A recap of this week

It has been a very long week!! After the circus..everything went downhill! So, MA had the stomach bug on Sunday. She was fine on Monday. On Tuesday Bella went to school, and I did some shopping for Marjorie Ann's birthday party..which was suppose to be on Thursday. Wednesday everyone was feeling great!! I went to small group, and LOVED it!! On Wednesday night Bella started throwing up. Thursday was MA's birthday, but I cancelled the party due to sickness and rescheduled for Sunday. Thursday night everyone was feeling good, so we celebrated MA's birthday. She loved her cupcake..meaning she ate every single bite!! She was not sure about having icing on her hands at first..but once she put her hand in her mouth she thought it was delicious!! I was so happy Friday came so quickly....and was looking forward to the marriage retreat at COTH. Susan and Gary came over and kept the kids while we went to the conference. Everyone was so good, and sound asleep when we got home. I started baking the cakes for MA's birthday and headed to bed around 12:30. About that time I started not feeling so hot, and had a 101 fever...blah! About 12:45 Bella started throwing up..then 5 min later MA started throwing up again too!! Really?? Why?? I just don't get it!! Tanner and I were up from about 12-4..this has been a sleepless week for us..but that is ok! Today my mom came over to help Tanner with the kids since I was not feeling good. Everyone has been extremley grouchy..including me!! I was very disappointed that we did not get to go to the marriage conference today!! BUT, i guess that is what happens sometimes. Taylor did not get sick!! It is now 8:45pm and the girls are sleeping. Taylor went to spend the night at my moms house bc we are not very fun at the moment. We are not having MA's birthday party tomorrow...hopefully I can get it rescheduled in the next week. Please pray for the Bush family to be well this week!! Love to all!!

The Greatest Show on Earth

We had a very busy Sunday this week. It started out be going to church. Today we tried out the greystone campus. It was awesome!! I love the main campus, but this one was more convenient and there was no traffic. The nursery was great!! Taylor loves his class. MA and Bella only had 2 other babies in class. It was a really good experience, and we will be going back! After church we went to have lunch at Moe's with Gary and Susan. It was yummy!! I am a big fan of Moe's!!

"Thoughts" by Daddy

After Moe's, we returned home for short naps (for the girls) and a little playing for Taylor and I. Then off to the circus. Nichole packed a lot of snacks to avoid paying $5 for a 12-ounce coke and $8 for popcorn and $12 for cotton candy. Unfortunately, we ended up buying 2 cokes, a popcorn and a $12 cotton candy (more on that later). We met ReRe, Emily and Kacie on the way. It was very nice of ReRe to supply the tickets and Emily and Kacie to provide some fun for the kids. We got to the circus about 30 min early but went to get our seats. The kids were all so excited when the show started. It was definitely two hours of fun and I'll give some highlights below:

i) Within five minutes of being there, we had spent $40 on spinning light toys for Taylor and Bella. What a financial racket the circus is...

ii) 20 min later, Taylor wants to trade his spinning light toy in for a sword with a spinning light thing in it.

iii) $12 cotton candy is purchased... Bella proceeds to take some cotton candy and blow her nose in it. She was so hypnotized by the events of the "greatest show on earth", she thought we handed her a kleenex. She then ate the cotton candy.

iv) Taylor is kicked in the head by the 1 year old behind us.

v) Mae decides to vomit in Nichole's lap and in her diaper bag as Nichole feeds her a banana. Nasty!!! Nichole takes her up to clean her and herself off. Kacie and Emily soon follow.

vi) The show ends soon after and Taylor, ReRe and I leave to catch the others

vii) Safely in the car, we realize we forgot Nichole's purse under the seat. I run half a mile there and half a mile back with dismissed purse in tow.

viii) Home, jammies, teeth, bed for kids, bed for adults, Mae projectiles at 2:00 AM, sheets in wash, daddy to walmart, sleep for 3 hours, Monday morning. Poor MA has the stomach bug!!!

Isn't life beautiful!!!

Baby Shower for Three

On Saturday morning I headed over to Lisa's house to get ready for Lindsey, Laura and Jamie's babyshower. Lindsey is welcoming a baby girl this month. Jamie and Laura are welcoming two baby boys in April. The other picture is of all my preggo high school friends! I must say they all look great!! We have a group of 8 friends from high school and between all of us we have 17 little ones! I can say it makes for a very fun playgroup! All of the girls got some really cute presents! I was so happy to be apart of this baby shower! Looking forward to holding all of these sweet new babies!!

A day with my little Diva

Today we had a lunch date with daddy! We headed downtown to spend a little time with Tanner on his lunch break. The girls were really good, and loved seeing daddy at work. Tanner even took us to the candy store on the way out for a special treat. Bella is a daddy's girl!! She did not want to leave and cried for a while when we left. Thanks daddy for making time for us during your busy day!

After lunch we decided to take a quick trip to Target to get Bella a new swimsuit. This was a interesting trip, but most are with a toddler! Bella picked out a aerial swim suit size 5T that she really wanted..she wears a 2T! I said okay, lets go try it on and you will see that it does not fit. Well, she thought it looked great and was insisting on wearing it home. I talked her in to getting a pink one instead that was her size. I am that mom that let her wear it out of the dressing room to go pay for it and out of the store in the 50 degree weather. OH WELL! You pick and choose your battles at this age. She also managed to snag a new pair of sunglasses on the way out too!

The girls spent the afternoon playing in the new swimsuits. They had so much fun, and looked super cute!!

We wrapped up the day with having a yummy and messy spaghetti dinner! A favorite meal for the Bush kids! Tanner had to work late so it was just the kids and I at dinner tonight. MA had spaghetti all over her!! She was orange! I am surprised she came clean.

The only thing left to do for the day was to give theses girls a sink bath! They were so dirty and orange from the spaghetti I figured we would go straight to the sink to prevent the orange hands all over the wall!!

100th day of school!

Congratulations to Taylor for completing his 100th day of kindergarten!! Today Taylor had his 100th day of school. I can't believe he is half way through his kindergarten year! Where has all of the time gone?? Can someone please put my life on pause?! It is going by so fast!! Taylor is doing great in school. He is reading beginner books, and is great at math...he got that from Tanner :) They had a huge party today to celebrate! I love that the teachers make such a big deal out of these things! I have been very happy with Oak Mountain Elementary this year!! I can't believe that next week I will have a six year old, two year old and one year old. When times get tough and hectic I am trying to cherish all of the special memories I am making with my amazing kids! I am so blessed!!

Warm weather makes me happy!

I just have to say that the warm temperatures make me so happy!! It seems like it is so much easier to stay motivated when you can walk outside and not be freezing cold! The kids have really enjoyed being able to get out some of the outside toys. Taylor is getting better at riding his bike, and the girls love rinding the pink cars. We have also enjoyed playing at the park. I love that both of the girls can swing together now. Bella likes to go really high! She screams and laughs really loud. It is precious! MA giggles listening to Bella, but likes to only be pushed a little bit! Come on Spring!! I am ready!

MLK Holiday

MLK day was so much fun! We were so happy to have daddy home with us! It is not very often that Daddy is off work. It was such a beautiful day that we headed to the park to have a picnic. The kids..including Tanner..all played so well together! The monkey bars were a big hit! Tanner, Taylor and Bella completed the monkey bars many times. I took a shot at them, but I don't think they are made for older people. They were really hard! We played a few games of hide and seek. We had the best time just being goofy! MA loved the slide. Later that night Kyler and Felicia stopped over for a visit. We ate delicious Pablos take out. It was great getting to catch up with them. Today was a great day in the Bush house!

MA is getting so big!

MA is getting to be such a big girl!! She has learned to climb up the stairs with the help of Big Sister!! Bella stands at the top of the stairs and calls her to come up. We now have a gate at the bottom of the stairs!!

MA can now sport a mini pony tail!! She looks so cute!!

This little girl will soon be walking! She is now able to cruise around the furniture and stand up all alone!!

This week we also said bye-bye to formula!! YAY!! She loves to drink whole milk in her bottle! Hopefully now we will have a little more money not having to pay $25 for formula anymore!!

Love to all!!

Praise and Worship in the Bush house!!

It has become a tradition in the house that we must watch the 9:30 service of praise and worship from the living room. The kids love the music, and are sad that they don't get to go in big people church. I love seeing my sweet kids praising God!! Here are some pics!!

Taylor and Bella both have their eyes closed :)

Trying to teach MA!! She almost has it :)

Taylor climbed on the coffee table and did this....so sweet and innocent! I love it!!

Daddy is not a hand raiser, but the kids want him to be!!

Brrr..It is COLD!!

Well, since it has been so cold outside we have been staying warm inside and trying to stay busy!! We have had a few days where we all have stayed in PJ's all day :) It was so much fun having what was supposed to be a snow day. Taylor enjoyed being out of school even though we only saw a few snow flurries!! Here are a few pics from the past week!!

Brother and sister LOVE!

Snuggling up together!!

Bella has been working on her dance moves :)

Trying to catch a snow flake in my mouth!!

SWEET Marjorie Ann!