Random-ness!

couple things...how is it possible to love so much? i have been given this gift of loving my babies so much it is an incredible, supernatural thing that i can not even describe! we just got back from the park. we tried a new park today, it is right next to the police station, it's on the same property, i was a little nervous cause i thought that there could be weirdos there, but then there's police so it might balance out...bla, bla, bla...there was only one other mom and her son...anyway, it was a complete blast! i had so much fun with my kids. i was running around with sawyer he was chasing my shadow and trying to step on it, annabelle was climbing like a ninja, she was amazing. i couldn't believe the things she was willing to do, she was so brave, i was so proud of her. i just can't thank God enough for giving me the most perfect (to me) kids! i can't get over the fact that i was chosen to be their mommy. i can live in this small little house, (dirty right now but hey...) drive an older car, wear the same ol' clothes, but i am completely blessed, beyond my wildest imagination! i have the most goofy, hilarious, hard working, responsible, amazing husband and two of the most beautiful inside and out children and if that wasn't enough, i have friends that i know would do anything for me...thank you God for this gift called my life!

just a little update on the workout queen (that's me). since that post a while ago, where i couldn't finish the boot camp class??? well, i have been working my bootie off (literally) i've lost weight and i am so much stronger. last thursday i went to boot camp, i felt amazing. i was strong enough to not only complete the class but do well. i wasn't wussing out! afterward i was telling jesse about it, i almost started crying (so dorky I know) but i was proud of myself for changing my body. i've got more weight to lose and muscle to build but i'm on the right path. (i really want to be at my best by my 30th birthday january 11th) i can do it! i'm excited to see what else i can accomplish, if i decide to work hard and be disciplined!
my friend bonnie gave me this verse a while ago and it's on my fridge...
"For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline."
2 Timothy 1:7

thanks bonnie, i love you!

We've Have Been Busy Papa G!

i just spoke to my father-in-law and he said you must be pretty busy, cause he hasn't seen a new post in a while so...yes, we have been busy and even more busyness is more to come this week! but in the midst of it all we have managed to have fun and laugh and love, just check out these tongues!

this past sunday was the last of our AIM series for kidz life, it was awesome. i really love every second that God allows me to rock out with, laugh with, dance with, worship with, listen to, engage, pray with these awesome kids! i am so thankful and honored to do what God has called me to do, it's amazing. so since this was the last week of AIM we had to prepare, reorganize, and redecorate for our new series which is I AM (odd...AIM then I AM...) i really am so excited for tomorrow, the kids are going to love it! we didn't think we had the time and energy to pull off something this huge so soon after AIM. we decided to do I AM, we were going to keep it simple and easy. well, if you know shelley or me you know that is not possible. we started planning and executing 12:30pm tuesday and ended 12:30am. not only do we have every element to capture each child's attention but we have a new wall mural, new "make a wave" action cards, name tags, costumes, trivia, new songs (just picture this it was 11:30 at night denise weston was painting beautiful wall mural and shelley and i were picking out the songs that we would sing with this series, most people would probably look at the titles or at the most listen a few songs to sample, well that's not the case with shelley and i we were singing at the top of our lungs and doing the motions, jumping up and down, denise must have thought we were crazy, we're just passionate, that's my excuse anyway). this is an AIM picture, i'll post a picture of I AM soon.

right after our AIM finally we had a kidz life worker meeting, it had to be set up in minutes while workers gathered outside. we had a great meeting, just a regroup, another time to share why we do what we do. God has done so many amazing things in the last couple months it is exciting to be able to share that with our awesome kidz life workers. we couldn't do what we do without everyone doing their very important jobs! thank you, thank you!

we went to my moms this week and annabelle found a caterpillar. she sat outside in the cold fall weather holding her precious caterpillar watching the chickens. she could do this for hours. i made roasted red pepper soup and fresh homemade salsa with my mom, yummy! thanks mom, sorry i was kinda grouchy.

today, we went to the zoo, i know we go a lot, but we love it! we went with our best friends cathy and lloyd, and ashley and connor (jesse was at work, sorry daddy). we had a good time, the weather was perfect. they had a special halloween scavenger hunt all through out the zoo! great times.

so that's what we've been up to, actually just half of it, but i kinda bored myself so i'll spare you the details...HA!

"Mama Can You Tuwn the Wato on..."

sawyer was done with breakfast this morning after he was done he put his dishes in the sink...then he asked "mama can you tuwn the wato on" he wanted to do the dishes. how funny, he amazes me everyday lately with the things he comes up with on his own. so i let him do the dishes and annabelle wanted to jump in and help also. after they were 'done', i told sawyer "thank you so much for helping mama do the dishes" and he said, "yu yu yu yu yu you welcome" i can't get enough of this boy!

The Worst News

A Live Nation Concert
New Kids on the Block with Natasha Bedingfield - Cancelled Concert Tickets

so here's the scoop...in case you didn't know, i am one of the biggest nkotb fans out there (new kids on the block, just in case some of you may not know the best band that ever existed) anyway, so of course i have new kids tickets, it's their big come back show...well i found out today that it's cancelled! can you believe it? i don't even know what to do? my boy donnie walberg, joey-joe, danny d, jordan and jon how could you? i thought you were "back, huh, stronger than ever!" guess not, you old losers! :)

Happy Columbus Day to You...

did you know that today is columbus day? i didn't think so...well, the only reason i know this is because the mailman slept in this morning and he was at the zoo with me. we love the zoo it is one of our most favorite places to go! it was a beautiful fall day.

lunch time

we all scream for ice cream

ssawyer definitely enjoyed his ice cream

"put your 'farmer' face on..."

what did you do on this columbus day? did anyone sail the ocean blue???

No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service

i thought it would be a great idea to go to craft warehouse really quick with my kids, boy was i wrong! i needed to cut out a few things using their die cuts (im making invitations for a kidz life event). after a short while, annabelle told me that she had to go potty, so then i told her just wait one second while i finished the few leaves that i was cutting out. then sawyer says he had to go potty (by-the-way he never tells me this) so we stop what we're doing and run to the bathroom, annabelle yells, as we're running "i smell sawyers poop!" and yep, she was right, he pooped, so much fun! so i clean him all up, big huge job, and i just put his pants back on with no undies. annabelle went potty, and we were on our little way. i thought let's just finish cutting out the little leaves, i just wanted to get it done, then sawyer says, "ut-oh, mommy." i know what that means. well, needless to say he wasn't done pooping! and this time he had no undies on. i scooped him up and yet again we went running to the bathroom with annabelle running behind me pushing the cart, it must have been a funny sight. anyway, i don't know what this boy ate cause it was like pitch, i could not wipe this boy for nothing! so i had to put him in the sink and use the hand soap the wash him up. how disgusting, sorry all you craft warehouse shoppers! fortunately i had an extra pair of undies with me, so all he wore out was his shirt, and underwear, no pants, no socks, no shoes! i didn't finish cutting out the leaves, maybe i'll wait until jesse gets home and go alone!

so this brings me to the question...what do you do with a boy that won't poop in the toilet (he just waits too long)? he's been potty training for maybe a month and a half but has only pooped in the toilet a few times. it's making me bonkers!

AIM

you gotta check this out! this will take you to some short videos they are hilarious! this is just a small part of what we do on sundays. our kids our learning how to be world changers and shelley and i are willing to do just about anything to get that across to our kids! http://www.seekreallife.com/ministrys/kidz_life/kidz.html

Daddy's Day Off

the fam.
jesse got the day off on monday, so we went to the pumpkin patch. our friends cathy, lloyd and their kids connor and ashley and gramma c came with us. we had so much fun! when it came time to pick out a pumpkin annabelle wanted to pick the biggest pumpkin that she could carry and sawyer just wanted to push over every pumpkin that he saw! we also had corn on the cob at lunch and annabelle said "i ate everything but the bone." ha! how funny.

Kaden is Coming!

my cousin bree is having a precious boy named kaden and we are so excited to meet him. my mom and i put together a baby shower for bree and it was a blast from start to finish.

(right to left, my cousin kira (bree's sister), me, bree, my cousin chelsea, and kira's friend liz)

this, of course, is my mom and i taking a self-portrait, we had so much fun putting this shower together, while jesse and rick were on the hike, we had a slumber party at my mom's with me and the kids. my mom and i stayed up till after midnight figuring out all the details! this might not mean much to most of you, but if you know my mom this was an amazing feat. she goes to bed no later than 9pm every night. but now she knows if you stay up a little later, that's when all the creative juices start flowing. we had all these ideas, we moved her furniture all around, we made pom-poms (we had to put a stool on the counter, scary), we made a kaden banner with matching, burp clothes and a bib, it was so fun! thank you mom so much for doing this with me. i couldn't have done it without you!

a few kids were coming to the shower and we had to have a little spot for them to eat. isn't this so cute?

this looks like a cute little vinyet but its more than that...it was part of a game, i gave them 15 sec. to look at it then i covered it up and had them try and write down the 9 things that were on the ladder. it was fun. the little highchair that is in front had a little box on it, i had each person that came write a little note to kaden, hopes, dreams, prayers for him, something that she could save for him forever!

we had cupcakes for desert. i had asked my cousin what kind of treats she loved. at first she said that she likes whatever we make for her...then i said 'you have to tell me something. i want to make sure this is your party, with stuff you love.' finally with much prodding she told me rice krispies. what??? we can't have rice krispie treats at a shower! how funny! i think she was kinda kidding, but she said rice krispie treats so she was getting rice krispie treats! i just made one just for her in the shape of a cupcake with frosting and all. it was so funny and cute! she had no idea that it was a rice krispie treat it was great!

we made this banner, it was so fun and it turned out so cute! it become the inspiration for the whole party!

bree, i love you! it was an honor to throw this shower for you! you are so special to me and i am so excited to see kaden in your arms! you know i am always, always, always, unconditionally, here for you! (i will forever-be master txter, so don't even try to compete)

Love you!

They Did It!

they all finished and made it home alive! we are so happy to have daddy home! the stories of the adventure are great! if you get a chance ask jesse about it! he said it was the most challenging thing he has ever done.

Yay! Daddy Survived!

this is kinda a pre-posting cause he's really not home yet, but he just called me, and he survived the mountains and woods and animals and the other guys! yay! he still has a long drive ahead of him, but i am very excited to see my manly-man! i hope they have showered, shaved, teeth brushed, before they get home, is that a possibility? i can't even imagine 5 days without doing any of those things! sick-me-out-the-door! but i'll take him! i heard too, that they had a 12 hour drive with 16 men in a 15 passenger van! the way home has got to be much worse, all stinky and stuff! eeewww!

but i am happy and excited and i'm gonna clean my house and have something really yummy for him to eat!!! did i say yay! YAY!!!