My blogging is lacking

I have been really bad about blogging these days. I just found out why........Everytime I sit down to do anything on the computer, Zach comes over and starts pounding on my keys and wanting my attention. UGH......I have already typed this portion of the blog a couple of times.
Not much to report around here. Things have been boring. Lots of rain which keeps me inside because of the mud and the cold. The kids have found they like mud. Of course they like mud, I loved making mud pies and serving them up to anyone who would let me. Mommy doesn't like the mud so much anymore. Its just another mess to clean up around here.
The whole family is getting over a cold. Everyone has a nasty cough and feeling "disconnected". Zach's cough is pretty bad and I feel for the little guy, especially at night. He won't take any meds so he lays there and coughs all night. But he seems to be getting the sleep he needs. Zoey doesn't like to go to bed until very late. Last night it was past 1am before I think she fell asleep. But she is sleeping in till 9 or 10 am. So she too is getting the sleep she needs, just not when mommy wants her to.
We have a busy fun filled 3 weeks coming up. This weekend a friends birthday party and the kids first Hockey game. The Colorado Avalanche vs. Phoenix Coyotes. It is kind of a tradition for us to attend this game. I love to cheer against Jeff's teams when they play my teams. And every time the Avs come to town, they lose against the Coyotes. I don't know why but I like to think I bring the Coyotes luck!!!!! We asked the kids who they wanted to win---Zoey said Avalanche---Zach said I don't know. Haha. I am hoping that at least of my kids will cheer with me but daddy can be very persuasive. I will update with pictures after the game.
Then next weekend is even busier.....I host Bunco this month so there will be at least 12 crazy women in this house!! Then I have a bridal shower to go to for Berrinda and then Easter. All should be fun!
The next weekend is our 5 year wedding anniversary. I say this all the time but boy time sure flies. Jeff and I would like to take a vacation out of the country every five years for our anniversary, not sure that will happen this year but we are working on some kind of vacation just him and I. We sure do need it. I am thankful for my husband. Is a great man and keeps me together. I am not sure where I would be without him but I know I couldn't do what I do without him. He is a great father and inspires me to be who I am and want to be more. Gag......getting all mushy on you.....anyway, we plan to have dinner at least. Then head to the Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium in West Phoenix. I know the kids will love the Aquarium. Then maybe some gold for Jeff and some shopping for me with the kids.
Then it is Berrindas wedding. This should be a fun event for the whole family. I got my bridesmaid dress this past week and I love it. It makes me look so skinny!!! We got the kids some really cute outfits for the wedding so they will look just as good as me, well probably better!!!!
That is our last event planned as of now...but that takes us into the 3rd weekend in April. By that time I am sure it will be time to shop for some swim suits and start playing in the pool! My favorite time of year is approaching and when it gets here I will regret it and want to move. It happens every year. I can't wait for the heat, then I can't wait for the winter.
I have been using coupons now for about a year, I think. I always get good deals but this past week I was very excited about my savings. I saved 51% on my bill, I spent $101 and saved $103. This is the best I have been able to do in months.....And the best part is that everything I bought, we really do eat. Ha...it seems strange for me to be telling you all about my savings!!! Well that's my life...kids and saving money!

The big 3

First--I won't be posting pictures on the blog today because my laptop doesn't contain the pictures and I sent them on Snapfish anyway.

We celebrated the twins 3rd birthday on Saturday.
I can't believe they are 3 already!!!! Wow! I remember the day of their birth and the sleepless months after, just like they were yesterday.
We've been thur alot in these past 3 years. All good, thank god!!!! We've all learned alot. Sometimes I think I have learned more then my 3 year olds....haha...

We had a party with all their little friends here at our house. Once again we had the jumper and bubbles! Those are always a hit with ALL the kids.
We made Ice Cream Cupcakes instead of a regular cake. They were OK. I didn't like them much, they were kinda mushy and the frosting didn't turn out how I wanted. The kids loved them!!!!

The kids got lots of presents...one big hit is the new video game made by Leap Frog called Zippity. The kids are really enjoying it. They use a pad and have to jump and move a stick to play. Zach of course got some cars and that's all he plays with...Cars and Video Games. Doesn't surprise me. Both are in his genes! Zoey is really enjoying her little princess and her play-duh.

Nap time and bed time have been a struggle in our house the past couple of months. The kids are now sleeping in their "big kid" beds. I think they think they are missing out on the fun we are having without them and don't wanna go to sleep. So needless to say momma has been a little stressed.

We are still working on in-home preschool. The kids get really excited to "play" preschool!

The weather has been kinda gloomy (gloomy for us anyway), so we are hoping for sunny days to keep our spirits up and awaiting spring! Spring brings lots of sunshine, weddings, new babies(and I mean two babies at once) Two of my friends will be giving birth to twins in the spring. I can't wait for the baby showers and meeting the new little ones.
My best friend Berrinda is getting married in April and I am in the wedding party!!! There will be lots of bridal showers and bachelorette party's to attend!
My big sis(not really but she might as well be since I've known her since I was 4) got engaged on Christmas eve! There should be some fun wedding planning stuff coming up!

2010 should be interesting!!!!

Trick or Treat

It was the twins 3rd Halloween!!!! They enjoyed it very much and have already eaten all their candy!
We had a little pumpkin painting playdate with our friends! All our pumpkins turned out great!



Then we carved our own pumpkin! Zoey played in the pumpkin "guts" for an hour. Zach wanted nothing to do with getting his hands dirty!

I know this is a BAD picture but this is what Zach was doing while we carved the pumpkin! Drawing.


And the finished product!!Of course we made the rounds and got LOTS of candy!!!! The kids wouldn't say "Trick or Treat" but they were starting to get the hang of it toward the end! It was very cute and we all had lots of fun!!! Zoey was a dinosaur and Zach, what else but Mr. Incredible!

Again another blurry picture...i gotta figure out this camera.



After the kids were done and put to bed, Jeff and I got to go out for a while, thanks to my mom and Denis! Thanks guys!!!

Cooler weather is here!!!!

The kids are growing up so fast, I don't even have time to keep up with the blog as much as I would like to!
We haven't been doing as much as normal lately. The weather just got nice enough to hit the park, but the Swine flu has also invaded our town, so we are staying home alot. We haven't gotten a flu shot so we are being cautions. We did make it to the park before the flu got so bad. Zach runs around and plays on all the toy and has a blast all by himself. Zoey on the other hand needs mommy to do everything with her so I run around and climb on the toys and slide with her. It's good for my physique but boy do I need a nap after a day the park with these kids!

The twin like to dress up now. Zach is always Mr. Incredible or Buzz Lightyear or Woody. Zoey likes to wear her Abby Cadabby dress (it's not really an Abby dress but that's how I got her to like it and wear it).


Here's a few pics of Zoey! She is starting to like having her picture taken.

Singing our ABC's

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The kids have been doing a lot of singing. I got it on video. It's really cute how different they sing. I am not even sure someone else would know Zach is singing the ABC song. He kinda just yells, but its cute. Zoey sings everything and is getting really good at it. I like to say Zoey is the dancer and singer and Zach is the actor.

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We went to Native New Yorker with the kids to watch the Broncos game on Sunday since we couldn't watch it at home. It was fun and we all wore our Broncos gear. The kids did pretty good for just sitting and watching the game. They did get to run around a little but we had to leave at half time because they were ready to get outta there by then. Jeff will be heading to San Diego in he next couple of weeks to hang out with his brothers and go to the Broncos vs. Chargers game on Monday night! The means I get to watch girly movies and pig out on popcorn all weekend!!!! Can you tell I am really looking forward to these girly movies! :)


































The holidays are approaching fast and I am sure we will busy as always. For Halloween Zoey picked out a dinosaur costume and Zach picked out Mr Incredible. As for Jeff and I, we don't know yet. I wanted to be Alice from Alice in Wonderland but the costume I got didn't fit. So I might be a clown or Betty Boop. Of course I will update the blog after Halloween and let you all in on how much fun we had!!!!


Not much has been going on lately. We are busy with potty training (kindof) and trying to keep cool. Its October and we just broke a record high of 107 a couple of days ago. I was hoping to get some relief and get outside. This stuffy house is driving me batty! But the high 80's are in this weeks forecast!!!! I foresee the Zoo in our weekend activities!

And on a sad note.....our cat Foxy went outside a few weeks ago and never came back. I am very sad about this. She was a great cat and will be missed.

Now a happy note.......Bananas (our other cat) is great! She is great with the kids and one of the best cat's I've ever had! We add fish to our family. First we got 6, they all died. Then we got 4 and 2 died. Zoey thought she would help out and feed them for me, with half the container of food. I think they just couldn't handle that much food. But 2 of them held on and I am trying my hardest to keep them alive for at least a little while!!! Yes, I put the food up so Zoey can't get to it! :)

Things are good for the Gengler family! We are going to do some house projects this fall when it cools off and make this place even more of a home and hopefully add some storage!!!

A sparkling 4th of July

WOW, it's been since April since I updated. Sorry!!! We've been kinda busy. Zoey and Zach keep me on my toes!

We had a great 4th of July in Prescott with my mom and stepdad, who's birthday happens to be the 4th of July. It rained for part of trip. Which was more then welcome by us. It's been 110 here in Phoenix for over 3 weeks. UGH!
The kids loved the rain and played in it!


Grandma Cindy bought the kids "Big Kid" beds!!! They enjoyed them but they didn't sleep in them too well...they both ended up on the floor half way thru the night.




Zoey had taken up a new hobby....photorgaphy! She doesn't do so bad for a 2 1/2 year old....here is some of her work!


Zoey loves painting, coloring, taking pictures and singing! I think she will be an artist or something along those lines some day!


While at grandmas, the kids found the doggie door and loved going in and out it.....I didn't get a pic of Zach doing it but I did Zoey.....


Zach is just in LOVE with the movie Cars and all his little Cars diecast cars. He takes all of them to bed with him and won't let Zoey play with any of them! Typical boy!






All is well in the Gengler house. Jeff will be heading to Dallas next week for a couple of days. Then we will be heading to San Diego at the end of July. I can't wait to take the kids to the beach!
After that hopefully we can spend some time at home and relax. I feel like we have been going going for the past few months. Don't get me wrong, I love vacations and visiting family and friends but it's time for a little break!

So far April has been.......

Easter 2009

Oh where do I start? I guess with the wind.....It's been pretty windy her in AZ the past month. It's like the old saying goes....In like a lion out like a lamb. I sure hope this month goes out like a lamb because it sure roared in like a lion.
I took Zoey to the urgent care a couple of weeks ago for a 104 temp. It scared me pretty bad. Turned out to be an ear infection. We got antibiotics and struggled at first to take them. But I found a good way to get her to choke it down. I mixed it will her juice and called it a "treat" and gave her the big girl cup and a straw. She loved it! Easy enough....all done and good with the antibiotics no more ear infection. But the day after the last dose of antibiotics her and Zach caught a cold. Zach was pretty much OK, just a runny nose and some sleepiness. But poor Zoey Beth got a horrible cough and congestion. Then Jeff and I both got it and I ended up at the doctor to find I had a sinus infection. So it was my turn for antibiotics. UGH. I hate that stuff. Zach got over his cold quickly and was back to normal within 3 days. Zoey was still coughing hard 10 days later.??? She got a fever almost every other day so I took her back to the doctor. ANOTHER ear infection. Poor thing....More antibiotics for her :( I think we are on the up and with the wind calming down I think we may be done with ear infections for now. Knock on wood.....
Since we had been cooped up in the house for 2 weeks, we were all dying to get out and get some fresh air. It was a beautiful day, a little chilly, around 70, but still no wind. So we went to the park. It was all fun and games until Zoey missed her step and did a face plant onto the step. Ouck! She knocked her bottom tooth loose and it was bleeding and she was crying. I was almost in panic mode but thanks to Jeff's cousin, Stacey, we got her to the dentist. Zoey hates the doctor so I knew she was going to hate the dentist too and sure enough she did.....We got an xray and luckily it wasn't broken so we don't have to have it pulled but it will probably fall out her in a few weeks. :( My poor little Zoey. She is such a tough little girl! She is doing fine now and the tooth doesn't seem to bother her at all. Thank goodness!

Today, I needed to do some shopping for a dress for a wedding we are going to next weekend. So I was off to the mall with out the kids! That is a rarity for me and I was ecstatic. I had a little trouble finding a dress. So I gave up and did some other shopping. I was a Barnes and Noble checking out some books and put down my stuff and sat on the floor...like everyone else in the store.....when I got up to leave I must have drooped my phone and not noticed until I got to my car and wanted to use it. I raced back in the store and it wasn't there. It's obvious someone stole it because I called it and it was turned off and no one had turned it in. UGH! I can't live without that phone. Total bummer on my day and I still didn't have a dress. I ran into Ross and grabbed pretty much the first thing I saw and ran out and raced home. Ha. What a joke...there was an accident on the I-10 and I was stuck in traffic with no phone! 1.5 hours later I was home. I have never been so happy to see my family. After what was supposed to be a much needed relaxing day of shopping turned into one of the worst times at the mall I've ever had and if you know me you know any day is a good day if your at the mall!

So, contact Jeff until further notice if you need me!

Oh, there was a good part of today. Zoey started dance class today. She is very timid and sat on my lap the whole time but I think she will open up to it. She needs this time away from Zach. The whole time we were driving to the class he kept asking "Where's Zacky?" The whole time we were in with the dentist on Thursday she was crying for Zacky. They need some separation and some alone time with mommy and daddy. I was unable to enroll Zach in the Tiny Tots Sports because the class was full so he and Jeff play basketball while Zoey and I go to dance class!