You Know You're Pregnant When....

*You cry when your Valentine's day cookies aren't as soft as they should be
*You crave a DQ cookie dough blizzard in the middle of an actual blizzard
*You finally get said blizzard two days later when the high for the day is 7 degrees
*You consider leaving the house in your coffee print lounge pants because they are the most comfortable thing you own
*Your kids bring you flowers and balloon for Valentine's day and it makes you cry
*You constantly crave oranges and grapefruits
*You start thinking about going to bed at 7pm
*You wear tennis shoes with every outfit regardless of what a fashion "no-no" it may be
*You don't sleep more than 2 hrs straight in any given night
*You open the house up and turn the attic fan on when the high reaches 50 degrees
*You can't make it through Walmart without going to the bathroom at least once
*You get to experience the wonderful feeling of this tiny miracle inside you- this makes all the rest of the craziness worth it!

Valentine's Day Party

I went to Jackson's Valentine's party at preschool today.  The kids had so much fun passing out their Valentines' to each other.  Jackson's box was the most creative (ok, so maybe I'm a little partial!)

And no Valentine's party is complete without plenty of sugar!  They had sugar cookies and ice cream sundaes.

And Mrs. Cornick has fun spraying whipped cream in their mouths!

Super Bowl

My wonderful husband let me enjoy the first half of the Super Bowl home alone working on my purse.  It was so relaxing to have an hour or so of peace and quite.  He took the kids over to Tina & Doug's for a Super Bowl party.  They came home at halftime so we could get them ready for bed.  The boys convinced us to have a sleepover in the living room so they could finish watching the game. 

I must be getting old because I was perfectly content to stay home for Super Bowl this year.  And next year I don't see things changing with the addition of another one! Something about 4 little kids to watch at someone else's house just makes me enjoy my time at home that much more!

New Adventure

I have always enjoyed crafting of all types.  I remember as a little girl sewing with my Grandma Sims.  She taught me how to use her old sewing machine.  I was shocked how quickly it all came back to me when I got my first sewing machine earlier this year.  I was so excited to find a great deal on Craigslist.  I convinced Jerry to let me get it just to see if I would use it.  I have hemmed some pants and made some fun shirts with fabric applique using my machine.  However, I have recently found a new project that I am so excited about.  Of course, every project is more fun with a friend to share it with so I convinced (it didn't take much!) my friend Jessi to join me in a new adventure.  It involves both of these...........

With my love of purses this was the perfect beginning project!  If I can get the hang of this, I can have a purse (or two!!) in every color (trust me- Jerry was THRILLED to hear my purse collection could be expanding!) 

Brothers

I know in several years they will hate this picture, but this is what I found when I went to check on them the other night.  I am convinced even if they had their own rooms they wouldn't sleep in them apart!  They don't even sleep in their own beds anymore!

Snow Days

Since before Christmas break the boys have not attended a full week of school.  We are up to 10 snow days now and they are still calling for more snow in the forecast!  This week we spent some time painting, coloring, playing family Wii tournaments, watching movies and just enjoying our warm house. 

Blizzard

We have been digging our way out of 13" of snow!  We had blizzard conditions with winds up to 40mph.  Some of the drifts in our yard are over Jackson's waist.  This has been a really long winter with lots of snow and we are looking forward to Spring.  Unfortunately, it sounds like there may be more snow in our future.