Weekend

Sometimes moms just have to get away. So that is just what Angela and I did! :) We did something this weekend that I have never done before! We went to her brothers tattoo shop/bar. And for the first time I got to watch people mosh! I have seen it on T.V. but never in real life! I was 2 scared to do it myself...and I got way back in the corner when it was going on...but it was fun to watch! I know little things impress me. ;)

Here are a couple pictures from the night...

Ang and I getting ready to hit the town..

Bobbi and I :)

The band at The Beer Can

It was a neat change of pace. I am not sure I could ever be a real rocker...but it was fun for the night to hang out in a totally different place. :) But after it was all said and done I couldn't wait to get home to my family.

Oh Jensen your crazy!

My son is crazy! He is a climber! He climbs on chairs...tables...couches...and now he's trying to climb out of his crib! It must be a boy thing because Tegan was NEVER that way. Last night when I was doing the dishes while Tim was gone with Jack getting his new puppy and Tegan was at church Jensen decided that he needed to get up on the table....

And the only way to stop him from doing it was:

Here is Tegan with the newest addition to Jack's family.

His son Brandon has decided to name him JoJo. This puppy is a wild child! We are babysitting it until Jack leaves to go back to Iowa. Well this morning while Tim was taking it out to go to the bathroom it got off it's leash and ran and ran. I chased it for about 15 mintues before I had to head back to work with no luck. It is so fast!! Tim finally caught it almost an hour later. Good thing he is a cutie!

Well I better get back to work. That was my excitement for the day!

Goal

MY GOAL IS SELF-IMPROVEMENT!

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
*Watch the news
*Read the newspaper daily
--Reasoning--I feel like there is so much more to this world than I know about.
*Reading at least one chapter a night of a book before going to bed
--Reasoning--If I have a love for reading it will rub off on my kids. I know it is one of the best gifts you can give your kids. Also it will help me!! I am the one of the world’s worst spellers. (Yes, I am going to blame it on spellchecker)

WHY ALL THIS CHANGE/WANTING SELF-IMPROVEMENT?
My kids are getting older day by day and I want to be able to give them a good life. Yes, life is good right now. I am able to buy them the things that they need and want. I know as my children get older they are going to want name brand clothes or be able to play in sports and oh yes...a decent car. They are going to want to go to college and I am going to have to help pay for that. And with our finances the way they are right now there is no way we could afford to do that.

IN MY HEAD....
At this very moment I feel like I am being very selfish by not improving myself so they can have the better things in life. The only thing I have going for me is that I start my BA program in March. I can't wait to start this. I finally feel like I am ready! I am so excited about this.

MORE IMPROVING INSIDE AND OUT--
I am going to start eating healthy all the time. I have done it before I can do it again. I want my kids to be healthy. I want to set a good example. I am going to be more active. I know it is hard in the winter but there are things that you can do. So I need to do them. This will help my kiddos too. If they see mom up doing things they are going to want to be up doing things. Tegan is 5 and Jensen is 1 if I start now surely I can establish good healthy habits for life.

WHY BLOG ABOUT THIS??
I am putting all of this out there because I need to be accountable. I feel like if I publish this for the world to see...I will know deep down in my heart that I can't fail.

CLOSURE--
So right now...I am on cloud nine....there is nothing that is going to stand in my way. I want this more than I have ever wanted anything in my life. I am 25 years old now. My whole outlook on life is changing. It is time to be an adult! Come hell or high water!

Out with a bang!!

Tegan's birthday party was on Saturday. I had planned on posting about it yesterday...but man I was pooped! I guess I am 2 old to hang with 5 year olds! :) Here are some pictures from the party/slumber party.

And at the end of the night...crashed!

Birthday Fun

Tegan's day started off playing her Nintendo DS. I swear she is addicted! :) haha. I got constant updates while I was at work about how great she was doing and how much she loved playing G-Force. Her Aunt Sarah took her out for a girls lunch date. She had a blast with no boys.

Then for dinner...we went to Chucky Cheese's! Tegan had her BBF Trinity and her cousin/BFF Caden there. It was great!! (The food not so much but watching the kids play was fun.) Aunt Sarah and Gma Livesay made Tegan a 5 birthday shirt. :) I love it. Her party is on Saturday so I think she will wear it again.





Jensen even joined in on the fun.

All in all a great night. Oh and I saved the best for last. I laughed so hard when I saw this picture! HOLD ON CUZ...WERE GOING IN THE WATER!! :)

I can just imagine when they get alittle older and are out on a real lake with a real jet ski together. Oh lord watch out!! It is fun to think about things like that. I wonder what they are going to look like? If they are still going to be best friends? If Caden is going to beat up Tegan's boyfriend because he made her cry?I love it! :) Knowing Tegan she will probably beat up the boyfriend herself!

So now the wait is on for Saturday. Tegan is having THREE 5 and almost 5 year old friends stay the night. :) It will be lots of crazy fun!! I can't wait. We plan on painting our nails, dancing like crazy, playing dress-up, also playing Wii and probably watching some movies. Tim said he is getting the heck out of dodge until we settle down and watch movies. I guess he doesn't want his nails painted. :) lol...men I swear!!

Our Wii still hasn't made it to our house yet. So we will probably have to borrow Grandma's and Grandpa's. Oh well thank God for them right? :) They are always there when we need them. Now which games should we rent??

P.S. We have a new king at our house :)

Birthday a day early

I can't believe today is Tegan's last day as a four-year-old ever!! I can't believe that!

We tried to make cookies last night for her class. That is what she wanted to take. Jensen even helped. :)

They tasted amazing but didn't look so good so we made a quick run to the grocery store for some cupcakes!

Oh and I have to confess something....I cheated. I have never been good at buying gifts and not giving it to the person when you are suppose 2...I always give it to them early. That is the reason why we never go xmas shopping until the last mintue.

Well today was no different! Tegans birthday isn't until tomorrow but since I am off today I talked Tim into letting me give her her gift early. We spent the whole night playing it. I had a good time probably just as good as a time as her!

Hutchinson Petting Zoo

OMG, yesterday's weather was so nice! Tegan had her cousin Cole stay the weekend with us and when we took him home yesterday we got a wild hair. We saw a sign for the petting zoo on our way home and decided to check and see if it was open. And guess what?! It was! So we stopped in and took a tour. We rode the little train they have which was pretty neat. Tegan was so excited! She has loved trains every since our BFF Nick and Angela took her on a real one. Jensen kept bouncing up and down on my lap so I think he enjoyed it too.
This little guy was in love with Jensen....

He kept following him around licking the glass at him. It was so cute. I wonder if he wanted to eat him or just play? I heard that he males can be pretty crazy at this age. lol :) Oh well there was glass in between the two of them. :)





Tegan loved riding the turtle...and watching the otters. They were my favorite too! She got to hold a lizard while she was there and got bit by a mini horse. So all in all a good day! After having the harsh weather we have had for the last couple of weeks this was a blessing to have such a nice day! I hope it stays like this all week! :)

My little penquin

Tegan passed her swimming lessons. She graduated from a Goldfish to a Pequin! :) She is so excited! Now in February she will start her new classes.

Tegan

I can't believe my baby girl is going to be FIVE in a week! She has been begging for a Nintendo DS so I ordered her one today. She is going to be so excited! I hope she looks this happy on her bday :)



Tonight is Tegan's last day of swimming lessons. Hopefully she passes and goes on to be a Penguin! :) I am sure that she will she is becoming a great swimmer. Isn't is cool how kids can just learn something so quick? I know as I am getting older it takes me much longer to learn how to do something. Speaking of learning.....


After much soul searching and exploring I have decided to start Friends University in March for my B.A. program. I filled out my paperwork and got accepted at the beginning of January. Now that I actually decided to go I am getting excited! I will be going on campus for classes. I think this will give me a much better grasp for what I am learning because it will be an actual classroom setting. Also it will be much more hands on and I will be able to hook up a switch or hub...rather than just reading about it. I can't wait for these 22 months to be up. :) Wish me luck!

Jensen's 1st Haircut

I just had to share Jensen's first haircut!! :) He hated it! But he looked so handsome when it was all said and done. :) Thanks again Desi....he was a crazy guy!!


Before

And after: