Tagged and More Tagged...

OK, so I have been tagged twice now and just kept putting off. So hey what better way to avoid cleaning up the house while the kiddos are at school?? :D

Becky's first... This is one where you have to list your crazy quirks. Mine are veeerrryyy similar to yours Becky!
1. I don't like to mess up the bed once it is made (i.e. sitting, laying on it). Whenever I walk by it I feel a need to straighten it just a little.
2. Warm tortillas with peanut butter and honey are so yummy! The girls even like them now. They love Fajita night because we know what is for dessert!
3. I check on my children constantly when they are sleeping. If they sleep in late for some reason I think for sure they are no longer with us. This happens at least once a week.
4. I hate for people to come over to a messy house. Thankfully I have had to swallow my pride several times, it is hard to keep up with 3 kids.

So onto Karen's... 8's
8 shows I love to watch: Grey's, Medium, Chuck, Designed to Sell, House Hunters, Design on a Dime, I am not sure what else, we don't have cable anymore...
8 Favorite Restaurants: Sweet Tomatoes, Fresh Choice, Soup Plantation, Melting Pot, Chipotle, Bucca Di Beppo, Pat & Oscar's, Rubios
8 things that happened yesterday: Went running with Daisy, took Emily to school, watched a friend's little girl, had a meeting for church, chatted with friends, did the dishes, did homework with Emily and Lizzy and played with Jackson
8 things I am looking forward to: Thanksgiving, Painting the living room, replacing the fan, knocking down the wall downstairs, the weekend, hanging up pictures, giving Joe his Christmas present, loosing the rest of my prego weight and more
8 things on my wish list: A new kitchen counter, a new van, a finished basement, landscaping, Emily to get over this 5 year old bump, a vacation with my family, to live close to family, daisy to be perfectly trained
8 people I tag: Elise, Genel, Michelle King, Peggy, Kristin, Kasi, Kim Fowler, and Katie... Love you guys! :D

A New Addition...

We promised the girls that when we moved to a "big" house we would get a dog. Well it came time to fulfil that promise. We had been checking the shelter periodically online and came across a 3 year old yellow lab. She was the one. So we officially brought Daisy Mae home on Wednesday afternoon and we love her already. She is very sweet tempered with a little bit of stubbornness (don't all women ;D?). The girls love taking her for walks and playing outside with her nonstop. This afternoon we took her on our Saturday adventure and hiked around the lake. It was so beautiful and a great afternoon together. Have we mentioned how amazing it is to have Joe home on the weekends???? Anyways, welcome to the family Daisy!















Have I also mentioned that Jackson is now 4 months old? How is it that time is going so fast? He is weighing in at a healthy 14 pounds (he is at 50% for height, weight and head circumference). He is such a cheery little guy and we love him to pieces. He is also so picky about eating. I had to go to a meeting this morning and was gone for a few hours. When I got home Joe said that he did great and the only time he cried was when he tried to feed him a bottle (both breast milk and formula). He just hung out and waited for me. 6 1/2 hours this little guy waited and when I walked in the door he looked at me and went from a smile to a pouty face to a little cry. That guy is too funny!

A Week of Fall

What a busy fun week it has been! Fall is definitely here and the cooler air feels nice. We kicked off the season by getting the house decorated and then had some friends over to paint Halloween shirts and make caramel apples. It was a ton of fun (thanks Kristen for all your help!).

Then Lizzy had a field trip for school and they were off to the pumpkin patch. They got to go on a Hay ride and then pick their own pumpkins. It was so much fun spending that time with Lizzy while Emily was at school. She is such a great girl and makes me smile all the time.

After that we decided to go as a family to another Pumpkin Patch for our Saturday adventure. It rained just before we got there so there was a lot of mud. The corn maze was awesome though. By the time we came out we each had 10 pounds of mud on each foot and we couldn't stop smiling. They each picked out a pumpkin and then we warmed up by the fire with some hot cocoa. Now it is time to start some more painting. Tomorrow begins work on the doors. Cross your fingers everyone!

Pledge of Allegiance

On Friday Miss Emily was selected along with another student in her class to say the Pledge of Allegiance at a school assembly honoring Walmart's Teacher of the Year. She was so cute when she got up there and can I say how choked up I was watching??? She is getting so big and just loves going to school and all the things they are learning about. (someday I will buy the software to rotate the picture, sorry guys. she is the smaller girl)