last year of Pre-School

So my baby began his last year of Pre-School today and it's a little bitter sweet for me.

He's growing up so fast and I still look at him and see my baby. My MIL was here yesterday and she couldn't stop loving on him(a weakness I have as well) because she swore he was the exact replica of his daddy. I've been saying this since Simon was born, but I'm glad she is so eager to agree with me.

It will be nice to not have a monthly preschool payment next year, but it's gonna suck to have 2 children whose homework I have to keep up. Kudos to my friends with 3+ kids! Don't know how you all manage.

Oh, my little boy! Please don't ever stop being your silly self. Sometimes I want you to be young forever, but I'm getting older so it makes sense that you would too. I love your naughty guts so much. And don't ever forget what your job is.....To love your Mommy and give her lots of Hugs and Kisses!

1st Day of School

1st Day of 3rd Grade!

My Little man is growing up so fast! He couldn't wait for this morning to come. I guess he was tired of all the chores I was making him do all Summer. I was tired of coming up with chores for him to do all Summer so I guess we both win. Simon was ecstatic and couldn't wait for total toy domination to begin, hehehe....

Love ya buddy, hope your day is Super!

A new Era...

I had a bit of a problem. It's been festering for about the last, say.....5 months. It will be manifesting sometime in the beginning of December.

My Bishop wanted to talk about this problem and how it will affect my work at Church with the Young Women. Well I was honest and said it would Greatly affect EVERY aspect of my life so something's gotta give and in this case it's gonna have to be Church. I can't work 30+ hrs a week, be a mom and wife and YW President. God said Family comes 1st so it's time I started doing that. But first I had to go to girls camp one more year.

We left on Thursday July 28th and came home Monday August 1st. Yup we were there over a week end. Kind of nice but not when your pregnant and have to wear a dress all day Sunday. The girls were great and the complaining was very minimal. I think it was because they liked wearing the socks, hee, hee...

August 4th they released me from YW. It was a little weird since I've been doing it for the last 4 years, not counting the 2 in my last ward. It's like this whole new world was opened to me! Now I can start doing things that I've been putting off. Like enrolling in some college courses. I might as well since they're free for me due to Jarred's job. Also, I've been neglecting my family for far too long so I better go and start mending some relationships. Hopefully they'll forgive me.

Wish me luck!

Weird how things change

So here it is, in all it's glory. My Belly at 19 weeks.

Five years ago when I was pregnant with Simon I never would have posted this, but today I find myself actually liking my belly. Probably because I can still do things like bend over and breath. I know I've gained 2 lbs a week since I conceived (you do the math), but I swear I'm pregnant with the sweetest baby boy ever so I don't really mind. We'll see how I feel after another 10 weeks.

Dinner time

Dinner time. I hate it, literally HATE! I wish I could just skip over that part of the day. Sunday nights dinner had EVERYONE including dad in tears. It was just mini Italian meatloaf, mashed potatoes and veggies. Does that sound like something to get hysterical about? Jarred's not a picky eater, he just has to have a lot of protein. I attended a Women's Conference put on by our stake last weekend where they offered a cooking class. One of the teachers had like 7 kids and they all seemed to be great eaters according to the recipes she gave us. My kids have not been fans so far. I'm at my wits end trying to come up with things to cook that has low carbs so my hubs can eat it, but kid friendly so I can avoid all the drama. Suggestions PLEASE!

Happy 40th!

I simply adore my parents. I mean look at them, they're adorable. My dad is a cross between John Wayne and Bob Newhart and my mom's world revolves around him. Today they celebrate 40 wonderful years together and couldn't be happier. As a gift, my siblings and I arranged for them to get their pictures taken at the Temple like they did 40 years ago today.

Here's to you Mom and Dad, you're the best!

Boobs!

So I bet if mine were bigger "somebody" would spend less time on the crapper. Seriously. I think "somebody" has spent about half a decade there.
"Food Nazi" begins her reign again tomorrow. This I vow!