chuck-e-cheese

we took the kids to chuck-e-cheese to celebrate johnny sleeping in his very own big boy bed every night this week. he has no problem taking a nap in his bed, but he has been scared to sleep alone at night. christine took the kids to target the other day and bought these cute curious george wall decals to stick all over the wall and johnny called them his friends. he was so excited to sleep in his bed with his friends on the wall. (and the hall light on all night) although mommy has enjoyed johhny in bed with her every night (um, i know that's bad) but it's time to have a normal sleeping arrangement. next it will be potty training...... oh boy.

engagement!

congratulations to my brother austin and his new fiance morgan! they got engaged on saturday afternoon out at lake las vegas. they have been dating about a year and our family just loves her. she will make a great sister-in-law and aunt to the kids. we love you guys!

mark my words...

i will NEVER get another sand box. not only do the kids get covered in sand every time they go out back (and immediately need a bath), they throw it at each other, at the house, and in the house (on my new treadmill). today, however, topped it all off. johnny came to me and said "wash hands". he is such a clean boy. he is always wanting to wash his hands, and if he spills on himself he has to take off all his clothes and change. so, i noticed he had caked on sand all over his hands, and as we were washing them off, it wreaked of poop. i thought it was his diaper, but i realized it was his hands. we were scrubbing and scrubbing, but the smell wouldn't leave. i knew what it was. i went outside and sure enough- cat poop. and we don't even have a damn cat. so, i am throwing it away forever. so one day if the kids ever ask for another sand box, i will say "hell no" and tell them the story of the day their sandbox became a litter box.

riley's party

saturday afternoon we went to mike and carly's to hang out and eat. this was a picture i took of tommy and johnny.

touch a truck

on saturday we went to the orleans with helen and kevin hanley to "touch-a-truck" . they had every type of truck you can imagine. a tow truck, a police car, fire truck, crane, school bus, even a helicopter. the kids could climb up in the cabin and honk the horns and play around. it was very loud, but a great time. kate was a real trooper. she just sat back in her stroller and soaked up the sun. (oh, and the first picture, kate's face looks really blotchy, but she had allergies or something because it was constant eye-watering)

mr. mom

today while i was at work, something big happened. tommy made dinner! this was only the second time this has happened in like a year ( or two) and the other time had something to do with hamburger helper. well, tonight he made a meat loaf. cook book and all. it was actually delicious. and, to top it off, he cleaned up and did the dinner dishes. it was very nice of him.

cute hair!

i just have to say that i love my job. i am seriously so lucky to be able to be a hair stylist. i have had 3 people call or text me in the last week just to say that they love what i did, and thank me for doing a good job. there aren't many careers out there where you make somebody feel good about themselves and you actually get recognition for your hard work. i really appreciate when people take the time to say thanks. when i wake up in the morning i am actually happy to get ready and go to work. and i work with a bunch of cute girls so i stay motivated to dress cute and wear fun makeup and have cute hair. and speaking of cute hair, i just had mine cute last week and i absolutely love it. heather did a great job.