Elsy’s Stay at Home Mom Blog

Dan and I have planned a Vacation Trip Internationally without the kids. I have left them behind before but we have been in the states. This trip we are going to El Salvador to finally have my husband meet my family on Moms side.

My husband has been saying he would go since we got married and for the first 5 years that we did not have kids but never meant it. This is our 10th Anniversary and just now he has agreed to go. As soon as he said he wanted to do this for me as a gift I turned around and booked the flight. He can’t change his mind now!

I have to give him credit though, because I know that he was fearful about going down there for what ever reason. He has overcome his fear and he says he is ok about going and is looking forward to it. 

I think he is going to have lots of fun and will be spoiled over there. All ready my family down there has hire a person to drive us around. We are going to a resort near the beach and will be staying in a mid size city near the beach in a house with aunts willing to come clean and cook for us while staying there.

I think that swing in a hammock and drinking coconut juice will appeal to him.  Who knows, maybe he likes it so much that he may want to go there for our 11th Anniversary.

The work I do online from home is not doing so well. I find that my  ratings on my blogs is going down. I am to blame since I left my blogs with out posting for a while. I am trying to post more often. I need to get my ratings back up and quick since Christmas is just a couple of months away and this is my money to buy presents and such.

I do this part time but for the last 6 months I have not been writing like I should. I was up to $200 a month and now I am going down very fast. I know that $200 a month is nothing but when it is not counted on and it is just for what ever and when ever it is nice.

Last year I save about 3 months worth and bought Christmas presents and that was very nice. I am hoping I can get up there before the month of December starts. It may be too much to hope for but I am working very hard to get there.

Hope it is possible!

I stopped by Sam’s club this morning and found this cool star wars head piece. I walked a bit more and found the body suit for the star wars clone that goes with the helmet.

I first think that went thru my mind was my 4 year old. He has been changing his mind about what costume he wants. It costs about $60 bucks to get the whole set. I spent some money all ready in a different costume he wanted and I am not sure I want to spend more.

But I will keep this in mind and be on the look out for sales. If I find the right price for this costume I may get it for him.

I signed Genesis up to take dancing classes for Toddlers.  She looks so cute in her tutu but is not doing so well in class.  At 2 1/2 I don’t think she is quiet ready to listen to instructions and do exactly what she is told.  Specially her, being so independent like she is.

I am still committed on taking her but at this point I am not expecting much to be learned.

She does look cute with her uniform on though!

I do hope that next year she will be ready.  I think she likes to dance.  If anything, I will try other types of dance class for her see how she does then.  A mixture of music and dance may work better for her I think.  I have to see what’s out there I guess.

I have a dilemma about my kids being in the MDO.  They are learning a lot and my husband and I are very happy but at the same time they are learning not so good things.  I hate saying this but my little girl is hitting and giving family members an attitude.

They have learned a lot, good and bad.  My dilemma is: IS THIS WORTH IT?  I like the fact they interact with other kids their age but at the same time I don’t want them learning those bad habits.

At the end when everything is said and done I guess if they go to school now or later they will be faced with those things.  I think I rather work through it now that I have more time to teach them what is acceptable then when they are mostly all day in school instead of 5 hours 2 days a week like they are now. This gives me more time with them then when they go to Kinder.

I just pray and hope that they will understand and be able to make a wise choice to act the way I expect them to act at school and at home, now and when they are older.

Saturdays T-Ball Game was great.  The kids did so good.  I was very impressed and I think the rest of the parents were as well.  My son looked like a pro even though he is only 4.  I think the Round Rock Youth Baseball does a great job in getting the seasons together and selecting excellent volunteers like my husband to teach the kids the basics.

My husband is enjoying himself with the teaching of the game.  He is really good at it and the parents express much appreciation.  He is even thinking of volunteering next season.

All the members of the 4U White Sox did great.  Even the timid ones and the younger of the players were at bat and did great.  I am so happy for all the kids and their parents.

This Saturday is our first T-Ball Game.  I am so exited but at the same time a little nervous.  I tell myself and the rest of the parents that at this level is not a competitive sport and we don’t keep score even.

But sometimes I get nervous because I don’t know how much the 4 year olds know about scores and winning.  I know that Mikey gets really happy when we pretend to play connect 4 and I tell him he won even thought he really does not get the concept of the game.

Maybe he should loose one or two connect 4 games and I can try to explain to him about winning and loosing. 

Any suggestions on this topic would be appreciated.

My 4 year old started T-Ball this month and it has been a blast so far.  The Round Rock Youth Baseball League started 4U last season.  4U is T-ball for 4 year olds.

My husband volunteered to be the team Head Coach and he is enjoying himself as well.  I have to admit it was a bit hard at the beginning but I feel fine now after a couple of weeks and Opening Ceremonies out of the way.

I know that my son loves baseball and I could not wait till this season began to sign him up.  He loves the game, what can I say.  It’s fun to see all the little ones standing in front of the T and swing.  Some hit the ball others miss it the first time.  But it is such a blessing to see my son enjoy himself

Mikey’s birthday party invitations are out. I have invited all 14 kids from his school and their siblings of course. I also invited some of his other friends from church. His party is a costume party and the feedback I am getting from the Moms is great. They all tell me it’s a great idea and that their kids love dressing up. One Mom said her little 4 year old is debating whether to dress up as Tinker bell, Cinderella or Bell and I thought that was cute.

Mikey will either dress up as a Pirate or Batman. We still have not decided. Genesis will dress up as Snow White and Danny will be Superman.

This time around I will buy all the food instead of cooking because I want to make sure the kids keep busy. I will have different stations with cool activities. I have a table with a nice train set that goes around a city and parks and roads and it is awesome. I have another table where they can color, and yet another table with building blocks. I will also have a jumper and of course the Pinata. I will also have a table with play dough and cookie cutters and other shapes they can use.

There will be a corner where they can all take a pictures and at the end of the party they get to take their picture home with them. They can do group pictures or singles. I will definitely take a group picture for Mikey to remember this special day.

This is going to be so much fun!

It’s been about a year and a half since I’ve been home with the kids and I feel like a pro. It did take me a while to feel at ease with staying home and not working but now that It’s been that long, I love it. I love getting up in the morning and making breakfast for my kiddos. They all seem to like different things and I know exactly what to cook for each of them.

Bath time is another one of my favorite things to do. I take them all inside my room after getting their clothes together and their diapers, powder and lotion for after the bath. They help me by taking off their clothes and placing them in the dirty hamper. Mikey is the first one in the tub and Genesis jumps in after I take off her hair spongie. The little one needs help getting in. They love hanging out together in the tub and playing with their toys.

I start with Danny since he is the youngest and after washing him down and rinsing him I cover him with nice warm towels and start getting him ready. He really likes the lotion on his cute little legs and arms. After I put on his clothes he is ready to go. Genesis takes longer due to her hair. After she gets out of the tub drying her hair and combing it takes a few more minutes then the boys.

All this time Mikey is having a ball! He pretends he is swimming and makes funny noises. I think he is the easiest of them all. But like I said earlier, I feel like a pro. I have the bath time down. Maybe that is the reason why I enjoy it so much but not as much as my kids I can tell you that!