Starving. . .

Maliea QOTD : I want to move to Hungary today, Mommy! I'm starving!

Ode to Haley!!

Happy Birthday my little lady! Haley is 5 years old and she will be going to Kindergarten next year. (sniff!) I keep telling her that she needs to stay little and she replies, "Don't worry, Mom. I'll still be cute when I'm older." Good thing! She is one amazing girl and has so many things going for her. She is very social and makes it easy to be her friend. After I pick her up from Pre-K, it seems like everyone has to say good-bye to her and she has to make the rounds of hugs and saying good-bye to her friends.

She loves to learn and can already read and write. Her teacher gave some of her writing samples to a kindergarten teacher and her teacher said the kindergarten teacher was amazed and sad that Haley wouldn't be in her class next year. I love teaching her things because she remembers everything! Which is also something I have to remember when raising her because she DOES remember everything. She remembers her 2 year old birthday, when we had to go back to Michaels because she took a piece of gum, when Grandma Ava died, when our first caterpillar made a cocoon, when my brother's dog knocked her over with his tail and licked her when she was a year and a half, etc. What a memory!

She is naturally graceful. She LOVES going to dance and even practices at home. She is also getting pretty good at catch and will even initiate playing with us. She loves flowers, the outdoors, and has her mom's expensive taste for Steak. She can sing on tune and can belt it out with even a little vibrato. (Remember her memory?) She knows song lyrics sometimes better than I do and likes to make up her own songs.

She is super thoughtful. She likes to do nice things for everyone and is always writing letters or making cards for her friends and family. She's also very perceptive to how others feel and will do anything to make them happy. (moooost of the time. Sister gets left out some times . . . except today when Maleia fell and immediately Haley went to get the Bandaids for her and picked up her bubbles that she spilled.)

Something I wasn't quite ready for is that she is talking about boys. (I know!) She even had her first kiss at a boys house when she was being tended and then again (with the same boy) at church in the hallway in front of Brandon. Needless to say we had to have a little chat. We told her that it's not appropriate to kiss boys and her response was. "It's okay mom. I've done it before." And that is when we found out about her first kiss. She says she has two boyfriends and we keep saying she can't have a boyfriend until she's 16 and NO MORE KISSING! geesh. I thought I'd have this conversation in about 10 years from now.

Haley has found that being 5 is tough, too. We have compromised that 5 year olds don't suck their thumbs, so I have been cuddling with her at night helping her make that transition and I am so proud of her! Two nights in a row without sucking her thumb! Remind me to pay her a few hundred dollars if she finally stops since we hope we won't have to get her braces when she is older. I keep reminding her that she can do anything if she puts her mind to it. Way to go, girl!

Over all she is a great 5 year old who makes us happy. She is my favorite 5 year old and I can't wait to see what this year brings. Hungary doesn't know what is gonna hit 'em...

CRAZY WEEK!

I am pretty sure, okay almost positive, that this week was the craziest week ever! (At least top ten.) Agenda was as follows:

Sunday:
10:00 - My brother and sister in-law leave after a quick trip from Chicago
11:30 - Go to church where:
~Brandon is subbing for the organist, so I am alone with 3 kids
~I am supposed to teach singing time in Primary the second hour and nursery with lesson the third hour.
~I visit two extra hours afterwards for my Stake calling in another ward.
7:00 - Prep for Preschool the next morning
8:30 - Prep for Seminary in the EARLY morning

Monday:
5:45 - teach Seminary
8:50 - Haley goes to Pre-K
9:30 - Fabric for the girl's dresses at JoAnn's
11:50 - pick up Haley
12:00 - Picnic at the Park
1:30 - naps for kids
I prepare for our Cinco de Mayo party!
4:00 - Set up Cinco de Mayo party
5:00 - Party! Arriba Arriba! !
8:30- Bath and Bed for kids
8:45 - Go Running with Jamie
9:30 - Prep for Seminary

Tuesday
5:45 - teach Seminary
8:50 - Haley goes to Pre-K
9:30 - Romp and Stomp
11:50 - Pick up Haley
6:00 - My soccer game
8:00 - Bedtime
American Idol! yea!
9:00 - Prep for Seminary
Prep for Preschool Party

Wednesday
5:45 - teach Seminary
7:00 - Fill water balloons for Preschool Party
9:30 - Preschool Party with preschool kids and siblings (It was nuts.)
12:00 - Birthday party for a friend
Park to play
6:15 - Brandon leaves to set up for YM/YW combined activity "Ho Down"
8:00 - Bath and Bed

Thursday
12:30 am - wake up to kid not being able to breath because of Allergies
2:00 - wake up to kid
3:00 - wake up to kid
4:00 - wake up to kid
5:45 - NOT teach Seminary because I couldn't wake up . . .
8:50 - Haley to Pre-K
9:30 - Shopping for Haley's birthday party at Michael's
6:00 - Dylan's 8 month pictures taken at Target
shopping for Haley's birthday party at Target
Costco food shopping
JoAnns for zippers and more fabric for dresses for the girls
8:00 - Bedtime
8:30 - Running with Jamie

Friday
8:00 - Call doctor to get appointment for Allergies to find out they open at 8:30
8:30 - Get appointment for the afternoon for two kids
CLEAN HOUSE AND LET KIDS RELAX
2:30 - Go to doctor with all three kids
4:30 - (yes, 2 hours at the doctor!) Drop off Allergy Prescriptions
6:30 - Pick up babysitter
7:00 - Brandon leaves to help with YSA Volleyball Tournament
I go to a party
8:30 - I leave a party to go help Brandon at the Volleyball Tournament, but end up not going

Saturday
7:00 - Brandon goes to Softball Practice
9:30 - Primary Party at Church for Haley
I go and shop for last minute stuff for Haley's birthday with Maleia
Brandon sets up stuff for Haley's outside party in the rain!!
11:30 - Haley goes to a "cocoa party" (tea party, but with cocoa)
4:00 - Haley's birthday party!! #5!! (Rain stops and sun comes out just in time!! phew!)
6:00 - Last kiddo leaves the party
7:00 - Brandon goes to a Stake Priesthood meeting
8:30 - Kiddos finally in bed

Sunday
11:30 - Church
3:30 - Missionaries over to call their mom's for an hour and a half +
5:30 - Dinner with the missionaries and friends
6:00 - The other missionary calls his mom for an hour and a half +
8:00 - Prepare for Seminary
9:00 - Watched (and giggled) while Brandon fixed our tent in my water-proof coat that barely went to his waist and a headlamp while the rain almost washed him away. To take a picture would have been too cruel.

Things going on that didn't have a time:
Trying to finalize housing in Hungary
Getting Haley signed up for Kindergarten in Hungary
Trying to contact the Church in Hungary
Setting up schedule for our Utah trip next week (calls, calls, calls...)
Make Mother's Day cards and send them out
Getting the toilet replaced and carpet cleaned because of toilet issues
Trying to teach Dylan "more" in sign language and him looking at me thinking, "What are you doing psycho Mommy? Just give me that pancake already!"
Trying to find places for all of Haley's loot from her birthday (we need that house in Hungary!)
Bills
Blogging . . . .

Throw in laundry and all the rest of the meals and such (plus I know that I missed a few things) and you have our super crazy week. But hey, Maleia had NO ACCIDENTS this week. woo hoo! I'm ready for a slow down . . . Desiray here I come!