party time

Today I took Big Sissy to her good friends 5Th b-day party (they have the same birthday, only born about an hour apart). It was the cutest party I have ever been to. It was a "Princess Tea Party". 10 girls showed up all dressed in their favorite princess outfit. (Big Sissy chose to wear her sleeping beauty costume from Halloween 2008) They immediately began a chain of crafts. First they got to decorate their own gold napkin ring, then they threaded their cloth napkin and went and placed it at the formal dinning table by their name card! Next they decorated paper crowns with beads and markers, they were later used for "pin the tiara on the princess" game. Following that it was time to make jewelery at the jewelery station! When the girls had made their craft rounds they all were seated and it was time for Tea and lunch. They had turkey sandwiches cut into tiaras! And magic fruit kabob wands, topped with a huge cantaloupe star! They indulged in chocolate covered strawberries and Pink tea with ALL the sugar cubes they wanted! After lunch they had adorable princess topped cupcakes and ice cream cups, which they devoured! After that it was time for games... they played 5 or 6 games, all princess related... there was the tiara game I mentioned earlier, hot potato with a tiara and wand, musical throne's, a counting dance game (the music was all from a Disney soundtrack), a dance off to see who could dance with their balloon between their feet the longest, and lastly a relay called pass the royal egg! After all the games and prizes were won all the girls sat down and watched the birthday girl open her gifts. And her mom took a picture of the birthday and her gift with the girl who gave it to her. SUCH a great idea, she didn't have to write it all down (and she said is planning on making personalized thank you cards with those photos). Needless to say I was AMAZED by the attention to detail. They whole party went so smoothly! And needless to say, it was a princess' dream party!
Well, Big Sissy's party is next weekend... and lets just say I will be embarrassed by my lack of organization and theme loyalty! My daughter wants a Princess Tiana, Soccer and Hearts themed party! Talk about eclectic! Oh well, it's her special day, so she will get just what she wants, tackiness and all!

Hush...

It's nap time in my house! :) Monkey and the hubby are napping, while my oldest is sitting at the table having craft time. It's best that she does this while monkey is napping, or we have shouting and arguing to listen to. Big sissy does not enjoy her crafts to be yanked at, and Mommy doesn't enjoy monkey choking on small parts. So, now is the time! And I am sitting here fiddle faddeling on the computer (I'm not sure what that means exactly, but it just came out).

The silence is glorious! I never realized how wonderful the absence of noise could be. I think I will sit here and soak it all in just a little bit longer. I hope everyone is having a great Saturday.

Oh and on a side note... At the gym this morning an older man (probably in his 70's) called me a high schooler! I'm not going to lie, it was nice to not feel so old for a minute! haha, Unfortunately, ANYONE under the age of 60 would have known he was delusional! But I'm not going to think about that, I'm just going to basque in the silence thinking about what a young spring chicken I am!

getting old...

Today was SUCH a productive day! My wonderful friend offered to pick up my older daughter after preschool and keep her for awhile to play with her son. And I was not about to turn that offer down! So it was just me and my monkey (that's what we call our little lady) for most of today. We dropped off Big sissy at school and then headed to the gym (where monkey has the ladies in the play room wrapped around her tiny little fingers!) I was able to work out for as long as I wanted without rushing home to shower and then pick up Big sissy from school. Then when I did come home I feed munchkin lunch, started laundry, vacuumed and swept. Then I put her down for her nap while I mopped, did more laundry and cleaned and organized my other daughters disaster of a room (we hadn't found homes for all her Christmas toys yet.). THEN I was able to hop in the shower, get dressed and empty the dishwasher! ALL before Big Sissy came home! Oh the joys of a productive day!

HOWEVER, after all that productiveness (is that even a word?) I am pooped! Apparently I'm not on my game anymore! When did we (and by we I mean the hubby and I) become so old? Come on, I'm only 26... NOT that old right? But my husband came home from work a little earlier than normal today, so we ate dinner early. Now he is asleep on the couch and I could fall asleep too if it wasn't for these two children climbing all over me! It's not even 6 p.m. on a Friday night! :) Oh well, I guess we all have to accept defeat at some point! Okay I might have used a few too many exclamation marks in this post. Forgive me!!! :) Off to bathe the boogers off my children...

Pink Giveaway

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Thankful Thursday

Well, I decided to go along with yesterdays theme of alliteration and list some of the things I'm thankful for.

Today I am thankful...

*that my baby girl no longer has DOUBLE ear infections along with a sinus infection! Although even when sick, her smile can light up the room!

*for my big girl who just figured out how to text her daddy... (she sent him her name)

*for my amazing husband who ALWAYS puts his family first, even when it isn't easy. .

*that we have a home! In these uncertian times it's nice to know we aren't loosing our house along with most of California.

*for the sunshine, no place like Southern California!

I think I'll stop with my top 5 today, heaven knows this list could get long. I hope y'all have something to be thankful for today. :)

Wondering Wednesdays

A blogger I follow called Trying Our Best, gave me this idea. Today I am going to list 10 things that I am wonder about. :)

1. I wonder how people have more than two children! I feel like I'm drowning on some days with the two that I have! :)
2. I wonder how some moms can wear heals 7 days a week... I mean come on, really?
3. I wonder how weird it must be to be a child entertainer. For instance the show yo gaba gaba! Could you imagine being asked what you do for a living, and responding with, "I dress up in a furry costume and dance with children."
4. I wonder where I will be living in a few years.
5. I wonder how my 15 month old can consume more food than an adult!
6. I wonder why a grown woman/mother of two, as myself, can have a secret obsession with the show Teen Mom.
7. I wonder about Alaska! How can you live with such little sunshine and not go crazy?
8. I wonder where my boobs went!
9. I wonder if anyone actually buys canned ham! Seriously people, we all see it on the shelf at the grocery store... does anyone actually eat it?!?!?
10. I wonder what you're wondering! Feel free to leave your top Wednesday wonderings as a comment, or use this idea for your own blog. :)

OH NO!!!

So, I was giving the girls a bath tonight. When the unthinkable happened... the little one pooped in the tub! Immediately the eldest JUMPED out of the water and shouted, "OH NO!!! It's heading for Hello Kitty!!!" :) It's been almost three hours and I'm still laughing. Then while I was disinfecting all the bath toys, I could hear her telling her little sister who is only 1 that "it's time for us to teach you how to use the big girl potty." haha

Big booboo

Well, it's official... my youngest (15 months) has finally had her first major boo boo. This morning she was running through the house when she tripped and landed head first into the corner of a door way. My poor little monkey now has a very distinct line on her forehead surrounded by a lovely bruised lump. :(

Obviously I feel very sad for her, HOWEVER, I am amazed that she has made it this long without even a bruise! My eldest was bruised from 10 months and on. She was/is seriously accident prone. In fact right before her one year check up I took her into her very old school doctor. I was a first time mom and I was convinced that my daughter was anemic! Her legs were so so so bruised! Well, her doctor simply said, "She's been walking for two months now, and she isn't that great at it. What do you expect?"

Needless to say, she is about to turn 5 and has survived just fine. As will the youngest I'm sure. :) Physically at least, I can't vouch for these emotional scars I might be leaving with my lovely parenting skills!

Precious Girl...

In our household my older daughter (almost 5) is allowed one treat after dinner on most nights... IF she has earned it! :) Well, the other night she was having a hard time deciding between a dum dum and a fruit snack. She was trying to convince me that she should be allowed two treats. But I stuck to my guns and said, "No, you have to decide on one." Eventually, after MUCH himing and haughing, she decided on the dum dum. So, that was the end of it... UMMM no that was not the end...

About an hour later she came to me, looking very serious, with both hands on her hips. And this is what my darling little girl had to say, "Mommy! How can a fruit snack be a treat? I mean it's a FRUIT (long dramatic pause) SNACK! It's made with fruit! AND it's not a treat, it's called a SNACK Mommy!"

What can a Mommy say to that?!?! I was uber impressed with my future lawyer! And this super strong, never backs down Mommy had to make a tiny little exception... that night she got two treats(however I did make her share it with her little sister, so it was more like one and a half.) She is such a smart little joy. I love, love, love that girl. <3

SIDE NOTE: I still think they're treats not snacks!

Damaged!

Have you ever felt defeated? Well today I was feeling defeated. Let me rephrase that, I was feeling trampled! I haven't had the best few weeks... now fear not, this isn't a pity party for me; I have a point I swear.

Here we go, I recently found out that my Grandpa has cancer in his esophagus. He is 84 and surgery isn't exactly an option with how old and weak he is, same goes for chemo. That was the first blow.

The following week I found out that my mom has irregular cell growth attacking her cervix, not necessarily cancer. But surgery has been scheduled in the meantime, because benign or malignant it has to be taken out. She will be out of commission for at least six weeks.

Then came the third week and the big kicker. I went in the backyard to feed our dogs. And for no apparent reason our two year old German Shepherd attacked my seven year old rat terrier. He killed him. I was screaming and kicking (I even tried beating him off with a broom) but nothing made him stop and he snapped his neck. It was AWFUL, hands down the worst thing I have ever seen. The following day we had to take our German Shepherd to the shelter, where he was then sent to the German Shepherd Rescue/Rehabilitation center. They will work with him and then adopt him out to a family that knows his story and doesn't have other animals. Then we had to bury our rat terrier.

This past week the rains came and our roof started leaking! So the saying "when it rains it pours" is dead on! I have had one heck of a ride the past few weeks. So, this morning when I woke up my heart felt heavy, my soul felt defeated. And as I was laying there in bed I remembered something. Awhile back when we lived in North Carolina one day I was feeling down, my husband and I had been going through some hard times. So I strapped my then only child in her car seat and we went for a drive. Now one thing you have to know about NC is that there are churches everywhere! And most of them have a sign out front where they post things, most have church service times or what not. Well, as I was driving and beginning to cry I decided to pull over and gather my thoughts. The parking lot next to where I had pulled over was a baptist church and their sign read, "NO MATTER HOW DAMAGED YOU FEEL, GOD CAN RESTORE YOU." I sat there and immediately felt peace. I felt like the Lord had posted that just for me. I collected my thoughts, thanked the Lord and headed home.

This morning, laying in bed, the Lord reminded me that no matter how damaged or broken I feel, He can restore me. Needless to say, my heart and my mind are in a better place now.

Beginnings...

Well hello there blog world. I need to be honest, I have never blogged before! I have a few friends who's blogs I follow, but other than that I am VERY new to this whole blog world. So forgive me if I don't know the proper etiquette or such.

I will be very surprised if anyone out there even reads this (considering I haven't told a soul I am writing this), but I've decided it doesn't matter because I am actually doing this for me... a therapy so to speak, a way to say the things that sometimes I don't wish to literally vocalize. Or perhaps a way to share the things that make me smile. (Which on a side note, will 99% of the time be my family! Oh how I adore my family!) Or even a way to share the simple things that make my life my own.

Here is a little bit about me; I am a mom, a wife, a daughter, and a sister. My husband of 6.5 years is in the Marine Corps and I stay at home with my two beautiful daughters, Madison who is almost 5 and Haylie who is 15 months. There is always noisy chaos in my home and I wouldn't have it any other way! I try my hardest to be positive and kind. And when the going gets tough I lean on the Lord who is constantly blessing me. That's me in a nutshell.

I look forward to sharing with you, thank you.