Thankful Thursday!

It's already Thursday again! Again I'm thankful that we have been having a good week. I'm thankful that my Dad came over and brought Subway for lunch. Yes, that's a weekly thing. I'm thankful that tomorrow is Friday and Jacob and I are having a date. Yep, that happens weekly too but trust me, we need it & I'm very thankful for it! I'm thankful for my little sweeties and always thankful when it's their naptime & I get to have a little quiet time! And I'm very thankful that most days their naptime is at the same time! I'm thankful that we will finally see our friends from home group this weekend, it's been a while! I'm thankful for all of my family and friends and I hope that all of you are having a wonderful Thursday!

A Tag Survey

Well since I can't think of anything that's working for me this Wednesday, I will fill out this long survey from my friend Kristen, instead. Taking a break from the housework I should be doing, it's working for me.

1. Do you wear a name tag at work? No, but it would be funny if I did.
2. What kind of car do you drive? Honda CRV
3. What do you order when you go to Taco Bell? Mexican Pizza
4. Have you ever had a garage sale? Just when we were kids
5. What color is your iPod? I don't have one, but I would choose pink
6. What kind of dog do you have? 2 beagles, Max & Fletcher
7. What's for dinner tonight? Mini pizzas from my Deceptively Delicious cookbook
8. What is the last alcoholic beverage you had? a glass of wine
9. Stupidest thing you ever did with your cell phone? I don't know
10. Last time you were sick? The week before last
11. How long is your hair? About shoulder length, trying to grow out the layers
12. Are you happy right now? Yes
13. What did you say last? "Please take a rest"
14. Who came over last? I guess my dad, we haven't had much company lately, we've all been sick
16. Have your brothers or sisters ever told you that you were adopted? No, I'm the oldest, I wouldn't have believed them, although I was pretty gullible
17. What is your favorite key chain on your keys? I got one for Christmas that you put digital pictures on! I need to load it up and put it on my key chain.
18. What was the last movie you watched at home? something girly on Lifetime unless you count the Wiggles Magical Adventure that we seem to be watching daily right now.
19. What is in your pocket? not a thing
20. Who introduced you to your crush? the Mullaney family- Chris was friends with Jake & I was friends with Trish.
21. Where do you hurt? nowhere at the moment
22. Has someone ever made you a Build-A-Bear? No but I really want to go there and make one with Adam.
23. What DVD is in your DVD player? Probably the Simpsons, and not because I put it there!
24. What's something fun you did today? hmmm...watched Blue's Clues? I'm fun, really.
25. Who was the principal of your high school? I don't remember
26. Has your house ever been TPd? I don't think so, we didn't have any trees
27. What do you think of when you hear the word 'meow'? Cats, strange question
28. What are you listening to right now? Nothing, just quiet, it's nice and won't last long!
29. Drinkin? Light Cherry Limeade
30. What is your favorite aisle at Wal-Mart? The holiday/seasonal isle, and the scrapbook/craft department
31. When is your birthday? July 5th
32. What's the area code for your cell phone? 817
33. Where did you buy the shirt you're wearing now? Target, I think
34. Is there anything hanging from your rear view mirror? No, my dad says that's dangerous.
35. How many states in the US have you been to? About 7
37. What are you going to do after this? Fold laundry and clean up
38. Who was the last person you went shopping with? Jake & the kids, we took a family trip to the grocery store. Those are always fun. ha ha
40. What about your favorite dessert? Ice cream or homemade cookies, or both together, yum
41. What is something you need to go shopping for? Clothes and shoes
42. Do you have the same name as one of your relatives? No
43. What kind of car do your siblings drive? Jenn drives a Rodeo and Mikey just got a new car, but I'm not sure what it's called!
44. Do you like pickles? Yes, I had one yesterday.
45. What about olives? Yes, I had some today!
47. What is your favorite kind of juice? Orange
48. Do you have any tan lines? Not currently
49. What hospital were you born in? I don't know, lots has happened since then!
50. Do you remember the name of your kindergarten teacher? No, but I'll always remember Mrs.Krause, she was my teacher for 1st, 3rd, and 4th grade!

Okay, I'll tag anyone who is still with me and has time to take a 50 question survey. :) Let me know if you put it on your blog!

Another Tag Game

Rules:
1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages).
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people.

1. Ending Your Day Right- Devotions by Joyce Meyer
2. Okay
3. Sometimes you are tempted to say "Oh, what's the use?", and just give up.
4. But God is waiting for you to lift your eyes and look to him for help. Life will always bring discouraging situations but you don't have to let them get you down. Despite life's distressing circumstances, you can be confident in the Lord, the lifter of your head. (Psalm 3:3 "But you Oh,Lord, are a shield for me, my glory and the lifter of my head")
5. I'll tag Jenn, Aunt Cathy, Aunt Amy, the Unsinkable Kristen, and Sara.

Just checkin in

Nothing too much has been going on with us. I just better check in so my mom & Aunt Cathy don't fuss at me! :) Over the last few weeks we all took a turn being sick. Luckily Sarah didn't get sick but she did get a weird rash on her back. I took her to the doctor, they said it was a reaction to something but they weren't too concerned. Now that she has learned to roll over, she wants to be moving all the time. She doesn't like to just be held, like a baby. She wants to squirm, play, wiggle and roll. She rolls on to her tummy then she gets really mad. She does not like being on her tummy. As soon as we help her get back on her back, she immediatly rolls over again. It's a fun little game! Grandma is leaving tomorrow for Baton Rouge for a week and to go to Mardi Gras. I'm sure they will have fun! We will miss her! I guess that is about all of our news for today! Here's what happens if you leave the daddy home with your little princess...

No, it's not a ponytail, it's a mowhawk! :)

When your brother's a cowboy...

you just never know what you'll wake up to...

Thankful Thursday

It's already Thursday again, time for some thankfulness...

1. First of all, I'm thankful that we are all finally feeling better. Adam, Jacob and I all had a turn being sick. I'm thankful that Sarah didn't get it.

2. I'm thankful for my kids and that I get to be home with them. Yes, at times they drive me crazy but they really bring me more joy than I ever thought was possible. And look at them, aren't they so cute?? :)

3. I'm thankful for Jacob. He's an awesome husband and an amazing dad to our little cuties. And I'm thankful that he'll be home soon, because this just might be one of those days that the little darlings are driving me crazy! :)

4. I'm thankful for our little house, despite it's flaws, it's cute and cozy and we've done a lot to make it feel like home. And I'm thankful for my in-laws who have made that work out for us.

5. I'm thankful for the rest of our family too, and all of the friends who might as well be family! God has really blessed us! We love you all! Happy Thursday! And be thankful...tomorrow's Friday! :)

Works for Me Wednesday!

Making Our Own Book!

Adam got a book for Christmas where he has to find little pictures in a bigger picture. He's had so much fun with it. Yesterday we decided to make one of our own. We used pictures we cut out of magazines, a few photos, stickers, and some Diego pictures that we found online. It was fun to make and it kept him busy for a long time! After it dried, we stapled it together and he's had lots of fun finding the pictures and reading his very own I Spy book!

Want to play??? Can you find...a kiwi, Sammy with Thomas the Train, 3 pictures of Diego, a teddy graham, and a box of Mac&Cheese?

5 Months Old!!!

Sarah is 5 months old today! They sure have gone fast! It just amazes me how much they grow and change this first year. It's fun to see her sweet little personality starting to show. She's a happy girl and she just loves her big brother! She really likes her cereal now. She's tried some baby food too. So far she's only had squash (or squish as Adam called it) but I'm excited to see what else she likes! She also figured out how to roll over! She's getting so big!

Lazy weekend

We didn't do too much this weekend, none of us were feeling good. We took some naps, watched some DVD's, got some groceries, played with the kiddos and tried to stay warm! Sarah's getting so giggly and social. She's really trying to roll over, she's going to get it any day now! Hope you had a good weekend!

Thankful Thursday

Well, as promised here is my first edition of Thankful Thursday. (I should probably mention that I got that little picture from this website http://www.eph2810.com/?page_id=459, which of course I am thankful for, ha ha)

1. I am thankful that my dad came over for a lunch visit and that he brought sandwiches from Subway.

2. I am thankful that I am finally starting to feel better after being sick this week.

3. I am thankful that my wonderful husband took a few days off to take care of me, the kids and the house while I was sick. And that Adam was so good and let me get a lot of rest.

4. Speaking of rest, I'm thankful that it's almost naptime for all of us!

5. I'm thankful for the huge stack of Barney videos Aunt Kasey gave Adam. Yes, I know, I just said I'm thankful for that annoying purple monster but seriously, Adam was content and entertained for hours while I wasn't feeling good.

6. I'm thankful that Adam has been enjoying coloring lately. I would prefer, however, that he would enjoy his new hobby on paper instead of on the kitchen floor, the wall, and quite the masterpiece on his bookshelf.

7. I'm thankful that the Mr.Clean Magic Eraser cleans crayon marks off of most surfaces.

8. I'm thankful that Adam has such a vivid imagination and that yesterday when he took every single Kleenex out of the box, he was just trying to pretend like it was snowing!

9. I'm thankful that Sarah is finally learning to sleep all night.

10. I'm thankful that even on this freezing cold, sick day, I have 10 things to be thankful for and I could keep going! But I will stop for now!

Hope you are all having a great Thursday. Leave me a comment and tell me what you are thankful for, or if you have a blog, try doing a Thankful Thursday of your own!

Works For Me Wednesday

Some of my friends with blogs do weekly posts like "Works For Me Wednesday" and "Thankful Thursday." I'm going to try adding these to my blog too. Hope you like it! Don't forget, anyone can leave comments, you don't have to have a google account. So for this first week, whats working for me is my new & current favorite cookbook:

Deceptively Delicious by Jessica Seinfield

Have I told you how much I love this cookbook? I know some don't like it because the whole idea of it is that she wants you to deceive your family but that's not exactly how I'm using it. We have the hardest time getting Adam to eat fruit and veggies. Honestly Jacob and I aren't crazy about tons of veggies either, and the ones that I like aren't the ones that he likes and vice-versa. And besides, Adam is pretty much clueless about what's in his food anyway, so I really don't' feel like I'm lying to him. At his age, he has no idea that butternut squash isn't "supposed" to be in his grilled cheese sandwich. And he wasn't complaining when he ate some healthy cupcakes with carrots hidden in them. I decided it would be a good thing for our whole family. So I got the cookbook and started trying the recipes. First I had to spend an afternoon, peeling, cooking, and pureeing veggies. It took a while, but I've used them a lot and still have some left, so they are lasting a long time. Since then I've made all kinds of things that we already like, only now they have extra vitamins and nutrients because there are veggies snuck into them. She really has figured out just how much/how little it takes so that you really can't taste them. My favorites so far have been the potato soup (with cauliflower and carrot puree), oatmeal (with pumpkin), and the carrot cupcakes. So there you go, my first edition of Works For Me. What's working for you??

Weekend Update

I hope all of you had a nice weekend. Ours was good. Saturday we went to a birthday party. Later we went to Kasey & Baylee's house to play their new wii game. I'm so much better at wii bowling than real bowling. Anyway, then Jacob went out with some friends. I put the kiddos to bed and (finally) got started on Sarah's scrapbook. It's looking really cute! Today after church, Mom, Jenn and I went out to lunch & shopping while Jacob watched the kids, nice! We came home and watched the Cowboys last game of the season! Here are a few pics from our weekend...

Girl Talk...Pictures of the Year '07

Okay, if you are a man, you might as well just stop reading this now. It's about to get girly! Mom, you should just get some kleenx now, ha ha. So, girls- as you know I've been a little busy these last few months, so I am just now getting around to starting little Sarah's scrapbook. As I've been going back over the pictures, I have found these two that are just my absolute favorite pictures of the year, maybe my favorite ever. They almost make me want to cry and I'm going to tell you why.

This first one. Precious. You know as a mother you worry a little about what having a second baby is going to be like for your first baby. I wondered for so long what that moment would be like when Adam met our new baby for the first time. The look on his face in this picture just says it all. I just love it...

This next one. Well as most of you know Sarah's entrance into the world was crazy fast. Most of that whole night and next day are a blur. This moment though, I will always remember. My family and some of Jacob's family were there. We were all just sitting around, talking, laughing, admiring our newest little family member. The people that we love, just there together, two families brought together for this special day. It was like God just whispered down from heaven, this is it, this is what life is all about, enjoy these precious moments and all the ones in between. I'm so thankful for these people and for the wonderful memories of that wonderful day.

Okay, emotional girly moment over! I think I'll go take a bubble bath or eat some chocolate, ha ha!

Cute kids with some new toys

Sarah with her new toy...

Adam coloring at his new, just his size, table...

Me figuring out (by mistake) how to take

black and white pictures with my camera,

taking a picture of my adorable smiley boy

making his cheese face after me promising that

this really would be the last picture...


My current favorite picture of my beautiful baby girl!

Happy Birthday Baylee!

I'm a few days late with this but just wanted to say Happy Birthday to our sweet little niece Baylee. She is 8 years old now!!! Jacob and I had just started dating when she was born. She was an honorary bridesmaid in our wedding! She's still a sweetie but just getting so grown up. Adam absolutley loves her. Well, we all do! :) Happy Birthday, Bay! We love you!

Funny Boy

Adam just keeps us laughing all the time. The things he come up with are just too funny. He has a big imagination and he remembers everything! Here are some of the things he's told us lately.
*He's in a band, he plays the trumpet
*He works at Chuck E. Cheese, they pay him $200. He brings his lunch there.
*His favorite animals are scary lions, Sarah's favorite are baby elephants.
*When he's doing something he's not supposed to (like climbing on furniture), he tells us it's okay, he'll be careful.
*When Jacob plays rough with him he says "be careful, don't break me"
*His new favorite food is top-tarts and he likes check-up on his french fries.
*He still talks about that life of Jesus Christmas display we went to. He says Jesus went to a wedding and made something like juice, and at the end God gave him hot chocolate and a cookie. (That's not exactly how it happened!)

Funny, funny boy!

To:Sarah From:Sarah

I have a cousin named Sarah. She's really sweet. For Christmas she gave my little Sarah a onesie with her/their name on it. I'm not sure if you can see it in the picture but trust me, it's cute! Along with some little tiny kakhi pants and a big bow, does it get any cuter? I don't think so! Thank you Sarah!