Friday, June 29, 2012
A little bit of this.. and that.
A lot has gone on with our little family in the last couple months. First off , we bought a home! It's so adorable! I am in love with it.Its a 5 bed, 2 bath brick rambler. Its pretty much perfect for us. Its plenty of room to grow but for now we have plenty of storage and that is fine with me! Thayn gets his "MAN CAVE" down stairs and i am actually really happy, now he can have his crap in one room. hahaha, jk no but seriously.. :) It took us a few weeks to get completely settled. It took a lot longer then i thought it would, but i forgot how much shi.. i mean crap we have. It may also have something to do with my curious little boy, who now throws fits like he is 2... ah, i will get to him in a minute.
We have been doing a lot of yard work. I have always helped my grandma weed, or do other yard work. But oh man. Our yard is in need of some TLC. I mean it could be worse, but you can just tell the people who lived here before didnt really care to much about the yard. Everyone has different priorities but i know that i want our yard to look nice so its staying priority on my list. We have dont a lot so far. We have taken out numerous tree stumps, weeded hundreds of weeds, raked out a ton of leaves and garbage and still have a few more projects to do until its looking the way we want. We have a little white gazebo in the back yard that they used to store all the wood for the wood burning fire place. So we are going to move all of the wood to the other side of the yard and fix up the gazebo. I think its really cute, so im excited to get it all done. They also left a play house. Its a really nice one. It needs a little fixing up and some new paint but i know that it will come in good use.
I have loved decorating! I forgot about all the cute things that i had in storage from our apartment in Hawaii. All of my decorations went perfectly with the colors we painted the house with. My next project for the inside is the play room. I want to do it a theme that is cute and gender nuetral.So we are still thinking of some cute ideas. Its not something that needs to be done anytime soon. Its just fun to get ideas and think about it!
We also got a kitten that we adopted. Her name is Fiona and now she is about 3 months old. Marcus is mean to her! Oh my gosh.. its a good thing she is sweet. He loves her so much though. When he gets ahold of her, she will let him pick her up and carry her around. It doesnt last long but it is so cute! She is a real good kitty. I am glad we got her.
On to my little trouble making little stinker. I cant honestly ever get REAL mad at
the kid. Not only does he not know when he is being naughty but he is to cute to ever stay mad at.. Most of the time. Haha. He has grown so much lately. He is looking more like a toddler every day and less like a baby, except for when he sleeps, he still does that sucking motion with his lips and tongue. Its so adorable! He is becoming a better sleeper every night. I think we are almost to the sleeping through the night stage!He is getting lots of hair its just still really really blonde! He is about 24 lbs and 34". He is 18 month clothing and a freaking size 5 shoe! He is a picky eater. But he eats rice, cereal, chicken, potatoes, toast, chicken noodle soup.I cannot believe he is going to be 15 months. Its so fun watching him grow and learn. He is so smart and kind. I am so proud of him. Its pretty darn rewarding when you teach your kiddo something and they learn it like its nothing and then never forget it . Even if its something as simple as blowing on his food when its hot. Its so fun being Mj's mama. I wish i blogged more about him. He makes me laugh every day, and i wish i would type it all down so i could remember it better, atleast i write in the baby book, right? hahaha
Well i would like to write more but duty calls!
P.s, If anyone is looking, or know anyone who is looking, im going to stay home and try to watch a few kiddos! I am really reasonably priced. So if your interested, let me know!! Thanks!
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Holy Bananas!
Can I just say before i start writing i apologize if this post is messy and all over the place. I have been so incredibly busy and i am now just trying to get all my thoughts on here. Ahh.. anyways!
First off, Disney Land was simply amazing! Not only did Marcus love seeing the characters and going on rides, Thayn and I did too! It totally brought back all my favorite disneys movies i used to love. Marcus pretty much loved it all, except winnie the pooh and the pirates of the carribean ride. No one told me you got wet on that ride, lol, so poor Mar got soaked. He was really tired though so i think that had a lot to do with him not liking it. And as for winnie, that ride was down right scary. But he loved the people and he loved the food. He was such a champ the whole way. He got fussy only a couple of times but when we would put on the dvd player he was a happy camper. We will definitely do more road trips for sure. We also had a really good time in Vegas. It was fun when the kids and mom were with us but it was really nice when Thayn and I got to spend a night alone. When we went to check into our room the chicky at the desk upgraded our room to a suite! So it was a cool expereice for Thayn. He had never been to vegas and so we enjoyed our time together. Even though we missed Mar so much! We even got pulled over on our way home from speeding... oops!
We got home from our trip Saturday and Easter was the next day. So we had very little time to get stuff together but Marcus didnt mind our lame easter egg hunt. He was content with all the candy. But it was a bittersweet holiday, no more first Holidays for MJ.
Only 5 days back from our Vaca and we got to celebrate his first birthday. It was a really nice day. We took him to lunch, not like he knew any different, and to get ice cream , he definitely liked the ice cream lol but it was a nice family day and i was really happy Thayn had the day off. We celebrated the evening with a mini cupcake that he just smashed and threw on the ground and then ate dinner and went to bed. He obviously had no idea why we were celebtrating or that we were celebrating for that matter but like i said, it was nice family time.
Friday I took Mar to get his shots, poor poor dude, then to grab the last min things for his bday party. As i was walking around Maceys with him i was just thinking about how nice it would be to have our own place again to fill with grocerys and to make dinner just for us. Dont get me wrong I love living at my gmas she is so good to us, but i was starting to really miss our apartment in Hawaii. So i called Thayn and said " Hey, lets call up our realitor and see if we can talk to someone about getting financed, and if we cant, then they can atleast help us too." and he was all down for the idea. So we checked out and went and picked him up. We got to meet with someone really quick and i was thankful for that. We were not even in her office for 20 min and we knew that we were approved!! We were freaking out excited! It was so surreal. We had no idea that we were in any place to be financed. We had been dreading the thought of talking with someone. We thought they would say, " umm you guys suck." So to hear that we were approved was super. We got approved for the Veterans loan which is absolutely amazing. We pay no money down and no closing costs. freaking awesome!! and we got approved for 150,000. So even though we may not use that much its just so exciting to know. So now we are OFFICIALLY looking for our new home :)
Last but not least, we celebrated Mj's Bithday today with family and friends. It was such a special day for me. Not many people got to meet Marcus when he was a new baby, i moved home when he was a week away from 4 months. So to have so many wonderful people there supporting us ment so much to me. A HUGE thanks to everyone who came and for all the gifts that you got for Marcus. He is downstairs playing hard. ( He is sooo going to sleep good tonight ;) ) We did his bday lego theme and Oh My Gosh. It was the cutest party ever. I will post some pics on here and FB. But i was just so thrilled how it turned out and im so thankful for my family and friends who helped set up and make things. I appreciate you all so much. ahh.. and yes i cried at his party, i couldnt help it. I dont think anyone saw but as soon as we broke out in "Happy Birthday" I couldnt help it. I love watching Mar grow but its sad to see him so big. I have loved every stage of his life. He is my lil monkey!
Well, now that i have updated to my best. I will join the bday boy in a sweet game of cars.
Much love
First off, Disney Land was simply amazing! Not only did Marcus love seeing the characters and going on rides, Thayn and I did too! It totally brought back all my favorite disneys movies i used to love. Marcus pretty much loved it all, except winnie the pooh and the pirates of the carribean ride. No one told me you got wet on that ride, lol, so poor Mar got soaked. He was really tired though so i think that had a lot to do with him not liking it. And as for winnie, that ride was down right scary. But he loved the people and he loved the food. He was such a champ the whole way. He got fussy only a couple of times but when we would put on the dvd player he was a happy camper. We will definitely do more road trips for sure. We also had a really good time in Vegas. It was fun when the kids and mom were with us but it was really nice when Thayn and I got to spend a night alone. When we went to check into our room the chicky at the desk upgraded our room to a suite! So it was a cool expereice for Thayn. He had never been to vegas and so we enjoyed our time together. Even though we missed Mar so much! We even got pulled over on our way home from speeding... oops!
We got home from our trip Saturday and Easter was the next day. So we had very little time to get stuff together but Marcus didnt mind our lame easter egg hunt. He was content with all the candy. But it was a bittersweet holiday, no more first Holidays for MJ.
Only 5 days back from our Vaca and we got to celebrate his first birthday. It was a really nice day. We took him to lunch, not like he knew any different, and to get ice cream , he definitely liked the ice cream lol but it was a nice family day and i was really happy Thayn had the day off. We celebrated the evening with a mini cupcake that he just smashed and threw on the ground and then ate dinner and went to bed. He obviously had no idea why we were celebtrating or that we were celebrating for that matter but like i said, it was nice family time.
Friday I took Mar to get his shots, poor poor dude, then to grab the last min things for his bday party. As i was walking around Maceys with him i was just thinking about how nice it would be to have our own place again to fill with grocerys and to make dinner just for us. Dont get me wrong I love living at my gmas she is so good to us, but i was starting to really miss our apartment in Hawaii. So i called Thayn and said " Hey, lets call up our realitor and see if we can talk to someone about getting financed, and if we cant, then they can atleast help us too." and he was all down for the idea. So we checked out and went and picked him up. We got to meet with someone really quick and i was thankful for that. We were not even in her office for 20 min and we knew that we were approved!! We were freaking out excited! It was so surreal. We had no idea that we were in any place to be financed. We had been dreading the thought of talking with someone. We thought they would say, " umm you guys suck." So to hear that we were approved was super. We got approved for the Veterans loan which is absolutely amazing. We pay no money down and no closing costs. freaking awesome!! and we got approved for 150,000. So even though we may not use that much its just so exciting to know. So now we are OFFICIALLY looking for our new home :)
Last but not least, we celebrated Mj's Bithday today with family and friends. It was such a special day for me. Not many people got to meet Marcus when he was a new baby, i moved home when he was a week away from 4 months. So to have so many wonderful people there supporting us ment so much to me. A HUGE thanks to everyone who came and for all the gifts that you got for Marcus. He is downstairs playing hard. ( He is sooo going to sleep good tonight ;) ) We did his bday lego theme and Oh My Gosh. It was the cutest party ever. I will post some pics on here and FB. But i was just so thrilled how it turned out and im so thankful for my family and friends who helped set up and make things. I appreciate you all so much. ahh.. and yes i cried at his party, i couldnt help it. I dont think anyone saw but as soon as we broke out in "Happy Birthday" I couldnt help it. I love watching Mar grow but its sad to see him so big. I have loved every stage of his life. He is my lil monkey!
Well, now that i have updated to my best. I will join the bday boy in a sweet game of cars.
Much love
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Happenings
I love it when i get a chance to blog and look back at all the things that i have written and forgot about. I seriously need to get on here atleast once a week and write more because a lot goes on with Marcus or just in general that i want to remember. Anywho!
On to the events that have occured. I think that i mentioned we were going to Wendover for my bday, well, it was a lot of fun. Even though i SUCK at gambeling. It was a nice little getaway. But by morning i was more then ready to come home. I misses Marcus a ton. But i think that he had a good time and like i said it was a good getaway. Also, we just celebrated Thayns bday last night. We went and had din din at this delicious place called Sostazas. Hopefully i spelled that right. But the food was delish. Then we walked down to the Ritz and seen Ghost Rider #2 and it wasnt to shabby either. I think we both had a good time.
Tomorrow Marcus J gets tubes in his ears :( im one worried mama. I know that this will be the end to all his misery though. Its just so hard to imagine my lil 11 month old baby going under anesthesia. I am really thankful we got to pick to do surgery at Primary Childrens. Im werid, i know. I am just so happy that he will not be in pain anymore and that the ear infections will stop and he wont have that fluid build up and can HOPEFULLY sleep through the night. We chose to get it all taken care of before our Disney Land/ Vegas trip so that when we get in the pool or ocean we wont have to be worried about water getting in his ears. I hope that he is totally feeling better by the time we go. 3 weeks!!! yayyy
now on to that subject. I am beyond stoked for this vaca. I think everyone is ! My mom and the kids are driving down in my moms car and me, thayn and boy are taking our car. We are all staying at the same places but its also like our own little trip too. My mom doesnt really want to ride the rides so she will just sit with Marcus and take him on the little rides that he can go on. Our hotel in Cali is right on the beach and im so excited to see the ocean again! We will spend 3 nights there and then 2 in Vegas. My mom and the kids are bringing Mar back with them while Thayn and I spend one more night in Vegas. I hope that i can handle being away from Marcus. Thayn has never been to vegas and none of us have ever been to Disney Land so i think its going to be a really fun time. We just ordered Marcus a portable DVD player for the car so he can watch all his shows and he is really really good in the car. Especially now that he has a big boy seat. Every thing for our trip is ready, we just gotta wait for the time to get here... only 3 weeks!
Now to talk more about Marcus. He is so funny! He has now perfected the walk so he thinks he can run and it is hilarious. He will now say a few words like; oh, uh -oh, momma, dadda, babba, no-no, num-num,bye bye and ball. He has a little basketball hoop and he will take all of his balls, even the ones that dont fit like the football, and slam dunk them and yell "oh!" at the top of his lungs. He likes to tell me no-no when im changing his bum. or when he doesnt want to eat the food im giving him. He loves to eat pretty much anything except baby food, cant say i blame him. He LOVES to be outside. I just took his bday pictures for his invitations to his FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY :( my baby is just growing up. I have loved every stage he has gone though and i just cant believe that he is almost one. where did the time go??
His party is going to be so cute though. I am so excited for it. We are renting out the conference/party room at the Holiday Inn so that there will be a better parking situation. For my baby shower there were 50 people and i think the parking was limited. So this way its all taken care of. I cant wait!!
My munchkin is up from his nap now so i will get him some lunch!
Adios,
On to the events that have occured. I think that i mentioned we were going to Wendover for my bday, well, it was a lot of fun. Even though i SUCK at gambeling. It was a nice little getaway. But by morning i was more then ready to come home. I misses Marcus a ton. But i think that he had a good time and like i said it was a good getaway. Also, we just celebrated Thayns bday last night. We went and had din din at this delicious place called Sostazas. Hopefully i spelled that right. But the food was delish. Then we walked down to the Ritz and seen Ghost Rider #2 and it wasnt to shabby either. I think we both had a good time.
Tomorrow Marcus J gets tubes in his ears :( im one worried mama. I know that this will be the end to all his misery though. Its just so hard to imagine my lil 11 month old baby going under anesthesia. I am really thankful we got to pick to do surgery at Primary Childrens. Im werid, i know. I am just so happy that he will not be in pain anymore and that the ear infections will stop and he wont have that fluid build up and can HOPEFULLY sleep through the night. We chose to get it all taken care of before our Disney Land/ Vegas trip so that when we get in the pool or ocean we wont have to be worried about water getting in his ears. I hope that he is totally feeling better by the time we go. 3 weeks!!! yayyy
now on to that subject. I am beyond stoked for this vaca. I think everyone is ! My mom and the kids are driving down in my moms car and me, thayn and boy are taking our car. We are all staying at the same places but its also like our own little trip too. My mom doesnt really want to ride the rides so she will just sit with Marcus and take him on the little rides that he can go on. Our hotel in Cali is right on the beach and im so excited to see the ocean again! We will spend 3 nights there and then 2 in Vegas. My mom and the kids are bringing Mar back with them while Thayn and I spend one more night in Vegas. I hope that i can handle being away from Marcus. Thayn has never been to vegas and none of us have ever been to Disney Land so i think its going to be a really fun time. We just ordered Marcus a portable DVD player for the car so he can watch all his shows and he is really really good in the car. Especially now that he has a big boy seat. Every thing for our trip is ready, we just gotta wait for the time to get here... only 3 weeks!
Now to talk more about Marcus. He is so funny! He has now perfected the walk so he thinks he can run and it is hilarious. He will now say a few words like; oh, uh -oh, momma, dadda, babba, no-no, num-num,bye bye and ball. He has a little basketball hoop and he will take all of his balls, even the ones that dont fit like the football, and slam dunk them and yell "oh!" at the top of his lungs. He likes to tell me no-no when im changing his bum. or when he doesnt want to eat the food im giving him. He loves to eat pretty much anything except baby food, cant say i blame him. He LOVES to be outside. I just took his bday pictures for his invitations to his FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY :( my baby is just growing up. I have loved every stage he has gone though and i just cant believe that he is almost one. where did the time go??
His party is going to be so cute though. I am so excited for it. We are renting out the conference/party room at the Holiday Inn so that there will be a better parking situation. For my baby shower there were 50 people and i think the parking was limited. So this way its all taken care of. I cant wait!!
My munchkin is up from his nap now so i will get him some lunch!
Adios,
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Can you feel the love tonight
I have been singing the song "can you feel the love tonight" all day long. I thought it was pretty ironic since today is the day of love. Or maybe its because Marcus likes to watch it over and over.. im not sure! But whateve the case, Happy Valentines Day to everyone. I am not a huge on this holiday. I like that its a good excuse for a date, since those are limited now a days. We went and seen Star Wars and we ate at Joes Crab Shack last Saturday. It was a really fun date! We always have a good time. Although i wasnt expecting anything, i still got 2- 1 hour long messages. He is a good good man. lol I hope he liked his chocolate :)
My boy is now 10 months old. I think he looks more like a one year old every day and its a little freaky sometimes. I remember when he was so tiny. I love every single stage though. He is a hoot. I am so excited for his 1st birthday party! It seriously is going to be the coolest. He has walked a lot lately. He will get up and walk like 7 steps then get spooked and fall down. I dont think it will be long until he is walking around like its nothing.
I am pretty proud to say that i have lost 19 pounds! I love weight watchers. It friggin rocks. I have lost 2 Bra sizes and a pant size. I have lost a total of 7 inches off my body and i feel awesome. I have a lot more to go but i am proud of my results. Since the weather has been so nice i have been taking Marcus for walks down to my dads, or outside to play. I wish that it was spring already. When i have lost my goal weight i want to get our pics done again, hopefully i can lose it all before Marcus' birthday. we shall see.
We are still hoping to go to Disney Land in April. We are just trying to figure out what days to go and what days everyone will have to take off work. I am really excited about it though, none of us have ever been except my mom and grandma, a really long time ago. I know Marcus will be too young to enjoy it but im sure we will go back again one day. It will be a fun family trip.
well i can hear Marcus trying to climb the stairs so i better go get the stinker.
My boy is now 10 months old. I think he looks more like a one year old every day and its a little freaky sometimes. I remember when he was so tiny. I love every single stage though. He is a hoot. I am so excited for his 1st birthday party! It seriously is going to be the coolest. He has walked a lot lately. He will get up and walk like 7 steps then get spooked and fall down. I dont think it will be long until he is walking around like its nothing.
I am pretty proud to say that i have lost 19 pounds! I love weight watchers. It friggin rocks. I have lost 2 Bra sizes and a pant size. I have lost a total of 7 inches off my body and i feel awesome. I have a lot more to go but i am proud of my results. Since the weather has been so nice i have been taking Marcus for walks down to my dads, or outside to play. I wish that it was spring already. When i have lost my goal weight i want to get our pics done again, hopefully i can lose it all before Marcus' birthday. we shall see.
We are still hoping to go to Disney Land in April. We are just trying to figure out what days to go and what days everyone will have to take off work. I am really excited about it though, none of us have ever been except my mom and grandma, a really long time ago. I know Marcus will be too young to enjoy it but im sure we will go back again one day. It will be a fun family trip.
well i can hear Marcus trying to climb the stairs so i better go get the stinker.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Bunch Of Randomness
Thayn and I just celebrated our 3 year anniversary last Tuesday.. holy craziness. Sometimes i start to think wow we have been together a long time, but then i think of all the people i know who have been married for 50 plus years. we aint got nothing on them, we have so many more wonderful years to go and every year is just more special. On Tuesday when Thayn came home from work, he came in the house like any ordinary day. Came and gave me and Mar a kiss and then he said to go out to the car to get his jacket. I was like, uhhh you just came in from the car, go get it yourself! He was like pleassssse! So i went out into the cold to get his damn jacket and what did i find on the seat next to his jacket.. a sweet anniversary card. I felt like a complete jerk. I read the card and then went back into the house. When i came in he game me a giant hug. I felt so bad that i did not get him a card or anything! He of course didnt care.. I had ordered us tickets online to see Underworld though. He just didnt know! So when we went out on our date last Friday. He was pretty excited. All in all we had a really good anniversary.
I recently started weight watchers. I just really needed the change in my life and nothing i seemed to be doing was working. So i ordered it online for the 3 month plan. I have been feeling the motivation but just didnt know where to start so starting weight watchers has seriously been amazing for me. I am learning how to eat better, portion control and some self control that i did now know i had. I am pretty proud to say that i started last Tuesday and have lost 7 lbs! I dont expect to lose that much every week, but it felt so good to see results just after a few days. I am sticking to my goals and i hope that by the summer time i am rocking a whole new me!
Next month we are going to wendover for my 21st bday! I am so excited. I cant wait for the little get away, I am super nervous to leave Marcus though. We have never left him for more then a few hours i dont know how i will handle a whole night! But i know he will be in good hands and i could use the break.. im sure i will try and talk myself out of it numerous times but everyone else will not let me.
Marcus has now learned to point at me... I have taught him a very bad thing. I was changing his bum and im not kidding you he will NOT sit still. Im sure all kids go through this phase and all the parents out there who are reading this know how frustrating it is. So anyway, im changing him and he is just flipping everywhere so i turn him over and poin my finger at him and sternly say "Marus J I am changing your bum hold still" and what does the little turd to back to me, POINTS! All i wanted to do was laugh.. but i just changed him quickly and then let him get back to playing. Im telling ya he is one smart cooking. Oh but he is so much fun! I love his personality. He is well on his way to walking. The other day he just stood up and staring walking down the hallway. Once i made it a big deal he fell down. I am constantly catching him just stand up out of no where. I always thought he would walk early because he was pulling himself up on the beds and coffee table before he was 7 month old. But now that it is happening its kinds sad. He is just turning into such a big independant little boy. Every stage is so much fun though!
Here are some random pics
I recently started weight watchers. I just really needed the change in my life and nothing i seemed to be doing was working. So i ordered it online for the 3 month plan. I have been feeling the motivation but just didnt know where to start so starting weight watchers has seriously been amazing for me. I am learning how to eat better, portion control and some self control that i did now know i had. I am pretty proud to say that i started last Tuesday and have lost 7 lbs! I dont expect to lose that much every week, but it felt so good to see results just after a few days. I am sticking to my goals and i hope that by the summer time i am rocking a whole new me!
Next month we are going to wendover for my 21st bday! I am so excited. I cant wait for the little get away, I am super nervous to leave Marcus though. We have never left him for more then a few hours i dont know how i will handle a whole night! But i know he will be in good hands and i could use the break.. im sure i will try and talk myself out of it numerous times but everyone else will not let me.
Marcus has now learned to point at me... I have taught him a very bad thing. I was changing his bum and im not kidding you he will NOT sit still. Im sure all kids go through this phase and all the parents out there who are reading this know how frustrating it is. So anyway, im changing him and he is just flipping everywhere so i turn him over and poin my finger at him and sternly say "Marus J I am changing your bum hold still" and what does the little turd to back to me, POINTS! All i wanted to do was laugh.. but i just changed him quickly and then let him get back to playing. Im telling ya he is one smart cooking. Oh but he is so much fun! I love his personality. He is well on his way to walking. The other day he just stood up and staring walking down the hallway. Once i made it a big deal he fell down. I am constantly catching him just stand up out of no where. I always thought he would walk early because he was pulling himself up on the beds and coffee table before he was 7 month old. But now that it is happening its kinds sad. He is just turning into such a big independant little boy. Every stage is so much fun though!
Here are some random pics
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