Weekly Rewind: October 2-5

Hello, and happy October! This is the time for spooky stories, Halloween treats, and super fun outings!! :) YAY!! This is one of my FAVORITE months!! Let's get to the sharing, huh?

{WEDNESDAY}

Mr. Chill. Jason said that he just needs a newspaper and he'd look like an old man LOL! Such a cutie!

{THURSDAY}

 Playground fun after school :)

My super cute pumpkin head! This is one of the projects made at school. Love it!

 And, one of my projects while they were both at school today - an almost finished nursery for Baby Austin! :) YAY! Just to add the things to the walls that I have.

  

{FRIDAY}

Working on a pumpkin craft. At first they weren't too into it. Then I told them we are going to a fall festival tonight and they suddenly got VERY excited and made some pumpkins. Too funny!

Fall Festival!! This is an annual event put together for a local elementary school. We have gone to this 3 years in a row now! Wait, really?! WOW! Can't believe that. But, it is true! We started going to this when our friends kids started kindergarten there. We miss you, Zach and Grace!! 

 Top row: Jumping like crazy in the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

Bottom row: In the race car train ride ready to go!

  Eating cotton candy, prizes, and winning games! So fun!

{SATURDAY}

 Early morning lego construction

 Enjoying the amazing weather after running around like crazies!! Ha! Cuties... 

 Uno tournament. I so lost... You can totally read his face, right? Haha! Stinker.

Fun times! Next week is even better!!

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Last week's goals and such:

Family Goals:

1. Pick up more fall/Halloween books from the library AND have a reading picnic!! Fun! Mama is getting worn out so a reading picnic didn't happen just yet...

2. Work on the "Our Father" with the boys.  So, apparently they almost know this prayer thanks to school. Good thing... I have not been doing well in this area this week.

3. Go on a family adventure this weekend! We went to a fall festival!!

Personal Goals:

 4. Rise and shine 530 am!

5. Sanitize and organize binkies, bottles, and other items needed Got it all done! Score.

6. Read Catholic Mom's Cafe and A Catholic Mother's Companion to pregnancy. 

7. Listen to the rest of the podcasts - find some new ones! Any suggestions? What do you listen to?

Home Goals:

8. Paint the frames for Austin's room and get print outs done

9. Fall treat! Sweet and Salty Fall Snack Mix OR Scarecrow Crunch

 10. Yard work! Some serious yard work... Well, almost. I got the bushes trimmed LOL

 

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Good times! Check back soon for the following week's adventures!

 

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 Austin update: Went to the doctor yesterday (10/10) and he is doing well. Right on track and everything. No signs of going early so phew! I don't have time for surprises! Haha! 

26 DAYS TO GO!! 

We can't wait to meet you, Austin!

 

Some House News!!!

Nooo... Austin is not here yet! November 6, people. Unless he wants to come in about 3 weeks. Then, ok. I do NOT have anymore room in here!

Anyway, if you have been following our family life on Facebook and/or Instagram, you know that a certain little man in our house has gone from this:

 

To this:

HELLO! Doesn't he look just so handsome in those little glasses???? Ahhhh!!!! I mean, yes, he's mine...I'm going to be biased here, but look! Yes, he was adorable before and he's still adorable. But the glasses?! It's killing me how stinking cute he is! 

Now, I know. I can hear you all wondering why he has glasses. Over the summer, I noticed that when he seems to be staring off or something, he tends to have somewhat of lazy eye issue going on. For a while I was the only one that noticed it. But, eyes freak me out. I can't even put eye drops into my own eyes. Ew (enter the shivers). Anyway, Jason finally noticed it, too and when I took Alex to the doc, I asked him about Andrew's eyes. We were referred to a great pediatric eye doc in town and it turns out it is just a muscle issue apparently. But, a muscle issue that if left alone could cause worse problems down the road. So, his vision is fine, but we needed to fix this weak muscle issue. So, here were are! it's been about 3 days with glasses now (appointment was last Thursday and we picked up the glasses Monday afternoon). He loves them! He is doing very well with them at home and at school!

We chose the Easy Twist glasses, if you are wondering. They are pretty cool. The hinges twist all around and don't break off (I mean, I guess you could break them if you really wanted to...). We had an incident yesterday, in fact, between the boys and Andrew was pretty mad at Alex for a good while because he really thought his glasses were broken. But, they are still in perfect condition. And, if anything does happen...I paid for every warranty I could just to be safe!

So there is our House news!! Maybe next time it will be about Austin ;) 

Weekly Rewind: September 23-29

Well, I do believe that my wacky week and a half long headache is gone. So, it is that time again to share what we have been up to! Here's a look back at the fun we had as September came to an end.

{MONDAY}

This is how we roll...

 ...down the hill, bumping into each other...

  Good times!

 {TUESDAY}

 This is NOT what you want to find in your laundry room at 545 in the morning as you are trying to get the ironing board out without waking the rest of the house up. Meet Mr. Grasshopper...er, locust? He flies...And, he somehow found a cozy spot in my laundry room. Of course, it was 545 am and I wasn't sure what it was at first, so everything came crashing down. Jason really thought that I was dreaming this. Well, we were almost late to school due to me making sure this little guy was caught and shown to the world. HA! I was NOT dreaming... 

{WEDNESDAY}

We headed to the zoo!!

 It was breakfast time in the primate house. Love that guy on the right :)

 Banging on some Djembe drums and being silly with masks

 {THURSDAY}

Picked up a TON of fall themed library books on Tuesday. This one is Alex's favorite one! When I "read" (no words - just pictures) it to the boys after school, Alex CRIED at the end!! If you haven't seen this book, it is SO cute!! The little bird is lost and the cat helps him find his way back to his bird family. They become friends along the journey South. Well, they find the little bird's family and must say goodbye to each other. The cat needed to get back home anyway. Well, as they hugged goodbye, Alex just busted out in tears and wanted them to stay together. It was so sweet. I told him that the bird would come back and this was just a little vacation until it was warmer back home. Oh, my...love that little guy.

Jason "read" it with him, too. You can see his little hand on his face... The cat is on the page waving bye to the birds. He was sad again, but no tears this time. But Alex said, "Cat goes home... (sniffles)" Really, it is a super cute book. I might just have to get it to add to our collection of fall/Halloween books for next year.

{THURSDAY}

 My view from my doc's office. Nice, huh? Yep, another appointment. I'm going every 2 weeks now... Fun. Oh, and this time my doc was out of town - which I knew so I chose the doc that delivered Andrew... But, let me just complain a bit for a sec (because that's what I do now apparently)... My blood pressure NEVER cooperates with the nurse. I have to ALWAYS have it taken at least twice before leaving. So, I let this nurse (the nurse to the doc that delivered Andrew) know this before taking my blood pressure. And, yep. It was not being nice. So, we wait to take it until the end of the appointment. And, it was ok, but not perfect. But, it was in the range it ALWAYS is in when I leave my doctor. So, it is like 1:45pm. It's Thursday. I pick up the boys in about an hour at the latest. Well, the nurse and doc didn't like what they saw...maybe they should look at my file BEFORE what they say next. The nurse comes back in and says, "Well, it's a little high so just hang out in here for a bit and we will try again." Anyone that knows me knows that I am now beginning to get anxious that maybe I am not going to get to that car rider line to get my little men. Ten minutes go by and she tries again. Again, I'm beginning to get nervous. It's now about 2:10pm... Sure the school is about 7-8 minutes away, but still! Well, my blood pressure is a tad higher...shocker! So she doesn't say anything and goes back out to talk to the doc. I can kind of hear them, but not really. Maybe they were talking about me...maybe not. But I hear "labor and delivery" and "33 weeks" and some other bologna that I DON'T have time to hear about right now - I have kids to pick up. I am the ONLY one with the cars seats and they are in the parking deck. Grrr. Anyway, I'm still pregnant and Austin is still chilling out for now. I got the boys in time and, yes, I now have 2 extra back up friends in case this happens again. Which, knowing my doc...I'm sure it will. He is such a tease...I wonder if he had anything to do with this... Kidding. Kinda.

{FRIDAY}

 Playing tackle football with Daddy. Yes, TACKLE football. Don't worry about Alex he can take care of himself. He is starting to catch up to Andrew in speed, too. Andrew better watch out LOL

 Alex's turn to be the QB

{SATURDAY}

New project for Austin!  It is all done actually! I made him this Cozy Baby Afghan over the weekend. It was super easy to make and it went by really fast. Just 3 colors and a mega crochet hook (I used a Q hook - it is huge! Biggest I have gone was K hook one time). It is SO soft and cozy! The colors are from Lion Brand Vanna's Choice in Rust, Dusty Blue, and Beige. It is hanging over the side of his crib now! Love it!!

 Apple Cider Floats for Jason and I after the boys were in bed. They were ok. I liked them fine, but I feel like it needed something else... Jason wasn't a huge fan. Oh, well. There are more fall treats to be made!

{SUNDAY}

 It was National Coffee Day today (9/29), so with my handy dandy Dunkin Donuts app, I got my freebie iced coffee and donuts for these men in my life :) Yummy! Gotta love a good coffee that is also FREE!!

 

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And just to check up to see how things went around the House last week...

 

Last Week's Goals:

Family Goals:
1. Pick up fall book from the library I got ALMOST all of the ones I wanted. We read through all 15 of them twice, too. So next week, we are going back for more!
2. Put together big brother and daddy bags I am SO glad to have this all done! Andrew and Alex are going to be surprised to see that Austin has a little something for them! I will share what I did for them soon!
3. Go on a family adventure this weekend! Maybe something like this? We will be doing something THIS weekend instead! :)

Personal Goals:
4. Wake up at 530 everyday this week.
5. Keep reading through Catholic Mom's Cafe and A Catholic Mother's Companion to Pregnancy
6. Catch up on my fav podcasts in the car while boys are at school and I'm out running errands. I'm back to listening to the Simple Mom podcast and the Inspired to Action podcast. These are great! I'm almost caught up with these! And, I even came across one at just the right time! These days I'm having a bit of a patience problem (what? me? noooooo..... lol) and Kat with Inspired to Action had the perfect solution the day before I knew I was going to being a mommy monster... Gotta love those days...

Home Goals:
7. Paint the frames for Austin's room. I can never remember to tell Jason to get the frames out of the attic for me... Along with the Fall wreath... Brain freeze...
8. Make another Fall treat! I made Oatmeal Pumpkin Cookies over the weekend. I am thinking of making Apple Cider Floats this weekend!
9. Clean up front walk, trim bushes, weed the beds, etc. Oops...I'm sure my neighbors love my "harvest" look I have going on. LOL Oh, well. This weekend!

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And for this week's to-do list:

Family Goals:

1. Pick up more fall/Halloween books from the library AND have a reading picnic!! Fun! 

2. Work on the "Our Father" with the boys.  

3. Go on a family adventure this weekend!

Personal Goals:

 4. Rise and shine 530 am!

5. Sanitize and organize binkies, bottles, and other items needed

6. Read Catholic Mom's Cafe and A Catholic Mother's Companion to pregnancy. 

7. Listen to the rest of the podcasts - find some new ones!

Home Goals:

8. Paint the frames for Austin's room and get print outs done

9. Fall treat! Sweet and Salty Fall Snack Mix OR Scarecrow Crunch

 10. Yard work! Some serious yard work...

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 Happy Fall, y'all!

 

This Week's Happenings

This Week's Goals:

Family Goals:
1. Pick up fall book from the library
2. Put together big brother and daddy bags
3. Go on a family adventure this weekend! Maybe something like this?

Personal Goals:
4. Wake up at 530 everyday this week.
5. Keep reading through Catholic Mom's Cafe and A Catholic Mother's Companion to Pregnancy
6. Catch up on my fav podcasts in the car while boys are at school and I'm out running errands. I'm back to listening to the Simple Mom podcast and the Inspired to Action podcast. These are great!

Home Goals:
7. Paint the frames for Austin's room.
8. Make another Fall treat! I made Oatmeal Pumpkin Cookies over the weekend. I am thinking of making Apple Cider Floats this weekend!
9. Clean up front walk, trim bushes, weed the beds, etc.

 My Oatmeal Pumpkin Cookies and some of my fall decorations :) Most of these went into the freezer for later!

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Menu Plan:

Sunday: Grilled Balsamic Pork Chops, Red Potatoes, Green Beans

Monday: Meatloaf, Red Potatoes, Salad

Tuesday: Grilled Chicken, Fresh Fruit, Carrots

Wednesday: Leftovers

Thursday: Bean and Cheese Burritos, Chips

Friday: Pizza, Popcorn, Movie Night

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So, what's going on at your House this week?

Weekly Rewind: September 16-21

Well, it was an interesting week at the House, but hopefully it is behind us now and..um, yeah. Parenthood. Gotta love it. That's all I'm going to say on the topic. But, hey, I still love my job and wouldn't trade it for anything (though some days I may look/sound like my hair will be pulled out at any given second)!

Here's a look a what went on this week:

{MONDAY}

 Chillin not like a villain ;)

 

 Looking for Waldo with magnifying glasses - cuteness!

{TUESDAY}

 Showing off their lego building skills

 Playing cars or something outside while I get dinner going

{WEDNESDAY}

What?! No pictures...? Well, that is a shocker...

{THURSDAY}

 I pulled a sneaky move in the car rider line and snapped a pic of my big boy (where the yellow-orange arrow is pointing). Alex and I usually go get Andrew after picking him up, but that little man was out sick. So, it was just Andrew for today. Shhh! No one tell on me! ;)

{FRIDAY}

 Trains, trains, and...

 more trains! 

 Playing outside and enjoying the cool breeze before the storm - it is going to be raining all. day. long. tomorrow. Boo.

{SATURDAY}

 

 It is pouring outside, but there is quite a bit of engineering going on inside! Daddy, Andrew, and Alex are very busy building a train station. 

  During nap time and after the boys were in bed for the night, I got to working on the next project for Austin - diy burp cloths! Fun, right?

Around last Christmas, I bought a stack of bar towels for a project that never happened. I found these the other day while cleaning out the laundry room. Ha! And, I used a ton of my scrap fabric leftover from other projects. And, voile! DIY Burp Cloths! Easy. Peasy. Cut, pin, and sew a straight line. Done! Well, almost. I have a few more that I am going to make. And, yes...some of those are pink. I made 2 sets - one for me and one for friend ;)

Next project on the list: crochet chunky afghan!

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Hope y'all have a wonderful rest of the weekend!

Lego Spider Man Birthday Party Extravaganza {Andrew is 4!!!!!}

WOW!! What a day!! This Sunday was Andrew's birthday party and - wow! That is all I can say! He had a BLAST!!

He told me a few months ago that he wanted a Lego Spider-man party. Lego, sure...no problem! But add in Spider Man?! Ok... Well, thanks to Pinterest, I found a couple of awesome ideas and will definitely be adding some of these pics there for other mamas of boys who throw out 2 themes they want for their next party.

Enjoy the pics! Let me know what you think!!

Oh, and, as usual, thanks for getting some of these pictures, Mom!!

 32 weeks and here's a party bump after church! LOL

And, ahem...I swear I though I cleaned that mirror...ugh. Good thing this is MY bathroom and not the guest bathroom. Haha.

 Birthday boy and mama - he's so big... <3

 Pre-party Packers game. An important element to any fabulous party. 

LOL Saw this picture from my mom's facebook! Awesome!

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 PARTY TIME!!!!

 I managed to get a few pics fo the awesome party food!

Chocolate Spider Man cupcakes complete with Lego confetti :)

 My most favorite cake - ever! It may not be perfect, but WOW! I'm rather impressed with myself. Spider Man is a bit hard to make...all that webbing, ya know.I made his eyes separate and let them set in the freezer before adding them to the head. Worked out pretty well!

 Lego duplo Spider Man logo (an idea from Pinterest that Andrew and I made)

Spider Man frisbees from the Dollar Tree

And, of course, a Packer wreath (I made that! Click here for making one in your team's colors).

 Party table! You can click on this to make it bigger. We served hot dogs, brats, chips, Jason's homemade salsa, cupcakes, and Lego shaped candies!! They are in that glass jar next to the buns. I found them at Toys R Us in the FAO Swartz candy aisle. Fun! Everything else is pretty much from Party City or the Dollar Tree. 

 Another pic of my awesome cake! I am so glad Andrew loved it. He said, "You did a good job, mama!" Love him!

 Presents!!!!

"Happy birthday to you...!!"

 Chocolate cupcake brothers!

Thanks for driving up for the party, Mom and Dad! Here's a picture me and Dad, where 2 of the brothers photo bombed ;) Love that we were all coordinated!! Good times!

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We had such a great time with all of our family and friends that could make it! We love you all! Thanks for coming!!

Andrew, we love you so much and can't wait to see what this year will bring!