Happy 3rd Birthday, My Baby Boy!

and me at 3 years old (the one in the back). Do you think we look anything alike?

A Fun Photo Meme

This is a fun MeMe I found over on Jinny's blog, A Girl In The Real World.

1) Answer the questions below
2) Take each answer and type it into Photobucket
3) Take any picture from the results and post.

1. What is your Occupation?

and


Oh and (A tutu maker! LOL)

2. What is your Mother's first name?


3. What kind of car do you drive?


4. What kind of car do you want to drive?


5. What is something you like to do in your spare time?




6. What thing do you collect?


7. What is your Father's first name?

Don't know who this is but he came up when I searched my Dad's name! LOL!

8. Male or Female?


9. Describe your mood right now?


10. What is your biggest fear?


11. Favorite Words?






I tag whoever wants to play! Thanks! It was fun!

Go away! Don't come back! We don't need ya!

Sickies and yucky germs that is. It has not been a fun around our house this week. Anden started running a fever of 101 on Monday night and things seemed to roll down hill from there. I tried to hold out as long as I could thinking it was just viral and all we could do was just wait it out. Things got really bad Thursday night so I took him to the Dr on Friday morning. Turns out Anden had a nasty viral cold with fever and on top of that has croup. Not fun. He is now on antibiotics and steriods.

(Joe found him passed out on the kitchen floor last night.)

Bless his little heart. He is miserable and so depressed. He is so tired of being sick. I tried to perk him up today by making him the ultimate in "get well" beds.

Mama is sick with 101 fever too, so I may be going Anden in his special bed soon.


So far Cole seems to be ok. Hope he doesn't get it. He is still his happy go lucky self. (Thank you Lori for Cole's cute outfit!)

Wordless Wed - They grow up way too fast!

The Great and Powerful Cookie Says....

I have never been a big fan of that little yellow fortune cookie you get from the chinese resturant. I usually break it open, read my fortune always adding the phrase "in bed" like we did in high school to get a good laugh and then hand my cookie off to Joe so he can eat it. They just always taste like card board to me. Well we ordered in chinese the other night and we got 3 cookies and they have been laying on the counter ever since.

They have been calling my name all day so I decided to try just one. I cracked it open and pulled out the little slip of paper and it read, "Treat yourself to a good book for a needed rest and escape." Huh! Funny thing is Joe and I just talked last night about me needing to take more "me" time and one of my ideas was to escape in a good book like I used to do pre-baby days. Crazy! I then eat the cookie and it is actually pretty good.

So I crack open the next one. This time it says, "Your life will be prosperous if you use your creativity." (Ahem! Won't be adding "in bed" to that one! LOL!) AH HA! I have been trying to figure out what kind of project to do next to add to my Etsy store since I have been having so much fun with the tutus. MUST.BE.MORE.CREATIVE!

WE ARE ON A ROLL!

Curiosity got the best of me so I just opened the third. "A long time admirer thinks highly of you."

OK! Who is it? Spill the beans! ;) :P

Our Year In Numbers

3 is the number of times we moved this year.
0 is how many times we hope to move in the next few years!
4 yrs since Mommy and Daddy got married. 5 years married in Feb! 7 years together!
1 blue bundle of JOY God blessed us with this year.
3349 diapers changed this year.
951 bottles fed this year.
3 years in Jan since our first baby boy was born.
8 years with the railroad for Daddy this year.
87 items strewn randomly on the living room floor right now.
46 laughs per day due to Anden's silly things he comes up with and says these days.
4 loads of laundry waiting to be done right now.
24 hours in a day no matter how hard I try to add more.
506 dreams of motorcycles Daddy has had this year.
26 letters learned this year by Anden along with their phonics.
3,764,876,383 pictures taken by Mom.
1 new camera on Mama's wish list.
250 songs on Dad's MP3 player.
79 toy cars owned by Anden.
1256 sweet Cole smiles we get per day.
0 is the number of times Joe and I have heard Cole full out cry. Such a happy baby.
12 pee pee on the potty dances done by Mommy and Daddy for Anden so far!
30 orders taken for Keara's new tutu business! www.livelovedance.etsy.com
10 seconds is all it takes for Mommy and Daddy to fall asleep as soon as our heads hit the pillow.

LOOKING FORWARD TO 2008! HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

Merry Christmas!

I hope you all have a wonderful and safe holiday!

Another GREAT Giveaway to check out!

Who can have too many diaperbags, right???

Kim over at MotherKnows.com is giving away TWO darling Ju-Ju-Be diaper bags! Go check it out! She also has lots of great things at her store (TheBabyMarketplace.com) also!

A few things to check out....

So I have been thinking about a fresh new start since I have not been doing so well on this blog. Sorry for being so boring lately. If you are thinking of a fresh new start too, check out Megan's or Christy's blog about the BIG BLOGGY MOVE details! Who knows... maybe my 2 readers might follow me over there. LOL!

Check out 5 Minutes for Mom, to win popcorn and movies for a whole year!

Then head on over to Musings of A Housewife to win a Lands End Diaper Bag!

Lots of great giveaways going on!

Wordless Wednesday...Sorta...

Oh how I love to go up in a swing, up in the sky so blue.

Oh I do think it is the pleasantest thing, a child can ever do.

Tackle It Tuesday! Hanging Lights!

Look what we have been working on! We bought new light fixtures before we even closed on the house 4 months ago and we are finally putting them up! I love them!

Kitchen & Diningroom:
Before:


After:


Throughout the house:
Before:


After:


Didn't get a before shot but here is what is hanging in our hall over our stairs.

Looks sooooooo much better!

Soup-Tacular - Italian Soup

A day late and a penny short but I am gonna go ahead and share my favorite soup! YUM!

Italian Soup (Crockpot)

2-14 oz cans of beef broth

2 cups chopped beef

1-14 oz can of diced tomatoes

1-15 ounce can of white beans (any) (I used Great Northern)

2-cans of cut potatoes (add about 1 hr before you eat)

1/2 cup chopped celery

1/2 cup chopped carrot

1/2 cup diced onion

1/4 cup teaspoon of Italian seasoning

1/4 teaspoon garlic salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

Let it cook on low for 6-8 hrs on low. Serve with fresh warm bread! So good!

Head on over to BooMama's to see more yummy soup recipes!

Hi Ya'll!

Oh! How I wish I could do better with keeping up with this blog and with everything else it seems these days! Several months ago I was soooo bored and wishing I had something to do and now I am wishing the opposite! But I would rather be busy then bored. Just need to find a happy medium I guess.

I started my work at home job last weekend and all went well. My nerves almost got the best of me but I did pretty good. I am also working on my tutu orders. They are starting to rush in with the last minute holiday orders. Lots of fun! If you haven't check my store, come check it out! http://www.livelovedance.etsy.com/

Joe, Anden, Cole and I did have a few nice lazy days this week. We had lots of fun together. We cooked out, played outside in the 80 degree weather, watched movies and shows stored on our DVR and tonight we went to a fun holiday parade. Anden and Cole's first parade. They LOVED it! Tomorrow we are going to go play in snow. In shorts! LOL! Yep! Thought I had my fill in VA but the next town over is trucking in some ice to make snow. We are excited. :)

Oh! Can't forget the big news in our house this week! Anden went potty on the potty this week! I know you are probably laughing at me right now but I am so excited. I know we have a long way to go though. He still doesn't tell me when he is wet or dirty. He will go if I ask him. Could take up to 2 hrs to go but BOY he wants that candy cane. (That is what Joe and I are bribing him with! :) ) Cole is also sitting up now. He is so proud of himself! Just turned 6 months old. Where has the time gone?

Look at what my Baby Boy can do!

He turned 6 months yesterday and look what he has learned to do in the last few days! Where has the time gone?

Just because I am bored.

I am really trying to put off housework right now so this is fitting. Thanks Ingrid!

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