Productive, yet Relaxing

Hello! The past two days, Chris and his dad built an extra "play" room for the boys in the garage. It is so big!! It is going to be fabulous when it is all finished and I'm so excited! At this point, there really isn't any extra room to "breath" in the house. I am constantly organizing, putting toys away in the family room, and trying to not feel like we are living in a tornado aftermath. This extra room will enable some of the fun toys to have a "home". We will put a futon couch and a TV, too, so that there is another place to watch movies, relax, etc. I am so proud of Chris and his dad for building it. It is truly something I could never do and I appreciate them dedicating this entire weekend to helping make our life better.

Besides that, Jake has been trying to fight his cold and we have spent the past couple days playing around the house, doing puzzles, watching some movies, and just BEING together. Today though, Jake went outside and helped the big boys with building, drilling, etc and he loved it! He had these cute Bob the Builder goggles on and he was to die for adorable! Chris and I went out last night to have some adult time, which was nice. We had a nice dinner, had a few drinks, and just talked. My mom came over to babysit, which I appreciate so much. Jake even woke up today calling for his grandma. He said, "I want her to come over tonight!" He loves her so much!


We have tomorrow off, too, which is great. YEAH- another day off together! Jake went to bed early because he didn't nap, so I'm going to finish this up and spent some time with Chris. On the potty front, Jake is doing almost perfect and goes all by himself! I'm so proud of him!! Michael has been constipated though and so uncomfortable, so I tried giving him Karo Syrup and Lord- it worked! He exploded everywhere!! Me, him, the clothes... it wasn't pretty. But hey, he's a happy baby now!!

I found this powerful quote that I will end with tonight:

First I was dying to finish high school and start college.
And then I was dying to finish college and start working.
And then I was dying to marry and have children.
And then I was dying for my children and to grow old enough....
so I could get back to my career.
And then I was dying to retire.
And now I am dying...
And suddenly realize that I forgot to live. Author Unknown

Oh, and I have some GREAT video and picture to post tomorrow... I just need to transfer them to the computer.

:-) Rachel