspiration"!!!

This is what the middle of the blanket looks like with the "raggie" side up!

And this is a corner with the taggies!

P.S. Don't get used to these moments of inspiration....the are few and far between!!

Did I mention I am ready for....

LOVE,

II Pause

Just an update about training that WAS going to start tomorrow....it has been pushed back to Tuesday, March 4th. I need book work time!!

I will be taking video of the Madison, Parker and Lincoln this week so be looking for their progress.....

Love the new look?

I am loving that my blog was P-I-M-P-E-D!!! You can get yours too!!! Check Jennisa out!! She is a stay home mommy of 2...gotta support those ya know!!!

GROSS.....Lemon Study

Thanks for passing this on Mom.....I always knew there was a reason I didn't like lemon in my tea or water.

Foto Friday....

I photographed triplets on Monday morning.....2 boys and a girl....thought you would enjoy!

FACTS:

A swimming pool is 14 times more likely than a motor vehicle to be involved in the death of a child age 4 and under.
Orange County California Fire Authority

An estimated 5,000 children ages 14 and under are hospitalized due to unintentional drowning-related incidents each year; 15 percent die in the hospital and as many as 20 percent suffer severe, permanent neurological disability.
National Safety Council

Of all preschoolers who drown, 70 percent are in the care of one or both parents at the time of the drowning and 75 percent are missing from sight for five minutes or less.
Orange County, CA, Fire Authority

FROM ISR:
~Since yesterday, 11 infants and young children have drown in the U.S.
~Another 39 fell into a body of water and now suffer permanent injuries.
~In 18 states drowning is the leading cause of death for infants and young children.

Memory Monday

I remember one Easter my mom (above) making this super cool Bunny Cake for Easter. It was of a Bunny face :) It was covered in coconut for "fur" and I remember the wiskers were made out of licorice . I think the eyes were made out of jelly beans or maybe gum drops....it was very cute and probably pretty yummy too!!

Lincoln in ISR

How I Met DJF!

1. Where did you meet?
we met on a float trip...we had lots of fun....no not that kind....

2. What was the first thought that went through your head when you met?
super fun...he was the only one that wanted to go swimming with me!

3. Do you remember what she/he wearing?
swimming trunks...no shirt....and a hat I'm sure

4. Where was the first time you kissed this person?
on a path by the river.....he just kept asking OVER AND OVER!

5. How she/he asked you out?
we were driving....and it was raining.....we were on our way to a party I think...

6. Where did you go for a first date?
Madison's Cafe (that is how Madison got her name!)

7.How long did you know this person before you became a couple?
a week

8. Will you marry this person?
we're married

9. Do you and this person have kids together?
3 of them to be exact...Madison, Parker and Lincoln

10. Have you ever broken the law with this person?
maybe....something like speeding I am sure

11. When was the first time you realized that you liked this person?
not to long after we met(not after the drunken kiss he begged for I promise!)

12. Do you get along with any of the ex's of your partner?
well....he has a lot of them and I have met a couple of them but we hang out regularly with one of them...love you Kristen!

13. Do you trust your partner?
with my life

14. Do you see your partner in your future?
yep, all my future

15. What’s the most expensive thing this person has given you?
probably my wedding ring....but kids are VERY expensive too...

16. What is one thing he/she does that gets on your nerves?
won't clean the bathroom....he isn't all that bad...better than most husbands out there....

17. What is the thing you do that gets on his/her nerves?
chew ice

18. Where do you see each other in 15 years from now?
enjoying life with teenagers....AHHHH HELP US!!!!

Happy Valentines Day :)

Parker's ISR Video

Miss. Madison Paige Feagans

It seems that I hardly ever post photos of Miss. Madison....so here she is!

BELOW: Madison about 1 year old ;)

BELOW: Madison about 2 months old.

Below:Madison and Uncle Bruce (6 months old)

Below: Madison 8 months old.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Happy Birthday President Lincoln!

E is for EXCELLENT

Since I was awarded the EXCELLENT award, I have to give it to others...

SO...I am giving mine to Michelle, Kendrick's wife....(you know who you are). She is an excellent mom and if I need to talk I know she is there.....this award also comes with a challenge to her....she will be leaving her part time job in April (I think)...so I am challenging her to
START A BLOG!!!

ALSO...Mrs. L gave an award to Rachel but I must back that award....Rachel has talked me through some difficult issues only a friend could help me get through...Thanks Rachel....you are AWESOME!!! and so is Lala and I guess JD too!!!

Friday...YEAH!

So I was given an award from Mrs. L over at My Memory Keepsake....she gave me the Excellent award! Thanks Em! And thanks for fixing my blog problem! Em helped me fix a horrible flashing header on my blog...but as you can see we got it fixed with the wonderful photo that is there now for Valentines Day!

Snap Shots....of the kids of course!

I think he is trying to give his sister a kiss!

HOME SICK HOME

What an eventful weekend....
Friday: Missy (my neighbor) and I left around 12:00 to go scrapbookin' for the weekend. We got to Carlyle Lake around 2:3o after all of our necessary stops! When we got there we unloaded our stuff and went to cutting, taping, sticking, ohhing and ahhhing over photos that I haden't seen in a long time!! I stayed up ALL night....I think it was around 8:30 am on Saturday that I finally went to bed...but was woken up shortly after by others in our cabin....I WILL BE STAYING IN A HOTEL NEXT YEAR....

So I got up took a shower and went back at it...I was up until about 11:00 that night and then I had to call it quits!

I was tired today but I got a lot done. I made a little 6x6 scrapbook for M. It was of photos of M and Ceazar. She was excited to have them all in a book just for her! I also finished our 2005 family album! Each one of my kids have an ABC album. So I was able to work on Parker's album and get it almost finished....just a few more photos!



When I came home it turns out that D had been sick nearly the whole weekend. I have a feeling it is the flu...the sore throat, cough and fever one.....

I just hope the kids don't get it. M has not missed one day of school so far...and I don't think she wants to miss any...don't worry I will keep her home if she gets sick....I am not a crazy parent like some out there!

And the boys will be starting the Infant Swimming Resource (ISR) program on Tuesday! I am so excited!!

I have been holding out on you guys also....after A LOT of praying I decided to apply to be an instructor for the program. I have submitted my resume, letter of intent and a questionnaire; all which were required for the program. I have an interview tomorrow evening at 6:30 CST. I feel like I have butterflies in my belly and I am so excited about the possibilities that this will provide for our community, my family and ME! If you are unfamiliar with the ISR program watch the video below for an idea of what I will be teaching!

He Came and He Left....

but when he left he forgot something....

A LOT of something. White. Fluffy. Cold. Soft. FUN!

We will be playing out it in today....

but these photos are from our back yard!

Last but not least...L-Train is walking away from things when he needs to get something. I guess now he will be leaving the babies room at church and going to the 1's....this makes me sad...

FYI: I will be out this weekend...I am scrapbookin ALL weekend. We are leaving today around 12:00 and I will return Sunday just in time for a baby shower and then the SUPERBOWL!!! GO TEAMS....because I don't know who is playing :)

Old Man Winter

Old Man Winter is back in town! P came to me first thing when the fluffy flakes started to fall from the sky....

P-Mommy, Please P go out and play in the snnnnoooowwww! Please!!!

Me- P you can go out side when the snow covers the ground ( I am not sure if he knows what that means)

P- (Disappointed) oookkkk, play with my trucks....

P & L-Train's swing looks so lonley out in the snow:

P & Eddie

P got Eddie for Christmas 2 years ago. Never did I think P would want to "hang out" with Eddie the way he does. They are so cute together....watching movies, digging in the dirt, swinging, or just taking sissy to school! They are two peas in a pod!

BTW: Yes my son is sleeping is a doll house bed....he loves that he can put his cars and trucks in the window part. You can't see the window part but I am sure it has his Thomas the Train flash light, Lightening McQueen car and Mater in there!

The BIG 30 :)

That is right....my husband is the big 30!! Here are a couple of photos of him through the years for your viewing pleasure!

Some Photo and Update on Ceazar

The spot that had 6-7 stitches.

Belle

As you can see he is looking better every day!

Today I was able to get some pretty good photos of P's face since the bite (a week ago tomorrow). He is looking and feeling much better!

As for an update on the family...D will be training the BiG 30 on Wednesday! As of right now I don't think he is making much of a fuss about it...

I have been working on my new sewing machine that I got for Christmas! I have made one "rag" quilt for a baby shower that I have to go to on Sunday! I am going out of town next weekend (by myself) to go scrap booking ALL weekend! I went last year and had a BLAST!

M is busy with school and doing great! She is also in swimming lessons and dance! Watch week is next week so I will try to remember my camera and take some photos!

P is P...what can I say...His school starts in April...we will see how many melt downs he has with this semester!

L is a momma's boy...that is all I have to say about that!!

Ceazar will be going to his new home today! I am very excited about the new family that will be taking him. Like I said before there will be a little girl, a little boy, a mom, a dad and another dog for him to play with! Comet is the other dogs name. We look forward to having many playdates with Ceazar's new family!

Swollen Eyes

You might think I am talking about P...however I am talking about me. I have been crying and crying and crying.....I could go on and on about the amount of crying I have done yesterday and today.

Finding a new home for a dog you really want is not easy. As a matter of fact it is filled with highs and lows, tears and tissues that (in my case) have lead to a headache.

I have been in contact with a woman, B, is what we will call her. She has a way with words...words that are so kind and comforting to my heart. I am pretty sure we will be going tomorrow to check out her home and see what M thinks of it. I have to talk to D tonight and M tomorrow and see if this is what we are on board for. I wish I could post B's emails that she has sent to me about our situation. She has been where we are and is giving me both sides of the road.

If all goes well, we will be taking Ceazar to meet his new family on Friday. They can all test the waters for the weekend and see if it is going to work.

B's Family is a mom, a dad, a brother and a sister. They also have a golden retriever. Their golden is about 7 years old (I think). She (Comet) is older but they want her to have a friend before she passes on.

I know prayer is powerful and that God works in mysterious ways...even though P had to suffer from a dog bite he acts as if nothing has happened. Ceazar must be needed in someone else's life...we will never know HIS plan and no where in the bible does it say it will be easy but Thank God for this family.

That is all for now...gotta go before more tears start to fall ;)

Plastics

Just wanted to update you guys on P-Man's appointment with Dr. Pollack at St. John's Mercy Health Center. First off I want to start by saying I will never go to another plastics guy/girl ever....the last one we went to was well...in it for the money...TOTALLY....



Dr. Pollack sees a lot of burn until children. The other plastics guy we saw (back when P-Man got stitches in his tongue) was a tummy tuck/breast implants guy....not that they didn't study the same stuff...but this guy was much more child friendly :)



So he said that P was going to recover just fine and that the rest of the stitches will fall out in 3-4 days. After that we need to put lotion with Vitamin E in it on the wound. Then he said to help prevent scaring or to reduce the amount of scaring to keep sunblock on it and keep a hat on his head! P likes to wear hats so that should not be a problem!

Ceazar Update:

We do have a couple of families that we are in contact with about him. Please pray that we will find the best fit possible for all people involved!

Family Update

I have never met a kid as strong as P-Man. I remember about a year ago when Poor P-Man was in the ER for falling in the bath tub and getting stitches in his tongue. Within 12 hours he was jumping on the couch just as he was Saturday night. I was on the phone with Missy our neighbor and P-Man wanted to talk to her....she asked him what he was doing and he said "jumping on couch and mom"...and that is exactly what he was doing....jumping on the couch. I wanted to update you all with some photos of him and M.

This is M and Ceazar before Daddy and M took him to Hallie's Vet Clinic.

She was crying and very sad.

Taken Saturday Afternoon. You can see the swelling.

This was taken today. The swelling is still there but it is getting better.

Words Don't Express....

how it is that I am feeling at this moment. This morning we all got up just as it would have been a typical Saturday morning.

BACK UP: When P is around and Ceazar is eating he always plays with Ceazar. Ceazar does not care for it what so ever and will growl at him to get him to stop.

TODAY: P was playing with Ceazar after he fed him and Ceazar had enough of it and bit him in the face. I knew it was bad because of the ear piercing scream that P let out. D was in the laundry room and FLEW up stairs. I picked P up and took him in the kitchen to check his face. I could tell he was going to need stitches without a doubt. D took him and put him in the van. I went back inside to find clothes b/c I still was in my PJ's. Called the neighbor and she came over to watch L-Train and M. We went straight to St. Johns Hospital in Ladue. We were greeted by a very nice staff and we were taken right back to our room on the pediatric side of the ER. There was NO hesitation on getting P comfortable and taken care of. Needless to say we will NEVER go to any other ER in this area.

He has two 3/4 in. cuts on his face. One of the cuts she did not stitch up. She thought that it would be best to just leave it since it was pretty much closed up and clean. The other was about 1/8 inch away from his eye. We were VERY luck that it did not get into the tear duct. She put 6-8 stitches in that one next to his right eye. Our doctor was WONDERFUL....there is really no other way to describe her and her approach to children. If she was a general practice pediatrician we would be her patients in a snap!

With all of that going on we had to think about Ceazar and what to do with him. We don't feel like he is an aggressive dog. He just doesn't like to be messes with while eating. So D called his sister (who is a Vet) and asked her what she would suggest. She also does not feel like he should be put down just placed in a family without small children.

So that meant that we had to break the news to M. WOW.....I feel so sad for her. We got Ceazar when she was about 18 months old. And until Belle came along she was the only animal she had ever had. She cried, I cried, D cried and I am still crying. I know it is the right thing because we have to protect our children. And like I said before he will not be put down. I really hope we can find a family for him that would allow us to come and see him like once a month until M is OK with the situation.

So this morning has been filled with many emotions. Please pray for a home for Ceazar and for M to have peace with the decision that D and I had to make.

On my previous post is a photo of Ceazar and P. I still don't understand why Ceazar did this....he will let the kids jump on him and pull his hair....