Family Fun!

I had seen this kid fun place while I was running errands a few days ago. We decided to go the other day. It's called Jump and Shout. It was a BLAST!! It's 9 bucks per child and parents are free. There is 3 HUGE bounce house things, 3 slides, and a TON of cargo net climbing areas. It is totally parent and kid friendly. We all had so much fun! Here is a video of some of our good times.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPcFWNezhLU

Youtube has changed the format of the videos and they make it HUGE and it cuts off like half of the video. So click on the link to watch the video.

Just another day

Do you ever have those days that you feel your child is doing everything they can to disobey? Today was one of those days in our house. Once Brian and I realized we weren't going to be able to go on our afternoon date we thought we would do something fun as a family. I had just seen a place over by us called Jump and Shout, it's like an indoor playground with bounce houses and a big jungle gym thing. I knew Addie would LOVE IT. Then Addie decided to make some really bad choices, one of them being writing on our sofa with a pen. We chose not to go after that. We made her have some quiet time in her room. When that was over Brian and Addie were playing around and she loves "hiding" In the luvsac cover so Brian zipped up everything but her head. They both thought is was super funny!

The day went on and she did a little better so we went swimming at our pool to burn some of her energy. It worked. I took her up to bed and read her two shorter books, she was already nodding off. After the books were over I played with her hair and stroked her face and she was OUT with in 3 minutes. It was then that I thought no matter how bad the day is it always comes to an end and I do love my child.. She looks so sweet when she sleeps. I had to take a picture.

My daily chore chart..

I have had a really hard time with figuring out a daily list of "chores" I need to get done. I always end up going crazy a day or so a week cleaning like crazy cause the house just gets our of control. I decided to come up with a REALISTIC daily chore chart. Mostly to minimize my stress and to keep things tidy. This is what I came up with.

Daily Chore Chart

Monday-
* Run and fold a load of laundry
* Keep dishes out of the sink, and have kitchen clean
* Vacuum the floor and rug downstairs

Tuesday-
* Keep dishes out of the sink, and have kitchen clean
* Vacuum Stairs and upstairs bathroom/laundry area
* Clean upstairs bathroom

Wednesday-
* Keep dishes out of sink, and have kitchen clean
* Run and fold a load of wash
* Vacuum upstairs
* Pick up bedrooms

Thursday-
* Keep dishes out of the sink, and have kitchen clean
* Change and wash sheets
* Clean downstairs bathroom

Friday-
* Keep dishes out of the sink, and have kitchen clean
* Run and fold a load of wash
* Vacuum the floor and rug downstairs

Saturday/Sunday-
* Keep dishes out of the sink, and have kitchen clean
* Floormate downstairs
* Keep downstairs tidy


The things I have a hard time with is getting behind with the laundry and dishes. I am going to make a HUGE effort to stick to this chart.

Just a reminder..

Yesterday when I took Brian to an appointment I had dropped him off and was waiting in the car and this song came on. I had heard it once before on a day that I really needed to hear it. Yesterday was another one of those days. The lyrics were just want I needed. My friend April always reminds me that things like that aren't just a coincidence. Our Heavenly Father knows us and the pain that we deal with. I thought I would share this song and the lyrics. Maybe I am not the only one that needs to hear these words. The video is kinda corny but the song is awesome!

There will be a day by Jeremy Camp

I try to hold on to this world with everything I have
But I feel the weight of what it brings, and the hurt that trys to grab
The many trials that seem to never end, His word declares this truth,
that we will enter in this rest with wonders anew

But I hold on to this hope and the promise that He brings
That there will be a place with no more suffering

There will be a day with no more tears, no more pain, and no more fears
There will be a day when the burdens of this place, will be no more, we’ll
see Jesus face to face But until that day, we’ll hold on to you always

I know the journey seems so long
You feel your walking on your own
But there has never been a step

Where you’ve walked out all alone

Troubled soul don’t lose your heart
Cause joy and peace he brings
And the beauty that’s in store
Outweighs the hurt of life’s sting

I can’t wait until that day where the very one I’ve lived for always will wipe away the sorrow that I’ve faced
To touch the scars that rescued me from a life of shame and misery this is why this is why I sing….

There will be a day with no more tears, no more pain, and no more fears
There will be a day when the burdens of this place, will be no more, we’ll see Jesus face to face

There will be a day, He’ll wipe away the stains, He’ll wipe away the tears, He’ll wipe away the tears…..there will be a day.

Alright...

Brian and I have been talking about this "new" blog that I am going to do. He STRONGLY feels that it should be a family ONLY blog. I don't fully understand why but when this has to do with personal stuff I have to go with what the both of us are comfortable with. I am sorry for the confusion. :(

Homemade Play-doh!!

Addie and I sit down and play with play-doh on a VERY regular basis. We have gone through many tubs of it after it drying out. I decided to try and be Suzy Homemaker and make some play-doh myself. I found the recipe out of a family cook book we have.

Homemade Play-doh

1 cup flour
1/2 salt
1 tsp veg oil
2 tsp cream of tarter
1 cup water

Mix all ingredients in a non-stick pan or double boiler. Cook over low-med heat. Stir until it forms a ball-ish look. Remove from heat, take it out of pan and let it cool. Add food coloring to make your favorite colors. Store in air tight containers. Play and enjoy!

I doubled it this recipe, it didn't look like it was going to make much without doubling. It ended up being perfect. It filled 6 old play-doh tubs. The only thing that sucked was after all the stirring and kneading my arms are about to fall off, but it was well worth it. We had so much fun!

We made blue, green, orange, yellow, pink, and purple.
The PERFECT amount to fill 6 tubs!

Etsy

I now have a Etsy account. If you want to check out what I have on there go to kozykreations.etsy.com. Thanks!

She makes me smile!

I just love this girl!


She says popsicle. I think it's funny that when she is talking about root beer the flavor she calls it soda. She makes me laugh!

Simply Amazing!

I heard about this guy and this video today on facebook. I couldn't help but share it. These are two of my favorite songs. These guys are unbelievable musicians. I couldn't help but want to share it. ENJOY!

Life!

I feel like a dork for not blogging at all. I really don't have anything exciting to blog about. We got home on Sunday from San Diego. I was lost in piles of laundry on Monday, I had blankets to make yesterday, and today with some awesome Mommas we took the kids to a little splash park. I forgot to take pictures. Bad mom I know. We are still alive just living life day by day.

More San Diego..

We have been having a great time in San Diego. We were able to see a lot of family because we lost one of Brian's great uncles, so everyone was in town for the services.

On Sunday we all went to the beach for a bit and played around. All the boys played a frisbee game called 3 flies up, all the girls sat with the kiddos and watched. It was so fun to watch, we had some great laughs.

Addie and Brian playing frisbee.



Addie was running in the water and tripped, the front of her was soaked and the back was completely dry.


Sunday evening we went over to Brian's great aunts house for a little family dinner. One of Brian's aunts brought some old pictures of family. I have only seen one picture of Brian's grandpa and grandma Izzy Krainock, it was awesome to see them. It brought back some great memories for Brian. Here are some of the pictures.




During the service on Monday Auntie Vic being the wonderful woman that she is said that she would watch Addie for us. She took Addie to the LegoLand Aquarium. Addie had a blast!






Monday night those of us who were still in town had a bonfire at the beach. We roasted hot dogs and made s'mores. Good times!!
Glor, Brian, Bruce, and Adell
Katie, Alena, Holly, James, Shawn, Lindsay, and Baby Jesse

Katie and Alena

Shawn, Lindsay, and Jesse
Mike and Katie
Me, Addie, and Brian
Addie Kay

We have made wonderful memories this trip. Though we lost a loved one who will be missed so much, we are so grateful for our family.