these days

hi friends. things have been very low key around here. lots of staying in jammies late, snuggling on the couch watching toy story 3 and just plain being cozy!
i am sure cabin fever will set in soon but for now we are loving it.

this morning we got up and started our normal tuesday race to get out the door to get sassy to school on time. i had already packed sassy's lunch, made breakfast and poured myself my coffee which i was going to chug down before i got everyone dressed, then a wonderful thing happened, the local news flashed that gracie's school was closed for the day on account of snow! so i warmed my cup of joe to a nice sipping temperature and settled in on the couch with the ipad and good morning america. bliss.

today will be a good day. we will definitely stay cozy for most of the day


but i have promised gracie we will play in the snow. it will be noah's first time out, yay!

i am hoping to post some pictures of our fun later today but we shall see if my littles allow it.

also, say a little prayer for my little noey baby he is having a procedure tomorrow morning :(. he has to have his circumcision redone, ouch!!! my poor little buggy, this will be his third surgery in a year. it just plan stinks. i think he deserves a new "talking buz lightyear" for being such a trooper, what do you think?

happy tuesday!

resolution

i know i am a few days late but you lovely readers will forgive me. i have a two resolutions this year...

• more sunscreen! no wrinkles or skin cancer in 2011 woot woot!
• be kinder in my thoughts, words and actions.

part of my be kinder resoulution applies to myself. i really need to work on lowering my expectaions of myself. this doesn't mean that i am not going to coninue to try and be the best wife, mother, friend, daughter, sister etc... i can be but rather allow myself to make mistakes admit that i made them and move on rather then dwell on that imperfection and label myself a failure. i have decided its ok if my dishes don't get put in the dishwasher immediately, if laundry sits in the basket for an extra day or if my kids eat pretzel sticks and fruit snacks for breakfast (sometimes). this is going to be very hard but good challange for me. wish me luck!

happy thursday!

p.s. how cute are these kids?

Hello 2011

hi friends. i've missed you while i was away from blogging. i know, i have said it before (and i will probably say it again) but i am going to try, try, try to be better about posting. i like to blog. it is good for my soul almost like a diary, a very public diary. writing down our memories even if it is just a one sentence blurb or a single picture, will be wonderful to look back on in a few years.

did you have a good christmas? we had a great christmas!


lots of running around, going to bed to late and missing naps but it was wonderful all the same.


i am pretty sure it was harder on me then the kids.


i tried very hard to relax and enjoy myself but there always came a point where i looked at the clock realized it was hours past my kiddies bed time and i would have a panic attack.


then i would give corey the signal to round up the kids before things got ugly.




our new years was wonderfully boring.

it was perfection. it was warm



(warm enough for kids who have been stuck inside for the past month) outside so we played in the circle with our buds until the rain chased us inside for chinese and movies in our cozy basement. perfection.

we are just getting into the groove today after a lengthy break from our schedule. i have to admit it was nice to take sass to school, mop the floors, make dinner and just be regular.


happy tuesday!

Life Savers

these little babies saved my life today.



they are like magic.



my kids played nicely with each other for an hour this afternoon.



thank you weird little pom pom thingys.

Saturday

good morning! last night we went to a big outdoor light show with the kiddies.



as you can see sassy loved it and noey loved his shoes! all in all it was a great night and possibly a new family tradition!

this morning we are just hanging in our p.j.'s watching movies.


corey and i are going out this afternoon/evening for a shopping dinner date for my birthday woot woot!

happy weekend!

I do like my blog....

I have been bad. I haven't been posting or even thinking about posting on my blog lately. I really do like my blog. Actually, I love it but things have been crazy busy and I just can't seem to find space in my day to sit down and blog.

Starting today, I have decided to make space to blog because I do love it. So my new goal is to at least post three times a week. Even if it is just a picture.

I usually do, "Gracie Says" but Noey is talking so much and I can actually understand him (sometimes (: ).

So here is the first ever "Noey Says."

Me: Noey you want to watch Fresh Beats (Fresh Beat Band)?
Noey: No Fresh Beats! Toy Story!
Me: Holy moly you said that clear as day!
Noey: YAY!!

I love his booty butt.

Challenges

This is my absolute favorite photo right now. I even made it into a Christmas card for my momma!