"I have to go to my soccer practice."

Do you know how often we hear this in one week at our house?

Parker LOVES soccer....No really, he LOVES it.

That is all the talk around our house these days!!

Below are some photos of Parker, his team and his silly brother!

What is it with kids when they do this streach or move, as Parker calls it...

their little foot goes in the air?

I know this one is a little blurry but I think it truly captures how happy he is out there playing (or running the cones)!

This is one way to put it....

Not sure if this is the best way to put it but it sure is one way....

Guility as charged....

He got into the markers and when I asked him if he did it...he said NO.... He looks a little guility to me!

Wordless Wednesday

Michaels Coupon

Now this makes me HAPPY!!

Click the here to get it in a printable format!

ATTENTION MISSOURI DRIVERS

I am done getting hit by careless drivers please avoid my van...... Thanks!!



Yes, I have been in 2 car accidents in the past 2 weeks. They have all been THEIR fault.



Last week, a man(of course I had to point this out) hit my parked van when he was backing into a NON parking spot. I was not sitting in my car and he didn't look like he cared until I started walking his way. Then he grabbed his cell phone and said I am calling the police. I told him to just hold his horses and let me look at the damage before we call the police, fire department and ambulance because your your carelessness...... Really, there was no damage but next time watch out......



Yesterday, I was the middle car in the accident. From the front their was a blue car (I knew the passengers, how crazy is that?), MY CAR, a black VW and a RED car who was flying thought the intersection to make the red light. The car was stopped in front of me because they were waiting for another car to turn into Starbucks (I knew there was a reason I didn't care for Starbucks). They could not turn because of a semi trying to get out of the parking lot.

So please watch out..... :)

It's GO time for TIM!

All you have to do is watch the first couple of minutes of this video to see what I am talking about....

Tim McGraw gets out his pipes :)

Works for ME! Wednesday

With little time in the morning and no desire to pack Madison's lunch the night before I had to come up with a way to help me have more time in the morning to get 3 kids ready and out the door.

So this is what I do....

1. Make the

2. Pour into individual cups.....

3. Stack in fridge.

This allows me to just grab them and throw them in her sack lunch. It also helps the environment by not using a bunch of baggies. I use these reusable containers for everything in her lunch. You can also use them for pudding, applesauce, dividing a big bag of fruit snacks....the list goes on and on! Enjoy!

Potty?!?

Today I did it.....I bought my first cloth diaper. We are thinking about the change for L-Train.

I put it on him after I got home today. At first he squatted down and then looked at me like I was crazy that I put that thing on him.

Later in the evening I gave him a bath and put him back into a disposal diaper. I did not put any jammies on him since I was calling the others in for baths and I knew he would be in the bathroom getting wet.

Later in the evening (still unclothed) I hear grunting in the back of the house. Not such a big deal when Madison's door is closed but I saw it open so I thought he was in her room getting into something he should not be in. As I am walking down the hall I hear the sound and the word "potty" coming from our room.

Lincoln had pulled off his diaper and was sitting on the potty!!!

Now this would be a wonderful post IF I could also report that he did something in the potty....but it looked like this.....

So does pulling his diaper off and sitting on the potty mean that we can start training? Parker was just weeks over 2 when he was potty trained. Maybe the cloth diapers are a good choice for him right now :)

Obama

I do not support Obama. Over all this video is sad.....but he should not rely on someone else to feed him his speach.....

Nine words I use.....definations do not apply to me :)

9 WORDS WOMEN USE

(1) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.

(2) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.

(3)Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in fine.

(4)Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It!

(5) Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to # 3 for the meaning of nothing.)

(6) That's Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. That's okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.

(7) Thanks: A woman is thanking you, do not question, or Faint. Just say you're welcome. (I want to add in a clause here - This is true, unless she says 'Thanks a lot' - that is PURE sarcasm and she is not thanking you at all. DO NOT say 'you're welcome' ..... that will bring on a 'whatever').

(8)Whatever: Is a women's way of saying F*cK YOU!

(9) Don't worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself.

Are You Freakin' Kidding Me?

Read the story here....leave a comment with your thoughts.......

Wordless Wednesday~Sums UP the FUN!

Big Cedar Lodge

We went on a little family vacation before Madison had to head back to school.

I was at Bass Pro not too long ago and I was approached by an employee that wanted to sell me a weekend at Big Cedar Lodge for $49. WOW, a weekend in a hotel and access to BCL for a whole weekend. That was a deal :)

However, for this family of 5 to get all packed up and spend a weekend somewhere it has to be more than 2 days if we are driving over 4 hours.

So that being said he had a bigger offer (of course) 3 nights/4 days, sounds good right....it was a BLAST!

We paid $249 for this package. Oh and the catch.....we had to sit and go through a membership deal.....I was really surprised that there was not more pressure to buy. We said "NO" and we took the $200 in Big Cedar Bucks and we ran out the door!

So we ended up paying $49 for the extended time.

Below are some photos of what we did with our $$!

How Sweet is this?

Daddy and L-Train

Lincoln takin' a ride ;)

Momma and Parker

Happy Birthday, Parker-Man

Our Little Parker-Man turns 3 today!! You have brought a smile to our faces everyday of your life! I hope you enjoy the soccer field your dad painted across the whole back yard today! Go play some soccer, that is all you have talked about doing when you turn 3!

Happy Birthday!

We love you, Mom, Dad, Madison and Lincoln

Amazing :)

So we had professional photos taken while we were in Florida by Beach Bum Photography! Jessical and Marshall you did a great job!!

ABC's of ME!

A. Attached or Single- Attached to DJF
B. Best Friend- DJF
C. Cake or Pie- Ice Cream Cake please!
D. Day of Choice- Saturday
E. Essential Item- cell phone
F. Flavor of Ice Cream- I'm lovin' Cake Batter at Cold Stone right now.
G. Gummy Bears or Worms- Bears (white ones)
H. Hometown- T-Roy, MO
I. Indulgences- Cold Stone Ice Cream
J. January or July- really not feelin' either at the moment, but July has not been too bad this year.
K. Kids- Three - P-Funk, Parker-Man, and L-Train
L. Last movie I saw in a theater- What Happens In Vegas
M. Middle Name- Marie
N. Number of siblings- 1 Brother, Bruce
O. Orange or Apples- Sweet Oranges
P. Phobias or Fears- Fear- Leaving my children with out a mother
Q. Quote- "In a world where you can be anything, BE YOURSELF"
R. Reasons to smile- Lincoln's Hair
S. Season- Fall
T. Tagged- Rachel and Mrs. L
U. Unknown fact about me- you tell me....I don't know!
V. Vegetarian or Meat- Meat
W. Worst Habit- Procrastinating
X. X-rays or Ultrasounds- Ultrasounds
Y. Your favorite Food- Cold Stone Ice Cream (but I think I have mentioned that before!)
Z. ZOO Animal - Giraffe

Last Day

Today was our last day at the beach. We packed up the canopy and chairs and brought them back to the condo.

This week while on vacation, Madison and Parker have been sleeping in the same bed. At home they get mad because we don't let them sleep together very often and now that they have to they fight about it....

Madison: MOM, Parker is on my pillow.

Me: Parker, PLEASE get off your sisters pillow.

Parker: OK Mom.

6.5 minutes later......

Madison: He is on it again......

WELL, WELL, Miss. Madison is GUILTY about sleeping on Parker's pillow......

Today we went on a Dolphin Cruise. I don't think the boys got too much out of it other than the fact that they were on a boat and the wind was in their face! Sadly below is the best photo I got while on the cruise.

Somebody is a poser in this photo....guess who!

I don't think he will ever get enough of the sand.....

This is a photo Madison took of Daniel and I.

Side Show

Well, we are having a BLAST on vacation! It is great to be here with only our family! The kids are having tons of fun too! Today we went to the beach in the morning and this evening we went to see some alligators. I forgot my camera for that one but we did have fun! Tomorrow we are going on a dolphin cruise! Can't wait!