weekly ten in pictures

1.   Instead of my usual weekly ten, I thought I would do pictures from our last two weeks.  Now that I have finally joined the world of smart phones, I find I take a lot of random pics throughout the week so I thought I would share what we have been up to.

2.  We have been shopping a lot for house stuff lately.  One thing I do not recommend is furniture shopping with two crazy boys!  No matter how much pre-activity engagement and disciplining we do, they think a furniture store is a large playground and they instantly run to the first chair they find and jump on it.  We are short on babysitters these days so we have no choice but take them along.  Fortunately, last Friday our neighbor graciously watched the boys so we could get on our own.  What do you think of this chair as an accent piece in our new living room????

 3.  Yes, my hair is different in this picture.  I had a cut that day and she straightened it.  I neither have the time, motivation or patience to do it myself so don't expect to see it again for another 6 weeks!  I do find it amazing how many people comment on your hair when it has changed.  Makes me wonder just how bad my usual style is....


4.  A few weeks ago we had a family fun night at school cancelled for weather and a Kindermusic class cancelled for weather.  We had two disappointed boys so we decided to do something fun and took our first ever trip to Crazy Bounce.  The boys loved it!

 5.  Shopping at Lowes for lighting.  If only furniture stores had carts like this!

6. In the last two weeks I have had to meet electricians, decorators, builders and the cabinet guy at the house.  It hasn't been easy to keep the boys occupied especially since it has been so darn cold.  One day they helped Mr Mike build our bedroom, the other I found the one patch of sun in the house and they watched Happy Feet on the portable DVD!

 

 7.  I am doing a new Bible Study called 7 by Jen Hatmaker.  It deals with 7 areas of excess in your life.  This week we are doing a food fast.  We were not able to go out to eat so since we were in the car most of my days off this week that meant packed lunches in the car.  It takes a lot more effort but I know it is so much better than Old Mcdonalds.

My fast also includes no processed foods so homemade bread it is for the week.

8.  A hint of spring in our house.  Thanks Mom!

 

9.  Frozen in a trance watching Frozen.  I am not sure if I have ever seen them both sit this still for this long. 

 10.  Some random Florida pics that were stuck on my phone.  Oh, if we could only go back!

Hmmmm... de ja vu anyone?  Just a little tidbit about my hubby- he would rather wear clothes from high school than spend money on them.  Needless to say it doesn't surprise me at all that he is wearing the same outfit in the above pic from 2014 and the below pic from 2103.  Location- Alabama Jacks, Key Largo, Florida.

11.  Bonus pic for everyone that has been asking for an update....

weekly ten

1.  Time for another funny things my kids say addition of the weekly ten.  I did one of these a while back but my kids seriously say so many funny things that I needed to do it again.

2.  Conversation between Grant and I before bed...

Grant:  Mommy, I have something to tell you.  You can't tell anyone.
Me: (Intrigued)  What is it Grant
Grant:  Sometimes I worry about you.
Me (crap my 4 year old is staging an intervention with me...)  Why Grant?
Grant:  Sometimes you and daddy are home with me and sometimes you aren't and you get a babysitter and that worries me.  I like you home with me.
Me: (phew)
After explaining the importance of Jason and I focusing on marriage and getting out without kids and telling Grant that we are ok, he leans over and says, "that just makes me want to give you a big hug."


3. Grant to Ashton after he had another accident on the floor....

Grant:  I helped you and then you peed on the floor.  We are never going to get our present now.  That is just coo coo headed.

LOL.  I have a gift for both of them when Ashton goes accident free.  Grant has to help Ashton in order to get his toy.  At this point Grant may be the only one getting the toy.

4.  The day I have dreaded finally came last week...
Grant:   Mommy, H says that santa isn't real and that parents are Santa.
Me: shedding a tear inside. Grant, if someone tells you that you just tell them that you believe Santa is real and then walk away.
Grant:  Ya, I know he is real.  That would just be silly if parents came down the chimney.

phew.... dodged it for now!

5.  Ashton has been a horrible sleeper lately; waking up one or two times a night.  The other night he ended up in bed with us (do not judge- I will do anything to sleep!).  I started picking on Jason because he had a ton of extra room on his side and I was falling off the bed and he jokingly said,"you lie like a dog."  Ashton suddenly pops up and said,"mommy, you are not a dog."  Jason and I were cracking up.  About an hour later we were all happily sleeping when Ashton suddenly started his awesome belly laugh.  I looked at him and noticed he was fast asleep.  After a few laughs, he again said,"mommy, you are not a dog" and kept laughing away.

6.   Grant kept asking begging for me to download a song the other day.  I was highly confused when he asked for "knobby castobby".  Hmmmmm??  It took me a while but I finally realized it was "Nothing Can Stop Me" from Planes.  Apparently he has my talent for transforming words in songs:)

7.  Funny words out of Ashton's mouth lately..... actually, unbelievable and hopefully. 

8.  Not so funny words Ashton says lately.... I need to pee pee mommy.  5 seconds after he just peed on the floor. And 7 seconds after I reminded him to let me know when he had to go potty.

9. While discussing with Ashton that daddy may need to go with him to Kindermusik one week, his response was as follows:

Ashton- What?  I think this is a problem.  Daddy will not fit in.
LOL-  Either he is very observant to the fact that there is only daddy there or he really isn't ready to give up his time alone with mom.

10.  Blessing of the week:  I think this one is obvious with a week of funny things my kids say.... I am thankful for the fact that my kids can speak.  As a parent, it has to be so heartbreaking to never hear your child's voice.  We are blessed to have healthy children that talk our ears off and hope to never take that for granted.