Our Life and a Party!

This past week has been a crazy one. Don’t get me wrong, it was a great week, but busy and eventful.
I want to remember how busy and crazy our lives are 10 years down the road so I am going to walk through a normal week in the Thacker house.

Monday – Usually no set schedule. I try to leave for work at 7ish and Aaron leaves at 7:15 to take both kids to daycare (this is typical during the week). I get off around 4ish and run any quick errands then pick up Kylie by 5:30 and Blake by 6.

Tuesday – Aaron has class from 6-8:45 pm so I am on my own for the night. I usually pick up the kids and head home to fix a quick dinner and play with them outside if the weather permits – hopefully we can be outside more often now that it is getting warmer (with the exception of the April showers).

Wednesday – I have class from 6-8:45 pm so I usually don’t get to see the kids in the evening L Aaron usually picks them up and grabs something to go for dinner for them. I get home around 9:15 from class and get to catch up with Aaron, unless he is doing homework.

Thursday – Same as Tuesday – Aaron has class from 6-8:45pm so the kids and I are on our own.

Friday – No set schedule unless we are going out of town. Aaron works later and gets home around 6:30pm but we usually stay home and hang out as a family.

Saturday and Sunday – Aaron and I usually have to take turns doing homework unless our parents take the kids or come over to watch them. This past weekend both of our parents (and Grandmom) came to watch the kids so we could work on papers that are due this week. Thank goodness!! We usually have other stuff going on as well like Birthday parties, baby showers, guests from out of town, etc. I LOVE Saturdays because I know I still have Sunday to hang out with the family and catch up on things.

So there you go. A normal week for us. Can you see why I cannot wait for us to be done with school!? We hardly have any time together as a family of four. I know I need to take advantage of every second I have with my babies because I know they won’t be this little for long.

This past week was a typical week for us (like above). On Saturday my niece Katie had her 3rd Birthday Party so we went to Kristin and Jeremy’s for her party. It was a princess party so Kylie wore Katie’s Snow White dress. She looked so old in it. I cannot believe that Katie is 3!! Happy Birthday Pretty Princess!!

Saturday was also Thunder Over Louisville which I will not brave with the kids until they are at least 6 or 7 years old. I think they will be scared to death if I took them down there now! At least it was pretty to watch on TV. Blake enjoyed watching them with a Capri Sun tonight.

Going to Katie’ party reminded me that I need to get on the ball for Blake’s birthday, too. I CANNOT believe I am going to have a 3 year old! Has it really been 3 years?!? This year the theme will be……..CARS! It was really a toss-up between Cars and Toy Store because he is really starting to like Toy Story. But since he has loved Cars for so long, we knew we couldn’t go wrong with Lightening McQueen.

I am so excited because we decided that we wanted to go ahead and make the investment of a bouncy house for the kids’ birthday parties. We thought it would end up saving us money in the long run if we don’t have to rent one or go to an actual bouncy house facility. I think the kids will love it!!

This week one of my best friends Amanda will be having her baby! I cannot wait to meet the little guy. I know her and her husband are very anxious to meet him too!

Weekly Catch-Up

I have been falling behind with my posts this year and I promised myself I wouldn't. I am really trying to be better about updating it but things have been crazy busy with the kids, school, the house, baby showers, birthday parties, family, etc, etc....the list is never ending. It seems as though at the end of each week I usually post any happenings from the week into one long post so here it goes.

• I have been updating One Frame a Day which I am happy about. I may not update it each day but I take the daily pictures usually 5 or 6 days a week.

• School is finally starting to wind down. Actually let me take that back....it is getting pretty busy since it is the end of the semester, but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel for this class. T-minus 3 more classes!!

• Tomorrow I am throwing a baby 'sprinkle' for my bestie Emily. I am super excited to see everyone and it is going to be 82 degrees! They didn't find what they are having but I am going to predict now that it's a boy! Her first little girl just had her first birthday. How cute is she!!!

• Two weeks ago I start Weight Watchers. This will be my 4th or 5th time I have done it and now that the entire system has changed, I think that this is not only going to be a diet, but a complete lifestyle change. I really like the new program and I am looking forward to the next couple of months and watching the weight come off. For week #1, I lost 9.2 lbs and I weigh in tomorrow for week #2. This baby weight needs to be gone!

• These past few months I have had some skin issues that I haven't talked about at all on the blog. I have been very self-conscious about it and it has been pretty painful. It is mainly on the legs and arms and just recently made its way to my face. My doctor realized that the treatment I have been on for the past 7 weeks is not working so he finally put me on steroids. I wasn't too happy about this since I am trying to lose weight and one side effect of steroids is hunger...ugh! It never fails. However I have been on them for 3 days now and I am seeing an enormous difference! I am so excited that now I may be able to wear dresses this summer! Thing is, if the condition comes back, we will need to do more extensive tests to try to find out what it really is. Please say a little prayer that they never return (please and thanks)!

• The weather this week has been absolutely gorgeous. The kids and I went on a walk on Thursday and also got to experience the first day this summer of popsicles and sidewalk chalk. I can't wait for many more of these days!!

• My niece had her tonsils out last Friday and has done fantastic. She was so funny before surgery and so sweet after. She has pretty much made a full recovery!

• RANDOM ALERT: I love Chinese food so I was SO excited when I found a Weight Watcher recipe for Chicken Fried Rice. I made it on Tuesday when Aaron was in class and it was amazing so I wanted to share.

-Cooking Spray

-4 large egg whites

-1/2 cup scallions

-2 garlic cloves (I used minced garlic)

-12 oz uncooked boneless, skinless chicken breasts

-1/2 cup carrots

-2 cups cooked brown rice

-1/2 cup frozen green peas

-3 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce

And yes I took a picture :) Only 4 points for 1 cup!

• These two little people are still the light of my life.

Here are a couple of updates on Blake:

• His new favorite response for any question we ask him: "Yep"
• He LOVES to be outside. Everyday when we get home, he runs to the backdoor yelling 'outside'!
• Last night he ate three bananas before bed. Yep I said 3.

Here are a few updates on Kylie:

• She is getting over a nasty ear infection this week. Weird since she has tubes (is this normal?)
• She loves wearing flip flops. When I put them on her, she cries if they fall off or if I take them off of her.
• She hums and sings Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. It makes my heart smile to hear her little voice.

Have a great weekend!!



Katie!

Katie is getting her tonsils out tomorrow morning so please say a little prayer for her (and Kristin and Jeremy). She has no clue what is about happen.

Happy Birthday Katie!

This past weekend was my niece's birthday party. She is 2 years old! 17 days older than Blake. Wow it seems like yesterday she was born. She had the best birthday them - Hello Kitty! I use to love Hello Kitty! I actually found my Hello Kitty toothbrush the other day. I don't think I ever used it because I just wanted to keep it.


Katie was so interested in opening presents, then after the second present, she told my sister 'I'm done'. It was so cute. There were a few kiddos there so after cake and presents, we all went outside and played. Blake had a blast since he loves being outside! Every time we started to come in or we took him off the swing, he cried. He was also introduced to Austin's power wheels and he loved it! The pictures do it no justice.....he would have ridden it all night! The only problem was he didn't understand that he needed to steer. Haha! Maybe he will get one from Santa this Christmas :) Kylie was cute too. I think she is feeling much better since her surgery.





Happy 2nd Birthday Katie! Aunt KK loves you!