Trying not to get too fat here!

Since finding out we are expecting baby #3 we have been pretty busy and it seems like time is already flying by! It's like we got prego the min we thought of baby #3 lol. But really I found out early obviously because we were trying so it tends to make it seem like a longer pregnancy. Except it seems like we just found out, and now I will be 11 weeks this week! Almost 3 months?! Weird...but I'm not complaining. Really trying to be more patient this pregnancy. At times it's a lil disappointing that I am gaining weight, but I've lost weight every time and ended up looking even better after each child. Not worried about it, but if you know me I really don't eat that bad and I always blow up huge during pregnancy. Oh well it's part of it is what I'm going with. About 4 months after baby #3 arrives we will be in Maui so def lots of motivation! I'm sick but not as sick as I was with Dallas. But I can only eat certain things and I cannot be around the things that do not look or smell good to me. Jason has been so good of getting me the things I want even if it's getting old. Tiredness is hard with Reese and Dallas but you get through it and on the weekends Jason lets me nap so it's wonderful. Reese pats my stomach and says baby. She keeps saying baby boy. Jason will be finding out the sex of the baby and will be the only one to know. I wanted it to be a surprise but I can't not have certain things per gender. So Jason made a pretty good chart/board. I wrote down everything from the very specific outfits and things from certain stores and websites. My favorite baby stores are Swanky Babies, Sugar Babies, Blingy babies and Ruffle Butts. We always go see our elective ultrasound tech at 15 weeks and she's told us the sex at that time. We get lots of pictures and a cd of it as well. Already have our names set in stone ready to go too! I no longer can wear my size 5 jeans...but can wear my 8 and 9s also most my small and some medium stuff don't fit. My boobs have killed that lol.

Reese and Dallas have been doing great. Reese can out almost to 15, knows a lot of shapes and mostly all her colors. She's so smart she does new stuff all the time. And she loves Christmas. We are still working on potty training she just doesn't want anything to do with it at times and other times does. I'm not worried about it, doctor says not to push too hard. And I'm the one who changes her so as king as she knows here soon I'm ok with it. Dallas now can run and climb on things. He's starting to talk but he's a quite little guy. He loves his snacks and food but he's still a little on the small side. His favorite movie is Toy Story. Well actually he likes all 3 if the movies. He is MR. Attitude. He shows his emotions a lot. He isn't the greatest sleeper. Jason and I still get up with him 1-2 times per night. He will be 15 months this month. Reese slept entirely through the night at 5 months on. But it's ok as long as it doesn't get worse. I figure I won't be sleeping for the next 2 years anyways oh well :). They are starting to play together and it's really cute, but also they fight over toys and stuff too.

Almost Christmas time and today besides football we are making Gingerbread Cookies. Next weekend we will do Sugar cookies to leave out for Santa. I may have gone overboard on gifts for the kids. I started shopping early so when I went to wrap them I just kept finding more and more I had forgotten about lol.

Praying the Cowboys win today!!

Germs everywhere!!

There is so many bugs and germs going around! I went to a child's birthday party and almost every little one had a runny nose or coughing. And of course we brought it home with us. It started with me, spread to dallas and now Jason. I hate it, babies with runny noses suck. Today I will be sanitizing and washing stuff. Hoping it doesn't stay too long here.



We have been doing a lot of early Christmas shopping, and I think it's safe to say we are almost done. With that weight being lifted it's not that rush to get it done last minute. Also started shopping for Jason :) . I've gotten to open 2 Xmas gifts early already lol. I was looking for a warm sweatshirt to wear one day and getting frustrated, so Jason gave me my gift which was an under armor sweatshirt. Really nice! And then last night he came home and said he had a gift for me that I needed to open but couldn't wait for Xmas. Turned out to be Britney Spears tickets in Vegas for February 12th. I have been wanting to go so bad, such a surprise and great gift. Also means a trip to Vegas. He gave it to me early so that we can plan for the trip and stuff :) It was so thoughtful I loved it.

Sooo excited for it!!!

Excited!

So much to be excited/anxious about lately! Things have been fun here with the holidays coming up it's been a lot of fun with the kids and getting ready for that. We will be spending thanskgiving just our little family <3. Later that evening starting Black Friday shopping with my sister.

This Thursday is mine and Jason's little one night get away and I'm so very excited! Everyone needs it every once and a while. And Jason had Friday off so we are taking the kids to the trampoline park in Kennewick. Reese is going to love it I'm sure. Saturday Jason will be at the dentist half the day and we have my nieces bday party and also my moms bday as well.

I out up most of the Xmas decor, with exception to the tree which will go up day after thanksgiving. Also I'm making a few DIY decorations so I will start those soon too.

And yes I'm so excited/anxious for some things in the near future!!! :))

Came and gone

Well Halloween came and is now gone! Kids had a fun time and got a lot of candy for walking turtle speed lol. A lot of people liked Dallas's costume and I didn't see another like it :). Reese looked so cute, I curled her hair and she just looked like a little doll. We went to treats in main with my sister and my brothers family. It was packed as always but really fun. Jason got to catch the tail end of it. He had to work and got off a little early to make it. By 6:30 the kids were so tired and ready to go home and relax it was nice to be home that's for sure.

So Jason knew I had been wanting a new diaper bag for the kids and I had picked out a couple that were name brand but pretty pricey. Well he surprised me with one I hadn't even picked out. He did and awesome job, he went to Swanky babies in Kennewick. The lady helped him there and this bag was new and had just gotten off the truck today. He did an awesome job and I love it! Props to him I must say.

After Jason gets off work we are heading to Home Depot and Walmart to pick up a few things AND then off to treat the kids to Pizza Hut. Reese really wanted to go to chucky cheese but it's cold and flu season and that place is a germ magnet. Hoping for some dent weather so we can at least dress warm and take Reese out to play this weekend.

Cold weather

Wow the temp has dropped! I like cold weather, but I feel bad for the animals and homeless that have to endure it. I wish it wasn't quiet as cold just yet, but then again it's almost November! This last weekend was fun, lots of stuff with the family and relaxed. Jason and I have being playing the Wii a lot, we like the Price is Right and Wheel Of Fortune game! Reese likes to watch us play it as well. Reese has been doin so good with her numbers and learning. She really likes it and gets excited when she gets them right. Dallas has become little Mr. Fit thrower. Yes it's about that time , and well Reese has never stopped lol. Except Reese does like to help a lot more with everything and actually can be a pretty good help at times. The kids are going to stay the night with aunt Erin this Wednesday and they did last week too. The kids love it so much, especially Reese. She usually rents them a new movie they haven't seen. So mom and dad will get to watch the baseball game all by ourselves :). I always say to Jason " this is nice, and so needed. BUT I miss the kids so much in one night." It's tough to be away from them especially when you are a stay at home mom and don't leave them like ever! Lol But I did book the best suite available at wildhorse so Jason and I can have a fun night away. Was going to surprise him with Vegas for a night, but it's a lot of travel for one night. When your a parent and do get that time away, you want to relax! Super excited though, our room is amazing. It has a hot tub and wet bar in it and everything!
I love Halloween and all the shows but especially the little kids. They get so excited!
Trick or treating will be so much fun, Reese actually knows how to say it and is excited to go. We are doing treats on main and then some houses after all that is done. I love Halloween, hoping the kids have a good time.

Took the kids to costco the ore day and did some Xmas shopping. Surprisingly they were well behaved!!

Down...

4lbs this week! I'm happy to on my strict diet during the week, so on the weekend I can splurge on one meal! I've been eating a ton of eggs which are one of my favorite things so it's great! Also lots of protein and very little to NO bread or noodles. When we have pasta I substitute the noodles for brown rice, green beans and even squash. It is so good I love it. Last night had fajitas and it was so good, I just had two small corn tortillas which is 90 calories. The bell peppers, onion and steak were also very low in calories. I've been baking for the fall and sometimes it's hard not to eat the stuff but if you have a tiny but it won't hurt you at all. Realistically for me I love certain foods and it's never going to happen giving them up for my whole life. People don't understand you CAN have the things you want but in moderation. And sometimes you have to sacrifice to have those bad things :) you pick and choose. I made pumpkin pies the other day, which is a favorite of mine as well. Since I didn't feel like cheating on my diet we delivered one to my sisters and Jason took one in to work with him. I just love baking in general, and I have tried a lot of new recipes that turned out great!

I don't know if I mentioned but Dallas is addicted to The Lorax, Despicable Me and Wreck it Ralph. We watch those like everyday, along with Mickey Mouse and sometimes the Goofy Movie. They also love Super Why which has really taught erase a lot about her letters. Reese can count and knows letters but can't put them all in order just yet. She also it's really into coloring right now, which I love. It's fun to get her new books and crayons and markers.

We plan this weekend to carve our pumpkins, date night in, doggie costume contest, park, bake and watch football!

Love it

It tend to be so hard sometimes to leave our children, even with the very few we trust. So this last weekend Jason decided to start a new tradition that once a week he would make me a fancy dinner and try a new recipe. He has every other Friday off so he gets a three day weekend, it's perfect timing to have a date night in. I thought it was pretty sweet he wants to take the cooking load off me for a night, and he actually can make some pretty awesome stuff. So this last Friday he decided to make Seafood Mac n Cheese. It had crab, lobster and shrimp in it. It was so good and I def over ate. It wasn't healthy but it was sooo good, it tasted like something from a restaurant. I fed the kids at normal time and the, and put them to bed so we could eat along it was pretty nice! We don't eat out that much at all unless it's a date night and I love making new recipes so we sit down every night as a family and eat. It is a must in our house I won't budge on that. This next week I told him "healthier" please :)

I am starting a new diet this week, with a few health issues I've had come up I have actually gained a few pounds but know they will be easy to get off and it's only a few thank goodness. I also don't want to run outside in the cold this winter so I'm looking for a treadmill. This last weekend we went to the farmers mercantile in pasco with Courtney, Kendall and Kenny. They have so much fun stuff there it was a great time to get the kids out and about. Yesterday we were all so lazy, just watched football and hung out at the house all day.

Got our family pics back and I'm pretty happy with them, I love the ones of the kids so cute! Going to be printing them off and doing some framed ones to give out as well. The kids have been just growing growing and I'm so excited for the holidays with them! I've already started Xmas shopping and have a good jump on it for the kids. We already made Halloween cookies and will be carving our pumpkins this weekend. I can't help but bake this time of year, the good part is Jason takes it to work so it's not just a bunch of junk food sitting around. We let Reese pick out her own costume and she chose to be a witch, we haven't picked Dallas's yet.

The greatest time of year...

Fall in my book is the greatest time of year. I love it! The weather is awesome after a hot summer and it's the kickoff of the holiday season. I love Halloween, thanksgiving and my favorite Christmas. I love the movies, baking, dress up, warm clothes, layers, boots, leggings, pumpkin, gingerbread, turkey and all the rest. Oh yeah presents! I've already started for the kids so I'm hoping to get a good chunk done by thanksgiving. Jason so badly wants to go to Disneyland for Xmas but I'm wanting to stay home and enjoy all the traditional things. We are going to the pumpkin patch on Friday after Dallas's 1 year check up. Also have a softball tourney this weekend!

Catch up

So I haven't blogged in a real long time... To say the least and "long story short" type of thing. I've learned life is never predictable. I've learned to love, forgive, grieve, accept mistakes and many other things. I think the most important thing I've learned this summer is that as long as you always are trying to better yourself you aren't a failure. This summer was a lot of fun. Played softball, kids, zoo, beach, beer, workouts and lots of memories. The summer has come to and end at through it all I've learned I'm exactly where I want to be. I have two wonderful kids and a man who loves us. I have become so very deeply in love with my kids, didn't think it was possible to love them anymore than I already did. Another thing I've learned, I really was considering going back into the work place, however I learned I am a stay at home mom because I love to do it. It's who I am and honestly now think it's what I'm meant to do. I love what I do, and I feel I go above and beyond, it can be so fun if you love to do it. Being a mom/housewife isnt what I have to do, it's what I want to do.

Today is my baby boy Dallas's 1st birthday. This boy is my world and I really hope he enjoys his bday party and gifts!

This way...that way

Our family has been so busy, and that's an understatement. With a change of work for Jason led us trying to figure out where we would end up. The nature of his work, and some who may know it...is you go where work is. So we ended up making a decision of Arizona, Nevada, Texas or Portland. We decided portland, and really had to do with the job, because our dream is to move to Nevada. So he had to be down there immediately, we had so many choices to make but we decided to move the whole family down but it can take time to find a good place. So the kids and I are staying with my sister a week then we go and stay with Jason a week. His apartment isn't big enough for us to be there full time, yet is in an amazing place. He's renting it from some friends of ours In the woods of Vancouver so Jason is commuting until we find a place. It's so tough being away from one another but is better than just weekends. Everyone misses everyone, and it's hard on all of us but we are making the best of it. We hope to be in a place mid July. However, now Jason has been given a possible opportunity to work at a really good job back I. West Richland, and even get a raise :)))) so we shall see. Right now we are just on hold. We enjoy being with my sister the kids love it. Reese walks around saying "Casey Casey" it's pretty cute. Planning Courtney's baby shower and working on all that this coming week so excited for that and of course baby Kendall! It's so unreal it's getting so close now. I got her a cute little Mariners outfit today. We snuck away and did some errands and had dinner with Courtney and Kenny, it was really good!

Reese and Dallas have pictures tomorrow with my sister, I've been wanting to get them done for a while so I am hoping they turn out good and the kids behave.

I could go on about so much more...but I usually have pictures to tell a story lol.


Oh and my kids are probably really big brats....but probably also the cutest brats ever.

And... new :::))) for me

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Behind...

So behind with blogging...cleaning..projects and life! Lol time to get caught up this week for sure. One plus is while I was getting "behind" I have made some great memories, loved my children and have truly captured the most precious moments from my kids. And I even was behind and didn't take as many pics as usual, but I got some!

Hot weather

Hot weather around this household means....earlier days, lighter clothes, pool, lawn chairs, tanning, bbqing everything, cold beverages, Popsicles, park time, naked babies and of course FUN! Today we set up Reese's little pool and she loves it. I usually go outside and tan when the kids take a nap most every day too :). And usually enjoy a nice adult beverage. From the moment Reese wakes, she wants to go outside so of course we spend lots of time out there. Our lawn is finally getting green green. The way it was before, our sprinklers just weren't enough 1 time a day. Our grass is mostly in the sun constantly, but it's looking much better now. Dallas is always in the shade on our patio but today we dunked his little legs in the pool and kept cooling his head down too. I think he liked it. Tomorrow is Mother's Day, and I hope to have a relaxing day with my kids and husband. My children are pretty awesome, love them so much. Using words to describe what they are to me and how much I love them doesn't work. Anything I have to say is simply an understatement in my mind. Anyways happy early Mother's Day to all the mothers who choose to be mothers, and good ones :). I say that because there are some moms out there, that yes the baby came out of you...but you ain't no mom!

Here are some pics of course of what's been going on.