three year old interview.

check, check...is this thing on? hey blog. it's been awhile.

eden's three year old interview went something like this. too good not to post.


yep. i think she's ours.

an impromptu interview on being SIX.

today my girls turned SEVEN. seven! so, naturally, i had to interview them on their last day ever being six. they are goofy, and lovable, cuter then all heck, and so darn fun. i can't even stand how old they're getting. tear. why do babies have to get big?! we love them.
happy seven girls! xo.
see their last interviews here.

confessions at 19 weeks.

+ i just washed down my prenatal vitamin with a dr. pepper & a whole lot of nachos. don't tell my doctor. or tim. but, but...i crave cheese like a mad woman!

+ i am so terrible at taking belly pics this time around. and i know i'm not large, but i feel so large. [maybe those nachos play a part?......nah!] all i know is, my thighs don't lie. so, all you naysayers, here you go. self portrait. a la' me. only the tenth try with the timer on my camera. you're welcome.

how are you s'posed to pose with a baby bump?
it's so awkward. do i hug it? make a heart? i panicked. so here's what came out. the cheerleader pose.
and, why yes, i am borrowing my baby girls newest headband, thankyouverymuch.
i had to wear it in for her, right? :)

i'm much better at this face.
and check out my nose! it's totally falling down on one side. BAH.

+ i turn 30 in t minus 10 days. [does t minus really anything? or did i just make that up?] anyways, one of the joys of entering your 30's these days is you have to get to re-take your driver's license pic. what a nice thing for a feeling-rather-round-in-the-face-girl to get to do for her birthday! a pic that'll probably stay with me til' i'm 60. oh, memories. sweet, sweet memories.

+ i sleep like poo. poo-poo platter on a stick. i'm only 19 wks. and i'm so uncomfortable already. pregnancy insomnia can pound sand. whiiiine, whiiiiiine, whiiiine. complain, complain, complain. there. i'm done.

+ a&e have been playing "moms" all day today. audrey is "ariel." ellie is "shamu." [lucky girl, eh?] i am "grandma." that one doesn't go over too well when you're in target & your darling daughters are calling you grandma. i just go with it. embracing my 30's already. wink. [kidding! geesh.] but them carrying around their purses & dolls everywhere we go today, is the cutest thing ever.

+ i got stung by a bee in my car today. while driving! [if you're my bff on fb then you already know this. just amuse me, mmkay?] the dang bee came out of nowhere! i felt something crawling on my leg. so naturally, i go to swat it, right? and it jumps on my finger & stings meeee! [as i swerve & scream all over the road.] then i had to get the stinger out, as i'm still screaming, and audrey & ellie are panicking in the back that's it's gonna get them! way to play it cool, mom. so if you were driving anywhere near me today, i apologize. it was the bee. i swear it.

+ i bought my second pair of maternity shorts yesterday. and maternity jeans. and a dress! i'm maternity girrrrrl, in full swing now. and you know those high wasted blue pants that i said i'd never wear? yeah, i wear them. and i l-o-v-e them. i think i might wear them til' i diiiiie. they're that comfortable. so if you wanna quit hanging out with me now, i totally understand.

+ i totally copied this post from her. i don't think she'd mind though :)

[p. to the s. i'm closing up shop for the month of july. and i'm even considering taking a blogging/fb/computer hiatus in general. my other gig is shutting down for the month, too, so i figured, what the heck? some extra time with my ariel+shamu [before they start school for the rest of their lives & have a new sister to take care of] would be grand! why, yes. yes it would. i owe it to them. and i owe it muhself. so if you're wanting a print for yourself or a friend, nows the time. tick tock, people.]

for the baby book(s).

sisters. best friends. interview-ees extraordinaire.

love them. 4 1/2 is such a fun age. and i get it times TWO! blesssssssssssssssed!

our happy place.

*turn off my music player if you want to watch :)

music by katie herzig

oh, disneyland. you've done it again.

laughter is the best medicine.

dear a&e, your laugh is so contagious! and i love that i'm surrounded by it everyday.


dear a&e, you are SO weird. but i still meant what i said up there.


i hafta [ehem, i mean GET to] live with these 3.

heaven help me.

p.s. i just hacked into my old photobucket acct & got to see so many old videos.
man, they grew UP! how? when? whhhhyyyyy?




dear a&e, you were still crackin' each other up back then. i'm so happy you have each other! but quit growin' up already. it's killin' me.

[laughter is the best medicine.] amen? amen.

funny things they say.

*just found this post in my drafts. man, they're a good time.

last night, as i kissed ellie goodnight & started to close the door, she shouts, "goodnight big mama!" we both bust out laughing.

this morning when audrey was getting dressed, ellie says, "audrey, you have a tiny bottom."

the other day i overheard a+e playing house.
a- hi, sweetie.
e- don't call me sweetie, call me dad!
a- okay, sweetie.
e- not sweetie! DAD!
a- shweeetie, come he-ere.
e- mo-ooom! audrey's calling me shweetie!

last week audrey was pretend reading my bible:
"we live in the kingdom...now go to the kingdom. kingdom. kingdom. kingdom." she kept talking about this kingdom. where the heck did she hear the word kingdom? looks like somebody is listening in sunday school.

today as we're walking out the door to school:
e: i smell something, mommy.
me: oh, me too. i think the carpets wet & stinky.
e: no, i think daddy farted.
[poor tim still gets blamed for the stink even when he's at work.]

today after i picked up ellie from school:
e: mommy, my bellies getting bigger.
me: you mean, you're hungry.
e: yeah, my bellies getting bigger.

and just now:
me: hey dude, can you get down from there.
i'm not dude. i'm audrey grace.


i really need to work on my dude slang. oh, my children.

23 days of thanksgiving.

today i'm thankful for sweet, random, early morning conversations (nope, she didn't sleep in this morning) with my audrey,
that go something like this:

mom, mason goes under his bed.
huh?
he does. he hides under dare.
not big mason. little mason.
oh?
ganny's fish died.
i know.
uncle bwad used a shovel like this (shows me how he shoveled the koi fish)
by the yemon twee.
now it gwows bigger.
maybe it'll (the fish) come back all better.
ya, maybe (still half asleep)
abcefg! hijkl uhmop! coo-rs!......
ollie's not tall. she's small.
yup.
tickle my arm, mom!
okay.

that audrey. she can talk for days. (hmm, wonder where she got that from? ha.)
i just love her.
aren't 4 year old conversations just the greatest ever?

oh, the things they say.

[sat morning while watching ninja turtles:]

audrey: uh-oh, mommy! where'd da turtles go?
me: it's a commercial.
audrey: a tomurshul?
me: when you watch big kid tv, there's breaks called commercials.
audrey: tomurshuls?!
me: yup, the turtles need a break, so they play commercials.
audrey: mom, where'd da turtles go?

[and...repeat above conversation. noggin has destroyed my kids for life.]

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[yesterday while driving home]

me: look audrey, a fire truck's next to us!
audrey: that's not a fire truck, mommy. that's a fire station!
me: no it's not, it's a fire truck!
audrey: no mommy, it's a fire station.
me: (am i really fighting with a 3 year old?) ok, fine. you win.

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[last night while practicing our shapes]
[we live an exciting friday night these days, tell me about it.]

me: what's this one?
a+e: circle!
me: this one?
a+e: square..triangle..heart..star
me: (i'm gonna get 'em this time..muhahaa) k, what's this one?
ellie: *silence*...triangle?
audrey: no ellie, thatsa octagon!!!!

[noggin, err, nickjr. (i'll never get that right) strikes again.]

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[anytime you tell ellie 'yes mam.' my new favorite thing to do.]

ellie: mommy, i jump on my bed? (meaning, can i jump on my bed?)
me: yes mam.
ellie: i not a yes mam! i ellie joooooooy!!

having 3 year olds is so much fun!