The one about O turning 18 mos

Today my little man turned 18 months old.

He loves to play in the hose with buckets and bowls. He transfers water from one bucket to another. Cutest thing.
The moon is his latest obsession. Every night, if he is still awake, we go outside and check out the moon. The other night he kept trying to "get" the moon. Adorable!
Tay has had her first day of Kindergarten and is now almost done with her first week. Of course starting a new school means being introduced to new people and new germs. And now both Tay and O have a cold. She is almost over hers, but little brother's nose is a snot faucet. Gross!




Of course she has a lalaloopsy backpack! She loves school and already has a best friend, even if she can't remember her name! The only complaint she has about school is that the day is too long.
Completely forgot-
Tay had a severe reaction to a red ant bite this summer. Now we
Carry around an epipen and she is getting daily allergy shots in hopes that she will never have a reaction like that again. Scared the shit out of me. Will save that story for another day.
We are taking Tay to her first Saints game this weekend. She has been begging to go so we decided to bring her to a pre-season game. She is so excited that she tells everyone she sees that she is going to a Saints game!
WHO DAT!
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Hello

All I seem to be using this blog for is catching up. Oh well...
T has her meet and greet for Kindergarten tomorrow and then testing the next day. I am so excited for her. She is going to have so much FUN!! I hope she makes some great friends.
When I started school I went from K-8 at the same school with most of the same people. I am actually still friends with several of them. Yes, Facebook as helped us stay in touch, but even without it we still have remained friends. The funny thing is if some of us lived in the same town our girls would be starting Kindergarten together this year.

O is growing like a weed and turning into quite a little ham. he loves to flirt with all the ladies at Target. And they love him too! His speech is getting better and better every day.
Pop pop
Mama
Dada
Tay Tay
Bone (phone)
Shoos (shoes)
Choo-choo (trains)
Dee Dee
Moon
Just some of his current words oh, and he LOVES kitty cats. Our neighbors have a cat and O LOVES him. He makes meowing noises and wiggles his fingers like he is petting him every time he sees a cat or a picture of a cat!

One of our many rainy afternoon activities- jumping in puddles.




Spontaneous trip to NOLA and the aquarium.





T cried when we made her wash off her face painting.

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K

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Four Questions, One Answer

Here we go again-

Four Questions, One Answer: Lacey came up with the questions and I am going to give the answers


Here are this week's questions:

1} What has been your favorite vacation destination?
My favorite vacation destination is a toss up between Washington D.C. and Montego Bay, Jamaica. I went to Jamaica on my honeymoon so of course it is one of my all time favorite places to go!
In the 6th grade we took a class trip to DC. We rode a train for 24hrs. It was great! We hit all of the major sites: The Smithsonian (both), Air and Space Museum (personal favorite), Ford's Theater, Mount Vernon, The Capital, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, Library of Congress (it was closed), The Washington Monument, and The White House. I believe this trip is what started my love of American History. I cannot wait to return and bring my kids.

2} What is your least favorite feeling in the world?
When a friend is hurting and there is NO way to stop the pain.

3} What song pulled you through that tough spot?


4} What item of clothing do you feel most confident in?
After having two kids, I'm not sure there is a piece in my closet that i feel really confident in.  Must work on this!


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Blessed

Playing peek-a-boo from inside the fridge.

God has blessed me with the best family in the world. I have loving, caring and supportive parents. My sister is THE BEST aunt and friend I could ask for. My kids, even if they are a handful at times, are my little rays of sunshine. Last but not least my husband, is by far better than I deserve. I am not sure how I snagged such a NICE guy, but I sure am glad I did. I couldn't ask for a better partner for life. While my list of friends continues to dwindle on a yearly basis, the ones I have managed to hang on to are the best people in the world. I have reconnected with some wonderful friends from high school (thanks fb) and rI have had the same best friend for 18 years!! We are polar opposites but I believe that helps to bring us closer.

T graduated from Pre-K last month and is all ready for Kindergarten!



Hoping to continue and up date more often. Not sure if anyone is even reading this, but at least I'll have a "scrapbook" of sorts.


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K




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Four Questions

I am trying to get back on that blogging horse, so to speak. I am participating in a linky party courtesy of Lacey in Love. Go Hereand check her out.

This is what she said about her new game, "I'm calling it "Four Questions, One Answer" (Mega clever, I know!)
I will list 4 questions, you choose ONE question to answer at length and answer the rest of the questions with ONE word only!"

This week questions-

1} What is your least favorite nickname/pet name?
my name is Kelly- so I got a lot of "smelly Kelly with a big fat belly" when I was younger. None were true, but it was just mean enough to make me mad!


2} Where were you when you received your first kiss?
Bathroom


3} Do you believe in karma?
Absolutely

4} What is your favorite Summertime treat?
Abita Strawberry

This was fun. I will try and do this every week!

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A few things.

Sitting outside watching my son pick up acorns and throw them in to the bushes! Two months ago he was picking them up and filling up his mouth. Now, that's what I call progress!!

My sister got married, again, on Friday! The entire celebration, from the ceremony to the reception fit them to a T! He plays in a band so of course he played some and sang some- as per request from the bride. It must run in the family, because his dad actually got up and sang while he played the drums!
A great time was had by all!!

T's class went strawberry picking for their last field trip. They had too much fun and we had lots of strawberries to bring home!














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Hi!

Little O is sick! Tay is on spring break. It has rained two of three days this week. I volunteered to do Easter here at my house this year! Yay, for me!
Seriously- I am so thankful that my children have been healthy so far in their lives. It must be so hard and heartbreaking to have a child with a chronic illness.
~Today I tried a craft from Pinterest resulting in an EPIC FAIL. It was so bad that Tay wanted to go watch TV instead of the craft. Oh well- I tweaked it and turned it into something else. Waiting for it to dry. So we shall see.
~We registered Tay for Kindergarten last week. Her birthday is late so she had to wait a year. We received a supplies list and what did I do? I cried! I am gonna embarrass myself and her on her first day.
~O is saying "hi!" to EVERYTHING and everybody! Our next door neighbor's dog barks alot and everytime he barks, O throws up his hand in a wave and says "Hi!" He's getting lots of practice!!
~I have been trying to purge around my house. Notice I said trying! I feel like I throw away one thing, turn around and four more took its place. I definitely need a third party to help me get rid of stuff. But it cannot be my mom she is as bad as I!
~My sister is getting married in a couple of weeks! So excited for her and her future hubby!
~We went to The Kite Festival last weekend! The kids had a BLAST. But it was h.o.t. hot!

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K
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Mr. One-derful

We celebrated Owen's first birthday a couple of weeks ago. The weather was perfect and everyone had a wonderful time.

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Big girl panties

I have let myself and my family down. Who at 35 with two kids and a husband who has an awesome job doesn't pay their bills and their water gets cut off? Oh and can't get it back on until Monday? Me, that's who.

Why am I having such a difficult time getting it together? I CANNOT seem to grasp the concept that I have two littles depending on me for EVERYTHING. And this is the example I put forth. Pathetic. I am not sure what I need to do to get it together but it must happen today!! I cannot continue to allow my life to run all over me. I need to put on my big girl panties and deal with life. I need to put the phone down, turn off the television, get out of the bed and GET IT TOGETHER!!
Right now my life is spiraling out of control and I need to try and regain control,
Alrighty, enough of the Debbie downer. Now, I must try and get my life in order. Tomorrow is a new day and I will try and begin anew. Looking forward to a new chapter in my life and I will try everything I can to make it a good one!

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Ketchup

Catch up.
I really like having a blog, but as a SAHM I often feel like I don't have anything to talk/write about. But I feel like there is stuff I want to say. Here goes-
My husband and I and my best friend Re went down to NOLA to enjoy the sights, sounds, and festivities that are Mardi Gras! Even though it rained on Saturday, we got stuck in traffic with some horses, had an accident involving a pedi-cab, and had an "incident" with a barricade on Bourbon we still managed to have an AWESOME time!
Tuesday, Fat Tuesday, we brought my daughter down for the night. She had a BLAST! It was her first real Mardi Gras and I can definitely say it will not be her last. We got stand tickets outside our hotel so I felt more comfortable being able to contain her and keep an eye on her easier. She also had red beans and rice at Mother's and the next day we had beignets at Cafe Du Monde with Owen too!

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