We got our Christmas tree up..

We got a new tree this year, a small one :) Its only 3 feet tall, and its cute!
The kids are MAKING decorations tomorrow, so I will take a picture then (of course!) and I will update with the pic!

Maybe it will help me get into the Christmas spirit..who knows.

Ryder has a tooth now..my lil guy is growing up-so sad!
Tooth number 2 isnt far behind, his gums are already a lil swollen from it. Poor little guy!

We just got back from Damian's last night, hes got a few feet of snow, we have none, I am quite happy about that!! We had some a few weeks ago, thankfully, its all melted. Our day is coming though, unfortunately.

~Good Night~

My weekend without the E children.

Here's our new family picture :)

Okay, now heres my post..hahah

Eve & Ethan are away this weekend, and Damian too, hes hunting ;)
So, its just Ryder & I, he sleeps sooooooo much! I am incredibly bored. Sitting on Facebook, no one is online, and, I considered going to have a bath, but I am freezing already, so I decided to wait till the heat builds up since I just turned it up some...haha

The worst part about this?? Its only Friday night. Theres still ALL day tomorrow, and Tomorrow night, then the day Sunday too! Ryder better start staying awake to keep me company :)
I even called my sister today I was so bored..hahahah

Lets put it this way...if I have your number, you may be getting a call from me. Sorry, Im a loser!

Im tired tho...so I am going to head to bed soon...
and, with my luck, then Ryder will probably wake up!

Not much to post about....so I'll share a link!

http://www.socyberty.com/Relationships/Romantic-Comedy---Our-First-Date.86743/1

This is written by Damian, he used another name to write it, its about OUR first date. I am "Sharon" in it...his uncle calls me that anyways! lmao

Ugh, I am a whiner..and I have a cold!

I have had a cold since Saturday! :( Its awful, I am constantly coughing, sneezing, blowing my nose oh... and I cant forget choking on FLEM! I know thats spelled wrong, but thats MY spelling of it! :)

Ethan had it too, and Eve hasnt sounded too great either....

This cold better go away soon, I am a miserable B**** when sick...Damian sure knows that ;) lol

Halloween!

Ryder & Damian came back in time for Halloween! :)
Ethan is terrified of Halloween tho, he cried alot, and didnt like costumes. Poor Boy! Hes so sensitive!
Eve loved Halloween, altho she didnt mind that we didnt stay out long, with Ethan being as upset as he was, and the kids just getting over being sick-it just didnt make sense to stay out any longer! :)

Ryder's visit alone with Daddy!

Damian took Ryder home for a visit without me :( haha
I missed him, but it was good for both of them to get alone time together....I guess!
These pics are from Ryders visit alone with Daddy!

Ryder seemed to have a great time! :)

Wow, its been almost a month!!

We are back from upnorth :) Had a good time, but also was glad to be home!! After 1 night at home, and Eve going for her only school day that week...we took off to Damian's for a few days too!! :) Which we needed to do, it had been a while!
I added some pics, and I will update other stuff in a new post! I JUST figured out how to add more than one pic..I am quite impressed with myself!

Heading Northbound :)

We're heading up to my Grandparents cottages this weekend-all the TenBrinke's should be interesting!!
I will definately have pictures when I get home too!!
Ethan is looking forward to going "quad" and Eve is looking forward to "Jessica and Quadding" Jessica is my cousin, shes 6 or so..not sure exactly how old..I dont keep up with that stuff!! lol
We leave Friday, come home Mon or Tues-we don't know when exactly :)

I just made some NASTY Hamburger helper, My milk had gone bad so I tried making it without milk-I dont reccommend anyone else try that! lol

Meh..I think thats about it, I'm pretty boring! Like my pic? LOL

Eve's horses were SOLD..

My parents decided to sell Eve's horse and pony, because of lack of attention that she gives them..and its alot of money for food etc...especially if the child doesnt appreciate things..maybe this will make her start to appreciate everything she has...Bye Stan and Princess!!

I`m in love with 3 men!!!

Heres a new pic of two of them..lol
The third man..is Ethan :) He was at his grandparents the night we went out to take some pics..so I will have to get some new ones of that little guy soon too!!

I love how the pics turned out...I may post some more soon!

I`m a slacker...lol

So umm yeah..I STILL havent posted a pic of Eve before going to School-so I guess its time..lol
Dont ya just LOVE that dorky look on her face LOL Oh, cant forget the socks pulled up high...she insisted on her purple socks!

I cut Eve's hair! :)

I cut Eve's hair! I love it, so does she..end of story..hahahh

SO...I think I am the worst mom ever!!

Eve has been in school now for a few weeks, and I have YET to post a pic of her all ready for school!! :(
I will be SURE to post one tomorrow....

Ethan is in Cambridge with his Grandparents, he gets to go on a Ferry-so hes pretty excited!!
He also loves that there will be cars on the ferry!! I had to tell him that, since hes such a car lover!
I took some new pics today, Heres one of Ryder in his Onesie that I had made for him...

Bumbo Boy!

Check out our Bumbo Boy!! :) He's getting so big! Altho, not really big enough for his bumbo..lol
He wasnt comfortable for too long, but I HAD to try him in it!! hahaha
Hes crying now...so I gotta get off here, just needed to post a pic of this!

Poor Ethan!

This is the poor little guy's foot, he took a tumble today off a little table at Grandma and Grandpa's and this is how he ended up- after 4 hours in the ER (which he was very well behaved for!!)
Quick Healing Vibes NEEDED! :)
2 weeks till this cast comes off

We are taking off to Damians for a few days, So maybe I will have something to post about when I come home!!

Eve & the Pigeon

This is the pigeon Eve found in town that was injured, she insisted on saving it and giving it to Grandpa, I let her carry it home, and then we called her Grandpa to tell him about it, it unfortunately died, but atleast she tried..she loved animals!

I went to build-a-bear and made Ryder his very own bear!

Damian, Ryder and I went out for the day with our friends, we went to Vaughan Mills mall, and Damian stayed in Bass Pro shop with Adam (friend) while Ryder, Bea and I walked around the mall :) As we were walking, I seen a build a bear workshop and I LOVE build a bear..I had never been but have always wanted to go...lol
Sooooo..We went in, the bear..15.00..cant beat that!! the heartbeat..6.95 ummm..okay, the clothes..19.00 OUCH! I wanted Camo..since Damian hunts, but they only had Army camo, not hunting, So, I got fishing, cause I thought the clothes were cute! hahaha
Heres his bear. I named it "Ryders bear" cause I am just that creative! lmao

Ryder is such a Smiley Boy! :)

Aww hes so adorable!

I finally caught a smile! Altho, it was with a cell phone camera ,not a real camera-that is yet to come..lol Hoping it will be soon! He even did a little giggle!

What do you think of this??

This is Eve, talking to her imaginary friend, he comes everywhere with us......and shes always talking to him and playing with him, so I am confused as to if its just a child..with an imaginary friend, or if its a spirit or something...any opinions on this??? I am not sure if anyone really reads this..but if you are..Thanks!!! lol

Update on the disgusting fleas!

Ohhhh...the flea bombing worked wonderfully!!
Lets hope the people upstairs keep their dogs Flea free now!!
*Fingers Crossed!*

Sooo...I was off by 1 day, but I still Love him! :)

This picture has absolutely nothing to do with this post..but its my new siggy!! :)

So, earlier today I was talking to Damian, about his upcoming birthday :) And, I said to him that its on a Sunday this year, and he said, No, I am pretty sure its on a Saturday, to which I replied..No, I looked earlier, it IS a Sunday! and he said, well, Unless you are changing my birthday to the 5th of October..It IS a Saturday....I then started laughing..because I really DID think it was the 5th...OOPS!

~*Note to Self..Damian's Birthday is October 4th*~ hahahah
I Love you Damian.. :)

6 weeks old!!!

I cannot believe my boy is 6 weeks old now!!
hes so damn cute eh!!

Flea Bombing

Lucky me..The people upstairs have 2 dogs, that have fleas, I have NO PETS at all, and this is what Damian and I get to do this week!
This apartment is DISGUSTINGLY loaded with fleas!
We are setting the bomb off and then going out, for however long we have to...
atleast I get to go to the drive in and out for dinner during all this!! hahaha

I will update after the flea bombing is done to say how great it worked.....
OR didnt!

The E's left this morning..

My week of peace begins! :)
Its quiet here! I even took a nap already, I woke up feeling like CRAP tho, Not sure why I try to nap, I always feel like crap after!

We almost had a fire here yesterday! I was making Hamburger helper and Ryder started crying, so I walked away to feed him (it was time for the food to simmer anyways!!)
and a few min later, Eve came RUNNING in my bedroom saying MOM! THERES FIRE!!! YOU COOKED IT TOO LONG! I put Ryder down quickly, ran to the kitchen, seen smoke as I was on my way-got to the kitchen, and she was right! there was flames under the pan!
yikes! I panicked, but got it out, and gave her a great big hug for saving us all :)
She also got some ice cream AND to go swimming like she wanted after that!!
Way to go Eve!!

Ethan...LOL

He's pretty funny sometimes!!
This picture to the right...I had told him to SMILE..that is NOT what his smile looks like on most occasions!!

Those are Grandma's safety glasses for work that he has on...hahaa

Relief!

I am very relieved to say that the E's are spending a week at their grandparents. Am I mean?? hahaha I need a break, this morning was one of the reasons why I do...Ryder..woke up at 5am, Eve..6am, and Ethan 7am, all refused to go back to sleep!
I am tired, miserable and just getting over being sick, so I will appreciate them visiting for a week!!

Great Pic eh?? :)

Oops! :P

Sooo..I took pics, and forgot to upload them!!
Heres a videoclip I took as well.....
Such a strong little guy!! :)

Can you Believe Ryder is over a month old now??

He was a month old yesterday! so crazy!
Hes sleeping quite a bit better!! :)
Such a cutie! Eve and Ethan still love him-and its been a MONTH! this is impressive hahah

Damian showed up last night to surprise us! so sweet of him!
Altho, he had to leave this morning :( Early morning for him and I-cause I couldnt fall back to sleep after he left!
He will be back on Monday, till Wednesday! 3 days, thats a record lately!

1 Month Pictures to come in a post later today-cause Ryder is still sleeping! :)

FIGHTING, CRYING, YELLING, all I ever hear!

I am soooo soooo sick of hearing people crying and fighting....and YELLING!
The yelling is me :P
Eve and Ethan fight almost non-stop, Eve is such a tattletale too, and I bet atleast half the time it ISNT Ethan who did it in the first place!
Ryder gets woken up by all of it, so then HE cries too!
This is the only crying pic I could find at the time..lol Its Ryder, but he isnt the one that cries the most!

Such a PROUD Big Brother!! :)

Wayyy too cute!! :) Ethan loves his brother!

Just got back from Damians :)

The kids and I all went to Damians for a few days to spend some time with him, we had fun, he worked pretty much everyday, but we still had more time with him there than we would have if we stayed home..
Ryder is doing great, hes sleeping much better-most nights!

Ohhhhhhh..I forgot to post this!

Damian's Mom found my engagement ring!! It was in Ethans closet! YAY! :) I was organizing in his closet the night I lost it, so It was MY fault lol
Thanks Annamae...and Thank you Damian for getting it sized for me, It HASNT came off my finger since :)
Love you tons ;)

Eve is 4!

It wasnt too nice out that morning, but things cleared up for us to celebrate outdoors atleast! :)
she had a Barbie cake! :) Ethan had a fun time too..Ryder just slept! lol Sooo glad that birthdays are over for another year!! :)

About time I'm back on here...

So, Ryder was born on July 7th, at 6:47pm, weighed 10lb 7oz!! What a big boy!
after an emergency c-section, and a crazy hospital stay, we are both home and doing great :) Heres some pics!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=24095&l=14cdc&id=506269373

We have an induction date!!

Yay! Hoping to go before this....but its July 7th, Have to been in Welland for 8am. Its nice to know that in LESS than a week..I will for sure be holding Ryder!!
I have been very uncomfortable lately..so it is such a relief to know that!
The kids go away from the 13th till the 20th, which will be hard since they are just getting a new sibling..I feel awful about them leaving now...just cause its like..I get a new baby..so I just kick my others out for a week....I dunno..I feel bad!
They should have a good time tho..so maybe I just need to appreciate the break..and be happy that they are going. Meh...
Anyways, thats all for an update right now! :)

Damian left this morning,

Damian was here the last few days, he slept here last night, and left just after 4. I miss him already :(
It was a rough couple days tho..and will be a rough week or two!! I'm tired and miserable and just want this pregnancy to be over with. Also....I lost my engagement ring :( I am truly awful...I know!
It seems we looked everywhere while Damian was here, and no luck finding it, but I Do still believe I will find it, but I don't think I will be LOOKING for it when it happens. We'll see!
Friends of ours came over last night with gifts for the kids, so the kids have been awful today fighting over the new toys! Eve is currently on time out..I would love to keep her there!!

I am ridiculously tired today..... :P
I havent taken any NEW pics..so I have nothing to add to this, hopefully soon I will have pics of Ryder!!

So Sweet of him :)

Damian showed up and stayed the night unexpectedly, hes sweet like that..likes to surprise me, I hate surprises..but atleast it was a good one..even if I was somewhat miserable due to the fact that I am STILL pregnant!! I love you Damian! :)

We're Engaged!! :)

Damian proposed on Monday night! :) I of course, said yes!
I already KNEW I was going to spend the rest of my life with him...but now atleast I know he thinks the same! LOL
Still no baby.....hes hanging in there even longer :P Its 3am, and I am awake with 2 children who decided to nap during the day..and I let them cause I was in need of some peace!
They slept from 8pm-2:30am, and now I have to try and make them go back to sleep
I have 2 dr appts in the morning, first one is at 9am in welland! yuck!!
anyways, thats all for tonight, I'm tired!
heres a picture of my HUGE belly!

Fathers Day/Sunday School Promotion!

Eve has Sunday School Promotion today...how cute is that?!?!
Shes going to be 4 next month..so shes of age to move up..its kinda sad..cause thats proof shes growing up!
I will try to take pics!! :)

Today is Fathers Day as well...I just want to wish Damian a Happy Fathers Day...hes the one who deserves to hear it..hes been the father to Eve and Ethan for the last year....their "Father" hasnt...Damian is the father figure in their lives!!
Also..hes got baby Ryder..just hasnt SEEN him yet..soon enough!!

HAPPY
FATHERS
DAY
DAMIAN!! :)

Catch up blog.....

I havent blogged in quite some time...heck last time I blogged I wasnt even pregnant! or..didnt know it yet-maybe I knew,...but none of you did! lmao
Anyways,
I am now almost due...and still with Damian of course..hes an amazing guy! :)
We are expecting a boy, Ryder Bryson Timothy Stokes is his name...now he just needs to get out here to claim that name!
Eve and Ethan are doing great...Ethan turned 2 in May! Which is kinda sad...but hes growing up!!
Eve turns 4 next month, goes to school in September..how crazy is that?!?!?!
Ohhh
I moved!! :)
I live back in town, I was living out in the boonies from Dec 1st to June 1st-it was nice for my kids, but I need town :)
I will have to add pics to this blog soon.......
heres a link to my last blog..its no longer active-due to me forgetting the email address/password!

http://shangh.blogspot.com/
thats all for now.........