Took a long time...

to post pics from Walk with Dinosaurs. Aunt Kim, James, Joey and I went at the beginning of the month. It was one of the coolest things ever...Joey and James had a great time. Most of the pictures are blurry but here are a few of the better ones:

Thanks to Kim for giving me the heads up about what the heck "Walk with Dinosaurs" was...Joey mentioned it a few times but I had no idea what he was talking about!

A quick congrats!

to Chas!!!! Congratulations on miracle #2!!!! That is such great news - I am so so happy for you guys!!! Samantha is going to be a big sister!!! Yeah!!!!

Talk to you soon!

We were short at the office....

So we had to call in the big guns.....

Anonymous is a nerd! LOL

Just because..

Here is a picture of my nieces. (I ordered 5x7 of this picture for everyone that was at dinner the other night).

She is going to be the FIRST female Yankee!!!

Keep in mind she is swinging her 6 year old brother's aluminum bat and hitting a real baseball! This girl never ceases to amaze me!

Congrats and Prayers...

OK - a few congrats and a prayer......

Congratulations to Kelly on Passing your Boards!!!!! Not that there was any doubt but that is SO awesome that you passed!!! I am so proud of you...now on to the big bucks!!! LOL


Congratulations to Lesley on your little miracle baby!!!! I can't tell you how happy I was to read about your little miracle! You better post some pics soon!!!

Please say a special prayer for Linda's cousin Patricia: she has been courageously battling leukemia for over three years now. By the grace of God a wonderful selfless young woman donated her bone marrow to Patricia and she had the transplant yesterday. This is her last chance at life. Please continue to pray for her and please say a prayer for the donor.


Thanks!

I know! I know! I know!

It has been FOREVER since I have last updated. I am sorry - I know Samantha has already yelled at me about it. So much is going on that nothing has changed!!!!

First off, here are some updated pictures and links to a few hundred more:

April 2008

May 2008

June 2008

OK - so the scoop:

Joey: Joey is officially a 2nd grader! He did really well on his last report card but that is because he is a genius like me! LOL. I keep saying that he needs to do some practicing writing/reading during the summer but I have a hard time sticking to it.

He starts swimming lessons in a few weeks so he is excited about that. Right now he is at Matthew's house swimming - tonight they are going to roast marshmellos (I don't think I spelled that right but no matter how much I type it - it doesn't look right - Sorry Ally).

He is basically just hanging out and enjoying the summer - oh yeah - the other day he called Nicky a little bastard - so I guess I am going to have to keep an eye out on the kid - it rolled off of his tongue so naturally - he probably has a trash mouth behind my back!

Nicky: Nicky is as sweet as ever. He is talking so much more and get this..he can spell his name (not write it but tell me the letters). Ok - I know - he just memorized what I said when I spell it for him on his magna doodle but give me my moment!

His favorite thing to say (usually when he is trying to get out of trouble) is "Hi Mama - what you doin?" He usually says that when after he climbs over the gate. He also has been doing this thing - he taps his cheek and says "Think, Think, Think" and then he raises his finger and says "Oh! I know!" Too cute - and it gets him out of anything!!!!

Jenny: Jenny is my little mother hen - she helps me with everything and she keeps the boys in line. She has been going on the potty and I got her little underwear. She ALWAYS wants to do "pee pee" so the fact that she goes is basically just the law of averages - if she is sitting on the potty for 3 hours a day she is bound to go at some point!

In general:

Basically everything is status quo. Working our butts off and taking care of the kids.

I have some congratulations to go out to Cyber land:

Congrats Russell and Margaret on the birth of their baby girl!

Congrats Ally and Dave on your miracle baby! I can't tell you how happy I am for you - I can't

wait to see pics of your skinny little ass BIG AND FAT!

Congrats to Jaime and "Mr. D." on the - any day now - arrival of your little girl. I am so happy for you!

and last but certainly not least...

Congrats to Terri and Dave on their marriage!

OK - there is my update!!!! Hopefully my next one won't be too long in the future!

Pics at the baseball field

His Favorite Position:
Catcher

Disclaimer: When the twins go to the field with me I give them food/lolipops/juice - whatever it takes to get them to stay in their stroller for as long as possible....that is why they all look so rogue-ey. Sorry!

Batter Up:

Swing Batter Batter...Swing (Thanks Uncle PJ!)

That's all the pics I have and truth be told...Aunt Kim took them!!!

Have a good one.

I know I know...

It has been forever and I apologize! I will post pics soon I promise!

Just a quick update on Joey at baseball...After a slow start this season (for those that don't know the poor guy was the only kid not hitting the ball) Joey has done AMAZING these last two games.

I don't know what Uncle Pat did to help him but it worked!
Last game he went three for three.
Today's game - he went FOUR FOR FOUR

AND....

He got a guy out on third base to end the game!!!!!!!!!

Proud Proud mama moment!

I will update more later.

Jenn

Well visit

I took the babies to the doctor yesterday for their 2 year well visit (2 months late). Here are their stats:

Jenny:

33 inches tall and 21 lbs. She grew 2 inches and gained one pound in the last 6 months. She is 25th percentile for height and below the chart for weight. So she is exactly where she has been since she is born. Doctor said not to worry about her weight - she is just a peanut. She said that Jenny's hemangioma looks like it is going down but she will definately need surgery because the skin is out of shape.

Nicky:

My bruiser is 35 inches tall and 27 lbs. He grew 3 inches and gained 3 lbs in six months. He is about 50th percentile for height and a little below 50th for weight. The doctor said when he is around 8 years old he will need to get a palette spreader because his mouth is so tiny. Whatever that means. I am not going to worry about it for the next 6 years.


Both babies got one shot - as usual Nicky cried for two seconds and Jenny screamed like she was being beaten up.

Developmentally both babies are right on track - Jenny even did some ballet for the doctor - LOL

That's that!

On a side note....girls - I had such a good time on Friday! Samantha - you cracked me up I thought I was going to pee my pants on the way home on the train!!! Can't wait for our next trip!

Have a good one!

More Dinner Theatre from the Mensche Clan...

She sure does get a kick out of her big brother! and Yes, Again she is naked...starting to worry about her! LOL

No sound from Nicky...he was busy eating - lol!

Should I be encouraging this?

Thank you Terri, Kristin and Samantha...

For taking the pictures at the babies birthday party. Please excuse my daughter's face..she slammed it into the coffee table about an hour before the guests arrived!!!!

2nd Birthday

Have a good one!

Playing with the Kitchen Titsi Terri got Jenny

Quick Quick update

Babies are still a little under the weather. They aren't sleeping well and are still crapping up a storm- other then that they are wonderful.

I got the virus briefly on Friday. I didn't get it even close to as bad as the rest of my family - the curse or the blessing of being a mom.

Now for the BEST news EVER......

Nicky said "I LOVE YOU!" to me a few days ago. He was running from the living room into the kitchen and he said "Bye!" and then I said "I love you" and he said "I luv ooo!" It was awesome!!!

Jenny said it the next day to Joe but she shouts it - LOL. Nicky is still saying it more often though. If I ask Jenny to say it she says "Nnnooooo". Nice kid.

That's it.

Shit/Puke Fest 2008 has begun!!!

First - let me thank Terri for babysitting the kids on Sunday night so Joe and I could have a much needed date night. I am glad they were good for you. Tell Daddy thank you for carrying Jenny around for 1/2 hour straight so she would stop crying after the cat messed with her. I think Joe may have been a little upset that she is a Grandpa's girl! LOL


Joey was sick on Thursday night/ Friday morning -he was throwing up and crapping like crazy. It only lasted about 24 hours but he still has the ass part - underwear laundry galore!

Then Sunday night Joe came down with a stomach bug and a fever.

Monday morning - both babies got it. They are in really good spirits - great mood - except for when they are throwing up. I went home early yesterday because I felt bad that Joe was taking care of three sick kids while being sick.

Cross your fingers that I won't get it! Now that I said that - I should be puking any second now - LOL.

I will post pics of the babies birthday as soon as I get them (ahem Terri)!

Have a good one!

Finally some video of Nicky

This can also be titled: "Chaos reigns at the Mensche household" or "A typical night's dinner with three crazy kids" or "Evidence of the reason for my breakdown!"

Some things..

I haven't updated in a while. The other night I was trying to upload a video and my computer had a "Major Thermal Event". Whatever the hell that means...

Nicky:

Nicky is saying more and more words everyday. Some of them are totally unrecognizable, others are Nicky words (for example, Du Bup means Thank you - we think it is so cute that we don't even correct him -I know it's bad but well whatever. Another example "Pu Pu" means up.)

Other words he says clear are Mom, Dad, Joe, juice, no, Hey Hey (the song). He is starting to repeat more now as well so it is only a matter of time.

He climbs out of his crib like a bat out of hell...even quicker then Jenny if you can believe it. He is so cute because he will climb out and just leisurely walk into the living room. As if he is thinking "if I act REALLY non-chalant maybe she won't realize that I am supposed to be out here". Seriously, if he could whistle while he is doing it, he would.
He fell out of the crib the other day, got a bad scratch on his back but he got over it.

He still gives kisses and hugs like it is his job. He still loves his crayons and bugs out if you take them away from him.

Jenny:

Jenny is as fresh as ever. She says too many words to even list. Her favorites are: No No No (using her finger for emphasis), Juice, Joe, Nicky (well, she says Kicky - and that has been Nick's new nickname but that is another story). She also says "SSSHHHH, Quiet" and if you don't quiet down quick enough she yells "QUIET!!". I am waiting to hear her say 'I do it, I do it, I do it myself anyday! LOL She tells you when she has Pee Pee and Poop in her diaper, and she has been wanting to sit on the potty but she doesn't do anything. She says Mom, Dad and Papa. She can basically repeat anything.

She has been climbing into the kitchen about 10 times a day lately. She thinks that if she starts to dance when you catch her that she won't get in trouble...She's right.

Joey:

Joey is getting big. He has been listening to his ipod alot. The kid has my taste in music...completely all over the place. We downloaded 11 songs onto it..here is a sample of the list:
2 Twisted Sister Songs (I wanna Rock and We're not gonna take it)
2 Kelly Clarkson Songs (Gone, Just missed the train)
Duran Duran (Sunrise)
John Mellencamp (Hurt so Good)
Bon Jovi - (You give love a bad name)
Rascall Flats (My wish)
Josh Kelley (Beautiful Goodbye)
Queen (We will rock you)
and one other one that I can't remember - The Josh Kelley song he picked out just by sampling songs on itunes...but it is REALLY good.

The other day he was taking a shower and it was taking FOREVER. I asked him why the heck it takes him so long to wash up. He looked at me like I was an idiot and said "Um Because Mom, I am big now!"

He is big into technology lately, his ipod, his digital camera his playstation games (which I have had to curb because he is becoming obsessed with Ben 10). It is cute to see but makes me sad because he is getting so big. What can you do.

That's about it..just fresh as ever. I will try to post that video later of Jenny as long as my computer cooperates.

Have a good one.

Jenny being Jenny

New Favorite Pictures.....

Here are the rest of the pictures from Christmas (from both mine and Joey's camera):

Christmas Pictures



I hope everyone has a Very Happy New Year!!!!!

Sleeping

Well, it is probably a good thing that the crib I ordered was on back-order and I cancelled it - besides the fact that Jenn has started climbing out of the crib...how am I supposed to separate these two?

Question: Why is it that they only do cute stuff when the house is a total wreck! Anyway - my house is usually a wreck so I am going to stop apologizing - it will be nice and clean when the kids go to college!

Only at the Mensche Household folks.........

Today, as we were leaving for the bus - Joey was already outside. I open up the front door and Joey is yelling "Mommy! Mommy!" with a look of panic on his face. I say "What's wrong?" Joey said "Mommy, a squirrel!"

At that very moment, the squirrel that was hanging right by my face off the screen door - jumped OVER my shoulder into my house!!!!!!

I started screaming at the top of my lungs "Babe! Babe!"

I grabbed Nicky and Jenny and threw them in the kitchen so they couldn't go near the thing - which had run behind my computer desk.

Joeyboy runs upstairs and says "What's wrong?????"

I told him that a squirrel was in the house and it ran behind the desk. So he proceeded to dig the squirrel out - then, like the good Daddy he is, he showed the baby squirrel to the kids. After which he went to put the rat with a furry tail outside.

Then....

The squirrel jumped OUT of his hands and BACK into the house!!!!! It took another full 1/2 hour for Joe to get it this time - he had to move the computer desk and the TV armoire to get the thing. He started out the morning kind of giggling that the squirrel got in and how panicked I was - and ended the escapde saying "You M Fing Squirrel, get the F out you Stupid F!"

The whole time the kids and I stayed in the bedroom coloring. Of course, Jenny would run to the living room from time to time and come back to give us the report:

"Ma Ma - bada bada yada yada blah blah ...squirl." I think she was repeating what Joe was saying! LOL

Nicky was just happy to be coloring.

Only in my house folks!!!!

Notice afterwards - everytime Nicky came near her she plopped herself on the ground and covered her head. She is going to be the toughest tiniest girl on the playground.

Another one for the "Kids are gross" book.....

Well - today Nicky and Jenny were playing in the living room. I was cleaning up the dinner dishes. I walked over to check on them and Nicky held his hand out and said "heh" (meaning here). I opened my hand and he dropped in - ready? - a piece of poop!

At first I wasn't sure what it was so I said "What the heck is that?"

so then, I sniffed it (yes, I know how funny that is).

Then I said "WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT!!!!!!!!"

SO, I then yelled "Nicky - what did you do???"

and Jenny started yelling "Kicky! Kicky! No!"

Thankfully - it wasn't all over the place but ...Still!


Despite that, sitting in my recliner watching curious George with my two freshly bathed babies, looking at my multi-colored crayola walls, and staring at $500 worth of toys on the floor (and another $1,000 in the toy box), listening to Joey singing "Shot through the heart", I realize that I am pretty damn lucky!

I hope everyone has a great day!

How fast six years has flown!

Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday dear Joey! Happy Birthday to you!!!

Happy Birthday my little man! I love you very very much!

It was a good day.

And modeling the latest trend in baby fashion...I present Miss Jenny. Miss Jenny is wearing an authentic Stop & Shop brand diaper, with a one of a kind Electrical tape belt. Notice that this diva needs no other clothing except the her new brown suede boots accented with delicate pink flowers.....

That is it! Show is over...I refuse to continue working with a bunch of amateurs!!

What the hell happened to my hair????????????

You give love....

Fair warning......

My husband took Nicky for his hair cut. He got scissor cut on top with a #3 (so he says - but I think it is a 2) on the sides and back. This happened at 11am - after a few choice words...I didn't speak to him again until 6pm!

Of course, Nicky looks cute...because he is Nicky...but he looks like a boy now - not my little baby. I have to get batteries for the camera and I will post pics.

See everyone Saturday at 7pm.

At least someone wore the flower hat!

(Besides Kristin that is!)

Hello

Just a quick thank you to Kelly for taking care of the kids yesterday while we went to the wedding. I am sorry that Jenny refused to perform at work but I am glad that Nicky behaved as the man-whore he is! LOL - that kid will go to anyone!!!

See everyone Wednesday at Halloween! Love you!

Quick update

I took Jenny to the dermatologist for her hemangioma today. He gave me a referral for a plastic surgeon in NYC. Her name is June Wu and she is supposed to be the leading expert on this new type of surgery which uses a purse string stich - it is supposed to minimize the scarring. So I have to call for a consultation and if she feels surgery is necessary then I go through the long process of getting the surgery approved by the insurance company.

So we shall see how it goes.

On another note, ask Terri how cute she looked in her Stonybrook shirt and her pink tennis skirt today!

I will take and post pictures soon.

Love,
Jenn