Tuesday, February 10, 2009

CELEBRATING 10 YEARS!

TOP 10 REASONS I LOVE MY HUSBAND!

NO.10 :
HE IS MORE CLEAN AND ORGANIZED THAN I AM AND I WILL FIND HIM MOST OFTEN VACCUMING, DOING LAUNDRY, OR CLEANING DISHES ON MORININGS WHEN I AM SLEEPING IN.
NO. 9:
TELLS ME I AM BEAUTIFUL EVEN WHEN I HAVE BED HAIR, NO MAKE UP AND WEARING CLOTHES THAT ARE MORE THAN FRUMPY LOOKING
NO. 8:
WILL WATCH CHICKS FLICKS OR GIRL SHOWS WITH ME SUCH AS "THE BACHLEOR" WHICH I THINK MAKES UP FOR NOT LIKING TO READ BOOKS WITH ME BECAUSE I KNOW READING PUTS HIM TO SLEEP.
NO.7 :
WHEN CHILDREN ARE SICK, HE WILL TAKE OVER SO I CAN GET SOME REST
NO.6:
BUILDS THINGS FOR ME WHEN I ASK AND IS ALWAYS WILLING TO DO MY HONEY DO LIST ASAP AND NOT YEARS LATER.
NO. 5:
NEVER WANTS TO MISS ANYTHING IN HIS CHILDREN'S LIFE. OFTEN HAVING TO TAKE OF WORK EARLY SO HE CAN BE AT EVERY PRACTICE AND GAME. WHICH USUALLY RESULTS IN THEN GOING BACK TO WORK TO MAKE UP TIME THAT NIGHT AND RETURNING HOME LATE THAT EVENING.
NO.4:
DOESN'T SPEND MONEY LIKE THERE'S NO TOMORROW ( EVEN THOUGH I KNOW THERE ARE PLENTY OF THINGS HE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE) BUT IS ALWAYS PUTTING HIS FAMILY FIRST AND SAVES FOR THE FUTURE. I MORE THAN MAKE UP FOR THE SPENDING MONEY THING.
NO.3 :
DOESN'T CARE THAT IT TAKES ME A LONG TIME TO GET INTO A COMFORTABLE POSITION TO SLEEP AT NIGHT ( EVEN THOUGH SOME NIGHTS I KNOW IT KEEPS HIM AWAKE)
NO.2:
HIS CHILDREN ARE HIS LIFE AND ALWAYS SPENDS TIME WITH THEM TOGETHER AND INDIVIDUALLY- SOMETIMES IT'S JUST READING BOOKS OR PLAYING GAMES. EVEN WHEN HE COMES HOME EXHAUSTED FROM WORK HE IS USUALLY WRESTLING AND LAUGHING WITH THEM WITHIM MINUTES. THE JOY AND HAPPINESS I SEE IN HIS EYES WHEN HE LOOKS AT HIS CHILDREN IS UNDESCRIBABLE. THAT IS WHY I WANT TO HAVE A BIG FAMILY BECAUSE I KNOW THAT OUR CHILDREN IS WHAT MAKES HIM THE MOST HAPPY (WELL BESIDES ME OF COURSE) AND I LOVE TO WATCH HIS FACE LIGHT UP WHEN HE SEES THEM EVERY MORNING.
NO.1
HE NEVER LEAVES THE HOUSE WITHOUT KISSING ME AND TELLING ME THAT HE LOVES ME EVERYDAY!
TEN YEARS HAVE GONE BY FAST AND I AM THANKFUL TO HAVE MY HUSBAND THERE TO BE MY CONSTENT AND UNWAVERING COMPANION THRU ALL OUR UPS AND DOWNS AND I AM EXCITED FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS! LOVE YOU BABE AND HAPPY 10TH ANNIVERSARY!










Monday, February 2, 2009

SLUMBER PARTY!

IT WAS A MUCH NEEDED NIGHT OF GIRL TALK, GAME PLAYING, MUCHIE EATING, NAIL PAINTING, HOT TUBING AND MOVIE WATCHING FUN! AFTER A LATE NIGHT OF WACHING VAMPIRES WE SETTLED IN AROUND 4 AM AND SLEPT IN!!!!!

JUST BEFORE HEADING HOME TO OUR WONDERFUL HUSBANDS AND KIDS WE STOPPED BY A LITTLE CAFE FOR SOME BREAKFAST THAT WAS ACTUALLY HOT WHEN WE ATE IT! A BIG THANKS TO ALL OUR SUPPORTIVE HUSBANDS WHO ARE WILLING TO GIVE THEIR WIVES A LITTLE R&R BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT A HAPPY WIFE IS A HAPPY LIFE!
FIRST: SOME TEXAS ROAD HOUSE GRUB!
WE SURPRISED SHAUNNA FOR HER BIRTHDAY (EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T) NEXT: A LITTLE HOT TUBING THEN:INTO OUR PJ'S AND PLAY A GAME CALLED BUNCO= OUR WINNER ( NEELEY) OUR LOSER: JENNY AFTER: A PYRITED(IS THAT EVEN SPELLED RIGHT?) MOVIE CALLED TWILIGHT FINALLY: WAKING UP TO A CHILLY SNOW FROSTED MORNING HUNGRY FOR FOOD!

Sunday, January 4, 2009

MOMENTS

To me, life seems to be spinning a little faster each year i get older. i find myself laying in bed at night wondering when i will turn around one day and all of a sudden my children will no longer be my little toddlers but teenagers. i am exicted to watch my children grow and learn new things but there are moments when i wish life would could pause for a while or perhapes move slower. i hate knowing that one day those little innocent faces that come in every morning , so eager to see me will one day disappear. that i will soon be looking back at home videos and picture albums remembering when i was a young mother with little ones tugging at my legs. its not that i don't realize how many more years i have to go before i get to that point in my life. Its just that i know that as fast as days and years come and go, it will feel like it's crept up on me soo much sooner than anticipated. sure there are many days i would love to go with more sleep or go without fighting,tantrums and changing diapers. but when i take a moment to stop and just watch my children play,and listen to there cute little voices and watch there curious faces. I can't help, but want time to stand still, so i can have these precious angels to myself for just a little longer.

jaron: mom is my birthday next?
me: no, it's mommy's
jaron: then mine?
me: no, then it's daddy's, then jaces, then brinely's and then it will be your birthday
jaron: and i will be 6!
me: yes, you will be 6 and you will be in kindergarten!
jaron: i don't want to go to kindergarten
me: fine then you can stay home with me ( thinking that would change his mind)
jaron: mom, can i stay home with you forever?
me: jaron i wish you could, i really do.

Friday, December 19, 2008

A LITTLE HOLIDAY BAKING

SUGAR COOKIES!
we love sugar cookies, especially around christmas time. the kids had some friends over and we
decided to decorate and eat some christmas cookies-- Don't they look YUMMY! FAMILY HOME EVENING: CHRISTMAS TRAIN

FIRST: THE DECORATION 2ND: THE LOVELY BAKING PAN FOR THE MOLDS 3RD: THE CUTE LITTLE CAKES 4TH: THE ART OF DECORATING FINALLY THE FINISH PRODUCT! WITH A LITTLE BIT OF LICKING ( REALLY WHO CAN RESIST?)

GINGERBREAD HOUSES: WITH JARON'S GIRLFRIENDS!

THERE WERE NO PICTURES OF JACE HELPING IN THE DECORATING OF ANY OF THESE ACTIVITIES, ONLY BECAUSE HE WAS ALWAY DOING THIS: THAT'S MY BOY!








Monday, December 15, 2008

A NIGHT WITHOUT CHILDREN!!

We had our annual christmas party this last saturday night. It started with warm homemade soups, baked potatoes and delicious salads. Next we had a white elephant exhange in which suprisingly the one present stolen the most was a high school musical blanket. (obviousley we had some very determined mothers with daughters in mind) After we had voted on who had worn the worst ( or should i say best) christmas sweater, we proceeded in a hysterical, yet revealing hour of the Newlywed Game. Finally we topped off the night with some christmas traditions. By the time the night ended it was late and we were all exhausted. As everyone left we debated to forego the mess that awaited until tomorrow morning, but then we stopped and realized that wait, our children are spending the night at grandma's tonight and we can sleep in!!!!!! oh the joy! once the mess was cleaned up, we headed off to bed knowing that we wouldn't be awakend by our teething son at 3 am or by our other children at 6am. Thank you grandma and grandpa for a wonderful night with friends and a whole night of unenteruppted sleep!


I decided to make name tags for everyone and that if they were edible they would be even better! i thought they turned out cute and went well with the table settings!
Just some of our awesome friends, old and new!

Monday, December 1, 2008

AN EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT

For I and mark's christmas present this year we decided to furnish our formal living room. to finish the room i still have to get a few things but for now this will work! one of my good friends is going to paint me a picture to go in the room and i am soo exited to see when everything comes together. I know people think we are crazy for getting this color but for one it is a micro fabric so it is washable ( otherwise we wouldn't have bought it ) and two our children have learned that there is some things in our house they do not play on or around. the only problem i have is that i will have to be a natzi with other people children- so we shall see.
I was very excited to start decorating for christmas this year because my christmas colors are red and silver which match this room perfectly. while growing up our family had many little traditions we did every christmas and this was one of them i loved as a child. my mom would make up a special calender for us for the month of december and we would decorate it with her. she would put several activities that we would do during the month like bake cookies together or what day we would see santa or when we go and see christmas lights together as a family. we were always so excited to count down the days to these activites. so i have carried on the tradition with my children and it is always exciting to me to see my kids enjoy the same things i did as a child.






Thursday, November 20, 2008

MADONNA CONCERT!

ONE CRAZY, FUN, ADVENTUROUS, AWESOME, SPONTANEOUS FRIEND

TWO MADONNA TICKETS PURCHASED

ONE AFTERNOON IN DENVER WITH MUCH EATING AND CATCHING UP -WITHOUT KIDS

TWO STORES WITH MONEY SPENT

TWO OUTFITS THAT MADE US CONCERT READY

ONE PEPSI CENTER WITH SOLD OUT TICKETS


TWO WOMAN BUMMED BECAUSE NO CAMERA'S WERE ALLOWED

MORE THAN THOUSAND SCREAMING FANS

MORE THAN WE WANTED, GAY AND LESBIANS COUPLES SPOTTED

ONE HOT DOG, ONE PIZZA AND TWO SODA'S LATER...

ONE INCREDIBLE ENTERTAINER

TWO CRAZY OLD WOMEN FINALLY HOME AT TWO

ONE FLIGHT LEAVING AT 7:00 AM AND GOING ON A FEW HOURS OF SLEEP


BEING WITH A FRIEND WHO MAKES YOU FEEL YOUNG AGAIN --PRICELESS


gienger's "hotel"

Dalton's "catholic church"

blandfords "white trash trailer"

Graves " out house"

our "love shack" sorry no pictures of me at this time

what a group of houses! just lovely

making our first layer



reading christmas books while we wait for frosting to freeze

adding decorations

we love our gingerbread house!