Halloween

Halloween was so much fun this year! We took the kids to our church for an hour.  They played and did all the activities while we volunteered.  It was a good time:) I bought Brandon a gigantic Blue crayon which he boycotted at the last minute. 

His title was your either Swat or your not! He wore Mark's Swat costume that he decided he didn't want to wear last minute.   Blake was supposed to be just a pumpkin, but at press time we decided he was a french pumpkin.  He had the look..Wearing the hat was very short lived though..So really he was more like  pumpkin ball.

I really could not tell you what I was.  Funky wig that didn't look like the package..dark make up, a few facial tattoos and a spider on my neck..a spider shirt..Maybe an alter ego, or lady of darkness..haha..I felt like a jerk though .Optimus prime sat next to me on my right..he was so quiet I didn't even know he was there.  He totally stepped into character. Although he was shooting from his hands like iron man.  It was cute though.  I had to call him optimus to get a response. 

What do you call a Hamburger that you try to buckle up in the car?? Well I don't know either, but here is how it looks! Oh and Optimus himself!! We had a great time.  Went trick or treating for a while afterwards.  We walked and walked and walked.  Alec Brushed his hand on a cactus, so we had to do an emergency prickly-pokey-dectomy...

Our friends included Sarah, Aaron, Rainbow Brite (Emma) Randy, his sister Amy who was also due on Halloween and gave birth yesterday!! Three of her kids, Randy's two boys (iron man 1 and 2) It was hard to keep track of everyone. All in all we had lots of fun!!

End of my twenties

Did I ever mention my plan to be in the best shape of my life when I turn 30? Well the count down has started. It actually started Dec 16th when I turned 29. Obviously with my lack of motivation and self control I couldn't start then. I would beat myself up every time I failed or had a starbucks. So I decided to start simple, after the holidays. I have a 30 day shred, by Jillian Michaels. I plan to do this everyday for 30 days and see where I'm at. I figure I should be able to stick to a 30 day anything. I'm also not going to restrict myself. If I want something I'll have it but I'm going to be cautious and pay attention. I also won't have Starbucks everyday.


Did I also mention yesterday was day 1 and I'm sore as hell. I can't wait to see how it goes! Good luck to all those with resolutions, 3 months from now I'm checking in with all of you....muahahahahha!

Happy New Year!!!

Here is what I've learned so far:

To finishing unstarted projects, finishing the unfinished..Not being so picky about everything and the ability to not control it. Meaning that now I have kids, I need to get over the want to have everything be perfect. That went out the window when I had kids. Its sooooo hard for me to just let things be..To let the kids help because I want to do things my way, to realize that my house will never be spotless no matter how hard I try.

That my King size bed WAS made to hold 3 people or more, that I am infact getting older and that I do drive a mini van now:( Yep, still sore about that one..

I do complain alot in these blogs, but when It boils down to it, I am very happy. I am very blessed! I love my boys more than anything I could have ever imagined. The days are to short, so are the years..Secretly my heart aches for when these days are over. ( Just don't want them to end) I love having a baby in the house, I always think about more, but I can't imagine the dirty looks, I will get then. I get stopped in the store non stop by people wanting to know how old the baby is and to talk to the boys.
I would wake up 10 times a night to hold onto these moments and the youth of my children. I would change diapers for the rest of my life to keep them small. That my five year old makes me laugh more that imagineable.
My 3 year olds (though he swears he is still 2 and a half) ability to quiet a whole gymnasium full of adults by yelling at his brother. " MARK DON'T EVER DO THAT AGAIN!!" Too funny, but still embarrasing!
That the third time must be a charm because Blake is such a good baby. Sleeps well, doesn't fuss much, and is so happy. I lucked out this time around!!

That though I get mad its only brief and I love to buy stuff for my children. Even though I swore I wouldn't because they were bad in the store:-P

If its going to get broken, its most likely mine and I've had it for a long time..Great way to get rid of clutter!

To drive my husband bonkers with my lack of organization and to want to save every animal out there even though we are out numbered in our house. we have a little dog named Scrappy. Alec calls him Pee Pee:)

My Husbands undying loyalty inspite of all of my flaws! How hard I laugh at him when he finds the only goats head (nasty pokey sticker)in the house in the bottom of his foot. How he always has something he really wants to do..Ie, some sort of multilevel marketing and how much money we have spent on these sort of things. His famous line, "But its something I really want to do."

Yep, its a crazy life and I wouldn't change it for the world. (except maybe all the negativity, war, and all the bad things going on in the world)
Hope you all have a very great New Year, that you are safe and that it brings you New things, new opportunity and much love!