Fun Times with The Incredibles

Finished the School Year!!

2010-05-24T14:41:00.000-07:00

WOO HOO! I am so thrilled to be done with the school year. Although, I have to say that this was such a fun year. My favorite subjects were Astronomy and History. Yes, we spent an entire year on Astronomy and it was well worth every minute. I am looking forward to going camping with the kids this year, maybe Grandma can bring her telescope so we can check out the stars at night.
Some things to look forward to for the summer. Dash is going to do theater, we will be vacationing and I am becoming a Pampered Chef consultant.
So, no matter how far away you are, if you want to host a party, let me know. I can do catalog shows to anywhere in the USA!

-Elastigirl

Shopping with my kids.

2010-04-16T17:23:00.000-07:00

I went shopping yesterday, Elijah was out past his nap time and very tired (whiny). Anyway, as I approached the cashier she asked me how I was doing. I said that I was ready to be home so the little one can get his nap. She decided to let me know her opinion as to why infants with older siblings are always crying in the store.

P90X Was Hard to Do Last Night

2010-03-12T09:27:00.000-08:00

Yes, we are on week 9 and last night was one of the hardest to do. We had legs, back and abs and it was hard to do. It felt like a chore, not the fun we had in the beginning too phases. I was tuckered out by the lunge sequence. I guess we all have out off days, this was ours. We will get back on track and keep pressing play though.

Hopefully things will be better when we do Kempo tonight (one of my favorites).

Lately in the News of Home Schooling

2010-03-10T15:56:00.000-08:00

There was a recent article that stated that home school curriculum is not teaching evolution. A lady by the name of Susan Mule in Ky, purchased the Apologia curriculum, a very well known Christian curriculum, that even says in the title "Exploring Creation through...." and was disturbed to find out that the book gives its opinion on the Evolution theory and supports its opinion on Creation.
Really? Then she calls the press and whines about it. First of all, read the title of the book! Who purchases curriculum for their child and doesn't go through it first? Second, don't start saying that I am short-changing my kids because I teach my kids Creation. I will teach the Evolution Theory to my children too but I will teach as it is a theory (not a fact) like they want to teach in the public school system. I think you are short-changing your kids by denying then the facts.
The curriculum in question does teach the Evolution theory throughout their curriculum. They teach it just as it is, a THEORY! They point out the problems that the theory has and has had for many years.
Here is the article:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,588260,00.html

If you would like to know more about the holes in the Evolution Theory here are a couple sites to read:

http://www.answersingenesis.org/

http://www.icr.org/

It is very important that we prepare our children to be able to stand up for what they believe in. The Devil has many schemes to take our children away, this is a big one. If he can make the first few chapters of the bible "NOT TRUE" then how will our children be able to believe the rest of it.

Genesis 1

The Beginning

¹ In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

² Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

³ And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. ⁴ God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. ⁵ God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

⁶ And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water." ⁷ So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. And it was so. ⁸ God called the expanse "sky." And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

⁹ And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so. ¹⁰ God called the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters he called "seas." And God saw that it was good.

¹¹ Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds." And it was so. ¹² The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. ¹³ And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

¹⁴ And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, ¹⁵ and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." And it was so. ¹⁶ God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. ¹⁷ God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth, ¹⁸ to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. ¹⁹ And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

²⁰ And God said, "Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky." ²¹ So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. ²² God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth." ²³ And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.

²⁴ And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so. ²⁵ God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

²⁶ Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground."

²⁷ So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God he created him;
male and female he created them.

²⁸ God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground."

²⁹ Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. ³⁰ And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food." And it was so.

³¹ God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

Home School Fun

2010-03-04T16:43:00.000-08:00

Just some pics of some fun we have had recently. The kids love to paint and I love incorporating that into school. So last week (on a somewhat sunny day) we had an art class outside. I pretty much left them up to their own imaginations. Violet painted my new flowers on one of her paintings. Jack-Jack is really into drawing rainbows lately and Dash loves to paint things from Indiana Jones.

Spring is around the Corner!

2010-03-04T16:13:00.000-08:00

Well its March and its sunny! Everyone comes out of hiding here in Oregon any time the sun comes out. Its so nice to get outside and get some sun. Today we planted more bulbs for summer blooms. Crocus and begonias will be the new additions for summer. I also bought some daffodils for the first time. These are the little daffodils though. Gardening is something that I have always wanted to do but never had time for before. I think I am finally getting it.
School is doing well. We are more than halfway done with the year. Violet has already finished all her math program and Dash is about 2 weeks from finishing his. I will make up some worksheets for more practice on things that they need to work on. Dash has learned quite a bit of Spanish this year with the Rossetta Stone program (he knows more than I do). Astronomy has been a lot of fun, so much fun that I cannot wait to start the next book in the series, Botany.
Mr. Incredible and I are still doing the P90X thing. This week is our 2nd rest week. The program has you do some pretty intense workouts for 3 weeks, then you have a rest week. You still work out but its more cardio than lifting. We are resting our new muscles. Its been good, I have had lots of fun doing the program. The DVD's are easy to follow and you can modify them to your needs. Also, they are motivating. Tony does a great job keeping you into doing the workout. You are never doing something so long that you poop out before they do. In the end, we are dripping in sweat and are ready for that yummy recovery drink (sometimes I just want to do the work out so I can have my recovery drink). Its really delicious.
We are all finally over being sick, I pray for the rest of the year. Its really hard when you have 3 kids that are still sucking their thumbs or fingers. I have tried to get Violet to stop but its still not something she is ready to give up.
New Carpet is the BIG news. Yes, we are getting new carpet. I know, it would have been better to do that when we were first moving in 5 years ago but now is when we can do it. So we are.
Well, I am hoping that I can stay more on top of this blogging thing again. Til next time.
-Elastigirl

Have they made this blog thing easier yet?

2010-02-24T12:03:00.000-08:00

Sorry if anyone even reads my blog anymore. I know that I have been terrible at keeping it updated. The last time I tried to blog, I remembered having some technical difficulties. So I thought I would give it a try and see if I still have those problems. I hope you are all doing great.

Some things going on since the last post. Mr. Incredible is now working as an SRO (got a promotion at work). Dash is in the 3rd grade now and going to be in Snow White for the local Children s Theater. Violet is doing 1st grade this year and currently not in ballet. Her class was canceled this session because her instructor retired. Jack-Jack is almost 4 and wants to start pre-school. Bird-Boy is growing fast and already wants to try potty training.

Mr Incredible and I are doing a workout program called P90X. We are on week 7 and it has been really hard since we have been fighting sickness for a couple weeks now.

I will try to post some pics when I get the chance.

Hello my few fellow readers,

2009-06-24T15:11:00.000-07:00

I am sorry that I again have let too much time pass between posts. It has now been 4 months since my last blog...please forgive me.

It is summer time...the weather is changing...time to break out the swimsuits, BBQ and gardening tools. The kids are doing VBS at our church and we will have swim lessons in August. We are looking forward to playdates at the park and finishing our summer school lessons. (Gave the kids a challenge...Dash has a multiplication workbook and 2 book reports to write, Violet has 1 phonics workbook and 1 math workbook to complete, then they can buy a surprise.) I wanted to make certain that they do not forget what we have learned this last year. Especially since Dash will be skipping Math 3 and going into Math 4 (I am switching curriculum). His Math 4 doesn't have him doing any multiplication until halfway through the curriculum. His Math 2 he did this year had him doing multiplication the last couple months.

The last few months I have been busy...real busy. Dash was in T-ball this year and again Mr. Incredible was coach and I was team mom. I love coaching my own sons team. When Frozone was younger, we used to coach and I would be team mom for him and I always dreamed of the day when I would do the same for my own kids. The times that I imagined that, I forgot to picture the 3 other kids that I would have. Since it is a challenge just to take 4 kids anywhere, let alone organize games and parties and all that is involved with T-ball, I am so blessed that I have a friend and fellow team mom. Mr. Incredible's job also makes it difficult for him to be there for every practice or on time to the games so we have been blessed to have my friends husband as another coach. Our friends, Chad and Tisa, have done an excellent job this year of helping out our team. With Steve and Chad coaching together, our boys made it to 3rd place in the City Tournament (being the #1 team for the City). Tisa and I being the team mom together has worked out well. Whenever my brain was busy, she was there to remind me of what I needed to get done. She took care of a lot of the planning, scorekeeping and getting trophies. I took care of making certain all the parents were informed of games/practice times. Anything having to be done on the computer and communication with the league or the parents. It has worked great for 2 years.

Back to this year! We are so proud of Dash and his Blue Lightning T-ball team. We originally had 12 players and won 4 out of our 8 games. We were ranked 4th out of 7 teams all together. Only having 4 teams from our own city in the league, we were #1 for our City. (Teams ranked #1-#3 were from another City, but play in our league. ) The tournament had us playing a team ranked #5 first. We played them and won. Then our next game had us playing the #1 ranked team. A team who's ethics are quite different from ours. (They have a beat at all costs mentallity) They forget that its just T-ball and that the kids should all get a turn to play. With this mentality they were ranked #1 and had not lost a single game...until they played US! That's right! We were the only team to beat them this entire season. We beat them in game 2 of the tournament. Well, we lost our 3rd game and therefore had to play the #1 ranked team again. The second time we did not win. They were a bit upset at us for ruining their perfect record. We placed 3rd in the tournament. I am so impressed by these boys...Did I forget to mention that we only had 9 boys for the tournament. (The tournament was a weekend later this year and 3 of our players were out on pre-planned vacations with their families.) Not only did we only have 9 players, one of our players had a cast on. He had fractured his wrist in the beginning of the season and was getting it off the Tuesday after the tournament. All of these boys played so awesome. They played the best that they could and they impressed everyone out there. All the games we lost, were so close and all the boys had so much fun playing this year. That's what really counts!

-Elastigirl

Cool Song I found on God Tube

2009-03-08T13:46:00.000-07:00

Sorry I haven't Posted in A While

2009-02-20T12:16:00.000-08:00

It has been too long. Today is a sad day in the Parr house. We have had exteded family, including Frozone, staying with us in the same house for the last 6 months. It has been a crowded 6 months but a fun 6 months. Grandma Parr and Frozone and my Brother-in-law are moving into their own place. It is a place close-by so that will be great. They originally were in California so this is much better but not as fun as having them right there every morning. They have been a blessing in my life and in the life of my kids.

It will be fun also to have fun over at Grandma's house too.

Since my last post. We have changed a lot. Well, the kids have. Especially Bird Boy. He is now 4 mos old. He is a smilely boy, who loves to eat. His last appointment he was 16.5 lbs (86% amonst the average) ht 2'1.25" (64%) and HC 17.01" (76%).
So I have a very smart, young man in 9 mos size clothing at 4 mos old.

Dash is now in 2nd grade and reading the Hardy Boys books. He now has 4 of them 2 that he has already read. Reading seems to be his favorite subject. He carries his books everywhere and I am always having to tell him to put it down so he can get other stuff done. (Reminds me of a cousin I have). Its a good thing though. I am glad he loves to read.

Violet is doing great in math. She really started to get the hang of it this year. That and reading. Reading is not her favorite but she is getting it well.

Jack-Jack is so smart. He is always asking me what things mean and why. He loves to do things for himself. Potty training is getting easier. He is really looking forward to our upcoming trip in November. He keeps asking me if he is potty trained so he can go in Mickey's pool.

Thank you to those readers who check to see if I made new posts. Sorry it has taken so long. To you, I am sorry!

-Elastigirl

Parental Rights in Danger

2009-02-03T13:55:00.000-08:00

Family

2008-11-16T13:55:00.000-08:00

We have taken our first family photo.
-Elastigirl

We Smile - Sometimes

2008-11-16T13:24:00.000-08:00

It's always so sweet when the baby starts smiling back at you. You can know that he recognizes you when he catches your eye and throws you a big one. Bird Boy is starting to throw smiles now but, you have to snap quickly, they come and go so fast. Most of the time he has this look on his face.

Its almost like a concerned look or like he is trying to figure this world out. But this face is always better than this face.

So here's to more smiles in your day!

God Bless!

-Elastigirl

Bird Boy Turns 1 Month

2008-11-09T22:48:00.001-08:00

Happy 1 month Bird Boy! He is about 13# and very loveable. He is waking about 3-4 times a night still and wakes up screaming his head off like someone pinched him. He is already growing out of most of his 0-3 mos clothes. I just washed some of the 3-6 mos stuff so he would have some PJ's and onesies to wear. He has found his thumb on a few occasions and loves to coo at me after a feeding.

-Elastigirl

Halloween Fun

2008-11-09T22:35:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday Grandpa Incredible! We had lots of fun at our church's Fall Family Festival this year. The kids loved getting the candy the most. Frozone was Indiana Jones, Bird Boy was Super Baby, Violet was a Southern Belle, Dash was Darth Vader and Jack-Jack was Buzz Lightyear.

We had lots of fun celebrating my dads birthday.

-Elastigirl

ok, ok so having baby 4 keeps you busy

2008-11-09T22:01:00.000-08:00

Well, I know it has been a while since I last posted and yep you've guessed it. I have been busy with the baby, keeping up with home schooling, trying to sell my house and keeping up with Jack-Jack.

What a job it has been keeping up with Jack-Jack. The other day I caught him in the bathroom with his hands in the toilet. Sometime I catch him on the counter getting soaked doing what he calls, "washing his hands". Or I can find him getting out his own DVD's and putting them in the DVD player. Or a VHS! My favorite is looking for sissors so he can cut a string off my carpet. Of all my kids, Jack-Jack is really living up to the "terrible two" phase. He is a great kid. I love him so much. He comes and tells me he loves me and I tell him I love him and we give a big hug to each other BUT he is the one that if I take my eye off him for a moment. I better expect the worst.

Bird Boy is growing so fast. He is now 5 weeks old. I weighed him at 4 weeks and he was 13 lbs. Crazy how much he is growing. He loves to eat, sleep, poop and throw a few smiles. He loves his showers. He even falls asleep in the shower.

-Elastigirl

The Baby is Here!!!!

2008-10-21T22:07:00.000-07:00

It took me a while to get this posted. Sorry about that. But here it is. He was born on October 5th, the day before Daddy's birthday.

Here is the long story! I went into the hospital just because Steve didn't want to go back to work. I wasn't having any contractions but I wanted them to check me to see if I was getting anywhere. I had been 3 cm two weeks prior and had lots of contractions. I also had been walking my butt off trying to get it all started. Anyway, they checked me and told me I was a good 4 cm and 70% effaced (thinned out). She said that if his head is low enough, they can break my water and get things started if I wanted. They would give my 4 hours to get contractions into some kind of rythm. If my contractions didn't get into a rythm then they would give pitocin (I am glad I never needed it) to get them going. So I checked into the hospital, ate lunch and about 3 pm they came in and broke my water. Then monitored me for 20 min. After that I walked for an hour. Then monitored for another 30 min. At this point contractions were coming every 4-5 min. I then got up to walk for another hour. They started coming harder and closer but didn't last more than 40 secs. Then I decided to get into the soaking tub for a bit. I was in the tub for about 10 minutes when I said I needed to get out! They were coming hard and so close together that I could hardly get back to my bed. I had a contraction every other step. When I finally made it back to my bed, my midwife checked me and I was a good 8 cm. And screaming for an epidural, they were telling me that I might not be able too since we are so close. They let me have a few contractions while they were filling me with fluid. After a few more I felt like I wanted to push. My midwife told me to go ahead and push. I think I might have pushed for 20-30 mins. Then he was out. Some differences from having epidural and pitocin to natural- more pain/burning feeling during pushing but the contractions are not as long and hard! I am actually happy that I didn't have the pitocin and epidural- even though I screamed for the epidural. My midwife and nurse were very encouraging, telling me that I was doing great and that I could do it. They were there during the contractions, messaging my back and helping me controlling my breathing. My mother-in-law came back into town that morning at 10 am and made it to the hospital just in time to see him come into the world. So, he waited for her. We were happy for that. My dad was thrilled when we told him that we named him Elijah Frederick. We saved his middle name for that day when they met to surprise my dad. The pic of my dad holding him is just when he found out.

-Elastigirl

Wow, you have your hands Full!

2008-08-27T19:18:00.000-07:00

I have heard this comment so many times!
"Wow, your hands are full!"
I'm sure people are surprised to see me trotting into the grocery store with 3 kids and notice that I am pregnant with #4. I know what they are thinking. I have thought the same before too of other women. I really don't mind hearing it. It makes me feel like laughing just thinking of all the things they are probably thinking. I really love it when I have more kids like my cousin with me (she is only 8 mos older than my oldest). Then they think, wow here comes #5.
It makes me think about how life is pregnant with the 4th baby. It's different than the 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Here are all the reasons I love being pregnant right now.

Reason 1: We now we have a dog (to lick my toes for me and keep me company).
Reason 2: I have a 2 yr old to flush my toilet for me, I feel like a Queen. (he always wants to do it).
Reason 3: I have a 5 yr old daughter who loves to fill every one's water cups up and get me a pillow.
Reason 4: I have a 6.5 yr old son who loves to get everyone breakfast in the morning.

These may be silly but those of you mothers out there know what I mean.
I have a puppy so that means cleaning up after it, potty training it, teaching it to not chew on the kids toys and so on and so on.
I have a 2 yr old, that means naps, "NO", potty training, "I want mommy..." and so on.
I have a 5 yr old girl... need I say anymore!
I have a 6.5 yr old boy. Lots of school and other boy things.

Anyway, my point is. Yes my hands are pretty full but it all depends on your point of view of life.
To me- Its a good thing that my hands are full. I love my kids and every part of taking care of them.
-Elastigirl

Life is Fun

2008-08-27T19:06:00.000-07:00

Hey Everyone,
I feel bad for those who check in once in a while to see what's new on my blog. I know I do not keep it up enough and I am sorry for that. Thought I would just write for this one. Life is Great! We have had lots of fun as a family lately. Not going places, just staying in at home. We started home school early this year and the kids have been real excited about that. I love the enthusiasm they have this year. We have spent some days with friends and we have run around the back yard like crazy. We have spent evenings in the livingroom dancing to our favorite tunes.
Kids saying yes mom, when I request that someone take the dog out to pee. This is great. Laughter in the back room when they are all playing together. They have been pretty creative too. I have seen puppets made from socks (with faces drawn and taped on the sock). Puppet shows, Olympic shows (since the Olympics, everything gets a score now). I have also seen a Chinese Dragon in my livingroom. (The kids had a comforter over their heads that they drew a face on paper and taped to the blanket). They have danced around a pillow (campfire) to Through Heaven's Eyes with maracas.
Lots of imagination this summer. Lots of laughter. Lots of just plain fun!
-Elastigirl

Vote for my Dog!

2008-08-06T12:32:00.000-07:00

http://www.worldwidefido.com/dog/8110/dodger

I entered our dog, Dodger in the Fido contest for Nick at Night as the cutest dog. I think he would be great in a contest for "Funniest Looking" but this is all I could find right now. Please click on the link, view his videos and vote for him.

-Elastigirl

I Finally got part of the 4D video of the baby!

2008-08-03T10:42:00.000-07:00

My Cousin helped to take out a clip of the video. This was the funny part. -Elastigirl

Violet has a 5th Birthday!

2008-07-23T20:44:00.000-07:00

We had dinner at Applebee's and dessert at home for Violet on the day she turned a whole hand. We are still planning a b-day party for her but this was just something to celebrate the day at home.

-Elastigirl

Mr. Common Sense

2008-07-22T21:34:00.000-07:00

My parents told me about Mr. Common Sense early in my life and told me I would do well to call on him when making decisions. It seems he was always around in my early years but less and less as time passed by. Today I read his obituary. Please join me in a moment of silence in remembrance, for Common Sense had served us all so well for so many generations.

Obituary: Common Sense
Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as knowing when to come in out of the rain, why the early bird gets the worm, life isn't always fair, and maybe it was my fault. Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you earn) and reliable parenting strategies (adults, not children are in charge).His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a six-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition. Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job they themselves failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer Aspirin, sun lotion or a sticky plaster to a student, but could not inform the parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion. &nb sp;Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments became contraband; churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims. Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar can sue you for assault. Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust; his wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason. He is survived by three stepbrothers; I Know my Rights, Someone Else is to Blame, and I'm a Victim. Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still remember him, pass this on. If not , join the majority and do nothing.Author unknown

3D/4D Ultrasound of The Newest Incredible

2008-07-02T09:51:00.000-07:00

We are still working on naming this Incredible for the blog so please send in your ideas for a superhero name. We had lots of fun surprising Mr. Incredibles mom this past weekend. She did not expect to go and see her new grandbaby. We had only 1 grandparent missing for the event. Lots of family showed up to see the little guy. At one point during the event, the little Incredible gave us all the bird. Maybe his name should be "Birdboy". HeHe! The little guy looks just like his big brother, Jack-Jack.

I have not figured out how to put parts of the 4D on my computer. (As I understand, 3D is the pics and 4D is the movie). I do have some 3D pics to share with you. When I figure out how to take clips from the movie, I will try to put them on my blog. Enjoy!

-Elastigirl

Family Visiting

2008-07-02T09:39:00.001-07:00

We have enjoyed some time visiting with family this summer. I have been so busy visiting, I haven't had time to post. My sister-in-law was here the 1st time so we took her to see some sights. We had some fun at our local zoo and we surprised my mother-in-law with a 3D/4D Ultrasound of the next Incredible. Frozone is visiting too and has had plenty of fun with his nephews and niece.

My sister-in-law's vacation was shorter so she has now left. Frozone and my mother-in-law still have another week here. So we have some plans for more fun to come.

What an interesting language we speak!

2008-06-01T22:08:00.000-07:00

We'll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes, But the plural of ox becomes oxen, not oxes. One fowl is a goose, but two are called geese, Yet the plural of moose should never be meese. You may find a lone mouse or a nest full of mice, Yet the plural of house is houses, not hice.

If the plural of man is always called men, Why shouldn't the plural of pan be called pen? If I speak of my foot and show you my feet, And I give you a boot, would a pair be called beet? If one is a tooth and a whole set are teeth, Why shouldn't the plural of booth be called beeth?

Then one may be that, and three would be those, Yet hat in the plural would never be hose, And the plural of cat is cats, not cose. We speak of a brother and also of brethren, But though we say mother, we never say methren. Then the masculine pronouns are he, his and him, But imagine the feminine: she, shis and shim! Let's face it - English is a crazy language.

There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren't invented in England.

We take English for granted, but if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.

And why is it that writers write but fingers don't fing, grocers don't groce and hammers don't ham? Doesn't it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend. If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it?

If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught? If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat? Sometimes I think all the folks who grew up speaking English should be committed to an asylum for the verbally insane.

In what other language do people recite at a play and play at a recital? We ship by truck but send cargo by ship. We have noses that run and feet that smell. We park in a driveway and drive in a parkway. And how can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?

You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out, and in which an alarm goes off by going on.

And in closing, if Father is Pop, how come Mother's not Mop?

The Truth Project

2008-05-27T22:35:00.000-07:00

I really recommend this series. I just went through most of it at church. I really liked the way he explains. There is so much information in the lessons, I will need to do it again to grasp it all. If you have the opportunity to see it, I would say, do it!
-Elastigirl

7 Wonders of the World

2008-05-27T22:15:00.000-07:00

It's A BOY!!!!!!!!

2008-05-17T23:06:00.001-07:00

We now know what we are new little Incredible is a boy. Yeah! Now all we need to do is think of a Superhero name for him. Please comment and let me know what Superhero name we should give him. Mr. Incredible and I are so proud to be having this blessing. The boys are still outnumbering the girls though. Something will have to be done about that someday!

-Elastigirl

Happy Mother's Day

2008-05-05T12:42:00.000-07:00

Before I was a Mom

I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.

I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.

I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom -

I had never been puked on.

Pooped on.

Chewed on.

Peed on.

I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.

I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom

I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.

Or give shots.

I never looked into teary eyes and cried.

I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.

I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom

I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put him down.

I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.

I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.

I never knew that I could love someone so much.

I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom -

I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.

I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.

I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.

I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom -

I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.

I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache,

the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.

I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.

In God We Still Trust

2008-05-05T12:40:00.001-07:00

T-Ball Fun!

2008-05-04T21:35:00.000-07:00

My little ball player!
Waiting to go to second.

Dodger ! Cheering them on.
2nd time at bat.
Coming Home!

Here is your catcher

We had our 1st t-ball game the other day. It was loads of fun. Some of the pics look funny because I am careful not to show where we live so I block out some writing on the shirts. The kids had tons of fun. Dash was up to bat 2 times. Players get 3 coach pitches, if they still do not hit, then they use the T. 1st time Dash went up to plate, he hit off the T. 2nd time he went up to the plate he hit off the coaches pitch. Yeah!

We had lots of fun watching our little guys play. By the end of the game, the rain started. We had to pack up fast and run to our cars.

-Elastigirl

Four Months

2008-04-29T13:02:00.001-07:00

Well, I am 18 weeks today. We still do not know if Incredible #6 is a boy or girl. Not much going on here. We have been dealing with colds, ear infections and eye infections (just Jack-Jack and me). Everyone else has been healthy. I took Jack-Jack to the Dr. the other day because Mr. Incredible thought he saw pink in Jack-Jack's eye. I didn't see it but he did. So I took him in and sure enough, he had pink eye and ear infections just starting. Mr. Incredible has great sight on top of his incredible strength.

Other than that I have been trying to teach my puppy that my hand is not a toy. I have several cuts on my hands from my hands getting stuck on his teeth. Dodger is now 8 weeks old. Hopefully he'll grow out of it soon and realize that he can chew on toys that we give him.

-Elastigirl

Our 10 year Anniversary

2008-04-29T12:38:00.000-07:00

April 18th, Mr. Incredible and I celebrated out 10 yr wedding anniversary. It was nice to get out into the woods and spend time alone just the two of us. We had a great time watching the river and pondering how the last 10 yrs went by so fast. I also received a surprise on our anniversary. My sister and brother-in-law welcomed into the world their 1st baby, my niece. She was born on the best day in April our anniversary.

-Elastigirl

Can you see it?

2008-04-13T14:03:00.000-07:00

This...

Plus This...

Equals This?

Yep! Can't you see the resemblance? This is Dodger, our new puppy.

-Elastigirl

Fun Time in the Sunshine

2008-04-12T20:46:00.001-07:00

We had some funtime in the sunshine today. We planted some flowers in the yard and had some fun playing in the front yard. Jack-Jack is getting real big and has been adding new phrases. He says, "where's my tig" when he is looking for the tag on his blanket. He also came to me asking "where's my tebby" (where is my teddy). Today he was singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to one of his Grandma's. I was then telling her that he loves to sing and that earlier he sand the Laryboy song. He looked up at me and said, "No, I didn't sing that!" I thought it was cute anyway. Well, hope you are all enjoying the weather.

Dodger

2008-04-12T20:22:00.000-07:00

We have a new addition to our family. No, I did not have the baby yet. It's too early for that. But we did get a puppy, finally. We have gone back and forth for years on the subject. I finally won. I want the kids to grow up knowing what it is like to care for a pet. Yeah, we have Hunny Bunny, but her current living conditions need an adult to clean up after her. Her cage is hard to clean and the kids cannot really reach in there to do it. I clean her cage. The kids help by refilling her litter pan, getting water for her bottle or drying her off after she gets a bath. Hunny Bunny isn't real playful though. This puppy was already running and jumping after the kids and playing with his chew toys when the kids jiggled them in front of him. We are going to introduce Hunny Bunny and Dodger together, maybe tomorrow. That way they can be friendly to each other. Right now, Hunny Bunny is bigger than Dodger.

Dodger is a Lab/Scottish Terrier mix. His mom was Scottish Terrier and his dad was purebred black lab. Poor mom. She had 8 puppies (5 black and 3 yellow). We took the last yellow one they had. It will be interesting to see how he looks full grown. He looks lab with a longer body and short legs. His dad was over 100 lbs. I don't think that he'll get that big.

Well, I need to make sure he gets out to go potty. Hopefully I can get him potty trained before the baby comes next October.

-Elastigirl

Easter and Birthday Fun

2008-03-27T10:11:00.000-07:00

This years Easter and Jack-Jack's birthday were on the same day. So we had a little celebration for Jack-Jack's birthday. It was a great day. We started it off with a little fun at home. Then celebrated our Thanks to our Lord for His sacrifice on the cross and His defeat over death. It was a day filled with Love, Family and Food.

Violet in Ballet

2008-03-27T09:55:00.000-07:00

Violet had another great performance to show us. She had lots of fun this quarter in ballet. With pretending to be cats, mermaids and jumping over puddles. It ended with the parents being invited to see all the things they practiced this quarter. It was beautiful to see her and how she loves ballet.

I Could Not Be More Proud of Him Today!

2008-03-07T20:37:00.000-08:00

We have been "Practicing" this potty thing for a while now. Always, he tells me that he has to go, so we trot off to the bathroom, books in hand and sit there together, waiting in anticipation. He'll skim through his book and make a few fake grunting noises, but in the end, nothing to show for it. I reward him for his effort and replace the diaper, then he goes.

Well today was different. Today we started off the same but when he got on, first thing he did was watch himself pee-pee. He kept repeating, "I did it!" I was so proud! Then to top it off, he pushed for real and did that too! I am so proud of him.

My little baby is growing up. Gives me hope that by the end of this summer we might be able to say goodbye to diapers, at least during the daytime. We'll see. I really would like only 1 in diapers when the new baby arrives in October.

Please Read this Post:

2008-03-07T11:37:00.000-08:00

Dear Friends and Family, I am sending you this email because I feel this issue is important and should not be looked over. It is about the Decision made in California by 3 judges to say that you have to have credentials to homeschool your children. I know this sounds far-fetched but it happened and they are publishing the law. Meaning that other courts in California can use the ruling. If this stays, it can reach other states as well. I urge you to look into this issue. Homeschooling family or not this affects our morals and beliefs greatly. Please listen to the Focus on the Family broadcast and then consider signing the petition for your support. You do not have to be a homeschooling family to show your support to overturn this decision, you don't even have to live in California. I just ask you please to listen to the broadcast and then make a decision.

Focus on the Family:
http://www.oneplace.com/ministries/Focus_on_the_Family/
The Petition:
https://www2.hslda.org/Registrations/DepublishingCaliforniaCourtDecision/
Home School Leagal Defense Association:
http://www.hslda.org/default.asp?bhcp=1
-Elastigirl

I guess its about time I announce it!

2008-03-05T20:31:00.001-08:00

YES! we are pregnant again. Praise Jesus! This time everything is going great! Thank you all who have been praying for us! Keep on praying. Thank you!
-Elastigirl

Some Outdoor Fun

2008-03-05T20:24:00.000-08:00

Some nice weather outside, hunny, lets have a BBQ. I love it! Especially the part where HE COOKS! What wife wouldn't? We had a lovely day outside enjoying t-ball, swingset, blocks and the new BBQ. Heres to more sunny days and fun outside.

-Elastigirl

God is Busy

2008-03-03T17:04:00.000-08:00

This was sent to me as a forward from one of my cousins. I thought it was funny, well it made me laugh. I don't like the title. I know God is not too busy for anyone calling on Him whom He can hear.

GOD is Busy A United States Marine was attending some college courses between assignments. He had completed missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
One of the courses had a professor who was an avowed atheist and a member of the ACLU. One day the professor shocked the class when he came in. He looked to the ceiling and flatly stated, 'God, if you are real, then I want you to knock me off this platform. I'll give you exactly 15 minutes.' The lecture room fell silent. You could hear a pin drop. Ten minutes went by and the professor proclaimed, 'Here I am God. I'm still waiting.' It got down to the last couple of minutes when the Marine got out of his chair, went up to the professor, and cold-cocked him; knocking him off the platform. The professor was out cold. The Marine went back to his seat and sat there, silently. The other students were shocked and stunned and sat there looking on in silence. The professor eventually came to, noticeably shaken, looked at the Marine and asked, 'What the heck is the matter with you? Why did you do that?' The Marine calmly replied, 'God was too busy today protecting America's soldiers who are protecting your right to say stupid stuff and act like an idiot. So, He sent me.'
'I shall pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I may not pass this way again.'

Anyone say BBQ?

2008-02-26T23:10:00.000-08:00

Ok! We are ready for the summer. When is it going to finally be warm enough to have a BBQ outside? Here is Mr. Incredible's new toy. Gee! Do you think its big enough? It's longer than the loveseat behind it! We had some fun building it together too!
-Elastigirl

First Time on Roller Skates!

2008-02-26T18:52:00.000-08:00

A Cousin of mine had a party recently at our local indoor skating place. It was our first trip there. I remember a place close to home when I was a girl that I went to often when I was little. But it had been years since I wore skates. I really never thought about my kids skating. It was super fun taking them for the 1st time. We had tons of fun laughing and having a great time. I forget how hard it is to keep skates under you and not allowing your feet to get away from you. Having children quickly reminds you and the sore shoulder the day after from holding them up makes you appreciate.
-Elastigirl

Wow! It's as high as her shoulders!

2008-02-20T20:55:00.001-08:00

My last post showed Violet in her bed. So you really didn't see how tall it was compared to her. Her shoulders barely go over the mattress. It's amazing though, in a few years, she will have no problem getting into this bed.

-Elastigirl

Growing kids

2008-02-20T14:09:00.000-08:00

Lots going on in the Incredible Household. Anything from making messes to getting big girl beds. Dash and Mr. Incredible have spent the last few nice days outside getting in some T-ball practice. Violet got her big girl bed 2 nights ago. She wasn't very happy when we told her that the new bed meant that her little brother was going to be sleeping in Dash's room from now on but after a few tears and convincing her that it would be nice to not have to share a room for a little while, she finally slept nicely in her own bed. Jack-Jack is adjusting just fine to sleeping in his new room with Dash. Only problem is that I have not quite readied the room for him yet. Yesterday while I was at work, Mr. Incredible put Jack-Jack down for nap and since we haven't quite got down the staying in bed part, Jack-Jack got into some stuff of Dash's and found a marker and decorated himself. Sorry I didn't get a pic of this. There is a pic of his Jelly sandwich art up above. That was funny when I took him to the bathroom so he can see himself in the mirror. He couldn't stop laughing at himself and his silly face.

I also have a video clip of Violet trying to get herself into her new bed.

-Elastigirl

Goat pics as promised!

2008-02-18T21:49:00.000-08:00

Here are the pics of the baby goat that we got to see being born.

2008-02-13T14:41:00.000-08:00

Today I took the kids over to my aunts house this morning (the aunt that I work for). She has a farm and one of her 5 goats was kidding today. It wasn't the first time I have seen baby goats being born but it was the 1st time Jack-Jack has seen it. He was real excited when the baby came out and even said, "eww" when he saw it. Violet and Dash have seen goats being born before but Violet did not remember much. She was the one the most interested this time. In the goat pen with my cousin, watching real close everything she was doing. It was neat to see her curiosity. My cousins are also real great with my kids too, letting them be right there in the way and explaining what is happening to them.

I'll try to post pictures later. I'll have to steal the pics from my cousins, I did not bring my camera.

More Color Craziness!!!!!!

2008-02-09T20:27:00.001-08:00

Today's bath was tons of fun for the boys. Jack-Jack and Dash discovered that the bathtub crayons work on your skin and that water washes them off just fine. So, they decorated themselves and each other. The second pic is Jack-Jack coloring his nose orange.
-Elastigirl

Jack-Jack and Hunny Bunny

2008-02-09T20:12:00.001-08:00

I usually let Hunny Bunny out of her cage in the evenings because Jack-Jack was so excited when she was out that he usually scares her around the house but I decided to give it a try. I found the two sitting next to each other and enjoying each others company. One reason I'm glad that we got a pet for the family, the kids learn to be gentle. Here is my littlest one being gentle. I love it!

-Elastigirl

Color Crazy!!!!

2008-02-09T20:08:00.000-08:00

Just having some fun with my camera. I forgot it had lots of neat settings. The kids really like this one and wanted me to do some pics of them. I think it's fun how weird they turn out.
-Elastigirl

Bunny Engagement

2008-02-05T09:57:00.000-08:00

Hunny Bunny and S'mores are now engage to be married. They still have not officially met each other though.

-Elastigirl

Violet gets her 1st Haircut

2008-01-30T19:58:00.000-08:00

Well, we finally did it! We finally got Violet's hair cut. There have only been two times before today that siscors ever touched her hair. Once when she was 1 years old. Her bangs were unevenly growing and getting right in her eyes, so I trimed them a little (probably a total of 30 hairs, literally). The only other time was when Violet got a hold of a pair and expiremented on her own (luckily it didn't look too bad). We didn't get much taken off. In the pictures you can hardly tell we cut it. She had fun though.

Snow Fun!

2008-01-30T19:49:00.000-08:00

We have had some snow. I stress the word "some". Where is the real stuff? I heard it was up at my aunts house. All we had was "some snow". Just enough to make a 3" snowman. Mr. Slushy Jr. (If you watch the video, Mr. Slushy Jr. is the thing Dash is holding). Not much of a snowman. Not much of snow. We still had some fun. We had a snowball fight and made some snow angels. The best part for me was Jack-Jack was excited about the "nose" this year. (translation: nose=snow). The kids and I are all looking forward to MORE SNOW! Mr. Incredible is not, he has to work outside. :)

-Elastigirl

Snakes! You can look, but you better not Touch!

2008-01-30T19:41:00.000-08:00

I have mentioned it before, but the kids love singing and dancing every night before bed. We have tons of fun songs on our computer for them to choose from. Some of their favorites are the Wiggles, Thomas the Tank, Veggie Tales, Disney songs and Carmen Sandiego to name a few. I love watching and dancing with them. It's fun to see how they can move now that they are older and how the younger ones try to keep up.
-Elastigirl

Hunny Bunny

2008-01-30T19:35:00.000-08:00

Violet loves to play with Hunny Bunny. The other day she helped me clean the cage and give her a bath (we only wash Hunny Bunny's bottom). She loves being cuddled in a towel though. She stays there in the towel when Violet puts her on the ground.

Seven Weird Things About Me

2008-01-25T00:27:00.000-08:00

Heather, from Journal of a Couple of Newbees! , has tagged me for a meme. Here are the ground rules: Simply link to the person who tagged you. SHARE SEVEN WEIRD things about yourself. Tag SEVEN bloggers to do the same AND include a link to their blog.

I cannot sleep at night unless I shower first. I have a horrible nights sleep if I save my shower for the next morning. I have even taken a shower at 2 am in the morning because I tried to sleep without a shower and could not do it.

I have to sleep with my hair up off my neck. Not in a ponytail though, just up over the top edge of my pillow. Also, my blanket has to cover all of my head except my face, I need to breathe.

I LOVE taking pictures and video of my kids, and bragging about it. I also love to keep them organized. This may not be weird to some of you but to others its very strange. All my home videos are copied at least 3 times to DVD and the original is saved. 1 DVD for use, 1 DVD to store in fireproof box and 1 DVD sent to my mother-in-law in California. Original tapes stored in another box. Over 70 hours of home video on DVD (not counting the duplicates). I take a lot of video. 18 of the 70 hours are before I even had my 1st baby???? I love my little brother-in-law. I have tons of video of him.

I plug my ears when I wash my hair. I do not like water getting into my ears. I had a lot of ear infections when I was a kid and I just have done this since I was a kid. I never thought of it strange until I got married and realized that most people do not do that.

I make my bed 1 time a week. The rest of the week, just as I get up, my husband goes to bed. (He works graveyard). I am really stretching for some weird things right now. I am having a hard time. I do not think I am that weird.

Putting the edge of the pillow in my mouth, you know so you can stuff it into a pillowcase makes me gag. Also holding the hanger in my mouth when putting clothes on it makes me gag.

I have a short baby finger on my left hand. It's considerably shorter than the other on the right hand. When I was younger, I hit my knuckle on something and stunted the growth ( I hit the growth plate) of that finger. Well, really the finger itself is the same size but the bone in my hand that stretches the knuckle out is shorter so it makes the finger look shorter. Makes it hard to type. I think I have 7 now.

I tag: Kara at The Sixth Day, Gabriel at Gabe's World, The Jacobsens at The Jacobsen Journal, Mrs. Darling at Dishpan Dribble and The Locke Family okay, I admit, I do not even have enough friends to tag.

Stone Henge Reloaded?

2008-01-25T00:17:00.000-08:00

Mom Test

2008-01-24T23:32:00.000-08:00

This is an email that was sent to me from one of my cousins. I thought I would post it. It really made me laugh today.

-Elastigirl

I was out walking with my 4 year old son and he picked up something off the ground and started to put it in his mouth. I took the item away from him and asked him not to do that. "Why?" my son asked. "Because it's been on the ground, you don't know where it's been, it's dirty, and probably has germs," I replied. At this point, my son looked at me with total admiration and asked, "Mommy, how do you know all this stuff. You are so smart." I was thinking quickly............, "All moms know this stuff. It's on the Mom Test. You have to know it, or they don't let you be a Mom." We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but he was evidently pondering this new information. "Oh...I get it!" he beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the dad." ''Exactly," I replied back with a big smile on my face.

2008-01-24T23:29:00.000-08:00

Stole this off a friends blog, had to share with all of you too!
-Elastigirl

Wait Tooth Fairy, I Have Another One For You!

2008-01-24T22:43:00.000-08:00

Monday I came home from work to find out that earlier in the day, Dash was eating an apple and out popped his other tooth. Now he has a nice little window in his mouth. He was extremely excited to lose this tooth because it meant earning more money.

My Dash is such a bright little boy too. Today at the library, I was encouraging him to pick out some beginner chapter books because his step into reading books are more just for fun now and not so challenging. I picked up a Magic Tree House book and he was not that interested, instead he wanted Peter Pan (the newer movie version). It has a lot more words per page. Anyway, we ended up with both of the books. He has already read 5 chapters in the Peter Pan book (they are 3-5 pages each chapter) in just the few hours we were home before bed tonight.

I like just having the challenging books laying around for if he ever was interested in reading one. He is my reader so far. He is always carrying a book with him at home and in the car.

Violet does not show as much enthiusiasm for reading. Although she has shown interest in homeschooling this winter. I have started her on the Explode the Code series. She is almost done with book A. Also she is doing Earlybird Kindergarten Math and almost done with book 1A.

Jack-Jack loves to look at his picture board books also. I feel he'll love to read too later.

I am one proud mom.

-Elastigirl

The Tooth Fairy Is Coming Tonight

2008-01-10T21:07:00.000-08:00

Dash lost his 1st tooth tonight. He's so excited. He actually told me that he wishes he had another one to pull out. He did not actually pull it out on his own but he let me pull it out. I didn't tell him that I was going to, I just said I wanted to look at it. But after I pulled it out, he said, "Oh, it didn't hurt". Now he knows it doesn't hurt much, so he wants to pull another one out. It was his bottom left central incisor.

-Elastigirl

Wiggly Fun

2008-01-04T19:09:00.000-08:00

This was too cute to pass up posting about. In the evenings, after a day of being quiet in the house so Mr. Incredible can sleep during the day, we unwind with music and dancing. Some of us are getting really good at this. I shot some video this time because they looked so cute dancing around.

"I Luuuuvvv Mama"

2008-01-04T14:41:00.000-08:00

My little Jack-Jack is growing so fast. His vocabulary has grown so much. He recently had an ear infection and I took him to the Doctor. In the exam room, they always have plenty of things for moms to read. Well posted on the wall was an article about a study done that says that watching to many Baby Einstein videos was proven to delay speech in children. That you should not allow or limit greatly the videos between the ages of (I forget exactly) but something like birth to 1 year. I have to say, I highly disagree. I'm not saying that I only let my son watch TV but it has been a big part of his life so far. With three kids and one I am homeschooling, TV is a great way to keep them occupied for a while so I can get the things I need to do, done. Jack-Jack is the exception to the article. He has been speaking for a while now, before he was one. Now at 21 months of age is perfecting his sentences and having conversations. I am besides myself with awe when I realize how much he knows. It isn't just talking, he knows what he is talking about. Everyday, I am surprised at what he knows already and the things he tells me.

This post has a picture of Jack-Jack coloring with their new bathtub crayons. He is writing I love mama on the wall. I am the 1st girl's name my son wrote on a wall. I will forever remember this day. I'm sure I will not be the last girl. I continue to pray for the name of the last girl he writes on a wall (the one he marries) but for now, it is, "I luuuuvvvv mama".

-Elastigirl

Celebrating Jesus' Birth

2008-01-04T14:27:00.000-08:00

This Christmas was fun but I had other thoughts on my mind. I really wish I could do life in reverse sometimes. This would have been one of those times. The day was starting off great, the kids where having loads of fun. We spent breakfast with family. All was going well. I made my Award Winning Cherry Pie and my World Famous Apple Pie, then we were off to the family event. It was here that my day/my thoughts went south. I was reminded of what recently had happened. For those who read my blog more often, I had posts on here about expecting baby #4 and now you don't see them anymore. I deleted them because we lost baby #4. Well, I had put it out of my mind for Christmas but then seeing family, was reminded again. I wish I could re-live that day, I would have chosen to not let it bother me. Anyway, after tears in the corner with my Grandma, explaining again that I lost the baby, I realized again that I am not alone in losing a child. God sent His one and only Son to the world to pay our debt. I at least have three other healthy beautiful children. Thank you again Lord for your blessings! God bless you all and I pray you have a wonderful New Year!
-Elastigirl

Christmas is coming!

2007-12-18T14:14:00.000-08:00

I cannot believe that Christmas is coming so fast. It is already the 18th and I am not ready yet. There is still loads to do before then and here I am sitting on the computer blogging? Go figure! I ended up doing a week of school when I had already had Dash scheduled to be off this week. Mr. Incredible had not realized that Dash was scheduled to be off this week so he had started his school week yesterday. I decided to go ahead and finish the week anyway. Dash can use these next couple weeks to get ahead in reading. (That is the subject that we always get behind in. It requires mom/dad to sit down and read to him).

Well, I suppose I should get ready to go shopping.
-Elastigirl

2007-12-14T12:46:00.001-08:00

Make a scrapbook - it's easy!

Ho Ho Ho, Merry Mismiss

2007-12-06T22:57:00.000-08:00

"We have Mismiss in our house." Today we went to a U-Cut and found our beautiful tree. We surprised the kids today showing up on a tree farm. Brought the mud boots out of the back of the van and went out on our adventure (I forgot my camera). Here is the one we chose though. I made sure to persuade the kids to choose one close to the road and not far down the hill. I wanted to make sure that Mr. Incredible didn't have to haul it from the bottom of the hill. Good thing he is Mr. Incredible, the U-Cut Tree Farm did nothing to help him bring it back up the hill. All on his own, he brought our estimated 8 ft tree up the hill. Shortly after getting it home it had lights and ornaments and was being admired by little eyes before bath and bed.

-Elastigirl

Discovering Bubbles

2007-12-06T22:44:00.000-08:00

Jack-Jack rediscovered bubbles today. It has been a while since I have used bubbles in their bath. We had lots of fun putting bubbles on our faces and saying, "Ho Ho Ho". Jack-Jack at one point had the bubbles all over his face as well, laughing his head off. Everytime he tried to wipe them off with his hands, he just added more bubbles from his hands.

-Elastigirl

Fun with Mr. Incredible

2007-12-06T22:36:00.001-08:00

You have to be Mr. Incredible to make these three kids happy. I love my husband, he is such a great dad. I love seeing my kids and husband playing together like this.
-Elastigirl

The Nutcracker

2007-12-06T22:10:00.000-08:00

This years ballet recital was a big success. My beautiful ballerina, Violet was a Chineese Fortune Cookie this year. She enjoys dancing very much. Ballet is her favorite time of the week. She is doing so good this year as one of the oldest in her class. Her teacher often counts on her to lead the class in activities.
-Elastigirl

Visiting Santa

2007-11-27T14:12:00.000-08:00

We took the kids to see Santa. Jack-Jack was so cute, somewhere he learned to say, "HO HO HO, Merry Mismas" When he saw Santa, he told him that. It was very cute. We have also put up decorations preparing for the holiday and Jack-Jack is so excited when he sees them. He called me to the wreath on my kitchen window, just so he can point it out and say Mismas this morning. He likes to point at the wreath and say, Yeah, Mismas!

Speaking of Jack-Jack speaking, he speaks a lot. He is making sentences and I get what he is saying. There are a bunch of words that individually do not make any sense but in the sentence, I am able to figure out what he is saying. He loves to comment on things he sees and point out that he knows what it is that he is talking about. He is a very intelligent little boy, just like his big brother and big sister.

He also loves broccoli.

Fall Colors are Here!

2007-10-14T00:04:00.000-07:00

Stop, take a moment and look around. Do you see what I see? All the beautiful colors God has chosen to paint earth with. I wish I knew how to paint. I would paint the trees as I see them all around me. Fall is here, the kids are enjoying the change. What fun it is to discover leaves? Jack-Jack, Violet and Dash are pictured taking in the Fall leaves.

-Elastigirl

Visiting Friends

2007-10-05T11:47:00.000-07:00

Last week we were able to visit with some old friends we haven't seen in a while. The kids were thrilled to play together. My G-Friend, Mrs. K. and her 4 kiddos invited us over to play. The kiddos had lots of fun and Jack-Jack learned what a baby was. Mrs. K's kiddos are from oldest to youngest, M, J, T, and the baby is Z.

J and Dash are really close in age and T and Violet are really-really close in age. You can see how it is so much fun for these kids to play together.

-Elastigirl

Wow!

2007-09-28T16:20:00.000-07:00

Well, today I went for my weekly appointment, and was told that I am done! I have been working on my diet since April. I have lost 53 lbs and am thrilled. Here are the pics of me in April this year.

Well, here are the pics from today...

Thank you Lord for being there every step of the way!

-Elastigirl

Lots Going On!

2007-09-08T23:45:00.000-07:00

Kids can be so cute! I was working on the computer yesterday, turned around to see Jack-Jack riding on his red wagon. This year Dash is in Soccer. It is his 1st year and Mr. Incredible had signed up to be Assistant Coach. We were slightly less than enthusiastic when the league called and asked him to be head coach. It has gone fine so far, I have been busy as Team Mom. I think Dash is really going to enjoy soccer. He seems real happy playing with all the other kids.

Today we had some fun taking pictures. I really liked this one of Violet.

Well, I hope all is going great in your household. We are doing great! Have a great day!

-Elastigirl

No Capes! Well, okay!

2007-08-30T23:14:00.000-07:00

Edna Mode had said, "No Capes" but Dash and Jack-Jack where dressed to save the world. We had lots of fun on Frozone's final days with us before he headed back to his own home with Honey (his mom). We went to the local jumping fun and practiced our superhero skills on the obstical coarse, slides and the many other jumpers.

Now that Frozone is gone, we miss him dearly and look forward to the day that Frozone and Honey would move closer to us. Maybe Gazerbeam (Frozone's brother) would move here as well.

-Elastigirl

WHAT! No Chairs for Breakfast

2007-08-22T22:00:00.000-07:00

I awoke this morning to feed my children and found Dash and Violet playing in the livingroom. The mess consisted of all the chairs from the kitchen table, and then some. When I was ready to serve them, I mentioned that they would need to bring the chairs back so they can eat at the table. They insisted that they can just stand at the table. That they do not need the chairs at all. I, not being able to contain myself, broke out in laughter at the sight. Wanted to share with all of you the sight. Makes me remember how fun it was being a kid. I remember making tents in my livingroom.

-Elastigirl

"Sons are a heritage from the LORD, children a reward from Him." Ps 127:3

Waterpark Fun

2007-08-15T21:26:00.001-07:00

Hello Everyone,

We are loving the blue sky lately. Yesterday we went to an indoor waterpark in town (sorry no pics, I didn't take the camera since I knew I would be in the water with Jack-Jack). Today we went to the local park to have some fun. Here are the pics from today. Jack-Jack loves the water, often running out there without us. We worried about him getting knocked over by the other big kids but he was the one who ran into a little baby and knocked over the other baby.

Those of you who know me, know that this is not all the photos I took today. So if you want to see more, don't forget to visit my web album.

God Bless,

Mrs. Incredible

Minature Golfing

2007-08-14T23:33:00.001-07:00

The kids had passes from the Library Reading program so as there reward for reading this summer so yesterday we all went down to play Minature Golf. Mr. Incredible was helping Dash with his swing and Violet is ready for her turn. The kids had fun. Violet had a cute way of putting that made us laugh and when Jack-Jack got tired of being in the stoller he had a lot of fun snatching everyone else's ball and helping them make a hole in one. After the Golf, we went inside and hit the arcade. Several times in a row each of the kids was hitting the jackpots on the games. Each winning 100 ticket at a time. Including Frozone, he hit the jackpot on one game, 2x's in a row.

First Time Blogger

2007-08-11T14:01:00.001-07:00

Hello Everyone,

As you noticed, I deleted my other blog. I am reminded of how dangerous the internet can be and how crazy our world is. I don't want to sound fearful of the world but in the same manner, I don't want to be careless. I will no longer use our names on our blog, so if you see me refer to the kids in odd names just go along. We will be called the Incredibles. You know Mr. and Mrs. Incredible. There is Dash, Violet and Jack-Jack. This picture also has our Bro and his name will be FroZone. Thank you for going along with this idea. I have to admit it is not my own. Thank you to Mrs. Darling, a friend of mine. God Bless you all!
Mrs. Incredible (Elastigirl)

Fun Times with The Incredibles

Finished the School Year!!

Shopping with my kids.

P90X Was Hard to Do Last Night

Lately in the News of Home Schooling

Genesis 1

The Beginning

Home School Fun

Spring is around the Corner!

Have they made this blog thing easier yet?

Hello my few fellow readers,

Cool Song I found on God Tube

Sorry I haven't Posted in A While

Parental Rights in Danger

***Family***

We Smile - Sometimes

Bird Boy Turns 1 Month

Halloween Fun

ok, ok so having baby 4 keeps you busy

The Baby is Here!!!!

Wow, you have your hands Full!

Life is Fun

Vote for my Dog!

I Finally got part of the 4D video of the baby!

Violet has a 5th Birthday!

Mr. Common Sense

3D/4D Ultrasound of The Newest Incredible

Family Visiting

What an interesting language we speak!

The Truth Project

7 Wonders of the World

It's A BOY!!!!!!!!

Happy Mother's Day

In God We Still Trust

T-Ball Fun!

Four Months

Our 10 year Anniversary

Can you see it?

Fun Time in the Sunshine

Dodger

Easter and Birthday Fun

Violet in Ballet

I Could Not Be More Proud of Him Today!

Please Read this Post:

I guess its about time I announce it!

Some Outdoor Fun

God is Busy

Anyone say BBQ?

First Time on Roller Skates!

Wow! It's as high as her shoulders!

Growing kids

Goat pics as promised!

More Color Craziness!!!!!!

Jack-Jack and Hunny Bunny

Color Crazy!!!!

Bunny Engagement

Violet gets her 1st Haircut

Snow Fun!

Snakes! You can look, but you better not Touch!

Hunny Bunny

Seven Weird Things About Me

Stone Henge Reloaded?

Mom Test

Wait Tooth Fairy, I Have Another One For You!

The Tooth Fairy Is Coming Tonight

Wiggly Fun

"I Luuuuvvv Mama"

Celebrating Jesus' Birth

Christmas is coming!

Ho Ho Ho, Merry Mismiss

Discovering Bubbles

Fun with Mr. Incredible

The Nutcracker

Visiting Santa

Fall Colors are Here!

Visiting Friends

Wow!

Lots Going On!

No Capes! Well, okay!

WHAT! No Chairs for Breakfast

Family