Tuesday, September 16, 2008

adventures of {new} roommates

...today has been a little stressful...
...too many appointments/errands...
...Mike's working late...
...Ads is sick , barfing {ick}...
...lots of last minute details for
grandma's {permanent} visit...
...Paislee now occupies Luke's top bunk...
...all this has made me a little {lot} ornery...



But to the point - roommates and my adventure
{4 times/70 minutes} in getting them to sleep...


1- Luke is climbing into bed w/ Pais...he wants to sleep by her, he is told {by aforementioned ornery mom}to get in his own bed and not get out or else he will have to sleep with Miley.

2- Ornery mom enters noisy room to find Paislee's bed filled with stuffed animals which means Luke disobeyed and got out of bed, right? I yell at Luke - then look at the basket of stuffed animals pulled up to the bed, wrong! Oops! He had very carefully gotten each "friend" for Pais without leaving his bed. He's now crying in fear of sleeping with the dog.

3- "Quiet! Go to sleep!"

4- Very loud noises over and over, mom opens door, and Luke's reply is " I told Paislee to stop roaring but she won't!" and as gruff as possible, the {not so ornery, trying not to laugh} mom says "Paislee, no more roaring!"
...they are asleep {sigh/smile}...

...my kids love each other...

...what more could a mom ask for?...

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Call me crazy...

...but I was a little excited to find this in the mail today.

Sunday, September 7, 2008

4 wheeling anyone?




Paislee and I wave good-bye as they head out...then run inside and quickly curl up - P with binkie/blankie, M with book/blanket - and drift off into dreamland.

...she said "YES!"

Mountain sunset + blankets + flowers +
bubbly + chocolate dipped strawberries + dancing =
a very romantic proposal

A last minute invite to the cabin for Daniel and Mallory had little to do with a much needed get-a-way...Mike and I were lucky to be in on the surprise marriage proposal. So after another soccer win for Mal/UVU we rushed to the cabin to set it all up before they joined us. Mike was great at finding the perfect spot, setting everything up, taking pictures (thank goodness - mal's camera didn't have a mem card or batteries - oops!) and even made sure they couldn't miss it by putting a "stick" in the road to mark the spot.

Future Mallory Morris


The Happy Couple!

Friday, September 5, 2008

Pretty in Pink

Paislee is officially learning how to shake her booty,
And looking so cute doing it!

1:26pm, Friday

Luke is insistent that he is not tired and doesn't need a nap. He is supposed to be cleaning his room. Instead, he is asking if I can clean his hands off - on the way to investigate I found this mess:
This was not what was on his hands. Make-up (that I threw away this morning) is all over his hands. Not so bad except this followed a toilet full of pink toothpaste! Oh, and did I mention he was at school until NOON!
3 year old anyone?

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

preschool today, preschool today, jiggity jig

Apparently, Paislee thought that since she got a new backpack for her birthday she was in on the school stuff!
After Luke hung up his backpack I walked him down the hall to his class. He had been telling me all weekend that I had to go to preschool with him always (had me quite worried) but he did great - just needed a quick hug and I could go!

♥I turned to leave only to find Paislee had hung up her backpack too and was ready to go play, oops! I am sure all the errands we ran {with just one kid, hooray!} was much more fun.


Monday, September 1, 2008

Guess who turned 2?

Our Princess turned 2 today...
When turning 2 it is essential to wear a tutu and a crown.
Just in case there aren't enough cupcakes {there were}, make an extra one for the birthday girl.
Don't let the candles get you flustered - if you forget to blow there will be several "helpers" puffing from across the table.


And, hey, its your day - no worries, just enjoy!
Yep, that's 2!