No shirt No problem

somedays this is just easiest!!

But everyone is playing across the street

making a run for it

fine I will sit on the porch

our week in review

So lets see it has been a busy get ready for back to school week.  We had 4 dentist apts, 5 hair cuts, 4 new shoes and outfits, football practice every night, Zach had band camp all week, Aydan met his teacher, then first footbal game this morning.....Next week we register Z and Q, school supply shop...and then school starts in 8 days WOOHOO!!! (no I am not excited or anything like that)

Even Maggie got her hair cut(and a well needed bath)

friends came over to jump

Are you ready for some FOOTBALL???

I am for many reasons: Football means school is starting soon, fall is coming and I love watching these kids play!! This year Quintin is #99 on the Raiders team (I know I know--this will be the ONLY time I ever cheer for Raiders haha)  Game #1 WIN 48-0, and Q was 1 of 6 that got player of the week!!!

New Kicks

4 of the 5 kiddos got their new school shoes--this is very exciting!!

Clean teeth

Off to the dentist we go....4 kids only 1 cavity (quintin-he owes me $5) lol

Back from HOTlanta!!

Oh Rachel and I had so much fun!!! Learned so much about 31 and the endless possiblities for me, I am excited to move forward!!
Our hotel was amazing (nothing like the motel 8 you have to stay at when you have 5 kids)...We were on the 41st floor with amazing views, the elevator was see thru so you could see everything. THE FOOD um YUM!!! (my fav the whole trip--chocolate nachos--yes you read that right!)

Last year the conferece had around 6,000 people--this year 15,000 people WOW, it was amazing to see so many women (and their HOT-husbands of thirtyone) We got so much free incentives too--Lots of new patterns and styles!!!

all the streets had flags for us!!!

looking up

felt very welcomed!! over 15,000 ladies this year

our dinner/awards night

best pic of rach and me all weekend

that's one big bag

looking down from our room hallway

the view

YUMMY!!!!

I am outta here...

well in the morning!! I am heading to ATL for the 31 conference with Rachel.

I am so excited:
1-to get away for a few days
2-meet new people
3-check out all the new product

Will post pics when I get back, until then dad is in charge (or Kyndal will let him think he is)!!!

Pool Party time!!

pool party treats

THey must be good he ate 3!!

Singing her Happy Birthday

woohoo for presents!

swim swim swimmin

3 amigas!!

Birthday Girl!!

It is so hard to believe Brooklyn is 4!! The Diva Princess has grown so much in the past year!!

She wanted pink pancakes for breakfast--I made hearts

Blowing our the candle

she was so excited when we gave her the Jeep

she is a crazy driver--seriously

she LOVES it

and they sang to her at Texas Roadhouse!!

No more training wheels!!

Aydan is so excited he doesn't have training wheels anymore!!! But here is the funny thing..this bike with training wheels has sat in the garage for 2 years--he wouldn't ride it cause it wobbled too much...then yesterday Q calls me out and there he goes--Just like that!!! NOW he is an expert!!

Ms Independent

oi vey--here we go again with a very independent little girl!! She now climbs on EVERYTHING--top of the table, top of the couch and so on--keeping me on my toes for sure!! Then this morning she refused to eat her yogurt as I scooped it to her--she wanted to do it herself! Although this causes a HUGE mess, I let her do it!!

Jammin

I LOVE homemade jam, nothing tastes better!!! So I peeled the peaches and chopped the strawberries and made peach/strawberry jam--38 jars worth (big and small jars) and half of them set up the other half is a little runny but still oh so good!!

jars all ready

Fruit all chopped

YUMMY!!!

My kids make me laugh!!!

Aydanism:

While I am talking to text in the car...
A-Mom what are you doing? talking to your phone?
Me yes I am
A-you are the weirdest mom ever

Brooklynism: (on a different day--I am talking to text--I am trying to stop texting and driving)

B-Mom nobody is talking to you
LOL

Quintinism:
Q-mom we are out of milk
Me-I know
Q-and that buttermilk is bad
Me-(laughing) did you drink that?? it is not for drinking it is for baking-DUH

Zachism:

Mom so we had this sermon at church...and so you had me at 15 right?
 Me: hahah NO, what makes you think that??
 Z-well you are almost 30 right, you are 29 (I tell everyone that) Me- yes I am 29 but I had you at 20...
Z-but WHAT? your not 35 are you?
 Me: no I am 29!!
Z-well the sermon was about abortion and I was just wondering if you ever thought that
Me-Nope sure didn't
Z-oh good....(as he is leaving) why do women always lie about their age--hahahah

So the other day I open the garage, there are 2 extra bike in there..
Me-Zach whose bikes are these
Z-OH so these 2 kids came by and asked if I wanted a couple free bikes
Me-UM son um no one gives away bikes, I am guessing they are stolen and those kids had to get rid of them
Z-OH I didn't think of that

Oh this was one on me
Today at Hobby Lobby with Domma
Me-Do you know where I get those toothpicks with umbrellas at? I have an idea for B's party
D-mmm I am not sure
Me-I look RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME--OH like these right here hahah
(ok maybe you had to be there but it was pretty funny!!!)

Shakes my Head!!!

Dear Quinnie

Although we understand you are busy...some of us LOVE to see some blogs and pics of M's days!!! Love ya :)

Cover it up

So like 8 or so years ago I got this tattoo...and my bff at the time got one too--and we havent been friends sincce about 6 months after we got them--lesson learned!!

So I have been wanting to cover it up with something else!! and here is what I got--I LOVE how it turned out (even though it HURT SO BAD--lol) and In latin it says LIVE LAUGH LOVE

shaving creme isnt just for shaving

To entertain K while B and I did another craft...I sprayed shaving creme on her high chair tray and added some food coloring--she loved it!!

melting crayon art

Good thing she's cute

 Her 3 am "I am hungry" encounters would be worse if she didnt greet me when I went to get her "from sreaming" with "HI" in her chipper voice, then she signs "eat please"

She is changing so fast, In the past few days she is jabbering more and more! and her animal sounds just crack me up--can't wait for her to see the cows and pigs at the fair this week!

She now says: mama, papa, dada, ach, up, cup, gabba, out, no, top (stop)--There is more but I can't remember

she was not to sure about the flash!