Beautiful Bag Giveaway!!!

WHAT A FUN GIVE AWAY over at McMama's blog!!!

Go check it out!

http://www.mycharmingkids.net/

This bag can be used in all sorts of fun ways!

A camera case-although I do not think Nick would like to carry it around! :)

What a cute diaper bag!!

If you would like a chance to win one of these, go check out the giveaway page and post a comment!

http://www.mycharmingkids.net/2010/02/delicious-camera-bag-giveaway.html

What Daddy's Teach Their Daughters!

To tattoo themselves!!!!!!!!!!!

However, when Daddy tattoo'd her, he used a ink pen, NOT PERMANENT MARKER!!!! Let me rewind and start from the beginning. Last week or so, Nick stayed home with Julia when she wasn't feeling well. One of the things Daddy and Daughter did was tattoo Julia. Julia would tell Daddy what she wanted on her and daddy would use a PEN and tattoo her. They had a lot of fun, Julia really enjoyed it. Now fast forward to tonight....Julia decided to take it upon herself and give herself tattoo's. This time, with a marker, a PERMANENT marker! Now I'm sure you're asking yourself, "Weren't you watching your daughter?!" Actually, I was in the same room with her and didn't realize this was going on. She asked me if she could watch cartoons in my room while I blogged a bit. I tucked her into bed, turned on Nick Jr. and got on the computer. I wasn't on the computer more than 10 minutes, with her sitting right behind me when all of this took place. She is one sneaky little girl!!!!

Like how she colored over her boobs?! At least she was trying to be modest!!!

Not only did she want to decorate herself, she wanted to re-design our bedding and practice her J's.

She's getting pretty good at her J's though, isn't she?!

I have to say, I was not a happy camper at first and I had Nick come in and deal with her, so I could just walk away. But then I stepped back and thought, enjoy this moment, cherish it, take pictures of her and her artwork and BLOG IT! :) I will also probably make this a scrapbook page. One has to remember these parts of the kids growing up. There are definately fun times of being a parent, sad times, and well even trying times!

Is it bad that I was REALLY sad about this?! :( It's her baby blanket! Oh well...memories!! :)

I googled ways of removing marker from skin. I heard it all, nail polish remover (which I knew, but I am not willing to put that all over my babies skin,) hair spray, dish soap, baby oil and even shaving cream. As of right now, her face is clean and her arms look pretty good. Everything else has lightened up, but it's all there. We'll see how long it takes for all of this to be removed! :)

OH THE JOYS OF BEING A PARENT!!!

She's Growing Up...

Yup!! She's growing up....she's making her own Valentine's Day Box for school!!!

Julia and I went to Hobby Lobby and picked up a lot of red and pink decorations for her Valentine's Box for her school party. She had so much fun picking out stuff from stickers, to balls, to little hearts, to bright pink and light pink glitter. I can't believe that we are already starting to do this sort of stuff. Time has flown by sooooo fast. It literally seems like yesterday that we were getting her dressed in her cute pink dress (from Jason and Amy) at the hospital for her hospital pictures!

But now she's so independent and getting ready for her first school Valentine's Day Party!

I was one proud Mommy watching her work on the project all by herself. She wanted my help to put the words on the top and Princess on the side, but besides that she did rest.

When she is really concentrating on something, she sticks her little tongue out. It is so cute!

Notice the line of red gem stickers? She wanted to make sure they went all the way across!

Here comes that little tongue again....

She loved being able to glue everything down herself! Ok I admit, there were a few times I stepped in there.

Notice the glitter EVERYWHERE?!

Isaiah decided he wanted to watch a bit before he went to bed. Before I know it, we'll be making one for him!

AND THE FINISHED PROJECT.....

Then of course the typical Julia....being silly!

My Favorites!

Just a few of my favorite pictures that Nick has taken recently!

I LOVE the great shots he has gotten of the kids!!! I may just have walls of pictures of my babies!!!

The flash is giving him a little bit of trouble, so once that is fixed, he will be able to get a lot of really good action shots of the kiddos! I can't wait!

Then my other favorites recently!!!

LOVE this CD and the song "Need You Now."

These have been may favorite snacks lately! I just crave them! (NO, not pregnant-no worries people!)

Think most people who really know me already knew this was my all time favorite drink! :) I am pretty sure I have at least 3 a day!

My new favorite trash TV shows....Meet the Kardashians, Kendra and Giuliana and Bill

One of my  new favorite books! I read it in one day! I bawled like a baby as well!

Then of course one of my favorites is SLEEP!!!

Just a random post tonight! Good night, it's The Bachelor time and then bedtime!!

Just One of Them Days That a Girl Goes Through...

Not sure what my deal is tonight, but I'm grumpy!!! Julia and I had a good night out at dinner for a surprise birthday party for a friends mom that I've known since I was in 3rd Grade! (Happy Birthday Leanne Hope, I LOVE YOU! Don't be too hard on Elizabeth now for throwing it!!) I should be in all sorts of good moods, but blah....just one of those moods. You know, those moods that somebody would ask you, "what's wrong," and you honestly can't give them anything?! That's the mood I'm in. Nothing has happened to put me in a bad mood-I just am!!! Oh well...I will get over it. I'm sure I just need a good dose of Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice!!! :)

But I do know, these 3 kiddo's (and hubby too) can sure make me smile.....

I am so thankful for the family that the Lord has given to me!!! I have been blessed with an amazing husband and 3 beautiful children (and hopefully more down the road...)

Just a couple more things...

Here is Isaiah's new face he makes!

And...This is Toby's first year in wrestling! Boy has he really caught on!! In only his 3rd or 4th meet, he got FIRST PLACE!!!

His first PIN even!!!

GOOD JOB TOBIAS ON YOUR GOLD MEDAL!

Well, I'm happy to say-with just this little bit of writing and posting pictures of my blessings, I am feeling a little better. I think I'm going to go curl up in my jammies, hop into bed, and watch Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice! That should be a good ending to this day!

Good night all!