Feeling green for St. Patrick's Day is no fun

So we cancelled our St. Patty's Day party because even though we weren't vomiting anymore I didn't want any lingering bugs to affect any of our guests. So we partied as a family, Shannon style. 

Green smoothies, green waffles courtesy of spinach and they were good!!

And for my all time favorite Irish quote

Auntie Renee cracked me up when she said she is going to get this on vinyl and hang it in her house:)

Family getaway to the states

On the bridge crossing over into the USA. We are only about an hour to the border. 

Story time with Scooby Do. 

The littles. Tristan, Mason, Daniela, Ella and Abbie

Dinner at Johhny Rockets

Family Photo

Today we are on a little trip with the family and Azzi's. Of course to a swim park. As if being self conscious isn't enough about being this size and she's drop dead gorgeous.  Anyway I was never going to be the type of mom that stood on the sidelines and I wasn't about to start today. Anyway we went around the lazy river a couple of times and then dani wanted to go again so I stayed behind picked her up, grabbed a tube and we headed around again. I skipped the tube over me ( it was snug) then grabbed her and put her in front of me. As we were going around, she was having a great time kicking and playing, as we went under the little sprays, she was excited to get dumped on as she turned around to look at me she said" mom your getting wet too... I love you" in that one moment all the self hate talk that had gone on in my head since I'd put my bathing suit on stopped and instead my thoughts turned to my kids. They don't care about the shape of me right now, they care that Alin and I are here with them, playing with them, getting wet with them. This is in no way an excuse for not getting back into shape because I'm working on it but it was a tender mercy I needed. Thanks miss d. Love your face

Early Sunday morning ...and by that I mean 3:10 am. March 15,2015

March 15 So as I write this I have spent the night since 11 holding Abbie, cleaning up projectile vomit curtesy of Abbie and Mason, came close to having to clean up after the big mister as the sight of throw up leaves him gagging and wanting to do the same.
 
Let's back up though because this morning, till this moment was awesome. First at 7:15 I went to a Barre class which I love but has me shaking by the end. Time to sweat with no little's under me:)

Home Depot for craft time, family bowling and then to Lone Star for lunch...which we think may be the reason for a family of sickies.  The salsa may have been the culprit.

 Showing off his project (bookends) Our Azzi's are in the background.

Awww this poor husband of mine I can watch as he starts to shake when there is paint involved in the craft.  Most times he will just take over:) Miss Daniela didn't want me to take a picture of her by herself. 

March 14. This morning I took the kids to extreme trampoline in Kanata it was so fun and since it was toddler time for 4 and under it works great for our crew. Then the Dugan clan met us there for the last 15 min.

 Temple, Daniela, Mason, Abbie (who was crying because she was sooooooo hungry) and Ela. Ela and Abbie are honestly the same kid in two different bodies.  They crack me up and they are soooo busy.  Headed to A&W for lunch then to the Aviation museum and met Amanda Azzi and her crew there plus a friend.

 My little pilots

 They love running around this little room it has now become a ritual.

 Then it was date night. I signed Alin and I up for hot yoga who knew your ankles could sweat, and it was just what we needed, then to booster juice.  For the first time since having all the meetings and talking about the two new clinics that are going to start up and Billings drama, Alin said he was stressed. Enough that he didn't sleep last night. He NEVER says he's stressed so that hot yoga really got him talking and relaxed that he didn't think about anything for an hour. I wish the Billings drama would end, Amanda and I are ready to go in and solve it ourselves. Then they would be sorry for messing with the wives:) actually I'd let Amanda take the lead but I'd have her back 100%.