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Well I'm not as dumb as I look :). I did some quick research and found out how I can use links instead of pictures to bypass the ugly rule of only having 1000 pictures per blog...psshhh, I figured I had used that up a year ago but they were letting me get by because my kids are so darn cute :). 

So here is Mr. Baby Boy chilling before church one morning...like the spikey hair?

When you have 3 kids you have to get creative :). We forgot to bring the double stroller and Ribbit got tired so into the bottom basket she went :).

 Look what my super talented, super handsome husband made..a new pot rack for me...our old vent took up the entire size of the pot rack (an old window) and just overpowered the kitchen.

 Making shoe box gifts for friends around the world. During this event we were telling them how some of these kids don't get enough food or may even be homeless. Ribbit said "its so sad that Uncle Chris doesn't have a home".....hahaha, she realized that he had an apartment and is now living with my parents again so she thinks he is homeless...he loved that :)

 National Bun Day...wear a bun, eat a cinnamon bun!!

We put up two Christmas trees this year....both are somehow fashioned to the wall. Tonight alone we broke 3 ornaments. Ribbit wrapped Daddy while he was untangling beads and then finished and stood back to marvel her "christmas tree " :). Goober could care less about the nostalgia of everyone decorating while listening to christmas music...he literally ran through the house like a lunatic throwing the football and jumping over the couches...is he a teenager already? Please dear Lord, NO!!!

By the way, can someone confirm that they can see all of these pictures and that I really am smart :)

Why?

Why do we do this to ourselves?
We pulled into our driveway at 5 am this morning. At 6:30 am I and the two older kids got ready for school. Thats right..we drove back from Alabama over night. Baby boy HATES (like as much as I hate hot dogs) the carseat...so we have choose..no-sanity or no-sleep. We have chosen the no-sleep route because frankly I am much better mother when I have no sleep versus when I LOSE MY COOL! So today was a rough day at school....both kids moved their behavior stick (big shocker there...I probably would have moved mine too). I made it through the day but crashed while the pizza was in the oven and everyone is going to bed early tonight!

We had a great time in Alabama though for thanksgiving. Got to see a lot of family, got to eat a lot of good food and honestly got pretty home sick. Now that we have kids it hard to drag them back to Texas as they ask when the next time they will get to see their grandparents will be. It honestly also stinks that so far all of our holiday traditions consist of sitting in a car for 12 hours, stopping at disgusting gas stations and living out of suitcases. I am very thankful for my job here in Texas and it would take Adam getting the JOB OF HIS DREAMS plus a STELLAR SALARY for me to quit...but who knows?

I will post pictures later but something worth noting are--

We practically got kicked out of my papa's nursing home. Ribbit sang " ring around the rosies" about 12600 times and then screamed bloody murder when she tripped over a ladies walker. She also asked several people if they were sick and what was wrong with them. Goober was only interested in sneaking away my papa's tootsie rolls and Baby Boy was pulling himself up on my papas wheel chair and screaming and spitting at him. My papa thought it was the best thing ever....every other sweet senior citizen was giving us the look of doom.

My kiddos got to experience a Pow Wow at the Porch Creek reservation close to my parents home. We used to go there a lot for thanksgiving...we have family members who are a part of the tribe and I think they really enjoyed. Goober and Ribbit even "rain danced" with Papa.

My mom got in on some Black Friday deals...nothing to crazy but just enough to say we went ...and we got a lot of items crossed off of our lists.

We got to stay with Nannie and Papaw in Boaz. I am pretty sure that they took a nap when we left. My kids were kinda off their schedule and would scream out in the middle of the night and of course asked for cookies every 5 minutes since Nannie's answer was always yes.

Oh, and I definitely gained at least 5 lbs. just off of sweet tea and ham....things I normally don't eat out here because the tea just isn't the right kind of sweet and because my husband doesn't like pork all that much. I took full advantage of having the right kind of SWEET TEA at every meal and sugar cured ham that had burnt edges :).

1 more day

1 more day until Thanksgiving break....thank ya Jesus.

Our quick trip to Alabama has thrown us off and we can't seem to catch up...at least that is how I feel.

Baby boy is now everywhere, as quick as lightning!  He likes to give kisses on the lips...sometimes a little too long :). He likes it when I point to everyone and say their names. He loves to play with his older siblings. He loves puffs...every flavor. He still hates the car seat ( oh joy ) and he hates when we change his clothes...I'm pretty sure he would rather be naked all the time. He is saying "da da,  ba ba,  and sometimes ma ma"...but its not super clear.

Ribbit is doing a little bit better at school.....our record is three days of good behavior in a row. She used to say that we did everything "last night" or "yesterday" but now we do everything "lasterday". She is constantly getting on to us about spreading germs :), and she recognizes all the circles and squares everywhere we go. She is starting to read a lot more, well her style of reading. She loves to wear her mittens so her "hands will stay warm".

Goober is doing so incredibly well in spelling that I have been forgetting to talk about it. He hasn't made below a 97 and knows most of his words by Tuesday or Wednesday. He has just grown up so much and only loses his behavior sticker every now and then when he has an off day. He has made several new friends this year, all of whom are just the sweetest little boys. We have been to about 2000 birthday parties already this year and I really like all of the families in his grade. He had an Egyptian Feast today after learning about Egypt and he told me he tried "figs, not the garden, but the chewy cookie ones".

Adam is officially a stay at home daddy. We had some "issues" with the lady who was keeping baby boy and since Adam was only working 2 days a week he quit. He loves staying home with him anyways and this way we may actually have a clean home every now and then ;). Its only until he finds a full time job but I'm so happy with this situation.

Goober making a great pull at his last game.

TOUCHDOWN GOOBER!

Baby Boy Spitting

 Baby Boy getting caught :)

Bedtime Story Ribbit style