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Friday, October 31, 2014

Travis

If you know my brother, and his mannerisms then you will think these two look alike.


Happy Halloween

From Mario & Luigi





Wednesday, October 29, 2014

LEGO's

Ok so first I'm going to copy and paste from my dear friend Heather Joseph's blog about 98.9% of her recent post because I'm right there with her these days as a Stay at Home Mom (SAHM)

"I think it's just easy for a down in the trenches, all hands on deck lifestyle now as apposed to just standing on the sidelines and wonder what is going on. So I have done that. Here's what's going on. This precious family of mine is a gift. A big fat giant gift and I love all the people and schnoodle in it more than anything. Anything. And I am sooooo grateful to Matt Rayt hat he provides in such a way that I even have the option to stay at home. Dare we address that. SOOOO many of my friends work. Not because they want to, although some do, and I think that is even more amazing, because they have found something they LOVE LOVE LOVE and feel very valued doing. Some of my peeps work because they have to. And want to kick me in the teeth right now for even wondering what in the world I am doing again on a rainy afternoon cocooned inside with my little muffin wuffins watching Curious George. I mean, what's NOT fun about that?!

Okay. not sure if I am making sense. All I am saying is this stay at home with a ton of kids thing is amazing. And hard. And beautiful. And hard. And totally fulfilling. And especially hard. But mostly amazing. I realize that I am doing exactly what I am supposed to be doing. In the exact moment I am supposed to be in. Raising the babies God has given us. It's not glamorous. Days of Ann Taylor suits and amazing hair and nails are gone. And I think I like it that way. But sometimes I lose my mind and want to run away. This has to be normal?

And to Will , Liney and Sparkie Connor & Ryan...one day  you will read this and wonder why in the world your mother ever felt for one moment that being in your world 1000% of the time wasn't the most glorious thing ever. And I will remind you little pumpkins that you are giant black holes of need and it took every cell in my body to get you through the day. Alive. Functioning. Fed. Clean. Loving. Educated. Nice. It really did. ALL of me. And I love you so much I could die and there is really no where I'd rather be. Even though you make me crazy and why in the world do you all get thirsty starving at once and where dear children are the instruction manuals that came home from the hospital with you taped on your back? Because I can't find them to save my life." The new pediatrician actually said at the end of Connor's 5 yr check up that they actually have children's manuals and that they are out but usually they give them to a new patient at the first visit so I should ask next time I come in. At first I smirked thinking she was being funny but now I'm actually wondering if the DO have a manual. I'm totally asking next time I go and either they will laugh and think I'm funny or they will unlock all the mysteries of these heathens  darling children of mine.

Ok this is me, Jill; So I went through the wait, should I be working thing? What money am I contributing to the house thing. So I went on craigslist found a job for 10 hours a week. $25 an hour to get this, build lego's with kids. Umm yea, I am clearly qualified. So I got an email an hour after I applied, a phone call the next day and I interviewed yesterday. Got home and decided to pass. It would have been 3:15-5, kind of like a latch-key after school program at our local elementary school. When I got home yesterday from the interview and picked up Ryan from the sweet neighbor who watched him and then ran and got Connor and we got home from preschool it was 2:30. So I'm going to have 30 minutes with Connor before I pay someone to watch him so I can go play with someone else's kids? Yea to much running around and not enough Connor time. 

I'm glad I did the interview, no what if's and now I know I really do want to be home with these nuts-oh kids and I really do love being a stay at home Mom. 

PS: in the interview I actually had to build a helicopter using the instruction book. Was that suppose to be hard because I could have done that, tied my shoes and put make up on. 

Peace Out,
Jill



Stop

Today I had one of those, here your heart beating. Stop. Turn the radio off. Moments.
Came to a stop sign while looking for a once upon a child to sell some of Ryan's clothes that are too small and saw this.
Columbine High School- in the flesh. Well not because it is a building but wow. As I proceeded to OUAC then target I just kept thinking about how most people in the cars around me are just having an ordinary day. Errands are being run, kids are being taken here and there but to many this building is a constant reminder of a horrific day. 

Sunday, October 26, 2014

Our puppy

Boji is 8.5 these days and gets like zero love.  I must say she is a good girl. At our old house she had an invisible fence but here she just lays down in the yard and stays with us. 
Carved pumpkins today! 

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Arizona Kindergarten

Missing Our Arizona Kibdergarten today and Connors teacher emailed me some encouragement and his school picture.

You're it

I love our neighborhood- definitely why we picked our house. 
Hide or go seek

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Victory

Each and EVERY time I want to update the blog I have to click the "I forgot my password" and come up with a new one (brain is mush) but guess what I did? I wrote it down, and after frantically looking for a minute or two, found the crumpled piece of paper that I had written the grocery list on a few days back stuffed in the back of the desk drawer and drum roll, I got logged in the very first time. All smiles here people, this is a victory!

I'm blogging today to tell you about the most delicious dessert I have come across on Pinterest. Deep Dish Oatmeal Cookie Bars:

13x9 greased pan Oven preheat to 350

2 sticks salted butter
2 eggs
2 C brown Sugar

Mix these 3then add:
2 tsp vanilla Ext
1/3 C milk

Then add:
2 1/2 C flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
3 C quick oatmeal (uncooked)

These first three paragraphs are the "cookie" for the chocolate aka other layer:
In a saucepan mix:
1 Can Sweetened condensed Milk
1/3 C salted butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
once all melted down pour over cookie mix

In the pan but 3/4 of the "cookie mix" then pour all the chocolate later on top. Top with remaining cookie mix...it will not cover everywhere, kind of a marble look.

Cook at 350 for 25 minutes. I put reynolds wrap on after 18 minutes so the top wouldn't burn.

Delicious, just as good day two and three.
YUM!
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Thursday, October 16, 2014

Leaves

Leaves galore. 4th day in a row raking. It is a lot harder when you have to bag your leaves. We have always had woods behind us.

Saturday, October 11, 2014

Littleton's Harvest Fest

It had about 5,000 more people than we thought it would but it was fun. The line to get it was long but it was a one stop shop i.e. pay at the door then all the activities inside are free. Bounce mat, bounce houses, tractor rides you name it. We are hoping for two little ones to fall asleep extra early tonight.



Welcome back Cannon Rebel (aka my nice camera) I have missed you more than words can express. After the festival we went down the street to Sheri & Marty's house to stop in and say hi and have the boys meet them (and the coy fish).
*We had neighbors over last night, super fun couple with 3 kids (5,3,1)- Trent & Natalie. More on them I'm sure in future postings. Thank you Jesus for friends!

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

The move

We are two weeks in and in true Ray & Jill fashion are pretty much all set. 
Hardwood floors are in, living room, dining room and Ryan's rooms have been painted. Garage door motor installed, blinds ordered, pictures and blinds hung. 
For now, we are pausing until 2015 and just going to sit back enjoy our beautiful new home and get to know out neighbors and new friends.
Connors
Ours 
Ryan's 
Guest 
Play room
Dining
Living
Kitchen
Family- still need to paint over this green with grey

Monday, October 6, 2014

Five years old

Happy birthday eldest son! I look at his face and am sad that that little toddler face is gone and that "school-ager" face is in front of me.
Grandma and Grandpa are in town and made the day special. We went to a professional soccer game, boys lasted 40 minutes.