what is that?

Snowball Puff Princess Kirby went "school" on Tuesday looking cute as can be, but little did I know that a rash was about to set free...(on her that is)!  I got a call and rushed away, rushed away!  I was worried, because not only did I get one call, but two calls saying it was getting worse by the minute!  So WHAT did I do?
1.  Called DR.
2.  Made an appointment
3.  Gave her Benadryl
4.  Went home...
5.  Changed her clothes into comfy ones
6.  She napped
7.  Went to get boys from "school"
8.  Got gas, snack, and headed to DR
9.  Waited forever
10.  Saw Dr, which Kirby loves, she always leans in for her to hold her! :)
What is it?  Hives!  Why?  Different reasons (allergy- NOPE, laundry soap- NOPE, virus-PERHAPS?, contagious- NOPE!)...What can we do? Keep giving her Benadryl and if it gets worse call me (DR)!

Day 2- woke up and worse even with Benadryl, so what did I do?
1. Called DR.
2. Made an appointment
3. Gave her Benadryl
4.  Went to church for MOPS
5.  She hung out with me and the girls- was feeling fine
6.  Took her to nursery for an hour
7.  Pick up boys from "school"
8.  Ate lunch with Aunt Ronna
9.  Went to Dr.
10.  Waited...
11.  Ran test
12.  Waited
13.  Came back negative

What is it?  Hives!  Why worse?  Get gets worse before it gets better and as long as other symptoms were not present no need to "stress" about them! 

Day 3- woke up and BETTER!  Snowball Puff Princess Kirby was healed!  Thank you GOD, because this Momma wasn't doing too well not have concrete answers! :)

BTW:  even though her little face and body was covered- she still was the cutest little thing ever!  So blessed by our little princess! :)

read

Our angel and elf were busy reading this morning when we found them and to my surprise they were reading, "Christmas in the Manger", which is a very simple, but great book for kiddos to read that tells of some important people that were there when JESUS was born!

So what did our message from the angel say, "READ", so what did we do?  We read the book that our friends were reading and talked about each character and which one was the kids favorite!

Characters included: star, donkey, ram, ox, sheperds, wise men, Mary, and the baby (JESUS), so which one is your favorite?  Stay tuned to our favorites- I bet you can guess, but I'm still gonna leave you hanging! :)

Lesson:  What do each of these characters have to do with Christmas and how do their roles play an important part in HIS birth?  Example from the book, "I am the baby asleep in the hay, and I am the reason for Christmas Day."  Discuss this among your kids... 

ps- the book is from Leap Frog!

call someone you love...

The boys always come into our room first thing in the morning and it's usually Andrew's side of the bed  they peak over to greet us "GOOD MORNING!"

...then they go look for the angel and elf, but this morning was a different story!  They went looking for them and could not find them were getting frustrated and upset thinking that they had not come back!  I continued to encourage them to look harder and that they had not check all places!

M-O-M-M-Y  oh my- they are right here!  Goodness silly them they were hanging out on Daddy's night stand!

Message:  Call someone...(heart drawn)!  Oh boys I guess they want you to call someone you love- look she is holding Daddy's phone!  giggle, giggle, giggle from two little boys thinking that was funny! So they immediately shouted let's call our cousins!  Well, guys they are at school right now, but we can call them later today when they get home!  Oh man...it kinda put a damper on their spirits, but were easily distracted with a super hero move! :)

Lesson:  God is always there for us to call on him!  He loves us and is always listening although he may not answer how we wish, but HIS plan is greater and if we wait we too shall see!  Prayer is the best line of communication and you don't need a phone- the line is always open!  TRANSLATION KID STYLE:  We can call God anytime boys!  Ugh-sighed the boys!  Yes our prayers are the way we can call Him and talk to Him- we can tell Him we love Him, we can thank Him, we can tell Him what scares us!

Who do you call first?  God should be your #1...

show LOVE

Sometimes it is hard to show others love, especially when they are not the nicest, but that is when God is challenging us to be more Christ like and we are called to show His love!  Today our Angel showed Henry love even though he is causing some mischief around our house!  He jumped off the door moulding last night and landed face down, which cause some worried hearts with our boys!  Today we explained that even though he was acting out- the Angel was showing her love by wrapping her arms around him!  How can you show love to others?

Lesson with our kids:  even though your brother may "hurt" you by hitting you or be a "stinker" towards you we must still how each other love, because we are called to LOVE others no matter what!  Think of all the people that called Jesus names, but he still showed them Mercy and LOVE- how great is that!

a day at the park

 An afternoon at the park with my kiddos...

Archer is off digging in the dirt while Kirby and Ashton are swinging their hearts out! 

Kirby is my bowtiful baby girl grinning away...

...and Ashton is my superhero that is always there to "HUG" the day away! 

It is VERY VERY rare that we leave the house without our cap!

I treasure all three- thank you LORD!

25 days of an angel

Here are 25 ideas if you are still searching, so that you can plan ahead!  It's about making memories and messages that your children can relate to so that they understand the TRUE meaning of Christmas!  This has truly brought light to our family and been such a blessing!  Stay tuned to more ideas from the Fuller Folks too!

hats off!

A week or so ago we had "parent's night out" that our church does about six times a year that allows us SUPER DUPER inexpensive child care, so we can spend some much needed time together!  We usually go out to eat, watch a movie, or just walk around enjoying each others company, but this time we had a mission to complete!

We had to finish preparing for Miss Kirby's birthday party!  Andrew picked up his favorite (my suggestion) take out Sam's Cafe (Asian food) from the Heights on his way home and I dropped the kiddos off at church and headed back home!  We started a Christmas movie, because I just LOVE them and ate our dinner, which was oh so yummy!  Afterwards we finished putting together goodies bags and then headed off for a haircut for me!  I know that is NOT a date night, but when do you expect a Mommy of 3 kiddos to get her haircut?  So...Andrew being an amazing spouse joined me and then decided to walk around the mall, where he found the boys Christmas presents that my grandmother had been in search of for weeks (orange remote control motorcycles)!  He called her and she was super duper excited- I think she even screamed with joy over the phone!  I just love her and Pops too!

So after "dinner, movie, prepping for a birthday party, and shopping date" we headed back to church to pick up kids!  Oh!  An important part of the story is that the boys always get happy meals on parent's night out as a special treat!

On the way home the boys did this...

 

...giggles all the way home!  Happy Hats is what we all called them!

Enjoy a happy meal and make some memories out of them!  It's more than a meal- it's happiness!