happenings

just a little bit of what is going on here.

kindy trip to zoo.

tater tot's attempt at washing her hands - what a clean mess.

small fry and her kindy teacher - love her and will miss her lots!

"cupcake? what cupcake? i don't know what you are talking about."

i loved this set of pictures... tater tot is such a little mommy.

and here is a sign i made. a bingo sign like the one found at pottery barn. except my version is green, of course. (where did the underlining come from?)

happenings

so i was told that i am very behind on the blogging - all i can say is, yep!

here is what we have been doing since christmas.

all around, being crazy!!!...

underwear testing. it's not going so well...

hiking...

spending time with 'ga-ga'. i promise it was happy times...

crafting...

sock hop at small's school. thanks mom for guiding me through a poodle skirt project...

spousal beatings - no, this is the work of a makeup artist (scout merit badge stuff, don't ask)...

loosing (4), growing (for them both) and brushing teeth...

jedi knight training and child care (sometimes at the same time)...

peak awards (excellence award and btw it was pajama day at school).

all in all it has been a pretty busy first quarter.

there, now i don't have to blog until halloween!!

time for a change and happenings

if you follow my thrifty to nifty - i have changed to www.upcyclery.blogspot.com - thanks for following me there. i hope that it isn't too much of a bother.

here's what's happened in my world...

growing...

...up,

...hair,

...personality.

experiencing

...the circus,

...the beach,

...thrills,...mystical creatures,

...creepy creatures,

...and one very long road trip!

the end. for now.

happenings - family pictures

we recently went home to hang out with grandma and papa for a few days. grandma was kind enough to take some family pictures because i am too cheap to get them professionally done. i like more of the candid stuff anyway. plus, i can photo shop my body to whatever size i want. just wanted to share a few with you. oh! my girls are super-uper adorable! i know you will agree. and here is our little family. sorry but mr. & mrs. are not as photogenic as the little girls. we kinda ruin this picture. but it is what it is. and for the record i did not shave a size off my hips. i haven't gotten there yet. i might have to give myself some more defined biceps too. it never hurts.enjoy!

happenings

we have been busy. here is a little update.

(kinda goofy picture of 'tater')
'tater' is walking at 11 months and in a week she will be 1 year old! what am i going to do for her birthday? still have to figure that one out. she is into babies, cars, and anything that involves her big sister. what a clown she is. every night at dinner she cracks us up. she is always making funny sounds, new sounds she discovers she can make, and then laughs like she is super funny and clever. of course that makes us laugh and she thinks she is the show, so she hams it up even more. it has been so fun watching her grow into her own little person.

(big kid at the park - she is trying everything)

'smalls' starts kindy-garten in a month and i worry about her, well, her listening skills - the fact that she has none. she is so into her own little world, which revolves around horses and anything related to horses. she often uses our house for a rodeo barrel-riding competition. her and sunrise (her hobby horse) are the fastest pair this side of the dishwasher. i love it. she has me clap, whistle and yell, "that's my daughter!". it lights up her face and she runs even faster. what do you expect from a 5 year-old?

well, they are my life. and i really love and enjoy them.

p.s. the baby birds have flown the coop - they left earlier this month. sometimes i can still hear their little peeps and chirps.

happenings

here is a little of what has been happening around our nest! 5 eggs - hatched! and now we have baby birds. had to do this one in color to see the eggs and now baby birds.

forget milk mustache - this is yogurt. a favorite for this child. give me that camera!
swinging and lots of swinging with a best friend. 'small fry' insisted that she have new 'barbie' sun glasses. thanks barbie!
memorial day - 'tater tot' had a great time crawling around with her baby friends. more memorial day - i think she had 7 pieces of corn.
even more memorial day - finally relaxing. this is a rare thing lately.
meet miss 'angry face'. if she doesn't get her way, this is the look she gives me. if she is frustrated, this is the look she gives me. if i take away the dirt that she was trying to eat, this is the look she gives me. you get the idea. it's also the 'fake cry' face. when i get this face i just laugh. someone should tell her that it's not very effective.