Can you believe we had snow last week?

I know these are the same pics I posted on my facebook and myspage page, so if you follow me on those, sorry for repeating. Anyways, the pics were taken yesterday near the end of the day after Dad came home. We spent a lot of time outside yesterday blowing bubbles, drawing sidewalk chalk, etc. Isn't it funny that we have a million expensive toys for the kids such as the jeep, and the kids rather just play with dollar tree toys like bubbles and sidewalk chalk. Hey, makes my life easier.

After naps I took Laura and Rachel to the Virginia Living Museum. I always feel like mom of the year when I take my kids there. It's educational, outdoorsy, and kid friendly. Let's face it, I mainly do it to get away from the house for a little while. It is a neat place, and the girls love it. For the past two years Dave and I have purchased Couple Memberships to the VLM. Currently the cost is $65 for the couple membership. We have most definitly gotten our use out of them because kids under 2 are free, and well we purchased it when Laura wasn't three so she's good to go until we have to renew. They also have family memberships which are $85 for a year. They have nice indoor exhibits, and outdoor ones on a trail. It's also extreamly child friendly. I love that it's just a couple of miles from our house.

After the kids wake up from their mid day nap, I am heading over to the park near my old highschool to boost my good mom confidence some more, and to enjoy the nice weather.

Boogity Boo

You may lose total respect for me after I admit this, but whatever. Last night I made Dave play with the Ouija Board with me after the kids went to bed. Dave rolled his eyes and said he felt like a 12 year old girl at a slumber party. I had worked myself up about it, and was super scared to death, but nothing happend. So disappointing... I made Dave take it out of the room when we gave up as just looking at the box creeps me out. I am such a dork.

So why did I do this? I had watched the movie What Lies Beneath, and there is a part in the movie in which Michelle Pfieffer and her bff are in a bathroom drinking wine and playing with the board, and it made me suddenly remember I own a board from way back when. Anyone have any creepy Ouija stories?

Not a wall decal but still cute

I bought this bathing suit from target for Laura, and my mom embroidered the L on it, I think it turned out super cute, and plan on doing the same for my other two.

A little bit of this and that...

Dave and I went on a date to the movies last night to see Madea goes to Jail. I love those Madea movies, so freaking funny... **SPOILER ALERT **Any hoo, there is a part in the movie in which Madea is given court orders to get Anger Management, and she is set up with Dr. Phil for a private session. The session doesn't go so well and Dr. Phil asks her to leave after she ruffles his feathers so much, and explains she's doesn't have anger management issues she's just getting even. Dave kept nudging me through out the whole scene whispersing "that's you". Whatever, Madea rocks. We don't need any stinking anger management.

In our family news, Laura is doing better. Emily isn't as sniffy, and Rachel is being a trooper. We plan on spending the day outside playing. I may take them over to the VLM today to see the fish and animals, and walk on the trails. Dave has been busy with trim work. I have been tring to pick out paint for the entry way and kitchen nook, but some how came home with a paint color for the living room... Don't ask me how that happend... but I fell in love with the martha stewart color cake stand blue, and I think it will be perfect for the living room. It's a super duper pale blue, and so pretty. I am leaning towards a pale yellow for the entry wall, and possibly a light sage green color for the nook, but I still have not settled, and I have been searching other colors still.

I also have bought more vinyl letter crap. I got on the kick somewhat this summer when I was doing different projects in my pregnacy hormone driven state. You might remember the easter buckets I put monograms on for the girls with. I also did something with a milk can on our front porch, and put up a Giles Family thingy in the den long ago. Well, the ladies house I went to last week used a lot of the vinyl sticky stuff in her decorating, and inspired me to use it a little more. So I got back on etsy.com again and poured over a bunch of options. I ended up buying one for Rachel's room, a cute quote for our room, and another for the bathroom. I plan on getting a few more, but will wait until we finish painting. I will post some pics of all of it. There is just so much you can do with them. They look so good, and are so easy to put up. Seriously, I did them all on my own with kids running circles around me. They also come down easily so you don't have to worry about taking them down if you get sick of them. They don't hurt your walls. They are also extreamly affordable...which is a major plus. Pictures to come soon!

Tis the season

I am in parenting hell. My oldest has a UTI, and some other lovely complicating factors, and the baby has a sinus infection. I totally hate seeing my kids sick/hurting, and wish I could switch places with them. In the mean time if anyone of you come to my house, which I advise you not to, you will need ear plugs, but you will leave with a free reminder to stock up on birth control.

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