FIve Question Friday

1. What is an acceptable age for girls to start dating? Never would be the best answer b/c boys are nothing but trouble. But in reality I want to say 16 (for a date alone with a boy), I know I was probably younger than 16 and I turned out ok. But we are going to try to keep boys away for as long as possible b/c when you are a teenage girl, NOTHING else matters but boys!

 2. Do you think your kids should have summer homework? No, do teachers do this? I do think it is important to keep your kids thinking and learning over the summer but homework? No thanks

 3. Would you prefer to live without AC or heat? Oh, I'll live without AC. I hate being cold. I always have a jacket available. Even if it is 85 degrees, I bring a jacket b/c I know once that sun goes down I'm going to be chilly!

 4. What the worst thing about staying in a hotel? I actually don't mind it too much as long as you can't hear the people next to you or the people in the hallway! Probably b/c then I know that they can hear us yelling at Presley or hear her screaming at us!

5. So, do your kids really get "104 days of summer vacation"? We haven't hit his stage of school yet, so I have no idea. From the sounds of it the summer vacations are shorter but I don't think that is all bad.

Oh no...

I heard Piper talking to herself this morning so I peeked in, I noticed she was trying to pull herself up to the side of the crib....so like any good mother, I didn't go put her down....I went and got the camera.

Hello momma!

(notice the pacifier b/c that thing is rarely out of her sight!)

I then went to go get her and she fell backward and started crying. Guess it is officially time to lower the mattress on the crib. :(

Rain, Rain, Go Away

So Sunday was just gloomy...again. I got up with Piper at 7:15 while Steve slept in. Piper fell asleep about 9:15 in my arms, and I thought for a brief moment of going to lay her down in her crib. I changed my mind. We laid on the couch and slept. I know these moments are rare and I thought I should take advantage of it while I can! We slept and cuddled for about an hour. My parents dropped Presley off a little before noon and we hung out for a couple hours before getting ready to head to Indianola for a grill out, get together with our friends Eric and Megan. The amount of kids at this party was crazy! There were 7 little girls, Presley was the oldest and 4 boys. Both girls did so good playing and hanging out without too much 'stranger danger' issues! It was too bad the weather wasn't nicer to give them all more time to play outside!

Today I had plans to see The Great Gatsby with my friend Colleen. It was good, it was different with the way they filmed it and things but I love Leo! I got home about 2:30 and Steve headed to the grocery store. We decided to have my parents over for dinner, so while Steve got dinner ready we hung outside because the sun FINALLY decided to come out!

She insists on having each hand painted a different color.

Me and my girls

Piper in her other AC/DC onesie, b/c all good babies have 2 of them (not sure why)!

So cool.

Dinner with my parents was very nice, Steve did a great job, Presley was very good and Piper was a little whiny b/c she was tired due to her missing one nap today. Thank you mom and dad for coming over! The weather turned out to be beautiful! So at least we got a couple hours of sunshine over this 3 day weekend!

Hello Weekend!

Ahhh...I love a little girl time on a nice Friday night with my girlie Sarah. The night was perfect, we got sprinkled on a few times but it was a nice spring night so it didn't matter.  We had no plans for our Saturday, Piper and I slept in! I think her cold is still dragging her down b/c she slept until 9! We hung out for a while, played and then got ready to head to Gordmans. We have realized that we still haven't completed finished decorating our house, we were really motivated right after we moved in and it has kind of diminished over the last 5 months. We've always had luck at Gordmans and we hadn't been there in a while.

We got home, had some lunch, Presley and I had some quiet time. Piper laid down for her afternoon nap, Steve headed to Wal-Mart and then about 3:30 Grandma came to pick up Presley for the night. They've been watching Boston and decided that a sleepover might be fun (if they both behaved), so they went to a movie, went out to dinner and then P is staying the night.

I thought it would be nice to have a night with Piper....Steve and I could watch a movie and hang out...well that changed when he decided Hairball sounded more fun.

He left about 6:30 and Piper went to bed early at 7:30! I've watched a couple of my recorded Dr. Phil episodes, I watched the Ides Of March starring my boyfriend Ryan Gosling. I really should've been more productive, oh well, too late now.

Drinking wine, watching Pretty Woman and getting ready to go to bed! Goodnight!

This smile makes me happy!

Wearing Daddy's favorite onesie!

Five Question Friday

1. Do you wake before the alarm or stay in bed until the last possible second? Oh the last possible second for sure. That snooze button gets a work out most mornings and I love it! I try NOT to do this b/c I know it is my responsibility to get everyone up and out of bed in the morning and when we are rushed, we just yell and it's not a good way to start the morning. So I try to get up and ready before I wake up P...and that girl takes a good 1/2 hour to roll out of bed, get dressed and brush her teeth and hair.

2. Who should get a baby shower? Is it just the first baby or all babies? I say that baby showers should be for the first baby....unless, maybe your second is the opposite sex of your first baby...then I can sometimes understand another shower.

3. How will you spend Memorial Day? I'm actually seeing The Great Gatsby with my friend Colleen! I don't think either one of us goes to movies very often, but a year ago when we heard they were making a movie out of this book we planned to see it! We read the book in high school and even had to put together a video and act out a portion of it. That video will NOT be making it's way to this blog or FB if I have anything to say about it!

4. Do you have a Storm/Hurricane/Tornado/Fire plan for your kids, house..? No, we don't. But after the storms last week I think Presley now knows that if she hears the tornado siren going off (which is VERY close to our house) that we should go to the basement. Maybe we should actually have a 'talk' with her about these things to be sure.

5. What is your favorite morning drink? I love a nice, hot, apple cider from the coffee shop...however, I'm trying to limit my intake of them due to the price and the calories. Guess I'll just have to learn to settle for water.

Where did the week go?

Believe me, I'm not complaining that it is Thursday night and tomorrow is Friday. I just have a feeling that tomorrow is g-o-i-n-g to d-r-a-g. We had a MELT down to extremes with Presley on Sunday night and since then she has been SO good! The evenings have been pleasant and overall good family time.
Tuesday we took a nice walk, the girls went to bed and then I went for a run/walk/crawl. I would like to get back into running, it's just finding the time, motivation and energy. I ran 1/2 mile, which is a lot of me at this point and then I walked the rest of the way....it's a start.

Last night I actually worked late, overtime was opened up this week so I tried to take advantage of some of it. I got home about 7:30, ate dinner, helped put the girls to bed and then headed to bed about 9:30 with all intensions of going to sleep....then I got into my book. Damn.
Tonight, we had a nice night. Presley had time to play with the neighbors, Steve cooked a great dinner, we ate dinner on the deck, girls got baths, we had some time to hang out. Once the girls were in bed, I went for another run/walk. I ran a little further this time, I figure slowly but surely I can go a little farther each time.

Both Steve and I have been working hard this week, we have been lucky so far this spring/summer that neither one of our jobs has required too much overtime (even though the money is always nice), so we can't complain when we have to put in a little more than normal!

Like I said, Presley has been so good since Sunday...threatening to take her blanket away is the key to all things good! She has been eating like a CHAMP! I love that we eat dinner together at the table most nights! She has been going to bed fairly good too, every night she falls asleep a little earlier...but the weekend is sure to screw that up!

Piper still has her cold, but she is still happy and smiley. And most importantly she has been sleeping good (but now that I say that, she will be waking up tonight. Nice job, Jessica, totally jinx yourself!)!

Now off to our long weekend! Hope you all enjoy your time off!

Sunday Funday!

 

Oh Sunday, sometimes I wish you were two days long! Piper slept until 8:45! Steve got up about 9 and Presley didn't get up until 10! Once we got up, we were on a roll. The house was gross, dusty, dirty and just an overall mess! We thought we might be expecting visitors that afternoon which is the ultimate and perfect nudge to get the house clean! We got the house picked up, dusted, cleaned and vacuumed, the fridge cleaned out, the lawn mowed and the sandbox filled! P and I went to Target and got home in time to enjoy the afternoon heat!

Piper enjoyed some jumping time on the deck.......

while Steve watered the yard and Presley enjoyed the sprinkler.

actually, she ran from it. Until daddy pulled or carried her thru it! They said it was really cold, but she enjoyed it nonetheless!

Then of course, we had to fly our kite. We have the perfect yard for it, plenty of room and a good breeze. Presley did a great job holding on considering how strong the wind was!

She played in her sandbox, we painted nails, we filled a bucket full of water and she cleaned her cars as I read my book and daddy started dinner! Great afternoon!

We knew the weather was going to get bad, but we ate dinner on the deck until the fatty rain drops started! The girls got quick baths b/c the tornado sirens started going off! We gathered up our 'needed' items and headed to the basement. It was a brand new atmosphere for both of them, since we have been playing outside every chance we get, we never go downstairs anymore! We made it thru the storms, with only the charcoal grill lid and a sand bucket getting blown away for Steve to go chasing after!