happy new years

meme

i got meme'd by karen (the big trade off) and beth (from her majesty's throne) The Personal Soundtrack Meme 1. First Song you remember hearing on the radio as a child. Oh yeah, it was by Ricky Skaggs, Honey, Honey, Honey won't you open that door . this is your sweet daddy don't you love me no more? Honey won't you open that door. I think that this is proof that I was raised in Oklahoma. 2. First Album you remember listening to as a Child. Like a Virgin - Madonna It was in my cousin Lisa's red toyota and we would sing it at the top of our lungs from Norman to OKC. 3.Album that takes you back to junior high. um....that song that says, I like big butts and I cannot lie, no other brother can deny when a girl walks in with a itty-bitty waist and a round thing in your face you get sprung. yeah, didn't know what 'sprung' meant back then. :) 4.Most Played Album in High School. there were a couple. Counting Crows August and Everything Everafter. or Alanis Jagged little Pill or Dixie Chicks Wide Open Spaces 5. Favorite Album in College probably Bare Naked Ladies Maroon or Dixie Chicks 6. Best Relationship Angst Album I'm with Karen here, definatly Jagged Little Pill. it rocks. Head over Feet was in our wedding CD mix. 7.Personal Soundtrack today george straight, dixie chicks, jennifer knapp (this is my house cleaning music) 8. Song that reminds you of what it was like to be cool probably anything mariah carey. yeah, me and amanda used to ROCK OUT to her on the way to PCN 9. Favorite Albums to Roadtrip with Anything by the Dixie Chicks, my friend KC Clifford, Neil Diamond, George Straight. Maybe Toby Keith for laughs. or DMX for laughs. 10. So if this is your personal soundtrack what's the plot of the movie in 50 words or less? um, a girl who likes country music and married a man who can't stand it still likes to listen to her old school music?? who do i want to do this meme? 1. bilbrey 2. jamie 3. ashli 4. insert yourself here

santa was good, but i'm glad he's gone

ok, so karen, you were right. santa was very good to my spoiled brats. not only did oliver recieve cranky (from my mom). but santa brought him...drumroll please....the coveted ROUNDHOUSE. but, to make sure that my holiday was far from perfect, oliver discovered it HIDDEN under stuff in the garage a few days before. so i had to make up some dumb*** story about how santa's sleigh was really full and he had to drop it off early. then, to really top things off I FORGOT CHARLIE! oh yeah, mother of the year, here i come! oliver runs in christmas morning to see what santa brought, and he goes, ' oh, no. santa didn't bring charlie anything. she must be a really naughty girl'. yeah. good move mom. so then came another dumb*** story about how he left it on the front porch for her. i am officially Retarded. nice huh? so, that was our christmas in a nutshell. the kids got ridiculous amounts of toys and oliver is in heaven with all the new thomas train paraphanalia.

'Happy Holidays'

Merry Christmas to you and yours...Love to you all!

smarty pants

ok, so my son is really really loud. so, generally, when he starts to yell about something i just tune him out. this morning (like 2 minutes ago) he apparently hurt himself and just started yelling. nick says, hey, please stop screaming. oliver says back " what? do i have to yell at you to make sure you hear me?" i had to leave the room because i was laughing so hard. i'll tell you what. my son has some kind of mouth on him. i wonder where he gets that??

brusha brusha brusha

i just had to post this picture because it was sooo cute. this is what she does every day when i am getting ready. she sits in the sink while i dry my hair and put my makeup on (when i can actually be bothered to do that.) it's so much fun to have a girl to do 'girlie' things with!!

the new love of my life

Here they are...the newest members of our family! they make my life complete and oh so much easier. let me say that the most amazing thing about them (so far) is the amazingly HUGE loads of laundry that they do. also, the dryer automatically stops when it senses that your clothes are dry. it's the most exciting thing in my life so far. yeah me!!

Oh, Christmas Tree

Christmas Tree Exhibit 1

Oliver's Addition to the tree....what do you think santa is saying??

For Karen

Ok, totally never do this. this is just for Karen...Apparently I've been tagged by Karen to participate in a meme. It's my understanding that the word is pronounced "meem", not "me-me", "mehm", or even "meh-may". Seven things I hope to do before I die: 1. Go to NYC and Vegas 2. Take my children where ever they want to go 3. Go somewhere exotic and hot 4. read all the 'classic' books 5. run a marathon 6. make a quilt 7. Watch my children grow into understanding, honest, loving adults. Seven things I cannot do: 1. sew 2. cook very well 3. be obsessive about cleaning my house 4. sing 5. dance very well 6. sleep in on a daily basis 7. be a creative thinker Seven things that attract me to my spouse: 1. great dad. just great 2. he is compassionate, and loves all people, would do anything for anyone 3. so cute when he smiles and the lines around his eyes crinkle up. 4. he is in love with his daughter (and son) 5. he is a great dancer 6. he is occasionally funny. i mean, like peeing your pants funny 7. he is still with me, though i probably don't deserve it. Seven things I say often: 1. WHAT ARE YOU DOING OLIVER????????? 2. angel baby charlie girl... 3. are you kidding me?? 4. i am sooooo sorry about last night. (in many different contexts...) 5. some cuss words.... 6. No, Oliver, not right now. 7. answer the phone somebody!!! Seven books or book series I love: 1.The Anne of Green Gables Series 2. The Harry Potter Series 3. Abram's Daughters Series 4. anything by Kevin Henke (children) 5. The Devil Wears Prada (and other chick lit books) 6. The Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit 7. James Patterson books...i know, i know Seven movies I could watch over and over again: 1. My Best Friends Wedding 2. Legally Blond 1 and 2 3. Mona Lisa Smile 4. Anything Harry Potter 5. Anything with Hugh Grant 6. The Cutting Edge 7. Father of the Bride 1 and 2 Seven people I want to join me in this Seven Sevens meme: 1. Jamie- keith family news 2. ashli - gr8scotts 3. kristen-micah mccarty 4. amanda panda 5. greg cause i know he never would... 6. nick 7. Insert yourself here. If you want to participate leave your link in the comments section and I would love to visit your blog and read it. Tag! You're it!

An idea I stole from Karen...heehee

OK, so Karen does this thing where every week she talks about her favorite kid product. Well, I am officially going to steal her idea. First up this week... The new Sippy Cup from Gerber. They are called a 'transition cup', but they are AWESOME.

The handles on the cup move around to different positions, so that however baby wants to hold it, they can. It can be kind of difficult for a baby to get the last of the sippy cup when the handles are on the side, but when they are in the front, it is an entirely different story! AWESOME CUP!!

fun in the snow and a beautiful girl

do not look here

if you don't want to see the cutest baby in the universe....CHARLIE - GIRL!!!! She's wearing a bow!!!!!!!!