keeping him little

i wish i could keep him little for always.

 

i don't care if he is 2 or 22 he will always be my noey baby.

run, jump & play

my girlfriend introduced me to this cool place last week and i am officially obsessed! it is called run, jump & play. basically, it is an indoor play place with swing sets gallore, trampolines, bounce houses, basketball hoops etc... it is kind of a hike from our house. but it is totally worth it to me to be able to take my crazy kids somewhere clean and safe during the long winter days to burn off some of that energy!

 

noah found this partially deflated balloon and he wouldn't put it down.

 

he is funny.

xo,

joanna

uninspired

blahhhhh the weather and the let down of the holidays being over is totally hitting me. i feel uninspired to take pictures of my kiddies and blog. i need a challenge or something to get me out of my funk. maybe i will try and post one picture a day?

in the words of barney stinson (my hubby will like that reference!), "challenge accepted!" 

i took this while i was waiting to photograph a sweet little family on saturday.  

are feeling the january blues or is it just me? 

xo, 

joanna

Noah says part 2

Noah is extremely attached to me. he doesn't like to be away from me for more then a few minutes. And when I am near him he must have my full attention. God forbid I am not completely focused on him playing cars, trains or angry birds!!

Usually within minutes of us being in separate rooms he starts to yell, " mom where are you?" Today he was extra cute......

Noah - "Mom where are you?!"
Me -" I am downstairs helping Gracie."
Noah - {walks over to me and looks me right in the eyes} "Mom you hiding me again?!"

I love his little booty butt! I hope he is always obsessed with me:).

xo
joanna

little diva & noah says!

 

i don't know any other four year old that sleeps with an eye mask. how did she become a teenager before she ever stepped foot into kindergarten? special thank you to uncle tony, aunt jenny and g for the cozy blanket and eye mask! she obviously, loves it:).

noah is growing fast too and talking like nobodys buisness.

 

 

this is a conversation we had this morning...

noah - "mommy press the button please." 

me - {{presses button to turn on toy story}} 

noah - "good job mommy! you can have a treat!" 

happy monday.

xo, 

joanna

Productivity

My kids are early risers. Think 6-6:30am every morning. Even though sometimes I grumble a bit, I don't mind too much. I like morning. I love drinking my coffee and watching Good Morning America. I love the way my kiddies are cuddly and have bed head and sleepy eyes.

I seem to get the most done before noon anyways. these are the things I accomplished this morning.

Made French toast for the babies.
Cleaned and organized my kitchen cabinets.
Steam mopped every hard surface floor in my house.
Took a shower & got dressed.
Dressed the kiddies.
Two loads of laundry.
Went to grocery store.
Cleaned the bathroom.
Ate lunch.
Made a "honey do" list for Corey:).

Not to bad for a Sunday morning.

What did you do this morning? Are you an early riser or do you like to get your day started later?

xo,
Joanna

Fail

It's been 48hrs and I already give up. Curse you Mark Zuckerberg and your highly addictive invention. I love Facebook. I can't quit Facebook and I don't care who knows it!!

ox,
Joanna


P.s. what should my new resolution be?

photo challange : paper mama {sparkle}

two years went so fast...

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wordless{ish} wednesday - morning

 

xo,

joanna

new years resolution

i usually dont make resolutions besides the, "lose weight be healthy,"one everyone else makes. this year however i am making one and i am determind to stick with it. i am going to ease up on the facebooking.i think we can all agree facebook is extremly addicting and i dont want to be obsessed with it anymore. don't get me wrong facebook is super cool. you can find long lost friends, keep intouch with your currunt friends, network etc... but the bad things are that you can get sucked into facebook stalking and looking at some random peoples pictures for hours. i am guilty of this. i don't want to waste anymore of my time doing that. There are so many other things i could be doing! For example, spending time with my family, reading, blogging, taking pictures and so on and so forth. First things first I need to get the app off my phone. I do most of my stalking on my phone because it is so convenient. i will still keep my account but i wont be posting on it or checking it regularly.

i am still going to use one demensional social networking sites like instagram(mommypaff) and twitter(joannapaff) because lets be honest i still need a tiny fix.

this is going to be interesting.....

wish me luck!
xo,
joanna