Here we go.......

1. What time do your kids get up in the morning?
I have to wake Mikey up at 7:00 on the weekdays, and on weekends we sleep until about 9.
2. On a good night, what time do your kids go to bed?
8:30 is ideal but it never works out that way.
3. How long have you been a mother?
I have been a mom for a little over 4 years, how time flies by.
4. What is your favorite kids show and your least favorite kids show?
Mikey and I love to watch The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Hannah Montana, Kim Possible
6. What is your favorite chore?
Doing laundry, I hate it cause it never ends, but I like good smelling clean clothes.
7. What is your favorite meal to cook?
My favorite meal to cook would probably be tri tip, with loaded mashed potatoes, asparagus, sauted mushrooms, with some garlic cheese bread, and a good dessert like banana pudding?
8. What meal is cooked most often in your home?
Lasagna
9. What are your kids favorite meal?
Mikey loves lasagna, chicken, hot dogs. He is a basic picky child.
10. What is your favorite thing to do with your kids?
I must agree with Mrs. Searby about watching them experience something for the first time. I also love putting Mikey to sleep. We lay down and cuddle or hold hands and watch TV. It's the best.
11. Name 5 things about your kids that make you smile.
I love Mikey's smile, the way he laughs, his sincerity, the way he loves to dance, and he is such a joke-ster!
12. Where would you like to take your kids someday? I think Matthew would agree with me when I say Australia. But I have tons of places I want them to go, and the majority is in the US, We have a lot of traveling planned in our future.
13. When was the last time you went out without kids?
Probably two weeks ago when we went to take our engagement pics.
14. What is one thing you said you would never do as a Mom?
Not sure, but I was not one of those mom's that was on a mission to be perfect. I new that being a mom wasn't going to be easy, so I didn't want to put down other mom's for their short comings and then end up eating my words.
15. What is your favorite pastime with your kids?
Mike and I love to turn the radio up loud and dance all around the house.
16. What is your favorite quality of your Mom?
My mom is a tough woman, she is so strong. She loved us so much, but was never hesitant to discipline us when we needed it. She always took great care of all of us.
17. What advice do you have for new Mom's?
To just take it day by day and not to try to live up to the expectations of the world. To know that this is the hardest but most wonderful job you will ever have. To enjoy their time with their children, and tell them always how much you love them.
18. What is one scary/heartbreaking moment you have had as a mother?
When Mikey had his 2 year check up the doctor discovered that Mikey might have a heart murmur. So in that one day he had to go for a EKG and Chest X Ray. Our appointment for the doctor was at 9 in the morning and we did not finish with things until almost 3 that day. I was so impressed with what a good boy Mikey was being. I on the other hand was a mess. I cried. It was hard seeing him get stripped down and hooked up to all these heart monitors, and there were some moments he would cry or he would ask "Mama what's wrong with my heart?". It was a horrible moment. The worst part was that the doctors really scare a person. My dad had a heart problem that was hereditary so they had to take extra precaution with Mikey. So after that day of testing the doctor called and said the tests came back abnormal and that Mikey had to go to a pediatric heart specialist. Those were some hard weeks. He did more tests in the weeks to come and how strange it ended up or from all the prayers that were going out, everything came out fine. There was not even a trace of a heart murmur. That had to be one of the scariest things we have had to go through with him.
19. When was the last time your kids said "I love you"?
Mikey is always telling us how much he loves us. It's so cute we will pick him up we will be driving in the car and he will say "Mike.......I Love You Mike" "Mom.....I Love you Mom". He is such a sweet boy.