And Why Not?

Alright, so truth be told, sometimes when I am in a department story I probably stare down the Barbie isle a little too long and maybe once in awhile I hold the sleeve of that adorable pink dress for an unreasonable amount of time - but, it is only sometimes...

and I know it sounds silly, but I always want to rent those Disney princess movies because they look so darn cute.... but,

I don't.

Until Yesterday!

The new Tinkerbell movie did me in - and honey, I am sorry, but it was completely a premeditated decision - I rented it and plopped our boys right down in front of the screen.

And Why Not?!

They loved it by the way :)

In my defense - there were plenty of very masculine boy fairies and Tinkerbell herself is more of a tomboy in this film -

Of course once The Beloved found out he banned all "girl lead role movies" from the house .... right, right.... what a nerd...

:)

but just to reassure him that we do plenty of amazingly super boy things all day long - I thought it appropriate to post the pictures below -

Sumo Wrestling 101And really... fairy movies almost feel safer than wrestling -

Do we really want to discuss modesty in this amount of depth?

Ewww....

I love my boys and I don't think I necessarily am longing for a little girl - but once in awhile you break :) Actually now, after look at that picture I think the only thing I am yearning for is a big bowl to barf in... yummy.

Oh yeah dear - by the way, I don't really think you're a nerd... not really.

No, H E Double Hockey Sticks Has Not Frozen Over -

BUT MY SISTERS DID UPDATE THEIR BLOGS! I KNOW THE JOY CAN BE FELT ALL AROUND! So for those of you who had given up hope - and were entirely sick of checking their blogs everyday DUE TO ZERO UPDATES IN, I don't know, TEN MONTHS!!!... as a courtesy to you - here are their links below -

http://7000feetround.blogspot.com/

http://ciscoanderin.blogspot.com/

http://theturkeyhometimes.blogspot.com/

We had our first "official" visitor! Yes!

The Beloved's younger brother Jake was kind enough to be our first OFFICIAL VISITOR! We journeyed out to dinner to celebrate Jake's arrival properly.

The temperature was a tiny bit chilly for Little C so he sat with a blanket on his head for most of the meal.

It was a short visit but we'll take what we can get.

Here we are at the park enjoying our last day together.

Jake is such a fun uncle the kids already miss him desperately.

COME BACK UNCLE JAKE!!!

On the way to the airport, after a long day of playing, all tuckered out.

Pumpkin Patch

Not sure what to attribute it to -

P90X or too much Oompa Loompa dancing...

either way - he's transforming.

Lookin' good honey - lookin' good!

A Few Pictures of The Babe -

Look at that smile! This boy usually has two emotions:

Very Happy -or - Very Mad

But a keeper nonetheless.













Love ya darling! That's all for now!

Oh wait... except for these hilarious videos -

You wouldn't want to miss out!

Happy Baby/Sad Baby


Flashlight Love

The Beloved designed an incentive program at work rewarding his employees with an Ooompa Loompa dance if they met all of their goals.

Well they met them - and here he is practicing. Good Luck dear :) HA!

ARE YOU A MOMMY PATRIOT?

http://asamom.ning.com/

So What's Your Story?

I've always had a testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Some people search - mine came with the package. I know where I came from, why I'm here, and where I am going. But the most unfortunate part of this story is that, still, after knowing all of this, I definitely have a past. A past filled with glorious Soap Opera descriptions - that I wouldn't want to bore you with:) -

I've debated how much detail to give - but that answer remains the same. I'll leave that up to your wild imagination. Here's the short version. A lot of regrets. A lot of wasted time. Should have been a better friend, sister, daughter - and for the first two years of Little C's life - mother. You never feel victorious for wasted time.

What made the difference in my life? The desire to be happy. The desire for change. I knew how to be happy. I had the keys. Was I ready to put the time and work in? Yes. Was it easy? No. Was it worth it? 100%

The gospel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints is true. The same Heavenly Father who loves and helps me, loves you. Maybe you've already invited him in - or maybe he's waiting for your call. Please call or keep calling.

It will be five years this December since I made the appointment with my Bishop and I think I knocked his socks off. He was probably thinking, Oh goodness woman, do not tell me anymore. A guy in my ward told me that a bishop would be great in a poker game, because of their excellent "poker face". Collected on the outside, jaw dropping on the inside. YOU DID WHAT?! - My Bishop was magnificent. And I am sure it was the spirit directing him - not his skill at poker :)

So here's my testimony about the simplicity of the gospel. It is true. The Atonement is real. It's called the Plan of Happiness for a reason. Because - it makes you happy. Trials still come - some really hard trials- but living the gospel allows you to be prepared with your spiritual storage.

Just Do It.

When I was in high school I remember being in attendance at a missionary farewell. The missionary said a statement that has forever remained in my head, "Stay clean, or get clean."

It's easy to have a testimony when things are good. But, the gospel is still true when things are horrible.

Now, don't freak out - nothing is horrible in my life right now. We are doing quite lovely, which always makes me a little bit nervous - don't want to become too complacent and all that jazz :) - but just in case I hadn't told you -

It is worth it. For me, for my family. I choose happy.

Being a Woman -

A funny e-mail I received:

THE NEXT SURVIVOR** SERIES*

Six married men will be dropped on an island with one car and *3 kids *each for *six weeks.* Each kid will play *two sports *and take either *music* or *dance classes*. There is no fast food. Each man must* *take care of his 3 kids; keep his assigned house clean , correct all homework, complete science projects, cook, do laundry, and pay a list of 'pretend' bills with not enough money. In addition, each man * will have to budget in money for groceries each week.* Each man *must remember the birthdays* of *all their friends* and* relatives *, and *send cards out on time--no emailing* . Each man must also take each child to a doctor's appointment, a dentist appointment and a haircut appointment. He must make one *unscheduled* and *inconvenient* visit per child to the *Urgent **Care.* He must also make *cookies *or cupcakes for a social function.. Each man will be responsible for decorating his own assigned house, planting flowers outside, and keeping it presentable at all times. The men will *only have access to television when the kids are asleep* and *all chores are done* . The men must shave their *legs*, wear makeup daily, adorn themselves with jewelry, wear *uncomfortable yet stylish shoes*, keep fingernails polished, and eyebrows groomed. During *one of the six weeks*, the *men will have to endure severe* *abdominal cramps, back aches, have extreme, unexplained mood swings * *but never once complain or slow down from other duties.* They must attend weekly school meetings and church, and find time at least once to spend the afternoon at the park or a similar setting. They will need to read a book to the kids each night and in the morning, *feed them*, *dress them *, *brush their teeth* and *comb their hair by 7:00 am. * A test will be given at the end of the six weeks, and each father will be required to know all of the following information: each child's birthday, height, weight, shoe size, clothes size, doctor's name, the child's weight at birth, length, time of birth, and length of labor, each child's favorite color, middle name, favorite snack, favorite song, favorite drink, favorite toy, biggest fear, and what they want to be when they grow up. The kids vote them off the island based on performance. The last man wins only if.. he still has enough energy to be intimate with his spouse at a moment's notice. If the last man does win, he can play the game over and over and over again for the next 18-25 years, eventually earning the right to be called *Mother!* *

-I believe the Beloved Spouse would actually do quite well if he were to partake in this particular Survivor. He's quite an involved father and has even started cooking dinner on Monday and Thursday nights - I am lovin' it. It's me I'm a little bit worried about... not 24/7 but just a quarter out of every month... I've begun to go mental -
At first I couldn't figure out what in the world was wrong with me. I was a crazed woman - everything bothered me - my family wasn't paying enough attention to me - which meant they must not appreciate my hard work - my belly was protruding a little too far over the jeans - my appetite was out of control, - and I was exhausted!
So like you, I was thinking, oh no! Oh no no no no no... I cannot be _______!

I still can't say the word.

But did you know that you can have these symptoms and it can mean something completely different? - something that definitely hollers YOU ARE NOT _______ !

It's

PMS

WHAT THE WORLD?! I HAVE PMS...

What a nasty little thing to have.

While pregnant, covering up being psycho is much more manageable - when one is basically crazy for nine whole months and then a few weeks after - you learn how to handle being a little coo coo. But just to throw it out there for seven days once a month. It's killin' me Smalls!

IT'S BEEN THREE YEARS...

I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT TO DO.

I feel like a big fat maturation video :

"I don't understand my body"

And what's with the word maturation - I guess it's better than pubescent - yikes - hate that word -

No really - I am coping. Things are good. WELL AT LEAST THEY WILL BE FOR THE NEXT THIRTY DAYS!

Seriously - I am an adult. I am a woman.

But, do you know what? After all of this new insanity came to light I felt such empathy for my fellow sisters.

You guys have been doing this every month, while I've been out of the loop for the last 36, and I haven't heard a peep out of you.

You strong strong women.

Way to be!