trying something new

I've started a new tumblr blog because I like how easy it is to update on-the-go. so, check it out when you have a chance. hope to see you there.

www.justourstuff.tumblr.com

preach it bob marley

via adalynSTONE

Veggie chips

Contrary to my prior belief, these are YUM.

Blogger app

I downloaded the blogger app. I never post because I'm never at my computer, SO maybe this will help the recent "no posts" sitch. Here's a few photos for starters.

spike

anything is better than a picture of a bloody forehead. Bit THIS is better than a lot of things... oh i love him

a slammin easter

I'd imagine you think you're about to see pics of our boys in their precious freshly-ironed matching outfits, I caution you... that is another post for another day. Though the boys were 100% ADORABLE on Sunday...

Along came Monday.





Who makes this face on the way to the emergency room?
Only to find (4 stitches later) that both ears were also infected.
WHO KNEW? I love this boy. He is one-of-a-kind. TRULY.

it's ok...

you can EAT THEM UP if you want to!

lets play house

My Cohen loves him some play kitchen...
He'll make you a plastic pizza anytime you ask.

Now THIS... he and his mama would BOTH love. Check it out.
Oh the creativity slays me.


If we made him one of these for his very own do you think he'd stop washing his toy socket wrenches in the real dishwasher?

half-birthday

Rett you are the sweetest, most easy-going baby I know.
Happy half-birthday to my baby boy.
I love you!!

Mama

love the one you're with

Because my Co is at his grandparents house this week and I'm missing him like crazy. I'll spend time with little brother and soak it up while I can...

Love the one you're with.
happy wednesday

(I'm aware that's not what this song is about but go with me... the song still puts pep in my step)

we finally got one

a family photo of all four.

what we didn't know was that Rett couldn't concentrate on smiling for the the camera. He was too busy filling his diaper (which had to be changed on the tailgate of my dad's navigator 10 minutes before the bride walked down the aisle).

good times.

You mean MY angel face?

Well it has happened. Enter... the fits.
(disclaimer: do not laugh if you're a mommy of older kids and have problems WAY bigger than me.)

Our kind sweet funny-faced little boy has taken to using physical force to get his way.

throwing himself on the floor • biting • hitting • throwing things

Each afternoon when I pick him up from school I hope there is not the dreaded form to sign that says, "biting child notice." I mean eww, I feel like ducking my head and running out of the classroom in shame. I guess somehow I thought I was immune to such madness. But here we are and it's HARD. We're trying the best we know how and getting advice from those who know better than we do. Still, it's HARD. Oh, how painfully under qualified I am. Thank you God for being a strong tower and for giving me my own mama who says, "he sounds a LOT like his Mommy was" Sorry Co, maybe this just means you're passionate!?! Yeah, that's it. He's PASSIONATE.

But at least I'm not alone today. I don't know Meg personally but I read her blog every day and think she's pretty neat.

Hope your friday is fit-less and fun!

brudders

thursday miscellany

I read this post yesterday about the disaster in Japan. Makes me want to go pack our "go bags". But how prepared can you be when this happens. really? WOW


Really want this shirt. No one except a designer (and possibly my hubs) will understand my utter frustration when people call me a graphics designer. I'm a FIRM believer that there should be no s. REFRAIN FROM USING THE S PLEASE. I much prefer graphic designer.



And, after much hesitation the above items have been abolished! I have drastically limited my soda intake at least until May when we go on our Hawaii vacation! It's been hard. At least at first but now I'm doing better. Did I mention that I don't like water. But I'm happy to report that this commitment along with the brutal training styles of one, Jillian Michaels... the pounds are starting to diminish. Why did I decide to do this JUST when the new coke fountain drink machines came out? They're SO cool. Have you seen them?

Happy St. Patricks Day to you all from this nutcase...

who knew?

Did you know that Ann Taylor loft carries maternity? I didn't.

There you go jumping to conclusions about me being "with child".
I was simply looking online at THIS dress for an upcoming wedding and saw that added perk for all of my pregnant sisters out there. (no my actual sister is not pregnant either)

Also, I need some MAJOR advice on flats. I have a trip coming up for work and I'll be on my feet a lot. What are your favorites?
I need black and possibly a grey or pewter you know..."pack one shoe for the trip" style.

recipe ideas

If you were hosting a St. Patricks Day party at your house all day on Saturday and you'd have a lot of people coming and going. What would you make to snack on? Let's pretend you were getting some sandwich trays for lunch. PURELY HYPOTHETICAL...

image via Hostess with the Mostess My house won't look nearly this elegant. But we will have fun!

rinkydinkydoo

ok maybe I'm singing a little more than he is but the parts he does chime in... how can you NOT love that little voice?

He gets bored with me half way through and wants to watch the video. But he comes back for the big finish.

Some days are like that... Even in Australia

"I went to sleep with gum in my mouth and now there's gum in my hair and when I got out of bed this morning I tripped on the skateboard and by mistake I dropped my sweater in the sink while the water was running and I could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day."

Have you read that book? You should.

So, after waking up to our darling munchkins both howling at 5:30 this Monday morning, Cohen trying to feed Rett a day old piece of dried pear off the floor, and also calling the babysitter (WAY to early) TWICE from my phone while I wasn't looking, let's just say I'm finding it hard to get motivated at work!

I love them. They drive me nuts.

SO, I'm spending time researching things like Bathtub Puffy Paint. If I found time to make this stuff dare I say Cohen would LOSE HIS MIND. Only drawback is that neither of the 2 tubs in our house have tile walls. Maybe he will just have to take his first shower and experience this colorful, messy goodness!


Now THAT'S cute. Seriously.
via pinterest and Bleubird Vintage

I'm also getting a haircut Thursday. I'm trying out someone new. I'm excited and also a little frightened of what may happen if she chooses to ignore my warning that my hair WILL shrink 2 inches after drying. PLEASE LORD let her heed my advice!

Walgreens Upload -- a helpful hint

Did you know you can upload photos to your blog straight from the Walgreens website? That's where I send snapshots of my kiddies to get printed and now, WAH-LAH. I can do two things at once. Hooray for a more streamlined life! I need all the help I can get. Happy Friday!

cohenese

WOO HOOO
FRIDAY. WEEKEND.
It's warm here and if I lived in a magical world where I wear any clothes I wanted on Saturday it might be an outfit like this.



But I'd have this hair. No matter how I try. Loose waves are not a possibility for this girl.



more cool pics here.
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C-man has gotten increasingly vocal lately. Sometimes I ask myself... did I REALLY wish for this? But most times, I love it and I get a good chuckle daily at the things he comes up with.

"Da Boppis" = where mommy and daddy work (the office)

"Bah-pis Bauw" = what he would eat every morning if allowed (breakfast bar)

"Gig Ah Aey" = favorite restaurant (Chick-Fil-A)

"MICKEY" = Lord help you if you need an explanation for this one

"em ah nem ah nem ahs" = M&M's

"boos box" = what has caused sticky puddles all over our floor (juice box)

He actually has a LOT of words that he uses now but those are some of the funnier ones I thought I'd share.
Hope it brought a smile to your face!

Faith Blogs

If you have a minute, please check this out. Maybe this is old news but WHOA NELLY I'm sure glad I found it! I'm excited to keep up and be encouraged & challenged in my walk with Christ.

I started working on a painting for my house last night. I stayed up painting until midnight. (Yes, I'm crazy because my infant son still wakes every 3 hrs.) Nonetheless... I was grateful for that time and recharged my creative brain for a little while. Sometimes my creativity gets lost or stuffed away in the all-too-busy job of motherhood but as i painted and listened to music last night, I remembered that I can (and SHOULD) find time to do the things that make me... me.

I want to post a photo of the painting for advice and some help on a decorating question soon...

Grammy Highlight

For those who didn't see the Grammy's or went to take a shower during this part, I give you possibly the most entertaining moment of the whole show. Gwyneth gets props for singing better than most of the musicians who performed and doing so IN THOSE SHOES no less.

John Mayer needs to wash his hair and shave. Anybody hear me?

Happy Tuesday

xoxo

It was ICEE!!

And no... not the yummy frozen kind that pours out of the machine flavored with sweet syrupy goodness! It was ICY at our HOUSE. All of Dallas really and thus, I was home with the boys and no outings, save one desperate trip to Target, for 4 days. Here's a rundown:

We wore PJ's 99% of the time. I think the boys took 2 baths in 4 days. Cohen only so that means I'm not sure Rett had one at all. It was below freezing from Tuesday until Saturday. NOTHING melted. It was just a solid sheet of ice outside and the temp hovered, at times, around 4 degrees. We couldn't even really play in it. While confined to our icy indoor shackles, we made a fort, snow ice cream, did some (very brief) potty training, jumped on a mattress-made-trampoline, made valentines, froze outside popsicles. Thursday mommy was hit with a cold virus the likes of which she hasn't seen in a WHILE. This detail did not make for an easy end to the week but we made it through unscathed and (barely) alive. Thursday night though, Old Man Winter dumped 6" on us. Yes Cohen... NOW you may play!

Hope you are warm and cozy this Monday! We've got dry roads and blue skies. I'm smiling.

Geez Loiuse

Yeah, yeah, it's been a while...now lets get down to business.

First I'd like to report that our 2 year old can/will finally SAY his own name. That's right, up until last night in the tub I had never heard my son say his name. He can say the name of pretty much everyone in our family but not his. No M'am. You see, he's been at day school since he was 1 where they have affectionately taken to calling him CoCo. I didn't mind (and still don't) but it stuck. IT STUCK GOOD. Anyway, last night he finally did it and here's the proof.



Some other things I like and thought you might. This is in case I still have ANYONE out there who reads this. Besides my mom and sister who I talk to on a regular basis and actually don't NEED to read this blog but do anyway to humor me.

I really like her bangs and headbands

I think I could get lost on this site

I've been trying this. I broke the record today because its friday and we wear jeans to work but until now it had been 11 days. I think I'll keep going. It's kinda fun.

And I'm outta here. It's supposed to be 75 degrees tomorrow and the zoo has reduced prices (hooray!). It's that or the Ft. Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. You tell me...