Our Terrifying Night....

Having 4 small children I rarely get a good nights sleep...I don't think I have slept through the night since the babies have been born,  they have been pretty good sleepers, but just having 4 kids atleast one kid wakes up crying because his/her blanket fell off, or they fell out of the bed, a bad dream or they just woke up. When they don't wake up I wake up multiple times to check on them because they aren't waking up :) But the last couple weeks the babies have not been sleeping well (because of teething, colds, asthma, etc.). Because I sleep lightly I hear and see stuff outside and sometimes i get a little scared but then remember it's probably nothing and am able to go back to sleep... Now on to our terrifying night....
Tuesday night I went to bed around 11, Rob was working on a website and came to bed around 1:30, I remember him coming to bed and I think I told him (i may have just thought it) "you aren't going to be able to sleep now because you stayed up late" (which has been a problem he has if he is working on something his mind doesn't stop when he goes to bed and he gets insomnia). Around 2:30 I woke up and realized the babies hadn't woken up so I told Rob "the babies havent woken up yet I am going to go check on them" and i walk to the hallway and think i see a flashlight...i whisper "Rob, I just saw a light" then i think "oh no it was my imagination or the router flashing or something like that" then a man with a flashlight walks out of my livingroom with a light, I yell "ROB SOMEONES IN OUR HOUSE" making huge movements (hoping the robber gets startled and runs away) I was thinking "do i go to the babies room and find something to beat him with, does he have a gun, what if the kids walk out, why isn't rob running out here, oh theres hairspray right here wheres the lighter I could burn his face pretty bad" (I was pretty proud of how much I could think, i was definitely in defense mode and he was Not getting to my kids!) I almost just ran towards him screaming hoping he would run off hahaha....then i notice the man is crouched down some and i hear "ITS MEEEEE ITS MEEEE LAURIE!!!!!!!ITS MEEEEE!!!!!" in a somewhat familiar voice, but it sounded more high pitched and so funny.... hahahah (I am cracking up right now picturing it- writing it definitely doesn't do it justice) It was Rob, he went out to look at twitter or facebook to hopefully fall asleep...he couldn't talk at first because he was so scared by me....I was laughing soooo hard, (none of the kids woke up thankfully) We were both sooo scared and I thought it was so funny....but it made rob cry....hahah. as i was laughing he said "I'm crying, i can't stop im so scared for you" hahahahah. my sweet husband...who was a little out of it i think because of the time of night :) haha. It was a terrifying night....and a hilarious one...:)

Digging for dinosaur fossils

Most days the kids and I have "preschool time" where we sing songs, talk and write about a letter and number,  read a bible story and do some activity starting with that letter... Last week we were talking about the letter D so one of the activities we did was going on a "dino fossil hunt"...

they found a "dino map"

then they had to follow the directions and jump around the tree...

practice their balance...

then find the X 

then the "d-d-d digging" began...

they were pretty excited when they found the fossils :)

they are only 13.5 months apart, it can be challenging sometimes having them so close but they are really becoming Best friends!

We also memorize a verse from their ABC bible verse book. The verse for D was "Delight yourself in the Lord" It's so fun teaching my kids about Gods word. The verses are usually pretty short and verses that I have known most my life, but such a good reminder and I learn more from verses everyday! Learning the ABC's and how to read and write is important, but the only thing that really matters is that my children  Delight themselves in the Lord, and that their desires are to bring Him honor and glory. 

funny conversations, even at 3am! :)

As I was going from room to room at 3am this morning trying to get all 4 kids back to sleep I started to get frustrated, the kids were all worn out and should be sleeping, but instead were all awake, I said a prayer that I would be patient and show them the love that God shows me and He really helped me....I know I could not have patience at 3 am (after being awake for atleast an hour) without His help! I finally got the babies to sleep then went back to Jude and Hailey's room I asked Jude what was wrong and he said "I just need one more prayer so i wont be afraid anymore, I know God is with me, and could squirt slime out of His ears if He wanted to (Thanks Veggie tales! ha) But i just want you to pray with me again" so i prayed with him and he went to sleep. It was so sweet....then I went to Haileys bed,  I love cuddling with her, but when I lay in bed with her she just talks and talks and talks! She was asking if we could go put make up on cause all the boys are asleep (we do that sometimes when all the boys nap) and asking if we could paint nails, play with her doll house, she even said "We could go take pictures?" haha...she was talking so fast, i couldn't help but just laugh at her and thank the Lord for her and all my Children! Being a mom of 4 3 years and younger can be stressful at times but I love my life and my children more than I ever thought was possible!!!! They are such a huge blessing! As i type this all 4 of them are dancing to the wiggles (we are working on the letter D this week so after we did our normal bible/preschool time they are having an extra long "D-D-Dance time" haha. the babies are bouncing up and down (today they are also seeing who can get the most bruises on their faces i think- everytime i turn around they are standing and falling on something) Jude has an iron man mask on dancing and hailey is in her underwear jumping up and down as high as she can (i have dressed her 2 times today ha) Ah, I am so thankful I am able to stay home with them!

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