Egg Hunts and such..

Some wonderful friends put together an Easter egg hunt the other day. As soon as Ty realized the eggs had candy in them... he was ripping up that field like a maniac!

He collected three times as many eggs as his sisters and was not happy when I tried to explain the ten egg maximum rule. It's the Egg hunt rules that try to keep it fair. Poor kid! He's not really into fair.
This is Lauren's best friend in all the world. When the two of them get together, the rest of the world falls away and all is right!
My two little reds with all their booty!
And the candy fest begins! There are times when I think my kids eat their body weight in candy daily. People give it to them wherever we go. We need t-shirts that read Please don't feed the kids! And so.. as the "no fun candy nazi mommy", I give them one day until it all mysteriously disappears.
Ok, I'm done now. Thanks for listening. Cranky candy attitude aside, it was a beautiful day and we had a lovely time. I just love spring and sunshine and good friends! And candy. It's a love/hate thing with the candy. Truth is, I throw away all the kids gross candy, but I keep the good stuff for my own personal stash. I know, I know.. I need therapy. Or weight watchers. I should stop now. It's late and my filter gets thin. Good night dear friends!

Monday morning thoughts.. and other random nonsense

1. I am currently the size of a small house and that's all I have to say about that.

2. My husband told me I should write a post containing jokes for and about pregnant woman. Only problem is my wonderful father-in-law checks my site occasionally and most of my funny comments are also inappropriate for the general public. Especially the male variety of the public.

3. By the way, Brent thinks my comments are funny. I do not. He laughs because he's not sure what else to do. And unless I'm crying, it's the safest response.

4. These pictures have nothing to do with anything I'm saying. I just like them.
5. I want to say something about public school vs. home/charter school but can't open that can of worms right now. We enrolled the girls in public this year so I'd be free to experience morning sickness without distraction. It was the right choice, but.. but ... oh the turmoil of it all!

6. I've never actually paid for a pedicure. I mean, we're talking about feet here. Is there really anything you can do to make feet more attractive? It's like putting lipstick on a troll. But maybe the experience is the attraction and not the polish? I think I may try it.

7. My wise sister told me when you're the size of a house and feeling like a troll, the only thing you can do is get a good hair cut and a pedicure. You work with what you've got sister! Did I mention she is very wise? Man I love her!

8. That's it for now. If you're still reading.. I'm sorry.. Please stop now and go do something productive.

A conversation with a four year old..

I bought a candle the other day and here's the conversation that followed.

-That's cool Mom. I can scratch my name in it!

- Nice, but let's not ok?

-What's it made of Mom?

- Wax.

- Ear wax?! Disgusting!!

-No, no... you know, like bee's wax.

*thoughful silence*

-You mean, Bee's ear wax?!!

Fog

It's lifting. The fog is finally lifting! And it feels so wonderful to be Me again! Please excuse the drama, but after four months of morning sickness (I'll spare you the details) and another month of migraines, it just feels so good to feel good! I'm now somewhere close to seven months along and unisom consumption has gone way down. My children and my hair and my.. ahem.. girth have grown considerably and for much of the day I feel like myself again.

Somewhere in those seven months my baby fully mutated into little boy. When exactly and how, I don't really know. I never gave him permission, but he went and did it anyway. He's all opinionated now and has the strongest passion for cars I've ever seen in a two year old.
I love it actually. No teddy bears for him. It's his hot wheels he sleeps with. At least he comes by it honestly. Tyler comes from a long line of mechanics, machinists, and car lovers in general. I'm pretty sure it's something in his blood.
Come here you handsome little kid! I need to kiss you now!! I'd tackle him and wrestle but my pregnant belly might accidentally crush the little thing. Besides that whole wrestling thing is his Dad's department. Oh by the way, we're having another little boy. There is balance in the universe after all. Happy Thursday everyone!

Winter

My sister sent me these pictures the other day. She went on a walk near her house and ran into these beauties. I forgot how beautiful winter can be!

Christmas

I know, I know .. I'm so completely behind on posting Christmas pictures! Sorry Gramma, I know you've been waiting for some! Our Christmas morning was wonderful and Christmas night? Well, how honest do you want me to be here? We started dropping like flies. Some 24 hour flu bug had five of us very under the weather. It was down right ugly by 1:30 in the morning. With the laundry machine in full force and the wet/dry vac humming away, Brent and I looked at each other and just started laughing. What else can you do? It was a.. memorable holiday to say the least. Here's a few pics of the crew before the fateful flu.

The classic gingerbread house tradition. I'd post a picture of all of them together, but it's so darn hard to get one! They're just too wiggly.



Merry Christmas everyone! I hope your holiday was a happy, healthy one.

sendin' some love..

Not sure why I've been neglecting my blog of late. We've kept the holiday busyness to a minimum this year but things still feel crazy busy. I decided Valentines Day cards sounded like a great idea and gave up entirely on Christmas cards. I think it's a pregnant thing. I have limited energy this season and would rather spend it with my punks going to the park and such. So if you don't receive a card from us please don't feel neglected. We still love you! We're just takin' it easy this year. Ever listen to the James Taylor Christmas CD? It's my new favorite. Very relaxing. And so.. Merry Christmas friends! We're sending some love your way... even if we're not sending a card.