Jessica - She's a senior!

I had such a blast hanging out with the B-eautiful Miss Jessica Seriously, how cute is she?!

Working Out Ike Style

Mike and I couldn't stop laughing. Probably one of those things you need to see in person to really see the humor. Check out this boy playing wii. It really gets him going. Now I understand why he is always so sweaty after playing.

He so doesn't take after his mom. The lady who still has to use her entire body to turn on mario kart, or jump out of her seat to get mario to jump on super mario brothers. . . definitely doesn't take after me!

Gonna be honest. I got a good workout watching him. My sides hurt so bad from laughing. I don't think he even knew we were there. He was in the zone.

Flares Continued

It's been awhile since I have picked up my camera. 19 weeks to be exact.

I still can't do too much or I get beyond exhausted, which makes the nausea all that much worse.

Over at I ♥ Faces, you can find weekly {photo} challenges. This week was sun flares.

I have never tried to get flares in my pictures before. Let's just say that manual mode was testing my patience yesterday!

It's hard for me to not smile when I see her grump face. . . but I don't her knowing how cute I think it is. Some days it can get a little tiring.

By the way. She would be FURIOUS if she found out I was calling her a LITTLE princess. She would tell me "I'M YOUR BIG GUR-L" (that's girl with 2 syllables. and said with a very demanding voice. and a very exaggerated pause between each word.)

Don't tell her, but in my mind, she's going to be my little princess for quite some time.

Basically They're Crazy

Or maybe they just make me crazy. . .

Here's their latest thing.

Climb up my dresser (they are part monkey).

Jump off the dresser. (maybe part spider monkey).

Land on the bed.

No joke.

Then the boy does this thing where he lands on his feet, does a flip and lands on the other side of the bed.

Scares me.

Is it bad that it's entertaining as well. . . probably until they get hurt. . .

Mike caught it on film, and by film I mean digital camera!

Crazy kids.


And this my friends is what happens when mom is not feeling so hot, and the kids are allowed to run amuck. Time to find a new activity for the Monkeys.

Couple sidenotes:

** yes, Isaac dresses himself and decided to wear his swim trunk and shirt on a cold very cold fall day!).

** yes, Ainsley is not dressed. I can barely get myself dressed let alone her. She's cool with it though!

** yes, I was potty training her and she was just about good. . . then I got sick. . . and I gave up a little. When I am not spending my entire day hanging over the toilet we will start again finish up.

Past Due

I haven't been feeling good lately. 13 weeks to be exact. Which means I only have 6 months left of feeling sick and tired. I am one of those lucky women, who is sick the ENTIRE NINE MONTHS of pregnancy. So Fun!

I spend my days doing as little as possible. The more I do, the sicker I get. I am lucky that my kids love to entertain each other!!! (also VERY lucky, they can get their own drinks and a lot of times food! Yes I buy frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and I don't feel bad at all!!)

One of their favorites is dress-up. These aren't their halloween costumes, but as soon as walmart put out their stuff, the kids each picked a couple to add to the dress-up box. Hours of entertainment.
This is also one of Isaac's favorite things to do right now . . .

Isaac is all about "making" music these days. Anyone who knows Mike, knows this would be HIS kid!

The other day Isaac and I had a talk about money. He was just so sure we make a million dollars and can buy him any toys he wants. I told him no one has that money, except maybe Hannah Montana. His response, "Well I can sing, play the drums, and guitar. I could be a jonas brother. Then I would have a million dollars!" Judging by the picture above, he is on the right track!

Last but not least, we just got back from San Antonio. We went for a quick trip to sea world. Let me tell you FUN FUN FUN, but so exhausting. I overdid it a bit, and am still paying for it. Morning sickness and long days in the sun just don't mix well.

Here's a shocker, I didn't take any pictures. I took maybe five. That's it. I had to concentrate on putting one foot in front of the other and holding two little people's hands, no energy left over for picture taking. Which is fine. I was enjoying the moment(s) with my kids.

Ainsley sat and watched the ENTIRE Shamu show without blinking. Isaac laughed through the ENTIRE Sea Lion show. We all liked feeding the dolphins. The kids were too afraid to pet the dolphins. . . as soon as they saw the teeth, but you better believe Mike and I took advantage.


Off to go take a quick nap while the kids are playing. Although I don't know if ten minutes counts as a "real" nap. But I will take it! Just want to throw this out there, the kids and I wouldn't make this nine months without Michael. He is playing Mr. Dad and Mr. Mom these days, and hasn't complained once. What a champ!

Little Bit Mine

There is a reason I like being behind the camera and not in front. I am one of the most un-photogenic people I know. Seriously.

My kids aren't what I would call "un-photogenic". . . but in one photo-shoot, I will get 100 of these:

Before I get 1 of these:
(by the way I love the goofy ones just as much. . . actually even a little more!)

side note: the editing is not normally my style, but I thought it was fun to try.

Point Goes to Mother Nature

Last night was supposed to be their engagement photo-shoot. . . but then a storm rolled in.

They wanted to try to beat the storm and get in a few shots.

A few is all we got.

We will try again this weekend.

I checked the forecast, and the weather looks a little sketchy.

Hopefully mother nature gives us a small break.

Only a small one though, because I LOVE the RAIN!