Real

Today I felt (ok, still feel) rockin'.  I just am happy and excited and full of joy.  You know, the kind of day where you are dancing around the house, singing at the top of your voice, a little obnoxious (even to your 5 year old).  No??? Just me??  Ok.  Well, that's how I feel today.  ROCKIN'!!!

Perfect time to take a picture with my babies.  Not that I am looking super fabulous, I just wanted a picture of what I am feeling.

They may or may not look like they are trying to escape the lunatic...

This is the BEST one out of the bunch.  And I mean bunch.  I kept asking Cory... "try, again".  Bless him, sometimes you just can't make it happen.  But, he is a good sport and kept trying.

So, I AM rockin'.

But, my kids aren't feeling it.

Bless them.

I hope you all feel rockin' good today too!!!

Love & Laughter,
abby

Excited!

Tree in front of my house.  My FAVORITE!  Starting to change...

October is probably my favorite month out of the entire year.  The windows are open almost constantly.  The leaves begin to change.  It finally feels like summer won't have the audacity to check in.  LOVE IT.

This October is especially exciting to me.  So many things to look forward to other than the weather.

Garage sale... first one on my own.  (I know!  Go me!!)

Prep... ugh.

Exciting events at church. 

2 trips... (One just a girls weekend away.  Aahh...)  Branson and Dallas.  Happy places.

And, it is the 2nd full month of our AdvoCare business.  Which has been just plain awesome the first month.  I am so excited to see what month 2 brings.  Plus, Cory and I feel crazy, ridiculous good.  Which is a nice feeling.  So very nice.

October promises to rock!!  What are you looking forward to??? 


Love & Laughter,
abby

Grateful

Blessings this morning:

*crisp mornings

*fuzzy socks

*being organized

*the laundry being caught up (even if it is only for a day, or an hour...)

*children who decide to sleep late

*a few moments to myself before the day really begins

*happiness

I have to put the things that I am grateful for before I put what I am  not.  It seems like the right thing to do.

Not a blessing:

*t.v.  (The source of so many arguments between myself and a certain 5 year old.  Anybody have this mastered???  He can lose his mind over it and I feel like the battle is so redundant and yet, necessary.  I do not want him to value that time over time spent using his imagination and being active.  I feel like I have tried everything... So. Frustrated.)

*garage sale preparation (ugh.  Just ugh.  I hate going through all the boxes of "stuff".  It will be worth it, right?!?)

That's all I guess.  So the good outweighs the bad.  That is a blessing, too.

Also, thankful for these goons...

Love & Laughter,
abby

Random

Ok, most of my posts are about my family. 
(OK..... most are about my children.)

So I am going to mix it up and blog about something else.  Me.


My FAVORITE Things:  (Cue The Sound of Music...)


Favorite Food:   Really delicious Italian   (I know that's not really one food, but it is the truth.)

Favorite Color:   Yellow   (Funny story to go with this.  In "pre-have-a-baby-class" they ask you to write stuff down that is calming to you.  Favorite places, smells, colors.  Then, your husband is supposed to remind you of these things while you are being ripped apart by labor pains.  Cory thought yellow was the funniest word to throw around before I went into labor.  A month out he would just look at me and say "yellow", and we would both crack up.  During labor he tried this really long, strange sounding "Yyyyyeeeeelllllllllloooooooooooowwwww........" Not funny during crazy pain.  But, very funny afterwards.)  (Was that story funny to anyone else?  Maybe you had to be there.)

Favorite "Spare" Time Hobby:   Reading

Favorite Cleaning Product:    Vinegar and Water  (Really! Works on so much.)

Favorite Spot in My House:   My dining room table.

Favorite Song (Current):   Your Great Name  by Natalie Grant

Favorite Song (Past):    If I Could Turn Back Time  by Cher  (Yea, Yea...  make fun if you want.)

Favorite Snack:   Nut Thins  (Has anyone else tried these??  Awesome delicious.)

Favorite  Book:   A book of poetry my mom gave me on my 16th birthday  AND  Pride and Prejudice  AND  Heaven is For Real  (Yes, again, that is more than one favorite.)

Favorite Movie:   Love Actually  

Favorite Time of Day:   When my kids are first waking up in the morning.   (I can say this because they get to sleep until they feel like waking up.  There is no moodiness, usually!  Those 2 beautiful faces, so excited to see me.   Aahhh.... bliss.)

Favorite Treat:   Dark Chocolate with Sea Salt  (TRY IT!)

Favorite Vacation Spot:    Anywhere near the ocean.

Favorite Bible Verse:     Philippians 4:6   Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God

Favorite Scent:    Cinnamon

Favorite Holiday:    Thanksgiving   (I know most would pick Christmas.  Which I do love.  But Thanksgiving is all about food and spending time with family.  Minimal stress.  LOVE it.)

Favorite Thing Around my House:   All the black and white photography we have.  (Some day I want one room devoted to it.)

Favorite Sound:   My kids and husband giggling together.

Favorite Season:   Autumn

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor:   So many..... If I have to pick one.... Cappuccino Chunky Chocolate

Favorite Word(s):    I love you.


There!   Maybe you learned something about me you didn't know.   Maybe too much...


Love & Laughter,
abby

Yes. More Cooper-isms. Enjoy.

Cooper asking for something for the umpteenth time...
Me: "I don't think so buckwheat."
Cooper: (Laughing hysterically... "HA HA HA... Don't call me a butt-leak, Mom!"

Eating dinner with Uncle Teague and his new girlfriend the other day...
Cooper: "SERIOUSLY... You HAVE to stop changing girlfriends all the time.  And if she starts laying kids, my treehouse won't be here for them."
(I about fell out of my chair from laughing so hard. If she sticks around after that welcome, she definitely belongs!)

Dinner time prayers...
Cooper: "Please God, we can't be with all those kids in India.  So, please give them food.  And, be with them so they can grow up big like me."
(So sweet.  And got me thinking how we could help those kids in India???  Where did this come from?)


At the zoo, Tigers are pacing and looking a little ravenous...
Cooper: "Good thing I am protected by this AMAZING forcefield called glass!"
(I think that came from a movie. Hysterical use of it.)


Bossing Carter around in the car...
Cooper: "Carter, you ARE taking a nap when we get home!"
(Carter is shaking his head and saying NO with all the enthusiasm he has.)
Me: "Coop, the last time I checked, you were not in charge."
Cooper: "Check again MOM!! Carter... You are taking a NAP!"


Eating dinner...
Cooper: "I don't like squash!"
Me: "Good, it's sweet potato."
Cooper: "Well.... hm. It smells like I don't like it."


He can always, always, always make us laugh.  What a blessing to have someone like that in our lives.  SO MUCH JOY!


Love & Laughter,
abby

Guess what his favorite word is...

Some Carter cuteness to enjoy!

Oh, that boy is full of it!  "NO" is still kinda cute at this age.  Almost. 

Love & Laughter,
abby

Three Word Thursday...

Lizard lovin' dude...

Love & Laughter,

abby