Granna's visit to our house!!!

This weekend we were sooo happy! Granna came to visit us at our new house. We haven't had many visitors so seeing Gran was a much needed visit. On Thursday we went to the Lincoln Park Zoo. It may become a tradition since we are so close and the boys love it there and well, Gran does too! We spent most of the day there and got home really late so we went to bed pretty early. Friday was a low key day. I think the only thing we did was go to the park and I went to my first visit to see the "Real" Dr. Stock in action. I did something to my neck and Jake thought it would be a good idea to get some x-rays because it shouldn't be hurting this long. Well, it turns out that I'm "TOTALLY" screwed up and that I need some TLC on my back. So, that's what they are doing. I love getting some TLC let me tell ya! Saturday we waited anxiously for Jake to get back from work so we could go Apple picking. I haven't been in about 20 years so it was really fun to do something like that with my kids. They loved it and I think we ate a total of 5 apples each in the orchard. My stomach is still paying! Also, Mom and I painted somemore of Sierra's room so now we just have 2 more steps to go. I am sooooooo ready for that to be done. I apologize but I will have to write more later because well, when I get into blogging I get way to into it and I forgot that Mom is downstairs and well... She is leaving tomorrow. OOPS! =)

I KNOW I'M CRAZY!!!

Ok, so I know a lot of you read my blog and if you are up this late like me I just wanted to let you know that you can get 20% off items on Oldnavy.com and free shipping. I am sooo excited I just wanted to do my shopping first and you can all have 2nd dibs! Love ya, but I love to shop! Just enter the code BFF when you are done shopping. I got pj's for Sierra for $4.99 so I'm really excited about that! YAY FOR OLD NAVY!!!

Wonderful Saturday

Can we say cheezy???

Sierra at 10 months
Jake trying to get the kids to smile!!!! HELP!!!!!!!!
At this point the mosquitos were killing us!
With our persistance we finally got an okay picture! =)

Granted the whole day was not perfect it was one to remember! Sierra turned 10 months today and we had a great time at the park. I was able to sit on the swing with her and she was calm and just loved swinging with me. The kids and I also walked on the edge of the lake and saw about 20 frogs just hopping around in the water. If the water wasn't so questionable I think we would have dove in and tried to catch a few of them. Not in this lake though!!! Sierra slept a lot today so at about 7 she woke up and I wanted to take some pictures of the kids so I got a few pictures. They are quite silly but hey, you get what you get!!!

Darling Sierra and the boys!

I love the way Sierra is posed for this picture! Traditional cheerleading pose!!!
Trying to get a picture of the 3 kids. Oh what fun!!!
Sierra waking up from her nap! She is so happy when she wakes up because we all go in her room and say "hello pretty baby" and she smiles!
Sierra wanting to ride on the horse Great Mimi gave to her. She loves horses!!! I've got her molded! Cheerleading and horses... We're good to go!!!

Today I took some cute pictures of Sierra because I haven't in awhile and my family is getting at me for not posting enough of her and well, the boys too! So, in for a happy moment are some pictures of the kids! Enjoy!

Sierras room part 2

Ok, well it's been taking me forever to get this done but I have started the painting process of Sierras room. YAY!!! I have only gotten the border done and it looks FANTASTIC! Granted I wanted green and managed to get yellow??? I am never trusting those paint color tabs anymore. You never get the correct color! It looks really good though and now we will do the stripes will take more time but will be so awesome! So, now that I have purple paint will it come out red???

Jarens first day of school

~~~~~Jaren so excited to get on the bus
~~~~~Jaren saying goodbye
~~~~Jaren on the bus getting ready to go to school
~~~Jaren leaving on his bus. =(
~This is how distraught Jaren was because the bus kept driving by and didn't pick him up...

Well, today Jaren started school. He was so excited to get on the bus this morning. Well, until the bus didn't show up. We waited and waited and every bus Jaren saw thought it was his. Unfortunately none of them were his bus so he would cry everytime a bus came by. Ohhh, it was sad!!! Luckily the bus came at 8:18 and this is how Jarens reaction was...

James getting jiggy with it!

Last night James was gettin' down with his bad self and of course the first time is always better and of course I didn't hold the camera the correct way so unfortunately you have to watch it sideways. It's a good laugh though! I must say though... "where did he get that hip action"???

Sierra's room day 1

Ok, so today I started Sierras room. I didn't know that painting was going to be such a lengthy process. So... Today I want to share a few tips with you when you start to paint a room.
1... Buy all the supplies you need. Don't have to make 4 trips out to the store because you keep forgetting something. Therefore, make a list!!!
2... Buy a ladder! Yeah, for all you short people you do have to do the ceiling and standing on a dresser is dangerous... I know from experience... DON'T ASK!
3... Do some stretching! I never would have thought about this but playing around on the ladder and stretching your arms and legs all over the place. Yeah, you need to do some stretching!
I will share more with you as the process goes on.

Exciting News!!!

Ok, well usually around here "Exciting News" means you are pregnant. Well, guess what??? I'M NOT!!! Yesterday I went to Lowes to FINALLY get the paint for Sierras room. I was quite shocked to see how much the price of paint was but I have been putting this off long enough so I just took the plunge and did it!! GO ME! I have also been looking for carpet to put downstairs in the basement for any people who want to come visit. Only one taker up on that so far! Thanks Katie!!! So, I decided to go in the back and see what kind of remnants they had. Usually you can't find anything that great, but the lady told me to come quickly. She has just marked a $394 rug down to $85. I couldn't resist! It is beautiful. It is a pretty beige carpet with beautiful decorations on the side. Pictures to come. After all I killed two birds with a thing called a "credit card" yesterday! Off to paint Sierras room now. She just woke at 8:00 am. Love that girl!!!

Update...

Well, not much is going on except totally stressing about the cost of school here in Montgomery Il. I can't believe how much they want just to put your kids in school For 2 hours a day 5 days a week. I won't even add up the cost! I do however pretty much have everything turned in for the kids to go to school. Just one more shot for James and we're done! Yesterday I took a quick trip to Davenport to see some friends which was really nice. I'm glad to have such great friends. I really do miss it there and for some odd reason. The people are really friendly and I actually like the easy atmosphere there. Although, they do need a few more good restaurants around!!! I went by myself to have a day to myself which was really needed and about 3o minutes into the drive I felt so sad because I missed my kids so much. Sierra the most because I haven't left her for a long amount of time. So of course I balled half way to Davenport. Am I the only one to do that? I'm such a nerd! Anyways that's all for now. Just felt like typing and sharing my thoughts since James doesn't really care!!! =)