Quote of the Day

Keia:  "Okay, Kalli you can come to my birthday party."

Kalli: "Yaaay!"

Keia: "But seriously Kalli, you cannot distract my friends with your cuteness, I'm serious!"

Kalli: "Okay, I won't."

7 Months and growing...

My Father

This is my father: Pietro Campo.  I have to admit, it has been hard watching my parents get older.  My dad is a very hard worker and I have learned a lot from him.  He definitely was not the perfect dad (who is), but through his many flaws, I always knew he loved me.  Even when he did not know how to show love, I knew.  I am hoping my own kids will look past my many flaws and settle in the fact that I love them.  I am learning so much about just loving others and trying to stop having my own expectations on how they should be behaving.  I love you dad and am grateful for what you have taught me.

Happy "Love" Day

"Love Begins at home, and it is not how much we do... but how much LOVE we put in that action."
                                                                   -Mother Teresa

*I LOVE you Matt for making me laugh
*I LOVE you Keia for your courage
*I LOVE you Mattix for your sincere compliments
*I LOVE you Kalli for your hugs

Fetus

Welp, for the two of you who still read my blog, I'm back.  I'm almost 7 months prego and not in any rush.  I felt a little anxious coming to my third trimester.  I have many moments when I am super excited to meet the little guy (we have named him fetus for now), but then I have times when my kids allow Matt and I to sleep in and will miss those days.  It is really funny living in San Diego and telling people it is my fourth- they look at me like I said my 12th!  The lady doing my ultrasound said that I must really like being a mother to have four, and I responded- Yes, I actually do.  Anywho here is a mini-update of our fam right now:

Matt: Is doing great with Insurance.  He is still working out every morning or going surfing- what, dream hubby!

Me: Still playing basketball every week- I do tend to pee my pants while I'm playing.  Doing the mom thing and reading an amazing book on finances right now- will post about that later.

Keia: Is almost finished with her first real season of basketball, she is a little timid, but loves playing. I'm helping coach the team, but trying to not put my own love of the sport on her (secretly sooo happy she loves it).  Third grade is going well, I was worried about her making new friends.  She told me her best friend is a tomboy like her.

Mattix:  Starting his first season of Baseball.  Matt tried to talk him out of it because Matt did not want to be bored watching it....um, luckily Mattix stuck to his guns and said he really wanted to play.  Mattix has a hard first grade teacher- that I love for him, but he comes home in some moods sometimes.  He just lost his first tooth this month :)

Kalli:  Loves going to her Joy School with her two other friends.  She gets dragged around to my errands all day, but just loves to be in the same room with me.  It takes all my will power, but I do play Barbies with her often.  She is getting so much older.  I attempted to put her in Ballet because she lives in tutus at home, but she would not participate.  I knew she was shy, but I really did not see that coming.  She told me that she would go to an Art class though- we will see.

Fetus: Moves often, and always after I have sugar- I have serious control issues lately.  (Can't get enough sweets).  May leave the hospital without a name since his parents cannot agree- serious tension. He is growing and thriving.