7 years!

Well I know I am a little bit late posting this but it's the first chance I have had and I couldn't let it pass completely.
Scott and I celebrated our wedding anniversary on Monday 28th. I can hardly believe it has been 7 years already! 7 years and 4 kids later, who would have thought!!

Scott, I just wanted to tell you how much I love you and appreciate all you do for me and the kids. I know I'm not the easiest person to live with, but you put up with me and still love me ;-) that's gotta be worth something! You truly are my best friend and I am so grateful to have you as my eternal companion. I couldn't ask for anything more than you already give me. Thankyou for all you do. I love you babe xxxxx

The smallest things bring the greatest joy!!

One of my fears since we found out about Ronan's problems, has been that he would never speak. That I would never hear him say simple things like "I love you". Something that I have totally taken for granted with my other kids.
This past week has been amazing. Ronan has said "Love oo" (Love you) to my Mam on the phone. He has told Scott to "Su Up" (shut up) when he was singing in the truck and Ronan was trying to watch his movie. He told me to "Hu-ee up" (hurry up) when he was waiting for me to get him out of the truck last night.
Just this morning something precious happened and I am so glad I was able to see it. Ronan took a toy away from Liam. When Liam started to cry Ronan said "uh oh" and gave the toy back. Then he said "soy-ee, y'alrite?" (sorry, are you alright) and kissed Liam on the forehead.
It was the simplest exchange but it meant so much to me. It makes me cry now just typing out the story. Ronan has come so far in the past month and every day I am reminded that it is the small, simple things that mean so much and bring us happiness.

Grab a tissue!!

I saw this on a blog I was reading and it really touched me. I just had to share it.

Just for this morning, I am going to step over the laundry, and pick you up and take you to the park to play.
Just for this morning, I will leave the dishes in the sink, and let you teach me how to put that puzzle of yours together.
Just for this afternoon, I will unplug the telephone and keep the computer off, and sit with you in the backyard and blow bubbles.
Just for this afternoon, I will not yell once, not even a tiny grumble when you scream and whine for the ice cream truck and I will buy you one if he comes by.
Just for this afternoon, I won't worry about what you are going to be when you grow up, or second guess every decision I have made where you are concerned.
Just for this afternoon, I will let you help me bake cookies, and I won't stand over you trying to fix them.
Just for this afternoon, I will take us to McDonald's and buy us both a Happy Meal so you can have both toys.
Just for this evening, I will hold you in my arms and tell you a story about how you were born and how much I love you.
Just for this evening, I will let you splash in the tub and not get angry.
Just for this evening, I will let you stay up late while we sit on the porch and count all the stars.
Just for this evening, I will snuggle beside you for hours, and miss my favorite TV shows.
Just for this evening when I run my finger through your hair as you pray, I will simply be grateful that God has given me the greatest gift ever given.
I will think about the Mothers and Fathers who are searching for their missing children, the Mothers and Fathers who are visiting their children's graves instead of their bedrooms, and Mothers and Fathers who are in hospital rooms watching their children suffer senselessly, and screaming inside that they can't handle it anymore.
And when I kiss you good night I will hold you a little tighter, a little longer. It is then, that I will thank God for you, and ask Him for nothing, except one more day.............

Niamh's 6th Birthday

Niamh's birthday was July 16th. I can't believe my baby girl is 6!! Where did the years go???

She got an awesome bike, thanks to her Dad. She would have just got the cheap one if I had gone to get it! lol. She was pretty excited about it because it was a total surprise.



Niamh wanted to have a birthday party for just her friends this year so we took her and 8 of her friends swimming at the Aquatic Centre. They had a blast. We started off with pizza, then did cake and presents and then swam for an hour and a half. She had a Hannah Montana cake and all of her cool presents from her friends were Hannah Montana stuff. She got Hannah Montana pj's, purse, shirt, towel and flip-flops. She thought it was great!!



Here are all the girls right before we went swimming. Scott took the boys home after the pizza and presents.



I can't believe how big my Niamhy is getting! I remember the day she was born like it was yesterday! She is such a special girl with a heart of gold! There are times when she thinks she is 16 and I feel like we are never going to survive till she really is 16, but all in all she is a good girl and we are so blessed to have her in our family. She is quite the little mother to the boys but we would all be lost without her, she helps so much!

I am so blessed to have the opportunity to be Niamh's Mam. She is an amazing little girl with such a beautiful spirit. She is definately as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside! I have no doubt that she has a sacred work to do on the earth. She teaches me so much. How to be a better Mam and how to love unconditionally and without judgement. Thankyou Niamh, for being so loving and forgiving me when I make mistakes! I love you so much sweetheart xxx

Time flies when your having fun!!

I can't believe Liam is 10 months old in a couple of days....it is crazy how fast the time is flying by. This past month he has grown up a lot and started doing lots of new things.
The other day I went into his room to get him out of his bed and he was standing up!!! What??? He's not supposed to be doing that yet, time to move the mattress down!!



He started crawling properly and is now lightning fast and into everything....argh!!



And he grew his very first tooth. I love those smiles with just the bottom teeth showing.



It's so much fun to watch him discover new things and grow up but at the same time it makes me sad that my baby is growing up. He's my last one so that means he supposed to stay my baby forever....right??

"Transmormers....robots in disguise"

Kian loves "Transmormers". He is constantly singing the song and watching the DVD so he was pretty excited to find out that one of his days at preschool mini-camp was going to be a Transformer party. He came home with his face painted like Bumblebee and made a pretty cool Optimus Prime all by himself, check it out!!

Summer Fun!!

First of all I need to apologise for not posting forever!!! I am really, really sorry, it's just been crazy around here!!

Wow! The summer is flying over. It feels like we haven't stopped for a minute but at the same time it feels like we haven't really done anything! One of the kids favourite things to do is play in the sprinklers. Niamh was at a birthday party one afternoon so Ronan, Kian and I spent the afternoon playing outside. The boys had a blast!!





Scott and I decided it was time to make our house look decent so all of the neighbours didn't have to be ashamed of us anymore....lol. We had our super-duper friends Dave & Joni come and do our front flower beds for us (thanks guys!). We loved them so much that the next week Scott and I decided to tackle the side of the house. The end result is amazing! I love to be outside now that I have beautiful flowers. I have roses, daisies, lilies, and crab apple trees instead of 3 foot dandelions.....haha.