~ Random Thoughts ~

Happy Weekend

2009-11-13T16:23:00.000-08:00

Have a great weekend, we sure will!

Things I love...

2009-11-05T09:43:00.000-08:00

I don't know why, but
I LOVE this picture. Her
Fred Flinstone feet, the colors,
the moment. I was letting her play in
the sprinklers, and she was loving it!

Her face is too funny.

Macy has cradle cap, I've never heard of anyone but newborns getting it, and it is really hard to deal with when they have a ton of hair. Our pediatrician tells us to put vaseline on it. I didn't even think about it, I'm sure she gives that advice to newborns with NO hair. So as most of you probably know, and if you didn't you do now, vaseline doesn't come out of hair. So we read that if you put cornstarch in the hair it will absorb the vaseline. It took a few days, but I am happy to say that her hair is normal again!

I am also LOVING my new car. We got a great deal, we drove down to Oracle on Saturday, and I am so happy to have my own car again. I miss my old car, but it's all good. This one is longer, we got the Expedition EL, so I am excited to go on a trip now and be able to put our luggage actually in the car!

Happy Birthday

2009-11-01T10:03:00.001-08:00

There are not enough words to express my love for this boy! I am so thankful he is mine, and I KNOW why he was sent to me. There have been things that have happened in my life, and Cooper has helped me through those things in ways he will never know. He was saved for me, for my family, for this time.

6 Things I love:

His toes

His laugh, it is contagious, and it rocks

His spitfireness (is that a word? you know what I mean)

His voice and speech

He always tries to make me happy, he even used his birthday wish last night on me. I don't know what he wished, but he told me it was something for me. Seriously, what 6 year old does that? My Coop does!

He is, and always will be MINE!!!

Have a great birthday, but please stop growing up. Looking at these pictures makes me miss my old Coopy. I love you so much!

Happy Halloween

2009-10-31T21:44:00.001-07:00

I love the back of his vest,
so I had to show it!

I am pretty excited about Halloween this year. I don't know how to sew very well, and I made most of the costumes. I made Jon's bell bottoms & vest yesterday, I made my pants today. I made Buffy's gypsy scarf, and I made Andy & Macy's costumes. I also didn't use a single pattern, I think I did pretty good. I can't wait to actually learn how to sew.

I wanted to do a lot more for Jon's and my costumes, but time didn't permit. Oh well, I think Jon looks great. I am so glad he was smart enough to think ahead and grow out his beard.

Pictures of my days...

2009-10-29T14:05:00.000-07:00

Chloe and I on the COOLEST ride
at the fair, the DISKO. Do it if you can!

Decades Day at school,
I wish Andy had a leather jacket, or
Buddy Holly glasses, but it was all good...

Macy's new face,
gotta love it! Check out those teeth!

Cousins going to Mimi's Ward Party.
I love that Lola is the Swine Flu,
and Tommy is the doctor. I only had 2 kids,
because everyone else was at church activities.

Coop's bed, he is serious about decorating it.
I love that he is sleeping with his gun.
I ADORE this boy so much!

Macy's FAVORITE new toy.
The IBERT.
I got mine on Amazon, it ROCKS!

Celebs...

2009-10-29T09:47:00.000-07:00

It was Celebrity Day at school today. The first person to guess correctly, gets a treat from me! Johnny, this excludes you from Andy, because you already know!

Here's a hint for each:

Chloe is part of 3

Andy makes me laugh

Good Luck!

Coop's Party

2009-10-26T14:20:00.000-07:00

We had games, prizes, a pinata, candy, cake, everything you need for a great party. Cooper had fun, and that is all that mattered! I think he is the best Frankenstein EVER, he rocked his costume. I need to work on Chloe & Buffy's some more, but it was fine for that day. Andy and Macy were darling, I wish I had thought of it sooner, I would have had our whole family be cavemen, another year I guess!

Just a peek...

2009-10-24T15:21:00.000-07:00

Cavegirl & Frankenstein...
Could they be any cuter?

You wish ... (again)

2009-10-23T10:23:00.000-07:00

You wish your hair looked
this good in the mornings!

You wish ...

2009-10-23T10:03:00.001-07:00

You wish you were this cool,
this kid can rock ANYTHING!

Can't wait for the fair tonight, can't beat Figure 8's and Frybread. Trying to get everything ready for Cooper's Halloween Birthday BAsh tomorrow, I think I am getting close. Have a great weekend!

Rock On

2009-10-23T09:58:00.001-07:00

Johnny was excited,
can you tell?

The stage

Bono on the big screen

This was my old camera, and of course the battery died right after U2 came on stage. It was a great concert, I was so glad Johnny called me to go. I LOVE LOVE LOVED the Black Eyed Peas. I loved the mix of the crowd. It was so fun. Thanks again brother!

Pictures

2009-10-21T09:20:00.001-07:00

I love this shot of Andy

some of my owls...

My Halloween deco this year

Last night I went to the U2/Black Eyed Peas concert with ym brother. It was fabulous! I LOVED the Black Eyed Peas, they totally rocked. It was a late night, but I was so thankful for Johnny asking me to go with him. I am also so lucky to have such a great hubby who takes care of the kids so I can go have fun sometimes. I love you babe! I can't believe how close we are to being done with October already. Christmas is around the corner!

We are on the hunt for a new car now, I am bummed because I really don't want a car payment, so I am trying to look on the bright side of it. I am super excited to have e new car! I just can't wait to have my own car again, I am so sick of driving Jon's truck with all the kids crammed in, I am sick of having to take 2 cars anytime we do something as a family. Hopefully we will find what we want, for the price we want. Keeping my fingers crossed!

Went to the fair on Friday with Chloe, Cooper, Macy, my sister, Dorothy and her 2 kiddos. It was fun. I am so glad we waited until the sun went down. Heading there this weekend again for Figure 8 races, can't wait!

This is the busy time of the year, something is always going on!

Monday night Jon and I went to a dealership to look at some cars. Chloe got the kids showered and put to bed. Yesterday morning Cooper woke up, and I noticed he was super bulky underneath his feety pajamas (that barely fit him, but he wanted them). He had gotten dressed for school, then put his pj's on. He had jeans and a long sleeve shirt on underneath. I don't know how he didn't spontaneously combust in his sleep. Never a dull moment with that boy!

Scrapping

2009-10-07T10:13:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday

2009-10-07T09:45:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday Andy Boy! You have brought me so much happiness, and I couldn't imagine life without you!

Here are a few things I love about you:

You are an AMAZING brother to Mason, she ADORES you.

You are so thoughtful, you really try to help when you see it needs it!

You are goofy, and you constantly make me laugh.

You let me love you, I am not looking forward to the day when you start pushing me away!

You are unbelievably smart, I have no clue where you got that from. Probably Grandpa.

You are MINE, for eternity!

Scrapping

2009-10-06T21:37:00.001-07:00

Too Funny not to post

2009-10-05T18:53:00.000-07:00

This is her new funny smile,
she only does it every once in a while.
I couldn't believe I got it on camera!
I laugh every time I see it!
(What do you think of that tooth?)

Manic Monday

2009-10-05T12:31:00.000-07:00

It's been a while for one of these, I know.

How do you keep up on housework? This may seem crazy if some of you have seen my house recently (taking into account all that has been going on, I think it's fine), but here goes anyway!

I have found that if you have certain things assigned to days, it really helps. For example,

Monday - Bathroom
Tuesday - Bedrooms
Wednesday - Kitchen
Thursday - Misc. Clean up

Fill in as you see fit.

If you get your house clean, and follow this, then when weekend chores come around it's not nearly as bad! Plus you feel good when you check it off your list! The kids know what needs to be done that night, so it's easy to get them to help also! Try it and see.

What works for you?

Scrapping

2009-10-03T23:20:00.001-07:00

Thankful

2009-09-30T11:42:00.001-07:00

I am thankful for Coke, or there is
no way I would be awake after the last
2 weeks I have had!

Leftover Pizza from my
birthday dinner, it has
been my lunch the past 3 days.

The hobo baby's new ponytail,
isn't it the cutest?

That this wasn't any worse,
this can be fixed.
In the meantime I am loving me
a nice new mini-van,
with satellite radio.

This picture Cooper did in art,
it makes me so happy. I immediately
taped it to the wall. That's some
definite talent for a 5 year old!

Friends and family, all the
calls, meals being brought in,
Callie stopping by. I just might
get through this! Chloe is feeling a
little bit better, but not out of
the woods yet!

Baby Shower

2009-09-24T21:59:00.001-07:00

This was the invite I made,
I dolled it up with jewels and glitter
before I sent it off.

My fabulous friend Kristen, of
Baked Bliss, made these amazing
cupcakes to go with the colors.
They were filled with chocolate mousse,
and were delish! I shouldn't have made
anything else!

The spread, it was delicious!

This was a baby shower for my darling friend Callie. I am so thankful they moved into our ward, and we were able to become so close. It was such a fun shower, and I can't wait to meet their sweet new girl!

The joy of boys

2009-09-24T14:27:00.000-07:00

Andy thought he would be nice, and clean out his salamander habitat. He rinsed all the dirt out of the bowls (even though they were just going to be filled again, I guess he wanted clean dirt), an he did it right into the bathroom sink. Imagine his surprise when the sink wouldn't drain. He was a little hesitant about telling Jon, but quickly realized there was no way he wasn't going to notice (we only have one bathroom, he'd have to go in eventually).

As you can see, Jon wasn't very pleased. I tried to get him to look on the bright side. Andy was trying to do something good, he just didn't know the correct way, it only took about 2o minutes to fix, and it got the cabinet under our sink reorganized.

There's always something exciting when you have sons!

My Calendar

2009-09-22T22:16:00.000-07:00

When you have 5 kids (probably even less), and a life, and a church calling, and a job, and a husband, and friends, and school responsibilities, and extra-curricular activities, you have to find a way to keep it all together!

Pottery Barn used to make a fabulous desk calendar, that was blank and big. I LOVED it, because it was big enough to write in the boxes, but blank so I could decorate it supercute each month. It was an activity I looked forward to doing every month. They stopped making it, and I ran out. For the last 2 years I have been trying all sorts of things.

Then one day I went to my sister-in-law's house, and I saw her giant dry erase calendar. I had to have one for myself. It took a couple of months to get the money (it really wasn't that expensive, just wasn't the right time), and I finally got it.

I have been busily making magnets, and I can't wait for October to do it all Halloweeny ( I said weeny).

As you can see, each kid has their own color magnet with their initial, so they can see what they have going on each day. I have birthdays on the board, the cafeteria menu for the younger kids school, everything.

I love it, how can something so simple make me so happy? I love walking into my kitchen and looking at it everyday! If you want info on it, let me know.

Also, if you haven't noticed, I have an Etsy shop, not a lot on it yet, just because I need to go to bed. Take a peek when you can though! Help a sister out people!

And yes, I have the biggest Birthday Cake on my day. 34 this week, I am an old lady!

Exciting, not so exciting...

2009-09-11T08:10:00.000-07:00

Macy FINALLY got a tooth, pretty exciting.

Macy biting me while nursing last night with said tooth, not exciting.

Macy learning how to walk and climb, exciting.

Macy standing in high chairs, grocery carts, strollers, etc..., not exciting.

Chloe has a cell phone, which is nice when I need to call them to tell them to walk to the library after school, because I am just too lazy to pick them up right now. Exciting for Chloe.

Chloe forgetting her cell phone at home, not exciting.
(It was pretty funny today, I gave her my cell phone, and told her I would use hers. I have to drop her off at one campus, which is a block south of Andy's. I then dropped Andy off, as I was almost out of the parking lot, I look over to find Chloe running and waving her arms. She did have her cell phone. The poor girl ran across both campuses with her backpack, lunchbox & violin, to catch up with me. It was actually pretty exciting, because I bet she won't forget her phone again!)

Chloe & Andy's new school, exciting.

Said new school not serving lunch, hence I have to pack lunches DAILY, not exciting! (I know some moms have their kids pack their own lunches, but I don't feel right about that. It;s my job to feed my kids, and what else am I doing that is so important I can't pack my kids lunch? I have to work on that guilt I guess!)

Slightly Addicting

2009-09-10T16:55:00.000-07:00

Craziness...

2009-09-10T12:08:00.000-07:00

So I have been a terrible blogger as of late. Here's a little run down of things that are filling my time:

laundry
cleaning
carpooling
cleaning
macy
feeding macy
changing macy
keeping macy happy
keeping macy occupied
laundry again
carpooling some more
sewing
throwing parties
homework
cleaning
holding macy
dreaming of my old life
loving macy
getting ready for our birthday season (kicked it off with Macy's)
organizing my kitchen
cleaning out my makeup drawer

The list goes on and on and on and on and on...

I have a few things I am excited about, so you will see me soon, I promise!