I've been Tagged!

ALICIA tagged me! Thanks girl! Here we go!

Here's the rules--mention the person that tagged you.
Complete the lists of 8's.
Tag 8 of your wonderful blogger friends.
Go tell them you tagged them!


8 Things I Am Looking Forward To:

1. Getting my new computer!!!!!!!!!!

2. The school year ending!!!!
3. Losing weight!!!
4. Josh turning 3!!!
5. Josh being potty trained!!!
6. Going to Tucson this summer!!!

7. Getting a Tan!!!
8. Any family coming to visit again!!!


8 Things I Did Yesterday:
1. Slept
2. Ate
3. Read
4. Watched Desperate Housewives
5. Watched Kardashians
6. Got on computer
7. Hung out with Hubby
8. Gave the kids a bath

8 Things I Wish I Could Do:
1. Know how to create websites
2. Lose weight FASTER!
3. Buy a flat screen TV
4. Buy our house
5. Sleep as much as I want everday
6. Run a mile faster
7. Go to DisneyWorld
8. Pay for my mom to come visit (yes, again! lol)

8 Shows I Watch:
1. Desperate Housewives
2. The Hills
3. The City
4. Real World/Road Rules Challenge
5. Ghost Whisperer
6. Big Brother
7. American Idol
8. Oprah

Look below to see who I tagged:

Chaotic but Beautiful Life
Peace Love and Applesauce

Renewed our Vows!

On Easter Sunday we renewed our vows and our marriage
is now blessed in the Catholic Church!!
I was so happy that alot of our family could be here!
The priest was so nice to offer to do it on Easter since
he knew they would be here.
It was a great day!

All of us:

My mom, dad, and kiddos



We always wanted to renew our vows after 10 years of marriage and I am so happy that we were able to!!!!

A Special Thursday

I'd like to share with you all what we did on Thursday (yesterday)!
The kids and I went to a nursing home. It is something that our church does 3-4 times a year around various holidays!
It was such a great experience!
The ONE word that comes to mind when I think about it is: Special.
Just very very special.
I just cannot believe how much they appreciate the company and all the kids! Wow - they just ADORE the kids!

The home also had an "egg hunt" for all the kiddos which was a blast!!










Now for my favorite part of the story.....

Kylie said to me when we pulled up to the home and parked:
"Mommy I have a suprise"

Me: "You DO?"

Her: "yep" pulling something out of her backpack

It was approx 20 pictures that her class from school had drawn for all the senior citizens!!!!!!!
She told her teacher where we were going after school and asked if everyone could draw a picture for them!! I was SO proud of her in that moment! Especially if you all know Kylie...she is quite shy and for her to request something like that, well, it's a pretty big deal.
I explained to her the day before why we were going there...and she must have just really taken it to heart!
And can I just tell you how cute it was seeing her pass them all out!








This nursing home takes care of many folks with Alzeimers. There was one lady in particular who I remember vividly. She kept telling me over and over how one of the kids gave HER a picture.
She couldn't remember it was my daughter who was the one that gave it to her, she just knew that she GOT one and was SO thankful for it.
She was so excited to share with me that she was gonna hang it in her room and that it was very special to her!
She was so happy with getting just a simple picture - just so so happy.
I couldn't help but tear up.

What a neat and SPECIAL day.

Friday!!!!!!

And...here we go!

1. Angel or not, I will still love them (my kids).

2. Wouldn't you like to have me any way you want me.

3. As my mother used to say, you're full of wit and good charm (okay maybe just wit).

4. I like to get CLEAN (if you know what I mean) after I'm done working out or doing something strenuous.

5. Even in the most crowded of rooms you can usually pick out the one who farted.

6. When I start my period it is a day (week) fraught with peril (for everyone!).

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow, tomorrow my plans include sleeping in and Sunday, I want to go to my class, go to church, take a nap!

An AWARD.... for ME?? Why Thank You!!!!

Thanks Alicia!!!!! You can view her blog here!
I love love love getting awards!
I feel so special!
Thank you!!!!!

It's April!

Hard to believe isn't it?? Man time is just whizzin' by!!
So yes...I have been a very lame "blogger" lately. It's been over a week. And even today this is gonna be short cause I gotta go hop in the shower and get Kylie then head to church. I am subbing for her class at church again. I am not even gonna attempt leaving Josh in the nursery - forget it..lol.
We all know how that went last time!
So anyways...we are just keepin' busy over here in our new hometown. I continue to be doing church stuff, Kylie's school stuff, and whatever else comes along with this being a mom job!
I really need to start taking more pics. Not only have I been a lazy blogger but I've been a lazy photograph taker! LOL
In fact when I am at home lately I've just been plain lazy - LOL.
Good thing I've been keeping busy with stuff that gets me OUT of the house - hehe!
Updates on the fam:

Jarett- Busy busy busy at work!
Got a raise though so at least he is recognized for his hard work!

Kylie- Going to school (doing great),girlscouts,catechism at church, and playing lots and lots outside with her new friends!
She is also reading really well now!! It's cute because whenever we are out and about she is attempting to read everything!
She also informed us that she misses dance and wants to start taking a class in the summer as well as a gymnastics class. I was so glad to hear about dance because she is just so good at it and I really enjoy watching her do it! Gymnastics scares me a bit - she hasn't really done anything beyond floor work (cartwheels, spits, backbends) but she may have a knack for it as well and I gotta let her try it.

Josh- still not potty trained - we've kinda lost interest in that apparently.
Fine with me, I hate doing it!
He continues to get taller and taller and heavier and heavier.
He still hates me leaving him AT ALL! Kylie and I went and did a little shopping yesterday and we were gone for maybe an hour - hour and a half and Jarett said he cried for a good half hour just looking for us out the window! Not too mention he wanted to call me about 6 times while we were out....sheesh! This kid I tell ya!




Oh and P.S. For those family readers who follow my blog: Jason proposed to his girlfriend, Amy!!! I am so happy for them! And I just adore her! He picked a good one!!! I'm finally gonna have a sister n law! Now I just gotta work on getting some nieces and nephews **wink wink**