Averie Morales

I forgot my "good" camera so these are from my phone..but obviously you can still tell how absolutely beautiful this little one is.

I think she enjoyed her first birthday party at the Couch home!
Sarah was really excited to finally meet her and get to hold her.
I think we would've sat there all day holding her but there was a birthday party
going on and social Sarah had to be in the middle of it all.


Little bro Mason loved the kitty. He and Sarah chased Max till the poor thing hid for the rest of the party, much to Masons dismay.

I'd have to say that Mesha got the most "hold" time. But that could be cause she also got the poopy diaper, haha.

I'm ok with that.

Baby Sarah, not so baby anymore!

Honestly, I haven't met a more polite and gracious 4 year old at a birthday party EVER!

Walking into her house she greeted us,

opening presents she thanked us (sometimes before she saw what the present was),

and upon leaving she thanked us for coming and thanked us AGAIN for the present.

All without being prompted by mom or dad.

Ahhhhh baby Sarah is growing up.

I just hope she keeps the chubby cheeks for a little while longer...

Happy Birthday Sarah!

Not Ready for Easter

Hobby Lobby is crazy.

Easter happens to be April 24th this year, I took this picture on January 21st.

So we get to look at Easter decorations for 3 months.

Argh....

I know people are excited for Spring but this is a bit much.

And yes I do think that Christmas in September and Valentines Day in December is nuts also.

Why can't we just have a break from a holiday for just a little bit before you throw the next one in our face?

Valentine Tree

I wasn't gonna do it but its just easier to redecorate it then to find a place to store it till next fall.

hahaha

It actually looks kinda cute.
I need to find a skirt for under it though.
The kids were not impressed.
Probably cause they know there won't be any presents under it, lol.


Oh well, I'll enjoy it.
Should I do St Patty's Day also, or just skip to Easter???

Busy day...

I feel like I have been up and running since the alarm went off at 6 am this morning....
went to work,
took Sarah to school,
went to WW (only lost .8 bummer),
went to Starbucks (mmmm),
went back to work and actually worked, needed about another 2 hours to get everything done that I needed to do,
left early cause the kids had 1/2 day,
came home and picked up hurricane Sarah and Jacob that went through when they got off the bus,
facebooked,
made lunch (another reason I hate 1/2 days),
cleaned up lunch,
facebooked,
downloaded a bunch of pictures onto Walgreens,
ordered two mini photo albums for my mom for V-day (great price, check out hiptosave.com for the deal),
facebooked,
called Disney to confirm airlines and hotel reservations because we got our Disney mail today and it didn't have flight info on it but it did have our luggage tags (only 37 more days),
did some dishes,
facebooked,
did some laundry,
snuggled with Sarah while she was watching some DUMB show on Disney channel,
scrap booked a mini card/book for a new mommy,
facebooked,
organized some of my scrap stuff so I can scrap tomorrow night,
made some dinner,
chatted with Jake a little bit (he's not feeling well),
wrapped a present for a 4 yr olds party this weekend,
facebooked,
thought about how much this blog is going to drive Kelli nuts cause the punctuation and grammar is all wrong teehee,
made a grocery list for tomorrow,
did bill pay on Bank of Amercia,
facebooked,
and now I'm blogging.
I'd like to find some Valentine crafts to do but nothing is interesting to me. I may make a topiary but I kinda feel like I've done that not really interested.
So now I guess I'll go clean up the kitchen from dinner and get the kids in the shower. Tomorrow will be more of the same, my little lovlies have another 1/2 day.

We'll see...

I'm not gonna blog about losing weight..

I'm not gonna talk about joining WW for the third time..

I'm not gonna write about struggling everyday about my food choices..

I'm not gonna post about this all the time..

I'm just gonna try, thats all I can do.

And sometimes I may say I lost 5.2 Thursday at my weigh in,

hopefully I can say that a lot,

we'll see!

Your Welcome Mesha

I took one for the team today. Somebody wanted me to do something that I did NOT want to do at all. I'm trying to avoid this at all cost but my friend Mesha reminded me I needed to step up to the plate and do the right thing. Although by doing the right thing I am thinking we'll be doing the wrong thing after.....makes no sense but it doesn't have to, its my blog and I can say what I want. Besides I think my only reader, Mesha knows what I'm talking about, right Mesha?

I was SOOOO sure!

Pictured below two different babies, ahhh help I can't tell them apart...

ok a bit dramatic..

Heres the deal, I went and visited lil baby Averie today. Born just this morning at approx 8:26 am weighing in at around 7 lbs or so....She's beautiful.

Many were saying that she looked just like her precious little brother Mason.

I on the other hand disagreed. I thought she looked totally different. I even made the comment about her being her own little self. That she was totally different than her brother.

I think if I switched their hats I wouldn't know which one was which. Maybe its the nose.

I thought Mason looked just like his dad, I thought Averie looked just like her mom....

So I can't always be right, I guess.

I can't remember if the bottom picture is Mason or Averie, it's been a long day.

Either way the Morales family makes gorgeous babies.

Can't wait!

A 24 movie, hmmmm does that mean Jack Bauer isn't gone forever??

I sure hope so

Happy New Year 2011!

WHAT? It's 2011 already???

When did that happen??

We rang in the New Year with the Couch family and Mrs. Mesha this year.
A quiet night hanging out with best friends, chatting, eating, enjoying Dick Clark while trying to decipher what the heck he was saying....

having a few drinks, watching the children eat plate after plate full of junk food,

catching some Urbandale fireworks, watching a childless couple (not Mesha) suffer through a New Years celebration not because they desperately want children but pretty much because they don't like children, whatever AND

Dancing the night away!!

We're loving the Just Dance Wii game. I rented it from Family Video cause I wasn't sure if we would like it. I'm pretty sure I'll be watching for a good sale so I can pick up a copy of our own.

We couldn't talk Mrs. Mesha into trying it but April and I gave it a whirl, so fun.

It was an enjoyable night, that ended with a ride home in our brand new (new to us, not brand new) Chevy Suburban!!

Gotta love a man that isn't embarrassed to "Just Dance" while everyone watches!

love Sarahs hair, she really gets into it!

Happy New Year 2011