Benjamin

My first born Benjamin's Birthday was last month. I wanted to blog and tell you about his special party last month but I had to say what needed to be said first before I shared my proud mommy moment!

Benjamin was the baby we waited for almost 2 years. After a year of being married we decided to try to have a baby. Well it took us a year to get pregnant but it was in God's timing not ours. Being pregnant with Benjamin was weird for me but I got used to it. I was never sick with Benjamin except with allergies. I worked up until a week before he was born. He was a good healthy baby born a month before mommy and daddy's 3 yr anniversary. 7 lb 6 oz. 19 in long.  Dad and Benjamin had an instant bond but it took awhile for mom and Benjamin to get there. I fell in love with him the longer I was with him but it wasn't instant for me like it is for some mothers or those moms you see on those birthing shows. It was a bit overwhelming at first.  I have to say he was the most perfect baby, toddler, child ever. I know that because my twins make me work! Totally different than Benjamin!

Dessert Table

 For some reason Benjamin turning 6 was hard for me.  He no longer is a baby or preschooler but a regular boy. Yes he still has training wheels and afraid of everything but we are working on that.  He is really bright and comprehends everything. He loves, loves, did I say love?.. to READ! He is loving and sweet and takes care of his little brothers. He helps mom and dad around the house and most of the time without complaining.

This year, we made his birthday a Super Mario Party with a few friends and family all crunched up in our little home.  He was so proud of all the work I put into it and I was also. So I decided to share with you some of my pictures from the coolest Super Mario Party ever on a budget of course.  So here are the birthday pictures dedicated to my number 1 boy Benjamin! I love you con todo mi corazon!

From the best frugal mommy ever!

I loved the balloon dog things on the side, made with black balloons, markers and white out!

Chocolate covered Strawberries!

  

Peanut butter bars

Mushroom cupcakes courtesy of Me aka Mom!

  

Kid's sushi (rice crispies, gummy worms and fruit roll ups)

Sugar cookies stars and rice crispy stars with chocolate

Pin the mustache on Super Mario!

Courtesy of Ms. Valdez

Yoshi egg toss
Please excuse our winter dead grass, courtesy of the hubster! 

Lollipops decorated with Mario and Luigi heads.

Chocolate covered Marshmallows with sprinkles, they looked like mushrooms!

The big dessert table display! Don't mind our school work board to the right! Power up Mario!

Side view of all the Mario goodies!

Zoo-we-Mama! Yummy!

THE END!

   

The Mommy Explosion..based on a true story!

It's Free Friday! Yeah....well not really. I am writing in my room hoping to get some relaxation time, I have my window open to rid off the poop diapers smell but the gardeners from next door decided to cut my neighbors lawn...there goes my peaceful moment. Anyways, We still have school work today since Benjamin decided too build stuff with his Math blocks instead of doing estimations. Grrrrr! Something or Someone needs a Free Friday! Me!!!!!!  It seems when I try my best to give myself some "me" time, which consist of doing things for myself such as running or any type of exercise it's always put aside or doesn't go as planned. I have to change pooped diapers or feed the animals(hee hee hee) or start school with Benjamin or dinner or laundry and the list goes on and on!!!! I have gone running in the dark (which is the only time I sometimes have) in my nice neighborhood but it's still spooky! I am jealous the hubster is getting more running this week then me. He went at night with Benjamin for 2 1/2 miles. Go Benjamin!...oh and Go Hubster!

So this brings me to the Mommy Explosion!

Here is the story of the mom and her explosion (events based on a true story):


It was a cold, windy day. Mommy just finished feeding three, changing diapers of two, starting school for one and thought "Hey, this is a perfect time to start my organizing project in my house. Let's go to the play room."  So to the play room Mommy goes and started to clean, taking out baby toys, organizing stuff to put in storage for the boys when they get older....etc etc.

Then the fearful sound of pitter patter footsteps crept up and DESTROYED the room that mommy was organizing! It was definitely the twinados that messed up the prepared and organized playroom. A Monster boy was not far behind.  But monster boy was a sneaky one, he was the one who stuffs toys in places that they didn't belong. Why are socks in a sorting toy again?

All the bags and boxes of organization were Destroyed......mommy was done, she transformed into a beast and gnarled at the children. Screams, yells and tears were made in the room of destruction. The mom then transformed back but very, very, very small like Alice from Alice in Wonderland. She rolled her self to a small hole called a bathroom. There she cried and cried all day. She was going to call her mom or her best friend but she couldn't talk. The room filled with tears and so did pitter patter's world outside. The monster boy was crying, twindoes died down and mommy was sobbing uncontrollably. She knew that if she called Daddy he would have come home. She had no hope for a moment but then looked up and cried out to her God. "HELP ME GOD, HELP ME GOD! I NEED YOU NOW! I NEED YOU RIGHT NOW!"

Peace finally came but tears still flowed. The room stayed a disaster as it was not worth the energy any longer and Daddy saved the day with Pizza.

The next day mommy had a good day.....because she didn't do anything but entertain the twindoes and monster boy! The End!

So you may ask what was the purpose of the story. Well the purpose of the story is to acknowledge, we as moms and dads have bad days.  Sometimes really bad days but tomorrow will be better. This was a deep deep pit day for me. But this mommy decided not to call anyone and seek God. He would bring me back to life. And he did. Yes I cried still after I prayed and when I told the hubster about my day but God still stood with me.  Monster boy got my wrath poor thing. We all have days when we want to give up. God can push us through it. Keep pushing through! We can do it!

This brought peace to me, 1 John 4:4- You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world. Some may think, how did that comfort you? Well because God is stronger in me than I might be alone by myself. He is like my bones that help me stand when I am weak. He is like my heart that helps me love when I hate. He is my brain that keeps me from going insane.....literally. So he is the great and strong part of me. I am weak, bitter and nothing without him. He is greater within me!

I hope you understand that no one is perfect and our ways aren't always the best. I really dislike some parents how they are always giving advice but never are takers of any. Some people wonder, why do you blog and put your business out there? When I started staying at home with my children I realized that too many people make life out to be so beautiful and blissful. It is all those wonderful things but I love finding other blogs of mothers keeping it "real"  Life is also filled w/chaos and adventures. So this is my day, my blog of keeping it "REAL!"