A Picture Takin Girl

Since I have known the girl
(roommates in college in 2001-2002)
She has been taking pictures.



Even before she was famous for it,
she was dang good.


Holly and I convinced her it was time
for a
picture taking reunion


and flew her out from
Texas
(God Bless)


Has anything ever been more worth it?
I don't know, its up there near the top.


Good fun, good food,
Fabulous picture takin
by the
"Picture Takin Girl"
as my kids call her.


She's a busy mom of three
and wife to one Fabulous Mark,
who is in law school.


And she put it all on hold
to come out
and capture us.


She did an amazing job.


We already scheduled our next session
for May
so that the new additions will get some
picture lovin
by the picture takin girl too.

Can't wait!

Check out her blog
you will be amazed.

http://ambyrporterphotography.com/blog/

I need this

This
little lovely


was on a new blog friend
Sophia's Blog
yesterday

I NEED IT.

Well,
I want it,
but I want it so bad,
that it is approaching need.

I laughed and laughed
read it again
and laughed some more

I think
most mom's could save the world
given the right incentive

for example
a screaming child in the middle of a store,
just the right amount of head tilt
and a darling "pease mom, pease"

It would look darling in my kitchen.
Just darling.

14 weeks

For those of you
who have been asking
(Natalie)


This is what a
14 week belly
with twins in it
looks like.

Still got chub
not doing the bare belly thing

Have lost 1 lb
1 whopping pound
since I got pregnant,

so far have gained, 0lb
But its coming
Oh I know its coming.

Pictures Lost and Found

I don't remember taking these pictures,

I was uploading my camera today
and ta-da

I fell in love


Don't mind Kenna's Not Done Hair
Just admire the rosy red cheeks



and please ignore the fuzziness
(This was my camera on its way to breaking)



and
think of summertime
and fun


It reminds me of warmth
and simple pleasures.

Love it.

Who feels like making lunch?

Not me.


So this
has happened a lot
in the past few months


The kids don't seem to mind


and clean up is fast


Go ahead and judge me


I'm too tired to care.
and sometimes
cheeseburgers
sound good to me too.

Excuses Excuses

I have been basically absent from the blogging world

for the last couple of months.

I have many excuses for this.

First,
my camera has been in the shop
and i don't like to blog with bad cell phone pictures
or no pictures.

Second
is this.


Sick
As
A
DOG.

And when you are living on the couch
Showering only every three days
(oh lets be honest, maybe every four days)
and wishing that your misery could somehow end

The creative juices
really have a hard time
flowing
when you exist to feel nauseous
and tired

I told Ryan
that I must be getting old
really old
because this was worse than I remembered
and I was not doing this again anytime soon.

Good man that he is

He pretended not to be horrified
at the state of the h0use every day

he pretended that I wasn't lazy
and that I didn't look like roadkill.

He was very supportive.

Today was our first doctor appointment


In case you can't tell
(who really can)

The joke was on us.

Thinking I was a pro,
I said,
"Is that the head, and the bum
and the umbilical cord?"


He said no,
there is one head,
and there is another head
and that line means
that they are in two different sacks
Which is very good.

There are two babies.

Its a good thing I was lying down.

and then I started to laugh

because only the week before
I had asked Caden if we should have a boy or a girl.

He said that we should have
a boy and a girl,
and we should name them
Chief and Lola.

What a kid huh?

So there are my "excuses"
for not posting.

Am I forgiven?
Since I have 2 really good reasons?

P.S. I am finally starting to feel better
so I hope to be back on the regular posting bandwagon soon.

P.P.S The printer on the ultrasound was broken
so the pictures are iphone pictures of the screen,
and we all know how I feel about those!
More to come at my 16 week appointment

Need a Monday Morning Laugh?

I did


Do not ask me how
or why

I just said say cheese.

I promise
I could not have paid them
to pose this way for the pictures.

Need a closer look?

Crack

Me

Up!


I want to
print it out
8x10
and put it on my fridge
so I can laugh
every time I go by.

Kleenex with Extra Lotion Please!

I've had a nasty cold this past week
So we have been doing lots of this.

Snugglin on the couch with juice
and a movie.

I hope someday
I will have the energy to get out my fall decorations
but not today.
I also have two quilts and about 20 aprons to finish
but not today.
About 20 loads of laundry await me
but not today.

Send all of your extra energy and motivation my way.
I need it.

p.s.- I will be making no public appearances this week
I have a monstrous cold sore
from my top lip to my nose.
UGLY

Adios Summertime

We decided to
kiss summer goodbye

by having a little pizza and a movie
(at Caitlin's Clubhouse)


followed by some
swimming

and cupcakes

Perfect afternoon


truly amazing cupcakes.
(mango cupcakes with coconut frosting)
Saxon devoured his
before I could get a picture of him eating it.

You should all go to Caitlin's blog
and beg her for the recipe
it was just something she
"threw together"
They seriously changed my cupcake eating life.

Goodbye summer,
we'll miss you.


and I just recieved fabulous news
My camera is coming back to me
and should be here by the end of the week.
Yeah!
Now I can really blog again!

The Buzz...

We have bees

or wasps
or hornets
or whatever they are called

I put out traps,
Ryan goes on the hunt
every few days and sprays
and whacks away what he can find.

Just when we think we are safe
they go on the attack.

Poor Kenna
(She couldn't part with the ice pack for the picture)


and Cohen

got on the wrong end of a few stingers.


Ryan went on the warpath again
and found some major nests.


There were so many dead bees
we couldn't even walk in the grass barefoot

My kids love the fort,
unfortunately, so do the bees.

Maybe we've turned the tide?
Somehow I doubt it.

Any good Bee Killin' Ideas?

Ogre Toes

The kids were in bed,
and the husband and I were enjoying
America's Got Talent
and a little Orange Julius

When he casually asked me
if I liked his
Ogre Toes.
I laughed
and couldn't believe he had them
on the couch.

Oh Well.

This is the price I pay
for having a fabulous husband.

He has ruined numerous pairs of shoes
by mowing in them,
and now,
is content to mow barefoot,
(as long as there is no dog poop in the yard).

And while I could complain,
I won't
because I have not once
since having a yard
mowed it.

I am capable
(have been since the ripe old age of 8)
and have had much experience
having had a 1 acre yard to mow in Indiana

But my husband
Doesn't mind it
LIKES IT
Enjoys it

and who am I
to deprive him of the pleasure?

He turns that ipod on
and he's off.

What a man.
An ogre-toed man.

Its a dang good thing it comes off with water...

You know
when its just
a little too quiet.
When you smile,
and think
My kids are playing so nicely,
what a treat.

And then
your illusions are shattered
and you think
I KNEW IT!
I knew it was too good to be true.

I heard banging,
and Cohen yelling
"I stuck Mom"
"I stuck"
I walked over and saw this on the floor
and
wasn't sure I really wanted to open the door
and deal with what was inside.


The second I opened the closet door
he started apologizing.
"Sorry mom, sorry mom"


Evidently,
the Coco-monster
came to play with finger paints.

Knew he would get in trouble,
so decided to play with them in the closet
to postpone the inevitable.

Problem is,
when your hands
(and head and feet and clothes for that matter)
are covered with paint,

its hard to open a door knob.
Paint makes it slippery.
so you have to bang with both hands
so mom will get you out.

When she doesn't come quickly enough,
you also start painting the carpet inside the closet.
( I was alternating between
cursing and crying and cursing at this point
so I quit taking pictures)


He did offer to
"Keen it wif wipies"
but we settled for
washing his own hands
while mom cleaned it
with a million wipes
and the carpet shampooer.

I didn't have the strength to tackle
a bath after that,
so
his hair stayed blue until the next day.