31 Things About Mama

In celebration of Mama's 31st birthday yesterday I thought it would be fun to share a little about myself. I've seen this done before and always thought it would be fun to do myself, so here we go...
1. I hate celery
2. I hate coconut
3. I am deathly afraid of snakes
4. I could out eat anyone in an ice cream eating contest, I promise
5. My favorite number is 5
6. I plan to visit France again before I get old
7. Nothing makes me happier than cuddling with my kids
8. I have a secret stash of chocolate
9. I am reading the Old Testament... and enjoying it!
10. I love to eat pizza
11. I love getting the mail everyday, it's like waiting for a surpise to come
12. I love Chick Flick movies
13. I enjoy cool weather, specifically the 70's
14. I wish I lived closer to family
15. I love staying up late at night, reading or playing games
16. I love the feel of clean sheets
17. I used to be called the class Dentist in 2nd grade because I pulled many teeth out for classmates
18. I've never had a bloody nose
19. I used to play the piano, I'm so rusty now it's really sad
20. If I could go back to school I would be a psychiatric nurse practitioner
21. I might be tempted to become a nephrologist (kidney doctor)
22. I love to learn about kidneys, they are amazing
23. I refuse to drive a mini van
24. I like the rain, it feels so refreshing
25. I wish I were a better at decorating my home
26. I am in love with Diet Pepsi
27. I adore purses
28. I love all things to do with snowmen
29. I think my dad and I would make a great team on The Amazing Race
30. If I could be any animal, I would be a monkey
31. I feel like the luckiest girl alive with the most wonderful family

I'm A Mormon!

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Not Quite 2 But Full of Trouble!!!

Daddy's Notes: Who would have thought Daddy's little sweetheart could be so naughty. Baby girl has always had her daddy's heart. Daddy tends to cave on just about anything. A snack just before lunch, a bite of his sandwich, a sip of his soda, he's even been known to take her out of bed at bed time, per her request, and hold her while rocking her to sleep. I just can't turn down that little face. I can see I am in trouble because baby girl has hit the terrific-able two's........She is into EVERYTHING!!! If there is a girl version of Dennis the Menace, baby girl would be just that. Whatever you are doing, she wants to be your little helper and a lot of help she is too! She can be found in the most unexpected places doing the most unexpected things.A few examples........ Baby girl decides when she is hungry she will eat. Most anything goes really in this case, sour cream is a delectable treat.

Baby girl insists on doing things by herself without telling anyone! You will notice she can put on her own lipstick.

Of course when you catch her in trouble we get her world famous snarl.

Learning how to react is half the battle. I sure do love my baby girl!

Monster Jam Truck Show!

We decided that it would be fun to take the older two kiddos out for a date with mom and dad without Baby Girl. So we hired our favorite babysitters and off we went! We stopped at Subway for dinner to begin with because that is one of Kermit and Miss Piggy's favorite places to eat. After that we were off! The questions were coming left and right, "How big are these trucks?" "Can they run over our car?" "Could they run over our house?" "Is the truck bigger than dad?" It was so exciting! We arrived, found our seats and the fun began!Kermit liked all of them. He sat there just taken by the whole thing and of course being a boy and destroying the Grave Digger hat we bought him. But I think he really liked El Toro Loco, the winner of the night!Mama's favorite was Captain America. He wasn't afraid to play a little and have some fun, take some risks!Miss Piggy's favorite was Monster Mutt. His ears would flap in the air and he had a cute tail!Master Chiefs favorite was Jurassic Attack. It was so much fun to go out and have a little big kid fun. We all missed Baby Girl though!

Introducing.... Bandit!!!

I never thought we'd see this day, lol! I never wanted an inside dog since we just got brand new carpet!!! I never wanted to have to clean up after a puppy while I had kids to clean up after! But yet I've always wanted a puppy!

Miss Piggy is terrified of dogs. So when a neighbor stopped us last week and asked us if we wanted a puppy, my first response was "No!" But then I mentioned it to Master Chief and he thought it would help Miss Piggy and he thought that every boy needed a dog. So, we went and took a look at him. I instantly liked him! We brought the kids over and they fell in love... even Miss Piggy did!

So we are now the proud owners of a 4 month of Shih Tzo named Bandit, who is already house broke!!! We took him to get his hair cut, bought him a traveling box, a collar, leash, dog bowl and doggie treats. I guess it's official, we are a dog family now!

The best part, Miss Piggy isn't afraid anymore! Kermit thinks it is so cool to have a dog! And Baby Girl thinks he is her own personal play toy!!! Secretly, I think Master Chief is loving having a dog and I'm pretty happy about it too!

And The WINNER Is....

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:10
Timestamp: 2011-02-15 08:06:54

And since I obviously didn't write the directions out right... I've listed the number the entry is.
1-Jenni
2-Jenni
3-Jenni
4-Nicole
5-Nicole
6-Gram-Gram
7-Deanna
8-Deanna
9-Ari Anna
10-Benjamin
11-Benjamin
12-Kate
13-Kate
14-Kate
15-Kate
16-Sonja
17-Sonja
18-Heidi
19-Misty

Congrats to Benjamin, entry number 10. Please contact me to receive your earrings!!!

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