Hot Date!

Jake came home Friday from work and told me to get a sitter lined up because he was taking me out this weekend. This doesn't usually happen...so of course, I complied. Jake usually loves to tell me everything, but I made him promise to just keep it a secret...even if it was nothing special, I love surprises. So Sat. around 4:30 the sitter arrives (she is great if anyone wants her number) and we were off. Halfway to our destination he confesses I had already guessed where we were going "The Melting Pot." It was so fun. Here is a picture of dessert, which was wonderful. I actually think the cheese course was my favorite though. It was fun to just be the two of us at a fancy place. When the waiter asked what the occasion was for our little outing, Jake just said "She deserves a break away from the kids and doesn't get it enough." I love you honey. Thanks for doing the unexpected and for no aparant reason. I love that about you.

It was so fun to be away for a couple of hours and we even left Spencer. We ended the night in typical Jacob fashion. We went to Target. It is funny but he loves to go and look at the clearance aisles. We found fun gifts for the kiddo's back home and I bought some weights to help in my exercise. (I have been using canned food for too long.) Yin Yang Chocolate! Cool huh! This is the kids with their eyes closed waiting for their surprise.

Here is Spencer...he survived!

The Throw pillows.

So I made reference to these in a previous post. Here are the throw pillows that I sewed by myself. Thanks Julie for letting me come over and use your machine. It is always fun to do a project.

Funny Girl.

So Aubrey has been planning a sleep over with a friend for about a week. Needless to say, she was super excited that today was finally the day. So I told her she had to have her room clean, or the sleep over was off. She reluctantly went up to her room to start. I started vacuuming down stairs and doing my own "Friday cleaning." I was surprised she wasn't whining or complaining about doing it herself. Then she gave me this note.

I thought it was funny, but responded quite stern. I told her to go clean her room or I would call Corinne's mom and I wasn't kidding around. Surprisingly...here is her room just about 20 minutes later. I am so proud of her and she was even prouder of herself. That girl even cleaned her closet. She is such a little organizer. I am always surprised how much our kids can do by themselves...I am glad I didn't give in.

Food, Glorious Food!

I guess you can tell you are dieting when 20 of the last 28 photos you have taken...are pictures of food. Ha! So here are a few of them.
Here is what I made for my Sunday Craving....Doughnuts! Yum.

I have been eating more salad and was surprised when my children asked for salad for lunch on Monday.
I went to town to buy some fabric to make some throw pillows... (they look great by the way.) We ran into the Oscar Meyer Weiner Bus. Too cute Weston.
Our latest family obsession...(we did it once and now the kids want it always) candlelight dinners. Here we are eating a breakfast casserole.

Well that isn't all 20 pics...but you see my point.

Your kids give the answers.

This was answered by Weston!

1. What is something mom always says to you? Don't pee in your pants.
2. What makes mom happy? kissing
3. What makes mom sad? When you hit people
4. How does your mom make you laugh? say funny jokes
5. What was your mom like as a child? I got hugs from dads
6. How old is your mom? I don't know
7. How tall is your mom? This big (holds up hand as high as he can reach.
8. What is her favorite thing to do? Jump on the tramp
9. What does your mom do when you're not around? Try to find us
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? dsinging
11. What is your mom really good at? Hugging
12. What is your mom not very good at? singing
13. What does your mom do for a job? obey daddies
14.What is your mom's favorite food? Pizza
15.What makes you proud of your mom? I don't know
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? Ice Age?
17. What do you and your mom do together? play on the tramp
18. How are you and your mom the same? Our eyes
19. How are you and your mom different? Girls are different than boys...and then went on to talk about his noes and how it is different.

20. How do you know your mom loves you? by kissing
21. What does your mom like most about your dad? Kissing him. (funny)
22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go? Quik Trip!

My daily walk...

on a good day, this is what I see!

And the Baby is Still Cute!

He is only 3 years old...but that can't stop...

Weston learning to ride a bike! Yahoo!

Aubrey's new hair!

So Aubrey decided about 6 months ago to donate her hair to "Locks of Love." I guess I put the idea in her head, but she has been the one too actually make it happen! Anyway, we had to wait for it to grow a little more, but she finally had enough hair to donate the whole 10 inch requirement. Here are the results. I am proud of her! She is sassy!
BeforeAfter

Weston's Preschool

Weston had so much fun at Preschool today. They learned about "The cat in the hat." How cute is that. Thanks Tara...(the mom who taught today.)