Friday, November 13, 2009

I wanna talk about me...

So, I feel like saying a few things about myself at the moment...

I just learned how to play "Hit me baby one more time" on the guitar. Move over Britany Spears.


And I took this photo of me the other day while looking at myself in the mirror at Children's Place. Hello "Mom look"...wow.



And today I tried on my "goal jeans"...and guess what? They fit! ;-) Whoop Whoop. So, I better use this nap time wisely and get to my work out so that they will continue to fit. Too bad it's an hour and a half of yoga...gag me. yuck....Oh awesome! Tex just woke up. Maybe I won't have to work out after all...till bed time that is. ;-)

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Tuck-in Time


Dear Eden, You are always so good about reading your Dad a bedtime story. ;-)

I'm a little confused...

So I thought kids first learned to crawl, then walk, and then climb...


Well, if that is the case...can someone please tell me how my son ended up on top of this green hamper today?


I guess boys just follow different rules. ;-)

Monday, November 9, 2009

Well, we could go to the "Z" "O" "O"

So, last saturday morning...(after an 11 mile jog/walk) Jonathon and I were secrety discussing in front of Eden what we should do for the day.

Since we don't like her to get too excited about what we may or may not do that day, we try to speak in code and spell things out instead of just saying them.
So, we were debating. And Jonathon said, "Well, we could head to the 'Z..o...o' today". Just then Eden's little head pops up. "I wanna see elephants!" She shouted. "I wanna go zoo!!"

And so our minds were made up. Off to the zoo we went....like a herd of snails. I can't believe how much time it takes to get 2 kids ready to get out the door for a day. Snacks? check, change of clothes? check, potty break? check, strollers? check, kids? check, car seats in car? check...yadda...yadda. I swear it took over an hour.

Saddly the price of parking had gone up 4 times!! It used to be 25 cents an hour. Now- 25 cents for 15 minutes! And admission was up $2 a person too. So, we decided to just buy a years pass instead. So, now we will have LOTS of trips to the zoo to look forward too. Especially after those water park passes expire at the end of the year.

I didn't have my camera cause the batteries were dead, but I got a few with my phone before the batteries on that died too.





Yes, she really just layed down on the ground and snuggled with the goats at the petting zoo...classic Eden.



Tex didn't seem to get too excited about anything. He just enjoyed cruising in the stroller for the most part.

To finish the evening off, we headed to Chuck E Cheese, and we were determined not to spend any money. So, Eden played in the free Jungle Gym there and cought a few rides on the carousel, jeep, and trolly on some other kids dime. ;-)

And on the way home we made a stop at Orange Tree. One of our favorite self serve frozen yogurt treats. I'd say it was a great day.

This is tooo funny - a must read
So, we get home late...it's pitch dark. I can barely see. We are standing at the door to the house waiting for Jonathon to unlock the house. He unlocks it and flips on the porch light where Eden Tex and I are still standing. And in Eden's hand is a toad...and she is holding him just like so, "baby talking" to it.

What is looks like to be a sick mommy

Don't worry, I'm not sick again*knock on wood*, but when you have a "Sick Mommy Day" at my house, it looks something like this...

You spend most your day lying on the couch with your 2 year old restrained in a restraining device such as this...


While she watches movies on the computer

And when she gets bored you blow some bubbles at each other and try to pop them...And your house starts to look like thisAnd you are hoping there are no choking hazzards on the floor becuase a sweet little man is crawling around everywhere his 4 limbs will carry him...and every so often he pops up on your couch to say hello...

Though it wasn't fun being sick, I am soooooooooo thankful that my 2 kiddos were soooooooooo easy going that day. What 2 year old stays willingly in her high chair from 10am till 1 pm? And before she was in her high chair she was on the ground playing with her brother making sure he wasn't playing with anything he shouldn't be (ie: electrical cords, papers, and assorted choking hazards)...she is really an amazing Mamma's helper. Thanks so much Eden. I couldn't have made it through the day without you.

And by day 2, I was feeling all better. Except for the little man, who seemed to have caught what I had. But the good part about that was all the snuggle time we had on that same couch.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Hahahaha...too funny.

It's a little past season for this, but we had fun putting it together this morning anyway. Eden loves watching it over and over and over and...
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Dear Bella and Zoe,








Eden loves you very much!

2 peas from my pod

2 peas from my pod