It's Monday.

1. A & I colored this morning. It was lots of fun. We also went for a walk & played outside all before noon.
2. I want to try this recipe for lasagna roll ups. You can find it here.
3. We saw a total of 3 fireworks shows at the beach. A was so excited & went to bed later than usual.  He slept until 8 this morning. Hallelujah.
4. My kids love chocolate milk. It's so cute to hear Khloe ask for it.
5. I'm having trouble thinking of a clever number five so I'll just wish you a fun & stress free Monday!

This little guy

This little guy made me a Mama.

He and I are both feeling the frustration of our new life.

I love him.

He is avoiding nap this week.

I took all of his toys out of his room so he will know his room is for sleep.

His new tactic to avoiding sleep is telling me "I need to go poo poo.  I need to go tt."

Even if he's already gone.

Yesterday - all during nap time - every 15 min, "Mama, I need to go poo poo. I need to go tt."
Ugh.

I think when he starts sleeping late (in about 10 years) I'm going to wake him up at 7am and tell him I need to go tt.

Then I'll wake him up at 8am and tell him I need to go poo poo.

Just kidding.

He'll understand when he has kids of his own.

This weekend we are celebrating July 4th the way it should be celebrated.

I can't wait!

Him.

Can count to 6.

Knows his letters.

Loves yogurt bites and Finding Nemo.

Made me a Mama!

Is 3 months from being 3!

More Valentines Day

Austin's classmates gave him some cute gifts for Valentines Day.

Here are 2:

 Could be a cupcake...could be a cookie...yum

Looks like marshmellows...yummy

 

And here are my pretty flowers from Keith



Happy Monday!

 

 

This was taken on Austin's first Valentine's Day.  He was almost 6 months old - 2/2011

...I painted that heart on his shirt.

What a cutie!

Love Day

I made cinnamon rolls for my boys this morning.

I got out of bed before either of them.

K had cinnamon rolls and coffee in bed.

Austin got a new outfit and a special breakfast.

He had a fun party at school.

He had a bite of everything, but really ate about 25 M&M's.

After the party I went to MOPS and we made necklaces and ate food with chocolate fondue.

Then I went out to eat with my parents - had a small salad.

I came home and changed then entered more bankruptcy claims at my Dad's office.

I picked up Austin & he had gift bags from 11 other kids in his class.

We'll be eating candy for a while.

K says I'll have flowers tomorrow.  Can't wait!

Tomorrow?  Tomorrow's not Valentine's day.

Always get your wife something on Valentines day.  Always.

We are watching Nemo tonight and glad tomorrow's Friday.

 

Twas the night before Valentines

 Valentines for class party are ready to go!
Little Man loves "mms"

Valentines are in the mail, too!

 ...runs away from the camera

 Can I take a picture of your hat?  "Yes."

We had this for dinner.  It was yummy!!

I had it for lunch and dinner.  K had 2 bowls tonight.

You can find the recipe by clicking here.

New Years Eve 2012

K & I went to my parents house to exchange gifts.  We got some fun things.  Austin spent the night with them & we picked up salads from Longhorn Steakhouse.  While we were eating we watched 3 episodes of House Hunters, some boxing on HBO, and watched Hong Kong and Sydney ring in the New Year. 


After a bath - my mom's date for New Year's Eve

Since we were childless and dogless our house was quiet and I slept late!!  K snuck away to hit golf balls while I was sleeping and then met up to eat New Years Lunch at my parent's house.

YUM: greens, black eyed peas, ham&egg pie, cornbread, pnut butter pie

Happy 2013!

New Years Eve

Last Day of 2012

We took the rental car back this morning.
It was a grey Hyundai Sonata and K liked driving it.  It was fast & it had a cool radio.
We took A to school.  He had a big smile and a "Hey!" for his teacher.  Love that boy :)
Operation clean the house has begun here for me.
K is happily playing golf for free since he won that tournament a few months ago.
And I think I have Austin's cold.

Happy New Year's Eve Everybody!

So

I've been sharing a room with a 2 year old for the past 5 nights. The first 3 nights it felt like I had a newborn again and not in a good way. The tired kind of way. We don't know if A has allergies here or a cold, but our first 3 nights consisted of snoring, sniffling, and coughing...just what you want to hear on vacation.

Night 4 A was still coughing and rolled off his mattress twice during the night and now he has a nice bruise from the 5 am roll over onto the hardwood.

Night 5 Christmas Eve night...nice & quiet...wonderful!

I guess that explains the no nap he's taking right now. He currently has his sock on his hand like a puppet.

A is loving his Pepa & Grandma and they are loving him. He got a tee ball set from them & I think it's going to be lots of fun.

Pictures to come....

Date Night with Carolers

K & I went to eat at Olive Garden last night.  K ate spaghetti & meatballs as fast as I could eat half of my chicken parmesean.  It was yummy.  There was a waitress close to us 8 months pregnant.  I prayed for her back, legs and feet.  We were gobbling up our salad and some women in a line started walking toward the door. 

They were singing.

They were singing Christmas carols as they were walking past us.

Bahahaha

Then we went to Barnes & Noble and got each other a book.

I got this one.

You can find it here.  Looking forward to reading on our long drive.

Speaking of long drive ~
We are looking forward to breakfast tacos, downtown skylines & time with family.
See ya in January!

He loves the lights!

Peace on Earth!

12~12~12 at 12:12p.m.

Today I'm taking a day off.

I had breakfast with my boy

and took him to school.

I hung out with my mom

and bought Christmas presents.

I'm trying to clear my head

and get some things done.

Hopefully I can find somewhere new

to work after the holidays.

Something with less stress,

no cops, no panic buttons, no referrals.

Just happy.






K&I have been married 6 years and 4 months today!

Saturday

Christmas Celebration Downtown with Lecee & Aunt Lindsey while Mom & Dad man the garage sale.  Fun!

Under the weather

Austin with a chest cold:
Humidifier
Tissues
Bromfed  (cough medicine)
Tylenol
Zyrtec
Movies
Rest

Wednesday

Austin's enjoying school
K's finishing work
Music's on
Clothes are washing
About to make sweets for Thanksgiving
Ready to celebrate!

In the moonlight

Happy Halloween Eve!

Little Man is dressing up as a scarecrow for his class party tomorrow.

This is a silhouette painting from a student at DHS.

Lately

 serious face watching football

 Halloween cutie

asleep with his football & puppy

Baby Boy is 2years and 2months!
Wearing 3T pjs
2T shirts & pants (if the waist adjusts)
Size 8 shoe
30+ pounds
over 3ft. tall


Happy 4th!

2 of a Kind

 K a little bit older than A

I'd say they look alike!