Saturday, November 6, 2010

Awesome, not so awesome...

Thursday was one of those awesome/not so awesome days....

Started off awesome with a lovely view...

Kids played nicely-awesome
Baby stopped doing what big kid wanted so big kid threw a toy at baby's head-not so awesome

Target had a sale-awesome
Bought everything but what I actually walked in the store for-not so awesome

Cooler weather brings long pants, cute hats and sweaters-awesome
Windy days make for a whiney dog and no chance at suning diapers-not so awesome

Cleaned out kids closets-awesome
All pants fit big kid in the waist but are too short-not so awesome

Made a delicious dinner-awesome
Big kid wouldn't eat it-not so awesome

However just as it started it ended...awesome


Today is Saturday and Saturdays are always awesome! 
*****Don't forget to soak up that extra hour of sleep and Fall Back...I typed a memo to the kids, we'll see if they get it in time ;) *****

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Wordless Wednesday


Do you see it? There in the branches the little red bird...he visits often and sits in the tree next too our balcony amongst the fall leaves, it's become a habbit daily to check and see and wait for him to come...assuming it's a him as usually the men are the prettier ones in nature right? 
(I hope for Christmas my husband takes the never-ending hints I give and gets me a bigger zoom lens so I can get a better pic of this little friend)

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Lobsters and Monkeys and Lions oh my

Growing up we didn't celebrate Halloween with costumes and trick or treating...it's really an American holiday. The candy, parades, costumes, scariness, orange and black decor, etc.

In 8th grade, the year we moved here, I got all excited to dress up and went out as an Aussie rugby player and went trick or treating. The years following it wasn't too cool to dress up so we typically watched a scary movie (not something I enjoy) and hung out.

College brought on a whole new level of costumes combined with the rest of debauchary that college brings...we'll leave that in the past!

Then I had kids, Halloween took on a whole new meaning! How much fun is it to play dress up? combine that with everyone else playing with you and receiving a reward of candy for doing so...no wonder kids dig this holiday!

Kaitlyn's first year she was a lobster, Daddy worked in a seafood restaurant so it seemed natural...this year we tried in on Blake too just for effect...
 
Kaitlyn, 3 months October 2007
Blake, 5 1/2 months October 2010

Kaitlyn's second year of Halloween she was a monkey...she was a monkey so it was a natural pick!


Kaitlyn 15 months, October 2008

Blake 5 1/2 months, October 2010


Yes my kids are slightly different in weight and height....Kait's on the less than 3% end and Blake is on the 98% end!

 This year Kaitlyn was a lion, she 'raaaaaaaaaaaared' and all! I was suprised she didn't want to be Dora or a Princess or something else of that popular nature and quite happy actually since we had this costume in the closet...


We attended Orange Fest at our Church on Sunday night and had a ball, they had preschool appropriate games and candy, a puppet show, bouncy houses, a fire truck to explore, food, vendors with arts and crafts, hay rides, train rides and pony rides! Oh and how can I forget face painting! We arrived around 4:30pm expecting to hang out for about hour and ended up staying until they shut it down at 7pm.
           
Hope you all had a happy and safe Halloween...I'm off to see if there is anything good left at the bottom of Kaitlyn's candy bag :P

Monday, November 1, 2010

Menu Monday

Monday:
Lunch-Turkey and Cheese panini's, apple wedges
Dinner- Turkey Burgers and salad

Tuesday:
Lunch- Lunch out
Dinner- Pesto Mini Pizzas

Wednesday:
Lunch- Homemade pizza with peppers, spinach and tomato
Dinner- Breaded eggplant, cornbread

Thursday:
Lunch- Cream cheese english muffins, grapes
Dinner- Chicken casserole, green beans

Friday:
Lunch-Leftovers
Dinner-Crock pot lasagna, garlic bread, salad

Saturday:
Lunch: Sandwiches
Dinner: Terryaki chicken, spinach salad

Sunday:
Grandparents house

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Internet Friends

5 years ago I broke up with my then boyfriend, now husband...moved out, got my own apartment and got bored at night. I googled, on the internet jacked from my neighbor, and looked for a way to fuel my never-ending love of baby names...I kid you not in middle school and high school I had a list of names I loved for future babies.

I found babyzone.com

(Almost) 4 years ago I became pregnant with my daughter and found a DDC (due date club -July 2007)  thought it was cool to chat with these ladies in the same place of life since my 'real life' friends were not. Little did I know I would become hooked, checking hourly, half hourly, sometimes every 5 minutes to see who was posting what and what was going on. It became a great outlet.

(Sometime around) 3 years ago I was emailed by a couple of the girls from the site looking for a buddy to lose all the baby weight with...the emails developed into more than just a weight loss discussion and check in and became a friendship.

2 months ago I met one of the friends from that email chain, we met in Chattanooga, TN a 4 hour drive for both of us and a well spent trip. We hung out at a hotel, visited the Discovery Museum, had dinner and ice cream and ventured through the Aquarium...it was for lack of a better word, AMAZING! We chatted like old friends, never a dull moment or an awkward feeling, it was as if I'd known this person my whole life. Our kids hit it off like two peas in a pod making it even more fun.

Yesterday we hung out again, this time picking a pumpkin patch in the middle of Alabama again about a 3.5 hour drive for each of us...we had a ball! We must have, I took 187 pictures...don't worry I won't bore you with the lot just a few of the fun :) oh and I tried Fried Pie, not as wonderful as it should have been according to my fabulous Southern Friend, the filling was good though...will have to try it again somewhere different this time!

talking to the geese...we laughed and laughed at them honking at the goose!

 

Posing, love this kid too much sometimes.                                         Climbing up the inflatable slide...I think they would have stayed on this all day if we'd let them!


Face painting!! She was all set on a butterfly until she saw the ballons...she LOVES ballons!


Three gorgeous kids, not one looking at the camera...


Loving the hay!


Fried peach pie...it was...different...

My husband constanly calls these ladies I've met online my 'internet' friends and thinks its a big joke...what he

doesn't get is these ladies ...while I have only met 5 of them in person, each time was a wonderful experience and we ALL chatted like grand ole friends who've know each other forever...are my dear friends, the ones who keep me sane, who 'get' me, who support me, who know me inside and out. That the friendships I've developed over the internet have been a saving grace to me.

Since the joining of babyzone to the further connection on facebook to the phone calls and texts to the face to face meetings I have bonded with these ladies, they are my real life friends.


Thank you internet for bringing me friends all over the states and the world into my living room daily, into my life!