Five Question Friday

1. Do you prefer to drive to your vacation spot or fly? I don't care either way. I guess it depends on how far we have to drive and who all is going. Are there small children involved? Ones who need bottles every 3 hours or who have to use the potty every couple hours? I think road trips are fun, however Steve is not a big fan. He gets bored (big surprise, him not wanting to sit still for any length of time). I really, really want to do road trips as a family when the girls get older!
2. If you could live any where in the world, where would you go and why?  I would say somewhere warmer but hell it was over 100 degrees most of the summer! I don't think I could ever live too far from my parents though.
3. Should grown women wear leggings? If they can pull it off, sure!  I wish I had the nerve or style sense to pull together something to wear leggings. Heck, I just did the skinny jean thing last year....wonder if I'll ever fit back into them?
4. If you could change your name to any other name, would you? And what would it be? Princess Consuela Bananahammock
5. What magazines to you have subscriptions to? Parents magazine is the only one! Steve was getting Handyman magazine, just what he needs is more ideas of things he can make or build!

Change is good!

I actually hate change but it seems as though my life is full of it these days. I'm taking things day by day dealing with the fact that I have little control of much of anything.

We closed on our house Wednesday! Our 120 day time frame was almost 150 days, but that really was to be expected now wasn't it? :)  Either way, it is done, our responsibility...ours! Steve is busy, that brain never stops thinking. Thank goodness he isn't busy at work right now and is able to take some time off to get some stuff done but it makes is very hard for me to work. It's hard knowing everything that needs to get done but I'm so busy at work I don't have time to think about it and I can't lift anything....again, lack of control getting to me.

Presley is SO excited about the new house, she is like a crazy woman when we are there. She won't stop talking and walks around like she owns the place! I hope she adjusts to everything we have or will be throwing at her...with preschool, a new house and a new baby. If she can get thru all this without major issues, I'll be so thankful!
Preschool is still rough on her. She still cries when my mom leaves and she still doesn't really play with anyone. She always seems excited to go but never wants to talk about it afterwards. It is good for her and I know that but it is still hard to think about my baby standing around watching the other kids have fun and play while she just stands there watching...wanting to be involved. Time will help.

I had my doctors appointment today.....36 weeks and 3 days. I didn't gain any weight, still at a total of 19 pounds and my blood pressure was perfect! And not dilated any further, thank goodness! The doctor said I am 'all baby' and next week we'll do another weight check for Baby G to see how big she is.

Tomorrow we got the moving truck for free (besides mileage) so Steve and my dad are going to get started with getting some things moved and then Saturday will be our main moving day and will actually require me to pack up the apartment (which I haven't started yet). My help will be cleaning everything (all the crap that has been sitting in Holly or my parents garage over the last 5 months) before it gets moved into the house! Wish us luck and maybe I'll have pictures to post by Sunday!

Happy 60th Birthday Daddy and Uncle Leslie!

Two of the most amazing men I know! Aren't they cute?

 Goofballs!

 Typical brothers!

 Typical twins!

 Gotta love 'em!

We planned to have our families together for months for their big birthday! I think there are 19 of us and we haven't been together as a family in WAY too long and we all live in DSM! Sad huh? It was a great day! So many laughs, lots of food, perfect weather and four square!

Even Scout likes to be in on the action!

 Aunt Ann showing them who the Queen of four square really is! :)



Why am I up at 5 am?

Actually I've been up thinking since 4, but tried my damnest to go back to sleep. Well, why should I waste time just laying there tossing back and forth when I can get up and get some blogging done? One less thing I'll have to think about later!
Our weekend started off with Steve and I  going out for our 5 year anniversary! My mom decided to watch Presley and Boston for the night to give us all a night out. Steve had been sick and I had been just tired. We did dinner at one of our favorites Trostel's Dish, it was delicious as always! Then we did some running around to Lowes, Bed Bath and Beyond and even a little Target action! Romantic huh? We thought about catching a 7 oclock movie but didn't think about it until 7 and neither one of us was going to make it thru the 8:30 movie! LOL! Sad huh? Oh well, it was nice to just relax as the two of us!
Saturday Holly took Presley for the day! Both Steve and I put some hours in at work and then we did some more stuff (ran up to the house, did the grocery shopping, laundry, organizing crap) and by 6 pm we were at a loss without our Presley! We missed her! Steve said he realized why we spent so much time at the bar when we didn't have kids....b/c he was bored! Guess I need to work on my entertainment skills! LOL!

Five years!

It seems like just yesterday!....Not really, this days seems like forever ago. I don't mean that in a bad way but life has changed so much in the last 5 years.

We always said we were going to go back to our honeymoon resort at Dreams Cancun for our 5 year anniversary. We loved it there! Of course, 5 years ago we didn't know that we would've been on a cruise, to the Dominican, to Vegas twice, have a 3 1/2 year old or that I would be 8 months prego and about to move into a different house. So maybe next year!

I love you Stephen! Happy Anniversary!

Five Question Friday

1. What is one grammar issue you cannot let go without correction? Ain't. Can't stand the word ain't! And when people say 'I could care less'. No, you couldn't care less!

2. What's your favorite thing about fall? I am beginning to like fall more than I have in the past. I love the cooler weather and having the windows open, the leaves changing colors and falling from the trees, crunching when you step on them, football season, Halloween which leads to Thanksgiving which leads to Christmas.

3. What's your favorite dish to take to a potluck? We like to change it up! Pinterest has been great in giving new and different ideas. I really need to write down or have a recipe book (do they have online programs for this?) that we can refer to!

4. When do you start Christmas (Holiday) shopping? Well normally we are late shoppers which I hate and every year I tell myself that I won't do it again. However, last year I did most of it on Veterans Day since I didn't have to work...it's before Thanksgiving so it's not too busy and it was so nice to just have a couple random things to get after that! So I'm hoping that since I'll be on maternity leave this year, I can get a lot done during that time to avoid the malls between Thanksgiving and Christmas!

5. Did you move homes a lot growing up? Heck no! Thank goodness! My parents have lived in the same house for about 30 years and that is the only 'home' I can and will remember! That is one of the reasons that Steve and I wanted to find a house that we would live in for a long time and we wanted to get settled before Presley started school!

M/T/W

Monday Presley and I were able to meet baby Cora! Janelle had us over to give us a present for Baby G (which you really didn't have to do!!!). I figured Presley would just stay quiet and ignore their 3 year old son Kayson but she did better than I thought. She actually answered Janelle's questions and showed off her somersault skills. She seemed interested in Cora which is good, but I think she is going to have to work on her 'being gentle' skills!

Tuesday Steve had to do some landscaping up at the new house before the sod went in so I took Presley to gymnastics. Boy it was an interesting class. Two teachers for 9 kids which is good but one of those 9 kids was mentally challenged and neither the teachers nor the mother knew how to get her to pay attention or listen so of course all the other kids just wanted to stare and not listen. Another kid, it was his first class and he just wanted to run around and do whatever he wanted without listening or following directions either, another distraction to the class. Normally, I'm one of the only parents that follows the kids into their room (mostly b/c P won't participate without me there) but this time there were 9 parents watching in this tiny room too! Overall Presley did a good job, she is one of the kids who actually sits still when it isn't her turn!

Wednesday morning was her first official preschool day. My mom dropped her off and said she seemed excited and ready until it was time for Grandma to leave. They had some outdoor playtime and my mom sat in the car and watched her. She stood by herself watching the other kids, both teachers encouraged her to participate. I'm sure she is going to be hesitant for a while but I know the teachers will do a good job in helping her feel comfortable! She didn't really want to talk about her day to my mom but has opened up a little to me about different things they did. Ah the fun of watching your child grow up!