Crazy Town

 There has become a familiar phrase at our house...it's "Crazy Town" that is where we live. Or it's also known as the "Suker Circus" I think it has to do with the fact we have five kids and they are all small. I think 4 of the 5 kids would greatly disagree with that statement of them being small, but sometimes it feels like a three ring circus trying to take care of them. I love them. I do. I'm totally grateful for the obvious blessings. But man alive I'm learning this motherhood thing is really.really.really.really.tough. Maybe it's taken me five kids to feel COMPLETELY overwhelmed. Or maybe it's because I'm finally realizing that breakfast lunch and dinner means I have to supply food, meals, etc. Or maybe it's summer and I'm used to having a few gone at school. Or maybe it's because I wish Jared was home more. Or maybe it's because this house is too messy and too big for me to keep up on...then there was the laundry! I think it's healthy we just stop there.
Pretty much "Crazy Town" is where ever we go. As hard as crazy town is, it's pretty awesome. I get to hang out with these "crazies" all day, everyday...every so often I get a few moments of peace. I just have to laugh because I disappear for 3 SECONDS and they find me. The only reason why I'm thinking about this is because my blog has had some serious issues. It won't upload, I thought I was out of space and so I started a new blog. I thought I have the perfect name...Crazy Town! Yup, so that's it. It appears my old blog really isn't strugging (today) but I think I might just want to start a new blog to see if it works and to just laugh at these five crazy kids. So that's the skinny on the new blog (www.fiveiscrazytown.blogspot.com) So when I switch over, don't be alarmed that is where you can find these crazies.
 Oh, but the GREAT part of the summer is a new implementation of chores, jobs, responsiblities, etc. (Because mom's are always good for switching up routine in HOPES we it the jack-pot job chart that actually gets our kids to work without whining, etc. And our house magically get's clean and we can just sit and read a book while they clean happily! ha.
Well, WE did implement something new, and it's working. I've realized a few things. I am super grateful to have learned. One, my kids are VERY capable and DO know how to clean. Second, I can raise boys to be gentleman. My youngest sister Krista really pushes this with her boys. I though my time has come and gone. But guess what, after a few weeks of reminding, asking, telling them how to be gentlemen, they are STARTING to get it! So I've learned it's NOT too late to change poor behavior. (Shocker I know) Third, I need to chill more and unwind and not be so uptight...I have created a new personal motto..."Just Breath" So I do just that. I breath. Oh, and my new favorite quote of the day..."Happiness is a choice...You Decide!" So there ya have it. That's my motherhood update. It's tough, but we are happy (Well besides all the screaming and yelling, and fighting, and all that real life family stuff that goes on all day long and we just pray our neighbors can't hear us!) ha ha ha

Here are some happy faces of cousins.

 Caleb LOVES legos. This is is sanity in life. Thankfully, we have an entire "Lego Room" I send him there to have his personal quiet time and space. This kid is 5 and ready to start Kindergarten in one week. Yeah!

It's official. Andrew can crawl. He crawled and hasn't stopped since yesterday. He caught on quick and there he goes! 

If she could, she would fill all her days with friends.

 If he could he would fill his days with his friends and cousins.

Summer reading checklist...100 different ways/places to read books. The kids will earn a snow cone they have been so creative and LOVED this.

They piled themselves together for a photo shoot. I mean who can't resist taking pictures instead of sorting laundry!

I love this baby.

Alayna is wanting to take pictures. So I told her to take pictures of me and Andrew, so I can remember loving this baby of mine. He's growing too fast, but at the same time I feel I have soaked him in. 

We have an angry elf at our house.

And then there was a nice elf.

And a sad elf.

8 months old baby. He love everything. And we love everything about him. He can roll, sit, roll and sit himself back up. Well done baby.

This is the naughty elf. And the grouchy elf. We call him Oscar the Grouch.

 He went missing for a few minutes...and he makes himself a cast of band-aids.

Too cute to get angry. I just had to take pictures. Because this is an on going battle I fight with this monkey. So a light bulb went off in my head. I moved the band-aids up high. Yup. So he can't reach them. But he just screams...I'm not sure what is worse. Hmmm.

Welcome to my Crazy Town.