our house has gone to the dogs

So do dogs really take after their owners?? And if they do I claim that both Matilda and Tator take after Darren!!

This is what antics they have been up to this week

Tator discovered that there are small smidgens of food that are dropped on the dishwasher after I have loaded it. Seriously I had to drag her off the dishwasher



I was doing laundry and I pulled out the clothes that were in the dryer threw and threw them on the couch. I left for about 2seconds to start more laundry. I came back to find this..




Seriously our house is a ZOO!!

what Im thankful for at thanksgiving (other than pie)

It's that time of year again – a time when we traditionally look back over the previous year and think about all the things we should be thankful for. It's a time to remind ourselves to see that our glass is not half empty but really half full. Here are just a few things I am thankful for this time of year.

1.I am thankful to be alive. Obviously. And the good health of my whole family
2.I am thankful to be graced with the most beautiful babies in the world, dylan and sophie. Sure, they brings chaos to my life, but they are such a joy. I really cant remember what life was like without them
3.I am thankful for my loving husband, Darren. He is the yin to my yang. I think if we could combine the two of us into a single person, we’d be the perfect person.
4.I am thankful for my parents. My parents are amazing and I am who I am today because of them
5.I am thankful for my amazing in-laws Brenda and Martin. Many people have trouble with their in-laws. I'm so thankful that I don't. I love my in-laws! They're a tremendous family, and Im so blessed they are in my life.
6.I am thankful for my amazing brothers. They both have grown into amazing men. I love them dearly
7. I am thankful for my wonderful friends- Thanks for everything you do!
8. I am thankful for a heart full of love
9. I am thankful for our service men and women, their families and the sacrifices they all make
10.I am thankful for my dogs Tilda and Tator and their sloppy kisses


I am thankful for a million other things. These 10 things cover a lot of the territory, but don't begin to show ALL the things I have to be thankful for in my life.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE!!

PS Im thankful that dancing with the stars is over...can we get some real tv now? ha ha

cabin fever

Since the weather is getting colder and colder by the day I'm trying to get the kids out as much as possible. So we decided to have our snack outside

Yummy graham crackers and juice




Dylan trying to stuff as much possible into his mouth.


Poor doggies wanting to come out to play too, but I can only handle two crazies at a time!

little helpers

Dylan and Sophie always like to "help"
We are finally starting to put the finishing touches to the house (hanging pictures..etc) So when Darren was building our shelf for the mudroom Dylan and Sophie insisted on helping.


Cheeky Sophie thought the shelf was a jungle gym, Daddy wasn't too impressed at first




Silly girl showing off her 3 teeth


Dylan was helping with the instructions, not that daddy needed them :)


Matilda and Tator joined to help too.


I have decided that we live in a crazy house!

who is that man in the bushes?

Oklahoma has some crazy weather. This week we have gone from a high of 78 to a high of 42. Can you please make up your mind? My heater is on one day and my airconditioning the next!

The wind is always blowing crazy too, which is really nice when I have the windows open, but not so great at night when it our rose bushes scratch across our bedroom windows. (sounds like someone is trying to break in the house). So I sent darren out to do a little gardening, and yes I made him wear protection!! We dont need another eyeball injury.


Look out for this scary guy in the bushes..tee hee hee!


So while darren was getting on with his chores, the kids and I decided to play some golf. (yes they are wearing their pj's...it was just one of those days)
Dylan loves this golf club

see mom this is how you do it :)




Dylan actually set the golf club down just long enough so Sophie can play with it.

Sophie prefers finding golf balls



Even Matilda got in the mood for some golf

Worn out from golf time for a nap


Doggies are still loving the weather and outside. I hate to break it to them that it will soon be FREEZING!

its cold

Kids were going stir crazy today so we bundled them up in their new outfits from nana and grandad and ran around the street like little crazy people. It was a warm 47degrees. According to nanny emily, winter has yet to set in. Im afraid very afraid! BURRRR!











Our poor neighboors must think we are crazy.

Weekend in the Big D

We headed to Dallas this weekend to celebrate our 5yr wedding anniversary despite poor little poopy butts (Dylan and Sophie) They were actually getting better and MaMaw and PaPaw said they didn't mind changing lots of diapers.
Things kind of got off to a rough start. Kids definitely don't like being in the car especially for 3hr drive to Dallas. Not to mention I was driving them by myself since Darren wanted to go car shopping which meant he would trade his car in.
It started raining which really upset Sophie.

But over Sophie screaming about the rain and listening to Yo Gabba Gabba for the 100th time we finally made it to Dallas!


MaMaw and PaPaw spent the weekend spoiling the kids while Darren and I went shopping and enjoying some baby free time together. (cannot thank you enough mom and dad!)


We stayed at the Adolphus hotel downtown it was amazing.
View from the lobby

View from our hotel window


Its so amazing that even the Queen herself has stayed there.


For our anniversary dinner we decided on The Capital Grill....super fancy!
We had a little too much fun...2 bottles of this is what did my head in the next day.


Acting goofy after our wine!





We ended the weekend with a trip to see bethanie and baby Zuri.
TOO CUTE!

I miss spending time with bethanie. It was so great to see her. She is an amazing mom and even more amazing friend.

Darren's anniversary gift----
and Darren traded his Lexus for this--- He is totally in love with this. If you are looking for him, I think he is in the garage wiping it with a diaper. (ha ha)


Had an amazing weekend!! ahh I'm tired- now back to the grind

5 Yrs?? Already!!

I remember it like it was yesterday




It just keeps getting better. I love you more and more everyday. HAPPY HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

just plain CRAZY

Am I crazy or is Christmas keep getting closer and closer?? Two days after Halloween a neighbor was putting up Christmas lights up. Crazy....right? Well I started to try to make sense of it, I guess its not really safe to put Christmas lights up when it is snowing so I guess its OK to start working in October. And maybe the company that is hanging lights have really great prices so they probably get booked up so they need to start early right??...OK I might believe that.
So I actually went over to one of the guys hanging the lights to see if he could give us a quote on hanging just plain simple white lights on our roof line. What happened next is just plain INSANE!! He proceeded to tell me our quote ---- 2200$$ What the FUDGE!!! Are you just crazy Christmas light man?? I guess this year we will have to go with just plain lights from walmart--you know the ones that cost 9.99! INSANE!

So enough ranting for now...

We opened the mailbox and got more GIFTS!!!
Auntie Carrie is an AMAZING cook---i mean CHEF. (she will graduate culinary school soon)



She knew exactly what we needed, Homemade hot chocolate, homemade marshmallows, and homemade sweets (cookies, choc covered pretzels). They were AMAZING~

I am sending the box back so she can send more. ha ha ha!



Then the next day we received a package from nana and grandad. Yummy british candy -Quality street and booty cream. I know this sounds weird but this stuff called Sudocrem is the BEST stuff going. It literally cures diaper rash over night!
Darrens belly thanks you for the candy and Dylan and Sophies booty thanks you for the sudocrem!! LUV AND HUGS NANA AND GRANDAD!

the gift!

MaMaw and PaPaw bought this awesome bench for the kids 1st birthday. Darren aka "handy man" finally found his tools and put it together. It is so cute, and the kids love it. THANKS!



loving the bench

the "QUEEN" on her throne

GEEZ mom, more pictures??

We also had another gift this week. WE HAVE A NANNY!!! her name is Emily, she is awesome. The kids love her which means so much to me. Today was her 1st day, and luckily we didn't run her off. :) She is in a world of trouble with the Williams twins!

I also found a great pediatrician... poor Dylan has an awful stomach bug. Luckily miss Sophie hasn't caught it. He is doing fine, but his poor bum is red and sore :(

So I have a nanny, a pediatrician and oh yeah a job! I accepted a position in the ICU working two days a week. I don't start until after thanksgiving which will give me some quality time with nanny Emily before I turn her loose with the two cutie devils!
Looks like things are finally coming along here in good old OKLAHOMA!