When will the snow ever end?

These are my kids today..."What the heck mom it snowed again! When will we ever be able to play outside? How come it can be sunny in Moses Lake but snowing in Cheney?" Okay so maybe it's me complaining more than them, but everyone else has sunny days but us! I hate it and yes that is still a snow pile next to that car....It's seriously gotten ridiculous. We have changed our diets in this house...well I guess I should just say we are eating healthier although this weather makes me want to cuddle up and dive into some chocolate..I resist. (with an occasional sneaky bite) And I know that in order for me to lose these baby pounds I have to exercise and I am just not down with running in the cold...I hope I can just suck it up this week and start because I know I have to start somewhere...but my dang hip is killing me..in fact so much that it kept us home from church today. While I was in the shower it was killing me to just stand straight that I started crying. I have no idea what I did but it's not good. My dad says I probably just slept on it wrong, but than why does it kill me? Yes I am complaining again..LOL I think I might try to call a D.O. this week and see if I can get some adjustments to see if it'll help my whole body feel better. I had a doctor's apointment last week to get bloodwork and things came back normal so I guess I'm just a run down mom that has no motivation...I put the kids in Ali's crib because I thought it'd be easier to get a picture of them if they were a little more confined...I actually think it was tougher! I love her little grin!

You can see Ethan's Lighting McQueen bed in the back. He wouldn't give me a good smile...this'll do.

Ali always cheeses it up for me!

He had to climb in the window....that's my boy!

Roger had his spring break last week, but didn't get a real break since he is still doing his phlebotomy course. He had clinical hours this week too at the local Rockwood clinic. He is really enjoying being in the medical field already. As for me we did sports pictures the week before so I'm working hard trying to get them edited. Life couldn't be busier....well maybe just a little. I think if I can't find time for Roger to watch the kids since I don't really have any clue how this next quarter will go I'm going to look into buying a jogging stroller. Anyone have any suggestions on a double jogging stroller?

6th Place

is awesome!! We won the first two games and lost the last two!! The girls played really well the first two nights and the third night just couldn't sink anything. The last game Carly Noyes got kicked in the ankle so was out of most of the game. We still managed to keep it close until the end and everyone was proud of the girls for not giving up once they knew Carly would be out the rest of the game.

Kaitlin with the kids after their second game! They'd get so excited to see their aunt KK

Kait got some air! She played tough...with some great steals, rebounds, points, and swats.

They wore their pink shoelaces the rest of the season after breast cancer awareness day for luck.

Waiting for the ball to come down...

Their last game was for 3rd or 6th place and we still can't quite figure out why they do the brackets that way instead of 3rd and 4th place.

Grandma and Poppy Waites made it up for the game Friday night and stayed for the game Saturday as well. We were all happy to see them. They have always been big supporters of our sports events!! We love them so much!! Alyssa was a great help with the kids and I'm grateful she could come!!

All in all it was a good state tournament for Moses Lake....but we're sad that this will be the end of the Bill Waites Jr. family sports careers at MLHS. Kaitlin graduates in June!!! Yay!

Looking forward to the next generations to come...

Ali just loves Kaitlin. Good thing she's planning on attending Eastern in the fall!! :)

We are headed to State Basketball in Seattle!!

Kaitlin's team made it to state this year and we couldn't be more excited for her. I am looking forward to going and supporting her all the way! I hope they win!! It's been a great season and we are all way proud! So I am off with my parents and my cousin Alyssa (to help me control my kiddos) to Seattle for state. We are going to miss Roger, but he has a lot of school stuff going on. You can see pictures of their team here - http://juliewaitesphotography.com/blog.


I stayed up all night making these shirts for the kids to wear. I didn't know about Kait going to state for sure until they won their game Friday so I'd been thinking in my mind of all these ideas. I finally had a chance to work on them once I got to Moses and got some fabric paint! I'm not sure which is my favorite. It was fun designing something like this. All I needed was some freezer paper, fabric paint, a few iron-ons, and blank t-shirts!! I really like how I put the basketball going into the pocket on Ethan's black shirt..I wanted to make it look a little more manly since it had gold letters. The first ones are the same with the go chiefs on the front and the 34 is on the back. I love the internet because it's how I found out about freezer paper!! Wahoo!!

What I loved in February...

I previously wrote about my mom watching the kids for me. Well the last full weekend in February she offered to watch them again so I could give my bedroom (and laundry) some much needed attention. It also gave Roger and I a chance to go out after work one night to see Taken. That was really all we had time for so we didn't get to enjoy a nice meal out together. :( I had spent most of that previous week in Moses Lake going to my sister's basketball game and watching Natalie so Roger hadn't seen the kids for a week. The picture above is what they did with him after they got a little of attention playing on the floor with him the night we got home. They just all cuddled up and watch Wall-E, Ethan's most recent favorite movie. My mom got him the Wall-E pillow. I love that my kids adore their dad so much. Ali has recently become really attached to him and would rather be with him than me.

This is our clean bedroom. There are some people I haven't allowed to go in here because of the dreaded laundry everywhere. To be honest we just have way too many clothing items to just fit in this dresser and our closet. Roger has almost his whole wardrobe in the kid's closet and I have some of mine in ours. We have a lot of work out type clothes though that need a place since our dresser is full so we will have to find something!! We got this bedroom set shortly before Ethan was born because my mom suggested us to have a headboard since I would be nursing at night and it has been a life saver. I am so happy we made this purchase early on in our marriage! I know I need some cute bedding to go along with it but I just can't find the right duvet cover for our down comforter. Oh and yes our walls are bare. I am working on that because we have beautiful wedding canvas' to hang. I also love that I got to have a clean room in February. A lot of you might think I'm a slacker, but since I don't spend anytime in our room but to sleep it is the last room on my agenda to be cleaned...everything else has my complete attention first!

I'd have to say we are ready for Spring at our place!!!

Besides the fact that I can't wait to put the kids in their spring clothes....

I just want to be able to go outside and play with the kids.... I feel like this about it....
As you can tell Ali is sick of being cooped up as well!

So who is with me? This 30 degree weather needs to go!!

Babysitting!!

Last week Camery texted me and asked if I would be in town Wednesday and Thursday of that week because she was looking for a babysitter to fill in for her regular babysitter. I was so excited, because not only had Roger just started his phlebotomy class (which means I don't really see him from 9am to 9pm so I knew he wouldn't miss me terribly), but because Natalie is such a fun little girl and I knew it would be fun for my kids to get to play with someone else!!

I have known Camery since I was a little girl, but our friendship didn't really start until I worked with her when I was in high school at Dr. Earl's office. She has always been such a good friend to me and an even better example. She was always there to give me advice when I needed it and let me tell you she had some awesome advice!! I am happy our friendship has continued over the years even though I moved across the country and back! She probably doesn't realize how much fun I have every time we get together! I look forward to continue to enjoy her company and getting to play with her little girl as she grows! Camery is such a great mom and while I was watching Natalie I really got to see how great she has been at teaching Natalie things. Natalie was super independent which made it even easier on my part.

The first day I enjoyed getting to know Natalie and her personality. The second day we danced, sang, ate popcorn, and watched movies!

She liked to switch the lights "on" and "off" which she learned from Ethan. LOL. Ali loves Blaze!! Remember when Ethan did this same thing? And even still does!!
Natalie wouldn't look at the camera for me, but I sure tried!!

They all loved the popcorn.

Soon after these pictures the popcorn was spilled everywhere! My mom put them on blankets and drug them all around the hard wood floors and they laughed so hard!! I think my mom enjoyed it as much as I did because it reminded her of her babysitting days when all the kids on the block would be at our house.

Thanks Camery for asking me to babysit. We really had tons of fun and I hope you don't hesitate to ask next time you need someone. It's always fun to see some familiar and fun faces!!

Crazy Silly Boy

I was going through pictures the other day and noticed that I hardly had any recent photos of Ethan. It is because he hates the camera, but I was determined to get some pictures. It was crazy because it took me over half an hour to get these four pictures. When he actually smiled for me a couple times my card was full so I'd have to delete pictures to try and get it. I know that is a no no, but I didn't want to take the time to replace it with another card. I just wanted to get the pictures!! Again you will notice Lightning McQueen in his pictures. I don't know when this phase is going to end, but I have a feeling it will go on for a while. He has to have his car constantly and even when he goes to bed at night!

My mom watched our kids for us last weekend and we were so thankful, because we needed to spend some quality time dejunking our apartment. You can't tell much right now because our stupid dishwasher broke for the third time! Argh I'm so sick of hand washing dishes because it hurts my back so bad to lean over the sink. And our water doesn't stay hot that long so I can only do a few at a time. Roger told me that the manager called Friday afternoon and they will be replacing the dishwasher! Wahoo! I don't want them to try and replace the motor again and have it burn out AGAIN.

Can you tell he is telling me, "NO!"?
Ethan and Ali had so much fun at Nana's house. My mom said that Ethan only woke up screaming for me in the middle of the night and thought that Kaitlin was me so he went back to sleep, but other than that they never cried for us. My mom really enjoyed having them and we've talked about doing it once a month so Roger and I can spend some time together and clean the things I can't clean when the kids are here. Roger is so busy with everything I hardly see him!