Thinking about coming back

I've been thinking about blogging lately and the fact that if I don't write down the little things going on, I'm never going to remember them. I think about all I don't remember of the boys' early days, and it makes me want to write. So here I am. I'm not promising to be consistent, but I can at least be a little better than I have been.

To start, 2010 brought another family member. For purposes of this blog, that means we need to rename kiddos. Target Boy will remain, Target Girl too. Target Baby will here and now be called Target Kid and our new little guy will be Target Squirtmuffin.

Shortly after my last post in 2009, we found out we were unexpectedly pregnant and that solved figuring out when we wanted to have another baby. Target Squirtmuffin joined our family on July 9, 2010 and things seem to have been crazy since then. In the last 7 months, we've taken a ride in an ambulance, visited the ER the day we were leaving for vacation, actually made it to Texas for a family vacation, started Kindergarten, completed the swimming leg of a triathlon, made a fairy costume, had our water heater break, which led to all the floors downstairs needing replaced, survived Target Widow season, started training for a sprint distance triathlon, survived a nasty stomach flu and the real flu, started potty training, learned to read, became somewhat mobile, played lots of soccer, football, and basketball, contemplated cleaning the house, volunteered in a classroom, and spent a few minutes of peace at home, and were introduced to princesses, Minnie, and Disney Fairies.

We love the craziness school and 4 kiddos provides and hope to remember at least a few bits and pieces of hectic lives we lead at this moment. I should also buy a new camera so at least I can have pictures of the craziness.

Trunk or Treating

Playing games in the gym

Cheating at games in the gym

Yummy doughnuts

More cheating!

Wonderwoman's first Trunk or Treat

Post candy, Psycho Daddy

Eating the Loot!

My Couch

This is what my couch looked like at the beginning of the week:

This is what my couch looks like now:

Let's hope this does not take over for the weekend:

Scarily Quiet

I just came downstairs after putting Target Girl down for a nap and it was silent downstairs. Thoughts of marker on the walls, a total mess somewhere, or the boys escaping outside all ran through my head. But instead, I found this:

AMAZING.

Daddy's Little Girl

I just uploaded pictures from the camera and found these of my cute baby girl! She's getting OLD!

Preschool

Today was Target Boy's first day of preschool and he was beyond excited! He had his backpack packed and on two hours before we were supposed to leave. He got to pick out a new soccer pencil from our stash and wanted to take his workbook with him, but I convinced him to take a notebook instead (not that he needed either, but he felt cool).

As soon as he woke up he asked if he was five now, because we told him he could go to school when he was five. He was excited to learn (again) that he could go to preschool at four. As we talked about going to school, he told me that I was just supposed to walk him in and then go back to the house and he could ask his teacher her name, under no circumstance was I supposed to stay with him.

When we got there, he was just a little shy, but answered his teacher's questions and started asking his own, and pretty much shoved Target Baby, Target Girl, and I out of the door. Target Baby of course cried because he wanted to stay too. Class was only an hour long today(and the rest of this week), so when it got out Target Boy cried all the way to the car because he didn't want to go yet.

He had a great day and was so excited to meet his teacher and all of his new friends.

I love Target!

I love Target for numerous reasons. I mean they do fund my entire life. But today, I love them because of my incredible shopping trip. For all these deals head over HERE, she tells you all you need to know.

Total Before Coupons, Discount: $70.37 plus tax

After Coupons, Discount: $22.42 (which includes tax) plus earned 10.00 in gift cards

So Grand Total spent $12.42!

This is what I got:

5 Edy's Ice Creams

4 Johnson's buddies Bar Soap

2 pkgs Organic Graham Crackers

3 Gerber BPA free Bottles (need to find a place to donate)

2 boxes Pop Tarts

1 Welches 100% Peach White Grape Juice

2 Hillshire Farms deli selects

10 Single Serve General Mills Cereals

2 Dove Visibly smooth Deodorants

2 pkgs sticky dots for price tags at yard sale

2 Gerber Graduate Puffs

4 Market Pantry String Cheese (only two lasted till the picture)

4 Boxes Special K Bars

Oh and just now as I was looking at my receipt, they didn't take off a $3 coupon, so I'm going to get that back. So really it will only be $9.42. Woohoo!