Humor

I am very silly, I don't take things very serious at times, and you might say I am strange.  I have always been this way; I just love to laugh.  Anything to keep me laughing is good.  I was on Pinterest.com the other morning and came across this...

I sent this photo to my work email and made it my desktop background.  As I was doing this, I was chuckling.  My coworkers asked why I was laughing, so I showed them. In my Australian accent, I played out the line! I was dying laughing, and they did not get why.  So, I told them this line was from a movie, but at the time I could not name the movie.  I asked around and we came up with the answer 'A Cry in the Dark' and then other movies have played off this line.  Well, I also LOVE Seinfeld, and knew it came from there as well.  Here is the clip...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghCTZF61ey0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Every time I think of this photo, I laugh, it makes my day!  Silly, I know!

Valentines

I hope you had a great Valentine's Day!  I did.  Elle and Ivan had a Valentine's Day party at school, so a couple nights before I had them do their Valentines cards for their classmates.  Ivan wanted to wait and have Patrick help him, so okay!  Elle wanted me to help her.  I started her first one, I gave her the list of names and asked her to pick a name to start with.  She did not want to write the names, "I don't know how."  So, I told her to write the first letter of the name she picked, I wrote in the rest.  I then showed her how to fold the card, put the tattoo's inside and seal them with heart stickers.  She was excited and ready to tackle the next name writing it out on her own! YIPEE!  I love when she gets excited. 

We were talking about the boys in her class and which card she thought would be best out of the Barbie valentines she was giving.  She picks a boys name and the card and says why she was giving him that particular one.  She says to me, "mom, Caleb just gets me!"  I had to ask her to repeat herself, I did not know if I heard her right!  Are you kidding me?!  She says, "Caleb just gets me mom." I then ask her what exactly that means.  She then tells me, "he just hugs me and stuff!" I could not hold back the laughter, how does a FOUR year old know to say things like this?  It blows me away, who has said this in front of her?  So stinking cute.  Enjoy the photos from Valentine card making!

Annual Zoo Lights trip

We love the Phoenix Zoo!  We also really love Christmas lights, so the two combined equals joy!  We have gone with our friends Jodi and Jordan the past year or so and have a blast.  This year Jordan wanted to do the Polar Slide, so the kids and I watched her go down.  Elle and Ivan told me they really wanted to do it, so I told them "do you realize I can not go down with you.  You have to go by yourself."  Ivan shook his head that he understood and Elle told me she understood.  So okay, Jordan wanted to go down again.  Perfect, her and Elle could race and then Ivan and I could race.  We got our tickets stand in line.  Ivan was trying to cut in front of the kids ahead of us, he was really excited!  I told the girls they were to go before Ivan and I, because I did not want Jordan to get stuck with Elle and then her not want to do it.  What a nightmare that would be for Jordan.  So, the girls go, Elle was a little skeptical, but went!  Now Ivan and I are to go...did not happen.  He freaked out when the workers asked him to get into the tube.  So, him and I walked down the stairs and got our money back.  I told him next year would be better.  It was nice to see him willing to do it though.  Until next year!

John Michael Montgomery

I got to meet JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY!  I was super excited, as any country music lover would be!
Jodi, Shaleen and I had a great time singing and laughing and having a nice girls night out!  It was so needed!  Thanks girls for a great night!

Christmas

We wish you a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Friday Funny!

Running around the diamond

Since it had rained here for two days straight, I thought it would be fun to teach the kids something outside. We went to the park and played on the baseball diamond. Kids had such a blast running around the bases and playing in the dugouts. Enjoy the photos!

Moms Visit

My mom came down for my birthday weekend!  I was so excited, that is really all I wanted.  Especially since the kids and I are not going home for Christmas.  We hung out on Thursday after picking her up from the airport, ran to Walmart and that was about it.

Friday we went to the mall to shop and see Santa.  The kids did not want to see him, so mom and I told them we were going and they had to come stand in line with us.  It worked, they ended up getting excited and so we got a photo. 

Saturday I worked and mom had the kids help her with Christmas cookies.  They had a great day, they were waiting for me when i got home.  We went to dinner and then drove around looking at Christmas lights.

 We woke up Sunday, had Christmas and I ran to work.  My brother, mom and kids showed up at work which made my BDAY!  Even though I had to work and my mom left for home, I had a great day!  I had a great weekend!!!  Thanks mom for coming down!  I love you!

Thanksgiving

I have so much to be Thankful for...family, health, shelter, food, work and friends.  This year was probably my hardest Thanksgiving though, I worked.  I picked my kids up at 8am and we went to my brothers.  I had planned to go out to breakfast(a nice breakfast) with my kids and brother but nothing was open.  We ended up at McDonalds.  Oh well...

We always have fun no matter where we go.  When the kids and I arrived at Eric's, they were excited to see him, but once I knocked on the door Ivan ran for the car screaming "Go home!!"  I got him inside and he sat on the chair and wouldn't talk to Eric.  Poor guy just wanted to go home.  It breaks my heart hearing him say "Go home!" 

After breakfast, Eric took the kids to our grandparents house to have a fabulous Thanksgiving with the family.  I about lost it as i was buckling the kids into his car.  They looked so cute in their Thanksgiving outfits and the realization that I would not be spending a FAMILY holiday with them. 

I got to work and the girls were all talking about their Thanksgiving dinners with their families.  The food that was made and how much fun they had with their families.  I lost it, I had to go and collect myself and think about the things I am thankful for.  My JOB!  I am thankful to have a job.  I opted to not have Thanksgiving off, so hopefully I get Christmas off!  That is a more important holiday to me to spend with my kids. 

I know holidays will be hard, and I have to remember what is important right now.  A job to be able to have the necessities to keep my family together!

Hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving!  Now onto Christmas!!!

Two in a half comparision

WOW, how time has flown. Elle is now 4 1/2 and Ivan is 2 1/2. They have become so grown up and are not babies anymore.  I am posting a photo of Elle at 2 1/2 and one of Ivan at 2 1/2.  They look so much alike its not funny.  Enjoy!

Here is a photo of Elle at 4 1/2! Enjoy!