Friday Favorites

Attempting to start posting on a regular basis. I need an outlet. I have way too much "important" crap to deal with each day. I need fun. So, for a nerd like me, this IS fun. Wild, huh?

Friday Favorites: A favorite for tonight. Box forts. Gotta love my children and their imaginations.


Ignore their clothes... and lack thereof. HA.

Blogging Catch-Up: End of 2012

A lot has happened since I last blogged. I apologize for the delay in blogging but it sure is hard without a good, working, virus-free computer! UGH.

October 2012 brought on much exhaustion. Cohen and I soaked up the last couple of weeks together during the day before I went back to my old medical assistant job. Luckily, I am able to take Chyenne to school still and I'm off on Thursdays to spend all day with my boy and early afternoons with my girl after school.
Chyenne was Princess Aurora (Sleeping Beauty) for Halloween. Cohen was Iron Man (the super hero squad one--he made sure to announce that to everyone who simply called him "iron man". Lol)
We celebrated Halloween with Chyenne's first school-wide party and dance. She had a blast. Cohen and I did too. We also had a halloween block party with some friends and family and only went trick or treating at the great-grandparents house.

Chyenne also went on her first school field trip to a pumpkin patch & Yogi Bear park. Daddy and Cohen accompanied her as I had to work. :( Sad day for mommy but my babies had a blast.

November brought more fun. Chyenne got several "outstanding achievement" awards for reading! She came home from school one day and said, "so I thought I was in trouble because I was reading to miss charlise and ms Lura called the principal in there...but really, she just wanted me to read to her!" My sweet girl. She will be placed in a kindergarten reading class in January. Her teacher said to expect Chy to spend more time with the kindergarten class than the pre-k class. Cool. Cohen mastered shooting his BB gun that he received for his 3rd birthday (which reminds me that I need to post that too!). We had a glorious family thanksgiving celebration with both Colt's family and mine. This holiday was especially tough as it was the first big family holiday since Granny passed away in March this year.

December flew by far too fast. My newest nephew was born on 12-12-12. Sweet Korben Warner {insert his last name here} was born weighing 7 lbs 13 oz and was 20 inches long. He is perfect but he gave us all a scare staying in the NICU for 13-14 hours before being back in my sister's arms. He's great now and I'm such a proud aunt. I now have 3 nephews and 6 nieces. One of the best blessings ever.
Chyenne went to the pediatric neurologist at Scottish Rite for her migraines. She has an MRI scheduled for the first week in January. Praying for good news. Not only do we deal with severe vitamin deficiencies with her, she had been diagnosed with migraines in addition to her usual divaness. She also has fevers very often. Patience ad prayer.

December brought on lots of shopping, working, school work, and fun for us. I threw the kids (Chyenne, Cohen, their cousins and some of their closest friends) a big Christmas Pajama Party. It was SO fun. We baked cookies, made popcorn, made Christmas crafts and Christmas ornaments, danced to Christmas music, decorated faux gingerbread (graham cracker) houses, ate too much candy and too many sweets, drank out weight in hot chocolate, laughed with friends, read Christmas stories, took pictures, acted silly, and enjoyed the magic of Christmas. It was purely beautiful.

Christmas was wonderful. Chyenne and Cohen were completely spoiled, as usual....but not as much as usual. :) We had a great, fairly quiet Christmas. Cohen's favorite gifts were his drum set, nerf guns, wooden blocks, and his monster trucks. Chyenne loved her vanity, her scooter, her doodle bear, and her real "nurse kit". They both fell head over heels in love with their shared gifts: a four wheeler and a puppet theatre.

2012 was a year of joy, sorrow, happiness, pain, laughter, learning, growing, needing, togetherness, separation, tears, grins, smiles, and so much more. I hope 2013 goes by a little bit slower. I need more time to soak in the goodness that is life.

Here's to hoping I can keep the blog up to date!
Pictures are coming as soon as I get my computer fixed! I cannot figure out how to import pictures from my phone or my tablet! UUUGGGGHHHHH!
XOXO!

fun facts Friday: 25 things about me

While browsing other blogs today, I noticed that I never talk about myself. Here goes!

1. I hate surprises. I don't generally filter thoughts and my expressions are usually direct results of emotions. My husband loves to surprise me. I have often disappointed him with my reactions...I'm just a planner I guess.
2. I am terrified of failure.
3. I don't care for TV.
4. I detest being late.
5. I hate crowds. I get anxious in crowds.
6. Repetitive sounds annoy me greatly.
7. I am the youngest of three girls & I am most definitely the most independent.
8. earthquakes terrify me.
9. I'm outspoken but hate confrontation.
10. I love sports & I have a very competitive nature.
11. I love family game nights.
12. I believe the worst thing someone can be is a bad parent.
13. I dislike public speaking whether it be a speech, reading aloud, praying etc. I stumble over my words.
14. I don't like talking on the phone. I'm a texter, for sure.
15. I constantly correct spoken grammar.
16. I love watching children interact.
17. I love to read. I actually read shampoo bottles every time I wash my hair.
18. I'm a counter. When running or something, I count my steps.
19. I adore fall.
20. My favorite colors are grey, blue, and green.
21. I love dates, even if it's a simple movie and popcorn st home.
22. I believe that everything happens for a reason.
23. I second guess myself, a lot.
24, I hate shopping unless it's for my kids.
25. I am generally optimistic about others but pessimistic about myself.

Whew! Now you know a little more about me.

Better Late than Never ;)

My boy. I still can't believe he's three! I really can't believe he's been three for a whole month! EEK!

Hard to Settle

We're finding it difficult to settle in to our new routine lately. LIFE keeps getting in the way. We have had a lot going on with family lately. Whew, other people stress me out. THEN, Cohen got sick. Poor buddy got hit by some crazy virus that Chyenne probably brought home from school. He's finally on the mend. Daddy got sick just a day later and his sickness is still lingering. I was sick (sick as a DOG) Friday. Oh I never want to be that sick again. I spent all day yesterday (OUR FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY) trying to build up strength and watching movies with the kids. Luckily I am feeling better. Now to get the house back in order. It sure is tough to settle in to a new routine.

 

We've been quite busy. I'm coaching two soccer teams, Chyenne's and Cohen's. Chyenne is still a drama queen but she's a good little player when she pays attention. Cohen? He's FANTASTIC. He is going to be my little star. Everyone comments on how great he is. This is his first season playing. His first game is tomorrow. Having soccer every night makes it a little exhausting for Chyenne with school. It's always a rush to make sure she's in bed at a decent time.

 

Little Miss Priss is still nervous about school. She counts down the days until her favorite day of the week, Friday. Every Friday morning since school has been in session, she has commented how excited she is to come home from school and spend TWO AND A HALF days with mommy {daddy and brother too}. She doesn't like the whole Monday-Friday commitment to school. I can't really blame her. I long for the entirely too short weekend too. Just last night, Chyenne and I were cuddling before bed and she whispered some of the sweetest, saddest words to me. "Mommy, why do I have to grow up? I just want to be little again. Little like a toddler so I can do things and have fun, but I can stay home with you and do homeschool. I just want to spend every day with you. I don't like getting bigger. I want to be little forever. I want to stay little so I can fit in your arms forever. I want to be your little baby always. I don't want to go to school and miss you. I just want to be little. Why do I have to keep growing? I will quit eating healthy foods so I won't grow! Just hold me forever!" Oh honey. Me too. I want to hold you forever too. I don't want you to grow up quite so fast. I don't want you to spend time away from me (even though it's good for the both of us).

She is quite good at ripping my heart out. Bless her.

 

Little man ADORES the extra time with mommy. He soaks it all in. He's always excited to see his sister when she returns from school, but he thoroughly enjoys the alone time. I thoroughly enjoy it too. It's so nice to have him to myself and to give him the attention he deserves. He's such a good boy. I may lose it when HE has to go to BIG SCHOOL. I don't even want to think about it. My little tough man who doesn't cry when he gets a black eye is the most cuddly little mama's boy. Lately, every sentence he says is followed with a "right, mama?" Oh it's precious. "Chyenne, that's not the way we do it! Right, mama?!" Melts my heart that he ALWAYS wants my approval. When riding in the car, "Green means go, red means stop, and yellow means slow down OR go fast! Right, mama?!" Right little buddy.

 

It's funny to watch. Chyenne is my Sensitive Sally who is always in charge. She loves to please me, but she also is quite insistent on doing everything her way. She thinks she's the boss. Cohen, he's my rough and tough little man but he is a rule-follower and aims to please. I love seeing their personalities shine.

Despite our hectic schedules and trying to settle in to our new routine of having a kid in school amongst everything else, we're doing well. These sweet smiles keep us going.

When we're ALL well, we will hopefully celebrate our anniversary, since 5 years IS a big deal. ;)

Harnessed

We're fully intent on keeping these two cuties harnessed until they outgrow their seats...Thanks Britax for setting high standards.

 

He is Super!

Little man has been ALL about super heroes lately. He loves them all from Batman to Superman to Green Lantern and the Hulk. His absolute favorites are (in order): Captain America (because he is a soldier and Cohen hopes to be a solider one day), Iron Man (because personally I think he's a badass...I'm sure my 3 year old shares the same views. HA), and Spiderman. I snapped this photo of him while he was playing in the car waiting to pick Chyenne up from school. We always get there almost an hour early so she is one of the first ones picked up. :)