The Big 32! Wow, I'm an Adult now. =)

Hope you are all enjoying the day as much as I am! Ok, I'm off to buy a cake and celebrate with the girls and Brad. =)

I'm OLD? Say What???!

So the girls have been doing a countdown till my birthday (my 32nd birthday) and this morning I was talking with Megan. I said..."Yay, tomorrow is mommies birthday, do you know how old she is?" Megan replies, "Yay, your birthday! I don't know mommy." Me.."take a guess." To which she replies, "I don't know mommy, you're just OLD!" Very funny, and yet it makes me think. I know 32 isn't old, however I'm realizing, that I'm not exactly Young anymore as well. I keep thinking (ok, in my own head, the body disagrees) that I'm still in my late 20's. Hello....in 8 more years, I will have a child that can get their learning permit to Drive, yep...DRIVE! Where did the years go? How did I get so old? Hey, I can't complain too much. My last 15 years or so have been AWESOME! And look what I have accomplished in those years. I've been married to Brad for 11 years and counting, I have 5 GORGEOUS girls, that are my Everything, we have owned 2 homes, and in the works to get ready to build our "dream home", I had some jobs that I loved, and yeah, so that I didn't, but I've learned alot along the way. I really do have a Wonderful life and come to think of it...I'm not old yet, just very well Established! =) So Happy Early Birthday to Me!!!

Resolutions???

So I don't make New Year's Resolutions, cause I never actually follow through. This year, I'm making monthly/daily resolutions. That way if I falter, I have another day to try again. =) A few of them. Brad and I are working towards a better financial SAVINGS in 2008. I want to be able to let more things "go", and not worry about other peoples "problems" so much that it effects me so much. They are adults as well, and have to take care of themselves.

For my girls...I want to get them to the Kids in Motion classes at our Gym. They love them, and I enjoy watching them.

Hopefully, we will get pregnant soon and our health will return. So there you have it...my non existing, yet still there resolutions. lol

Feel like such a downer lately....

I feel like all I do is complain lately about how sick we all are. Again...Sierra has the pneumonia back, Kayla has 2 ear infections, Paige and Megan have these yucky coughs from hell, Brad and I are both sick now. Thankfully, Aly is doing much better, but UGH to the rest! To top it all off...My period started again at 6dpo (days past ovulation)...so NOT a good thing. I'm talking with my dr about all this, and it sounds like I have a Luteal Phase Defect. Just taking some progesterone will help that. Ok...Complaint OVER! I'll do my best to start looking on the Brighter side of things. =)

We have TEETH!!!

Sierra hasn't been sleeping very well lately. Party due to Pneumonia and ear infection, but I knew it was something more. The tooth fairy paid her a visit, not to leave money, but TEETH!!! Within in 5 days, the girl popped out 3, yep 3 teeth. =)

Her bottom left tooth, her top right tooth, and her top left canine type tooth (not the canine, but not the front tooth..in between) lol Poor girl...I can still see 2 more that are trying to come in. Motrin, here we come.

She won't let us really look at them much, but I will try and get a pic of them tonight. With Brad's help of course.

Happy New Year!!!

Another Year, come and gone. How does that happen, and so damn FAST! I swear it was just 2006 and yet here we are in 2008. I guess when Life if Happy and Good (ok..most of the time) that little saying is more true than I care to admit. (Time Flies When Your Having FUN)

Wow......2008! 2007 did us pretty good.

We had Sweet Sierra, and what a Blessing she is. She fits so well in our family, and I love seeing the similarities between here and her different sisters. She looks like Aly, has Kayla's build and easy going traits. She does have a feisty side that is so much like Megan, and she Loves to cuddle/snuggle just like Paige.

Alyssa...my first baby started 1st Grade. She such a "big" person now. Not so much the "little" girl that I want to believe that she is. She's reading like a champ, and so helpful around the house. She is excelling in school and her art....oh my gosh, she's AMAZING!

Kayla...another baby starting school. She's halfway through Kindergarten, and LOVING every minute of it. She has been asking me everyday (we are on winter break) "Do I get to go back to school tomorrow?". She has made so many friends.

Both Aly and Kayla have been in Cheerleading and having a good time.

Megan...She's my Feisty little one. She may be little, but she's Smart & Sharp as a Whip! She comes off with some of the funniest sayings and the Attitude that rivals her older sisters. lol
Her latest funny...Apparently I forgot to throw away a pair of her panties that had a very small stain in them. I threw them to her (not knowing about the stain, and yes they were clean) ;) She starts to put them on and tells me "I can't wear these panties mommy, they have smoke in them!" I was busting up and trying to figure out what she meant by "smoke" in her panties. I asked her did she fart? She said no, and that the panties had Smoke in them. So I go to investigate, and sure enough a small stain. Needless to say, having Smoke in the panties has become a Bechtold Funny, and we are much more cautious about the "smoke" panties and extinguishing them in the garbage on that rare occasion. lol

Little Paigey....Barbie FANATIC! That about describes her day to day. Everything is Barbie. Her movies, her dolls, her slippers, her bike, her dress up, you name it. The girl believes she is Barbie, and I'm all for it. There's nothing cuter than seeing my little one all dressed up in Barbie Ball Gown and dancing while watching her "Barbie" movies. She loves to dance and sing. She is also very sensitive. If you tell her no, or raise your voice, she runs in tears and puts herself on time out. It breaks my heart every time. I have a hard time with it. She will be my tough one when she's older I think. She plays the game...and really WELL. haha

Brad...Well, today was his first day back to work since before Christmas. I think I was more bummed by this than anybody. I LOVE having him home. He's my "Buddy" and I love hanging out with him, or cleaning out the office (ok..not fun, but he motivates me) playing Wii, staying up late watching movies/tv. But back to work he had to go. He's a Hard Worker, and that time off was Wonderful for both him and for us as a family. Now if only everyone wasn't so sick. (whole other post)

As for me...I'm sad and yet Very Happy to see 2008. I'm sad cause it's another year gone, and another year that my girls are getting older. Sad that there were some things that I didn't get accomplished, but So Happy that we have our Health (working on it at least), the Time to accomplish those things, and Another year to spend with my INCREDIBLE FAMILY!!! It was supposed to be "back to the gym" day for me, but Aly's running another fever (again...whole other post on our end of 2007 ILLNESSES..ugh) So I will be heading off to the dr's office, AGAIN.

I hope that your 2007 was as Great as ours, and that your 2008 will be even Better! =)

Bowling is not for the weak....

This holds true for the Wii bowling as well. I am SO SORE this morning after playing Wii bowling for most of the day. hehehe (it was a family gift from Santa so Brad, the girls and I have been having a BLAST) I feel like I have been doing squats and using weights with my arms. Even my butt muscles hurt. lol

I guess this could be an alternative for the gym??? I need to find more games that you use other muscles to get the full workout. ;)