Make-up on, hair done, dressed nicely ...

...Is SO not me lately! Just had to say, as I sit here in my brown yoga pants and long sleeve cotton race t-shirt with my hair still down and straight out of the towell from the pool this morning, that it's a good thing Jer and the kids don't know me any different! On "two-a-days" when there are two workouts in the same day, you'll find me like this often. Just seems pointless to me to get all dressed nice and made up, not even date night made up, when I'm just going to get sweaty again anyway.
This blog I was featured on has been giving away all kinds of cool stuff, and today I'm entering a giveaway in hopes of a free haircut, because hey, how can you beat a free haircut? My hair has seen a pony tail one too many days...wait, weeks.....scratch that, months!

4 year old celebrations

Oh how the time flies! My sweet handsome Talmy boy turned 4 last week. We had a fun day that started with a trip to the pool with our friends the Barlow's. Talmage had a great time with their daughter Ginny who is his age, and Kait and Rush (their baby) had a good time splashing as well. And Mckayla of course loves the water, so much so that she didn't want to go to school today so she could stay in longer. That should tell you her level of love for the water!

Ok, had to throw this pic in of Kait because she just makes the cutest darn faces.
Afterwards we met Jennifer and Adrienne and Parker Elgan at Arctic Circle for a little lunch playdate. The kids had a great time playing. We brought brownie bites for treats for everyone which worked really well. No silverware needed, little mess because they're bite size, and they were yummy!
Ginny and Adrienne (and Michelle and Jennifer) were so sweet to bring Talm a present. As Talmage was opening Adrienne's present Ginny said "It's a fire breathing dragon!!!". So funny! You have understand Ginny just loves Sleeping Beauty and Talm is always her prince when they play together. As Michelle put it "If Ginny is in Maleficent-mode, Talmage will fight her to the death. If she is Princess Aurora, he will invite her to dance. She loves that about him." So sweet!
Anyway, Adrienne was so nice to get Talm a Mack truck from the movie Cars that he loves so much. This is no ordinary Mack though, this Mack opens up into a deluxe Lightning home away from home complete with an entertainment system, car wash bath, gas pump, repair bay, etc. He LOVES it!
Then he went to open Ginny's present, and guess what it was? A FIRE BREATHING DRAGON!!! Yep! I laughed so hard. She loved giving it to him, he loves playing with it. So great! Nice work Ginny ;)

Top to bottom, L to R: Ginny, Adrienne, Talmy, Rush, Parker, Kait

I'm so grateful for such great friends we have. Michelle and Jennifer and I have all had babies at the same time, we've been connected through visiting teaching, our kids have always played together. They've helped so much watching the kids for me.
Thanks for everything guys!

My handsome man....4 years old!!!

Can you believe it? My most beautiful loving sweet Talmage boy turned 4 today. Oh how we love that kid. He's such a good boy. So mild mannered, so sweet. He's always been a mama's boy, very cuddly. He's so good with his sisters, he loves to pray, and he's enjoying finally being a sunbeam. I feel like he's really growing academically lately too picking up on more letters and sounds and counting well. He continues to love all things Cars and Thomas and spends endless hours at his train table with his traditional wood tracks and engines. He's also picked up a liking for GeoTrax, another train thing. He was thrilled to get a remote control one from his Aunt Stephie and Uncle Ryan. Talm also likes to color and it's so fun to see him learn to draw now. And he's always had a love for reading which continues.
I'm so thankful to have our little Talmage boy. His pregnancy was a rough one, with bed-rest from 28-36 weeks for me because of preterm labor. I remember researching and learning about preemies so I could be prepared for what might happen. And then, a week early, I delivered a 10lb baby boy, naturally, after a 12 hour labor, only of which 2 were painful and hard work. What a long day, but what a super special-better than any trophy- award.

We love our little man so much!!!

Cute new blog

That I might play a part in..... ;)    A Little Great

The cute things kids say

I (Leslie, I think I'm signed in under Jer's name) have the opportunity to volunteer in Mckayla's classroom once a week helping the kids pass off their reading homework and updating their folders and such.  It's so fun getting to watch these kids and their innocence and their learning how to function in a structured school environment.  And I've never been in other classes, but they all seem so well behaved.  Sure Mrs Godfrey might have to ask them to quiet down a little, but I've never heard her raise her voice or get frustrated (could just be she's  a really great teacher).   ANYWAY.....sorry for the digressions, once the kids were seated at their tables I overheard a few conversations between them.

A little girl whispering:  "I was on the naughty list this year......but guess what?  I got presents anyway!" in a stealthy surprised little voice, very cute!

Two little boys:  "I'm pretty sure my mom's an elf"  Second boy:  "Yeah, me too, but my mom's ears aren't pointy"