little buddies . . .

(the dorothy shoes haven't come off since we bought them on halloween . . . except for bath, bed, and school!)

the big guy's turn . . .

there are a couple of members of our family that don't get the same amount of attention on here as the cute, little ones! the really hairy one in the family . . . and the biggest one in the family.

all of that hard work during the day (read as i'm so lucky to have a husband who works very , very hard so i can stay home with the cute, little ones) . . .

and the playtime (aka wear them out before bed time) in the evening . . .

can wear the big guy out!

(they were both snoring!)

just a little change of plans . . .

the covered deck project that we (or i guess i should say sean) started in the spring has had a little change in design . . .

and it became a room addition . . .

and is almost complete and ready to be a new playroom for the girls . . . and course little man too!

ahhhh . . .

halloween is over and i can breath now! well it's not over for the people across the street that are partying like it's 1999 . . . but for us it is and i'm glad!

it has been a long week with doctors appointments . . . ear infections . . . working on costumes . . . baby pooping all over little shrimp because she took his diaper off because he pottied in it while i was in the other room!

and now that all of the fun is over . . . i'm tired (or pooped as shrimp loves to say!) and falling asleep as i type this post. which i'm not sure how considering i have pretty much just polished of the girls candy . . . don't tell them it was me when they wake up!

the girls' halloween party at school was a lot of fun today . . . and i was there helping so i was able to get some pics of the girls. it was so much fun . . . little man slept thru it all!

trick or treating was fun until the neighbor across the street ran out with his leaf blower that was supposed to be his chain saw! then the girls were ready to go home . . . well actually they were ready to go the parade. unfortunately for the girls . . . the parade ended right before we got there. fortunately for us . . . that meant no more candy to deal with in the morning and sleeping beauties at a decent time tonight! and once again . . . little man slept thru it all!

happy halloween!

happy spooky day . . .

(they were much more cooperative for pictures last year!)

it doesn't get any fresher than this . . .

satsumas picked right from the tree on sunday . . . yum!

we picked a lot . . . and i'm thinking about making this with some of them.
(if we don't eat them all first!)

it's time . . .

to get this little monkey a big girl bed!

a couple of mornings ago . . . mommy and daddy were laying in bed wishing it wasn't already morning. little miss had made her way in when the sun came up to snuggle. shortly after, shrimp made her way into the bed with us to snuggle too. and then shortly after that . . . little miss said good morning to brown eyes as she climbed into bed with us as well.

then the light went off in my sleepy head . . . mommy and daddy didn't go get brown eyes. little miss is in here, so she didn't go get brown eyes from her crib either. shrimp is laying on me and so i know she didn't get brown eyes. and of course little man is . . . well . . . too little to get brown eyes.

brown eyes climbed out of her crib by herself! so now . . . we are thinking about a big girl bed for our little brown eyed girl!

(and no we don't let our children climb on the stairs . . . but i did feel it was photo worthy before i rescued her!)

yes i am very cute . . .

and at 1 month (and a few days) young . . . i am up to 9lbs 13 oz!

uh-oh . . .

(photo via her cup overfloweth)

chocolate cake . . .
single serving recipe of chocolate cake . . .
easy to make in the microwave single serving of chocolate cake!

what does this mean?
hyper kids . . .

a mom who doesn't care they are hyper because they are going to love making their very own cakes!

happy mom . . .

what mom isn't happy when she has her very own chocolate cake to eat while watching her hyper kids?

now i am off to the store to get some cocoa!

this is what happens when . . .

you ask little miss to put her dishes up and she says no . . .

because brown eyes was on the table and i asked her to get down and she said no . . .

and this is what happens when i forget to put the paper towels up after i cleaned up the spilled cereal . . .

because brown eyes was still on the table and i asked her to get down and she said no again . . .

on my mind right now . . .

i think my girls might be the messiest children god ever created!
(but i wouldn't trade them for anything in the world)

*****

we have completely outgrown our house and are very cramped!

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we finally have a contract on the last house sean built in missouri that we have been sitting on for 2 years!

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sean is finishing a remodel on house that has more space than ours but it's not in one of the areas we most desire to live in. it's a nice area . . . a very nice area . . . but the character and charm and the community like what we have where we are now is not the same (even with the empty, flood damaged houses that are still around us). but it's on the same street as my sister-in-law and a few blocks from my mother and father-in-law and its a couple of miles from my brother-in-law. it has a yard for the girls. the surrounding neighbors are crazy . . . and i'm not even joking in the least bit. (and i'm not referring to my sister-in-law. she lives at the very beginning of the street and this house is at the end of the street.)

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why won't the lady who has the huge empty lot next to us . . . sell us part of it?

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i love the grunts and funny little sounds i am hearing come from the living room as i type all of this mumbo-jumbo!

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3 hours sure does go by fast!

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i'm so thankful for the fact that i have 3 (messy) healthy little girls . . . i'm so thankful for the fact that we have been blessed 4 very quick times with beautiful children that fill up our home . . . i'm so thankful that we have only been sitting on this house for 2 years because it could have been longer . . . i'm so thankful for the fact that my husband is a hard working man that has the ability to create beautiful homes that gives us options as to where we can live . . . i'm so thankful for the fact that we have a big empty lot next to us that we can use whenever we want because the lady who owns it doesn't live here and we don't have to pay for the lot . . . i'm so thankful for the grunts and sounds i hear because i have a happy, healthy, and very hungy baby . . . and i'm so thankful for the 3 hours i get each morning to myself.

what i'm looking at now . . .

have i mentioned that we have been blessed with a really good sleeper?

not to mention he's a good snuggler . . . really laid back . . . very handsome . . . and wanna eat him up sweet!

(and yes . . . he already has us wrapped around his little finger.
wrapped very . . . very . . . tight!)

not my post, but such a good one . . .

when i get a comment on my blog i'm not able to reply via email and it drives me completely crazy! i just came across a post about changing the setting in your profile to enable blog authors to reply back to comments thru email!

i found the heads up about the post on tip junkie . . . and the genius post is at good & crazy people.

this is the post from good & crazy people:

Please.

For me?

Would you mind? It's easy I promise.

Will you edit your blogger profile to SHOW your email address?

I really want to reply to YOU. I have no idea who No-Reply is? I'm sure she's nice and all. But I just replied to 15 comment emails and AFTERWARDS realized half of them were to Ms. Fancy Pants No-Reply. Crap.

How to add your email to your blogger profile. (A tute)

Why? I love to reply directly to YOU when you comment! And it’s goofy to put a response to my blog in your blog comments!

{Don’t worry. I promise I’ll be the first one to comment on your lovely post!}

Step One: Open your profile page, click EDIT Profile on left side of profile.
(If you need help finding your profile page let me know).

Step two: make sure the box marked show my profile and show my email address are checked.

Step Three: Under Identity, add the email address you want comment replies to be sent.

Optional, change your display name to match your blog somehow?
Or leave as your fist name? (I use GoodNCrazy so people can relate it back to my blog).

Step Four: scroll to bottom and click save!

There!

You did it. Now come back and comment, so I can reply to you in real email form!!

Thanks.

happy weekend . . .

a yummy after school treat!

my yummy treat . . . a burrito baby!
there is nothing cuter than a swaddled baby!
(ok so i treated myself to a sundae too!)
(ok, ok . . . and a vanilla ice coffee!)

fun family games . . .

i just came across the box girls . . . not even sure how that happened but it did . . . and these little box of questions look like such a fun way to get the family talking and spending time together and sharing things with each other! first thought that came to my mind . . . what a great thing to do on those 11 hour car rides to and from missouri! the family dinner box is the best bet for our family . . . but it would be great if they had one with questions geared specifically towards younger children. they don't . . . so the family dinner box is getting bookmarked in my 'need to buy folder!'

around our house today . . .

"thank goodness they are at school!"

"can they go back to school please?"

fun in the halloween costume box!

and yes the three's can be worse than the terrible two's!
(did i just say that outloud?)

{speechless} . . .

just came across this article and i am completely speechless! i'm not one to judge someone else for their choices . . . but this is completely nuts to me! taking valuable class time to expose 6 and 7 year olds to something that is completely against all the values that our country was founded on and call it a field trip! oh . . . it's a good thing that my children are not in that class . . . or that school! what do you think?

a first time for everything . . .

we are getting ready to head out . . . and go to missouri! i think this is the first time ever that we have left to go out of town and the house is clean . . . the laundry is done . . . the house is completely in order! it's such a great feeling . . . knowing i will come home and not be behind on housework!

thank you nana . . .

for bringing our wagon from missouri!

(and for helping with bentwater, and taking care of the girls when little man was born, and all of the baby stuff you brought, and taking care of roxy, and keeping the house cleaned, and we could go on and on and on . . . )

proud mama moment . . .

i sprayed the table . . . and i had 3 little girls begging to wipe it down for me!

saints sunday . . .

brown eyes got to go to her first ever saints game with dad and little miss!

our crew in their black and gold!

the little guy and little shrimp stayed home with mom and nana. shrimp wasn't too happy about that . . . to say the least . . . but she was happy again when she got to go to mcd's for lunch and get a yellow sno ball!

one week (and one day) new . . .

well . . . i was going to post this yesterday when our little guy was one week. but of course our internet was down last night and i wasn't able to! i am not exactly sure where the past week went . . . because it doesn't seem possible that he is already one week new! we are adjusting quite well to the new character in our family story. the girls are still smitten over their new baby brother . . . and mom and dad are too! he is a great baby . . . he is healthy . . . and eats and sleeps really well. and he is a really good snuggler. we are still trying to figure out who he looks like. pretty sure he resembles little shrimp the most. i just looked at little brown eye's baby pictures this morning . . . and i know for sure he doesn't look anything like she did. all i know for sure . . . he is as cute as a button and so so sweet!

we're head over heels . . .

in love with our new little guy!

sawyer cole
september 22, 2008
10:08 am
7lbs 10 oz
20 inches

looks like i'm not the only excited one . . .

there are 3 little girls in this house that just cannot wait to see how little their new baby brother is going to be! there are 3 little girls in this house that cannot wait to hold their new baby brother! there are 3 little girls in this house that cannot wait to help change teeny tiny dirty diapers! there are 3 little girls in this house that cannot wait to love their new baby brother!

we are almost ready around the house! laundry is done . . . well finishing up right now! the upstairs is clean! (don't ask about downstairs, please!) all of the beds have fresh, clean sheets! all of the teeny tiny clothes are about to go into the washer right now . . . just heard the lovely chime on my washer!

all i need to do is get the downstairs cleaned and i have a few things i need to pick up from the store today. you know the really important things . . . like new jammies for the hospital!

this and that . . .

little brown eyes has been wearing panties to school all week . . . and she has stayed dry everyday! (i also learned that a little boy in her class, luke, has to hold her hand all the time . . . and all the boys flock to her and like to aggrevate her. i know she's cute . . . but come on . . . she's only 2!)

little shrimp's teacher made a point to tell me this morning that she has been so good every day since school started! (if you know little shrimp . . . you know this is a big deal. she is probably the sassiest 3 year old i have ever seen!)

little miss has been going to bed when i tell her and staying in her bed until she falls asleep! (this is huge!)

now . . . if only all of this positive behavior doesn't change when our little guy gets here!

and speaking of our little guy . . .

as of tuesday morning i was 2-3 cm. i am scheduled for an induction on monday morning if he doesn't come before then!

so the count down is on to get ready for the little man. (which by the way might have a head full of hair according to the ultrasound tech yesterday. maybe it will be brown like mine!)

tomorrow is the first day this week that i will get to be at home while the girls are at school . . . and i can't wait! and it gets better . . . tomorrow is an extended day so the big girls get to stay at school for lunch until 2:30. i'm thinking cleaning in the morning . . . and nap with brown eyes when i pick her up at noon.

on top of the to-do list . . .

how great is this idea!

i can't wait to do this with my girls!
(i do think i will wait until after our little man makes his appearance though . . . which i'm hoping is sooner than later!)

mystery photographer . . .

i had to email some pictures of a house that sean is remodeling to the insurance company and to my surprise . . . i found some pictures on my memory card that i didn't take.

look at those eyes . . . shrimp's deep blue eyes with little brown specs are just amazing to me! and those eyelashes . . . oh my are we in trouble!

and of course i think some credit needs to be given to the mystery photographer . . . not too shabby for a 5 year old!

going to give this a try . . .

i have had this bookmarked for a long time . . . and for some reason just thought about it again. i just registered for my $1 trial on the grocery game and am going to give this a try! if i can save us a few dollars (or $80) each week at the grocery store it can't hurt . . . right? grocery prices are completely out of control. the amount of money we spend each week on milk alone is completely nuts. so . . . i am going to try this grocery game thing out and see what happens. this is another site that helps pinch your pinnies . . . and it's free. i will let you know how it goes . . . now i just have to find the motivation to make my way to the grocery store!

sunday in the city . . .

i have my camera back now . . . and here are the pics i was planning on posting yesterday!

sunday we took the girls downtown for beignets. we planned on hopping on a street car to get down to the french quarter . . . but they weren't back up and running yet . . . once again thanks to mr. gustav! once they got their beignets . . . they completely forgot about the street car and all was good again!

after we filled up on beignets . . . we headed across the street to jackson square. little miss wanted to check out all of the art work . . . little shrimp wanted to get closer to the castle (aka st. louis cathedral) . . . and the money bathtub (aka fountain) . . . and little brown eyes just wanted to keep up with the big girls!

considering our house is only about 10 minutes max from the best known part of the city . . . we really don't do this enough. the girls had so much . . . sean and i had so much fun just watching them have fun. little miss made a new friend while she was looking at the art of one of the local vendors . . . we literally had to pull her away from the artist. she was so intrigued with watching her paint and asking her questions. as soon as little miss walked up to her . . . the lady said . . . i can tell she is going to be an artist. of course she has no idea . . . but at this point in her life . . . i might have to agree with her. miss loves everything art . . . she is the most content when she is creating something. if our little man still is hanging out in his mama's belly this weekend . . . i think we might have to do this again!

in other news . . .

well . . . i was going to use this lovely 3 hours i have completely to myself each morning (yes i'm taking full advantage of it . . . because it won't be long until i am sharing it will a new little guy!) to put some new pics of the girls up from this weekend. but . . . since my camera is in sean's car . . . and sean isn't home . . . that isn't going to happen. so this is all you get. but in case you were wondering . . . as of monday i was 1 cm. so . . . from here on out it's just a waiting game! last week i had an ultra sound and he (i think we better start finalizing the name . . . huh!?) was slightly over 5 lbs . . . which is more than little shrimp weighed when she was born. and i have officially made it past 37 weeks . . . which is full term . . . and longer than i carried shrimp or brown eyes. and something else exciting . . . the lawn guys are here cutting our grass! we thought they had disappeared forever because they are a few weeks late!

school is cool . . .

thanks to mr. gustav . . . the girls first day of school was delayed. so today was the big day! i'm not sure who was more excited . . . me or the girls! little miss has been counting down the times she has to sleep before she gets to go back to school! little shrimp has been walking around the past couple of days letting us know . . . "school is cool!" and brown eyes makes sure everyone knows . . . "me school too!"

the big girls couldn't wait to go back and see all of the friends they made last year and especially their teachers. brown eyes was so excited she could hardly stand it (not exactly sure you can tell that by the picture)!

as we were driving to school and brown eyes spotted it . . . she started giggling and put her hand to her mouth saying . . . "my class! my class! my class!" and she got even more excited once we were walking up the sidewalk. she took off running so fast she was inside before me or the big girls! i had to stop her at her class door and she turned around with the biggest pucker lips and gave me a big smacker . . . and said, "BYE MOMMY!" and went right inside.

and as you can see . . . she came out just as happy as when she went in!

can't believe this is possible . . .

today our little miss turned five years old! i can't believe how big she is getting . . . little miss is such a sweet little girl. she is the best big sister . . . and her little sisters know that. they love her more than anything in the world! little miss got to spend her 5th birthday in missouri . . . without her mommy and daddy! it was a little weird not having the little girl that i share my birthday with here . . . but she wanted to have her birthday in missouri so . . . that's what she got to do. of course . . . her nana and pops gave her a birthday party that she will probably never forget!

happy birthday little miss! i hope you had a very special day . . . and i can't wait to see you tomorrow and give you lots of birthday kisses and hugs!