Well I decided I better blog about the last three exciting things that have happened before the twins bday party tonight, because I'll of course need to write about that too :P The twins celebrated their 2nd birthday! The day before we went to AHA. That's where I took them last year for thier first birthday :) They really love it there! I'm sad because our pass is expired now and we probably won't get to go that much any more. I love to see them explore and play..it's the best family day when we go! But atleast we got to go one last time.

On their birthday we had a suprise birthday party to go to for my uncle Tim..so we decided to wait to do cake and ice cream for the twins. But we took them to Blendon Woods for lunch and to play. Mikhail was with my parents school shopping..so he didn't get to go. But we didn't even get to stay that long before it started raining :( I had forgot Max's shoes..so he had to wear some of Mady's sparkly pink sandles. Tim wasn't very happy about it but I thought it was halarious! Max didn't even notice and he thought it was cool they made clicky noises. But since it started raining we took them to the mall to play. We still don't have our double stroller so they had to walk the whole time. They did pretty good..but it completely wore them out! They played in the play place like big kids..they shock me how big they are getting!

After that Maddox went to the Church picnic with Anne and we took the rest of the kids to Uncle Tim's party which was a lot of fun.

Sunday we took Mikhail and Makenna to Kings Island. I feel like that trip needs it's own blog entirely. Makenna was so funny..she was so scared of every ride and didn't want to do any of them. She cried the whole way through the line every time..and they we had to make her get on. A lot of them she ended up liking after she did them. She loved the kids water park with thier little water slides. Even though she was scared of some of the stuff..she still did it..and she walked the whole park without crying very much. Mikhail is definately a ride warrior! That kid loved every ride and wanted to always do one more. He can't wait to go back. It was the best family time and a great way to wrap up the summer.

Yesterday was Mikhail's school meetings. He got to meet his teacher and take a walk around the school. He can't wait to go! I can't believe his first day is tomorrow! He's such a big boy. He had to get his five year old shots yesterday and he cried a lot :( I felt bad for him. I didn't expect him to react that way. He screamed 'bloody murder' as he said. He was very sensitive about it. But I told him he had to do it to go to school. Poor guy.

But I guess enough writing for now..I really have to finish cleaning the house and have nooo energy..but we have people coming over tonight, so it needs to be done :(

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHUBS!

So I've spent my night printing my blogs from myspace. Wow I have a lot of blogs! I have a feeling that myspace isn't going to be around much longer..and I would be devestated if something happened to all my record keeping ;) I'm going to put them together in a book for the kids to read some day. I just feel bad that I haven't been keeping up lately like I used to.

Today was a really fun day for the kids and I. Our pass to AHA is expiring this weekend, so I wanted to take the kids ones last time before it expires. It was a blast! I love watching the kids go wild and have fun. Mikhail of course played guns the whole time and he chased around his Chubbies. Mady and Max were everywhere..but I have to say the water is thier favorite. Makenna is my little dress up queen :) I love seeing her play dress up! The kids really love it there. If we can come up with the money I would love to renew our pass there. It's just so hard since Mikhail is starting school this fall and will be there five days a week..there's really not much of an opp for us to go. I'll be in school on Sat. too. So we probably won't be able to go that often.

I can't believe by babies are getting ready to turn two! I was just going through and printing blogs. I only made it to Feb 07 and haven't even gotten to the part where we found out we were having twins, and they are already turning two! They are so amazing! I can't believe I was scared when I found out I was pregnant with them. I remember thinking I wasn't sure how I was going to do it. But I love every minute of it..even the crazy ones! They are amazing little people. I really love to see how they are bonding with thier bigger sibs. Makenna and Mady really love to play together. And Max is right up Mikhail's ally playing with guns. He kisses Mikhail all the time too. I just know they are always going to be the best of friends <3

Life definately has it's ups and downs..but with my babies it's all ups all the time <3

Ohh and Mr. Max got his second set of stitches before he was even two. He fell out on the deck the other day and had to get three more stitches..puts his total up to 7 before he was even two. I think it's crazy none of the other kids have ever done anything crazy like him and he's just wild! I think the people at Urgent Care were a little skeptical with me when I went in yesterday and just a few minutes of seeing how wild he was running around..they just understood that he's a mad man and accident prone lol! I sware the kid runs on his tip toes and is always a step ahead of himself.

Anyways, I gotta get up and take thier pictures in the middle of the night, so I better get to bed ;) More tomorrow!

HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY LIL CHUBBIES!!!!!!!

Today was the first busy day we've had in a really long time. It's been soo hott outside and so hard to take the kids anywhere. Then everyday I think I want to go do something, there's a crazy heat advisory and I don't want to take the kids out in it. But today Timmy suprised me and took us to DQ for lunch! It was so fun! The kids were so cute and so good for me :) I LOVED watching them sit in the seats and spin..I was a little worried the twins wouldn't do well because there were no high chairs. But they sat in the chairs just like big kids. I thought Max..of course being my wildest child ever would run all around the place, but he hardly tried to even get out of his chair. Mady was actually the more wild one, but she was still really good. Max ate a ton of food. He loved when I handed my ice cream over to him and let him go at it with his own spoon..it was adorable! Mikhail and Makenna were loving it! They had hott dogs and got to have thier own ice cream. Mikhail had strawberry and Makenna chose chocolate. I really love that they choose thier own flavors and don't just get what the other one's getting. But it was a really fun lunch :) We were planning to take the kids to creekwalk..but Tim had to work..so we had to go :( I had planned to take the kids back after the babies had a nap..but it just didn't happen. So I walked with Mikhail and Makenna to Chapelfield to let them play on the playground..Mikhail got to ride his bike which made his day. Tim drove the babies down to the park and met us there. When Max got out of the van his expression was priceless! He was so happy to be there, so was Madelyn! We played until it got dark and it was the best family time ever. It's been a really long time since we've all gotten out and had some fun together like that. We used to do it all the time when Mikhail was little and when Makenna was little..but once we had the twins, life just got a lot busier and we haven't been doing it as often as we should. It was a lot of fun..and I want to do it a lot more before the weather gets too cold to do it any more. It's still really hard to believe that there's only one week left of the summer. On Monday I'm going to start getting into the school routine with them. I'm going to get up early and get breakfast and get them all dressed and take them to the Y every day of the week to start getting ready for having to wake up and get the big kids ready for school. Ahhh I remember when my parents used to do that to my brother and I..and now I finally understand it!

Tomorrow is the last day of Makenna's first dance class ;( I'm going to miss taking her every week. I love how cute she looks in her clothes and how excited she is to go. I love going to the thrift store and finding goodies..and I love talking to all the other parents while we wait for our girls! I'm not sure if I'm going to send her to JD or Pinelle for the fall. I really like JD because we already went there this time..and it's right by the thrift store..and I know a lot of the other mom's are going to be sending their kids there in the fall...but I want Makenna to do competion dancing. Pinelle makes the girls try out before compition and JD doesn't. I don't want her to compete with girls who aren't putting thier whole heart into it the way I know Makenna will. So I will probably switch her. I just don't know if Pinelle will make her take beginning dance again..I don't want her to have to repeat what she just took. But I'm really excited for tomorrow..we get to actually sit in and watch the class. I can't wait to see how she does..and you know I will be taking lots of video and pictures!

I kind of can't wait for school to start. I know I'm going to regret wishing away the nice weather. Fall goes way too fast, and I absolutely hate the winter time. But I'm excited to have some structure once again. Makenna is going to be going to prek Mon, Wed, and Fri and Mikhail will be going to school full day. Since I have to get the kids up and ready to take the big kids to school, I might as well take the twins to the y and then pick up Makenna come home for lunch and naps and get the house cleaned and dinner started and everything ready for the next day to do it all over again..ahh seems like a lot but I know the stucture will be nice to help me get through the day better.

I really want to go back to school in the fall as well. I don't know if that will actually happen or not. I just started thinking about it again, and there's a lot I have to do to make that happen. My parents offered to fully help me with the kids so I could go. But that's just one more thing to add to my pile of to do. It's been soo long since I've been in school, I don't know if I can do it. I want to try though. I feel like I need a challenge and some time away from the house..just to help with stress. I just don't know what Tim's back to school schedule is going to look like and if it's really possible. I might have to wait until next fall..I'll be a little sad putting it off for another year.

WOW! My twins are almost TWO! I can't believe it..I still think of them as being just about one. I can't believe two years have almost passed. I was getting them dressed for bed tonight and watching them be all crazy and I was thinking..wow, when Mikhail was twenty four months old, I had a ten month old also..I don't know how I did it..and how I was able to add new born twins to the mix when Makenna was just a little older than two and Mikhail was three. It's really funny how we just adapt to things. They are changing so much all the time! Madelyn loveees to read books. She's always bringing them to me and she likes to point to things in them. Her faveorite bed time book is an Elmo one and she likes to find Elmo in all the pictures. Tim has taught her to say UH OH and it's the cutest ever! She also likes to "Whop" Tim on the head! Every time I tell her to whop him..she gets her fist ready and she whops him on the head. I think it's absolutely halarious. She also has a 'get mad' or 'get mean' face that cracks me up and she grunts like crazy! I just love her little personality :) She likes to fight because she sees Tim doing that with the big kids and how they laugh and play and she wants to be apart of that. She's still Daddy's girl..but she likes to Whop him! Maddox is my boy all the way still. He's a kisser and a lover and hates to go to sleep. Drives me nuts every night at bed time. She sits in his room and screams and watches for you under the door. He's a big old fit thrower. He still hasn't had his first hair cut..which he desperately needs..but I love his blonde curls..he's my little surfer boy and I love it! Tim wants to get it all cut off and that's going to break my heart! He's such a boy and he's Mikhail's best friend and I love it. He loves to kiss on Mikhail and he's really into playing with cars and trucks. I know him and Mikhail are going to have a lot of fun together being Buds :)

School!

I know it's Sunday and they don't deliver mail today..so I must have gotten it yesterday and just didn't check..but I got Mikhail's school info today! Wow things have changed a lot since I was in school. They are only sending a third the kindergartners to school at a time. Mikhail's first day will be Aug 25th but then he won't go back until Aug 30th. And they said I could ride the bus with him! But they said they aren't offering transportation home..lol that's ok..I can walk back! It's not that far :) I'm really glad they are offering to let us ride the bus with them..because I'm a little worried that Mikhail won't know what to do on the bus. It will be exciting! They also haven't assigned him to a teacher yet. They are going to test all the students and then do thier assements after that. That's kind of crazy! I remember when I was a kid, you just had a teacher. I remember going to Goshen Lane every summer and it was taped to the window..it was always fun to go find your name and teacher on the list. There's also a couple meetings on the 23rd I'll get to go to. That's exciting also! He's super pumped about going to school. I know he's going to love it! I hope he makes lots of friends and has lots of fun everyday. I'm going to miss my little man while he's away ;(

Today was my Daddy's 51st bday! I was talking to him and I asked him if he realized that 30 years ago today he was having his first legal 'whole' beer..because they used to have that 2/3 beer or whatever it was back then. And it was just crazy thinking that someday..I'm going to hopefully be looking back and thinking WOW..The things he's seen and accomplished in his life thus far is incredible. He has an amazing loving wife, two children, and four beautiful grandchildren <3 I really love my daddy :) I truely think that both of my parents have the biggest hearts ever! I've never seen two people give so much of themselves and ask so little in return. I started making soy candles and selling them to ear a little money outside of being a stay at home mom. My dad 'lent' me a hundred dollars to get going..and today he told me that was his investment into my business. I didn't expect that out of him..but he's always doing sweet things like that for me. And I'm always so greatful..I really hope he knows that! I think he and my Mom are my biggest fans. They are always so supportive! They really are amazing people <3 I'm a lucky lucky girl!

I went shopping today to get my dad a little present for his bday. We got him a sleeveless Browns shirt :) As soon as I saw it, I just thought of him. The kids were so excited to give it to him..though Mikhail is torn between being a Browns fan and a Steelers fan. I'm obviously a Browns fan and Tim is a Steelers fan..so Mikhail always says he's just a Buckeye's fan..lol I think that's his neutral team. He's a smart kid! I got a brown gift bag and let the kids draw on it. Mikhail drew him and Paps and Mimis on the front. He was going to draw Sis on the front..but he messed up, so he crossed it out and drew her on the back. On the front he drew grass under each of the people..because they were camping. And he drew a piece of cake in Mikhail's hand and a piece that Mimi and Paps were sharing. He also drew a sun with a smiling face :) it was so sweet! On the back he drew him and Makenna holding hands, she added balloons and drew a picture of me also <3 I love thier pictures and listening to the explain thier art work. Mikhail wrote Paps name at the top of his card. Max bumped the table when he was writting it and messed up his 's' so Mikhail crossed that 's' out and wrote a better 's' :) He's such a prefectionist! He also signed Mikhail, Makenna, Maddy, (and) Max at the bottom and finished it off with 'xoxo' for 'I love you hugs and kisses' I was really proud of all his writting! They were both really proud of thier pictures and his card! They love birthdays, they are really special <3

When I was at the store today, I got them some more color pencils. They are really loving drawing and writting. I want to put a desk in thier room so they can sit up there and have some quiet time. It's just so hard with them having to share a room with the babies. It's hard for them to have big kid stuff when the babies are able to be in there and mess with thier big kid stuff. I really wish I could have two more rooms in this house. I don't know what to do. Even if I put the big kids together..the babies can't really share a room. They would never sleep..they would just mess with each other the whole time. ahh what to do what to do...

I got Mikhail some new shirts at the store today, and he was so proud of them! I love that he's so greatful when I buy him things. He really loved the shirts. He was showing them off every time someone came over today. One of them had rock n roll guitars on them..which he loved. Another one had a scull and the other had dirtbikes! He's all boy <3 I can't believe he's going to school soon. It's really wierd to think that he's going to be in public school and not just pre school. I keep thinking of all the things he'll need and want. I want him to have cool clothes and shoes...when in the past we always just let him rock crocks or whatever was easiest. But I want him to have cool shoes and cool clothes. I know it doesn't really matter in kindergarten..but still :P

And Makenna is so girly, I'm having a blast shopping for her! She loves all the super girly stuff and all the accessories. She's so different than I used to be. I used to be very girly when I was littler..wouldn't wear anything but dresses...but then I turned pretty tom boyish..she's anything but. Except she can hold her own wrestling with the boys. Wlep..it's been a bunch of crazy rambling I'm insanely bored now that the house is quiet and everyone is sleeping. I was going to work on my OSU candles..but I'll have to wait until tomorrow..it's getting too late to dive into that tonight

So I love to complain in a blog and get it all out and then delete it :) Makes me feel better! I'm having a bit of a rough morning..but hopefully things will get better soon. I'm going to start walking atleast once a day again. That always makes me feel really good. Timmy went out last night and got Bear a new collar and a new leash because he out grew his. I love that it's starting to get cooler at night :)

I can't believe summer is almost over. I'm sad about it. I was telling Tim how sad I was the other day and how guilty I've been feeling about not taking the kids anywhere lately..and he made me feel a little better about it. It's been so hard this summer to take the twins anywhere. Last summer it was so easy..I guess that's why it feels so hard this summer. Last summer they weren't walking. They would just sit in the stroller and watch the big kids do everything..They only crawled so it was easy to go places. This summer, they don't want to sit in the stroller. They both just scream any time we go anywhere and expect them to sit in the stroller. They can't stand heat either..which that makes it hard because this summer has been insanely hott. Hopefully this will be a nice fall. I'm getting a new stroller since mine broke. It's hard not having one right now. But my new one should be here within the next week :) When Mikhail and Makenna are in school I'll be able to take them on long walks outside. And I'll be able to get around more. I really want to spend special time with Makenna while he's in school too because this will be my last year with her that she's not in full time school. It will be easier for her to understand that when Mikhail's not in school we need to spend special time with him and take him places by him self.

It's so wierd. My whole life is going to change yet again this fall. I feel like that's all my life is, is a constant change. For the past five years I got pregnant and moved constantly. The kids are always doing something different...whether it's a different school or sport ect..This summer is going to be a really big change for us with Mikhail starting public school. I seriously can't believe it's almost that time! I wish I could go back and relive the last five years..I wouldn't change a thing, I just wish I could hold him as my newborn again..and go to his first birthday again..and see him meet his baby sister for the first time again. I wish I could go back to the day he felt the babies kick for the first time and called them his little Chubbies :) I wish I could take him to his first day of preschool again, I would love to relive Disney and see all the magic in his face. I wish I could go to his first tball game again. I wish I could do a lot of things again. Life just passes you buy so fast it doesn't seem fair. But I'm greatful for the first time :)

Anyways...well Mikhail and Makenna are spending some time in thier room because they just couldn't get along and I was sick of dealing with it. The babies are playing on the sun pourch..so hopefully after everyone has a little quiet time..the day will get better!