Great weekend....ready for FALL!!!

Okay, I have had it with this insanely hot weather!! I am ready for football, jeans, leaves, the smell of pumpkin, etc, etc! By August, I am so ready...I think I still have bad memories of being pregnant with O in August and literally thinking that I would not live to see my son!! As much as it was the excitement of Owen coming into the world, I was so miserable, August is just not the same anymore (any of you pregnant in the summer mamas know what I am talking about). ANYWAYS, below are some pictures from the weekend and last Thursday night. It is always a sign of the fall / back to school when Jace starts football at Kiwanis Kid's Day. We went to his scrimmage Thursday night, Owen LOVES it!! As soon as we pull in the parking lot he starts yelling "Fooball"!! He is so excited the entire time we are there!! Mom and Jake spend 2 weeks every night taking him to practice every night (except Wednesday and Sunday) and then they have a weekend tournament. It sounds crazy, but we cannot wait to do it with O!! Unfortunately, I did not get any shots of Jace, but we had to leave a little early as Owen could not handle staying in one place and we were hot and tired from chasing him!

He was so excited!!

Pretty Claire...

The girls...

The boys...Sweet boy...always a mess =) This is what we call a jail break... Daddy and Claire to the rescue...
Caught!

Then Friday night I went out with the girls for our Monthly Movie Dinner and Movie Night!! We went to see Mamma Mia and it was great!! Here are some pictures of the pretty girls...

Me and Tara...

Me and Nicole at the restaurant...

Me and Christen...

Tara and Jessica...

Me and Jess, MY BFF...=) Love you Jess!!!

Tara and Mom...

Dancing Queens...=) Saturday night, Mom and Jake came over and Shane grilled for us...

I love this picture of Claire, it sums her up pretty well...PURPLE shirt says "Little Miss Naughty" (from Nicole), hair in ponytail with bow, playing soccer, while wearing a skirt =)...this picture is for Nicole and "Meil" =).

Owen was hot...that is only explanation for the WT photo =)...

Me and Shane...

Nonna and Poppy...

The cutest couple of the night...why are sweaty, dirty kids so adorable...at least I think they are!!

Have a good week!!!

Girl's Week!!

I have been slow on blogging lately...as usual it is crazy around here. Shane was out of town the first of the week after a busy weekend, and Nicole came home from Joplin for the week!! YAY!! Nicole is busy with nursing school and working at the hospital, so she does not get to come home as often. Neil is out of town this week, so she came home to spend time with us (and bring little Winston, who is not that little anymore, puppies grow so fast =()!! I absolutely love spending time with my sisters (Mom too!)!! They are my very best friends!! We have so much fun and Claire is in heaven!! She loves them, mostly because they buy her things and spoil her rotten =)! So we have spent pretty much every night this week all together (both sis's, dogs in tote, spending the night here =)), going out to eat, enjoying a few beverages, and staying up late planning Tara's Bachelorette Party and looking through MySpace pages (hehe)! It has been a great week!! Since it has been mostly a girl week (Shane just got home last night, but he is used to us and I think deep down actually enjoys spending time with the crazy sisters), below are some cute pictures of Claire and the girls. Owen is just his usual awnry self and getting into anything and everything...he won't even stop long enough for a quick picture!!


These first 3 pictures are so cute...we went by Victoria's Secret last night - Did you know that they are selling College apparel in the PINK line now? I just got some adorable short gray sweat Razorback pants, but they also have PINK logo, they are so CUTE!! Brittney - I soooo see a pair in your future, I know your hubby would appreciate them =)....ANYWAYS, Claire went with us and Nicole bought her some lip gloss. The associate gave Claire her own bag for her gloss and Claire thought she was something! Of course, Tara had her camera in her purse and got these great shots!! Erin and Megan would be so proud!!


Walking out of the store, bag in hand, such a big girl (sniff sniff)...


Posing...
If you look close at her arm, she is all sparkly...Tara hooked her up with some kind of sparkle poof thing in VS=).

Last night after all the kiddos and hubby went to bed, just hanging out...I am still jealous that they both got these cute jerseys at VS, they only had theirs and we could not find me one!!! I think this is an awesome shot of my gorgeous sisters!!


We always say that dogs look like their owners =)...Sadie on the left, looks just like Tara's Drew, and Winston looks just like Neil....I am sure they would not agree =).
But who does he look like????? =)... I have a new Claire quote:


This morning, I am running around picking up the house and Claire is laying on the couch watching TV...


Claire: "Mama, I was thinking. You know how you always forget to water my plant?"
She has a plant that she planted in VBS, just the seed in soil and Shane insisted that we water it and let it grow. Well, lets just say that watering this little plant does not always make it to my to do list.

Mama: "Uh-huh"

Claire: "I think we should get an Akaglub."

Mama: "A what??"

Claire: "AN AKAGLUB!! It waters the plant for you, just stick it in the soil and you don't have to remember!! We can get it in your favorite color red!!"

Mama: "Do you mean an Aqua-globe? The one on TV?"

Claire: "YES!! AN AKAGLUB!!!"

You know you are Mom when...

...you are sitting in an intense meeting, you move your computer bag and the wonderful sound of a random Hannah Montana song starts coming from your bag. Even worse, you don't notice, but your two colleagues start looking around asking "What is that? Music?". You are so used to hearing the fabulous sound of Miss Montana, it does not even bother you...

Thanks Claire for the wonderful entertainment by way of small keyboard that plays Hannah Montana music, from the checkout line at Wal-Mart, that you insisted on buying, in my computer bag. I guess you felt I would need some entertainment during these oh so wonderful Line Review meetings...love you sweetie!!

7 years...no itch!

So in the chaos of coming home from the trip, getting back to the reality of work (left for Atlanta this morning, staying through Friday morning), Big Kitchen Queens plans (Summer Picnic Friday night), and of course no more (if there ever really was any) sleeping at night routines thanks to a week of Nona telling the sweeties "there are no rules on vacation!"...Shane and I kind of almost forgot that yesterday was our 7 year anniversary! I had big plans of doing a fun little montage of our beautiful life together (I have prom pictures people) and writing a sweet little note to Shane in a post (just like some of my favorite bloggers B, Lane and Summer), but I am now in a hotel in Atlanta, up to my neck in reports (BLAH), and I am tired. But I cannot go without at least a small tribute....

My Shane, I love you more everyday!! You are my best friend and sometimes I think you know me better than I know myself!! I can still remember the exact feelings of when we first met and I told my Mom you were the man I was going to marry. You still give me those same butterflies (especially when you wear your hat backwards and chew minty gum) =) to this day. I know I drive you crazy with all of parties and plans all of the time and you are the most patient person I know. 2 children and 1 pug later, along with the hottest husband ever, I could not ask for anything more (ok, one more baby). I could not imagine being any happier!! I could not live without you and I look forward to many many more years together!! Love you babe!!

Here are some fun pictures of me and Shane over the last year (all I have on my computer - I have realized we do not take many pictures of just us anymore, specifically with my camera)

Cabo - June 2007 -our first vacation from the babies - not a great picture of me, but I think Shane is a hottie in it!!

Sept 2007 - My Dad's wedding

December 2007 - Shay's Wedding - Austin, TX

April 2008 - Arkansas Derby

May 2008 - Fun Date night with the crew

July 2008 - Last night of our vacation at LuLu's!
We did go to a quick dinner with no kids Sunday night, Sushi and Frappucinos! Last night, Claire and Owen took us to one of their favorites, Red Robin...no complaints, great way to celebrate 7 years!!