Top Ten Ways to be THINNER, COOLER, SMARTER, have a happier marriage, better children, what????
If it were only that easy, right?
Let me save you some trouble, you want to be thinner? PUT DOWN THE COOKIE AND RUN!
You want to be cooler? Stop caring what others think and do what makes YOU happy.
You want to be smarter? Stop making excuses and go back to school.
You want a happier marriage, better children? Get off the Internet and pay some attention to the people who matter.. There, problems solved! Do any of these statements help you? Nope, probably not because the answers are not on a list. The answers aren't going to come to us while we read an article written by someone who doesn't know us, our lives, our jobs, our worries, our strengths. The answers to making life better is all found within. We have to look within ourselves, our families, our truth. Each of us has a very different list of what makes us better and if we can remember that, I think we're solid... I have been remembering that and that's why I have been MIA for a bit. As much as I love documenting our lives and I think I've said this before, I LOVE living it more! So here is a catch up since my last entry with some pictures I always want to remember.
Josh and I at our buddies 30th bash. It was a complete blast and very fitting for us as far as memories go. Josh and I met 10 years ago November 7th! Wow, right? This date is very important to me because in my mind it marks the beginning of something amazing for me. We met in a crappy bar in Merced while an awesome band played. That same band played at this memorable party and I have to say it was a walk down memory lane that I didn't want to leave!
Krisha and I all these years later still partying it up just like we use to. We drank, ate and danced by ourselves. We didn't care if we were the only ones on the dance floor (many times we were). There was no swaying side to side dancing, HECK NO! We rocked it like it was 1999! Every time I spend time with Krisha I am reminded why I love her so. I am fortunate... I have always believed it doesn't matter about the quantity of friends but the QUALITY and quality is all I have.
October was a busy month with birthdays! The twins turned 1 and Gigi turned 5. It is completely amazing to me that our family has not only survived but thrived in the chaos two babies bring to the table. Sadly the girls were sick for the birthday but we still made them cake and let them tear in to it.
Charlie was just happy to be out of the house after being cooped up and sick all week.
Penny as usual wasn't as into it.
I love this shot because I think Penny looks like Popey!
Paris tried to get her interested but she just wasn't loving it.
Charlie aka Fat Girl of course dug right in.
enough said...
Penny finally joined in.
The twins birthday is the day before Gianna's so of course Josh just wanted to do one quick cake and be done but I insisted Gigi continue to have her day; after all, its bad enough the twins have to share their day.
Gianna followed our traditional birthday which includes: breakfast of choice, dinner of choice (restaurant or moms cooking), one present from mom and dad, one present from each sibling and a homemade cake with candles and singing. I realize birthday parties are very important to some families and they enjoy having the whole kit and caboodle but that's just not us. We are much more low key and spend the day more thankful for another year with each beautiful child..cheesy I know but it works for us.
So Miss. Gianna at the ripe ol' age of 5 requested chocolate chip pancakes and bacon for breakfast. She had several phone calls from friends and family singing to her which she just ate up! Then we headed to the park and even let her drive her ridiculously slow battery operated car because she said, "it's my birthday so you have to let me drive my car"....that's the kind of logic we always get from Gigi...
Gigi didn't want to go to a restaurant this year but instead wanted Mom's Taco's with extra avocado, which she had more than usual of.
This year Gianna kept saying she wanted a Marshmallow cake so I surrounded her cake with them and used them as candle keepers. It actually was a brilliant idea, I may use again since no wax actually drips on the cake.
Sweet girl can always make me laugh and be utterly frustrated at the same time but I wouldn't know what to do without her.
Halloween last year was miserable. Penelope came home from the hospital on Halloween but Charlotte was still in the NICU. I had to miss out on the festivities and leave 4 babies at home while visiting one in the hospital. This year was a million times better.
Penelope and Charlotte were Max and the Monster from Where The Wild Things Are
Ty was Neptune, as he is still heavily intrigued with Mythology.
We went to Clovis Police Dept. to trick or treat and on the way Ty caught me staring at him.
Ty says, "What's wrong mom?"
I looked at him in his costume which is so different than typical boys his age and said, "Ty, I can't believe you don't get beat up at school."
Ty, "Mom, I'm a geek and geeks rule the world."
I couldn't help but laugh and agree, he is amazing.
The big girls were Cat Woman and a Cowgirl riding a horse but they didn't sit still long enough to get a single picture.
A few pictures from the month
Already causing trouble together
Oddly this is exactly how they were on every ultrasound picture.
This is my favorite picture in quite some time. It is so rare anyone takes a picture of me with any of the kids so I really cherish it when I get one. My sweet babies may be growing like weeds but they still allow me to cuddle them every single day. It may not be for long but they certainly now show "love" back. They give kisses, hugs, wave and laugh all the time.
What?!?!? Girls night! Yep, I made some time with some special friends this month while Josh was out of town on business. We laughed, drank, ate and talked about everything inappropriate that needed to be said.. it was great and I came home refreshed.
Vanessa, Me, Karen
Taylor, Kathryn, Me
Love those ladies...
Mini me is trying hard to grow up. She now has plans and parties and things to do... boooo to growing up!
Ty...
Sweet baby Penelope is finally released from Physical Therapy and her helmet therapy should be complete in about three months. She now has 4 teeth and 4 more trying to break through. She is SMART. She figures everything out. Penny is incredibly cuddly...
Sweet Charlotte also has 4 teeth and a few more ready to make their entrance. Charlie is demanding when it comes to attention, she wants to play in my lap and snuggled as much as possible. Even though Charlie has the bigger body she has the smallest voice. She almost whispers when she talks which is pretty darn cute.
loves bath time
They attempt to wash each others hair every time
Charlie is now saying "sit" because I am constantly saying it when they are in the tub.
She shakes her finger at Penny and says, "SIT!"
My mom recently witnessed the twins connection. We were looking at a model home, (still searching for the perfect house). I sat them down in a walk-in closet a few feet apart from each other before my arms broke off. Charlie instantly crawled over to Penny and backed up into her lap just as Penny is in this picture and just sat. They both just looked around until they felt comfortable I guess. This is there "thing" I suppose because I see them do it often, especially if something has happened they are unsure about.
A week after their birthday we cut out bottles cold turkey but I haven't had the heart to take the binkies yet.
Crazy Gi
A common site in our house. The babies cry for Ty as much as they do for me.
Possibly up to no good..
Exhausted obviously but happy to have a picture with the girls
Night time routine is the same nearly every night with dinner, baths, books and bed but Gianna always seems to squeeze in some time playing with her babies as she calls them...
Well I hope that the next post isn't so far off but it very well might be. School is taking up the time in which I use to have to Blog or sew but it's a sacrifice that I know is worth it and I rather take away from my hobbies than the kids time. So till we meet again much love from our family to yours!
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