Hand Print Christmas Tree

Pinterst.com is one of my favorite ways to pass the time (its a complete addiction really!)and this year it has contributed largely to the fabulous Christmas decorations through out our home. Below is one of my favorites!

Happy Turkey Day!

"Happy Turkey Day" is what Ella yelled as we walked into both the Parkinson and the Thomas Thanksgivings. We had a great day and the kids loved spending time with everyone. I spent most of the day enjoying the holiday, but we did manage to get a few pictures through out the day.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Being that it's "Thanks"giving and all, I thought I would jot down a few of the things I am thankful for this year...

1) I am so thankful to have Guy as my partner in this crazy, fun, and always changing time in our lives. I know I often take for granted all he does to support our family and keep us moving forward. 143!
2) I am thankful for Ella finally jumping the potty training hurdle. She has done so well and is now 9 days accident free!
3) I am thankful that Jack is at an age where he and Ella can play together. It is so much fun to hear them running around the house chasing each other.
4) I am thankful to have such a supportive family. Long, Long ago Guy and I talked about moving out of state and I am so thankful that we didn't! Our kids' life would be completely different not having family around to love them.
5) I am thankful to have a job that I love! Working with people I call my friends at a place that challenges me makes every day a good day. (well, at least most days, lol)
6) I am thankful the holidays have come around again. This time of year always reminds me how lucky I am that my family is happy and healthy.
7) I am thankful for Zumba and Weight Watchers. Both have helped me shed some unwanted pounds. I am looking forward to the positive changes sure to come!
8) I am thankful for this blog. It allows me to take a snapshot of a moment in our lives that my kids and myself can look back on.
9) I am thankful to have friends with kids around the same age and Ella and Jack. It's nice to know there are other Mom's going through the same exciting moments and frustrating days that you are.
10) I am thankful to spend the day watching football, eating delicious food, and spending time with family and friends.

Happy Turkey Day Everyone!

Potty Party

Potty training may have won the first round, but Ella did great the second time around. It took about a week for her to really "get it" and now we are going on 9 days with out an accident! To celebrate we had a potty party, which included a trip down to Pump It Up (a large warehouse full of bounce house's) and lunch at Red Robin. Ella was so excited for her potty party and talked about how much fun she had all day! Unfortunately most of the pictures I took are super blurry, but luckily I asked someone to take a picture of us as we were leaving and it turned out great!

Pumpkin Carving

Pumpkin carving this year was fun and a little different because it involved the little ones. Ella drew the face on the pumpkin, Guy took all the seeds out because she was not interested in putting her hand inside once she saw how messy it was going to be, and Jack was more interested in eating his apple and cruising the back yard than having anything to do with pumpkin carving!

You want me to touch what?




Drawing a face on the pumpkin


Just hanging out and being cute!


It's all clean?!? Okay, I will give it a shot.