It's been forever...but it's still me...

I know it's been forever since I've posted...I can't believe I still have a Christmas background and it's February! Life has just steadily been going by and I keep trying to keep all the balls in the air! We are so busy these days! It's funny how when your kids are babies you think you are so busy, but really it's nothing compared to when they get older! I keep thinking they will slow down and not need me as much! When really, they need you even more and for different things! I am a taxi driver, tutor, coach, teacher, and tons of other things for my kids! I absolutely love being a mother and staying home is tough to do but I think it's totally worth it. I miss working but honestly I don't know where I would find the time to do everything if I did work! I'm sure if I had to I could but it's definitely nice not having to. I feel so blessed to have the life I have...a friend told me yesterday that she loved me but was jealous of me because I "had it all together". What a compliment! I was shocked. I must put on a good show because I definitely don't have it all together! I struggle just like everyone else. My kids drive me crazy, I yell at my husband, I get down sometimes, my house is a mess. I am definitely just like every other mom out there who feels discouraged and gets frustrated having to say the same thing or do the same thing a hundred times a week! And here I am in February and haven't blogged since December! I will not feel bad about it. I will not feel bad about it. I will not feel bad about it! haha I wonder how many times I need to type that to be able to believe it! So here I am posting that I have been to busy to post! Haha I'll have to figure out how to catch up! I think I'll start with the background....we'll go from there! Check back soon!!

Brr!

It's chilly down South!!! Check out the icicles on our mailbox today! It finally feels like winter!!


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War Eagle!

Michael, Christopher and I spent Homecoming Weekend in Auburn enjoying the win against UT-Chattanooga! We enjoyed the game, tailgating, the bookstore afterwards, Toomer's Corner, dinner at the Cock of the Walk, and Mass the next morning at St.Michael's where our friend, Fr.Bill is pastor. It was a fabulous weekend spent with two of my favorite guys!!! Go Tigers! War Eagle!

Happy 3rd Birthday to Matthew!

 

 

 

My sweet baby boy turned three this month! Had to share a few pics from his party! He picked a pirate theme and I had fun creating a pirate cake for him. We had some family and friends over to share the fun! We had a huge pirate ship moonwalk in the driveway and the kids wore each other out jumping and looking for treasure! It was a GREAT day to celebrate Matthew's birthday! He had a blast at his party but is still asking "What happened to my jumpy?" To funny! He thinks it's just "put away"! A wonderful party for a wonderful boy!

Happy Halloween a little late...

Now that it's Thanksgiving....I'm finally getting around to posting my Halloween picture! It's been a busy few weeks...The kids had a ball...Matthew kept telling everyone to "put yer hands up!", Katie Ann was stinging everyone with her jellyfish "tentacles" and Christopher was hopping around singing "La Cucaracha!" in his Mexican jumping bean suit! I made all their costumes...It was a fun Halloween to say the least...I ate waaay to much candy though and am back on the diet wagon! Hope you all had a great one!

St. Dominic Midget Football Season 2010

I made a slideshow for Christopher's football party to hightlight the season! I love the song Micheal suggested, "The Boys of Fall" by Kenny Chesney. It's a great song for football season! Make sure you pause the playlist at the bottom of the page before you hit play!

Snoozing (???) at the Zoo

Last weekend, I got out of my comfort zone and went on my first ever camping trip with my Daisy Scout Troop! We traveled to Hattiesburg, Mississippi for the Hattiesburg Zoo Snooze! Of course, I brought my camper extraordinaire husband and son to "pitch" our tent and get us settled! Several siblings including Matthew and Christopher and husbands stayed the night camping as well. The girls had a great time exploring the zoo on a flashlight tour as well as several animal encounters with a baby alligator, snake, african grey parrot and some sort of lizard! We rode the train and learned a great camp song called "Bazooka Bubblegum"! It was a blast! Until of course it was time to bed down.....I don't think I slept a wink! I was trying to get comfortable on about 6 inches of an air mattress with Christopher and Katie Ann kicking me all night and people talking, laughing, coughing, sneezing, trains roaring by, and all sorts of sounds....I am NOT used to sleeping outside!!! Can you tell? Next time, if there is a next time!! I will be bringing my own cot and a set of ear plugs!!! The girls really enjoyed our Junior Girl Scouts, Riley and Kellan, teaching them the Bazooka Bubble Gum Song even though we didn't have an actual campfire! Maybe next time we can enjoy some s'mores and s'more songs!

Ready for some one on one pumpkin time...

I can't believe it's the middle of October already! This is one of my favorite months! I love pumpkins and my children do too...Matthew had a trip to the Pumpkin Patch with his Mom's Day Out class last week and had a great time posing for pictures, listening to a story and picking out the perfect pumpkin to bring home! I had fun watching Matthew play on the playground with his little group of buddies afterwards...It brought back memories of Christopher and Katie Ann's field trips and how we had to "visit" the pumpkins several times before October flew by...

Blastin' past the competition!

 

 

 

Christopher's football team continues to dominate in the midget division! Last week they beat the St.Pius Cardinals 38-0, one week after beating the Cottage Hill Warriors 34-0! This team works together extremely well! This Saturday, the boys are up against St. Ignatius. If they can win this week and next week, they will be Toy Bowl bound!

Feed the birds...

Katie Ann, Matthew and I had fun "going green" today making bird feeders from pinecones out of our neighbor's yard!

WAR EAGLE!

I've been feeling pretty crafty lately and since we are in the middle of Auburn football season, I decided to make a cute wreath for our front door! The kids have been cheering the tigers on and Christopher is thrilled with our 6-0 record at the moment! The Tigers have some tough games coming up but I have three little ones who are definitely rooting for them!!

Daisies at the park!

 

 

 

My sweet Daisy Troop met at Municipal Park last Sunday for some fun in the sun! The girls had a great time feeding the ducks, running on the playground, playing hopscotch and learning to play 4-square! Just some good old-fashioned fun!

Defeated the Cougars!

Christopher's team was able to defeat the undefeated Corpus Christi Cougars on Saturday 14-0! It was a really tough game but the boys were blocking really well on offense and were able to score! Christopher made several key tackles on defense and had a great time playing linebacker! He is loving football season again this year!
Go Eagles!

Go Jags!

 

Just wanted to show off this layout I did for a friend whose daughter was on the front page of the newspaper! We have really been having fun at South Alabama football games this year!! Go Jags!

EAGLES SOAR!!!

Christopher had his first football game of the season today! We cheered them on despite the heat and then the pouring rain!! The boys played a GREAT game and BEAT St.Pius 6-0! Ted Prescott had two AWESOME interceptions and I caught one of them on camera! Jennings Clayton played a great game as QB while Carson and Christopher were terrific as defensive end and linebacker! Christopher also played every snap on offense as the center! I think the only time he came off the field was for half-time! He had a FANTASTIC time and is THRILLED that football season is here again!!! WAY TO GO EAGLES WAY TO GO!!!!