NEW MOON!

While the toddlers were safe getting into trouble playing at Grandma and Grandpa's, Travis and I met up with a bunch of my work friends in line at the theater. Most of them had been in line since 4! We got there at 9, and only had to wait one hour before they let us into the theater. We got GREAT seats and couldn't wait for the movie to start!

Got the tickets 3 months ago!

SO excited!

A few of the ladies

Me, Coreena, Ashley, Sam, Katie and Adrianne waiting in line

This is Nate, he works with us. He was wondering here why he was the only guy who got stuck in line waiting with us. LOL, Travis has NO patience and does not do well with lines. He dropped me off and went to Target to get golf balls.

Devin and Amanda

The other Nate, Amy, Travis and I...only minutes from starting!

Ashley, Adrianne, Amanda, and Katie showing their New Moon pride

The movie was GREAT and we had such a fun time. I can't wait to go see it again. We didn't get home until 3am! I realized that I am getting old and can't pull the all-nighters anymore. Friday kicked my butt, and I was so exhausted! We still ended up going to Disneyland Friday night, that will be my next post!

Lots to catch up on!

Tomorrow is THE day...

Holy Mother of IfreakinCan'tWait!

It's gonna be AMAZEBALLS!
I've got MY tickets! Do YOU???

The night I almost became a stepmom

Around here we are getting pretty excited for Auntie Amy to have her sweet baby boy! We have a few months left to wait while baby Ryder "cooks" a wee bit longer. In the mean time I am reminded of a funny story from when Travis and I were newly dating. When we met, 8 years ago... ahem, Travis was still a US Marine and was stationed at Camp Pendleton, near Oceanside CA. Raised a country boy in rural, Northern Florida, Travis was different from any boy I'd ever met before. He spoke with a thick country accent using words like "Ma'am" and "Ya'll." I was still living in my childhood home with my parents, in the small mountain community where I was raised. The beach where Travis was stationed was almost 2 hours from my parents' house (1.5 hours if I left after "rush hour," and drove 80 the whole way...but that's a whole other post, for a whole other day) I couldn't get enough of my new country boy the beach, and drove the 2 hour drive almost every day so we could spend time together. We spent more than a few evenings sitting in his pickup truck along the beach, talking, making out and watching the waves crash onto the sand. It was during one of these evenings, during a deep conversation that Travis' sense of humor really presented itself. I was talking about a friend who had recently entered into a relationship with a guy who had a son from a previous relationship. She was like an "instant mom" and I was telling him how excited she was about the new boy in her life.

Travis waited a few seconds and said "I have a kid back in Florida."

Me: "You DO??"

Travis: "Yep" (country boys are men of few words)

Me: "From like your last relationship, or something?"

Travis : "Yep"

Me: "Do you see him a lot, or no?"

Travis: "I see him and we talk on the phone."

Me: "That's cool. What's his name?"

Travis:"........................Junior."

Me: "Junior? That's your son's name?"

Travis: "Yep."

Me:"Huh"

It became painfully obvious at this time that Travis was pulling my leg. He started laughing uncontrollably, and before I knew it I had tears running down my face from also laughing.

That story he told became a huge joke in our relationship. I still tell him to this day that he really had me going...until he said "Junior." He could have said Brian, John, Matthew...anything, but he said Junior. A true country boy my man is was.

The country accent has long disappeared and it didn't take long for Travis to start saying "Dude" and "Hey Guys." California will suck the country out of anybody. I will never forget the night when Travis told me he had a boy named Junior.

Our relationship is full of deep conversations like this one. And if you're lucky I just may post a few more...

Half off shoes!!

If there is one physical trait that best describes Brynne it would be her beautiful Eyes. Our sweet girl has some of the biggest, most beautiful eyes I have ever seen. She uses her innocent Doe Eyed gaze to win over even the toughest of enforcers, e.g. PopPop and can't shop Target without more than a few compliments from thoughtful strangers.

However, there is a lesser recognized trait that our sweet girl possesses. The shoeless foot. Brynne rarely has both feet covered, and spends her days toddling around our house with one shoe missing. It has become somewhat of a joke around here, and is just how my girl likes to do things, with one shoe on...one off.

She also has the ability to crack her big brother up!

But mostly, she walks, runs, hops, and plays all while wearing only one shoe. Inside or outside, warm weather or cold, our sweet Doe Eyed girl likely has some of the toughest feet West of the Mississippi.

And this Mama wouldn't have it any other way!

Missing Summer

I am missing summer.

that's all.

Can I get a sick day??

I have been fighting with my 3 year old alllll morning, and I am exhausted! It has been such a hard week for us. Daddy was sick last weekend and almost a full week later the kids and I have it. It is for certain the worst cold I have ever had. I am SO congested, I can barely breathe, can't stop sneezing and coughing, and my chest is so heavy. I am miserable and it's one of those days. Mom's never get a break. I don't have a babysitter...at least one that will come within 2 miles of our germ ridden house. Landon is testing me in every which way today. He can tell that I don't have the energy to chase him down and pry the nail polish or candy from his sneaky little fingers. He is whining and crying about everything, mostly because he too is feeling like complete shit. He threw a huge fit because I wouldn't let him eat cookies. I don't even have the voice to talk above him. I picked him up carried him to his bed and slammed the door. 2 seconds later he was back out for round two. My kids don't have the attention span for TV. They LIVE outside, and it's times like this that it can be really hard. They are too sick to play outside, but are bored laying (lying?) on the couch trying to watch TV. I am feeling way to crappy to come up with some fun art project, or to even read books with them. I don't even want to think about making them lunch. McDonald's isn't even an option because I am too weak to get dressed, get them in the car, and drive the 5 minutes to Mickey D's! I am counting down the hours until Daddy gets home so my pounding headache and I can go lay in bed and feel miserable by ourselves without having to get up every 30 seconds for a snack or juice. I hate today, and it is only 10am.

Thoughts for Thursday!

The blog has definitely been neglected these past few weeks. We have been very busy, and seem to be dealing with one crap-ass thing after another. I had surgery on Monday to have a few cysts removed from my ovaries, and for some preventative reasons. Everything went fine, but my recovery has been somewhat difficult. Doing anything with two toddlers after having surgery is next to impossible. Because my surgery was in my abdomen I feel like I have done 2500 crunches and have ZERO use of my abs! Changing a diaper on the living room floor is a ten minute process. Getting Brynne in and out of her crib causes me to clench my teeth and my eyes tear up. I can pretty much forget about coughing, sneezing, rolling over in bed, or trying to get off the toilet! You really don't realize how much you rely on your ab muscles until they don't work! I've never had a C-section but I am sure the recovery is horrible!! I feel for all the C-section Mama's out there!

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My dad and I took the kids to get their swine flu shots yesterday. The whole process was pretty quick and easy, especially with the extra set of Grandpa's hands! Landon spent the entire evening lying on the couch with a fever telling us he was sick. He seems to be fine this morning and I am hoping he was just experiencing some mild side effects from his flu shot. The LAST thing I feel like dealing with right now is the 'toddler flu.'

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The kids have moved on from their Mary Poppins obsession and we have been watching Tarzan every day. I don't mind them watching Tarzan because it basically has the best soundtrack ever for an animated movie! I haven't yet gotten sick of it, so that's a plus.

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Only 2 weeks left until I go to the midnight showing of New Moon!!! I am getting really excited and can't wait to beat down some 12 year old snot who tries to cut in line or steal the seat I am saving! That's right, I am excited about a movie premiere that will mostly be attended by 12-14 year olds. Whatever. The movie will be amazing, and you too will wish that you had bought your tickets 8 weeks in advance, waited in line for 5 hours to get "good" seats, and dealt with the annoying teenagers, wearing lame Twilight T-shirts, who scream loudly anytime Edward is on the big screen. Fun times! Now, if I could just figure out what I did with my team Edward shirt...

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I am having a serious case of the Disneyland blues! We haven't been in almost 2 months and I am itching to get back. I was taking the kids so often that waiting even a month seemed like forever. I just can't think of a better way to spend the day with the kids, and the husband when he gets sick of my whining and actually agrees to go with us. Even if he makes me promise that we won't stay for the fireworks and we will leave after 3 or 4 hours...I'll take what I can get!

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I booked our yearly family photo shoot with Phil, for later this month. I am nervous about how the kids will do. It gets harder and harder to get them both looking in the same direction. Phil always does AMAZING work and gets the best shots! We always have a lot of fun and he has great patience (even if it comes along with a serious case of sarcasm, LOL). Now I have to coordinate all of us and make sure we all have something to wear. Here are a few of my favorites from last year...

WOW, I can't believe how small Brynna was!!

Can't wait to see what we get this year!

Have a GREAT day everyone.