Charlie's 1 year professional photo shoot

Typical moment before going somewhere

Amelia dressed up ready to go to Target with mommy! She is practicing her ballerina moves!






















Baylee not wanting to give up the nuk and blanket to go in the car! She loves her princess crown (it cost a whole quarter at Target-their $1 section was on 75% off)!






















Well, Charlie is just plain ticked off. He wants to take a nap and mommy wants him to put his shoes and coat on, how dare she! Trying to get him to afternoon naps only, he takes his morning nap around 11:30, I am moving him 1/2 at a time, to eventually be 1!! He is not a fan some days, this is one of those days ;)

New start

Mommy is starting school tomorrow. She is very excited and nervous at the same time. Classes this semester are, Algebra, Writing & Research, History of the US and American Sign Language. Wish her luck!!

Obession with getting the kids rooms decorated-kind of

I am trying to find inexpensive fun things to decorate the kids rooms with. I have decided on themes, girls' room-Disney Princess (surprise surprise), they really like Princess Tiana and Ariel! Charlie's room is going to be Handy Manny! Now, I am trying to motivate myself to go thrift store shopping to find creative items for their rooms. I do want to paint some canvas art for Charlie's room. We are not able to use those cool peel and stick murals because we have textured walls and they WILL NOT stick, no matter what you try. If anyone has any ideas let me know. I do not want to paint their walls, I want to create something without having to paint.

Girls room ideas so far:
Dress up corner-I am reusing some old hooks I found in the tool box to screw into the wall, they have disney dress up outfits they got from Auntie Alexis. I am painting letters to spell out DRESS UP above it. I am also looking for a cheap kid's hat stand for all their crowns and hats. This will go in the closet or just outside the closet, haven't decided yet.

I have 2 canvas art and 2 framed disney princess artwork for the walls.

I want to paint letters to spell out each girl's name with Princess in front of it, for above their beds.

I want to get disney princess bedding(this is going to wait until mommy gets her budget in check.

We have a little table already in there, we need some more storage for toys, I also have to find an area for their dolly play stuff. Thank goodness they have such a large room.

I plan on making curtains. Hitting the clearance fabric sections.

Charlie's room ideas

To get the toddler Handy Manny sheet/comforter set.

He has a cool blue dresser and a funky orange chair in his room. He also has a table and chairs in there, I am going to see if peel & stick stickers will stay on them.

I want to get some canvases and paint them first then add each one of the tools from a peel and stick sticker set to decorate the walls.

I want to paint HANDY CHARLIE letters for above his bed.

Those are all the ideas I have now. If someone out there in cyberland has any other really cool inexpensive ideas, let me know!!!

New Year Resolutions-No, let's try no lifestyle

Well, I thought about making New Year resolutions, but why, I always mess them up the next week. So, I have decided to change my lifestyle instead. What does this mean? I am trying to change things I don't like about myself or the way I live for life not just for the new year. I have made a list of things that are important to me and what I need to do to make those things priority to me. I have been doing well on some of the things I want to "change", others are a challenge, but just because I fell off the bandwagon one day doesn't mean I have messed up for life. I just try again the next minute, hour, or day! I am trying not to be hard on myself when I mess up, but I am rewarding myself when things go right. My house, the downstairs so far, is becoming organized so life is easier. No more scrambling to pack the diaper bag at the last minute, it is always packed and ready to go now, which makes getting out of the house easier. Now to figure out how to lessen the time it takes to get winter gear on three fidgety kids LOL! My dishes are now done right after a meal, yes I used to let them sit. I am also making dinners every night for us. Tonight, I made a turkey breast, mashed taters, stuffing and rolls for dinner! I am also not overstocking my cupboards, I am trying to finish the food in them first. I am having the girls help me cook something once a day, yesterday they "helped" stir the cinnamon apple muffins. Also, we are organizing the billion toys the kids have. I also made my goal, tonight actually, of getting all the stuff out of the garage so I can park my car in it. I am utilizing items I found at garage sales, thrift stores or got free to decorate our new home. Tonight, I spray painted two items to match the bench at the front door, BTW I love spray paint it made a huge difference in the two items. I might start spray painting everything :) The house is coming to order so to speak!

At home fun

Charlie and his vacuum, well really it's his sisters but he has claimed it for his own. He follows me around while I vacuum.






















Baylee in her dress up outfit!






















Amelia in her dress up outfit!

















I went upstairs to get a bath ready for the kids before nap time because they just wouldn't lay down. I came back downstairs to this!

Happy New Year!!

Photos are of the kids passed out before midnight on New Year's Eve at the Golden's. The two adorable dogs are Auntie Joyce's, Scooter and Maggie! Hoping you all have a great New Year! We are focusing on organizing our lives, new lifestyle. Mommy is starting school in 9 days, she is very nervous! The kids are going to get their vital stym therapy this year, so hopefully the medical things will calm down! Here's to a new year, cheers!