All together now- Awwww!

I need some baby aspirin for this fever I've got... BABY FEVER! My sweet little niece Kelsie is a month old (yes, already!), and I got my hands (and my camera) on her today.

PSA

Please wear protective eyewear when trimming your toddler's toenails.
One of the little buggers flew under my eyelid, and it was so tiny that I could barely see it (with my injured eye) to dig it out.

Rest assured- after a quick surgery with a q-tip, I am in only a small amount of pain, and my vision is as good as MY vision gets! ;o)

once again we have pumpkin pics...

Grandma and Grandpa spent the weekend with us, and we finally ventured out to the big orange pumpkin farm:

The family...


Papa and Papoo...


Me and the Tish...


Train ride...


Does this thing have a weight limit?


Smile and wave, son...


Singing to one of the Pa's...



Not so itsy-bitsy...


What is that smell?



Kicking back with a couple of cold ones...


And my favorite picture of the day:

Hand over the candy, and no one gets hurt!

Thursday was our first big halloween party! What fun!
It was great to catch up with some friends I haven't seen in a while. Lots of fun, lots of great food, lots of cuties in costume!

So we had Superman, a little witchy-poo, and I was playing the part of a "candy monster." ;o)


Another shot of my little cuties, all dressed up!


The girls- in costume!


And a big thank you to Kami, for this great shot of Jacob!

At last... the pumpkin pictures!

Happy Autumn, everyone!



Please ignore that jelly roll!



King of the Pumpkin Mountain



*the outfit!*



Awwww! Cute, aren't they? ;o)



"I like this pumpkin, Momma!"



Punkin's got hers!



"Okay, maybe this one is better..."



Okay, I think she's had enough... let's get outta here!

What a weekend!

Whew! Can we say hectic?
It is Monday night, and I am finally sitting down and thinking "Damn, I am TIRED!"
Cotton left for a fishing trip on Friday, only to have his truck break down 100+ miles from home. Saturday evening and even a little bit of Sunday morning (til about 12:30 AM) was spent picking up my dear hubby and bringing him home.
We did get a lot accomplished while he was gone! The kids are now the proud owners of MATCHING Christmas outfits. That's right, they will match for the Christmas cards. Call me dorky, I don't care. We won't even discuss how much that clothing store made off of this momma for those adorable matching duds! ;O)
We also made our way to Flower Mound, and visited the pumkin patch, with the Brooks girls.
Not only did I get a few good pictures of both kids, but I got great pictures of Lucy's bandana outfit! Yay!
You see, I paid more than I normally would for this outfit. It was handmade just for Miss Baby Lu (and therefore cannot be exchanged). Sadly and surprisingly, it just *barely* fits her skinny little behind- so we had to take pictures in it ASAP! Mission accomplished!
So- my darling angels spent about 8 or so hours in the car on Saturday... and they were ANGELS! I am so proud of them. What darling children I have- really! Very minimal squabbles and fits. Thanks, guys! Mommy loves you both!
Sunday we watched the Cowboys win in OT. Man, I cannot take all these nail biters. We had better go to the Bowl this year- I've earned it,All the fans have!
Thenwe had to go visit poor Grandpa in the hospital.
Hurry up and get well, would ya? I'm tired of worrying about you!
Lucy finally decided to call Gramma and Grandpa by their names, sort of. One of them is "Papa" and the other is "Papoo," not sure which is which. She's not sure yet, either. Lol! I don't think they really care, actually! ;o)

And now, the pictures aren't loading. Greeeaat. I'll work on it tomorrow. Like I said- I'm TIRED!

Potty training...

It feels like we just finished with Jacob, and now Lucy wants to learn. Training a 1 1/2 year old is uncharted waters for me. Jacob was like 2 3/4 before he started using the potty (and learned within just a couple of days, might I add!).
Lucy has this lovely new habit, though. She strips naked, and poops on the floor. The process takes 30 seconds from start to finish. Seems to me that she doesn't like to be dirty, and she knows when she's gotta go.
So we have been sitting her on the potty, and tonight she actually peed in it! After I whooped and hollered and clapped and danced around the bathroom, she didn't want to get off the pot! We sat there and talked, and called Daddy to brag, and brushed her teeth. She was off and on for about an hour, made just a couple more sprinkles, and then I dragged her kicking and screaming to put a diaper on for bed.
I am certainly not one to push her to potty train this early. I honestly don't care if I have to change her diapers for another 2 years. However, if Lucy is ready to make this step- I won't hold her back. We will keep on trying, and see what happens!
I'll keep you updated! ;o)
(By the way- yes, I took pictures. Of course. But I won't be posting them here, Lol!)

Hook 'em!

Not that I care about college football much. Well... at all, actually- but what kind of Texan would I be if I didn't root for the longhorns at least one day a year?



I think my little cheering squad had something to do with that victory, don't you?

Looking through old pictures...

and I found these. They were cute to begin with, but edited up they are gorgeous!
This is July 4th, 2004. My parents and the babies, Awwww....

Jealous much?

Last night Cotton got a phone call- his buddy had a ticket to Sunday's Cowboy game for him. Watching the Cowboys without me is practically infedelity in this marriage!

Tonight, another buddy calls with a ticket for the TX/OU game tomorrow!

Not only is he going to 2 great football games this weekend, he is weaseling out of the playgroup's family picnic on Sunday! I told him I will be on the lookout for a single daddy to hang out with.

Lucky Jerk. ;o)

"A complete breakfast..."

That is what Jacob had this morning. At least that's what he thinks!
He was "reading" the cereal box, and said "Momma, this is a complete breakfast!"
You just never know what will come out of his mouth these days!

How much am I loving this weather?

Almost as much as I love Lucy's pink fuzzy bear coat- Which it was cold enough to wear last night! Add a Cookie Monster toboggan and you get *ultimate cuteness*!!
Don't you just wanna smooch those rosy cheeks?




Last night, the thermometer said 63, but it was windy and COLD! I am so excited, fall has finally arrived!
I took the kiddos out to the park yesterday afternoon, dressed in warm-up suits, and we had to leave. Their poor little teeth were chattering! When we went out a couple of hours later to walk- we went well prepared. All of the little sweaters and boots are moved to the front of the closet. Hopefully the shorts and tank tops are gone for good- but this is Texas after all. My prediction is- we'll hit 90 again the middle of next week! ;o)

Visitors today....

Auntie Tish came to visit us from college. She got in a few good snuggles, long overdue.
She gets 2 Krispy Kremes for telling me that I was missing *2 spice girls!!* Scary Spice, and Ginger Spice. Although, Grandma did say Ginger Spice first, she failed to remember that there were actually 5 of them!
And now I can sleep at night... secure with my Spice Girl knowledge.

My 2 favorite brats:


Tish and Grampa and Grandma came over for dinner tonight. The kids had a blast, of course. Grandma looked pretty silly lying inside the tiny playhouse, but Lucy thought it was awesome! I wish I had gotten a picture of that, heehee! I had fun too, despite my exhaustion- after cleaning, shopping, and cooking all day. Whew! I also made a kick-booty chocolate cake. Yummmmm! Brooksy, I'll save ya a piece, it's even better than Costco's, I promise!

Our house- Where cheerios go to die...

That is not one, but 2 entire boxes of cereal on my living room floor. Oh my, and it was a lot of fun to clean up!
The best part, they did that in about 3 minutes. My children are so talented!