Things are changing!!!!!

So we have been quite busy lately, hence my lack of blogging.  I keep saying that I am going to get better at this blogging thing and do it more often, but our lives just get sooo busy and trying to fight both boys for the computer to even check my email is about all that I get done somedays.  If you have been to our house recently you will also notice that we haven't had time to clean it either. I tell you I keep thinking that somehow things will have to slow down, but I keep finding  that we only get busier and busier!!!

We have managed to get out new master bedroom in our basement finished so I cant say that we havent been doing anything lately.  It will be nice to have extra room in our new room and a king sized bed.  Although it will be interesting to see if we get any extra room at night with kids in that bed then we did in our queen sized one. I haven't decided what is going to happen upstairs yet with the boys, as much as they beg me and I know that they would love to have bunk beds, there is this naggin feeling I have about a 3 and a 5 year old pretending to be Superman on the top bunk of the beds.  I don't know what it is about that, but visons of broken arms and legs and missing teeth are the first things that come to my mind.  So we will see, I have some other reservations about having the boys remain upstairs at night with out us up there, and if I can ever get the rest of the basement cleaned up, who knows maybe they can have some kind of room down there that we can keep an eye on them.

On the other hand, for those of you who may not know this already, we are expecting a 3rd Simmons child into our home in Septemeber.  My due date is Septemeber 20th and had this been planned I would have really opted out of being 8 mths pregnant in the hottest month of the year here. The boys are excited and are telling me that they would like a baby sister, but they will get whatever we get because I'm pretty sure there is no return policy.  Drew and I don't care either way, however if another boy should come along, we are already set.  If a little girl does come in to our lives there will be some adjusting to the color pink that we will all have to do.  With the brothers that this baby is going to have I'm pretty sure that it will be one tough little Simmons.

This again is gong to create some room issue in our house also!!  I have not decided yet how to fit all of us comfortably in our house yet so I have quite a bit of work cut out for me!!!   Im feeling pretty good these days and the only real complaint that I have is that I still feel pretty tired.  Im sure that is because I have a pretty active 3 and 5 year old boys who like to go, go go, but other than that the nauseousness that I was feeling prior is pretty much gone.  Meat and I are still having our battles but that is about the only food that I am questioning anymore that doesn't always sound good. But otherwise all is well, the boys are very excited and are anxious to help so that is going to keep things interesting.  I am just about 14 weeks and as soon as this baby starts moving Im sure the boys are going to be even more exstatic than they already are.  Are we crazy???  Maybe, but like I have been saying I am the youngest of 3 kids and I was the best one of all of us so that should mean something right!!!!!!! 

All in all our craziness is what we do best, hopefully I will get everything organized and situated soon, I mean I only have about 5 mths to get it all done, so I am hoping that will give me plenty of time.  Will is still doing great at preschool although I fear the summer when school is over because he loves going so much and making new friends that when that is gone for 3 months I hope that he will be OK with it.  We register him for Kindergarten soon and I found out that the school that he will be going to has an all-day kindergarten program that I am going to try and get him into.  I think he would enjoy it more and that it would be better for him since he loves school so much.  It may also fulfill his life long dream of riding the school bus, because he can be bussed from our house to his school.  That is probably going to be the highlight of his life at that point, no stinkin' new brother or sister!!!!!

Wyatt, has just become a brut.  He can be the cutest little thing you ever saw and say the cutest little thing and then turn around and either be so incredibly mean to his brother or throw the biggest tantrum you have ever seen.  Although we are required to keep him, there have been days lately I think that we all have wanted to give him away.  He is growing so much and he is almost as big as Will is, in fact he can wear most of Will's shirts.  He is talking so much now and man does he have some attitude!!!!  He better figure out when he should be using that and when he shouldn't!!!!!  He is a good kid but being 3 just isnt easy appearently and he is letting us know that everyday!!!

Drew is getting busier at the ice plant and getting ready for the summer.  Luckily he will be just getting finished with his busy season when the baby gets here so I will have him to help me juggle all these kids!!!!  Things are good, and obvisously busy!!  We just have alot of changes coming our way!!!  Will post some pics soon!!!!

New Year, New Look

As you can see some things on the blog changed!!!  Like that it was updated!! YAY!  Ha ha ha!!
But I'm sure that most of you blog followers notice that things look a little different than the last time that you visited.  I decided that we needed a new look this year and this one caught my eye.  Not sure if it is "boy-ish" enough for Will and Wyatt but until they start updating this site they don't get to pick.  And if their lack of picking up their toys and keeping things clean is any sign of how often they can keep up with things, I'm pretty sure that I will be the sole voice on this blog for a long long time!

Anyways, to the stuff that you come here for..................

So Will is doing awesome at preschool and is so excited about learning and making new friends. He wakes up each morning and asks if he is going to school that day and also who is going to pick him up.  He usually throws a fit when I tell him that Daddy is going to pick him up.  He loves the days that Grandma picks him up and I think I a m coming in a close second to Grandma on the days that I get to pick him up.  He is growing up so much, especially the way that he talks.  He is asking us more questions every day and has all these new "quotes" for us. They usually make us laugh..........

• Will:  "You wanna piece of meat?"  aka: meaning : You wanna piece of me?
• He likes to call people : "Squid lips"  Not sure where this came from, but funny to hear him try to say it!
• " I got a soggy pants brother" Again not sure where this came from, but he likes to refrence Wyatt with this one.
• "Remember mama, like last year" or "..like last morning" because he can remember that far back.

Since he has turned 5 he has decided to dress himself with no help at all and does a pretty good job.  He is even getting Wyatt into dressing himself too! He is getting so much better at sharing and being nicer to his brother and I am so thankful to preschool for that!!!!  I can't believe how big he is getting and I can't believe that I am about to start looking at Kindergarten information for him!!!  How the time has flown!!!

Wyatt is very strong willed and pretty much think that it is his way or the highway.  He is getting pretty big and is almost wearing Will's clothes now.  He is following his big brother around alot and trying to be just like him.  He is talking even more now and we can figure out what he is sayimg most of the time.  Wyatt tends to get frustrated if you cant figure out what he is trying to say and that is when he temper begins to show.  I have a feeling the kid is going to be explaining himself alot in his future!!!  He is doing really good at daycare and doesn't seem to miss Will much when he is gone, which is good!!  We hope that this means that he is growing up a little!!!

Both Boys had a great Christmas and great birthdays too!  Our house looks like Toys R Us threw up in it, but of course they boys think that they are in heaven.  Mom on the other hand not so much.  Its hard to keep up with 3 messy boys and 2 messy dogs in the house.  Oh well, as is life!!!

Drew recently decided to pass on his family tradition of showing the boys the movie "Ernest Scared Stupid".  As you have already guessed, it was a hit and now all I get to listen to/watch is Ernest.  Thank You Drew, for getting us off the Care Bears movie to Ernest.  At this point, I cant tell you anymore which one is worse.  However, Ive had my fill of both for quite some time, and we are only on our first Ernest movie.  Again, Thank You Drew!!

Other than trygin to keep the house clean and the laundry caught up, things here are about the same.  Still as busy as ever and cant figure out why!!!  Someday I will get caught up, Lord only knows when that will be, well enjoy some of the pics!!!  (Will add more pics soon, as soon as I get them caught up!!  hee heee!)

29 Forever

As I sit here on the eve before my 30th birthday, dreading every minute of its approach, I cant help but think of my "roaring" twenties.  Although I have heard that the 30"s are the new "20's", I'm not sure that I am sold. I had so much fun in my 20's that I am really sad to see them go.  I learned so much, accomplished so much, lost so much and gained so much I cant imagine what my 30's could bring.  My 20's began probably the worst point of my life (thus far) and then I found out that my mom had cancer and lost her within months.  At the same time I gained my best friend, who has been with me since I was 20. (feels like longer!) Turned 21 and had a lot of fun that year!  Decided to go back to school at 22 and got engaged,planned a wedding at 23, got married at 24, experienced the wonder of carrying a child for 9 mths at 25,bought a house and changed careers, graduated from college at 26, again had another child at 27 and decided to take years 28 and 29 off!!!  What an eventful decade!!! Nothing like doing it all at once! How will my 30's ever compare? 

I'm sure that there will be new experiences that I haven't even thought of that will amaze me again in the next 10 years but to now say that I am 30 brings a feeling of grownupness that I'm not sure that I am ready for.
Even though there is no way to stop it from happening, turning 30 just changes you.  you are now classified as "thirtysomething" and have a whole new set of expectations from the world.  Oh well, I guess that it is just time to embrace the fact that I'm old.  There I said it. I'm old!! 

In some aspects it cracks me up to think that when my mom was 30, I wasn't even here yet.  How did she ever know that the best thing that would ever happen to her would be me!  And that was in her 30's so I guess Im still holding out some hope!!!

I guess all in all I should be celebrating that I am turning 30 instead of whining about it, but I think honestly Im gonna stay 29 Forever.  My dad always told me that he was 29 and I always thought that was so stupid that he said that.  Now I TOTALLY understand.  What a smart man!!!!!

Anyways, I'm 30 now, not much I can do about it but be happy that I have a wonderful husband and 2 awesome little boys to spend my 30's with and a large group of friends and family to remind me that I'm not getting any younger!!!!!!!

William "Preschooler" Simmons

Yes, boots and shorts, I know,I know--but how can you not love this!!

Catchy isn't it!!!

Hard to believe....yes I know!!

So long to our controlled schedule, one stop drop off-pick up (daycare), don't have to worry about going here or there (except on holidays) kinda lifestyle!!!

Yes, tomorrow our little boy lifestyle will change to big boy preschooler and little boy lifestyle!!

We register Will tomorrow for his Preschool class at Cinnamon Hill Preschool.

He is so excited, he has been wanting to start for a month, I swear.  He seems to be ready to go, I don't know if he will be able to contain himself tomorrow, but I hope that he likes it there!

According to Will the last 2 nights that I have tucked him into bed, he has told me:

Will:  "Mama" "Mama" "I got something to tell you" 

Me: "What is it?" 

Will: " A big change" 

Me: "What" 
Will: "A big change is coming Mom, a big one!"

This is kinda eerie coming from a 4 1/2 year old.  Does he have some premonition power that we are un-aware of?  I took it as a good thing and I told him that the change was him.  That he would no longer be a little boy but a big "preschooler" boy.  He seemed pretty excited about that. I've seen some changes in him that prove that he is becoming a big boy and he amazes me everyday.

It is the night before I register my little boy for preschool and I didn't think that it would bother me very much because I am excited for him to go, but I have to admit, I'm a little sad thinking that this is our last night "schoolless"  It is a big deal when you think about sending your kid off to any school, (even if it is just preschool). I know that he will be fine and do great, I just wonder how Drew and I are going to manage when it comes to scheduling and who will pick up who etc.  I will no longer be just 'Mama" but will now get to own the title of "Will's mom" to all the kids at preschool.  It is amazing to me how the time has flown and that he was just a baby not that long ago. 

When Will said that there is a "big change"  I think that he knew that meant me too!!!  I can't believe that I have a kid old enough to be in preschool and that we get to begin all the busy-ness that brings into your life.  I am excited to watch him grow up and become an even bigger little boy, but am nervous of all the scheduling and coordinating that will entail.  I know that we will get the hang of it, but for the last 4 and 1/2 years we haven't been "required" to stick to the schedule like we will now. The fact that I will now have 2 children in 2 different places seems too weird to me.  The boys have always been together and now that will change and how weird and interesting that will be.  I hope that the seperation between the 2 boys will really allow their personalities to show, instead of one influencing the other, but only time will tell.

I am so proud of Will and hope that preschool will "fit " with him and make him excited to learn and be involved in new things.  He is such a  loveable little boy and can really make your day alot brighter! (at least on a good day!)

Here are some pics of Will from the last few years:

Will  3 weeks old

Smiley guy

 3 mths old

1 year old!!!!!

how can you not love those eyes!!

Incredibles!!!

Im just reading mom!!!

My beach

This summer!

How can you not love this kid!!  He sure is getting big, hopefully all goes well and hopefully in the next week or so I'll have a new post about Preschool!!

Enjoy the flash back!!!!

The Potty Train

Yes, I said it.  Potty Train.  And Wyatt is succeeding with flying colors!!  We started on Monday and he peed on Ginger's (daycare lady) carpet once.  He got into some trouble for that and since then at Ginger's has been completely dry yesterday and today.  Monday night at Grandma's house was not as successful, but he went once at her house.  Last night at our house, Wyatt didn't go anywhere but in his pants at out house. Which did not go over too well, but today......no accidents!!!!!  I think I may be more excited then he is but hey that's OK!  It's all about the little things anyway!!!!!!

What will we do now, without having to buy diapers and wipes and no more bottles and formula around.  Wow the kids are growing up, we might need to have a party with all that money we are saving!! WOO HOO!!!

Yeah right all the money we are saving????  That is just going right back into buying preschool clothes for Will.  And is he excited!!  Grandma Ann, Will and I went school shopping at Kohl's to get Will some cool new school clothes and it was pretty exciting to venture to the "little boys section" instead of shopping in the toddler isle!  Will wasn't very worried about anything but getting Transformer and Scooby Doo underwear, wish that was my only worry in this world.  He came out with quite a wardrobe I must say.  He will be one of the cutest preschoolers I've ever seen!!!  He is getting so big it is kinda scary! In fact a quote from Will as I am typing this is......

"Ronda,  Ronda, excuse me, Ronda can you come here please?"
Me:  "Will what do you want?"
"Ronda will you please switch the movie I want a new one."
Me: "OK I'll be in in a minute."
"Ronda come change the channel."

Where did he learn to talk like that? And since when am I Ronda and Mom? Oh well!!! Amazing, that's all I can say about that kid.  Amazing.
He also has a girlfriend. His cousin Abbie's 17 yr old friend Theresa is Will's "girlfriend" When he see a pic of her he gets all smiley and says "there is my girlfriend"  Its pretty cute, although she is a little old for him!!!!
Well that's about it right now, just trying to keep up with laundry and housecleaning!  That's what we do here!!
I'll try and post some pics soon, I haven't had much time for editing and organizing my images, but soon I promise there will be new pics on here!!!!!!

Tidbits

So today as I'm trying to get Wyatt to settle down and fall asleep (at 7:30 pm since he had no nap), Will comes in from outside and decides that he wants to rock with me and Wyatt.  He says, "Mama, I don't feel very good, my tummy hurts."  I say "Oh No, maybe you should get ready for bed since you dont feel good."  Will says "Yeah, I don't feel good........I feel like dog poop Mama.  Dog Poop."  As I am laughing to myself trying to figure out why he thinks he feels like dog poop, he says:  "I feel icky, just like dog poop and it stinks!"  I'm not really sure that I want to go there trying to figure out his logic, I'm just going to assume that he didn't feel very good!!  Kids say the darnest things............... more tidbits to follow I'm sure!

TA DA!! The new Swing Set is here!!!

Yes, it is like have mini version of Vegas for kids in the backyard!!!!!!!

Drew and I decided to purchase the boys a new swing set since the one that we acquired from Raelyn and Greg was no longer "safe" for them to play on.  We have been looking at this swing set for 2 years and finally bit the bullet and ordered it.  It took 3 weeks for it arrive at the house and only took Drew about 12-14 hours to put it together.  It is quite the Swing Set.  The boys were stunned the day they came home and saw the boxes (which had pictures on them) and then amazed the next day when they came home from daycare to see the new playset in the back yard.  Will looked at me in the car with his mouth as wide open as I have ever seen it and says "Mama, its perfect!"".  Wyatt just smiled and said "Wow!".  It has been a great babysitter since Drew erected it and it is hard to get them to come in at night now. Here are some pics of the old one and of the new one.......

Old tried and true!

Reason #1

Reason # 2, plus many more...

The boxes

Will helping Heath??  Getting rid of the old

Serious Business

Bye,Bye!

Oh man, Now I have no swing set!

The goods

Laid out

Yes, this is Drew with 92 pages of instructions, and yes, he is reading them!!

hardware

That's all for night # 1

Next day

Hmmm......

Did you notice?

closer....

closer....

almost...

finishing touches.....

TA DA!!!!

I know,don't you wish you had one when you were a kid???  So far the boys have loved it and it is one of the best purchases I think I have ever made.  Here is the fun that the boys had the very next day!  They are pretty smart to think this up!!!

Yep, a waterslide.  That is Wyatt catching some air coming off that slide into one of the boxes that the parts came in

Wild man

What Fun they had!!!

But at the end of the day there is nothing like a good swing!!

well.......

How can you resist this invitation?  Friends and Family are always welcome!!!  Enjoy the pics....will write more very soon!!!