Update

WOW- I know it has been awhile. I can't believe I haven't blogged lately, but with the HOLIDAYS it has just gotten so BuSy!! I'm sure that yOu can all ReLAte!
Well we're all still good here. I am totally STOKED for ChrisTmAs, the Man is a usuAl BaH HumBUg, and the boy and girl don't really "gET it" yet. But I know the boy is going to go nuts over the train SanTa got him for CHrIstMas.

Well I just WantED to WisH EverYone a MeRrY ChRistmaS and HaPpY New yEAr!

Let's break it down now

So, I'm on my third shirt today. If any of you are mom's, I'm sure you catch my drift. I put The Girl down on the bed to change into my second shirt (after a colossal spit-up fiasco) and picked the her right back up, at which time she proceeded to hurl another pint of curdled formula on the fresh shirt. Poor girl. (The baby). She oBviouSly hAs a CAse of rEflUx. She is the spitting image of her father, The Man, albeit much prettier. She is always smiling and sticking her cute little tounge out. She does have quite the temper and always has to get her way. (She does-if you were wondering- get her way, I mean). Is tHis ToO BorINg?

The Boy is just GrEat. He iS kind Of a dreamy nIghTmaRe. He is into everything and such a handful, but he is also sweet and kindhearted. He is headstrong (he certainly doesn't get that from me!) and defiant, and very loving with two huge brown puppy eye's that are simple irresistable. I love them both with most my heart. (The rest of it belongs to The Man)

Stage II

We are starting a new era in our life. I will call it the minivan era. It is a time when one family no longer fits in the standard sedan. Two carseats, two angels, two adults, a dog, and an incredible amount of luggage for all that will no longer squeeze in to a car. We were bursting at the seams. You may point out that an SUV could possibly do the job, and that may well be true, but with gas prices and Global Warming on the rise, we feel the minivan is the right option for us. I am now a minivan mom. I don't wear my hair loosely curled and at sholder length with thick bangs. I don't dress in sweatshirts or vests and old dirty sneakers. Not that anything is wrong with any of this, but this is the woman I have always associated with the minivan.

I will have to do some serious reconsideration about the type of person that drives a minivan. It could possibly be a hip twenty-something mom with long hair nearly touching her butt. It could be a nature-freak who is absolutely crazy about her family, so mad about them she is willing to give up any likeness of life before them.

It may be the beginning of "Mommy are we there yet?" and "Don't make me pull this van over". The end of scrunching over to position children correctly in car seats.
Well I guess I'm ready.

I think I'm going to like this era!

Madly in Love

This Post is dedicated to the one I love.

Hey babe, I just wanted everyone to know how much I love you. I love your smell and the sound of your voice. I love the way you play with the kids. I love the way you work to support us. I love your occasional saturday crepes. I love that you watch the very old 60's Star Trek. I love that you help out with laundry when you see that the bags are overflowing. I love that you still put your hand on my leg in the car. I love who you are, and who I am when I am with you. I hope we never stop being madly in love. You make me crazy babe. YOU'RE HOTTTTT!!!

Happy Halloween

I'm sorry I know it's a little late, but HELLO- the story of my life- right?

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!

Motherhood!!!!!

I was just informed by someone who would know that there has been studies that say being a mother is the equivelant of 2 full-time jobs. I totally believe this (although sometimes I feel as if I've been working 3 or 4 full-time jobs). Sometimes as I walk around the house I feel as if I might just literally fall over flat on my face due to fatigue and that my body will just give up and say "NO MORE" and I wouldn't be able to move. Maybe sometimes I just wish that would happen so I could have a very valid excuse to get some much needed rest. It's probably not that common? You know to just fall over like that? Not that I'm going to do it...

Baby Flops

Aren't Baby feet the cutest thing in the world? This is obviously The Girl's darling little 3 month old feet. (She hated the flip-flops by the way. Give it a few more years.)

Once there was a snowman

This is The Boy's first snowman. He was pretty excited about it. He screamed when we had to come inside. Can you believe we have snow? Pretty exciting. The Boy was singing "Once there was a snowman, snowman, snowman..." all day long.

Time Flies

Time flies when your having fun doesn't it. I guess I think that time just flies period. The Girl is only 3 months old and already has her two front bottom teeth. She was just barely getting adjusted to life outside the womb and WHAM- teething. Sad for her; poor girl, she just doesn't know what hit her. Life is great. She is doing well sleeping at night. I still get up really early with her, but she is sleeping much longer than The Boy ever did.

The Boy just loves life and Bob the Builder. He is always going around the house shouting "CAN" (you know the song- "Can we build it?- Yes we CAN"). He is going to be two years old soon. I just can't believe it. He also has this fixation with making everything into a little family (I didn't teach him this one). He got some new hotwheel cars the other day and has named one the "daddy" car, one the "mommy" car and the little one is the "baby" car. He says baby in a cute little high pitched voice.

Well this mommy car is signing out for now.

Articles

HELLO???
I don't know how many articles I read that have the same idea. Mom's need to take care of themselves first.
"You really are a better mother when your needs are met," they promise.
"You can't take care of your children unless you are taken care of,". Isn't this just a load of crap? I can totally understand the whole concept, but does any mother out there really get a chance to actually take care of themselves? I mean honestly, when was the last time you said to your screaming 3 month old, "It will be just a few minutes before I can feed you baby, I have to take a few minutes in the bathroom?" It just isn't realistic. It's more like this: Baby cries, mommy comes to the rescue, and the bathroom urge goes away for now. (where does it go?-- needless to say it will only come back as soon as both children are starving or their diapers are poopy). I wish I had what it takes to take a few minutes for myself now during the day, but I just keep telling myself, that is what the empty-nesting years are for, right?

Honey, I got it

Honey I got it covered!
Doesn't this sound familiar? It's usually the last comment I hear from The Man right before I catch The Boy doing something he shouldn't.
ie...
Last night I was excited to finally have 2 minutes to myself in the bathroom with the door actually closed tight when all became peacefully quiet for a little too long (see Previous Post #6). I called out to The Man "Hey are you watching The Boy"?
"Honey I got it covered," he yells back.
Cue mommy: enter master bedroom and catch the boy with mommy's make-up all over his face. Although it was dang cute, we've got to work on this "Honey, I've got it covered" situation!


Lost!

As The Boy and I were hanging out in the family room, he slipped in the closet to play the ever-popular "where is The Boy" game. "Honey, where are you?" I called out with feigned interest. The next thing I hear is this sad little voice from the closet, "lost" says the voice.

Education

Things I never knew until I became a Mother:

1. The on/off nozzle on the cleaner sprays really is useful!
2. Check all the appliances before plugging them in to make sure they are "off".
(Especially the blender)
3. Your feet become invisible when hiding behind the kitchen curtains.
4. You can get your house looking halfway decent during naptime.
5. That is the ONLY time it will look decent.
6. When your house is peacefully quiet for more than 2 minutes something is not right.
7. Suprisingly MANY MANY objects fit into the VCR slot
8. Toilet training a child is much like toilet training a dog... Thank goodness for wood floors!
9. Not even oxyclean will clean all the fruit-punch off your white shag rug!
10. Your indoor plants don't like your children's vegetables either.

When you become a mom you resign yourself to long sleepless nights, cold dinners, spit-up on wardrobes, warm kisses and delicious little giggles. Being a mother is a job... no wait a career. I never realized that until I became one, but the pay is the best I've recieved in any job.

Am I alone?

Should I continue posting on my blog? Is there anybody out there?
Mommy doing? Mommy doing? Mommy doing?
This is probably the thing I hear the most of during the day. The Boy likes to know exactly what I'm doing at all times.
I just can't believe how TIME FLIES. The Girl is getting so big, and The Boy is talking so well now. He is the sweetest little boy that keeps my on my toes...constantly. I always wonder where my mother got the pair of eyes in the back of her head. You grow them when you become a mother! Isn't he a knock-out?

More of us

Aren't we hot? We have so much fun, I couldn't ask for cuter kids; they're just great. I love them. I enjoy family life and just love to sqeeze the fun out of every minute.
The smokin' hot man is my husband, The Man.
I hope you all are enjoying the blog!

here and happy

Here are some more pictures. The boy recently got his hair cut. It looks adorable. The girl is a little princess that seems to sleep all day and stay awake all night. I'll figure this out eventually... in the meantime just ignore the dark lines under my eyes. The man is such a great father. I think I'd be as good as him if I got the same amount of sleep. No for real he helps out (when I ask real nice... and promise something in return.)
Isn't family life great? We all love it here.

Here is the first family photo. Cute eh? We just love The Girl, and can't get enough of her. Yes that little foot was always flexed and pushing out when she was still in my belly. 

SHE IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When: July 17, 2006
Weight: 7 lbs 12 oz
Length: 20.5 in
She is adorable with lots of light hair. I am just totally stoked she is here. Being a mom of two wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be. Don't get me wrong, it' s not simple! I am still figuring it out, but aren't we all still figuring life out? As soon as I get it down I'll be pregnant again and trying to figure that out. Well I hope all is well with everyone.

Isn't she lovely?

First exclusive photo of The Girl

Well I hope you've all still been kept interested enough to read this far. Here are some great first shots of The Girl. Isn't she adorable? I guess her mom's pretty cute too. We are getting so excited to have a new addition. Shouldn't be long now (if you couldn't tell). Although we still aren't quite certain on a name yet, so she really IS being called the girl at home.
I can't believe I've neglected to mention a very important member of the family. It is The Dog, and it is a she. The Dog is a fabulous one and we love her very much. She is very large and very good with children. I'll try to include a pic of her here. Well it seems to be too much trouble, so perhaps next post.

More Fun

It's mothers day and I have to say that being a mom is the best thing in the world. There's no better feeling when The Boy comes up and gives me an unexpected hug and kiss for no reason. Maybe it's the hormones, or maybe it's just because my life is beautiful right now, but the euphoria I get is better than any drug. Motherhood is not easy don't get me wrong, but it really is thing I am most proud of in my life.

Family Photo

So I guess it's been a while. I've been meaning to put up a picture of The Man up here for quite some time. Lady's keep away this one's taken.

The Whole Fam Damly

So I'm sure most of you know, but for those of you who are new to my family let me share a little about us. There's me, who you might already know a little about from the intro. I married a handsome prince charming who we will call 'The Man', and together we have 1 and a half children, a beautiful toddler boy who we will call 'the boy' (real original I know, but it is getting quite late for me and my brain) and a girl on the way. (Bet you can't guess what we'll call her?). And our family wouldn't be complete without me mentioning the Golden Retriever beaut of a dog (don't tell her that, she thinks she's one of the kids).

The boys favorite things right now are birds (deets) and fish (bee-bee). Don't ask where he got the words from. He is simply wild about them now and every time I pick up a pen or pencil it's "bee-bee" from the boy. He LOVES me to draw fish for him. He also digs doing the dishes, playing in water, and anything mommy is doing.

The Man is a picky eater, a tightwad, and a miracle that I love more than anything. He is a super-fabulous daddy and the boy just adores him. So do I. (Most of the time)

Well that's us... so far anyway.

Introduction

Whose going to be interested in me anyway? Oh well, I thought it would probably be a good outlet for me and who can resist sneaking in some pictures of the most darling little toddler in the world (to me I guess).
Well, here I am. I am Kara . I am a treehugger. I am a mother. I am a dancer and a lover, and a million other things. I am strong and beautiful. I love candy but hate my darn sweet-tooth. I love gardening, raising the boy, and life. I have a wonderful husband 95% of the time, and a mischevious and fantastic toddler boy 100% of the time (Thank Goodness for naptime). I am a newbie to blogging so try and bear with me until I get it down. Thanks for your interest.