Maggie Moo Memories

Today we took a trip to the Oxford exchange because I needed some jeans. It turned into quite an adventure! We first went to Target because we also needed some baby food. While perusing the baby aisles, which happens to be my favorite thing to do... something caught my eye. It was a cover for nursing mothers. Not too unusal, but it was made by a company called "Hooter Hiders". Yes, we lost it. No, I didn't buy it. Although, I should have just for laughs.
Blake got a hat and I got a tank top... no jeans. So, we went to TJ Maxx. By this time Sawyer was over shopping so he, Blake and Sophie stayed by the toys playing with some random kid who's parents were no where to be found. In the meantime, I found a pair of jeans and white shirt for family pictures next week. Yay! Now we can go home. But we had an idea... before we leave let's stop at Maggie Moo's! Sophie was sleeping in her carseat so I ran inside and picked everyone's flavors. Blake got a chocolate dipped waffle cone with Berry Cheesecake Lake ice cream... Very good. I got a chocolate dipped waffle cone with Vanilla Cookie Dough Yo Yo... (yeah, the names kill me). Then I thought... hey! I'll get Sawyer the blue kind because he really liked it last time. Except this time we were eating in the car...


Needless to say, he LOVED it... After this picture he resorted to 'drinking' it straight out of the cup... I resigned myself to the fact that I was already going to have to wash the carseat cover and remove the stains from his super-cute GAP outfit (thanks Aunt Deven for the birthday present)... so why not just let him continue to enjoy it.

And enjoy it he did! I'm contemplating sending this picture to Maggie Moo's for publicity because of course, his product placement was perfect... (I guess only the son of a drama queen would have that down pat!)






And the more he ate, the more he turned into a smurf. We began to have a lot of fun taking pictures...

And then we started saying the "picture phrases"
for example, "say cheese", "Macaroni & Cheese", "Blue Ice cream", etc....

This turned into "what does the ___ say?" conversations....







He showed us his wit with the following conversation...

Blake: What does the cow say?
Sawyer: MOO!!!
Blake: What does mommy say?
Sawyer: MOO!!! Hahaha....


So, thanks Sawyer... I appreciate the vote of confidence in all of your mommy's efforts for getting back in shape.






Well, that concludes the funny part of our day... I know, we're pretty boring. And just so you'll know that our kids are from the same Pod... here's a good one of Sophie...

Back in the Saddle.... again... again.

School starts the day after tomorrow. I still remember what it felt like my very first day of college... 8 years ago. I was so nervous I would be late. I stayed the night with a friend and we had our first class together... well, we were late and both too chicken to walk in so we skipped. That's how I started my college career... skipping class. Luckily I've turned around quite a bit. Of course now I feel like a pro... after 8 years how could I not???

Each year when school starts I begin to get a little antsy and worried about the upcoming semester. I wonder if I will be able to make good grades in the courses, if I will make any new friends, if I will be able to balance home life with school... of course, I always am back to normal a couple of weeks after classes begin but still, each year I go through the ritual. This year is no different... I am worried about my ability to make A's in Microbiology, Chemistry, Nutrition, and Ethics in Nursing... all at the same time. I'm sure I will be just fine but I wonder all the same.

The classes aren't my only concern at this time. I am a little farther behind than I normally am 2 days before classes start. I don't have all of my books, I don't have all of the kids' stuff done for their 'care' situations, and my house is a disaster with weeks worth of laundry continuing to pile up. I'm sure I don't have to be as prepared as I usually strive to be before classes start but it still makes me more comfortable if I am.

With all this being said... I'm super ready for school to start. I feel very cooped up from staying home all the time. I love being home with my kids but I'm not one of the women that is blessed enough to be able to stay home 24/7. I wish I had that kind of patience. So, here's to another great semester... one more down on my way to a viable degree...

Super Duper Craftiness

Sawyer is starting a new daycare next Thursday. His old daycare supplied sheets for his "napcot" so we only had to send him a blanket. This one asks for "napmats" to go on top of the little cots. So, I went online and saw that these "napmats" can get crazy expensive. I didn't really want a super extreme one so I kind of put it off and figured I would buy a cheapo one. Well, I waited too long and now I can't find one anywhere!

So, I decided that instead of wasting my time looking for one I would go to Hobby Lobby and buy the stuff to make one... I'm pretty crafty, and I own a sewing machine so I took on the project and was suprised by how easy it was...

I went to the 30% off rack and picked a fabric that was 'boyish'... well, blue at least. Then I found the softest fleece I could that would match and some ribbon and thread. When I got home I got everything out and started... It wasn't but an hour later and I was done!

It's super cute too! The blanket is attached and it rolls up into a nice little bundle... I'm going to have his name monogrammed on the blanket and then I won't have to add a nametag. So, Yay for me! Check it out...

Random Rambling

Every once in awhile I get a little nostalgic and begin to wish I still had parts of my "old life". This never means that I want to give up any part of my "new life" because that would be much worse... but I still can look back at all of the wasted opportunities.

This usually happens when I start stalking on MySpace or Facebook and see people that I used to be close to and the places they have taken themselves. I feel as if I've missed out on part of my dreams because I'm not working in theatre or entertainment in any way. I'm so proud of all of my friends that have stuck with this and even if we don't talk anymore it's amazing that they are on the path we always dreamed of.

I can remember a time in my life when I wanted nothing more than to travel the world singing for a living with nothing to tie me down and nothing to hold me back. Some would say that I got careless and made a mistake by getting pregnant. That I ruined any chance for fulfilling my dreamlife... I'm not sure I agree... Sure, I did get careless but the so-called "mistake" was the best thing that ever happened to me.

I guess the only thing I really hate is that while I was living that life and working in theatre and being "young and single", I was too foolish to enjoy it. I spent all of my time wanting to get trashed and party hard... that's how I got careless. It's all a blur and I would love to play it all over again... I think if I could I would try to remember every moment and I would put more stock in establishing quality relationships... maybe then I wouldn't have lost most of my friends when I got pregnant and moved on with my life.

I really wish I had put more energy into other people instead of myself the whole time... I almost have no relationship with my family and very few actual friends because of the way I treated people in that part of my life. I think I was never able to show God's love to people because I didn't know he loved me. I spent a lot of time trying to love myself and not really genuinely caring about loving others. I'm trying to correct that now but it's a pretty slow process making good friends and really hard if you're not used to it. I have the hardest time keeping up with people and remembering to hold up my end of the relationship.

So, if you're reading this and you consider me a friend... and I've been a bad one, I apologize... Let me know and I'll try harder in the future.

Our day at the Pool.

Blake's birthday was yesterday and we had a good time at the pool! Sawyer loves to swim and finally got to for the first time after his surgery.

He also loves to be thrown up in the air... over and over and over again... Blake's dad ("G") is great at doing this!

Blake's pretty good at it too I guess. And it makes for some pretty neat pictures.

I got to try out some fun stuff with my camera too... Sawyer and Blake took a trip to Pleasantville...And Finally, not to brag or anything... But say Hello to the next Michael Phelps... Olympics 2024... here I come!

Wow.... 2 in a row!

I know, I know... I go months without a post and now there's 2 in a row. Well, I guess I'm just bored and want to figure this thing out a little bit more. This post is going to be pretty boring if you already know me... I just want a chance to introduce my family and display some fun pictures... So, here goes!


First, my husband. Blake. The love of my life...

We've been married for a year and a half and I'm still in love with him... Not to say we don't fuss but I couldn't imagine life without him. We've known eachother for 10 years but we've only been 'together' for 2 and a half. We've got a pretty funny story so if you've never heard it and want to, then let me know....

Next on the list... my son, Sawyer. He was born June 21, 2006. He is such a delight. He is a very high strung and hyper child. He is very independent and is going to grow up to be headstrong and self reliant... I can already tell.















Finally, my daughter Sophie.... She's only a few months old and she has the sweetest disposition I've ever seen in a baby. She rarely cries but when she does... WOW! She definitely has a temper, although she rarely shows it. I'm so excited to watch her grow up and see all of the things she learns to do. Plus, she's super cute!!







Now, to finish this up... I am so blessed! Jesus must really love me to give me the family that he has. And that's all... talk to you soon!

Sawyer's Big Day...

So, Sawyer had his tonsils taken out last Friday... It was by far the toughest thing I've had to endure with him. We arrived at the hospital at 5:45 am as instructed only to wait until about 7:45 for the doctor to show up... I'm a pretty early riser but sitting at the hospital with a 2 year old that early in the morning is not my idea of a good time.

Blake and I found ourselves becoming more and more creative as the time went by. Cartoons worked for about 20 minutes but then we resorted to latex hand balloons and other fun hospital toys...
Then self-portraits... Notice the really nice hospital employee in the background who is sitting in the middle of all of the patient rooms eating her yummy hospital cafeteria breakfast... meanwhile she is surrounded by children who are told they cannot even have water... NICE.
Around 7:15 they let him drink a shot of "happy juice"... so he relaxed a little bit and they came to get him at 7:45. He was so tough... he didn't even cry. I almost did though...

We waited for about 30 minutes or so and then the doctor came and told us his tonsils and adenoids were huge and that everything went really well. Then they took us back to recovery where we sat and watched him sleep...

and sleep....

He slept for about an hour and then he woke up and hasn't stopped whining since...

He's slowly getting better and I'm sure it'll all be over soon but he is definitely a handful. I was really hoping to be able to put him on pain meds and have him sleep for a week but no such luck... Hydrocodone makes him hyper. So, we're at the end of day 5 now and I think we'll be back to normal soon.

Other big news!?!?!

Sophie got her first tooth today! Yay for Sophie!