Wonder Woman

*This is what I woke up to the other day... 4 kids & 2 pups in my bed! When dad's gone, they think they run the show :) (a few of them were sick, but cmon 3 & 5 am wake up calls?!)

*This is how I feel lately, hair sticking straight up! (minus the adorable smile)

I recently found out that I'm not.......wait for it..... WONDER WOMAN! Yes that is correct, you heard it right, take a deep breath I'm as shocked as you are. Thought I could do it all: run kids to & from school, to sports, make meals, clean up meals, play blocks, trucks, dolls, tag, clean bathrms bedrms family rms & yard, do laundry, organize rooms, make treats, play games, help with homework, read books with kids, break up fights, get kids to potty without accidents, workout, bike with kids, nudge kids to do chores, help in school classrooms, give massages, do fun projects, make sno cones, get everyone ready for 9am church, help out with church & somehow find time to shower & get myself ready during the day!

Raising 4 kids is CRAZY especially with a husband who travels for work. Lately I find myself taking care of everyone & realizing I haven't even brushed my teeth until noon. If only I were ok with dishes in the kitchen, toys all over & a little dust in the house. Wow, that last sentence almost made me hyperventilate just typing it!

I wonder why my face is breaking out & I'm getting moody? Hmm, call me crazy but Motherhood can wear you out & seriously, hormones, what the crap is this all about?! Don't have your tubes tied, have your hubby get snipped (just an FYI)

I can see why people hire nannies, housekeepers & even chefs. Wow that would be awesome to take that kind of load off!

I get overwhelmed with life just like everyone else. So, I need to take a deep breath & maybe hide under the covers for a few hours (or days) hahaha like that's gonna happen. OCD is kicking my butt & I'd like to roundhouse kick it where it counts!

I just want to make crafts, paint a great piece of furniture to make it fabulous, have fun with kids, & exercise when I want to, is that so wrong?

That being said..... Wonder Woman does not exist! She is just a busy mom with a CrAzY life & great kids (most of the time) that she loves even when they drive her MaD :)

Pfhew that was a nice vent & now hopefully I can convince myself to stop trying to be perfect!

.....& Don't Do Drugs... that's It!!!

*Also, who knows about this silly blog & whether I can update it*

Treygalicious is 6

This kid still softens my heart! Yes I have days where he drives me crazy (to be funny) but he has such a sweet compassionate heart about him, you can't help but love him. Treyg can be stubborn but he is determined & tries so hard to make people happy. He takes on a lot of his daddy's traits growing up, so we know he will be a good guy -haha

His favorite things right now: Nintendo D.S., building cool towers & things out of blocks & legos, rollerblading, finding $ everywhere we go :), making ramps for his bikes,Soccer, football, basketball, noodles with parm cheese, Subway sandwiches, Oranges & playing games with the family! He told me today he wants to be a Dentist-woohoo, he's not messing around with professions! Maybe he'll hook us up on our dental work :)

We love you Treygalish, Treygeater the heater!! Happy 6th Birthday buddy boy.

Happy 12th Anniversary

12 Years later......

Wow another year for me & my lover! Here are 12 reasons I love Jason:

1- He stands up for what he believes in & doesn't back down (even if it's offensive to some)

2- He always sees the good in every situation

3- He loves our kids & recognizes each of their own talents

4- He is fun & I can be crazy around him

5- He is the most patient person I know

6-He is smart & learns new skills & trades

7- He happily provides for our family & works HARD

8- He Loves Me for who I am :)

9- He likes to play games & hang out with family

10- He is talented at everything he tries!

11- He is affectionate (sometimes a little too much, to tease me in front of people)

12- He knows his purpose & has an amazing FAITH in God

**I love you Jas - thanks for being an awesome example to me & our kiddos! Here's to another Eternity of Anniversaries :)

Christmas 2010

**As always I take way too many pictures- big SHOCKER, NO I realize it is an addiction, so I have only posted a handful of random ones....

*The boys looooove to wrestle with Ryker

*Jason put together this bad boy in the dark!! (train set) We hid it for the kids last present & it was to the side of their beds!

*Some of Treyg's fav's: Zhu zhu car, DVD, Legos, Lite Brite

Lil lady & her kitchen & fun toys

*had to make sure to feed the reindeer

*Yo Yo Yo... What up?!

*one of the Nativities - betcha didn't realize they had cell phones - Kai is showing you!

We had another Fabulous Christmas, even if I had a hard time getting in the mood to decorate this year! Holidays always seem to come & go quicker every year - what's the deal with that? All 3 pups went to their new homes :( sad for us, happy for them. We celebrated Christmas with several fun parties, acted out the Nativity, had White Elephant Gift exchange & had too much yummy food! (just as I was doing soo good- getcha everytime!)

**Kidlets got more than enough (as always :) highlight gifts: Creed-Nintendo DS, Treygen- $ (& toys) he wouldn't tell us a whole lot of what he wanted, easy kid! Tekai - Batcave, Cayzli - Pink Kitchen (sooo adorable); & the infamous Train Table they've been wanting forever came too :) & yes of course we had to make something LATE Christmas Eve, (Aprons for kiddos) because what is Christmas in our household without doing that?! Some of the past few years have been: Jason's 375 blocks he made the kids & we painted until 3am, & Big Foot Pillows for kids. Aww just caught up in the Magic of it all -haha :)

**We left the day after Christmas for Vernal. Jason is working for Halliburton, so we went with him for the week, & FROZE our lil tushies off! It was 5 below zero & bitter cold. We had a good time swimming in the indoor pool, playing in the snow (plenty of that to go around) playing games with family & just hanging out! We drove home New Year's Eve & we watched the temperature drop even colder as we headed more south. It hit 18 below zero just outside of Cove Fort! I'm not built for that cold stuff- fun to play in the snow & visit. We were honking & yelling "Happy New Year" on the road-- didn't quite make it home in time. We were reminded of the time we travelled through Texas on the 4th of July & watched fireworks from the freeway as we drove :) It is fun memories like this with our family, that I love! It doesn't matter where we are, as long as it's together. HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011 -- BRING ON THE FUN!!