kids

ok here was another cutie thing that was said in our house today.... again by sarah ( oh, the other two are cute too.....)

"daddy, you forgot your blueberry at home today!" translation: blueberry=blackberry.

how sweet they are!

poor boy

good thing christmas is coming up, matthew has been walking around the house for the last hour with high heeled princess shoes on, carrying a purse..........

in camoflauge pyjamas none the less.

holiday pictures!!!

as you all know this is the time of year that we take our yearly family photos that we use for the cards we send to family and friends.

i picked them up last week.

there is one with the 5 of us in it, but i am waitin guntil the cards go out, so that it will be a surprise. the others were extras that i had him take. i needed an update of the 3 kids anyway. none had been taken since matty was 4 months old!

school updates

just a quick note to let you all know. Haley and Sarah had their first parent teacher interviews of the year this morning. it was proven today that they are officially my children.
of course i knew that already. in technical terms of course.

no, what i mean is that sitting there at the meeting, i finally understood what my parents were hearing about me all those years. my kids are very social. VERY social. in Sarah's case that is a great thing. i mean the whole purpose of junior kindergarten is to develop social attitudes. she is "one popular little girl" according to her teacher.

now Haley is also very social but in her case she is a little too social. it's great to have lots of friends, i admit. recess would be very sad if she was lonely. no Haley doesn't wait for recess to come along to talk talk talk, she does it at all times.

my teachers used to say the same thing about me. i was the social butterfly. i even had a teacher ask me how i could hear what my friends were saying to me, because i was talking at the same time.
let's face it, anyone who knows me to this day will tell you i talk alot, i always have. and it appears that out of all the things my children could have inherited from me, they seem to be inheriting the worst ones........they do look a lot like me though, and let's face it, i am the cute parent!

new season, new blog

well the Holiday season is officially upon us, so i decided to make up the blog to reflect that. now i know that there is over a month to go before Christmas, but there are surprisingly very few winter songs that are not christmas related, so all the songs have a festive feel to them. and in honor of the fact that the blog would not exist if I had no children, all the songs are disney based too.

here's to hoping your shopping is coming along nicely (i know mine is) and that everyone remembers what the holiday season is really about......... no matter which holiday you celebrate!

oh, and remember, there is nothing more festive then one of the really yummy drinks at starbucks this time of year.......peppermint latte or caramel apple spice anyone???

childhood memories in the making

i know it will be a little long to watch, but i couldn't resist posting these short videos of the kids. everyone will remember doing this as a kid. and hopefully happy memories will return to you....

enjoy

big boy bed!!

thats right, Matty is officially a big boy now.

we made his crib into a day bed yesterday, my little man is growing up so fast.
he didn't like it much at first, but i am happy to say that he stayed in his bed the whole time, no rumming around was involved(at least not much).

my poor little guy did fall out twice last night, but that was a bad mommy fault. i needed to pick up a new side rail for the bed. i did it this morning, and he is happily napping as i type in his now-safe bed.

here are a few pictures of the proud little man.


btw, i have some cute video of the kids from this past weekend, and as soon as i can get Jason to upload the video, i can post it for all to see!

husbands....

can i just say that i think everyone should get a husband, or an equilavent there of.
since Jason is working soooooooo late most nights, that leaves me home alone with the kids ALOT! since i am a stay at home mom, i realize that that is bound to happen, but none the less, it can still make you veryyyyyy tired when it happens in the evenings too.

anyway, on to why husbands are great.
last night Jason surprised me with a night out without the kids. we were able to go to costco and have no one asking for many samples, we were able to walk through the mall, with no one asking for treats.... with all the asking for food , you would think that i have huge children, but we all know that to be untrue. but i digress from the original though of the day. anyway after we walked alone, we went out for a great dinner of sushi(veggie only for me) and enjoyed the relaxing night.
now the service took forever, but at least the food was yummy, and maybe the restaurant somehow knew that we were childless and wanted to savour the time out as much as possible....... i doubt it, but one can hope.



oh yeah, and everyone should have a younger brother or sister too. they are the ones who come over , even at the last minute, and make the nights out a possibility in the first place!
Thanks Bear!!!!!

happy halloween!!!!

ok, so i know it is already November 1st, but come on, halloween pooped me out too much to post last night.



the kids had a great time going door to door. and the haul this year was great. for kids and mommies alike ;) there are quite a few pictures to show, but i think they are all cute, so i couldn't help myself.


it's amazing how quickly it passes. i have already taken down the decorations, and we are going to take away the pumpkins and the inflatble montrosity that we have in the front yard later this evening


enjoy.......

















clarifying in case your not sure. Jason and i went out as pirates. Haley was Hannah montana, sarah was minnie mouse, and matty was a monkey.
they helped clean out their own pumpkins, and matty had the most fun of them all!!

we hope you had a great halloween, and remember not to eat all the candy at once, or you'll have an upset tummy :(