Nostalgic

Julie was showing the boys pics from when they were babies... she made me miss this stage so much. I can't believe how fast 5 years went. I don't think they will ever know how much they have captured my heart. It is hard to imagine that there was life before them... now they are my life and I wouldn't trade it for the world.

Shark attack

So the sharks invaded my tub the other night! Just some fun bath times. Makes washing the hair fun and easier.

Fun times in my house tonight... going to watch the debate! Besides that Timmy is off for the next 3 days!!!!!!!!!! So excited! We are planning on doing something somewhat fun. Not sure if anyone has noticed my Disney ticker at the bottom of the page, but the count down is ticking! We leave on the 26th!

I haven't been feeling the greatest my lungs feel like poop. Most likely an allergic reaction to mildew in one of the schools I work in. Hopefully it will clear up. My complaining got the ball rolling and the students and teachers are getting new carpet! Thankfully!

The boys have that birthday party this weekend. We also want to try to get pumpkin & apple picking in possibly Saturdayor Sunday! We have a lot going on this month... oye.

Can you say???

Excitement?? My boys have officially been invited to their first party and by that I mean they were invited! It is not one of their cousins or their mommy's friends kids. They are so excited about it! It was super sweet. I picked them up from school the other day and they ran out with their invitations. So adorable. It is a gymnastic party. I am sure they will have a ton of fun and Tim and I will go and check it out to see if it is worth it to enroll them in gymnastics for the winter. I really think I want to do swimming though. Decisions, decisions, decisions.

We have our count down to Disney going, but we still have to pick out our costumes. They might be Transformers. Not so sure on that one though. Disney has not come out with anything I am crazy over. Loved their costumes last year, but I don't want the same for this year. I think we leave in 5 Sundays. Woo hoo!

So we went to a birthday party over the weekend for the daughter of one of my friends. She is going to turn 2 on the 26th. Being around all of the little kids was so cute. I swear some little girls just love to play with the boys. They love the fact that they are twins and they get to pretend who is mommy. The niece of one of my friends and the daughter of another have staked their claim on the twins years ago. Probably around 2 yrs old and whenever they are around them my kids disappear. Sounds like when they are around Krista and Ashley too. Too funny. I guess I would be the same if I were their age.

Work has been really busy this year. A lot going on. Makes me sad sometimes that some of the kids have such family and behavioral issues. Some days I wish for a magic wand, but I know that some of them just need to mature and learn the important lessons in life. I know I wouldn't want to go through it. I hope that I learn some important lessons for when my boys are teenagers because I really don't want to go through with some of the scary stuff that these parents are.

Everything is the same with Tim and work. We are hoping that he gets promoted after Christmas. Really hoping for Harold Square so keep your fingers crossed. It looks promising.

On another note, we went out to Columbus Flea Market on Sunday and man oh man is our economy tanking. The place was PACKED. I really truly have not seen the place so crowded. Trust me I am so not a fan of flea markets and seeing that was kind of sad. As Tim and I say, all the more reason to vote for Obama. We really can't take another 4 years of someone with the same policies as Bush. Oye. We have been watching alot of Bill Mahr and it is hysterical.

Reminds me that I have a bet at work on who wins the election... a case of beer. He chose the cheap stuff and I chose Sam Adams... shows you how confident I am!!

Note worthy!

In case you don't already know this...

Sara Palin makes me sick! I can't stomach her anymore. Please, oh please, do not vote for McCain! Can't risk having the chance of her as our President.

Finally!

So is this what it feels like to work? Whew, work has been quite busy since the start of the year. I figured it would be busy, but I definitely was not anticipating how tired I would be. It is all worth it because I am really enjoying being back and using that part of my brain again.

The boys are in school now... as if those who read the blog don't already know. haha. I can't even begin to describe how much they enjoy school! They come home excited about the "jobs" they have in school more then anything. It was funny after the first day of school and I mean as soon as they came out of the school they asked me, "Can I get a job now?" Oh my goodness, too cute. I told them that it most definitely could be arranged... Emma and Hunter have some poopies that need to be picked up... Braeden did his legendary sound effects "Whaaaa" Just for the record I do not make the boys pick up dog poop! That would be Tim trying to weasel out of his chore. Just ask the boys about it.


I am in love with the Baby Center right now because I "think" I have finally figured a way to get my boys down at night without an 1-1.5 hr battle. I saw the greatest tip in the world on there. For bedtime you can give the kids 2 coupons for a free "I need Mommy" but after that they lose coupons, but if they make it till the morning they can use the coupons for a reward. (NOTE TO JULIE- SEE THE KEY WORD- REWARD) haha Julie and I have a battle of wills over spoiling the boys.
So... for the past 2 nights I am beyond proud to say that they were out within 20 minutes BOTH nights! Seriously this is amazing. Since they have been walking and talking bedtime has not been this easy. I have tried other reward programs with them, but this one seems to work the best. They now are the proud owners of 4 tickets each, which they are saving for Disney. Maybe as a reward we will bring them to the Adventure Aquarium in Camden.

Otherwise things are great around here. Busy doing the work/play thing. We try to keep busy. Very excited for the fall- cooler weather to come so we can go apple and pumpkin picking. The boys are beyond excited for that. We are also trying to figure out what our Halloween costumes will be... we will all be dressing up down in Disney. haha Should be quite the picture huh?

Love to all.

For Tim

This is a picture that Tim adores so I will post it just for him. Colin and Tim have FINALLY become buddies. Colin is his mama's boy!!

School days are coming

I can't believe how fast the summer went. The boys and I officially start school on the 3rd. They are excited. We received their notice in the mail the other day they are in Ms. Dreher's afternoon class on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. I am sure they will do really well. They are such good boys and usually so well behaved. I am blessed to have such good boys, especially, since they are twins.

We went to Kayla's birthday party yesterday. The boys had a lot of fun on the huge water slide, trampoline, and looking and Kayla's koi fish and Nemo's. I swear the boys would be happy anywhere there are fish. Too bad the birthday girl wasn't feeling that well. Hope you have a great birthday Kayla (who actually turns 3 on Monday).

After the party Tim and I took the boys shopping. They needed some new pants and shirts. I do believe they have officially gone through a growth spurt! Their first big one! lol. We bought 5T for shirts and 4 adjustable waist for pants from The Gap. The pants were a wee bit big, but I didn't want to go smaller just in case. I think that they are going to be styling boys. I know they can't wear super nice outfits to preschool since they will be using paint, makers, and who knows what else.

We have Tim's 32nd birthday coming up in a little over a week and then our 6th anniversary! Woo hoo! I think I might try to have something at our house. Who knows. We are still working on the backyard. I am going to have my dad take a look at the yard tomorrow to help us plan it out for a possible pool. Actually we are quite certain that we are going to get a pool it is a matter of actually getting all of the work done. We are thinking that we are going to use the yard so much more if there is a pool back there. It will also be great for when Heather and the girls come stay with us!! **hint hint**

I made a heartbreaking decision and stepped on my mom's scale today. I gained back almost 15lbs of the 20 that I lost so I have decided that I need to go into serious exercise and healthy eating mode. See what the summer does to you?? lol. Nah, got to figure out what my weakness was this summer. I didn't think I was that bad. hhmm

Big shout out to my brother who turns 33 tomorrow. Happy Birthday John!! Love ya!!! Hopefully you read this!

My parents anniversary is on Tuesday and my dad thinks that Stewart's drive-in will pass as a romantic dinner for the two of them. hhmm after all of those years and the man still hasn't learned. I think we may all go with them or at least I think we were invited.

I will update with pictures some time this week. I took an adorable one of Colin and Tim last night. I must say that Colin and Tim bonded this week!!! So glad.

Night everyone!