Your Biggest Fans!

Corey ran his 2nd marathon this weekend...yup!  He is nut job indeed.  We are so incredible proud of him.  26.2 is a serious accomplishment and he did it twice.   
You are such an inspiration, Corey.  You are such a dedicated person...and we love you!

I Moo, you Moo.

The local Creamery had a Spring Fest this weekend.  Food, chicks hatching, cows milkin' and mooin' and  hay rides..Can I get a YeeHah!

                               

E I E I O!

Five lil Coon's sleeping' in the bed...

Took the grave yard shift Saturday night... Nothing I would rather do! Love my lil family!

The mind plays tricks...

Let's talk about running... Never liked it but lately I have had the urge. Signed for a 5k with my sweet friend Lauren, the 5k is on May 5th. Her and I have decided that after we finish we will celebrate true cinco de mayo style with chips and margaritas. That's enough to get anyone to run.. Ya think?  We started "training" about 6 weeks ago...the first 2 weeks felt great, 3-4 week were ok, 5-6 week is HARD!  2 miles is my max...weak?!  I know.  Especially, since I live with a marathon runner.  The 5k is 10 days away!

When I run with Lauren it's fun.  We talk, we gossip and Wah-Lah 3 miles is gone.  When I run by myself ...it's boring! and when I run with Corey it's annoying and boring!  He doesn't talk and when he does he's mean...he says "don't stop" as he runs backwards faster than I ever dreamed to run forward.  He walks as fast as I run.  But you know what?!  I am lappin' everyone on the couch!  That phrase keeps me going! 

Fast forward to this afternoon conversation with Addie.  She is in the exact same boat as me.  Wants to be a runner and trys while having a husband at home that runs marathons.  Ugh!  Both our husbands have told us that once you complete a 5k you will want to do a 10k, and then a half and then a full marathon.  I am pretty confident there is not a bone in my body that has a desire to run a full marathon.  No thank you!  But today Addie and I have challenged ourselves to look in to running a half together in the next year...we shall see.  I'll keep you updated.

Corey says it is mental and maybe so...but the question is how do you train a mental idget? 

http://news.runnersworld.com/2012/04/24/visualization-makes-you-mentally-tougher/

I found this new app "red stamp"..its awesome!  This was a note I had to send Corey today to say how I appreciate him encouraging me.  At the end of the day I am glad to have him...while in the process I might kill him! 

Birthday Star!

Corey's birthday has come and gone...what a fun day..even though it was the dreaded Monday.  What say Happy Birthday like silly string, air horns and blown up coke bottles?  In our family we love to scare each other with the air horn...I dare you to come over and take a shower with the door unlocked...or even better doze off on the couch.  Baha!  I won't be laughing the day one of us actually give someone a heart attack with these tricks.  Oh...and have you ever put mentos in a coke bottle?  You can see Jaxson's sheer excitement of that experiment above.  Fun stuff I tell you! 
Check out the survey Annabelle did for her Daddy...Kids say the darned things.  Also, make note of the "A"...she is starting to write her name...She writes "Annaanna" as her name...what happen to my baby?

Happy Birthday my love.  You are better than white cake on the beach with a cold one. 
That's pretty dang AWESOME!  Cheers!

She was a Swappin...

Results from the flip flop swap are now in (weeks late...I know, I know).  Ms. Judy bought me these beautiful flip flops.  She is my mom's BF...she a classy, pretty lady just like the flip flops.  I was going to wait til I had a pedi to show them off but ...oh yeah we had snow flurries here yesterday and rain all weekend so I opted for a shiny grass picture.  Aren't they cute!?  I hope everyone enjoyed the swap.  I know I did.  Thanks Ms. Judy!

Then my MIL told me about another swap...this one was a crafters swap.  Basically, you just go through your crafting supplies and anything you don't think you will use but is still something good -you swap.  Molly from Utah sent me this loot...might look like junk to you or her but my mouth was watering.  :)  Thanks Molly!  and thanks Boo for sending the swap my way.

Happy Swapping!!

Happy Earth Day!

We certainly enjoyed the sights and sounds of nature yesterday. It was a beautiful day to wake up...today on the other hand dreary and rainy. But I haven't been one with the couch in too long to think...today will be the day! I will be sure and recycle my coke bottle and I won't use my car today...your welcome earth. Go green, y'all!

Happy Birthday, Mimi!

So my precious mom turned Bleep Bleep yesterday.  OMG can you belive that?  She must use great face cream.  What an AWESOME Mom/Mimi she is!  I told you that once before...I am a fan of her!  We had a lovely day Lebanese food catered, good company, balloons, cupcakes, presents and Fun Bus (never too old to have the Fun Bus..right?) 

Every morning is Easter morning from now on!

Sun is shining, birds are chirping and the flowers are blooming.  It's a beautiful day to wake up! 

Praise God!!

EB was here...always dirting up the house with his feet.  This year he left cross necklaces (per Jaxson's request) for the kids..GawLee..I guess EB really knows the reason for the season.  Annabelle lost hers in the first couple hours but Papi miraculously found it...in the yard...how the heck he did that is a mystery to me.  Anyway, it will be in my jewelery box til she turns 18 and can appreciate the value of real jewelery.   

Would you just look at those 2 kids...how cute are they?  I just adore them.  Check out Annabelle in one of my old dance costumes...cutest bunny I ever did see.

Eggs and Play.

Hallelujah! He reigns.

Eat your chocolate, hunt for your eggs, leave bunny prints for the kids.  But don't forget the true reason for this holiday!  Also teach the kids the most important thing...Christ has risen!  Hallelujah!!!

Happy Easter!

One boy, one girl...my life!

 

 

Rose, Thorn, and Buds

For the past few weeks at dinner we go around the table and get a chance to share our "Rose, Thorn and Bud" for the day. 

Rose- something good that happen in the day
Thorn- something not so good
Bud- something new

I saw the idea in a parenting magazine and I thought it was super cheesy but that did not stop me from implementing it into our days.  It is really fun and it gives us a chance to talk about our day.  We are having a good time with it.  You can only imagine some of the funny things we hear from a 5 and 3 year old. 

Some of my favorites...
My rose was when I beat mommy to the car to hug daddy when he got home from work. -Jaxson
My rose was when Josh (the neighbor) brought me a flower (a dandelion).- Annabelle
Of course...I can't think of any the best ones right now..darn it...we laugh so hard at what the kids have to say.

I will share mine today...
Rose..I actually have 2.  One is that Jaxson sang in church today and it melted my heart.  I always love when the kids sing in church but when it is your child...my heart be still. 
My other Rose was that I successfully pulled off 3 April Fool's jokes on Corey...BaHaaa!  So FUN!  When will he learn that EVERY Sunday I put tape on the squirter in the kitchen sink.  Never gets old I tell ya.  Another was I poured nail polish out on wax paper and let it dry for a day then I left it in Annabelle's room on the hard wood floor...oh you should have heard is growl on that one.  Ha!  and last but not least I couldn't resist blowing the air horn right when he dozed off on the couch.  I know, I know...laugh it up chuckles...paybacks are hell but worth it.  Love you Core!
My thorn was ??  hummm. I can't remember.  That's a good day when you don't have an immediate thorn.
My bud was that I ran with a sweet friend today...we are working up to a 5K.  It feels good to run...who knew.
What was your Rose, Thorn and Bud today?...