My girls like to party all the time

Hi there- After a wicked busy weekend... I am hoping things finally settle down and a routine can be put in place.

Let's see what we did over the past 3 days.

Friday- We met a friend and her 3 kiddos at a petting zoo and water park.It was a nice day weather wise and while I lubed the kiddos up with SPF- I forgot to do myself... To be honest it wasn't all that sunny and it was breezy but I got a bad burn on my shoulders, chest and back... ugh. Had to rush home after the zoo and tried to time the girls napping because I had a photography session for me and the girls and yes dh was there. I am trying to be the bigger person and I know that the girls will love to have "family" pictures so we all got our pictures taken at my house. I am so excited to see them. I got some of just me and the girls and one of dh and the girls so when things are finalized we will all have some pictures.
After the photo session we went down to my brother's house and we played, had a couple cocktails and had pizza with his family. Meltdowns were imminent so got the girls home in their pj's and to bed! Bedtime is another nightmare :( I am just at a loss as to what to do- and have resigned myself to never being able to sleep again.

Saturday- We had a friend's daughters 1 year old birthday party- That started at noon... made some brownies packed a bag because it was a pool party. Got there and the girls had a blast- Only Lady decided to swim and b/c of her swim lessons she is doing a great job. Her crawl is previous with her lil arms working away and when she lifts her head up to breathe it is so sweet- melts my heart to see her trying so hard. Left there around 3:30pm and rushed over to my parent's for lobster fest!!! YUM! We had it much later in the day then we normally do and it seemed really crammed. Lady swam some more- I was worried that she would be just to tired but she wanted to keep up with her big cousins...but when it was time to get out- she was exhausted... She was melting down but when I reminded her it was also August Birthday party (all the family member whose birthdays are in August are celebrated on the same day- so 4 peoples this time) so she would be having cake and ice cream and opening presents she perked right back up. Miss was her entertaining self- walking around singing and playing in the sand box- her newest favorite song is "If I were a Boy" by Beyonce- I am nervouse about gender confusing :) but she belts it out - so funny! and Teetee is just such a love. She is such an easy going happy baby- She is the kind of kiddo that when she falls down or gets hurt- she shrugs it off and gets right back up... She is talking so so well and strangers have commented to me that they can't believe she is not even 2. I can't believe she is not even 2...Brought the girls pj's got them changed and home right into bed. Around midnight I heard Shea crying and when I went into her room- she was sleep walking and standing in the middle of her room- just crying... poor baby was so over done. Got her to bed and they all slept until 6am. A first happened on Sunday all 3 of them napped. Lady and Miss haven't napped, well, in a long time...so they must have been tired.

Sunday- I had our sitter come over in the morning because I had errands and things to do- bank, cvs, gym, returns to ON and Gap, and had to run to my office for a bit.... Well my office took much longer so the gym lost out. Got everything else done. Got home and then it was time to go back to my parents for swimming lessons- ended up have supper there and my other brothers kids were there so had to help feed them as well b/c parents had to work and had previous plans... Turkey dogs and grilled cheese- Pop made me some steak tips and grilled onions and peppers- yum! After swim lessons got into pj's and got home and to bed... and here we are... very busy weekend and I will try and load some pictures later... next weekend we have Lady's birthday party and cousin C's birthday arty so should be just as busy- love summer!!

xoxo
Mumma K

A Hard Day's Night

Hi all- So last night I was feeling good- All the lovely ladies were sound asleep...and it always seemes to work this way. Just as soon as I turned my light out and put my head on the pillow...I hear it...a faint whimper and cry working its way down the hall and into my bedroom. I have been working on having Lady and Miss realize they have beds and need to sleep in them all night- so off I took Miss back to bed...got her snuggled in and then I heard it... Teetee must have heard us in the hall and was none too happy. She was screaming like she was in a horror show- "Mumma come get me... Mumma I want to go to your room." By my 3rd child I have learned my lesson and refuse to bring her into bed with me... because of this I have taken to...sleeping on her floor next to her crib. It is the most uncomfortable thing and have down it many times and promised myself not to do it again... but last night I had had enough of the carpet being my mattress. So I went in a rocked her and sang to her, got her back in her crib said the nighnighs again and crept out... Just as I got back into my bed- Another scream from Teetee echoed through my brain... I tried to wait it out- but of course her shrieks woke the other 2 little ones... and they soon found their way into my room and piled into my bed. At this point I didn't care. I did care when Miss started crying that Lady wasn't sharing the bed with her- it is a king size bed and Miss is a teeny tiny lil thing... I finally got them seperated and started my night of shuffling back and forth to the crib. I was determined not to sleep on the floor so this went on for close to 3...yes, 3 hours. When morning rolled around and it was time to get my fresh faced little bub, she hugged me and said "gud moring Mumma" like she hadn't seen me in hours :)

Dropped the girls off at Auntie's and headed to the gym- banged out 50 mins on the elliptical and got home- showered and am doing some work. Promised my mum I would take her to Target today so after lunch will pick her up do some retail therapy and hopefully get back home in time to work a few more hours before getting the girls.

As for the title of my blog... Here is how it came about.

After dh* moved out for good- I had the 3 girls and we were having what we call a dance party... More or less every night after tubs and before bedtime- I put on some music and we all dance around... it is such a riot to see them dance and sing- Teetee has recently got into the dance aspect and she twirls in a circle until she is wicked dizzy then she attempts a somersault and ends up doing a sideways roll... On this night- we stopped dancing and I was explaining to the girls that we will always be a family- but right now living in our house- it will just be the girls- that we will always be a team and that both mumma and daddy love them very much.... I was trying to be strong and loving and show them that everything was going to be just fine...That is when Lady said to all of us... "Hey I got a great idea, why don't we be team girl rockstars" I was thinking where did this come from- and then Miss piped in- "Yay! We are team girl rockstars" so that's that.

And believe me they are rockstars.. Their favorite is Taylor Swift but they also like Beyonce, Britney, Pink and some other poptarts... but I am also prud to inform that they also love the oldies too... KC and the Sunshine Band and some Bobby Darin get their feet moving too :)

*Soon to be ex husband, will be referred to as dh- on many chat boards dh = dear husband- I like to think dh = d***head, drunk husband, and some other names but I think dh will do for the purpose of this blog.

Off to work... xoxo Mumma K

Monday Monday

Hi all! Welcome to my blog. I thought I would have a place where my friends and family could catch up with me... Facebook is great but for obvious reasons I can not freely discuss much of my life... so I thought I would start this. Be forewarned- I don't proofread and make many many typos... sorry :)

Today was a beautiful day weather-wise...nice and sunny and warm but not too muggy. I worked all day- then before I picked up the girls from Auntie's I ran to the gym for a quick 45 min work out on the elliptical. After that picked up the girls from Auntie's and then came home... Saw Uncle J and Aunt J and the cousins playing outside so we drove straight to their house and played outside until about 6:30pm... The kids were definitely hungry and tired when we got home... No tubs tonight (which normally is an every night thing) we had mac and cheese, yogurt and apples for supper... Not the most nutritious thing I could have served them but I figured- hey a starch, a fruit and a dairy ;)

Got the rockstars in their pj's let them watch an Imagination Movers ep- got TeeTee down first, them the Miss and then the Lady... Until I figure out just how private these blogs are- I will refer to them as such :)

Just downloaded some pictures from the beach on Saturday and am on my way to fold some clothes... It is amazing how many shirts, shorts, dresses, skirts, socks- well you get the picture it takes to cloth 3 little girls- the nice thing is- at this point they all can wear each others clothes...

Okay I guess this is a start
xoxo
Mumma K