As soon as the kids saw the beach they were so excited to get out and get wet! The weather was perfect, a little overcast with nice big clouds!
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Crystal Beach Texas
After two long years we finally made it back to the beach! It's only about an hour and a half away, and we wonder why we don't go more often! This time we decided to take a ferry to a little island off Galveston, and I'm glad we did! The kids loved it and the ferry ride was only ten minutes each way.
As soon as the kids saw the beach they were so excited to get out and get wet! The weather was perfect, a little overcast with nice big clouds!
As soon as the kids saw the beach they were so excited to get out and get wet! The weather was perfect, a little overcast with nice big clouds!
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Utah 2012
Uncle Spud was getting married, so off to Utah we went. Mapquest says it's a 24 hour drive, we managed to make the first trip up only last 26 hours. That includes us stopping for dinner, playing at a wonderful park and driving straight through the night, then stopping for breakfast and finally making it to Orem! The kids surprised me and did amazingly well!
We stayed at Grandma Bonnie's childhood home. It's so cozy and has a perfect backyard for the kiddos. They especially loved jumping on the trampoline in the 85 degree weather and sleeping on the tramp at night! (We loved the beautiful Utah weather!!)
It was off to Manti Utah for the wedding, and it was so beautiful! After that we headed to their wedding reception at a lavender farm, it was complete with a pond with paddle boats, climbing wall, play sets, volleyball...you name it..it was there!! So much fun!
The next day we went to Temple Square. What a treat! It's so peaceful and beautiful there! We were able to meet up with a couple of our Houston friends there and the kids were so happy to see their buddies!
We ate at Cafe Rio, and In n Out... as always it was delish and something to look forward to!
Then it was off to head home. We made that trip back in 27 hours...not too bad! The last two hours were torture for Jack. Poor thing...he sat in his carseat the whole way, he earns a gold star for that trip! Mac of course never made a peep the whole 53 hours, Abby was an amazing helper and such a good traveler, and Finn was.. Finn...super needy, cranky, and loud, but overall he did pretty good. The poor thing just wanted to get out and play!
Even though we did have a blast being with and seeing our family, we might take a few years off until our next looooong roadtrip!!
Monday, July 9, 2012
Home Videos
The other night I pulled out the rusty old video camera. It's been great watching old videos of our younger lives. It's sad though, I have several tapes of Abby and Mac, and I can't find one with a baby Finn in it!! It just goes to show that Finn really did rock this family! Two children seemed so easy...now with four I am lucky to get a picture of them on their birthdays! I feel bad that I'm not that Mom, the one always taking pictures of the kiddos. Thank goodness for technology, I am able to take pictures and video of the kids on my phone and ipod!
This is my vow to get better about filming the kids and taking more pictures. (that's funny because our little point and shoot camera is no where to be found!!) Now if I could only get my hands on a beautiful SLR camera life would be good!!
This is my vow to get better about filming the kids and taking more pictures. (that's funny because our little point and shoot camera is no where to be found!!) Now if I could only get my hands on a beautiful SLR camera life would be good!!
She's growing up!
Lately, Abby has been acting more and more like a pre-teen girl! She asks to me paint her nails. She asks if it's okay if she goes up to her room and listens to music. She brushes her hair..a lot...all day long. She is trying really super hard to do the splits. And she watches pre-teen t.v. shows like iCarly and Zoey 101.
This all came out of no-where!!! It's been fun to watch it all unfold though. But it does hurt my heart because it does mean she's getting older.
**Literally while writing this Abby walked into the room, I hid the screen from her (because she wouldn't want me to write this for everyone to read...of course!!) and asked her to leave (so I could continue writing about her) and she said "Why?? Are you doing something LAME??" haha...her sentences make me laugh..she's trying to be all cool, haha.
Yup, she's a growing up!
This all came out of no-where!!! It's been fun to watch it all unfold though. But it does hurt my heart because it does mean she's getting older.
**Literally while writing this Abby walked into the room, I hid the screen from her (because she wouldn't want me to write this for everyone to read...of course!!) and asked her to leave (so I could continue writing about her) and she said "Why?? Are you doing something LAME??" haha...her sentences make me laugh..she's trying to be all cool, haha.
Monday, June 25, 2012
M.I.A
Dear Nintendo DS, Mom's Ipod, and our family Camera,
Where have you gone? I would like to think that this house is clean and organized enough to be able to find all these beloved missing items, but I guess not.
We miss you. Please come out from your hiding spots. You won.
Love,
The Wischmeier's
On another note...
Abby is done with swimming and baseball! Yay to having our weekends back!! Abby was picked to be on the all-star baseball team and she did amazing as always! So proud of her and all her baseball accomplishments. She did so well on swim team too! She managed to shave another 10 seconds off her breaststroke and another second off her freestyle. She's such a competitor! When she's swimming I just watch her in awe...she understands hardwork and the pay off!! Way to go Abby!
Mac loves swimming as well. After having one session of private swim lessons he is so much more comfortable in the water. He is such an easy little man. I say little man because soon he'll be 5!! I feel like I never have much to say about Mac, he is just so chill and easy going that that's about it!
Finn is potty training and he is doing so so so good! After just one week, he'll run to the bathroom on his own and go all by himself! He still has issues with #2, but we'll keep on working on that. So proud of him! He is still obnoxious, very loud and demanding, but at the same time he's sweet and loving. He drives me nuts for sure, but also melts my heart. Is it too soon to diagnosis bi-polar disorder? (kidding) He starts playing baseball this weekend and he will love it, I know because he's been waiting to play for the last year!
Jack is too much. Too much cuteness and manly-ness all bundled up in one chubby little man. He is so happy and content. He loves to sort things, like dumping boxes of stuff out and putting it all back together. He loves playing outside, and the mosquito's love him just as much.
Where have you gone? I would like to think that this house is clean and organized enough to be able to find all these beloved missing items, but I guess not.
We miss you. Please come out from your hiding spots. You won.
Love,
The Wischmeier's
On another note...
Abby is done with swimming and baseball! Yay to having our weekends back!! Abby was picked to be on the all-star baseball team and she did amazing as always! So proud of her and all her baseball accomplishments. She did so well on swim team too! She managed to shave another 10 seconds off her breaststroke and another second off her freestyle. She's such a competitor! When she's swimming I just watch her in awe...she understands hardwork and the pay off!! Way to go Abby!
Mac loves swimming as well. After having one session of private swim lessons he is so much more comfortable in the water. He is such an easy little man. I say little man because soon he'll be 5!! I feel like I never have much to say about Mac, he is just so chill and easy going that that's about it!
Finn is potty training and he is doing so so so good! After just one week, he'll run to the bathroom on his own and go all by himself! He still has issues with #2, but we'll keep on working on that. So proud of him! He is still obnoxious, very loud and demanding, but at the same time he's sweet and loving. He drives me nuts for sure, but also melts my heart. Is it too soon to diagnosis bi-polar disorder? (kidding) He starts playing baseball this weekend and he will love it, I know because he's been waiting to play for the last year!
Jack is too much. Too much cuteness and manly-ness all bundled up in one chubby little man. He is so happy and content. He loves to sort things, like dumping boxes of stuff out and putting it all back together. He loves playing outside, and the mosquito's love him just as much.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Master Bedroom Makeover!
This has been a long time coming! Ben was out of town for a week, so I decided to surprise him and makeover our boring bedroom!
It was a lot of work. I painted it three times, and this is no small room! I painted until 2am several nights, so the kids wouldn't be in my way. The first gray I picked was too purple, so that had to go...I even did two coats of that color because I hoped it would dry different. It didn't. Thankfully, I did find the perfect gray, and after applying one coat I was too tired to paint a final coat. So Ben and I will have to do that when we can find the time.
I searched and searched for the perfect bed. We have only had a headboard since we first moved to Houston, and it drove me nuts how the kids thought are bed was a trampoline. I figured a footboard would solve that problem! We had thought about building our future bed, but let's be honest, it would take us months to have a finished product. So off to craigslist I went. I found this golden brass bed and just couldn't get it out of my mind since seeing it. I emailed the seller and she was a sweet old lady trying to sell it for an estate sell of a friend of hers. I had to see it. I packed up the kids the next day and off we were. When I did see it in person, I was in love. I just worried that Ben would think it was too old fashioned. So I passed on buying it that day. A couple days past and I couldn't stop thinking about the bed, and I realized that if I couldn't get it of my mind then it was the bed for us. I called the gal back, and she even offered to deliver it to me. Yay! Just one problem though, she didn't have any of the rails or hardware for the bed! Thankfully, my sister and her boyfriend Jeff helped me figure out a way for it to work with our existing bed frame. (A huge thank you to Jeff and Jessica for all the extra help I needed with the room)
When I had first gone to look at the bed, in the corner of the ladies garage was a beautiful drum side table. They are old and antique and I die for them! I asked how much, but I passed! What was I thinking! When the lady said she'll deliver my bed I asked her to throw in the table as well...and it was mine!! Yay!
After painting the room, I needed fabulous curtains. Curtains with color and attitude. Off to target we went. It's a funny story because the morning after I had finally finished the last coat of paint, Abby woke up (she was sleeping in my bed) and the first thing she said was "Mom, you know what color looks really great with gray?? Orange!" Literally the first words out of her mouth. I found these orange curtains at target, and knew they would be perfect!!
Now I needed a lamp. I'm was picking with the lamp. I think we went to at least ten different stores. I finally found the perfect one. The boys were happy I made up my mind...they were definitely done shopping around for a silly lamp.
We have a huge blank wall, and I knew just what to do. Last year Ben and I took a little trip to Austin and on our way we stopped a little antique stores off the highway. I had found old metal window screens for dirt cheap and at the time I had no idea what to do with them, but I needed them, so I bought them!! I used the screens to be a frame for my favorite pictures. I just glued the pictures onto foam boards and then used spray adhesive to get the pictures to stick to the screen. Of course as you can see nearly all the pictures have fallen off the screen, so I gotta figure out a better way to attach the pictures to the screen..but I'm sure you get the idea. It was the perfect idea for the huge blank wall.
Lastly, I need and wanted a new white duvet cover. My girlfriend gave me a giftcard to Homegoods, and I got a killer deal on my duvet cover! White is a daunting color with my children, but I can always bleach it!
Overall, I love the room. It feels like a hotel.
Ben was sooo surprised, and he loved the room as well.
Hooray for taking back our Master Bedroom! (I can't find our camera..of course so cell phone photos it is..it looks a million times better in person!)
It was a lot of work. I painted it three times, and this is no small room! I painted until 2am several nights, so the kids wouldn't be in my way. The first gray I picked was too purple, so that had to go...I even did two coats of that color because I hoped it would dry different. It didn't. Thankfully, I did find the perfect gray, and after applying one coat I was too tired to paint a final coat. So Ben and I will have to do that when we can find the time.
I searched and searched for the perfect bed. We have only had a headboard since we first moved to Houston, and it drove me nuts how the kids thought are bed was a trampoline. I figured a footboard would solve that problem! We had thought about building our future bed, but let's be honest, it would take us months to have a finished product. So off to craigslist I went. I found this golden brass bed and just couldn't get it out of my mind since seeing it. I emailed the seller and she was a sweet old lady trying to sell it for an estate sell of a friend of hers. I had to see it. I packed up the kids the next day and off we were. When I did see it in person, I was in love. I just worried that Ben would think it was too old fashioned. So I passed on buying it that day. A couple days past and I couldn't stop thinking about the bed, and I realized that if I couldn't get it of my mind then it was the bed for us. I called the gal back, and she even offered to deliver it to me. Yay! Just one problem though, she didn't have any of the rails or hardware for the bed! Thankfully, my sister and her boyfriend Jeff helped me figure out a way for it to work with our existing bed frame. (A huge thank you to Jeff and Jessica for all the extra help I needed with the room)
When I had first gone to look at the bed, in the corner of the ladies garage was a beautiful drum side table. They are old and antique and I die for them! I asked how much, but I passed! What was I thinking! When the lady said she'll deliver my bed I asked her to throw in the table as well...and it was mine!! Yay!
After painting the room, I needed fabulous curtains. Curtains with color and attitude. Off to target we went. It's a funny story because the morning after I had finally finished the last coat of paint, Abby woke up (she was sleeping in my bed) and the first thing she said was "Mom, you know what color looks really great with gray?? Orange!" Literally the first words out of her mouth. I found these orange curtains at target, and knew they would be perfect!!
Now I needed a lamp. I'm was picking with the lamp. I think we went to at least ten different stores. I finally found the perfect one. The boys were happy I made up my mind...they were definitely done shopping around for a silly lamp.
We have a huge blank wall, and I knew just what to do. Last year Ben and I took a little trip to Austin and on our way we stopped a little antique stores off the highway. I had found old metal window screens for dirt cheap and at the time I had no idea what to do with them, but I needed them, so I bought them!! I used the screens to be a frame for my favorite pictures. I just glued the pictures onto foam boards and then used spray adhesive to get the pictures to stick to the screen. Of course as you can see nearly all the pictures have fallen off the screen, so I gotta figure out a better way to attach the pictures to the screen..but I'm sure you get the idea. It was the perfect idea for the huge blank wall.
Lastly, I need and wanted a new white duvet cover. My girlfriend gave me a giftcard to Homegoods, and I got a killer deal on my duvet cover! White is a daunting color with my children, but I can always bleach it!
Overall, I love the room. It feels like a hotel.
Ben was sooo surprised, and he loved the room as well.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
A desperate love
Last night Abby had her first grade school play. She played the part of the rock star guitarist. She rocked it out. I know she was nervous, because she told me so a few days before the play. "Mom I get up there and I just get kinda nervous." I told her to rock her little heart out and all will be well. And she did just that.
When I first saw her stand up and start rocking out, I couldn't help but choke back the tears. Yes, I am that Mom. Yes, I am crying at my daughter playing with a blow up guitar on stage. I can't help it. I just get so dang proud of my children. It's a desperate love.
Mac just graduated from his first year of preschool. When he walked on stage, my heart swelled up and I just want to bawl like a baby. Then he started to sing and dance...oh be still my heart!!!
That's just me I guess. My kids fart and I say "good one!!...now say excuse me"
See... I'm kind of ridiculous, but I just want my babies to know how much I love them, and how very proud I am of them, and how proud I am to be their Mama.
There is no other way to describe it...it's a desperate love.
When I first saw her stand up and start rocking out, I couldn't help but choke back the tears. Yes, I am that Mom. Yes, I am crying at my daughter playing with a blow up guitar on stage. I can't help it. I just get so dang proud of my children. It's a desperate love.
Mac just graduated from his first year of preschool. When he walked on stage, my heart swelled up and I just want to bawl like a baby. Then he started to sing and dance...oh be still my heart!!!
That's just me I guess. My kids fart and I say "good one!!...now say excuse me"
See... I'm kind of ridiculous, but I just want my babies to know how much I love them, and how very proud I am of them, and how proud I am to be their Mama.
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