School Carnival

On Friday we got to take the boys to Jake's school's carnival. They had a couple of inflatable bounce houses and slides as well as the usual carnival games. The boys were more interested in the bounce houses than the games, we had to practically force them to play the games too. They earned tokens that they got to redeem for prizes. Jordan picked out -- no surprise there -- 3 bouncy balls. Jake picked out a whole slew of cheap McDonald's toys -- a Spiderman ring, a Captain America figurine, a Sheer Khan toy, a parachute guy, I can't remember what else. Matt and I also won the raffles for left over cake walk goodies so I brought home a plate of chocolate cupcakes and Matt brought home a plate of cookies. Griff, the Griffins mascot, was there. Jordan was terrified of him -- he kept shaking and hanging on to me for dear life. And whenever we'd go down a new area he'd stop and say "Where is the big duck?" Overall though, I think the boys had a fun time. 

The Many Faces of Jordan

Happy.

Sad.

Surprised.

{supposed to be} Scared.

Silly.

Sour Skittles.

Embarrassed.

Mad.

Surprised.

Kisses.

Wreaths: Valentine's Day & St. Patrick's Day

Thanks to pinterest, I've been interested in making wreaths for holidays lately. I got the inspiration for my Valentine's Day wreath from the site and copied it exactly. I got the inspiration for my St. Patrick's Day wreath in a dream. Random, I know.

I love love love the way this turned out. 

This one I am not thrilled with. I feel like it needs something else but I'm not sure what. Maybe a shamrock up towards the top? I don't know. Thoughts/opinions? 

Here's a close up of the rainbow I made for it

{Top Ten Tuesday} My Favorite Things About Pregnancy

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There is no doubt about it, there are many things about pregnancy that just suck. Between all the yucky symptoms and all the random aches and pains, it can be a very difficult nine months. On the other hand, there is something magical about it as well. Since this is my last pregnancy, I am trying to enjoy every moment of it, as hard as that is at times. Here are some of my favorite things about being pregnant. 

1. If you're having a bad day, you don't have to worry about someone asking if your time of the month is coming. 

2. For some reason, I seem to be more outgoing when I'm pregnant. I like this about myself. 

3. Not sure why, but people seem to be nicer to you while you are pregnant. 

4. The anticipation and wonder: What will this baby be like? Look like? WHO will they be? It's nice to have something happy to think about and look forward to. 

5. Knowing that you're going to get some time "off" soon is enough to get you through some bad days at work. 

6. Big bellies, while uncomfortable, are totally cute!

7. Nine months of period freedom. Enough said. 

8. You don't need an excuse to have a mood swing, eat a lot, be fat/gain weight, or anything else. Pregnancy explains it all. 

9. Feeling the baby move around in your belly

10. It is an amazing feeling knowing there is this little life inside of you. This little person who some day you are going to love with all of your being, who you don't even know yet, who is counting on you for everything right now. It's an indescribable feeling and honor to be their sole caretaker and life-giver so far. 

Proud Mama Monday 2/4/13

After the day I had with the boys today, it's hard to write a "Proud Mama Monday" post. But it's days like these where it's most important to write them. Despite their naughtiness, I am still proud of who they are.


Jordan can now sing his ABCs all the way through. He can also sing along to "Jesus Loves Me"
Jordan has been practicing songs with the church choir and was able to get up front and sing with them for the first time on January 27th. He did great!

Jacob has practiced writing some letters and did a great job writing H, C, J, and G the other night. I'd like to work on writing his name this week.

Jake-isms

It's been a long time since I've posted any Jake-isms. Okay, okay, it's been a long time since I've posted ANYTHING! I wanted to share these so I'd remember them.

A week or so ago I read Alice in Wonderland to Jake out of his classic stories book (his choice... those who know me know how I feel about Alice in Wonderland... and if you don't know... it makes me want to slit my wrists. Seriously.) So we read it and when it was done we both decided that the story just didn't make any sense. A few nights ago now Matt and Jake were looking through that same storybook. Jake was picking out a story to read that night. He pointed to Alice in Wonderland and said "That one is in Spanish!"


For those who don't know, Matt is on a new diet. I am not following it, despite his best efforts to force me to. One of the things he is eliminating is high fructose corn syrup. Last night at the dinner table Jake said (and this was NOT prompted by me, I swear!!!) "You say I can't have high fructose corn syrup but I can!" That's my boy!

Smile for the Day