Everyone knows how much I love being a mom, its my whole life and I wouldn't have it any other way. It is still nice to get a break every once in a while and do something for myself with no kids.
This weekend was such a blast. Chris and I had no kids for the last two days. We also had a lot less sleep without them because we were so busy. Tom picked up Christian and Chloe Friday afternoon. Shortly after, Shauna picked up Keeley and Kaileena.
We started our break off by Chris picking up his brother, Tony, so he could stay the night for our rafting trip in Yakima the next day. We went to Walmart to get snacks for the long drive, Shopping was a lot less stressful without the 4 kids with us. Then we went across the street to my favorite Chinese buffet, 'The Super Buffet'. We usually go there every time we get a break from the kids.
Then later we went downtown Olympia and met up with Beth and some of Tonys friends. We decided to go to Jakes. I didn't like it there as much as I used to. Chris had a few drinks, I got to dance with my him for a while then decided to move on to a different bar.
It was around 11pm, the time the Royal gets busy, so we went over there. We stayed there until 12:30am. During that time we met up with Milleah. I got to dance with her for a little bit, it was really nice to see her. Then I danced with Chris a lot more. It was really packed with people who don't usually go there so we left early. I think they also had a different DJ then normal. A lot or people were complaining about the music and it was pretty bad.
We didn't get to sleep until 2:30am. Which made us only able to get 3 hours of sleep before waking up to drive to Yakima. We left with our group at 6am and followed them to the Tieton River. It was a long drive but I slept almost the whole way there.
The rafting trip was awesome. The water was pretty warm, we were also in wet suits from our neck down. During the trip only one person fell out. He was picked up and pulled back into the raft in a matter of seconds. I almost fell out a few times but was lucky enough to stay in, next time I want to try a harder river. When we got back to the camp we had a BBQ, warmed up then started the drive back home.
I went straight to bed at 6pm after we got home and didn't wake up until 10am this morning. Tom had brought the kids over to my moms house yesterday so Chris and I went over there and picked all of the kids up. The kids must have been really worn out because they pasted out fast after feeding them lunch.
Having a break from all the kids for a few days was great. I had an amazing time with Chris. I am happy to have the kids back home and to start to home school Christian and Chloe a week from tomorrow when Chris starts school again at SPSCC.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Friendship:
I have so many great friends. I think that friends are one of the most important things a person can have. You get to pick them. They weren't born into your life like family. They are there for you because they want to be. They can come and go if they want but the choose to stay. Real friends have your back no matter what. They don't leave just because the situation you are going through is to hard. I have found out the hard way a couple of times in my life who my real friends are. It makes the friendship mean so much more that way.
One of my oldest friends is Beth. I met her during our freshman year of high school 9 years ago. We spent almost everyday together during that year. Either staying at my house or at her house. We did almost everything together. I had a lot of other friends at that time too but she was my best friend. When I went through one of the worst moments of my life when I was molested by a guy at school she was the only friend I had left. She was the only one who was strong enough to be there for me when most people were not. Still to this day she is always there for me and supports me in everything I do. She is the strongest person I know. I am very proud of her and everything she has done. My kids even call her Auntie Beth.
When I transfered to a new school my sophomore year of high school I met a girl named Katy. We became very close and hung out everyday after school. I have a lot of stories with her of coming home late and trying to sneak back into the house without our parents finding out. During the summer we did everything together. I don't remember a time that we weren't together. My Junior year we grew apart and made new friends. It wasn't until after high school that we started hanging out again. Now are relationship is just as strong as it was in the beginning. She has been there for me through a lot and I am glad to call her one of my best friends.
At the end of my sophomore year I started hanging out with Milleah. I can talk to her about anything. She is the most honest person that I know. When I need someone to tell me how it is and not worry about if the truth will hurt me I go to her. I can stay up all night talking to her about every area of my life and she listens and understands all of it. We have been best friends since high school and still we are today. I made a mistake in our friendship and lost her for almost a year. I learned a lot in that time about friendship and what is important to me. She forgave me and I forgave her for everything that had happened. The day we started hanging out again was like we had never stopped talking at all. I don't want to ever lose her again and I think we will be best friend as long as we live.
My senior year I had a foreign exchange student for the whole year, Gaelle. We became like sisters right away doing everything together. She is the bravest and smartest person that I know. She would never do anything to hurt anyone. I would like to be more like her. After high school she went back home to Belgium for a while. Before she left she came to my first ultrasound to support me, it meant a lot to me. Then after a while she came back to live with us. She was able to be there for awhile to go to school and get to know my oldest kid, Christian. I hope to visit her someday and hope that she will return to visit me and see how my family has grown now.
I have a lot of other friends that mean a lot to me. I have so many stories and memories of all of them. The people I wrote about were there for me during hard times in my life and I consider my best friends.
One of my oldest friends is Beth. I met her during our freshman year of high school 9 years ago. We spent almost everyday together during that year. Either staying at my house or at her house. We did almost everything together. I had a lot of other friends at that time too but she was my best friend. When I went through one of the worst moments of my life when I was molested by a guy at school she was the only friend I had left. She was the only one who was strong enough to be there for me when most people were not. Still to this day she is always there for me and supports me in everything I do. She is the strongest person I know. I am very proud of her and everything she has done. My kids even call her Auntie Beth.
When I transfered to a new school my sophomore year of high school I met a girl named Katy. We became very close and hung out everyday after school. I have a lot of stories with her of coming home late and trying to sneak back into the house without our parents finding out. During the summer we did everything together. I don't remember a time that we weren't together. My Junior year we grew apart and made new friends. It wasn't until after high school that we started hanging out again. Now are relationship is just as strong as it was in the beginning. She has been there for me through a lot and I am glad to call her one of my best friends.
At the end of my sophomore year I started hanging out with Milleah. I can talk to her about anything. She is the most honest person that I know. When I need someone to tell me how it is and not worry about if the truth will hurt me I go to her. I can stay up all night talking to her about every area of my life and she listens and understands all of it. We have been best friends since high school and still we are today. I made a mistake in our friendship and lost her for almost a year. I learned a lot in that time about friendship and what is important to me. She forgave me and I forgave her for everything that had happened. The day we started hanging out again was like we had never stopped talking at all. I don't want to ever lose her again and I think we will be best friend as long as we live.
My senior year I had a foreign exchange student for the whole year, Gaelle. We became like sisters right away doing everything together. She is the bravest and smartest person that I know. She would never do anything to hurt anyone. I would like to be more like her. After high school she went back home to Belgium for a while. Before she left she came to my first ultrasound to support me, it meant a lot to me. Then after a while she came back to live with us. She was able to be there for awhile to go to school and get to know my oldest kid, Christian. I hope to visit her someday and hope that she will return to visit me and see how my family has grown now.
I have a lot of other friends that mean a lot to me. I have so many stories and memories of all of them. The people I wrote about were there for me during hard times in my life and I consider my best friends.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Family is most important:
I have gone through a lot in my life. Every time I get through a big mountain there is always another one right in front of me. It makes life unpredictable and sometimes hard. Every one has stuff they need to work through and thats just life. I am very thankful that I have never had to go through anything on my own. I have the greatest people in the world who are there for me when I need them.
My mom has been there for me from day one. She is the only one that has really seen every area of my life. Everything I have ever gone through she was there. I wasn't the easiest teenager to handle but she stuck by me 100% no matter what. Even when I don't think I need anyone to be there for me she is. She took me back into her home even after I had a family of my own and had no where else to go. She has taught me what it means to be a mother. Besides her being an amazing mother, she is also an amazing grandmother. I don't always like what she has to say but I can learn a lot from her.
It wasn't always easy growing up with Russ, my step-dad. He can be hard and stubborn most of the time. He is not good at telling people how he is feeling and can push people away. He shows how much he cares by his actions. Sometimes that is more important then words. He took me in as his daughter even though I fought it the whole time growing up. He gave me a roof over my head and food on the table. I may have pushed him away as a father but he has shown me how important family really is by being a wonderful grandfather. My kids can see all the good there is in him and look up to him more then I ever would have imagined and I am thankful for that.
I don't get to see my dad as much as I would like too, but I have always had a very strong relationship with him. I don't go to him much for help but I have always known that he would be there for me if I needed him too. I have been talking to him a lot more lately and it has been really nice. He is a strong person and I am happy to be a lot like him. He thinks positive about everything and loves being a grandpa.
I had a love/ hate relationship with Carol, my step-mom growing up. It took us a long time to form a strong healthy relationship. She has been there for me a lot in the last year and we have a great relationship because of it. She is a wonderful grandma and easy to talk to about problems going on in my life. I don't know how I would have gotten through my last pregnancy without her. She is also taking the time to form a very strong bond with all of my kids and I can see how happy that makes her and the kids.
My biggest help in the last few years is one that was very unexpected. Tom, Tims uncle, has been there for Christian and Chloe since they were born. I always knew he would be there for them. My biggest surprise was when Tim was out of the kids life and he stuck around. He was not only there for the kids but also there for me and Chris. He takes the kids shopping for clothes and toys, he lets them spend the weekend with him and he also took them to a family reunion in Utah that meant so much to both of the kids. He has even started being there for the babies. There is nothing but good about him and I consider him a part of my family.
My sister-in-law, Shauna has been amazing to me and the kids from the day I met her. She takes all of them and gives me a break when I need it. She isn't only family now but one of my best friends. I talk to her about anything and enjoy spending time with her and all of the kids. She has a boy, Logan, who is 6 and one more boy on the way that I look forward to being around as much as I can. She has also helped make my relationship with my brother, Russell, a lot stronger then it has ever been.
Last but not least is my Husband, Chris. Him and our kids are what make me strong and make me who I am. He is with me everyday and loves me for better or worse. He has seen me at my best and has seen me at my worst. He stays with me throughout everything and is a great strong leader in our family. I can talk to him about everything. I am so grateful for him and how strong our marriage is growing.
My family isn't the only people who have been there for me. I also have a lot of friends I world like to give credit to as well.
My mom has been there for me from day one. She is the only one that has really seen every area of my life. Everything I have ever gone through she was there. I wasn't the easiest teenager to handle but she stuck by me 100% no matter what. Even when I don't think I need anyone to be there for me she is. She took me back into her home even after I had a family of my own and had no where else to go. She has taught me what it means to be a mother. Besides her being an amazing mother, she is also an amazing grandmother. I don't always like what she has to say but I can learn a lot from her.
It wasn't always easy growing up with Russ, my step-dad. He can be hard and stubborn most of the time. He is not good at telling people how he is feeling and can push people away. He shows how much he cares by his actions. Sometimes that is more important then words. He took me in as his daughter even though I fought it the whole time growing up. He gave me a roof over my head and food on the table. I may have pushed him away as a father but he has shown me how important family really is by being a wonderful grandfather. My kids can see all the good there is in him and look up to him more then I ever would have imagined and I am thankful for that.
I don't get to see my dad as much as I would like too, but I have always had a very strong relationship with him. I don't go to him much for help but I have always known that he would be there for me if I needed him too. I have been talking to him a lot more lately and it has been really nice. He is a strong person and I am happy to be a lot like him. He thinks positive about everything and loves being a grandpa.
I had a love/ hate relationship with Carol, my step-mom growing up. It took us a long time to form a strong healthy relationship. She has been there for me a lot in the last year and we have a great relationship because of it. She is a wonderful grandma and easy to talk to about problems going on in my life. I don't know how I would have gotten through my last pregnancy without her. She is also taking the time to form a very strong bond with all of my kids and I can see how happy that makes her and the kids.
My biggest help in the last few years is one that was very unexpected. Tom, Tims uncle, has been there for Christian and Chloe since they were born. I always knew he would be there for them. My biggest surprise was when Tim was out of the kids life and he stuck around. He was not only there for the kids but also there for me and Chris. He takes the kids shopping for clothes and toys, he lets them spend the weekend with him and he also took them to a family reunion in Utah that meant so much to both of the kids. He has even started being there for the babies. There is nothing but good about him and I consider him a part of my family.
My sister-in-law, Shauna has been amazing to me and the kids from the day I met her. She takes all of them and gives me a break when I need it. She isn't only family now but one of my best friends. I talk to her about anything and enjoy spending time with her and all of the kids. She has a boy, Logan, who is 6 and one more boy on the way that I look forward to being around as much as I can. She has also helped make my relationship with my brother, Russell, a lot stronger then it has ever been.
Last but not least is my Husband, Chris. Him and our kids are what make me strong and make me who I am. He is with me everyday and loves me for better or worse. He has seen me at my best and has seen me at my worst. He stays with me throughout everything and is a great strong leader in our family. I can talk to him about everything. I am so grateful for him and how strong our marriage is growing.
My family isn't the only people who have been there for me. I also have a lot of friends I world like to give credit to as well.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
About Me Being A Mommy:
My name is Janna. I am a 23 year old mommy of 4. I will be married one year as of this month.
I am starting a blog to help me get through the day to day challenges. I live a great life but it isn't always easy. I have 4 kids that keep me busy 24/7. My oldest is a boy, Christian who is 4 years old. Then a girl, Chloe who is 3. My other two twin girls are 7 months old this month, Keeley and Kaileena. I get to spend a lot of time with my Husband, Chris which is very important to me. Right now I am a stay at home mom which is what I love doing the most.
I found out I was pregnant with Christian 4 days after I graduated from High School. I was scared and excited at the same time. I was too young to understand at the time, but my life was about to change forever. Christian was the best baby I could have ever asked for. I wasn't ready at that time to have another baby but was talked into it when Tim (Christians Father) wanted to have another baby. I agreed that it would be best to have kids that were close in age so that they could be as close as my brother, Andy, and I were growing up.
Chloe was born one year after Christian on his birthday. Chloe was also a wonderful baby. It took me longer to form a bond with her. I think it was because I felt forced to get pregnant again and also that I didn't want to give any of the love away that I had already given to Christian.
Having two amazing kids didn't fix the relationship I was in. I found that out only 3 months after getting married to their father that I made a bad choice. I gave up on the relationship, then tried my hardest, then gave up, then tried again. I was confused and it took me a long time and the help of friends and family to find myself through the long process. After all the hurt and pain I put myself through I decided to never do that to myself again. Family and my kids would always come first.
I will be married for one year this month to my wonderful Husband Chris. We have gone through ups and downs. This year has not been easy, but it has been worth it. Everyone says the first year is the hardest. If that is true then we have made it through our first year still saying I love you everyday. It doesn't matter if we are happy or fighting, at the end of the day I know with all my heart that he is the person I want to spend the rest of my life with. He accepted me and my two kids as his own. I could never tell him enough how strong of a man I think he is for doing that.
We always talked about having kids together, but it came as a big surprise when we found out that we were having twin girls. I found out during my pregnancy how great of a father Chris was going to be. He took great care of me even through all of my bitching. He also made sure I was healthy so the babies would be healthy. Christian and Chloe were great babies so I thought it would be just as easy with the two new family members.
Keeley and Kaileena were born 5 weeks early. It is normal for twins to be preemies but it did not make it easy on us at all. The babies are more fussy and need more attention then a single baby would. You want to pull your hair out and bail some of the time. Then one single smile from them or the contagious laugh they have can make it all worth it. They wont be babies forever so everyday we work at it and work on our family.
This blog may make it seem like the only thing I am is a stay at home mom, but I'm not. I am much more then that. There is so much more about me to learn and I would love to share it with everyone.
I am starting a blog to help me get through the day to day challenges. I live a great life but it isn't always easy. I have 4 kids that keep me busy 24/7. My oldest is a boy, Christian who is 4 years old. Then a girl, Chloe who is 3. My other two twin girls are 7 months old this month, Keeley and Kaileena. I get to spend a lot of time with my Husband, Chris which is very important to me. Right now I am a stay at home mom which is what I love doing the most.
I found out I was pregnant with Christian 4 days after I graduated from High School. I was scared and excited at the same time. I was too young to understand at the time, but my life was about to change forever. Christian was the best baby I could have ever asked for. I wasn't ready at that time to have another baby but was talked into it when Tim (Christians Father) wanted to have another baby. I agreed that it would be best to have kids that were close in age so that they could be as close as my brother, Andy, and I were growing up.
Chloe was born one year after Christian on his birthday. Chloe was also a wonderful baby. It took me longer to form a bond with her. I think it was because I felt forced to get pregnant again and also that I didn't want to give any of the love away that I had already given to Christian.
Having two amazing kids didn't fix the relationship I was in. I found that out only 3 months after getting married to their father that I made a bad choice. I gave up on the relationship, then tried my hardest, then gave up, then tried again. I was confused and it took me a long time and the help of friends and family to find myself through the long process. After all the hurt and pain I put myself through I decided to never do that to myself again. Family and my kids would always come first.
I will be married for one year this month to my wonderful Husband Chris. We have gone through ups and downs. This year has not been easy, but it has been worth it. Everyone says the first year is the hardest. If that is true then we have made it through our first year still saying I love you everyday. It doesn't matter if we are happy or fighting, at the end of the day I know with all my heart that he is the person I want to spend the rest of my life with. He accepted me and my two kids as his own. I could never tell him enough how strong of a man I think he is for doing that.
We always talked about having kids together, but it came as a big surprise when we found out that we were having twin girls. I found out during my pregnancy how great of a father Chris was going to be. He took great care of me even through all of my bitching. He also made sure I was healthy so the babies would be healthy. Christian and Chloe were great babies so I thought it would be just as easy with the two new family members.
Keeley and Kaileena were born 5 weeks early. It is normal for twins to be preemies but it did not make it easy on us at all. The babies are more fussy and need more attention then a single baby would. You want to pull your hair out and bail some of the time. Then one single smile from them or the contagious laugh they have can make it all worth it. They wont be babies forever so everyday we work at it and work on our family.
This blog may make it seem like the only thing I am is a stay at home mom, but I'm not. I am much more then that. There is so much more about me to learn and I would love to share it with everyone.
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