Shame On Me!

Shame on me...for neglecting my blog. This is my record of our daily lives and I've let Pinterest, Facebook, and life in general get in the way. I.will.do.better!
This little blog might become a book of "tweets" or "status updates", but I want to have something documented here to look back on these memories.

Part of my avoidance stems from a difficulty in getting the pictures from my phone to the computer. Thanks to the Wild Thing, there were over 600 pictures sitting in my phone that he took of various ceilings, floors, his fingers, and everything in between. On top of that, my hard drive is maxed out so I've been in technology overload, but the Commander has me back in business.
I found these pictures in my phone amongst the Wild Thing's photo shoots and they reminded me that no matter how fast things seem to be moving...some things never change.

Life from the battle field--A Dental Adventure.

I was NOT ready to talk about this yesterday..to anyone! Today I can somewhat laugh at the events from yesterday.
Who schedules a dentist appointment for herself and TWO rambunctious kids in the same visit? I do.
Today I can say LESSON LEARNED!
Let me just give you a play by play from our day yesterday. I started off with a NO TOLERANCE stance. Sit on the couch and keep your hands to yourself. It didn't work.

1:00-1:15 Me:complete paper work for all of us (new dentist).
Kids: jump off couches. Run from one side of the room to the other. Race each other. Have relay races.
Me: I start the counting "that's a ONE", That's a TWO....I said stop! STOP IT! I'm failing miserably at getting things under control.
1:15-the first mini is called back so I'm left with one...the wildest one!
He continues to jump. Now I'm wondering if they are ready for us to leave.
1:45-the first kid returns and the other goes back. I get some peace. Both did well in the chair.
2:00-It's my turn to be in the chair. I inform bribe the kids with a trip to Chick Fil A.
The Wild Thing climbs UNDER my chair, spills my purse, and wrestles the older brother. The older brother can't stop moving, fidgeting, and talking...NON STOP while the younger one can't stop bumping the chair.
There I was...stuck with my mouth wide open trying not to appear mortified. Our new dentist was very nice. He offered a polite "well, it looks like you've got your hands full". At 2:30...an hour and a half later, we finally left the dentist and headed to Chick Fil A, but it was NOT because my kids were so well behaved. It was because I did not have the energy to put together anything resembling a meal. Did I mention the Commander has been out of town for 7 days? ENERGY DEPLETED!

Tonight I came across this link and related to every single bit of it so I'm passing it on to you.
Take a goat to the grocery store is my personal favorite! Just insert dentist instead of grocery store and I can check that one off the list.
Isn't it good to know that we moms aren't alone? I'm happy to report the Commander is back so I can kick back and document our adventures from the battlefield.

Disney World

Santa surprised the boys with a trip to Disney World for Christmas so we just got back a few weeks ago. It was A LOT of fun! The wait times were minimal to none for most of the attractions which really helped make the trip a success.
I asked the Mini if he could go back to any park and ride one ride what would it be? He stated without hesitation "the golf ball at Epcot". He really enjoyed Epcot even though we only had a 1/2 day there. I thought it would be too old and a bit boring for the kids, but there are a few rides in the different countries that suited them and they got swords from Norway were a hit. He rode Soarin', but thought it was scary. To pass the time, the Wild Thing rode the escalator and loved every second. :)


We all loved the safari ride in Animal Kingdom, but I especially loved the parade. I love any and all parades. The Wild Thing gave an expression that I wasn't quite expecting. LOL!



We watched the parade and fireworks at Magic Kingdom three times! The Mini proclaimed it to be the "best July ever!" He's funny!

We ate breakfast with Mickey and the gang which was fun, but we enjoyed seeing them in the parks even more. They took pictures with ALL of their favorites including Lightning McQueen and Mater, Buzz Light year and Woody and even the green army men.

It was a fun trip, but it should come with a warning...I've STILL got It's a Small World stuck in my head! :)

Year in Review--2011

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in.
A pessimist stays up to make sure the Old Year leaves.

I think I fall somewhere in the middle...except I can't ever stay up until midnight.
We really like to live it up on New Year's Eve. The last MANY years have been spent watching the ball drop with Dick Clark. The only difference is he's in Times Square and we're on the couch. Really exciting I KNOW! Sometimes we even stay up until like 11:00..because we are just.that.cool! :)
This year some friends are trying to cramp our style by inviting us to their house.
Perhaps we'll be adventurous and stop by for a bit. Could I sound any more thrilling??

What sticks out for you in 2011?
For me it's been the weather:
*We experienced record breaking everything...a tornado on New Year's Eve last year, 24inches of snow, flooding, and record breaking temperatures (hot and cold).
*The mini started kindergarten. I can not enough how great his teacher has been for us. She relived my anxieties about the whole thing by the first day. He's ready for winter break to be over so he can go back to school. He loves learning which has been great for us!
*The kids became Imagination Mover groupies. They watch them on TV daily and we saw them live twice.
*The mini played on his first t'ball team and the Wild Thing participated in a weekly play group at the Little Gym.
*Both kids participated in swimming lessons at the swim ranch.
*we had several sets of friends move to the area...made our year!
*We enjoyed time spent with our families.

I don't typically make New Year's resolutions, but this year I decided to challenge myself to organize 30 drawers in 30 days and so far I'M ROCKING IT!! My kitchen is almost done and the playroom has been "containerized and labelized".
The guest bedroom is next and if I'm still going strong then my closet is on the list after that. I love getting ideas from pinterest. How about you? Do you make any new year's resolutions?

Polar Express

We went with some friends to Branson last weekend and boarded the Polar Express.


The Wild Thing was the most excited to see Santa. He cut him off in the aisle and started jumping up and down with a huge smile on his face. It was the cutest thing ever!! We stayed at the Big Cedar Lodge which was really fun once I got past all the dead animals mounted to the walls. The raccoon mounted to the entertainment center freaked me out a bit. Ours rooms were next to each other so after the kids went to bed we were able to hang out and play cards. It was a fun weekend AND I was able to get this Christmas money shot of the minis!! My new favorite picture:

Merry Christmas!!

My Baby Turned THREE....

I sometimes wonder if my blog followers have slowly trickled away with so my not so entertaining posts that have become few and far between...sigh.


Well my baby turned three and all the "greats" were there along with a few friends and family.

I have to admit..this was my favorite birthday party so far! We celebrated with a Polar Express theme. It's one of the Wild Thing's favorite movies. He watches it year round so it was fitting. We had a hot cocoa bar complete with candy, chocolate shavings, marshmellows, chocolate covered spoons, red hots, and peppermints. YUM!
The kids enjoyed decorating train cakes with candy, playing with trains, and watching the Polar Express.



Santa stopped by at the end to hand out party favors, pose for pictures, and listen to those last minute requests. The party favors were train whistles, magic reindeer food (oatmeal and glitter), and a bell of course.




I can't believe he's three!
Now I'm going to go fight back the ugly cry!

Oh Lord It's Hard to be Humble..

When You're an Arkansas Razorback Fan...GO HOGS!
What a season! We're ranked 3rd and lost only to Alabama and LSU. It was such a fun season for us because we set up the first of our annual tailgate complete with tents, a tv, great food, friends, and family. I enjoyed being the interior decorator and adding new stuff each week. :) The Grandparents took turns taking care of the kids so they could get naps.
It's very important to be rested when calling the HOGS!






The blog posts have been few and far between lately, but most of our weekends for the past few months have been scheduled around Razorback football. For the most part we had beautiful tailgating weather. One game day brought a torrential down pour and strong winds on another, but it was still fun watching the HOGS WIN, WIN, WIN and I'm looking forward to growing our tailgate and continuing our tradition next year.
GO HOGS!