costumes, candy & baby talk

There is just way too much sugar in my house at the moment. :p
The little kiddos all had fun trick or treating, and Brandon was a trooper taking the little boys everywhere. Kirsten went with Katie again & had a blast. It was a beautiful night too - mild with just a tiny bit of a drizzle at times. The boys recycled their costumes from last year, and Kirsten came up with this fun idea since she'd grown way too much to even think of using hers again. We stopped by all of the Grandma's houses before the kids headed out, and went and had us some chicken while the kiddos did their thing.

My special thanks to the neighbors, grandmas & those we bumped into who told me I looked pretty today. It seems like the more I feel like a beached whale (okay, so maybe not quite that big, but still) the more people try to tell me I'm looking good. I do appreciate it. :) Oh, and the almost 32 week Maiah report is that I've decided she's crazy. lol She's growing so much & is so active lately. Her movements aren't jabs and pokes anymore, they're more like tossing & turning or dragging her foot across my ribcage. Kirsten is the most patient one who's felt her move a bunch, but today LV & Elijah felt some kicks too. The stronger & bigger she gets the more excited I am to meet her. :) Go Maiah go!!

Have a great weekend!

(Oh Lauren, I haven't forgotton your request. ;) It's just been a crazy week with computer issues & Halloween so I haven't put it together yet.)

I hope they have some coats down there.

...and enjoy the pretty icicles & snowflakes.

Yep, believe it or not I remembered something on time. It doesn't happen very often, (okay, so like never) but today is a special someone's birthday & here I am posting an entry. Crazy, I know. I'm not a day late!! Go me!! :)
Here's to wishing a very happy birthday to Jason. May he somehow feel all of the lovin' I'm sending his way & have the most awesome kind of day. :)

breakfast again

Oh yeah...
I thought I'd share with you all what I've dubbed my little jewels of juicy goodness. I managed to not eat my half until I'd taken a pic or two. Kirsten on the other hand is a jewel devourer. Her half was gone in 3 minutes. Mine, after politely posing for the camera was enjoyed slowly.
Juicy. Yummy. Bliss.
Happy Sunday people! :)

love, sniffles & kisses

So when I walked in the door last night, making it home a bunch earlier than my family expected, I was greeted by Elijah who ran up & hugged me yelling "you're home?!" When I told him I missed him he said he missed me first. Awwww... He didn't let go of me for awhile. Feels so good to be loved. :)
~Of course, it took awhile for everyone else to even notice I was there. lol They did ask if I had fun, which of course I did. It sounds like they did too. Two trips to Mcdonalds - one with their Aunt Kori on Friday (thanks for checking on them Kori!) & one with Vern yesterday. Elijah's cold is full-blown at this point. Poor baby. His little head is full of snot & he hasn't been sleeping well. Judging by the number of kisses he smothered me with I may end up in the same boat. :p It's okay - he's so worth it. :)
Kirsten & I went for a walk last night to get donuts for everyone & a pomegranate for ourselves. I love being outside while the sun sets, so I was being all sneaky when I planned our little outing. It was a pretty one. :) Oh, and the donuts were yummy too. I had a lemon filled one for dinner. Made up for that by sharing the pomegranate with K for breakfast this morning. :p Yum.
~Well, I hope you blog readers are having an awesome weekend. I would have loved to extend my little break from mommyhood & such, but it was so much fun while it lasted & I'm happy to be taking my turn with my sick little babe. Silly little boy wants more donuts. :p
Sorry for the lack of pics again. Will have to remedy that soon.
Smile! :)

Brrrrrr...

I wasn't expecting it to be so cold today. The sun's shining, the sky is a pretty blue & the wind is so crazy & cold. :p My kiddos & I donned our hoodies & headed bravely to the park, but once their little noses started turning red & getting runny we headed home.
I'm 30 weeks today! I have my appointment tomorrow morning & will finally hear the verdict on all of those blood tests. With the appointments being 2 weeks apart now & getting used to the thought of being in the third trimester I've been getting so excited to get things ready for little Maiah's arrival. Can't wait to hold her! I'm planning one last little outing with some friends to celebrate too. Have to have some fun before I'm at the very end & miserable and before she gets here and I become all absorbed in her sweet little babyness. :)
My kiddos & I have been on a fruit kick. We went through a big bag of apples in just a few days & I got a pomegranate the other day & have been craving 'em ever since. The fall weather has me thinking I need to make some apple crisp or something, but the only "baking" I've done of late was making some no-bake cookies with my kiddos last night. Chocolate, peanut butter & oats -can't go wrong there. Mmmm... They're all gone and nobody felt like they got enough. :p Just need to get some more cocoa powder & we'll be able to make some more. (Oh and I need AmyB's version of the recipe back. :p I winged it last night with amounts of ingredients & got lucky - it worked but loved having her version on hand since they were always perfect.)
Well, my house will smell nice regardless. I'm making Vern his roast. I still say a pomegranate sounds good. And maybe some taco bell bean burrito goodness. Oh wait, no - taco time has had commercials for their new navajo tacos. Now those look yummy. Sounds good to me. :p
I should finish folding the laundry & get back into PS. I'm almost done. Yay! :)
Happy Tuesday blog readers!

Happy Friday! :)

Hey hey and a happy Friday to all!
We're having some nice 70 degree weather & my kiddos are itching for a walk to the park. I'm hoping some fresh air will wake me up. I've been so very sleepy lately. I keep crashing way before I want to at night & I still feel zombaliscious the next day. :p I did spend the morning working on proofs & will hopefully feel more energized and work even faster when we get back. *crosses fingers*

Before we head out I wanted to share my current favorite commercial. Makes me smile every time. :) So does this shot of Ej & his cousin Abby. Such cuteness.
Have a great weekend! :)

Off Track

~My kiddos are all home from school for the rest of the week. Brandon has a 5 day weekend & Kirsten & LV are off track for a few weeks. I celebrated by sleeping in. ;)
~~So the big patch in anticipation of WoW's WoTLK expansion went live on Tuesday. After a rocky start Leilah still has no mounts... :( it's up and running. I'm liking the changes & am happy to see my friends and favorite gamers excited & logging in. It's kinda fun stuff all around. :)~Maiah has been crazy active lately. She must be trying to grow or something because I've been just constantly sooo hungry and sleeping more. :p
~~For those who have asked, I have no clue how I did on the gest. diabetes testing. We still (it's been months) have no phone. :p I see my doctor next week & he'll let me know then I guess. Hopefully our home phone number will work again some day. Life is just a little more stressful without one.
~Well, happy Thursday blog readers! I'm off to get ready for the day. Kirsten & I are thinking it looks like nice walking weather. :)

Happy Monday!

It was a crazy sort of weekend.

Thanks to Nina for the much nicer couches that are now sitting in my front room, to Lauren & Ty who helped us haul stuff and are just always fun to have around, to my family who helped me clean like crazy (notably Kirsten and Brandon who lent muscles and cleaning power to some of the stuff I wanted done) and to tylenol, which made it so I could eventually move around today. I'm so sore & have a headache again, but that has become normal.Oh, and it's so cold again - the high today is supposed to be 45 with more chances of snow?! None of it that we've seen has stuck so far, but yeah - the season has definitely changed on us. Brrrrr... It's supposed to be back up to 65 by Wednesday which is much more autumn-like in my book. It's not quite time for winter yet. Our trees still have leaves and everything. :p

Well I'm of to find some food & switch some laundry. Hope you blog readers have an awesome Monday! :)

late again

...so yesterday was mine & Vern's 12th anniversary. I had planned to post an entry and somehow didn't. :p Vern spent most of his day at work & I spent a chunk of my morning at the hospital doing my glucose tolerance test. Fun stuff. :p Four hours, 10 vials of blood and a bunch of Thomas stickers later (The techs at the lab loved Elijah - he did so awesome being stuck there with me all morning) I came home to spend the rest of the day trying to get rid of the shakies & a monster headache. I did make it to the mc run. Still no binding for Lore. :(
I crashed early and am happy to report that the headache is finally gone. :) So yeah... that was our big day. 12 years! I was hoping to have a video clip from our reception, but we haven't figured out how to change the format so that I can. I don't think I have any pictures scanned from our wedding day either. How sad is that. :p Just picture us younger, blonder & thinner... lol yeah.

Well, that's about as long as I can stand to sit here for the moment. My hips are acting up again. :p Hope you blog readers have an awesome day! :)

catching up...

Ahhhh it's been days again. I really don't mean to be such a slacker about blogging.
I've been so much sleepier of late, still have the sniffles & am trying to learn to manage the crazy little pains & stuff that go with being so very pregnant. I have an appointment with my dr. tomorrow, hopefully all goes well there. I have to do the 3 hour glucose stuff - I'm sure we'll be making that appointment with the lab tomorrow. I'm 28 weeks today. Third trimester! Yay! :)Elijah's so awesome & interested in my belly & in Maiah. He talks to her & hugs us all the time, and walks around calling her "baby Maiah Joy in mommy's tummy" - it's absolutely adorable.

Oh & I haven't thanked Nina here yet for the little weekend getaway. It was so nice to have a bit of a break, and the whirpool was wonderful. I need me one of those. :) We were close enough to check in with our kiddos & stuff, but we had someone else making our bed & bringing us new towels. Worked nicely. :)
Here's a quick screen of the mc run we made it to for Lore. (He's the jumping tauren. ;) Everyone else is kinda jumbled & I didn't take the time to get rid of names 'n stuff to make it all pretty. :p Still had to share the 'we did it" screenshot. :) Go us!)
On Friday Vern & I went up to the factory outlet mall in Park City. I got me some comfy jeans (was hoping to find some that fit under the belly instead of having the panel, but it didn't happen.) Motherhood has some seriously comfy stuff going on though with their secret fit belly. (If your pregnant, need jeans and want comfort these work great.) The whole panel thing has just always looked funny to me. Not like anyone will see it under my shirt anyway. And they'll stretch as big as Maiah wants 'em to and are oh so comfy. :p Might look less wonky if the panel matched the jeans or something, but I only saw the wanna-be nude version. Still, once the panel's all covered with a cami & shirt they get a thumbs up from me. :) (Oh, and I've gotta say that seeing the pregnant models with the little hunks on their hips made me feel better. lol I'm normal - yay!! Doesn't make me like them any better, but at least all of the models had 'em too. :p)

Well, that's kinda my update for now. I really need to be working after being gone all weekend & being soooo sleepy yesterday, so off I go.

Have a great day!

:o)

Happy Friday blog readers!
I've been trying to work all week. (It's gone oh so slowly with a cuddly sick babe & my own stuffy cold along with homework distractions and such. :p) At the beginning of the week I thought I'd be finishing up by now, then my week happened. It didn't go as planned. The end is in sight - just need to be able to spend a chunk of time at my computer, which hasn't been happening enough. This weekend isn't gonna be it either. Vern & I are going on a little anniversary getaway tonight & tomorrow night. (Our anniversary is on the 9th. 12 years! o.O) We'll be checking in with the kiddos tomorrow & staying home long enough to help a friend with something. (Yeah, we love him just that much.)

I figured I'd share a couple pics that made me smile while I worked yesterday. My niece Morgan is just so cute. I loved grabbing shots of her that day. :)


Have a great weekend people! :)