The Peace Family

sO i DoN'T foRgET

2011-02-11T22:13:00.000-08:00

Since I use this blog as a journal, it is the perfect place to write down the funny things my kiddos say. So here are a couple:

Camden is still not in his bed (oh I know). He sleeps on a little bed on the floor of our room. Anyway, last night he decided to try to sleep in our bed with us. He climbed in right between me and Wayne and said "We are going to bed as a family, lets go to sleep shall we!" So cute that even daddy couldn't resist and we all went to bed "as a family".

Part of the reason why Camden doesn't sleep in his room is because he gets nightmares often. The other day he woke up and told me, "I don't like bad dreams or good dreams". When I asked him why he didn't like good dreams he said, "because you can't stay in them very long". So very true!

Camden has been asking a lot of questions about marriage and what it means to be married. Today he said, "Mom if we were married I would pick a flower and give it to you". Luckily dad was standing right there so maybe Cam gave him some pointers.

One last thing that I don't want to forget. Teige has been starting to talk a little. Most of which only mom and dad can understand but he is getting it. He knows everyones name in the family, Mom, Dadda, Charice and Dam. Yup, he calls Cam, Dam. Priceless.

Very Eventful Day!

2011-01-18T00:03:00.000-08:00

So today I came home to find that Wayne's deer head had fallen off of the wall, knocking over the plant and spilling dirt everywhere. Then I head into the kitchen to find half of a bag of sugar dumped all over the floor. And just because I really wanted to clean up more disasters, my baby dumped fruity pebbles all over the kitchen tonight. I have decided that tomorrow, we are leaving the house and doing something fun for the day! I don't love days when I can't enjoy the little moments because I was spending them cleaning.

Movie Night!

2011-01-05T23:00:00.001-08:00

We took Camden to see his first movie tonight.....Tangled! He just sat there and loved every second of it. Such a cute movie!

THe TrEE Is UP!

2010-12-08T22:44:00.000-08:00

Finally getting into the Christmas spirit! I have been shopping (which I love) and we have the tree up! All of the kids loved putting up the tree! It was so cute to see them get so excited about it. Charice helped me get it out of storage and set it up then the boys went to town decorating. Teige had a hard time grasping the concept of hanging them on the branches so he would just put them in the tree. There would be a hole with a bunch of ornaments just chilling on top of the branches. The memories!

The tree is now only decorated from about little hands reach and up. It is just too tempting for little boys. Pretty sure we won't have a "pretty tree" for awhile. Can't believe Christmas is coming so fast. Still so much to do!

ChRiStmAS in three Weeks!

2010-12-01T21:09:00.000-08:00

I am having such a hard time grasping that today is December 1st and that Christmas is only 3 weeks away! We don't have any Christmas decorations up, including our tree, and I haven't bought hardly any presents yet. I just can't seem to get in the Christmas spirit and I'm not sure why. Just yesterday my sister pointed out that I could be using the whole "I'm gonna call santa" bit. Why the heck didn't I think of that earlier......I could have started using it a month ago. It works oh so well with Cam!

We did see Santa at the mall last week and Camden loved it! Teige wouldn't sit on his lap but that was pretty much expected with his age. So the plan is to get the tree up, buy a few things and get the Christmas music going! Because ready or not, Christmas is coming!

So what's my blog address again?

2010-11-29T22:23:00.000-08:00

Seriously it has been so long since my last post that I couldn't even remember how to log on. Why can't I keep this thing updated!? I love writing about funny little things my kids say so that I can look back and have a good laugh. So here is one for ya.......a little blow to the ol ego. When Camden was about Teige's age, he used to always shush me whenever I sang to him. I would be singing along in the car and he would yell, "Mommy shhhhh!" Well, he has passesd the tradition right on to his little brother. Yesterday, I was singing Twinkle Twinkle in the tub to the boys. Teige kept covering my mouth with little hand yelling, "AHHHHH". I thought little kids liked to be sung to. I seriously must be doing something wrong here.

Where have I been?

2010-04-13T19:14:00.000-07:00

I am such a slacker! I cannot believe it's been so long since my last post. I refuse to let facebook take over my blogging because my blogging makes the perfect journal!

We have some busy weeks coming up! In two weeks it is my little Camden's 3rd Birthday, in three weeks we are off to Disney Land and in four weeks Teige turns one! So excitingyet so sad that the babies are growing up so fast.

So tonight we were at Garicas eating (kids eat free every Tuesday is the best). Anyways, Charice was coloring on Camden's kids menu and when she finished she showed Camden her masterpiece. Camden's eyes got all big and he said, "That's amazing Charice, I am so proud of you!" I seriously could laugh all day at the things that comes out of his mouth.......well most everything.

My two year old put me in check yesterday.......twice!

2010-01-22T19:00:00.000-08:00

So the thing I love the very most about blogging is that you can post the funny little things your kids say and then save those sweet moments forever. I know these moments are of course the funniest for the parents and may be boring for others to listen to, but I am posting them anyway. For example:

Yesterday I was taking a bath with my two boys (oh yes so relaxing), and I squirted Camden with a little bath toy he has. Thinking he would just giggle like usual and then get me back, he instead got his serious face on. Camden looked at me and said "How would you like it if I did that to you?". When I told him that I guess I wouldn't like it he said, "Well, don't do that to me then". Not sure where he came up with that one but good lesson learned!

A few hours later I was nursing Teige and he decided to bite down and pull (his new little trick that he thinks is just amazing). I looked at Teige and told him "Ouch Teige that hurts.". Camden came running in the room and asked why I was getting mad at his brother. When I told him that Teige had bit me Camden said "Don't get mad a Teige, he is my best friend". Between that adorable statement and the bite to the boob, I was literally in tears. So sweet.

Yes I'm Still Here!

2009-12-28T15:27:00.001-08:00

Cam and Trin in serious dinner conversation.

Not sure why I haven't posted anything in so long. I guess it was a busy holiday season.

We had such a good Christmas this year. I loved spending time with our families and having Wayne off work for 3 days. It was so nice to have the magic back since Camden is at the perfect age. Wayne's family had a Christmas party where Santa Clause came and Camden got a helicopter. The following weekend Wayne and I told Camden that we had to go Christmas shopping so that we could get him some presents. Camden told us that he already got a present from Santa so we asked him if he wanted some more. Camden sweetly replied, "No, I'm okay". It's probably the only year we will hear that but it was so dang cute.

Teige started crawling Christmas Day! He does this mini crawl thing where he barely moves his knees so he doesn't get too far too fast yet. It was a task that he has been working on for weeks and he seems a lot happier now that he has finally figured it out.

Even though I love Christmas, most years I am happy when it goes so that life can get back to normal. But, for some reason it was different this year and I wasn't quite ready for the celebrations and anticipation to end. Or maybe it's because I can't use the "I'm going to call Santa" excuse anymore. Whoever thought of that is so smart!

Okay so a little negative side...........I cannot believe that we are approaching the New Year already. I hate how the older you get the faster the years go by! I hate that our babies have to grow up so fast. And I hate that I was born in 1980 and it's almost 2010 so I am going to be how old this year.......you do the math! Seriously, where did time go. I just remind myself to love every single day and hug and hold and play with my children as much as they will let me. In ten years, my oldest could have babies of her own and I will be begging my boys to give me hugs.

Family Pictures

2009-11-08T10:10:00.001-08:00

I decided it was time to get the family together and take some pictures. My sister, Kimberlee, always does such an amazing job so we had her take them for us. Here are some of my favorites!

Halloween Adventures

2009-11-08T09:51:00.000-08:00

Camden's costume might look familiar.....he wore it last year. We lost all of last October's pictures and since he looked so adorable in it, I had him wear it again.

A little thumbs up for ya!

This is a little late but I wanted to make sure I didn't miss it completly. We had another spoiled Halloween where you hardly even had to wear a jacket to go trick-or-treating. Even Teige got to go around to a few houses. Camden loved going and getting candy (of course), and the next day he asked when we were going to do it again. It's hard explaining to a two year old why we can't make trick-or-treating a daily activity!

Happy 10th Anniversary

2009-10-23T17:15:00.001-07:00

Warning: The following may contain mushy gushy stuff. Reader discretion is advised.

I am writing this as a little tribute to my husband. Today is our 10th Anniversary! I seriously can hardly believe it. We were supposed to go out tonight and celebrate. Instead, Camden has strep, Charice is sick (not sure what yet) and Teige has an ear infection and the oh so dreaded h1n1 flu! So, it's take out chinese and tylenol, motrin, tylenol, motrin, tylenol, motrin.

I am so lucky to have such an amazing husband. He works his butt of so that I can stay home with our children. He puts our family before everything. He is such a good husband and such a good Dad. He truly has a heart of gold! I love you Babes! Happy Anniversary!

Sand Dunes

2009-10-16T15:43:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago we went camping with Wayne's family. Since we have outgrown our small camper, Wayne's mom rented a big motor home for all of us to stay in. Even though the weather was super crappy, there was 12 of us in one motor home, my boys got sick and still have a lingering cough, the kids had a blast! The last night we were there, the wind was so bad it blew one of the camping chairs into the fire. These pictures are quite deceiving. We took them during the only hour of sunshine we were given.

Baby Blue

2009-10-12T19:39:00.000-07:00

To our surprise, our little Teige has big blue eyes. Since Wayne's eyes are hazel and mine are brown, we never expected to get so lucky! There is nothing wrong with brown eyes (we have a household full of them), it's just so fun to have some blue ones too! Teige will be 5 months old tomorrow we are so grateful to have such a sweet little guy. He is so easy going and so happy.

Sibling Bonds

2009-10-10T12:33:00.001-07:00

Camden making ghost puppets!

Wayne caught this adorable moment.

I love the bond I have with my siblings and I hope my children will always have that same bond. I feel so lucky to have such a great relationship with my brothers and sisters and I love spending time with them. Just recently, Camden has started to think of Teige as his brother and not just a bother. He is always trying to hold his hand and always telling him he loves him. He will ask me when Teige will be old enough to "sight" (he means fight but can't say his f's too hot yet). Charice and the boys also have a close bond. She puts her brothers above and beyond everything and sometimes when Camden gets hurt, he will go to his sis before even me. I feel so blessed to be able to have all of my children and I just pray that their amazing relationship with one another will be as good as the relationship I have with my siblings.

Lions and Tigers and the most adorable Baby Elephant!

2009-10-10T12:08:00.000-07:00

The kids and I went to the Zoo a couple of weeks ago to see the new baby elephant. It was the cutest thing ever. We loved watching her splash around in the mud and play with her mom. I think they said she was 250 pounds at birth and the same height as my little Camden. We also got to see the baby tigers and baby giraffe (Camden's favorite).

Such a silly little man!

Not sure why I bring this double stroller. I swear I end up pushing it completely unoccupied within 10 minutes of getting there.

I can't believe this is the best picture we got of the baby elephant. Camden hadn't had his nap and was throwing a humoungo fit at this moment so I really was lucky to get any.

We had a blast at the Circus!

2009-09-27T15:20:00.000-07:00

My Mom and Dad bought us tickets to see the Circus on Thursday. I hadn't been since I was little so I was so excited to take the kids. They all loved it......even Teige. Amazingly, Teige and Camden didn't make a peep. Charice got a $9.00 lemonade and Camden got a $20.00 sword, but isn't that what it's all about.

Thanks Mom and Dad!

Back in the Family!

2009-09-27T15:06:00.000-07:00

This little three-wheeler may look familiar. We bought it for Charice 8 years ago but sold it to a friend when she got too big! Well it's back and Camden took a little test drive on it in the backyard. He has some growing to do but he did pretty good for his first time. We are taking a trip to the Dunes for the weekend so lets hope for no broken arms!

Kids really do say the funniest things!

2009-09-08T11:56:00.001-07:00

So our little Camden talks like he is 8 years old. He has us laughing almost every day at the funny things he says. I'm always telling Wayne that I wish I could just bottle it up and save it forever. Awhile back Charice was asking me what Teige's nickname should be. Camden overheard the conversation and came running in the room saying, "I'm going to call Teige my Sweetheart". Only he pronounced it Sweet tart. So adorable. Now whenever he talks to his brother he says, "Hi Sweet tart", or "where's my sweet tart". Then last week Camden said "I love my Daddy and I love your Daddy too mom." I asked him who my Daddy was and he said, "you know mom, Daddy, downstairs". So sweet and innocent that he thinks Wayne is my Daddy. If only we could remember all of these adorable little moments forever.

Teige's Blessing

2009-09-08T11:38:00.000-07:00

On August 9, 2009, we blessed Teige at our home. He was blessed by his Papa Robin. The blessing was perfect, so fitting and absolutley beautiful! We had most of our close family there to celebrate with us.

Charice's Birthday

2009-09-07T20:21:00.000-07:00

Charice turned 12 on August 6th! I can hardly believe that she is that old and that we are old enough to have a child that old! She is now in Young Womens and started Jr. High a couple of weeks ago. So far, she loves Jr. High and is meeting new friends. I remember my Jr. High experiences.....not the best years of my life, and I just pray that she continues to enjoy hers.

Our month of July

2009-07-26T18:11:00.000-07:00

My sister took this picture of Teige when he was about 1 month old. When I finally get around to it, I will make make his announcement's with it. I can't believe I haven't done that already! Teige is now 2 1/2 months old. I took him to his 2 month appointment and he was 13 pounds! Holy biggness! At 2 months old, my little Camden was only 9 pounds. Teige is definitly my little chunky monkey.

I finally got a picture of my four favorite people! How lucky am I!!!

Like I said in my earlier post, we had a visit from Wayne's Dad and stepmom. They brought our little nephew Daniel with them. They drove all the way from Texas so that they could bring Wayne's deer heads with them. Secretly I was hoping they would fly and leave the deer back home. I could do without the new addition on my wall but I guess this is Wayne's house too.......I guess.

Anyways, we really enjoyed their visit and we wish they would just move here. With our ever growing family, it is getting so expensive to fly out to their house.

Our Little Smiley

2009-07-02T18:55:00.000-07:00

So not too much has been going on around here. I can hardly believe it is July! We, well I, am so excited for the 4th of July! It is my all time favorite holiday! I love the heat, the fireworks, parades and BBQ's. I am so excited to see Camden this year and how he will react to everything. He is already talking nonstop about fireworks.

Charice is at girls camp and will be back tomorrow. She was absolutely ecstatic and wanted to pack for it weeks in advance. We miss her but I know she is having a great time.

Camden is doing so good and is adjusting to baby. He says the funniest things and makes us laugh all the time. He has this new funny face he does that I posted a picture of. Crazy little man.

Teige is 7 weeks old! He is smiling and has become such a good baby. We are finally getting on somewhat of a schedule and I am enjoying every second of him. Last night he slept for 6 hours straight.......oh yeah! He is getting so BIG! My little Camden stayed so tiny for so long but not Teige. Teige is wearing clothes that were too big for Camden at 3 or 4 months. My little newborn isn't such a little newborn anymore.

Wayne's dad and step mom are coming next week to visit. We can't wait. His step mom has never been here and has never seen Camden or Teige. So fun!

Enjoying the last cool day for awhile

2009-06-07T19:39:00.000-07:00

Tonight we thought we would take advantage of one of the last cool days until fall. Who thought we would need jackets in June! Camden was excited to play in the rain and with the "unbrulla". Charice's last day of school was Friday so she is looking forward to a few months of no homework and playing with her brothers.

Teige will be 4 weeks old on Wednesday. I can seriously hardly believe it. The last 4 weeks seem to be somewhat of a blur but I think that is a common feeling when you welcome a newborn into the world. All of the changes and adjustments keep you pretty busy. I have come to the conclusion that Teige thinks he is a superhero and doens't need any sleep. The only problem is I am definitly not a superhero and therefore it's not easy to keep up. He is so sweet though and really is a good baby. It is crazy to think that he is finally here. What a sweet little angel.

Baby's Arrival

2009-05-25T21:03:00.000-07:00

My sister has been bugging me to get my blog going. So finally here is some progress. With two babies, I will make no promises on how updated it will be, but at least this is a start.

Baby Teige Reign Peace was born on May 13, 2009. My doctor induced me at 39 weeks due to early preclampsia signs. I was in labor for 14 hours with my family surrounding me the entire time. I admit I was absolutely terrified throughout the entire process so it was nice to have the support! I was also so so thirsty and since you aren't supposed to drink anything but ice chips it was good to have people sneak me in drinks from the drink station. Labor and delivery went perfect and Teige was born at 3:53 a.m. weighing 6 lbs 15 oz. He is our little miracle baby and we are so grateful for him.