a look back at 2010

I am so blessed!!! Happy New Year!

Nettie

halloween

I am well aware that Halloween is in fact an ancient pagan holiday honoring the dead. However at my house it is considered "dress up day" I think Halloween is a lot of fun. I don't allow my kids to be scary gory gross things, I think it is more about having fun.

I rocked the "bun in the oven" costume, While Mitch humored me with one picture of him in his "baker" costume. I literally made the hats in about 10 minutes. Mitch said the hat looked "girly" so he refused to wear it. Whatever dude! it was funny I thought.

My beautiful britter bug was a fairy. Basically all she wanted was to wear the tu tu... silly girl... I think she looked adorable though.



not to toot my own horn here, but I say this picture wins the funniest of the year... I seriously laugh my butt off every time I look at it. The face, the curled fingers... oh my! I love this boy... he is such a good sport! Originally he wanted to be a mummy. I procrastinated a little, and then I started not feeling well, and then it was 2 days before the school Halloween party and there was no mummy costume. I broke my own rule and took Drayden to K-mart to pick out a costume. (I promised myself I would not be one of those crazies that spends 20 dollars or more on a costume that is only going to be worn once... if I can't make it, you can't be it...) anyway K-mart had costumes at 50% off, so I caved... I just didn't have it in me to make a mummy costume... it sounds like a simple one... just wrap the kid up right? no... not so much... you have to wrap in a way that allows for going to the bathroom ect... so long story short, we went to K-mart. I looked at the costumes and my heart sank...they were crappy... like, super duper crappy... then Drayden comes running around the corner with a huge smile on his face... holding... a hot dog costume. "mommy!! check it out!! how cool is this one???!!"... "uuummm... are you kidding?" "no way! this is AWESOME! I totally want to be a hot dog mom!" "how much is it?" "twenty bucks"... "half off twenty bucks... *pondering*... o.k. dude... you can be a hot dog." "SAWWEEET! my friends are going to laugh so hard! I'm a wiener!" "o.k. dude, so help me, if I get a single call from the school about inappropriate behavior in the hot dog costume, you are going to be in big trouble!" *his little face wilts* "o.k. I'll be good, I promise." What a funny boy!

and last but not least... Chantel the butterfly. She is such a pretty little thing, I am sure she could wear a burlap sack and look adorable... Halloween has been a lot of fun this year... and I can't wait to steal all the tootsie rolls and Reeses Peanut butter cups from my kids bags!!!

Things I've Learned.

As a mother you learn things. I have learned that painting is lots of fun for kids. However the cleanup can be not so fun for mommy. So this is how we do it at my house. Garbage bags!! It works well for us.

I have also learned that silence is not golden. Silence is BAD!!! it usually means someone is being sneaky and getting into something.This little beauty was the result of a 10 minute phone conversation.

I often let my kids take pictures with my camera. Drayden wanted me to post his "Masterpiece". I asked him why he took a picture of a shoe. he said, and I quote, "I wasn't taking a picture of the shoe, there was an ant crawling on the floor." DUH! oh I love children. I don't see the ant, but I am sure he could point it out to me.

I have learned it is important to watch your kids sleep... then you are less likely to kill them while they are awake.

If you're happy and you know it!

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Family Pictures

O.k. so I don't know how everyone feels about getting family pictures taken, but WOW, what an ordeal! it is supposed to be so easy, just smile for the camera right? WRONG!!! Everyone has to be in matching or at least coordinating outfits, and everyone must be perfectly presentable. I think I did Chantel's hair at least 3 times before I finally just gave up and let it be. And then to top it all off... I get one decent picture and the rest look alot like this. I know it is great humor, but it isn't exactly what I had in mind to be framed over the fireplace. Oh well I guess I will look back on these times and appreciate the humor, but for tonight I suppose I will just enjoy the fact that I have a family to take pictures of!

At least I can count on Brittany to be beautiful! What is up with my face??? I look like a mouse just crawled up my leg and I am trying not to freak out. . .

I love my family

I love my family!!