2 bottles of chilli powder
2 food coloring packs
2 bags of chips
6 boxes of Fruit Loops
2 gallons of milk
6 - 4 packs of Danimals Crush cups
3 bags of shredded cheese
Retail $92.81

I paid $16.85

I do not have the ability to laugh.....

Not today. My last post is null and void at this point. I am literally tearing up as I type. I am ready to commit hairy carey on Kennedy. She plays with everything and anything that she is not suppose to. This is my day with JUST her - mind you it is spring break so ALL 4 of the kids are home.

6:00 Wake up - hit snooze

6:15 Leave for grocery store

7:30 Go to gym

8:45 Arrive home to a sleeping house - aaaaahhhhhh!

8:46 Everybody wakes up

9:50 Wake up Kennedy - no time for breakfast

10:00 Have to leave for swimming - racing around like a mad woman

10:08 Leave for swimming - get to swimming and Cole gave her a C U P C A K E for breakfast that she ate in Jake's newly vacuumed BMW

10:20 Swimming lesson for Cole and Kennedy

11:00 Get home

11:45 Come down stairs after a shower and she has my lipstick on her eyes, lips and checks as she sits and applies it on my cloth couch

12:00 Start lunch - go to the bathroom come back and she is on top of the counter and has poured an entire pitcher of Koolaid in the 4 bowls and 4 cups that I have put out, yet not a lot of Koolaid actually made it into the bowls or cups - how does one accomplish that in 1.5 minutes? She had sweats on so I took them off.

12:30 Upstairs in the play room, takes off her diaper and pees on the floor

1:00 Climbs on top of the bathroom counter and proceeds to pump gel and spray aerosol hairspray in her hair and all over the bathroom mirror

1:15 Dad washes her up and leaves her in the bathroom where she than turns on the faucet and plays in the water with most of the water not going in the sink

2:00 Gave her a bath

2:15 Put her in bed for a nap (we moved rooms - she is still in her crib just in another room).

4:00 There is a dresser at the end of her bed. While she napped - SILENTLY- she reached over, pulled all of the clothes out of the top drawer, dumped all the diapers out of the bin that was on top of the dresser and threw out her blanket, pillow, and stuffed animal. When she woke up , I walked in and found her cuddled up with a pair of stretch pants.

5:45 Putting dinner on the table, opens a cabinet that has a lock on it, shimmies out the crayons and coloring book. Sits on the floor opens the crayons, breaks about 10 of them and then dumps them all out.

6:11 -Hear Kate yell "NO Kennedy - you don't write on your clothes"

6:12 - MOM IS DONE

Random

"Life is tough, and if you have the ability to laugh at it you have the ability to enjoy it." Selma Hayk.

I need to learn how to laugh more.

My husband always tells me I don't have much of a sense of humor, but really I just don't think he is very funny. Although many other people do, so maybe he is right, I do need to find a sense of humor. Does anyone know where I can find one of those?

Maybe I have a coupon for one, because I would never be able to let myself buy something now without a coupon. It is almost impossible for me to do, it's turned into a sickness as well.

Just add it to the list......

I am always telling myself, live in the moment, don't rush things by, enjoy right now. This has become my new goal. Find the ability to laugh when I want to cry and enjoy each moment because I won't get it back. Which leads me to my next quote

"Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth" Julie Andrews

The leprechaun's got us today! They turned out milk and toilet bowels green, left Lucky Charms and gold coins to eat and put clover confetti kisses all over the beds! The kids went crazy, they thought it was so fun. St. Patrick's day has become quite fun for us around here. Kyle and Kate talked for hours last night wondering how and if they could catch a leprechaun. No such luck! We all sported our green today so no pinches for the Jones clan. Cole got to take treats for his preschool and was quite excited that he "stole" the leprechaun's hats! (those are clovers-not eyes and a nose)! Hope the leprechaun's were good to ya all!

She's Two

Taking all the toliet paper off the roll - almost daily
She's 2









Dumping out cereal on the ground (and her mom making her clean it up)
She's 2























Never a regular smile, always a cheesy nose wrinkled grin (cute nonetheless)
She's 2










Loves her blanket and her baby doll
She's 2

Still loves her mommy the most and will let her give her kisses

(no pictures, because I'm always the one taking them!)

She's 2

Today she is 2. It is a good and bad thing. My baby is 2 -so she isn't a baby anymore. My baby is 2 - I am almost out of the trenches. My baby is 2 - we are almost out of diapers. My baby is 2 - she is learning to talk better and use utensils (big for her!). My baby is 2 - one of the most fun and most difficult ages. My baby Kennedy is 2. It seems like I just brought her home and now she is tagging along and trying to keep up with all the others.

I love you little miss kenny kenny coco coco puffs!

From Collages

FINALLY

I finally got our pictures up from our trip! This post was done right when we got back!

What a trip.......

We just got back from a fun filled, many miles mapped, fortyfivehundred footstepped, sunshine 70 degree seven day VACATION! Little Kennedy got left behind to hold down the fort, with supervision of course, the rest of us climbed into our beastly excursion and headed out. We hit Marsing and Cole wanted to know if we were there yet.......oh man was this going to be a long ride.

Sunday - Sacramento

Monday - New Port Beach

Tuesday - Disneyland

Wednesday - Disneyland

Thursday - San Diego

Friday - San Diego

Saturday - Las Vegas

Sunday- HOME!!!

Phew! I get tired all over again just looking at the intinerary! We had so much fun. The drive got a little hairy at times but we managed not to throw anyone out the window or leave them at any gas station. Although it was tempting........

We went with Jake's brother Adam, his wife Candice and their kids, Lexi, Kelly and Heidi. We stayed in the most wonderful villa in New Port Beach. My heart ached for the "So Cal" way of life. The smell of the beach air, the sound of the water, the beautiful scenery; all of it is just so intoxicating. I love it.

Two full days of Disneyland and California Adventure. I am not sure who enjoyed it more - the kids or the adults. It was fabulous! NO LINES. The longest we had to wait was for 35 minutes and that was to see the Princesses! We will never go to Disneyland again at any other time! It was so much more enjoyable without long lines!

Off to San Diego. What a fun City. While Jake worked - we played- what else is new! The San Diego Zoo is simply AMAZING. With escalators taking you up to the elephants and stairs taking you down to the under water pool of the hippos, my little "steve erwins" ate up this adventure.

Las Vegas was quite interesting. My 3 little ones eyes had never been so big and round as they soaked up Sin City. I think it was a little much for them as not much came out of their mouths! Although Cole did get to be a lion and the MGM and Jake hit a few of the slots, we were in and out of there! Kinda had a different feel when you have 3 kids walking with you down streets full of intoxicated people and barely clothed woman on cards.

We had such a good time and although little Kens missed out - this was one for the record! We will definitely be repeating this adventure. Although about 3 hours into the drive from San Diego to Las Vegas - my husband did say and I quote " We are going to fly next time" YES! Sweet!