sabbatical

I am sure no one has noticed....heck, I am not entirely sure that anyone really reads this boring blog besides the first few sentences in google reader before they say "Meh, moving on". But, I haven't really been on the world wide web lately...ok, ok, I lie...I have been sneaking onto Farmville on facebook here and there but other than that, I have really not been on the internet. Which means I haven't posted much here!

I have always loved the idea of sabbatical...I can remember some of my college proffessors going "on sabbatical" and going to europe or whatever. Can accountants go on sabbatical? I guess Maternity leave is kind of like Sabbatical, except you don't sleep and are totally overwhelmed the whole time (at least I was)

I digress...

just want my imaginary (and maybe real) readers out there to know I am taking a little internet break to get a grip on 3Q09 and the rest of my crazy life, and hopefully my 09 blurb book which is sitting at around July at the moment and needs catching up.....Could be a few days, could be a couple weeks.

PS: if you read my blog, could you please "follow me" as in click the "follow me" button, just so I know I have real readers? Is that narcasistic? maybe.

The Dark Side...

Brynn.



every gorgeous (if I do say so myself) blonde toddler has a dark side.

brynn is no exception.

she is really polite, minds her P's and Q's and is really an affectionate little girl....but everyonce in a while, out of no where, her dark side will come out of left feild and sock you right where it hurts...the following was this mornings drive to school:

Mommy "I LOVE you Brynn!"
Brynn: "NO! I like DADDY! I HATE YOU!"

nice. real nice.

I explained to her that she is not allowed to use that word to anyone, and if I hear her say that to anyone else (or me) again she is going straight to the clinker (time out - at our house its immediately facing what ever wall is nearest to the location of the crime until a sincere appology or calming down occurs)

she immediatly appologized.

I know she got it at school. lately she has been coming home talking about "best friend" "I like daddy so I can't like mommy" "A and N are my best friend" "Mommy you like daddy, I like audrey"

I know that she is just learning about relationships and how they all - for lack of a better term - "relate" so we try to explain to her that she can (and should) be friends with EVERYONE. But the "H" word will simply not be tolerated!

Audrey is 11 months!

I know I say this every month, but I can not believe another month has gone by. My baby girl is 11 months old and I am mailing out the invites to my baby girls first birthday party tomorrow.

On one hand I am really sad that my baby is not going to be a baby for very much longer...in just a short amount of time, my sweet baby crawling across the floor giggling will be replaced with a whining toddler kicking and screaming on my floor. I will miss those late night cuddle sessions when she is small enough to fit snuggly in my arms, I will miss the times when just a little nini will give the whole house peace and quiet.

On the other hand, I look forward to watching Audrey continue to grow and learn new things. among the following:

Standing and Walking...I don't think she will be walking by her first birthday, maybe standing, but not walking. I know she CAN do it, because she has taken a few steps independently when she didn't know it, but she chooses not to. Thats quite alright with me, she can take her time, but I DO look forward to watching her toddle around the house with her sister.



Talking....right now, she can say, Mama! (her first word, BTW) and Dada but I look forward to little conversations with my baby girl!

playing...Audrey is already alot of fun to play with, but its been my experience that the older they get, justwhen you think it can't get any better, your kid starts to play a fun new game, activity, or "make believe" world and it just makes the whole parenting gig pay off.

speaking of game play, Audrey loves to play peekaboo. she takes a blanket, book, etc and covers (or thinks she covers) her face until someone says "wheres Audrey" and she willl drop her "cover" and crack up and then do it all over again. In the picture below, she is using a plastic bowl to play peekaboo...so adorable!

Sleeping through the night: I have heard this happens at somepoint...I know my time is coming.

Ending these Mr. Bear Photo shoots. I have to say, I know they are super cute to look back on, and on picture they look super easy...but these bear pictures are the biggest pain in the a**. Most of the time, you plop her in front of the bear, and she instantly rolls around to give the bear a kiss or something, or she will crawl away to get off the couch. Its very.very.very. difficult to get a good shot, and I have to admit, I am SO excited I only have one more to do...ever.

So happy 11th month my sweet baby Audrey! This time next month, I will be telling you about my ONE YEAR OLD AUDREY!

All in fun...

For a little laugh....things that irritate me:

1) John Gosslin...SUCH a Juice Bag.

2) One-uppers: I tell you my girl said her first word and you say "oh really? MY baby has been talking for a few months now...I can't get her to shut up!" And we all know someone that can pump "10 oz on each side" ;)

3) Traffic, further more that section of the freeway with no on or off ramp nor anyother thing to look at or yield to, yet everyone for WHATEVER reason decides to slow to about 35 at that portion of the free way...GAH!!

4) Over-sharers...no offense, but I don't need to know when you and your hubby DTD last, nor do I want to know what your dinner is now doing to your digestive track, nor do I want to know every flippin moment of your day, and every thought that has crossed your mind.

5) When I have my fussy baby in my arms, and my whining toddler at my heals, and I am behind you and your 100 items in the check out line while I only have a gallon of milk....let me. go. ahead. of. you. .... and for gosh sake: DON'T TAKE YOUR TIME WRITING A CHECK!

6) Jason Stathom..............................ok, you got me, I am TOTALLY joking...Jason Stathom could never irritate me..infact, he can do what-ev-er he wants [to me]..*swoon* (chad and I are watching the transporter right now, I couldn't resist)

7) The Trend to "team this" and "team that" especially those tshirts Jennifer/angelina, Eric/Bill, Jacob/Edward, kanye/taylor, linsay/sam, ...GGGGAH!!

8) ants

9) when my husband does one chore like cleaning the living room, and thinks he is set for the week. As if that covers it.

10) Chocolate - so good, so rich, so smooth, so yummy, yet makes your a** big...why do the best things in life make your a** big? -- Babies, chocolate, deep fried whatever, my job.

11) Initiation Fees - your telling me that its gonna cost you $106 to "innitiate" me into your Gym? what do you have to do beyond enter me in your damn computer and give me that scanner pass? Really? Really?

12) Thomas The Train.

13) Dirty Feet - Actually, lets just say dirtiness like a blanket statement. abidadaGAH!

14) When I am reading Perez Hilton and Chad reads over my shoulder asking me to slow down my scrolling or "who is that?" -- Chad, really, read it your self later.

15) The Two Faced.

lil princess

Brynn is totally inlove with Princesses. I don't know where it came from because she has never seen any of those movies. But she loves them, and wants to be one (well, she really is already a princess)

Because we love to spoil out girls, we went and bought her some pricess jammies (she doesn't know they are jammies) and a princess crown so the trandformation is now complete!

Look at her admiring herself as the crown is placed on her head!



Twirling pink pricess...check out those heels!

And its only a matter of time before I have two little princesses click clacking their plastic heals around our house.

Heard recently at our house...

While playing in the backyard yesterday

Audrey: MAMAMAMADADADAABITIDOTADADADADADA
Brynn: What are you talking about Audrey?

~~oOo~~

driving home from school

Brynn: Where is thomas? (one of brynns BFFs) I want Thomas right now!
Mommy: Thomas is with his Mommy and Daddy.
Brynn: ok, Thomas come over, Thomas's Mommy and Daddy [can] come too.

the weird thing about T & B...is I have talked to her mom on numerous occasions, and they seem to both request each other simultaneously. almost like they have this little *connection* they are going to be great buddies (well, they already are)

~~oOo~~

chad was taking the girls shopping at costco, and they had gogurt samples. Brynn ate hers and Audrey was still working on hers.

Brynn: I want some [of Audreys gogurt]
Daddy: No Brynn, thats Audreys.
Brynn: I want share! (as in, I want Audrey to share)

just because

posting just because...

My view ALOT lately (spending lots of time and $$ at both our local big box home improvement stores...) ...check out my curly blonde beauties!!!

Brynn checking her blondspot


Life has been great lately...the girls are AWESOME as always. Seriously. they are great.

Brynn is sucha sweet heart and a great daughter and sister. She is so polite too. Always says her please and thank you and your welcomes. And everyonce in a while she will say "GOOD JOB MOMMY!"...like after I pee successfully on the potty....or if I put my dishes in the dishwasher...or if I eat all my dinner. Its pretty funny that she picked that up from her dad and I...not a bad thing to pick up from your parents!

Audrey is so much fun. She likes to be chased, and thinks the whole family is in a constant game of catch and tickle....If you walk in the room, she will crack up and start running away looking over her shoulder as if to say "please don't get me and tickle me!"

I have had first casualty in the garden...I planted some some pink hydrandia in the yard, and its dieing...I need to get a how to book on gardening because so far...I am blowing it.

and now I leave you with....
an office prank......

when the boss is away, accountants will play!!!!!

Mission Unaccomplished...

The countdown has begun! My baby girl turns 1 in 6 weeks!!!! Say it ain't so!

Step one is to get a picture for the bday invite. This afternoon at sunset I put on a really cute dress and we headed outside!

I was still wearing a pencil skirt and work top, but I didn't let that stop me. I was rolling around in the grass, jumping, squating, laying sideways, you name it in the name of photographing my little cutie...who, was really not into it.

I don't think I get the *one* shot to use yet...but I did get some cute ones.

Happy Anniversary!

TO ME and my LOVE!

and by love, I mean my Nikon D40!

I am a few weeks late (just call me Chad!) but this time last year I bought my Nikon D40!

Here where my first couple pictures!





Since then, I have updated my lens (which cost more than the camera!) and updated my software to CS4!!!

perfect.weekend.

Every once in a while a weekend comes along that is just absolutly perfect. The kids sleep in, the chores are easily completed, good times are had my all.





This was one of those weekends! Come to think of it, last labor day weekend was damn near perfect as well...maybe Labor Day weekend is like MY weekend!

Speaking of this time last year:




Look at how BIG I was, and I still have over a month till my due date! TWO months till my due date...who knew I would have a nearly 10lb baby! Look at me holding Audrey back then, and here is me holding Audrey now, ALOT more fun to hold her in my arms vs. in my belly let me tell you!





We gave Audrey her first set of pig tails this weekend....so cute! Couldn't help but remind me of one of my favorite Fragle Rock characters...

But much cuter!

We had our first party since moving to the new place. So much better with more room!!!!!!

This morning, Chad and the girls brought me coffee in bed. Snuggling in bed with my favorite people, after sleeping in AND enjoying coffee in said bed...perfect way to wake up in the morning!!!

Here are my girls with their pig tails...or as Brynn calls it "Two Pony Tails" Look at Brynn in this picture vs. the one above....they grow up so fast don't they?

My Husband vs. Chuck Norris.

Class, lets have a lesson in comparison!

No one loves Chuck more than Chad. So, lets compare...




When Chuck Norris does a pushup, he isn't lifting himself up, he's pushing the Earth down

When my husband walks in the door he immediatly leaves his socks and pants on the floor in the entryway.

Chuck Norris eats beef jerky and craps gunpowder. Then, he uses that gunpowder to make a bullet, which he uses to kill a cow and make more beef jerky. Some people refer to this as the "Circle of Life."

When we moved, I didn't unpack Chads bathroom stuff (including his deoderant)....so, rather than look for it or ask...he opted to not wear deoderant for a week.

The last thing you hear before Chuck Norris gives you a roundhouse kick? No one knows because dead men tell no tales.


My husbands car smells like ass.

The First rule of Chuck Norris is: you do not talk about Chuck Norris.

The First rule of Chad is: Beer now, talk later.

Chuck Norris' calendar goes straight from March 31st to April 2nd; no one fools Chuck Norris.

One Year Chad forgot: my birthday, Valentines day, Mothers Day and our anniversary...yeah.

When Chuck Norris enters a room, he doesn't turn the lights on, he turns the dark off.

My husband falls asleep playing Mafia Wars on Facebook everynight...

Chuck Norris can create a rock so heavy that even he can't lift it. And then he lifts it anyways, just to show you who the f*** Chuck Norris is.

When Chad says "I will take care of the dishes Babe" what he really means is "I will make sure they don't go anywhere and I will add a few empty beer bottles to the mix"

When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night he checks his closet for Chuck Norris.

Chads favorite excuse is "I don't remember"

When Chuck Norris was denied an Egg McMuffin at McDonald’s because it was 10:35, he roundhouse kicked the store so hard it became a Wendy’s.

Chad once went to the store for a 98 cent bottle of water and ended up spending $30 on a variety of crackers.

Chuck Norris always knows the EXACT location of Carmen SanDiego.

Chad thinks I have a tracking device in my uterus, since he can't look for anything himself...