Matt took me on a date tonight. It was a much needed time away. We took Liam with us, but Matt's mom kept the girls. Because we have been to the restaurants in Dover and there is nothing very exciting, Matt took me to a place in Wilmington. We waited about 40 min., but I fed Liam while we waited, so that made the time go quickly.
We then were seated and ate and paid and left in 40 min. It was great! I wanted to take advantage of being in Wilmington, so we moved quickly.
We went to Babies R Us to buy some much needed gates to help me corral the girls during the day. Calli can now open doors and gets into all sorts of mischief when I am busy feeding Liam. Now I have gates to keep her out of the places I don't want her to "reek havoc". Ha!
I am also able to keep the girls toys in the toy room with gates. They both can play in the toy room together, and I can walk away without being concerned they will drag all the toys into the family room or the kitchen. I'm hoping things will work out the way I envision them in my head though.
I love staying home with my children, but some days I just need a break. Love that my husband treats me so well and knows just what I need!
Friday, January 13, 2012
Friday, January 6, 2012
Party!
Today we got to have a big celebration as a family. My mom won a sweepstakes and we got to have a big party. It started at her bank with them presenting her the award. There was popcorn and cookies to munch on and Mikayla and Calli made themselves at home eating the goodies.
My mom's parents came to town to help celebrate, so we decided to all go out for lunch. There were 20 of us! The restaurant was so great in taking care of all of us. It was a great time of fellowship and celebrating!
God has been taking care of my mom over the past few years, and He is still watching over her. I can't think of someone who needed and deserved this award more than my mom. Praise the Lord!
The girls didn't have naps and ate lunch late, but they were amazing! They behaved better than they do on days when they have a "normal" schedule. Again, Praise the Lord for that!
My mom's parents came to town to help celebrate, so we decided to all go out for lunch. There were 20 of us! The restaurant was so great in taking care of all of us. It was a great time of fellowship and celebrating!
God has been taking care of my mom over the past few years, and He is still watching over her. I can't think of someone who needed and deserved this award more than my mom. Praise the Lord!
The girls didn't have naps and ate lunch late, but they were amazing! They behaved better than they do on days when they have a "normal" schedule. Again, Praise the Lord for that!
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
The holidays
My New Year's resolution this year is to do a better job at keeping up with this blog. I really enjoy being able to go back and read what we have done throughout the year, and I am disappointed when I miss something.
So...a quick recap of our holidays. We celebrated on Thanksgiving day with Matt's family along with friends. I was only a few days from my due date, and very uncomfortable, but we made the best of it. We ate a delicious meal, and I was relieved of having to prepare any of it because of my very pregnant condition. After dinner, we all packed into the vehicles and headed to Ronnie's Christmas Market. It's become a tradition, and the kids love to see all the lights and decorations. It's the official start of the Christmas season!
The next night, we went back to Ronnie's and bought our Christmas tree. We knew we had to get this finished early this year, because we would soon have a new baby. Mikayla found the "perfect" tree and we decided to get her tree. We came home and Matt put it right up. It took us several more days to get it decorated, but it was beautiful!
On November, 30th, Kristi took the girls to Bible Study and Matt decided to work from home since I was 1 day past my due date. Around 10 am, contractions started and picked up as time passed. Liam Edward Krupka made his appearance at 4:57 that evening! We were so thrilled to have a boy! I even cried a little knowing that Matt so desperately wanted a little boy and now he finally had one! Liam has been a great addition to our little family.
We celebrated Christmas with Matt's family on Christmas Eve. The girls got so many amazing things from Mom Mom and Pop Pop, and loved every minute spent with family. The next day, we got up and opened our stockings, and then got all dressed up to attend church. It was a great service filled with wonderful music and great preaching. A great reminder of the real reason we celebrate!
We came home and finished preparing dinner, while the girls napped. When they woke up, we started opening gifts. It was a blessed Christmas time with my mom and siblings. The Lord has truly blessed us this year!
We are looking forward to all the wonderful things that God will do in our family this year. We are still adjusting to being a family of 5, but loving every minute of it.
So...a quick recap of our holidays. We celebrated on Thanksgiving day with Matt's family along with friends. I was only a few days from my due date, and very uncomfortable, but we made the best of it. We ate a delicious meal, and I was relieved of having to prepare any of it because of my very pregnant condition. After dinner, we all packed into the vehicles and headed to Ronnie's Christmas Market. It's become a tradition, and the kids love to see all the lights and decorations. It's the official start of the Christmas season!
The next night, we went back to Ronnie's and bought our Christmas tree. We knew we had to get this finished early this year, because we would soon have a new baby. Mikayla found the "perfect" tree and we decided to get her tree. We came home and Matt put it right up. It took us several more days to get it decorated, but it was beautiful!
On November, 30th, Kristi took the girls to Bible Study and Matt decided to work from home since I was 1 day past my due date. Around 10 am, contractions started and picked up as time passed. Liam Edward Krupka made his appearance at 4:57 that evening! We were so thrilled to have a boy! I even cried a little knowing that Matt so desperately wanted a little boy and now he finally had one! Liam has been a great addition to our little family.
We celebrated Christmas with Matt's family on Christmas Eve. The girls got so many amazing things from Mom Mom and Pop Pop, and loved every minute spent with family. The next day, we got up and opened our stockings, and then got all dressed up to attend church. It was a great service filled with wonderful music and great preaching. A great reminder of the real reason we celebrate!
We came home and finished preparing dinner, while the girls napped. When they woke up, we started opening gifts. It was a blessed Christmas time with my mom and siblings. The Lord has truly blessed us this year!
We are looking forward to all the wonderful things that God will do in our family this year. We are still adjusting to being a family of 5, but loving every minute of it.
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