Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to http://www.mycharmingkids.net">her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

Welcome back everyone! This is going to be a combo post and you my reader will have to decide for yourself what actually happened and what most certainly did not!

After having Comcast scheduled to come out to fix our phone / internet / TV on Thursday (actually 2 Thursdays ago) between the hours of 2 and 5 I was totally not super excited when our air conditioning at work went out causing my office to become 89 degrees by 11:00 am and my boss sending everyone home for the remainder of the day with pay! I then actually did try to be super wife and cut our grass and our neighbor's since it was his riding lawn mower and they were out of town and I was watching their dog for them. But then I absolutely did not forget to mention to him when he got home that the belt fell off of his lawn mower while I was trying to cut his grass and I did not make Rian have to tell him when he came to get the lawn mower. Not me!

Kylie did have an amazing time at her Grandma and Grandpa's house for the week and was able to go to the lake, get her hair cut, go horse back riding in the mountains, go see her Papa's college, and many more things that she did journal about while she was there. I most certainly was not amazed that my amazingly smart child was actually able to memorize the amazing alphabet in the short week that she was there and then able to continually repeat it for anyone who would listen when she got home! I also most certainly did not insist on driving to Grandma and Grandpa's house since Rian had miss placed his license so that my fears of driving in the mountains would be eased by my complete control of the car! I am never afraid! Not me! Makenzie also did not proceed to vomit all over herself after being thrown back and forth in her car seat by her mother's nascar attempt to climb the mountain in record speed. I assure you I stayed in the right hand lane with my flashing lights on doing a mere 5 miles an hour on the hair pin turns that make up our climb of the mountain that gets you to Grandma's house! Abosutely not me!

I most certainly did have an amazing time on Saturday night going out with a couple of friends to see one of our friend's band play at Wild Bill's while my most amazing husband stayed home and watched the kids. I do have to say that this is an actual rareity (sp?) at our house as my amazing husband is usually the one that gets invited to do things without me but I assure you that I am never a jealous person! Again, Not Me!

This past Sunday found us spending an amazingly beautiful day at my parent's pool where I actually did get in and enjoyed it as I always do! (everyone knows that I certainly did not get in only maybe once last summer!) The day was spent with great friends and family. My brother and Jessica returned from their much deserved beach trip for the past week and we are hoping that God graces us with a beach trip this year as well! Speaking of beach...Florida...let me just tell you that my wonderful Kylie was invited by her Grandma & Grandpa (at this time "in the mountains") to go to Disney World with them this fall and my princess of all princesses absolutely did not tell them that she did not want to go! Definitely not my child! We are going to have work on this one! Definitely!

On a much more serious note, our family has had some major happenings go on in the past week and I would like to ask for some prayers specifically for my dad (although he is doing much better), my grandma (who is doing better this week as well), and for my brother's best friend and his sister who I consider to be our friends as well in the passing of their mother after a short but courageous battle with cancer. We pray that God will hold them in his hands and help them through this difficult time. There are no words that can be spoken that will make things better but we can only hope that time and our trust in the Lord will help us to understand his master plan. I can never say that I know how they feel as everyone deals differently and I have not had to face the loss of a parent but I can say that I have felt the loss of very dear loved ones and I can say that time does not heal the hurt but with time we learn to remember the happy more.


"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding." - Proverbs 3:6

Completely forgot my "Not Me Monday" post. Yep, like I said, I was going to try it and once again my great plans to be a consistent person did not pan out. Oh well, you will have to wait until next Monday to see if there was anything that I most certainly did not do worth mentioning. Lots of things going on. Very busy week. Hope to have a more detailed posting soon to explain all of the fun things happening in the Ferrero Household and the exciting things to come. Until then....some pictures to hold you over!


This is Makenzie's beautiful shiner from being smacked in the face with a bat by her All Star sister!


Kylie and her friend Makey on our back porch. Funny thing is her name is Makenzie and is spelled just like our Makenzie and her older sister's name is Kylie spelled just like our Kylie! What wonderful, smart, amazing parents she must have! =)

Here are a few pictures of Kenzie and her Papa having fun in the pool. She is kind of enjoying all of the attention she is getting since her sister is at her Grandma's in the mountains!

Kylie's softball season is finally over. Her All Star team took 2nd place in the All Star Southern Classic tournament, 1st place in Pre Tri County, and 1st place in Tri County! Way to go Lady Broncos! They will go down in Brookwood T-Ball Softball History!

"Experience is the teacher of all things. " - Julius Ceasar

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

This is something new the I am trying out to help and clear my mind on all the things that I most definitely have not done in the last week.

I did not show up 45 minutes late for Kylie's practice on Friday night after swearing that practice started at 6:15pm and not 5:30pm.

I also did not lie to Makenzie's doctor earlier that day at her 2 year old check up about the amount of juice that she consumes in one day! 4ozs? Oh no, she never drinks more than 4ozs in a day.

I most certainly did not drive Makenzie to another Emergency Room Friday night after Kylie hit her in the face with a baseball bat for fear that they would question why she was there again in less than 6 months for another accident (remember the burns a few months back?) and as my Dad said it was definitely closer.

On Saturday, I also did not ask my husband to help me clean the inside of the house and say that I would help him outside only to check emails, Facebook, blogs, etc. to get out of having to be in the heat while he cut the grass, cleaned the porches, blew off the driveway, etc…

I also absolutely did not allow 3 months of clean laundry to pile up on my bedroom floor unfolded and did not repeatedly get angry when I could not find something that I was looking for. I then did not proceed to clean everything else inside while my wonderful husband put away most of the clothes that I actually did get folded two weeks ago and that I most certainly did not leave sitting on my dining room table for those two weeks.

There is also no way that I did not mention that I had remembered my bathing suit yesterday at my parent's pool so that my husband who had been golfing all day would have to get in with the kids and I would get a break that I really did not need.

Nope…Not Me!

"Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. " - Thomas Jefferson

WOW is all I can say. Kylie's All Star team had their first tournament game tonight (didn't finish until after 9:00pm) and they WON! The intensity of the game was unbelievable. Like my Dad said " I am not sure how many of these my heart can take!" All I can say is the last two and a half weeks of working their A$$E$ off is definitely paying off! The girls looked absolutely amazing out there and beat an amazing team. Way to go Brookwood Broncos! We are so proud of you! On to our next game tomorrow at 1:00!

GO LADY BRONCOS!

Enjoy!!!! (You will need sound for this!)

Oh...My...Goodness! It has been almost 42 days without a post and boy do I have some catching up to do! It has definitely not been for lack of things to say...just more like a lack of time to say it. We have been quite the busy Ferrero Family this spring.
Let's start with Kylie! Softball season took up many of our nights and weekends at the ball field and we loved every minute of it. Her team ended up going from last place with a 6-6-1 record to second place in the championship. Not the worst to first we experienced last spring but we were still super excited with a second place finish. (Plus...I don't think there was any team that could beat the team we played) Just when we thought things were winding down we got the all anticipated call...Kylie made the All Star team! Wow...what an honor! (Have you noticed I really like to use dots ....?) So instead of slowing down, we have sped up. We thought we had no other lives than the ball field before and now she practices 6 days a week and we have 3 HUGE tournaments coming up. We could not be any more proud! I mean look at her....she's a natural and she looks good doing it! (We colored her hair pink for this game!) (See picture below..many more to come, I finally got my camera working!) Grandma and Grandpa from Florida were able to come to a game and although Kylie played her usual shy self while they were there...it made her day! She could not believe that they drove "ALL THEY WAY" from their house in the "MOUNTAINS" to come see her play! (an hour drive to Kylie might as well take her to China). Uncle Reid, Ally, and Aubrianna made it to the championship game as well and even though Kylie was excited to see them, I think Makenzie was more excited to see her Aubry!

School is winding down for her. She officially has 6 days left before Summer break. The end of the year has been busy. She had 4 days of CRCT Testing (let me just state that I HATE standardized testing...I mean really...they can have amazing grades all year long and going to the second grade depends on 4 days of test...give me a freaking break!) Of course though she got through it with flying colors as only we would expect from her but I mean really, there are some kids who just don't test well. She had her Spring Carnival and both girls enjoyed themselves. Side note and funny story: While at the carnival Kylie, against my better judgement, played a game where the prize was a fish. Of course she won the fish. I asked her what we were going to do with it since her fish tank at the time held 3 butterfly cacoons that she had from some caterpillars that my dad and brother had caught. She did not care, she wanted that fish. When we got home Kylie and I had to fly like the wind to get ready for her softball game and so I put the fish in a glass and put it on our bread box. I specifically told Rian the fish was there and not to dump it out. As we are leaving the game I get the call from Rian. Rian: "Not sure how you want to explain this to Kylie but her fish is no longer alive" Me: "What, I told you not to throw it out!" Rian: " I didn't, I was doing some yard work and I came in and thought it was my glass of water." Me: "You drank the fish?" Rian: "Almost, but the fish water tasted so bad that I spit it out in the sink. I tried CPR but he was a goner!" Fortunately for us Kylie thought that was the funniest thing she had ever heard and the loss of the $0.10 fish was not such a big deal! She is still our smart, sweet, very emotional, careing, wonderful, curious, attitudey (6 going on 16), princess Kylie! (Who by the way...chose her All Star nickname on her jersey to be Pooh Bear...and after not remembering where that came from, she so kindly reminded me that is what her Uncle Tony has always called her!)

Now on to our Makenzie...our Kenzie Roo! ( If you ask her her name, she will tell you it is Tenzie, and then we ask...Kenzie what?...and she responds...Tenzie Roo Roo! We say...no...Kenzie Michael...and she responds...no Tenzie Mietel...Tenzie Roo Roo! and we oblige...Ok baby girl...Tenzie Roo Roo!) Let me just Praise God that our baby girl accomplished the one thing that Mommy and Daddy wanted before her second birthday (which by the way is this Sunday!)....She is POTTY TRAINED! We are diaper free....even at night! (I told you I like dots.... and apparently these things ( ) too! ) The growth and language development that Makenzie has had in the last month is absolutely amazing to me! She can now sing her ABC's, count to 10, sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, etc. She is our little parrott and boy does she pick things up. Her newest saying as of today is "Oh, my, dosh!". She is facinated with things that fly and many times argues with me on wether or not we are hearing an "airpane" or a "helitopper". Most of the time she is right and I am the one saying I am wrong. Her whiney stubborness is still in full force but all I can say is she is just like her daddy! They are definitely two peas in a pod and she worships the ground that he walks on. Don't get me wrong...she still loves Mommy cuddles and love but she must know where her Daddy is at all times. She is most definately our challenging child and is a completely different experience than Kylie but we are enjoying every minute of every challenge she presents to us! Side note and funny story: My mother's day card from Makenzie that Rian picked out on the front had a pregnant belly and said "Mommy...what else can I say...You gave birth to me." On the inside it said, "So you have noone else to blame but yourself!" I got the biggest kick out of that!

8 Days Later...

See I told you that our lives are insanely crazy! I did not and have not had time to even finish that post. Kylie is now down to her last day of school tomorrow and she is so excited. She had her awards day last week and we were so proud of the 4 awards she brought home: Honor Roll, Citizenship Award (2 kids per class get this for their kindness and helpfulness to students and teachers of the school), Excellent Reader Award (for knowing all 220 of the first grade sight words), and last but not least, Most Helpful First Grader. Who wouldn't be proud? All Stars are in full swing and if anyone knows anyone that wants to help sponsor her team, we are trying to raise $2,000.00 for tournament costs, uniforms, helmets, etc. My dad's company has offered to match 50% of whatever we raise up to $1,000.00! Thanks ViaSat!

Makenzie's birthday has come and gone and WOW did we have a party! She got so many things and we thank everyone from family far away to those who were able to make it on Saturday. I am nervous to say this as I might jinx myself but as my dad said...It seems as though since Kenzie turned 2 she has seemed to exit her "Terrible Two" stage that she has been in since she was born! =) I am not sure if it is due to her vocabulary expanding in the last month and she is able to verbalize more things or just the growing up part. She did get a "Big Girl Bed" from her Nana and Papa and is no longer in the "Baby Crib"! We are now working on getting rid of the sleepy bottle. Yes...I said it....my child still takes a bottle when she is sleepy! But hey...She is POTTY TRAINED...And....SLEEPS IN A BIG GIRL BED. Maybe it is Mommy still trying to hold onto something that still makes her "My Baby" because right now I feel like my baby is growing up and that scares the you know what out of me.

It is time to say goodnight and I hope that this finds everyone doing well. Also, just to plug a wonderful friend of ours. If any of you out there are in need of a very one of a kind purse, our great friend Amanda has some amazing skills over at Meishy. (Just click on the name and it will take you to her blog.) She is just getting started but stayed tuned for more to come.

So again...Good night sleep tight and don't let the bed bugs bite!

Not sure if I have posted this quote before but I love it and it so reflects what I am feeling right now....

"Making the decision to have a child - it's momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking outside your body." -Elizabeth Stone

Wow...11 days...almost 2 weeks. So sorry to keep everyone out of the loop. It is not due to a lack of happenings but more to an abundance of happenings that have kept us oh so busy. Kylie's softball is in full swing and takes up so much of our evenings and weekends. I have to say though that I love spending our "nights at the ballpark" watching our princess be the best softball player she can be. She really is doing amazing and improving greatly. If only the rain would go away. We have had 2 rain out games and both of the make up games have been rained out as well. As we stand right now we are 2 wins, 2 losses, and 1 tie. Go Brookwood Pink! School is going amazing for Kylie as it always seems to. She just got her last report card and made even more improvement than the last time. She is at all E's except 1 in PE (which she says she does not like) and her Benchmark and CRCT testing has all been above average. She is almost at a 3rd Grade reading level! Despite some serious mood swings lately she is still our amazingly wonderful Kylie.
Makenzie has now gone 1 week without an accident. She spends all day in panties and only wears a diaper at night for bed. She has gone the past two nights with a completely dry diaper so we are very hopeful that we will be completely out of diapers in the next couple weeks. It was my goal to have her completely potty trained before she was two and we are well on our way. It amazes me how far advanced she is from where Kylie was at, at this age except for her speech. She still struggles with many consonant sounds and several of her words sounds the same. The only way to tell the difference is based on the situation and her emphasis on certain parts of the word. For those of us around her, understand her.
We have been enjoying the warmer weather but are definitely tired of the rain. We still have more coming this week. Rian's work is going well and my company's business is finally picking up. Spring time brings new growth and for everyone, hopefully new opportunities. My sister-in-law Jessica got a new job as a Medical Assistant and we are so proud of her. She is enjoying her new position so far and things are looking really good her and my brother. We are anxiously awaiting the birth of our newest niece or nephew from Dain and Amy and are excited with the chance to go to Chicago this summer to meet the newest Ferrero family member. We are overjoyed with Allison's dad's clean bill of health and thank God for his healing. Good things are happening and a new season of positive change is among us. We praise God for all things good in our lives and pray for those that are struggling with his plan for their's. Remember to pay it forward. Put a smile on someone else's face...just because. Good night to all, and to all a Good night!


"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all." - Dale Carnegie