Savy Shopper

I got some great deals today shopping! I hate to shop so I was proud! I am in the market for a new coat but I couldn't find one. I have worn northface coats since I was a kid and now everyone wears them so I want something different. Any ideas let me know!! Last night Scotty and I went out to eat to get Mexican. Shocker. He is so over Mexican but its my all time favorite. I can't help it!! And yummy margaritas! Who can resist! We went to a bday party for my sister in law at their house. It was a ton of fun. We didn't get home til 3! Hunter for the first time ever spent the night with my in laws. I didn't nurse from like 4 on til noon and I woke up at 7 in pain. I didn't realize ho much I obviously nurse lol. I am still a little sore! BUt we ahd a really good time. It was nice to have an adult night! I felt really old when we pulled up at Crystals at 230 in our minivan lol.
Hunter has been cracking me up this weekend. Every time that he toots or burps, he laughs. He thinks its the funniest thing ever. He has been throwing everything. We have a nice dent outside his door on the hardwood bc he is always throwing stuff! Earlier he was in Caroline's room and she went HUNNNNTTTEERRRRRRRRRRRR stop that! I said what is he doing and she said he is just getting on my nerves! LOL It was so funny! BUt they play so well together and are always hugging and kissing and laughing so I can't really complain. She is very sweet with him. She tries to be his little mommy.
I finished my Twilight series books. All 4 of them. They are the best books I have ever read. I read them in like 4 days lol. I couldn't put them down. I can't wait to get in a hot bath tonight and start my new book I got for Christmas, The Host. I am so sleepy! Christmas is exhausting and the work before it and after have drained me!! I am off to go soak in the tub and relax! Hope everyone had a great weekend!!

That was fast!

All this work for Christmas and its already over! We had a great Christmas. The kids are so spoiled. I have already invested about 5 hours cleaning up the mess from Christmas and I am still not dpne yet! Our garage is full of trash and boxes. I will post some pics later! Caroline is playing with all her stuff. Hunter is throwing it as he does everthing! Oh joy! lol I guess I had better not lack and clean! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! I can't wait to do some shopping this weekend!!!

Christmas Eve Night!!!

I am so exicted for christmas tomorrow! I can't wait until Caroline gets home. I have literally been wrapping for 3 days now! My entire living room is full of presents stacked on top of each other! I was really bad this year! haha! I just love to see the kids open stuff and be excited. Its a gift in itself! We got a beef tenderlion and shrimp from Tagz to make. Scotty and I are going to get up early and do out christmas for each other then make breakfast. We are having brunch with my inlaws and brother in laws. After that Scotty's is going home to set everything up and the lights and the music while I get C. I am siked! The fam is coming to watch the kids open their presents. I just love the holidays and being with my family and hanging out. Its my favorite time of year! I am going to go back to wrapping! I hope everyone has a wonderful christmas!!! Merry Christmas!!!

Almost Christmas!!

I can't believe that Christmas is only 3 days away! I have so much to wrap. I still have stuff being shipped fedex and ups. I wish it would hurry up!! I tried to wrap last night but I got totally distracted in my book and it never happened that's my goal for tonight! Last year I sat up til 4 am setting things up and wrapping and making sure everything was perfect. I don't want to do that this year. Well I don't want to be wrapping that long and i had already wrapped a bunch of stuff. So I am going to get some of that done tonight! I am working on ordering the rest of my pictures from 08. There are so many its taken me all weekend to get them together. I know some other people have done it but I think I am going to do a 365 for next year. I got my 5D. Its amazing. I love it.
We had a pretty low key weekend. We went to a bday party on Saturday. Then I decided to go do some shopping with the kids. I took Caroline to get her nails done. She said I want to go to nails so happy lol. So we went. It was cute. We are having a nice quiet week with all the excitement coming up. Caroline is already planning her next holiday, party for New Years! lol I am like we have to get to christmas first! I hope everyone has a great week!!

Prayers

A girl that was in my moms group awhile back lost her daughter today to a heart condition. Its so sad bc she was so young and beautiful. I feel very sad for her family and sons during this time especially being christmas. It just puts everything in perspective when something like that happens. Anyway just say a prayer for for them and their little girl. And go and love your family tonight.

Niceee....

Its so nice outside! We got up and it was rainy and windy. We went to ihop to breakfast and it was ugly. When we walked out it was warm and windy! It's like spring! I love it! I opened all the windows from some fresh air and we have been playing outside! My mom and I are getting ready to take the kids to the movies. I need to finish up some last minute christmas shopping. I am almost done. I don't know why I have spent so much money, we bought the pottery barn kitchen stuff and a wii and little stuff like baby that C wanted and toys etc but all Caroline has been talking out is a baby that pees. lol
I went to the gym today and the kids were in the nursery and when I came in the said Hunter had been pulling hair and running wild lol. I was like sorry! It amazes me how different he and Caroline are. She is so quiet and calm and mild mannered. And he is SO loud, well I take that back, they are both SUPER loud, but he is loud and wild. he throws stuff all the time, and pinches and acts like a total boy. But they are sooo sweet together. They are all hugs and kisses. But if anyone else, kid wise touches Hunter he gets mad. But he loves all over her. He is a full time workout. I really don't need to go the gym! lol We have been trying to do our christmas cards for over a week now but Hunter wants no part and every time we sit him down he throws his body down and screams and yells. I have like 200 crying pictures lol. They are HILARIOUS! So last night my very best guy friend Don http://donaldyeagerphotography.typepad.com/ came and redid their pics. We have done some shoots together. He is awesome! So hopefully I will be able to mail some cards out soon! lol Well I am off to get ready to go to the movies. I hope everyone enjoys this beautiful day!

Touchy Subject

Well I hate to talk about either because they are both touchy subjects, one being carseats. I am not a total carseat nazi but I want my children to ride in a 5 point harness with a tether as long as possible. Something like 80% of carseats are installed wrong. I have always had Britax. I have a couple roundabouts, a couple marathons, a regent, and a frontier. I have a Peg pereggo infant seat which I def won't use again bc it gets hot. But anyway. I want my kids as safe as I think they can be. Studies show that seat belts aren't made for a 4 year olds body. I am not going to go into a huge rant about it bc I know its a touchy subject with people but I am really irritated bc I found out that my x and his gf who are equally unintelligent, drove her to Murfreesboro in a booster seat. I have bought him a carseat. He has a marathon. I am going to buy him another carseat when she outgrows that one. I have offered to buy one for his moms car so her riding in a booster seat wouldn't be an issue bc I know they don't have the money to go buy a carseat. I am not saying I expect them to buy a Britax just a carseat with a 5 point harness and a tether. I know they can't afford that. I said I would buy it! I am just upset. The least he can do is keep her safe in his time. I don' think that I am asking much. You just want what you think is best for child and when you can read research that tells you something is best for your kids you want that. Watch this little video clip. Every time I see it I am glad Caroline is in her Harnessed seat. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azgBhZfcqaQ

There's actually snow!

Very cool! It rarely snows here so when we get snow its very exciting! We are hanging out at the house. The roads are actually pretty bad or were last night. i went to the gym thinking they wouldn't be that bad and I was sliding everywhere. We are going to venture out in a bit bc I am going to get stir crazy as usual! lol Last night Scotty called and said let me talk to C and I could hear her giggling and saying ok! Then she sprinted down the hall to get warm clothes on. i didn't realize that the snow had actually been sticking! So they went out and built a mini snowman and threw snowballs around. It was very sweet.

My friend and I were talking about another friends blog and how she had written about mommy guilt which is something we ALL feel! But the funny thing about mommy guilt that I was thinking about its usually OTHER moms that makes you feel that way. Now that I am getting older and officially about to be considered geriatric haha I don't really get that way over stuff like I used too. But I hear other moms put moms down over food choices bc they don't fee their kids organic breakfast bars, they let them watch tv or play video games, they let them drink tap water, they let them eat jif! Yes I heard that argument last year lol. But its seem like the moms are the major culprit of mommy guilt and I think its sad. You would think that we would bond together and be understanding. I mean of course there are all kinds of mommy guilt. I always feel major guilt when my daughter goes away every other weekend bc I know she isn't taken as good of care of as she is here, I know she's around some pretty bad people who don't have her best interest at heart, I know her teeth don't get brushed, I know she eats bad and I am not complaining bc she isn't eating organic food which she definitely isn't, she is eating JUNK! I hate that she is missing out. So that's the kind of mommy guilt I feel. And that mommy guilt always makes me buy things for her bc she always says well they won't buy me this or do this for me so I end up buying some pretty stupid things. I feel guilt with my on bc sometimes I just nurse him and out him back to sleep and Caroline slept with me but it was a total different situation bc I was single. I hate mommy guilt though. Its definitely one of the most unfair feelings. And of all people to not support you its gonna be a fellow mom. That's the saddest part of it. But anyway!

Speaking of nursing if anyone has any tips on how to cut back on nursing at night without having my EXTREMELY spoiled son cry it out bc I can't do that, let me know! He gets up like every 3 or 4 hours. Its insane! He has cut back a ton during the day to maybe 2 or 3 times but night time is like every 3 or 4 hours. I don't mind the day so much but night time I am missing out on sleep! I am getting off here to go snuggle with the kids and enjoy this snowy day!

Did I really

Just get 8 hours of sleep? I usually sleep 4 or 5. I feel great. I am definitely going to force myself t go to bed early more often! We went to eat with my brother in law for his birthday last night. The whole gang was there. I never got to eat literally because Hunter was so tired and fussy. But Caroline had a blast. She thought that the bags of bread they had were party bags for my brother in law lol. We did a little shopping yesterday and I went to MAC makeup and took back my powder they gave me that was the wrong color. I love MAC. Its awesome! Its so awful out we are all just hanging out here today and watching movies and just kickin it! Hunter and Caroline have been super sweet lately. Just getting a lot closer. This morning he was up first and we went into her room and he was laying on the bed with her and kept hugging her and kissing her. She of course was laying there sleeping the whole time. If you know C she loves to sleep. lol But all day since they have been up they have been laying together and snuggling and hugging. And as I write this I hear a crash and Caroline say Hunter noooo uggggghhhh! lol So much for the sweetness. Ok I m off here to go lay around with the kids. 

Christmas Parade!

We went to the Christmas parade in Smyrna today. We had a lot of fun. We parked my van on the road and had the wagon. It was really cold though!! Our cookie's we made last night turned out to be a cooking MESS! I kinda let Caroline do her own thing and I just stood there and supervised bc she seemed to think she could do it best so she cut the cookies and everything all by herself. i assisted some but she wanted to do it alone. My kitchen was so trashed it took me an hour to clean up! We made them from my grandmothers recipe and then I made homeade buttercream icing which I got from a local bakery and it was AMAZING!! Last night we worked on Caroline's flash cards. She knew almost all of them. I am really proud her. We have been working really hard on her reading and spelling. Hunter on the other hand is still my wild man. He is just constantly walking around looking for something to get into. He is saying a few more words. He is so sweet and cuddly. Both my kids are that way. They can snuggle for forever!! The weekend was pretty uneventful. The kids and I just ran around yesterday and watched a movie last night. Tomorrow we are going to the bounce place. We are always on the go! I love it! Anyway! I am going to go curl up and finish my newest book! Stay warm!! 

Oh and can I just say the Titans win again! And the Giants lost! hehe!

Hanging out

We just got home from Chick Fila. Caroline has her best bud over. They are so loud I think my ears might explode. I am about to head to the gym in a few thankfully! lol We went and saw Scotty at work after Chick fila and the kids were running crazy wild in there. They are gonna make cookies tonight and watch a movie. C and Z are so good together and they play so well. They never argue and are so sweet to each other. I hope it always stays that way. From the baby moniter I hear Z telling C he loves her. So sweet. We did Caroline's part of the application process for Discovery School. She had to write her name, all the letters in the alphabet, numbers 1-10, and draw a picture of herself. She flew through that. I think we have a good chance at getting in. Regardless I plan on being at her school in kindergarden as much as possible. I am going to volunteer to be room mother and read to the kids weekly. Plus do the PTO. I just hate she will be gone next year it makes me sick to think about it. I want to homeschool just to keep her home longer lol. Then Hunter will start the same year at his mdo that Caroline goes too. What will I do alone for 2 days a week? I will actually enjoy some alone time bc I don't ever get any but I will miss them being here. I love the noise of them. It feel more like home when they are all around being loud. But alone time will be nice. I am always shuttling someone here and there and cooking and cleaning and taking care of someone and doing laundry and trying to edit pictures. It will be a nice time for me to work on my photography too. I am about to buy a 5D and keep my other for backup. Anyway. I am looking forward to the weekend. We have a ton of stuff planned and tonight Scotty and I are going to have some "romantic" time. hehe I am definitely glad HUnter is getting older. I though when he was about 15 months we would try for another baby but uh yeah no lol. Funny how a year and freedom can change that! We are going to wait a little longer. I am having to much fun being a grown up and being able to go again bc I like that we are always on the go. But I am definitely not ready anymore. So thats on hold. Well anyway I am going to go get ready adn drag myself to the gym! Have a great weekend! 

Christmas countdown

We got our tree up the day after thanksgiving. It looks great. We did all our outside decorations but we want to add to it and buy some more stuff! I have so much christmas shopping to do! I have a couple weddings coming up. I am really excited for that. The kids have all been kinda sick. Hunter has an awful cough he can't let go. He is so crazy wild. I seriously have to chase after him all day long. He is into everything. Caroline was so good and sweet and calm and easily content. I could sit her down and she would just stay put. But not Hunter. He is ready! lol Caroline is hopefully soon going to be having an interview with the Discovery school so fingers crossed. She has really advanced in her learning and she wants to learn which I think is really cool. She is the one to bring me the flash cards. I love it. Not much to report right now! I am off to bed so I can get my butt to the gym on time!! Night!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving. I hope everyone has a wonderful day! We had breakfast and then we are heading to my best friend Kellys to eat. We did a family thanksgiving last week with my inlaws. I am already hungry after eating a big mommas platter at Cracker Barrell! 

I want to say that I am very thankful to have my family. My wonderful ,beautiful, healthy children that God has blessed me with. My husband, as unperfect as he is because only one of us can be perfect and well it had to be me. My amazing mother who sticks by me and loves me even when I just suck. She is my best friend and I owe everything to her. My best friend Kelly who has also stuck by me and gotten me through everything. She is my second rock! And she feeds me! ;) All my other friends who are so awesome. I feel so blessed to be healthy and have shelter and have such a wonderful family. I feel blessed to have God in my life. When I base my descions and my life off his word, I get to live my life to fullest. 

And I am thankful we are blessed to have a badass football team! Lets give it up to them TITANS!!!!!! Happy Thanksgiving! 

3 kids

I had one of my friends little girls last night over night. She is just 3 and not potty trained all the way yet. She is absolutely adorable and sweet and says thank you about everything. Its so sweet. Well this morning I was making muffins, from scratch I might add, and doing some laundry. It got so wild around here. I gave them both baths and dried both their hair. Then they needed to do their nails and lotion. And they changed shirts about 6 times a piece. lol I am glad I only have 1 girl right now! They are so high maintenance! I just threw Hunter in some fleece pants and a tee shirt and he was good to go. Snotty nose and all. Right after Hunter was born bc I had "new baby" on the brain I was convinced I wanted to try when he was 15 or so months old. Umm no thanks! Maybe 2 or 2 and a half or 3 lol. I am just glad I have my 2! I love having other kids over but I am definitely not ready for another one any time soon! LOL

Its a yucky day out. We are going to go to the movies later. We have all been sick and are just now getting better so that's good. Maybe I will get to do some xmas shopping this weekend!! I have no idea what to get! Have a great day!

Lazy

I am a lazy blogger! I always get on here to post and then something happens and I get up. I am sick right now. I feel awful! The kids have all been sick and I have been on antibiotics so I thought I was gonna not get it but as soon as I quit taking them I got sick! :( Things are good in our house. Hunter is walking all over the place. He is "talking" nonstop. Poor me bc Caroline already talks nonstop so 2 and my ears are probably going to explode! lol I have to brag on Caroline. She is the smartest girl! I am so proud of her. She really likes learning stuff at school and she has learned all her shapes which she knew but today told me that the shape on tv was a "pexagon". I thought that was really smart. She knows all the not so basic shapes. She can count to 100. She knows all her letters and can hear a word well most words and figure out what it starts with. She can read a few words now and know her address, where we live, her town, our phone numbers, etc. Her teachers have said to have her tested for the magnet schools so I might. I am not really sure. We are zoned AWESOME public schools. I am just really proud of Caroline and her wanting to learn and keep trying. She is even learning to add. I don't remember doing that at 4! Hunter on the other hand only says 2 words that I can "understand" uh oh and "ight" for light. lol He is just more active than Caroline. Today we met some friends and Chick Fila and he climbed in the tube by himself and half way up the slide which still blows my mind bc well he s only 12 months and Caroline didn't do any of that til 2. He is just more physically active than she was.

We had Thanksgiving at my inlaws this week. I made a lot of the food. I brined my turkey and cooked it. I did mashed potatoes, stuffing which was the best I ever had not to brag on myself lol, glazed carrots, 2 cakes, and gravy. AND I only managed to use about 4  BOXES of butter!!! I was really working on hard on making it low cal and low fat. hehe! I can't wait til next week to get my christmas decorations up!! Well I am off to get in bed and be sickly! Hope everyone has a great weekend!

BUSY!

We have been so busy. I have had sessions almost every weekend and a few during the week its been crazy! Hunter is getting another tooth, on the top. He is walking everywhere. Caroline is learning to read words. She talks NONstop these days lol. We have been really boring lately. I promise to post more and make it more exciting than this post. Just thought I would let everyone know we are alive!!

Happy Birthday Hunter!

Today is Hunters birthday! I can't believe that he is 1. He is starting to really walk around. I am a cheese ball so I keep saying this time last year I was still in the OR. lol He is so sweet and funny. I feel so blessed to get to be his mommy. 

I am exhausted today! I shot a session late night for the girls at HARLOW salon in Nashville. They host a showcase every Monday. It was very fun. Diana Digarmo from Idol was one of the singers and Bucky Covington was there. The other girls that sang were AWESOME! I am really excited bc one of the girls wants to do pics. She is putting out an album soon and she is very sweet and super pretty so I can take bad pics and they will look good! lol I am excited to be working with Harlow. If you need your hairs did check them out! Harlowsalon.com  

I hope everyone has a great day! 

My baby is about to walk!

Hunter is taking steps a few at a time now. He is going to be ALL over the place not that he isn't already. He goes about 5 or 6 steps than falls over or sits down. I can't believe he is about to be 1. We were looking at pics of him this weekend and laughing. I think he is SO adorable but some of the pics weren't the most flattering. And in every pic we were like, wheres his chin? He didn't seem to have a chin til recently. Anyway! I hope everyone has a great week!

Fall Break!

Caroline is finishing up her fall break. I am sad bc we have had such a great time. We have had a couple sleep overs and gone to lots of different places. We went bowling this week and I became a  a professional bowler. Caroline brought Baylee and they got bored so I bowled all their turns. Its was a blast. I think my mom and I were thinking of joining a league for about 2 minutes. lol Today we went to the zoo and to Chick Fila. We have a birthday  party tomorrow and then I think we are going to a friends house to hang out. I am sad C is about to start back school again. At the zoo today Hunter was standing and taking a step here and there. I keep saying any day now but I really mean that any day now he will walk! I can't believe he is about to be a year old. He is such a baby to me.

I have been getting some offers to do some weddings and actually make some money. Hopefully all that will work out. I was asked to photograph at the Leukmia Walk this week. I am really looking forward to that. Things are really looking up for me in that aspect. I still have so much to learn though! Its the one thing that I really feel myself in and I grow in all the time.

Well I am going to get to bed! Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Girl day!

Today we went to Chick Fila to meet my friend Linz and her baby girl. We had a nice time. I love me some Chick Fila. I love their salads. After we left there we went to Walmart and we bought body glitter, hair glitter, nail diamonds, icing, sprinkles, makeup, and some other princessy things. We dropped Hunter off with my mother in law and came home for a girls only afternoon. It was so nice to just spend time with Caroline. I could tell she was really needing my attention. I have been a little bit distant lately with all the stress I am under right now. We made sugar cookies with my gramas cookie cutters. While they were baking we did Carolines hair just like they did at Disney at her princess makeover. We did her makeup and painted her nails with diamonds in them. t was so fun. Then we decorated our cookies. She is so sweet and made one for everyone. After that we watched a movie and ate popcorn and colored. I love to color lol. She was loving all the 1 on 1 attention so I am definitely going to do that more often. I have definitely had a hard time dividing my time between Caoline, hunter, Scotty, and my house hold chores, and my computer time. So I am reorganizing my time. If I want to blog stalk and check email I get on when Scotty leaves for work and the kids are snoozing still. I periodically check during the day still but I don't stay on. And night time is my time to do whatever. I am cleaning first thing in the morning and straightening up at bedtime. I have struggled in balancing all these roles. So I am working on that. I want my kids to know and feel that they come first above everything else. I have been praying for solutions and answers and I feel like God has sent me a message. So I am going to follow my heart right now. 

Anyway, I am going to head to bed. I am pooped. 

The weekend

We had a really busy weekend. I am exhausted! Friday we spent the day with Robin and Baylee. We took the girls bowling and it was really fun. They were so cute rolling their bowling balls. They went soooo slow! But it was really cute. Baylee came home with us and the girls had a slumber party. then Saturday I assisted my friend Kate at a wedding we had been planning for awhile and I had an awesome time. I learned so much from her and I feel so grateful for her helping me like that. We are doing another one next weekend. I can't wait! Caroline had a slumber party at the Beasley house. She had a great time. I got her this morning and we came home and  cleaned up some and went to Publix. I have done a million loads of laundry. I am trying to stay on top of it. We have a really busy week. I am trying to better use my time so I planned to do a lot with the kids and do my stuff late at night or early in the mornin. SOmetimes when Scotty leaves for work I go back to sleep for an hour or so when I barely get any sleep so I am going to start doing stuff in that hour so I can spend more time with the kids. Caroline and I have't had much alone time doing stuff so tomorrow we  are having girl time and getting our nails done and going to Chucky Cheese. I am really excited to just have girl time. Well I am going to get in my warm bed and catch some  z'sssssss so I can get up early. Night!! 

Long time no post!

I haven't posted in FOREVER! We went to Disney with Scotty. My mom drove down with me. We had a great time. It was definitely worth the drive. The kids loved it especially Caroline. She asks me daily when we can go back! She has started back at school. She doesn't like when i leave but when I pick her up she is fine and happy. I can't believe this is our last year at MDO and kindergarden starts next year. I can barely think about it. 

Tomorrow I am shooting at a wedding with a friend. We have been planning it for a few months now so I am really excited. Yesterday Kelly's hairdresser and I talked and i am going to do her families pictures and she is going to blow up a huge one and put it in her studio with my cards which I need to get printed. That will be awesome advertising for me! I am going to probably do the other girl that works their too. I am really excited. I am starting to get some steady business. 

We are going to meet with my friend Robin today and go bowling. I haven't done that in forever. So I  went to the Dr about the infection on my leg and i am on 2 different medicines and creams. Hopefully my leg won't fall off!! Hope everyone has a great day!

Busy busy!

Haven't posted in awhile. Its been crazy around here! WE have our floors down we just have 2 doorways to do. Every time I clean there seems to be MORE dust. Its annoying. I stayed up til 1 cleaning. I am pooped today bc I got up at 645 not to mention the oh 4 times I got up with Hunter who is old enough to be sleeping through the night and the 1 time I got up with Caroline. But I do like my little quiet times with them at night. I love snuggling up to them and smelling them. They smell like lavender and fabric softener lol. I seriously have the most snugly kids ever.
Caroline started school Tuesday. She has a great class. She was nervous for me to leave. She got teary eyed. I did too lol. This is her 4th year and I still get sad. I dread kindergarten. But she was so cute coming out after school. They do a pick up line and she had her backpack on and was smiling. It really jerked my heart! :) Its been nice to have some alone time with Hunter and some quiet around the house bc he is NAPPING!! We are going to go for a walk when he gets up. Yesterday they were wild! We had been at my in laws the night before and they got really wild there and it continued into the next day. Hunter crawled up the babygate and was standing in the middle of it. Thank goodness Caroline was there to call for me. Guess the gate is pointless. Then he stood in his high chair. We have to get a new one bc it doesnt have a seatbelt. And somehow he set the sirens off on the alarm lol. He was messing with the window and it went off. He was terrified.
We are thinking about going to Disney with Scotty next week. I think we are going to go. Its super expensive! But I really want to go and we have a chance to have a free hotel in the park bc Scotty has to go for work. So I think we are going to go. Why not!
I hope everyone has a great day! I think I am going to catch some Zsss before Hunter wakes up!

So not cool....

I am so not cool anymore. Not that I ever was cool before but now I am officially uncool! I was in my car, my van actually, rocking out. I was playing invisible drums on my steering wheel and even did a little guitar and headbanging but gentle headbanging bc I am older now and it makes me dizzy. See I am uncool. Hunter is in the back talkin away. Life is good. I look over and there are 3 high school girls in some sporty little coupe. They were looking at me and when I looked over they busted out laughing as did I. lol Thats something my mom would do, be that dorky. So I am officially not cool. But I think I am cool and right now my kids think I am the coolest so I am cool! ;)
We are almost done with the floors. We have to finish the doors entrances. We are strting the baseboards to paint. I cant wait to get that ugly color off the wall. We are going to scan Realtracs tonight and just take a peek. Maybe.... I wish.....but I know I will have to wait a year. I am so ready for it to be fall. I am ready for football and fires and Halloween and jeans and all that excitement I feel when fall starts. I love fall. C baby starts school next week. I am ready so I can workout when she is in school.
I am going to have to start doing some stuff for myself this fall. I am feeling a little burnt out or just not myself in some ways bc I have done nothing to focus on me really. Its so easy to be a mom and forget about yourself. And no one will even notice. I definitely need some me time. I really want to work on finding a church for our family this fall. I have 2 in mind. I really want my family to have that and myself. I am a better person when I make my decisions "god" based. I feel much more secure and safe when i feel like God is beside me and in my heart.
I am going to go lay my baby in the bed. I hope everyone has a wonderful night. xoxoxo

Dusty, messy house!

We are still finishing up the floors. They are all down but we have a closet to do and the entrances to the door. my bf Kelly's dad is helping us get that part done. There is no furniture and saw dust everywhere and the kids are worn out. Its been super loud here. I am definitely tense and ready for it to be over. I am proud of Scotty for doing such a great job though. He has never done it and I am impressed. WE have the baseboards to paint and then the walls. Ugh! We were going to finish out our upstairs but I think we might look into moving in a year. I WISH WISH WISH sooner.
This weekend we have my brother and sister in laws wedding reception. They got married in FL and we didn't get to go. That should be a lot of fun! :)
Caroline is on her way to genius town. lol She was playing with ABC's on the fridge and she was looking for a G. I didn't know she knew what a G was really. But she pulled almost every letter off the fridge and said this is a, t, y, d, etc. There were only a few she didn't know. She has been recommenced by her teachers and stuff to apply to some of the magnet schools. I think we might try. I need to definitely work with her some so we will see. Hunter is cruisin now. He is moving a little bit back and forth between stuff. He has been sleeping WAY better now that his first 2 teeth came in. I Am ready for the weekend! Have a great night!

Queen of the Miter Saw!

We have been so busy! We laid our hardwood floors! It was wild! We had fun doing it though. It was pretty good once we got going. They look amazing. We are going to start painting the baseboards today. Hopefully we will have painted and finished the living room by the weekend. My inlaws were really great about helping us with the kids. The house is a wreck. I kinda uh threw in the towel cleaning this week lol. But I love using all my manly tools working. It was nice to do something other than cleaning. I love projects! I can't wait bc we have a few more planned. We are going to do the kitchen after we finish the living room. I want to have it all done by Hutners birthday because I want to have his party here. But I am totally exhausted. I can barely keep my eyes open as I am typing!
Anyway, the kids are better now. I was really worried about Caroline. I thought we were going to have to take her to ER. She just had a constant fever. It was scary. But its gone and she is back to normal. Hunter had 2 teeth finally come in on the bottom. Sweet. :)
I guess I am going to drag myself from this chair and work on cleaning. Have a great day everyone! :)

REGNANCY
Q & A & MORE!
Q: Should I have a baby after 35? A: No 35 seems like quite a lot to me!
Q : I'm two months pregnant now. When will my baby move? A: With any luck, right after he finishes college.
Q : What is the most reliable method to determine a baby's sex? A: Childbirth.
Q: My wife is five months pregnant and so moody that sometimes she's borderline irrational.
A: So what's your question?
Q: When is the best time to get an epidural? A: Right after you find out you're pregnant.
Q : Is there any reason I have to be in the delivery room while my wife is in labor?
A: Not unless the word 'alimony' means anything to you.
Q: Is there anything I should avoid while recovering from childbirth? A: Yes, pregnancy.
Q : Do I have to have a baby shower? A: Not if you change the baby's diaper very quickly.
Q : Our baby was born last week. When will my wife begin to feel and act normal again?
A: When the kids are in college.

ESTROGEN ISSUES
9 WAYS TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE ESTROGEN ISSUES
1. Everyone around you has an attitude problem.
2. You're adding chocolate chips to your cheese omelet.
3. The dryer has shrunk every last pair of your jeans.
4. Your husband is suddenly agreeing to everything you say.
5. You 're using your cellular phone to dial up every bumper sticker that says: 'How's my driving-call 1- 800-'.
6. Everyone's head looks like an invitation to batting practice.
7. Everyone seems to have just landed here from 'outer space.'
8. You're sure that everyone is scheming to drive you crazy.
9. The ibuprofen bottle is empty and you bought it yesterday.

TOP TEN THINGS ONLY WOMEN UNDERSTAND
10. Cats' facial expressions.
9. The need for the same style of shoes in different colors.
8. Why bean sprouts aren't just weeds.
7. Fat clothes.
6. Taking a car trip without trying to beat your best time.
5. The difference between beige, ecru, cream, off-white, and eggshell.
4. Cutting your hair to make it grow.
3. Eyelash curlers.
2. The inaccuracy of every bathroom scale ever made.
AND, the Number One thing only women understand: 1. OTHER WOMEN


I thought this was funny! We are officially laying hardwood. The house is a WRECK! I am going to hit the hay bc I am EXHAUSTED!! Have a great night! :)

I am going to be an aunt!

Yes Kelly is PREGGERS!! She is 6 weeks! I am so excited for she and Brent! They will be great parents! I can't wait to take pics of the new baby and some maternity pics! ;)

So, we ripped up the carpet last night which was totally gross. I didn't realize how old is was til we did. I cant wait to put the hardwood down. We still have to do some prep work before we can do that. We have wood or plywood or whatever it is floors now lol. The couches are in the kitchen. I can cook and relax at the same time lol. I hate chaos. I hate things being out of place. Makes me feel totally out of control! I had a very difficult time getting ready and keeping the kids locked in my room this morning. I can't wait til this part is over!
We had orientation at Caroline's school. Her new teachers is AWESOME! She is so sweet and her classroom is so cute! This is our last year. Well Caroline's last year bc next year will be Hunter's turn. I can't even think about Caroline being in kindergarden it makes me so sad. I will miss her so much. Ok I can't even talk about it anymore! lol But I am excited for this year. I am so ready to get back in the swing of things. I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Fever and Teeth!

I am about to fall in the floor due to exhaustion. Hunter has gotten 2 teeth and also has a fever from Caroline who had a virus! He literally screamed every hour on the hour. It really scared me well one bc I am a freak out by nature and two bc this child never screams. He is the happiest baby ever! We went to the dr this morning and he was totally fine. We were in the room about 20 minutes and all of sudden he started screaming and its a new scream I have never heard before. The dr came in and he wouldn't stop. I probably looked like unfit mommy of the year! But seriosuly he wouldn't stop screaming. It was awful and embarassing! lol We left he was fine. We came home and he is acting like nothing happened! His fever is back up though. Poor baby. He has never been sick before. Caroline is all better completely though. She is about to start school soon. We are starting to work on her letters and writing. She loves it. She wants to read so bad she can't stand it. I want to try to get her into some private schools or one of the magent schools and see what happens. I think she is smart enough well most times. Defintely not last night when I walked in her room and she was laying upside down, watching a movie, picking her nose and told me that boogers smell funny lol. I think it might of been her finger that did lol.
We are about to lay the hardwood this weekend. Its in the kitchen now. I am def stressing it! We are ripping the carpet up tonight. So anyway. I hope everyone has a blessed day. I will try and post some later!

Have a little patience

I have heard "Mommy" about 50 times and its not even 10. Mommy I need water, mommy I need breakfast, mommy I need candy, mommy I need a vitamin, mommy I need to go somewhere, mommy Hunter pulled my hair lol, mommy mommy mommy. A name I love though. I have in the past been inpatient at times and gotten frustrated. Who doesn't at times? But I am remembering to have patience bc God has had so much patience with me. He loves me regardless of what kind of mood I am in, how I am acting, when I am ungrateful and bratty. Sometimes I just think us "housewives" or SAHM are taken for granted. No one sees the behind the scenes work that we do. I know some days I am just lucky to brush my teeth, like yesterday bc Hunter felt bad and he had a tooth come through! But no one sees the tears we wipe away, the knees we kiss, the time we spend snuggling just bc they need it, the time we spend playing beauty which is kind of boring lol. No one sees the MILLION loads of laundry or the 3 loads of dishes we did, or the 8 times we get up in the night. But its all worth it. I love being a mom. I love being a mo to my kids. I think they are fascinating people. I am amazed by their curiosity and their totally, completely unconditional love. I in awe and their complete trust in anything I do. I love being needed and loved that way. Jesus called upon us and wanted us to be like children. And it makes perfect sense to me. They are totally trusting, forgiving, kind, loving and unconditional love at that. You can buy them a pack of gum and they are thankful. I want to be like that. I want my kids to be the best versions of THEMSELVES that they can be. I hope they stay as close to the way they are now. I am sure they won't in teenage years. lol But I hope that they feel safe at home and trust in God and tell me everything lol and it will turn out the way that its supposed to be.
We are going to meet a friend today for lunch. I am glad to get out of the house. I am stir crazy! Hunter has a low grade fever but I think some fresh air will do us all some good. He won't be playing anyway. He just eats lol. The kid packed away 5 chicken nuggets and fruit last time we went. And he has no teeth, well he has one that just came through. Tonight I have got to work on some editing. I have gotten behind with everyone being sick and this weekend it going to be CRAZY! We are getting hardwood. And Scotty is putting it down himself lol. Yeah, good luck with that I am sure you are all saying. And for those of you who know my super anal, OCD husband, I know you all feel sorry for me! LOL I just am stressed about it bc its such a big project and well my hubby is a serious perfectionist so I am just hoping it goes over well and doesn't take a month. We are fixing up the house with new paint and some new furniture. We need some color up in here! I have never decorated since I have lived here so it needs some color and womanly touch. BIG TIME! So pray for us! And pray for my sanity while its going on! I hope everyone has a blessed day and remembers to have patience as hard as it is to have! Maybe I will write later if I have time! :)

New Blogitty Blog Blog

I had another blog but I started a new one. Hopefully I will be better about posting on this one. lol Last night I went to bed with a 102 fever out of no where. I feel way better this morning. I wanted them to put me down last night lol. I felt awful. The kids are doing great. Hunter has finally gotten a tooth. Its broke through the skin this weekend. I am already planning his 1st birthday bash. We are doing here since we will have new hardwood and paint and some new furniture. Its gonna be a football partay! Caroline is about to start school. I am already starting to dread this is her last year of preschool before kinder garden. We have had such a fun summer I hate for it to end. I guess I started a new blog bc I am entering a new, well not new just revisiting a different chapter in my life. After my friend Jenna passed away last summer I got to a point where I wasn't sure if God existed and I had so many questions. I had lost a lot of faith. I couldn't understand how God could take a 34 yr old woman who was pregnant from her 3 children and her husband. And sometimes I still don't understand. I try to believe that it really is for a purpose that is bigger than us. Last week, this beautiful amazing girl I know, Kate lost her father in a tragic accident. Kelli, the OTHER Kelli for my husband that might read this. It was a beautiful service at the BIG Methodist church. But more than that it was the most moving service I have ever been too. Watching this family and their love and commitment to each other and God was truly inspiring. I wanted to be like that family!They were so certain that their husband, father, son, brother, was with God. A man gave a speech there about how we see God and where we see God in our lives. When I left there I realized that I saw God in the Benson family. Yes it was a very sad accident but through that it brought many of closer to God. Its the most inspired I have been in years. We are looking for a new church for our family, as a family. We want a church with a lot of young people and children obviously. We have it narrowed down to 2. I realize I am so blessed. I have a nice house, my husband has a good job, I have 2 BEAUTIFUL wonderful children, I have good friends and family. But God hasn't really fit into it all until now. Not for a long time. And I realized that God is big enough to handle my questions. Big enough to handle my doubt. And big enough to accept me back into his arms. I am so excited for our new journey.
So on a diff rent note, I had a baby session with Peyton yesterday. He is adorable with his rock star hair! We are finishing the session hopefully today. I got some SWEET shots. I hope everyone has a wonderful day! I am going to kick it with the kiddos! :)