It was nice to get back to our normal daily activities yesterday, with the older kids back in school. I was able to get some much needed housework done and a few loads on laundry. Why is is that no matter how many loads of laundry you do, there is always so many more. It is never ending! I know I am doing it for 8 people, but come on how many outfits can each person wear in one day!

I laid the twins down for a nap yesterday, cause they had slept like crap the night before. Ya, up at 415 thinking it was time to play! Anyway, I came down stairs and a few minutes after laying them down I heard, what I thought was screaming, but when I got to the top of the stairs I realized they were laughing hysterically! they had climbed into he same crib and were tickling each other and knocking each other down. They were also pretending to bite each others butts, by biting their clothes . They were laughing so hard, I have never seen them having so much fun.

I feel like the girls have changed over night from babies into toddlers. I remember their 18 month check up and telling the Dr. that they did not have very many words yet. And now at 21 month old, they are repeating pretty much everything we say to them. Ava's new favorite word is "shut up", in thanks to her older brother and sister! They are both saying gotcha, hello, bye-bye, more, they say all the kids names, mommy and daddy. They can also say I love you, where are you, Oh and " No"is a favorite here too! They are both also able to repeat you and count to ten.. now they are starting to say the next number that is coming. My very smart girls!

All the kids are growing up way to fast! My 8 year old asked for a cell phone this year for Christmas, and it was really all she wanted. So we got it for her! And she loves it, yesterday she told me she is not a big fan of talking on the phone, she prefers texting... this after one of her friends said they did not have a cell phone and gave here their home phone # ! WOW, that flashed me forward 8 years! Yesterday, must have been a day were kids say the darn est thing in the Sells household cause, my little man also told me that he just was not a going to other people house to play kinda kid! LOL!!! Oh, ya, this may be TMI but, I thought it was funny, I was talking to my Hubby last night after all the younger kids went to bed and my 12 year old was the only one up still. Now, before I get into it..... you know when you have younger children and you can make sly comments of a sexual nature to your Hubby and the kids are none the wiser, well there will come a time when you kids catch on. When they are old enough to get some idea of what you are talking about... Ya, well that happened to us last night! I was talking to my hubby ( I did not know my son was in the around the corner in the next room..... ) My Hubby said something about when we go up to bed, we were going to do something 1st, and I made a sly comment back about I thought we were going to do something else when we went to bed... and my son jumps up and says, " you know I am standing here, right" throwing his hands up in the air! Yep, we have a teenager in the house! What a defining moment! I do not know who was more embarrassed him or us! LOL!

Catching up!

Well Christmas is over, it has been a very busy couple of weeks! We had relatives come in from Boston to spend the Holidays with us. It was so great to see them, the kids and I had a great time. Christmas was great, I love Christmas time! I love the look on your kids faces when they wake up and see the tree! It makes my heart melt! We had a great time with family and friends on Christmas Eve, except poor Olivia puking all over the place. Darn those stomach bugs! Then we had family here for Christmas Day. It was great having both sets of Grandparents here to watch the kids open presents and for dinner! Poor Ava was next to get sick, all over her car seat coming back from Grandma's house. Then that night Maddie and Lizzie got the same stomach bug! I have never seen so much throw-up in my life! Thanks for a Hubby with a strong stomach! The boys never caught it yet, thank goodness! Knock on wood! TWICE!!! New Years Eve was fun, we had a quite night at home just us. The kiddos loved toasting in " special" glasses with their very own sparkling grape juice! I love those moments!

Kids are finally back to school! It was a very long winter break! It was nice having them home, but I was ready for them to go back. I was ready to get back into our daily routine!

The little girlie's turned 21 months old Friday! I can not believe in 3 months they will be 2! Its almost time to start planning their party! It amazes me how fast they have grown. They are little toddlers now! :( Its like in the past few weeks, they have matured so much. Now they are making sentences, and talking so much more! I love this age! I wish it would last way longer! But I am also looking forward to this next phase in my life.... The phase on no more nursing, no more pregnancies! I have spent the last pretty much 8 years either pregnant or nursing! That's, my whole married life! I asked my Hubby the other day if he remembers what I was like not being pregnant. With the girls, its like every milestone they hit, I have been cherishing it cause it will be the last time we go through that! I can not explain that feeling, it comes with so many different emotions! We are entering into a whole other chapter of our lives, raising and watching these 6 amazing kids we have been blessed with grow up. Our oldest is beginning his teenage years this year! I can not believe in 4 months I will be the mother of a 13 year old! Gosh they all grow up so fast!
As this new year begins, I know New Years resolutions (I feel) are so crazy to make but as January comes in I have found myself thinking of how I want to lose this " baby weight". I have been lugging it around for a while now, almost 9 years to be exact! Time for it to go. I think sometimes you get caught up in, oh I do not need to lose this I will be having another baby soon. I know I did! But not anymore! So here goes nothing! I feel like if I put it on here, I am committing to doing it, not just saying it!

Anyway..... My sweet Noah will be turning 7 on the 17Th! And I will be turning oh my goodness... YIKES 31, on the 19Th! I so remember when I used to think 30 was so old and so far away!