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Wastin' Time

It never gets old. Especially with an old person doing the disco.

Cowboy Up

Do you moms out there ever feel like your life is a rodeo?  

The other night as I was literally wrestling with two squirming toddlers, who were giggling and laughing and being rather naughty, I thought, my life is rather like a rodeo.  I try to herd these children hour after hour to where they need to be. They buck and kick and do what ever they can to unseat me.  They bellar (cowboy speak) and bawl.  They look sweet and cute like little newborn calves, but really they are like the horned bulls that gore the cowboys when they fall off. On occasion, they are tame and fun like the valiant steeds (shrek for horses) that perform the barrel racing, but then they turn in to the bare back beasts that contort their bodies, bare their teeth, stomp their feet and throw you to the dust.  Sometimes, I feel like performing the most hated of all rodeo moves on my children--you know, the one where the cowboy on his horse ropes the poor little calf who is running away full speed.  Then the man jumps off and wrestles him to the ground and ties up his feet.  I swear, sometimes I want to do that to my children.  Just for a moment of NONrodeo.  If I had a steed, I swear I would.  

Goodbye to Fall

Everyday of my life (and I do mean EVERY day) my children start the morning by asking if they can "hang out" with their "girlfriends"- Haley and Carly. Luke has a taste for older women, and has several other ladies in the neighborhood that he is always looking to "hang out" with. I feel blessed to have these beautiful girls right next door and they are so cute to play with Sadie and Luke. I am sure that at some point they will get disturbed by my son's affection for them, but, as of now, everyone loves each other.

These pictures were taken on 2 different occasions when they hung out last week when we had that glorious warm streak.

Sadie and Carly playing Barbie's on the front porch-ADORABLE!

Luke and Sadie playing Red Rover with the girls-SO CUTE!

Sophie unwilling to stand up for even one second-PATHETIC!

GOODBYE GLORIOUS FALL, HELLO DIRTY FLOORS AND COLD FEET. BLEEEAAAAHH!

Sophie

Why do I love this dog?

All she does is sleep (approximately 22 hours a day), eat (takes about 1 minute) & poop (haven't timed it). She spends the rest of the time following me around, curled at our feet or basking all of her glory in a ray of sunshine. When she gets overly excited, she still does the "little dance" (humping). She runs away (and by runs away I mean she meanders slowly outside the vicinity that I can see or smell her) at the most inopportune of times. She farts and burps and doesn't smell entirely pleasant. She snores louder than my father (who-heaven love him- makes noises never previously heard in nature). She gets hair on me when I pet her.

But, alas, I must profess my endearment for this dear little pig dog. She is a great cuddler and she is in pure heaven when I take her on an errand in the car. She lets Sadie lay on her and take her on walks (even though she weighs twice what Sadie weighs). She thinks everyone is her friend and that everyone who visits is here just to pet and love on her. She acts so sad and dismayed when she know we are mad at her, but yet, never does she show her annoyance at us, the most annoying family ever. I guess I love her because it is so obvious that she loves me and my family, despite the chaos that is our home. What I wouldn't give to know what she thinks about as she watches me dash from room to room, picking up toys that the next minute are right back on the floor. She must think I am a crazy person (which I am). I wonder if she ever gets a headache living with us. Maybe that is why she "runs away". I wonder if she is happy. I guess one look at her sweet squishy face lounging in her favorite sun spot should tell me.

She is happy.

Best Medicine

I feel horribly sick today. Well, I guess not horribly, but sick. Headache the size of my head (which happens to be large) and a stomach ache the size of my stomach (also excessively large).

I think my stomach ache could be from eating a whole bag of pop chips yesterday. Not the single size pop chips, but the family-sized bag. What is my problem?? I suck, that is what my problem is. My headache is not responding like usual to Excedrin and it is really ticking me off.

However, for about 15 minutes I didn't notice my head as much as I played with Sadie on the grass in the yard. Just when I thought our weather couldn't get any better than October, we get this week of pure bliss.

I had to take some pictures of our tree and the sky... plus this cutest little dose of happiness.

Sadie decided she was bored with the pictures. And that was the end of our photo session...

Halloween 2010

Sophie as a TIGHT END.

SHUT UP! She is not fat!

She is just large boned!

I spent countless dollars on adorable Disney costumes.

You know. You have read the blog posts.

Sadie had 2 princess costumes + shoes- Tiana and Belle.

Luke had 1 princess costume + "bowden arrows"- Peter Pan.

However, my dearest children decided

they wanted to wear some old costumes 

from years past.  Sadie's bat costume was first

worn by Tanner when he was 3 or 4.  Kind of fun

for it to be worn again.  It is not like me to be so 

thrifty (reusing) and organized (knowing where the costume is).

I guess I am not really thrifty because I did buy

costumes that they didn't wear.

So I guess that makes me the reverse of thrifty.

Which is..  freakin' idiotic.

This jump is very worthy of his Peter Pan costume.

Rock Star

These jumps were BEFORE the sugar.

Tried really hard to get them to jump

together.  There was serious confusion.

This was as close as I got.

This stupid face paint stained her little face.

She went to church in a faded version of this.

Do not kid yourself.

I am a hardcore mom.

I went trick or treating with my kids.

In the rain.

Well, they were in the rain.

As you can see, I was in the car.

With my hazard lights on.

What?? They had umbrellas!

Trick or Treating at the ER

What fun!

We picked up a few candy bars

and some germs and viruses while we were at it.

The best was when Luke dropped a piece of candy on the floor

and before I could stop him,

he plopped it in his mouth.

I don't think the 3 second rule applies in the ER.

Seriously gross.

We were lucky enough to have the AirMed flight crew give

us a personal tour of the Lifeflight helicopter that sits atop

the helipad.

Such an amazing view.

Luckily, I had my camera.

Unluckily, I had not done my hair this day.

Sadie need much reassurance when up on the helipad.

She did not want to sit in the helicopter and was quite scared

to even stand next to it. 

Luke showing his muscles.

Candy in the bucket, but Luke

was more excited about the food cart

for the patient's.

He picked-of all things- GREEN jello!

Meeting Daddy's coworkers.

Sad that it is over.

Love Fall, love Halloween.

Ready for Thanksgiving.

HOLY CRAP-Christmas will be here in like one minute.

Sad again.