Katie's Dedication Ceremony

Today, Mace and I had our little daughter, Katie, dedicated to the Lord. During the ceremony, our pastor, Brother Roy Copeland, gave us scriptures on parenting and raising our children according to God's word as well as prayed over our family. There was also a special song performed for the baby dedication ceremony. Katie was presented with a certificate of dedication along with a children's bible. Our family stood united with Mace and I today as we dedicated our lives and our children to the Lord. It was a great day and we enjoyed the ceremony and the blessings we received!

DUCK TAPE and POTTY TRAINING

Yesterday (April 17th) started out to be a normal day for the Salinas household. Every morning the kids and I have a routine (who would have thought it? LOL). In the midst of our routine, Tanner decides to take off his clothes and diaper then he precedes to pee pee all over his bed, floor, and clothes. I thought no big deal, he was just to wet and wanted to be changed. So I put him in Luke's crib and thought to myself "oh this will be fun for them to play in the same crib since it never happens." Well as I was cleaning up the first mess, Tanner decides he wants to repeat his actions only this time he manages to pee pee on Luke as well! So I thought "OH GREAT!" Well by this time I have a house full of children and it is time to start breakfast. So I manage to get everything all cleaned up and thought ok this will be better today. After breakfast and the other morning chores, I precede to take the children outside for playtime. During the course of being outside, Katie gets hungry and I come in the house to get a bottle ready. I go back outside only to find that both Luke and Tanner have pooped in their diapers, taken off their clothes and diapers as well, threw the diapers down on the ground, and are playing on the riding toys/bikes while smearing poo-poo all over the bikes. Well now for the sprinkles of the story...As if that was not bad enough they had managed to get mulch chips and pine needles suck to their bottoms that looked like sprinkles on their bottoms. So after much debate..well not really...I duck taped their diapers since they kept getting their diapers off and making messes everywhere!

Later on in the afternoon, Tanner pulled down his pants and started taking off his diaper, pointed to the bathroom and said "pee pee" ! I WAS SHOCKED. I took him and sat him on the toilet; however, he screamed because he thought he was going to fall in and then of course, Luke wanted to try so I am thinking we may be needing some potty chairs to start thinking about potty training! YIKES! Are they really ready???? I am not sure but I will be watching them more closely to see in they are showing true signs of potty training or if this is just one of those stages that they will go through!!
AHHH... A day in the life of a mother of four children! ha ha ha

Mother Daughter Day

Today was the first mother-daughter day that Katie and I have shared together. We meet our friends, Stephanie, Alexia, and Sophia Lawson for lunch at September's Resturant and then went to the mall for a little shopping. We finished the day at the salon so that mommy could get her hair done. Katie loved being at the salon and watching all the people. She did great today and seemed to really enjoy our day. This is the first of many mother-daughter days that we will be sharing together!

She's Going to the Chapel and She's Going to Get Married...

My sister, Lisa, is getting married next month. I can not believe that my little sister is getting married! YIKES...Am I getting old?
I gave her a bridal shower last month to help her get household items that they are going to need for their new home. Her wedding has consumed me. I had loved helping with the planning and organizing of this blessed event. I actually really do miss wedding planning but maybe someday there will be enough time in my days to add this to my list! Well, maybe in about 18 years when the kids are grown and I have a little more spare time.. ha ha!