Not sure if I should label this post Cousins or I Have A Giant Baby!

This is Strawberry's younger cousin, she's 11 days younger. My girl is a giant.

A big, fat, juicy, rolly-polly, stocky, beefy bald baby girl. I see quarterback in her future. Prettiest quarterback Ever!
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This is Strawberry's older cousin, she is 11 weeks older.

My girl is just as long as her and weighs almost as much! Both of her cousins were born with beautiful full heads of hair, mine...bald...probably until she is two, I was! She may not be the most petite thing, but I'm thinking she will make the most beautiful tomboy some day and That would make a mother proud!!

I just miss him, always will.

I miss this boy so bad it hurts.I've written before about why he means so much to me, if you want to read about it go here. So much has happened since that post. He lived with his mom for about a year and then she got sick with cancer and died soon after. Now he is living with his sister, she wanted it that way, and my hubby felt it was best, but I have a lot of mixed emotions about the whole thing. I mean I've loved him since birth, I raised him for almost seven years, he was my first baby, I've felt like a piece of the puzzle is missing ever since he's been gone. For some reason the holidays are the worse, I've cried a few times already and I know it's just going to get worse as Christmas gets closer. We went to visit them last weekend, it's about two hours away and we just don't see them enough because of it. He saw his new niece for the first time. He was so sweet to her, it brought tears to my eyes. The boys were so happy to see him, they miss him all the time. He towers over me now, the same boy who's diapers I changed years and years ago. I snuggled into his body instead of him into mine. I hugged him over and over again, and he let me, which is not his normal teenage self. He told me he loved me and missed me quite a few times and it warmed my heart every time he said it. I cried on the way home, I think I always will when ever I am driving away from him. Cause every mile seems so harsh.

it's all about the...

REDShe wears it well.

It even makes grumpy look great!

Can't go wrong with a little red.

My little strawberry.

I love this girl.

I'm so not kidding people...

I mentioned in a prior post that lately I get a minimal amount of showers per week.

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This is why...

In the 10 minutes it took me to take a quick shower the other night, Spike got a big ol' shiner right under his eye, and Atty (can't have wheat, gluten or DAIRY) got into some ones milk. Which will make for a long night and you don't even want to know what his digestive track will be like tomorrow (let alone his behavior). And no I did not leave them alone to fend for themselves, my husband was "watching" them.
My husband was also "watching them the other night when I left to have drinks (the Starbucks kind) with some friends. I rarely go out and this is why...as I am buckling my baby girl (note that I am still not going out alone) into her car seat I see motion out of the corner of my eye. I look up and there are two naked little boys running across my front yard. Normally I tell my husband to put the alarm on just to be safe, the one time I didn't, this is what happens. Good thing we hadn't pulled away yet because when I went screeching into the house dragging the boys behind me, my husband was in the kitchen, oblivious. His only redeeming factor was that he was washing the dishes.
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So next time when I am complaining on here that I Never go out, and I Never get to take a shower...or even get a moment peace...now you know why.
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...and yes I am feeling sorry for myself...sniff, sniff...and a tear...

~Move your body~

You know what made my day today?

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Putting on the Madagascar soundtrack and dancing with the kids while they showed me how to "Move it, move it". Their shrills of laughter, their silly dance moves, the pure joy they find in the movement of their bodies and the sound of the beat. It's so freeing and fun. I'm not sure who enjoys it more me or them.

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"I want to move it, move it. I want to shake it, shake it"

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You do NoT want to see me dance to that, trust me...but the kids on the other hand, they don't realize I have no sense of rhythm what so ever, they just think I'm being funny.

A house full of heroes!

Our little lady bug...so cute!

My super heroes and their little ladybug.Atty is not much for group photos, so I bribed him by telling him he could hold his baby sister. He was so proud, and he actually sat still! I will have to see if this will work for our family Christmas picture too.

Us girls can feel safe in a house full of super heroes! ;)

Buzz Light Year, to infinity and beyond! This boy has been cheesing it up for the camera lately. He will try to sneak his way into every picture I am taking! I have to admit it's driving me crazy, I mean he's cute and all but good grief!


This Spider man doesn't have time for smiles, he has crime to fight! Getting Spike to look at the camera now days is next to impossible and getting him to smile...forget it!


...But this adorable Batman does have time between jobs to flash his beautiful grin! Atty doesn't like to dress up in costumes. So instead of fighting him on it I got wise and just bought him some cute Batman PJ's and he wore them no problem. Much cheaper too! I made sure to put it on him a few times before hand as regular ol' pajamas so he didn't think anything of it.

I am a cat every year...no surprises. This year I only painted whiskers on my face and Bubu was a bit disappointed in me. I just didn't feel like washing it all off afterwards, I guess I am getting lame in my old age. ;) My adorable little lady bug stayed snugly in her Moby Wrap (which I Love! I've always used a sling before, wish I had known better.) The whole time we were trick or treating.

My boys on a mission. We had a lot of fun, the rain stopped just in time, and it wasn't to cold out. The boys were all so sweet and polite, it made a mother proud. Atty kept saying "thank you, your welcome" after someone would give him candy, or "Love you, bye". So funny. We made it for about an hour and then it was time to pack it in. My favorite part of the day was when we got home. Snuggled up together at the end of the day, watching Planet Earth and enjoying each others company. When I look around me and see all my children's beautiful faces and my husbands, my heart overflows. I love family time, the quiet (sort of) moments, just being together. Laughing, Loving and Living.

Fall fun

Precious......and absolutely perfect.
So we don't have any leaves in our backyard to rake into piles and jump into. I always loved to do that when I was a kid. My neighbor offered a couple bags of leaves, which I thought was a great idea, my husband... not so much. We dumped them out in the back yard and the kids had a blast, plus I got some cute pictures. Course they didn't stay in a pile for long as the kids ran giggling with joy around the yard throwing handfuls at each other and up into the air. It's a bit of a mess out there now, but boy did it make their fall! Memories matter more then messes right? Now I just have to remind myself of that when it comes time to clean all those leaves up (or remind my husband who will probably be the one to clean them, poor guy).

It really was amazing how long this leaf pile kept them entertained!

Happy Fall!