My Sweet Gram!

This is my Gram! She is such a sweetie. She is the one I go to for spiritual advice and when I want someone's view from the right angle of thinking. My kiddo's call her their Nana. She always knows the right thing to say, sometimes it's not what I want to hear, but I know she is right and I am wrong and she has taught me so much. She has been in my life from the very beginning and has never left my side for a second.  I love her with all of my heart and think of her each and every day! From her homemade blackberry jam to her sugar cookies at Christmas time...My Gram is made with 100% sweetness and puts a lot of LOVE in everything she does! I LOVE YOU Gram!!

My BEST FRIEND...

As a child, your mom is just that...your mom who over time you actually realize is your God given BEST FRIEND. She is the person you turn to when you feel your world is crashing down, the person you cry with when your heart has been broken, the person you laugh with about everything; and the person that traveled in life a little before you so that she can give advice on things that she has already been through. As you become a parent yourself, you realize how precious this relationship is. A mother, daughter relationship is also an amazing friendship that NO friend could replace. It's a bond spoken through the heart, a REAL down to the core, LOVING relationship! My mom is amazing, she LOVES with her whole heart and she is ALWAYS there for me no matter what the situation. Having 4 boys I realize I will never share this bond with a daughter of my very own, But I believe that is why God gave me the VERY BEST mom he could create.
Last night, we got our hair done together and went to dinner and I really enjoyed every second. I couldn't imagine my life without this wonderful woman in it. She amazes me in everything she does and if there is someone I strive to be more like it is definately my mom~~ Just look at her, I hope I look like that when I am a grandma!!

Pause, Rewind and LOVE.....REPEAT!!!

Thatcher loves this jumparoo. It makes him smile which then makes me smile at his toothless grin! I wish moments like these could be more than flashbacks of time, I wish you could pause and rewind life and have certain days all over again. Babies grow so fast and Time doesn't stand still. In my mind I am taking mini polaroids and filing them away, so I can remember each and every moment of all of my days with my family!! LOVE is a 4 letter word, but it is a word that makes every second of Life accountable for in our house!

I LOVE YOU, YOUR BROTHERS and YOUR DADDY sooooo much Thatcher!!!  Each day with all of you is a gift that I cherish!
Momma

One fish, Two fish...Time Out Bench??

Why do I feel like I have a conquering kind of day when I take 4 kids to the pool?

 Jack decided yesterday that what a great idea it would be to pull his pants down and just pee right there on the concrete in front of the entire crowd!!  Gotta Love the convenience of having BOYS!

Ty thinks he is Mr. Big Guy when he can go without floaties in the baby pool! I have only had a million gasps since he has been without them!

This bench should have Ty's name on it! This is our TIME OUT bench at the pool....Ty spends about 3/4th of his time on this bench....I thought it was appropriate to have a picture of this bench to remind him one day of how mommies can make Time out spots anywhere. I Love you Ty, and one day you will be free of this bench :)

Loving ALL parts of Baby

YES, he got his juicy thighs from his Momma!!

The only feet I kiss in this house ;)

The chubby hands that hold my heart

My teething Chubby Cherub Baby

A Great Friend

Over the past year I have gotten to know and built an amazing one of a kind friendship with a great person! At first we had children in common (her 5 and my soon to be 4). We socialized when we saw each other around town and our kids started remembering each other's names. We went over her house for our first get together, a playdate. We talked as the kids played and got to know each other a little better, sharing values and life perspectives.After that playdate she invited me to my very first Bible Study ever.
I grew up in church, went with my grandparents and always enjoyed the atmosphere...never really understanding what the meaning behind it was. BUT, I was so very excited to be invited to this bible study...I was currently going to church with my very own family now and was learning so much. So, with Bible in hand and the book we were studying I started going to this Bible Study. I met other women, some I already knew from our small town. When you have no idea how to even read the bible,something such as a Bible study can be very intimidating! But I felt in my heart that this was something I wanted to do and I think God brought this friend into my life.
As, Bible study led on, playdates led on, and our friendship grew...I began to learn that my friend had prayed about who she would invite to the Bible Study and being that she invited me opened my eyes to what God was beginning to do for me. He gave me my friend to lead me closer to him which has completely changed every aspect of my life and I haven't looked back! This friend is such a blessing, an angel with no wings! She has truly taught me the meaning of Jesus, Love and compassion. I couldn't have hand picked this friend myself, but God did this and everything he does is perfect!
My friend recently went to Africa on a mission trip, when she was gone I fought hardships and the person I would call was in another country...But I prayed and dealt with these hardships in ways that without God's guidance I would have handled them so differently. Well, my friend is back :) and Tuesday I went over to talk with her about her trip and the hardships I faced and she thought I handled them well. Her trip sounded amazing and I realized something Tuesday night....Our friendship is a friendship built on the Faith of GOD and that is a friendship I have never experienced until now. This is a friendship that is a gift and it is a gift that I am so excited about. She has changed my life!!! I can only hope that I impact someone's life the way she has impacted mine!

The Wonder of it All

This big sunflower started off as a small seed planted in a dixie cup on Mother's day, given to me by TY! Now, look at how this seed grew into this Huge beautiful sunflower. It amazes me how God works....We plant a seed in the ground and he turns that seed into the most perfect creation and it is BETTER than we could ever have imagined!!

Double Trouble in POLO

How cute do these guys look in their matching shirts? I must say I think it is adorable and those cheesy grins really make my heart flutter!

The shades definately topped it off! Way to go boys....you stole my heart AGAIN!!! ;)

There is something about this picture that makes me  SMILE! Sweet Little Guy!

30 MINUTES.....

My parents took our 3 oldest boys this past Saturday. We went out with another couple and our Thatcher to a eating contest. The contest was 1 pizza, 2 drinks, 30 minutes with 2 participants! My husband, John had talked all day about how he could beat this pizza challenge. So him and a friend of ours went at it. The prize was if you could beat the challenge your challenge meal would be free. Otherwise it was 30 buckaroos.

The guys LOST the pizza challenge by a SINGLE slice of pizza and we had to pay for the pizza challenge!

BUT....We had such a GREAT and fun night!!! And my boys had a BLAST with their grandparents that night!

Little Guy....BIG Sport!!

Football is new to us this year! This is Quentin's very first year playing! We went out of our town with this sport and have met some very awesome people! These parents are all so very kind and are excellent with the kids. Quentin's coaches are amazing and makes sure each child is having fun and that they are safe! Doesn't he look adorable ?

Little guy with a BIG helmet

I think this may be our favorite sport so far! Practice consists of  3 nights a week, each 2 hours and 15 minutes and Games are soon to be on Saturdays! So as it is very time consuming it is so much fun so far and when you have parents that are fun and caring like these parents are...you look forward to each event! GO QUENTIN!!!!!

Teething with Sophie

I LOVE our Thatcher and all his squishiness.

Thatcher's favorite teether....SOPHIE!!! He LOVES his Sophie. It's a squishy, squeeking, soft teether. No matter where we go....Kids flock to it, So we are constantly doing a wipe down of Sophie. But, if you want one great teether toy this is definately the one to get!

I LOVE his baby BLUES!!! and those sweet cheeks are kissable at any time of day!

BOOGERS.......

This pretty much sums up our days!!! This is a permanent home for Jack's little finger throughout each day....it's like a parking garage!

Thatcher's 4month pictures ;)

Thatcher in ALL his Glory and ROLLS!!! ;)

Traditional Blanket picture hand crocheted by MawMaw!

Look at those pretty Blue Eyes!!

This was my Favorite part of the session. He LOVEd that shiny red balloon

Q's First Football Practice

Quentin had his first REAL football practice yesterday, I shared 10 minutes out of the 2 hrs they practiced getting to enjoy him! I was so excited to watch our big guy practice, I looked forward to it all day!  We started off already late but proudly loaded up our complicated double stroller with Jack and baby Thatch in tow, Q and Ty and 2 more kids followed as we made it through the maze to find our team.  This place had so many teams practicing at once, we were lucky to even find our team.
So, my husband set me up a chair, the kids rolled around in the grass and I swayed my chubby baby in the tiny raindrops as they sprinkled down. We were proud parents...video camera, camera and all our eyes focused on our Big guy!! All of a sudden here came this huge black storm cloud and down came the rain. We hurried and scurried to the car with not even a click of the camera. I didn't even get one picture of my guy.
I loaded the boys in the car and we invited a few more little ones in the car and had our very own party in the van. Amazing what little boys talk about....I think the word poop must have been spoken every minute we sat there for the rest of the game. They all sang and danced and talked .....We missed Q's practice but we enjoyed ourselves. There will be more practices, more pictures to take and My husband will get to use the video camera eventually.
My parents stopped by practice, just getting back from Florida with nice golden tans and cute souvinors for the family...and the first words out of my kids mouths to them was...Can you take me poop?!? The joys of BOYS!!

IF.......

IF YOU......

• Read my blog and like it....
• Just like the pictures....
• Enjoy the songs I post...
• Think I am just as crazy as my boys in BLUE....
• Like the name Boogers and Poo....
• Enjoy our Family giggles and our silly take on life...
• Accidentally clicked on my blog and didn't mean to...
• Are a mother that appreciates another mother's LOVE...
• LOVE the way I Always capitalize the word LOVE because that is the core of everything......

Then please please please VOTE for my blog!! There is a brown button on the right hand side of my blog, It says VOTE , I have a mommy blog one and a baby blog one! Please click on each and help us move our way to the VERY TOP of the Blogs!! ;) I didn't start this to be #1, but it is always fun to know you are LOVEd!!  I started this little blog for my children to later look back on and see all our special moments and for Family, Friends, mommies and other bloggers to be able to read about our days, nights and in-betweens. Thank you very much for everyone's support and LOVE!
B

Be a KID

When we eat an ice cream cone we are so careful not to drip it or get any on our clothes or face! I can't remember what it was like to be a kid and just get messy and not care, So next time we have a ice cream cone in our house....I will thoroughly enjoy it just like Jack did ;)

Smile by Uncle Kracker - Lyrics

I LOVE this song! It reminds me of falling in LOVE with my husband and it also reminds me of my children. This morning Thatcher woke up and I was the first face he saw when his eyes opened and He SMILED so BIG that my heart was bursting with LOVE and we both giggled as we stared in each other's eyes! I absolutely LOVE the SMILES and LAUGHTER that my husband and children compose together....It is a song that forever plays over and over in my heart! I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!

Thatcher's FIRST baby food: Sweet Potatoes

Hey little Buddy, you are about to taste the good stuff, sweet potatoes! I hope your baby food experience is as wonderful as it can be! Momma made these especially for you.

Thatcher's very first bite of sweet potatoes, Doesn't he look so excited? hehehe

Yummy!! Thatcher Loves momma's homemade sweet potatoes! Don't worry little guy there is plenty more to try!! :)

Jason Gray - More like falling in love

I recently was baptised and it is an amazing feeling when you whole heartedly accept God into your life 1oo%. Every outlook you once had on life changes the moment you give your heart to the Lord! I have met people who have inspired me in so many ways and I truly believe they were brought to me by God. I hope that I can inspire my children in the ways God has worked through people to inspire me! Here is the song that I can't get enough of lately!! AMAZING!!!




Everytime I hear the song "More like falling in LOVE, by Jason Gray" , it reminds me of how exciting it is to have your heart filled with LOVE for Jesus. I recently read that Jason Gray has a speech impediment...but when he sings, it doesn't affect his music at all. When you are following God's purpose for you, I believe he makes ALL things possible!

Revive New Single-Blink

A friend of mine told me about this song. It truly makes you step back and look at your life and it makes us realize our days are numbered! Let's LIVE every second and not let time fly by, for we may regret the time we have wasted!

Movin' and Groovin' to the Very Best of Spongebob

OHHHH TY TY, How you brighten my days! Showing Mommy how he breaks it down and excersizes at the same time! I love these little moments

He loves to dance and shake his little butt where shakin' is needed.

Thanks Youtube for having this spongebob video in SPANISH, so our little guy could thoroughly enjoy his morning with some music that we couldn't understand. But He just LOVED the beat and danced for atleast 2 hours.

We have our very own little Justin Timberlake in our house! We call him Ty Ty Timberlake (LOOK he even has the hair going on) Rock it out TY!!

Mommy's Wakeup Call

Yes, Thatcher you kept me up again and stole my bed again!! I decided we are going to label your day today with the perfect onesie! It really lets everyone know you are indeed my little alarm clock :) Look how precious you are, you were also this precious at 12 a.m ; 3 a.m. ; 5:45 a.m. ; 7:30 a.m. ; and 8:00 a.m. ! Thank you for reminding me all those times through the night how lucky we are to have you! You sure do brighten our day and my much needed coffee will be by my side all day long! Love you little guy!!

Momma

You keep Stealing!!!

Thatcher,

At first you stole every thought I had and placed it on this baby that I needed and wanted so bad, that positive pregnancy test was a very long wait! Then you stole my belly and made it your home and began to steal my heart with every hiccup and movement. As your feet fluttered inside my belly, my heart fluttered with excitement to meet you and those little feet ( we now know those feet as chunker feet). The day came to meet you and you came into this world so handsome and sweet. I guess my belly and heart wasn't enough, you had to go and steal my husband's heart and every family member's as well. You know, for being so little you sure do take up alot of space in this house! Well, now you are stealing my bed too in the middle of the night. I thought that nice little crib in your room was just perfect for you and was just your size!! I guess you have a different view on that. All of these things you have stolen from me little by little. But sharing them all with you has filled my heart with such LOVE and has really bonded me to you! You are indeed my little thief , But you are my wonderful pride and JOY!!! I can't wait until our next snuggle session, because soon you will grow and no longer want these moments with me. So, I am STEALING each and every snuggle for Now!! I LOVE YOU THATCHER!!!

Love,

MOMMA

How Magical does this look to mommies?

I have been really wanting this beaba babycook baby food maker from william sonoma. I love this gadget and have heard so much about it...it steams, purees, defrosts...it basically does it all. It does have a pretty price tag that it carries upon itself as well, I just couldn't decide without using it first. So, I called up Gram and asked to borrow her blender, I think it all puree's the same. I am researching about baby food making. I made it with Jack and want to continue with Thatch and experiment more. Any input would be very much appreciated ;) Thanks

2 Rough Nights

The past two nights have been quite ROUGH in the Zerges household! Tuesday Night my husband and I were both up...Thatcher woke up more than usual wanting to be snuggled and he was quite the fusser. Jack woke up dry heaving and clammy... Good thing Jack's 3 yr check up was Wednesday morning! Come to find out, Jack has an ear infection and Thatcher has his first double ear infection ( not a first to be celebrated). Both are on amoxicillan....Jack had 104.3 fever yesterday and Thatch has been Mr. Crabs! Needless to say I am exhausted and I think I deserve a STARBUCKS!!! Jackson, otherwise is a healthy 3 yr old. He saw an allergist yesterday, Jack will be tested to learn what all he is allergic to. The allergeist said with him having exzema, he is 80% likely to have allergies. We will be finding out what items will be permanently removed from our home! I pray God gives me energy today and gets me through the day with 4 rowdy boys who are ready for the pool!! Without his strength I may crash sometime today! Oh and did I mention I will be adding another child to our day today ( Q's friend ) , God give me energy!!!

Hail the Jumparoo

Thatcher LOVES this little jumparoo. At first he couldn't quite get off the ground, but now those chubby thighs bounce so high and fast I can barely see them! This is definately one baby item we couldn't do without!! It is a MUST have!

There is a NEW Sheriff in Town!!

Good Night Woody, the cowboy!!! We hope you had the Best Birthday Ever!!

Monkey's Birthday Bash

Our Rough and Tough Guy spreading the word about his little town!!

This was the BIG gift...an F150 powerwheel from MOMMY, DADDY, TY, Q, THATCH, MAWMAW and PAWPAW!! Monkey's face lit up like the 4th of July when he pressed on that pedal the first time and the truck went by itself!! That moment was Priceless

I love this picture, One day these baby cheeks will slim down and I will truly miss kissing on them...I think they are the cutest cheeks and they are yours, but ours to kiss on until one sad day you become less baby and more big boy!

BIG WISHES Monkey!! Happy Birthday!

Poor Ty, He Loves TOY STORY 3 and was so excited that Jack got lots of Toy story 3 presents. He said " Jack got these for his Birthday, so he can share them with me" All weekend we had an all out war between Jack and Ty and the toy story toys!! But we conquered the weekend and noone got hurt over the toy story toys despite every fight that broke out over each figure.