I am still around, PROMISE!

Hi ho my blogger friends! Man it has been a while since I have blogged. Life is just plain crazy and time goes way to fast. So here is a quick (everything I do is quick now that I have a 2 year old on my hands) update on life around here with a little randomness in between.

In June for Logan 10th birthday (we are in the double digits now, remember?) we took the kids to Great Wolf Lodge. Wow, we had a blast and can't wait to go back. I HIGHLY recommend it if you have one near you.

In August our Noodle turned TWO...say what!? I just hate how fast time goes these days. We did a circus themed party this year and it was awesome. He is a 33lb, silly, sweet and oh so cute little guy that keeps us on our toes everyday!

In September, my big kids went back to school. This is the last year they will be in school together until Logan is a senior and Abby is a freshman, CRAZINESS! Also, this is the last year they will ride a bus together. Again, time please slow down!

October marked 17 months (where I started) since I started my AdvoCare journey and I am proud of myself for sticking and staying for 17 months to become a healthier mama for not only myself but my 3 kids. I will ALWAYS be thankful for AdvoCare and speak of it with passion because I believe it taught me it is not about dieting but a lifestyle...one I will live the rest of my life. I LOVE helping others see how it can change their life. If you've been waiting & watching, today is YOUR DAY! I wouldn't wait another second to say yes. I would love to coach you & help you reach your goals too!

This past weekend Matt and I had a date night that was long over due! We didn't do anything crazy. just dinner and a little shopping/browsing. Time with this guy makes my heart so very happy! He is the love of my life, best friend and I can't imagine doing life with anyone else! <3

That is all I have! I will try to touch base more often than every 4 months, haha! Hope everyone is doing well and happy Monday! :)

Sweet Summer Time!!!!!!!

HELLO my blogger friends!!!!! I know, I know it has been forever since I blogged but life is just so crazy. I could make a promise to blog more but I would just end up disappointing everyone (because I know you live for my blog post, haha).  So much has been going on so I will try to catch you up.

Logan and Abby have their last day of school today. Crazy how slow but yet how fast it went. This mama is beyond ready for summer break. Here is their first and last day of school pictures.

Last weekend Matt and Logan did a mud run together! They had a blast and will definitely be doing another one soon. Abby wants to join them next time too! Matt is doing the Tough Mudder tomorrow with some guys from his work. They are CRAY CRAY (click the link and you will see why!) if you ask me but he LOVES them.

Logan's 10th birthday is next week,  Abby has her dance recital, and the following weekend we are going to the Great Wolf Lodge for the weekend. I will be nice to get away for the weekend and have some fun. The big kids are taking swim lessons on Tuesday's and are doing great. I am in full party planning mode for Lucas 2nd birthday (CRAZY my baby will be 2)! I will share the theme and all the pictures after. 

That is life as of right now...busy, busy, busy! July will be more relaxed but August will be packed again. Lucas' birthday, Matt and I in Dallas for AdvoCare Success School and classed start back up for Matt again (BLAH!). We are hoping to fit in a weekend trip to the beach at some point.

I will leave you with this cutie! He is making HUGE progress with his speech. I will update all that on his 2 year post in about a month and a half.

Hope everyone has a wonderful summer break (who knows if I will be back before it's over, haha) and enjoy your vacations!

the blog slacker award goes to...

YOURS TRULY!!!!!!!!!!!

What a complete slacker I am. It has been way to long since I blogged because life is beyond crazy these days. I am not even sure were to start. Christmas was low key and relaxing, which was nice but Matt didn't get much time off so that kinda sucked. Kids loved everything they got and Lucas was so fun to watch this year.

New Years day we took the kids to the National Harbor for the Gaylord ICE! thing (not sure what to really call it). It was super super cold so we walked through it super super fast, haha! After that we ended up at Georgetown Cupcakes (imagine that, haha) and then head home. It was a great family day that of course went by way to fast.

Kids went back to school after winter break but have not had a FULL week back yet. Between super cold temps and snow storms we have been getting to sleep in a lot. I am totally not complaining! Matt hasn't had to work any storm trouble so that is an added plus. Thank you fluffy light snow!

The weekend of the 10th Matt and I went on our first ever mini trip for AdvoCare success school. Leaving the kids (especially Lucas) was so hard. We left Friday morning the 10th and drove back over night Saturday, getting home at 4am Sunday.  It was totally worth it for the amazing training we got plus the kids had fun with my parents.

This past Saturday was our 11 year wedding anniversary. Where has 11 years gone!? We had a nice dinner out at Bonefish, followed by a few errands and were back home by 9:30pm! I know, party animals! haha

Logan and Abby are both doing great in school and enjoying the snow days. Lucas is changing so much week by week. I love seeing his personality come out. He is still doesn't talk but is doing amazing with signing. I think his first and only word at this point is "Hey" which is totally adorable!

Well that has been life around here the last month or so. Hope everyone is doing well and has had a GREAT start to 2014...I know we have!

2013 Resolutions!

 I decided to come up with some reasonable things for my list that I know I can do. Nothing crazy or so far fetched I know I will never do. A few are from the bucket list I made. Some I have started already but are more there so I continue to do them (like making Lucas' baby food). I am going to mark them off as I do them so check out the page at the top from time to time.

Happy New Year's everyone! Hope this year is good to you!

Friday Letters ~ v4

It's been a while since I have linked up with Ashley at Adventures of Newlyweds for Friday Letters so here we go!

Dear iPhone 4,

I love you but you are starting to show your age. I didn't think I wanted/needed the iPhone 5 but your slowness lately is really starting to make me crazy.

Dear Frizz the Elf,

Thank you for bring such sweet smiles to my little peoples face when they see what you are up to every morning! 

Dear Christmas,
You are coming up way to fast! PLEASE slow down so I have time to figure out what to get people.

Dear Christmas tree skirts,
Why do you all have to be so tacky?! I refuse to spend $50 + dollars on one so looks like I will not have one this year. I will be checking after Christmas sales for a deal on one this year.

Dear Energy,
Where oh where are you?! I need some like yesterday, please! My poor house is suffering from your lack of presence.

There you have it! The five things on my mind at the moment! Have a great weekend everyone!  

Currently ~ v7

Currently I am...

Loving the fall weather! I am so thankful it is not 100 degree outside anymore. I love the colors of the trees when I am driving down the road to my house. One nice thing about living in the country!

Looking at the Sock Monkey line at Crazy 8...can you say C-U-T-E! I must get Lucas the hat for this winter. I might just go by there today and get it.

Cooking lots of muffins. I can't get enough pumpkin and bananas muffins. The first batch of pumpkin muffin we all ate but I swear I ate the whole second batch by myself...NOT GOOD! haha

Catching up on TV shows. We are so behind on all our shows that I try to watch a few during the day. There are a few that I can't watch with out Matt (SOA, Criminal Minds, Mike and Molly) so we will have to catch up on those this weekend.

Missing my hubby! This storm was not as bad as some but he has still been working a lot this week and when he gets home it is time for bed so we don't get to talk much.

[Next week's themes: anticipating, buying, needing, thinking, ignoring]

 Linking up with...

Sunday Confessions ~ v6

It's Sunday Confession time!! Lets get this going...

Confession #1
I have to admit I am kinda superstitious or maybe I just do reverse psychology on myself. They always say people never think anything bad can happen to them, so if I just think it will then it won't, right?! Matt says I just over think things, haha!

Confession #2
I get VERY angry watching football. I tell Matt I am going to stop watching every week and then the next Sunday comes and I am right there watching again (like right now...GRRR)!

Confession #3
In exactly 5 months I will celebrate my 1 year anniversary of being 29 years old!

Confession #4

I watched a whole season of One Tree Hill in 2 days. Why oh why does it have to be so good. I am not sure what I will do when I am done. Anyone have any other good shows you watch?! I prefer ones that are on Netflix so I don't have to watch annoying commercials.

Confession #5

I can't stop taking pictures of my little guy. Logan and Abby are at school or off playing so I don't take as many of them but poor Lucas is stuck getting his picture taken all the time. I need to take more with my good camera because my iPhone is getting pretty full. 

Happy Sunday my fellow bloggers and readers!

Currently ~ v6

Currently I am...

Feeling exhausted! You are never prepared for the lack of sleep you experience with a newborn. To be honest I think I had finally catching up on sleep from when Abby was born when I got pregnancy with Lucas. haha He has being sleeping pretty good lately, about 6-7 hours at night so I guess I can't complain.

Drinking water, water and more water! I swear it is why I have such a great milk supply for my little guy.

Looking for decoration ideas for Abby's party! I can't wait for it to all come together.

Dreaming of a white sandy beach...OK not really! haha To be honest I am dreaming of when Lucas is old enough to start interacting with Logan and Abby. He is smiling so much more these days and starting to "coo" more too.

Making pork chops and applesauce for dinner. If you have never had the two together then you are totally missing out!

[Next week's themes: worrying, listening, wishing, observing, considering]

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Pumpkin Patch

I am so disappointed in myself and here is why...

We get up Saturday morning and start getting ready for the day. It's going to be a busy one and I am mentally preparing for it as I get ready. Thinking of all the things I need to pack for Lucas and my pump stuff. As I am packing every thing and checking it off my mental list I am feeling excited for our first all day trip out of the house. We load up the car and on off we go. We decided to grab some Chick Fil A before meeting friends at the pumpkin patch. I call my mom to let her know I am going to drop something off at her house (which now that I type this I totally forgot to do that) and at the end of the conversation she tells us to have fun and take lots of pictures. *cue dead silence then a cuss word or two* I FORGOT my damn camera!

Let me reminded you we don't live in town. It is a 20 minute drive to the Chick Fil A and we were only a minute or two away from there so turning around and going back was not an option. I felt so accomplished that I had remembered everything for this busy fun filled day or at least I thought I did. To add to that, when we got to the pumpkin patch they were now charging to park and only took cash or check. Luckily, the friends we were meeting spotted us the money to get in. We were not able to get pumpkins because again we had no cash but there was still plenty for the kids to do and they had a blast. Major lesson learned today...always carry some cash and NEVER forget camera again!

So with that said here is my pathetic pictures from the pumpkin patch.

Graves Mountain (photo dump)

This is going to be a photo dump of our trip to Graves Mountain. The weather was prefect and we had a blast!

Heading to the Pumpkin Patch next weekend! So be ready for another photo dump!