Chicka-Chee!

Tonight we went Trick-Or-Treating with a bunch of our neighbors. It was fun! The kids had a blast, and Zoe was hilarious. This was really her first time ACTUALLY doing the T.O.T'ing and she thought it was the coolest thing EVER. You all know how she loves to eat? Well, when you can go to peoples door and say "CHICKA-CHEE!" and they give you free candy, that is awesome to her! BTW, that is how she said Trick Or Treat all night. It was hilarious!

Here are the kids with Tori, their neighbor friend.

This is just a picture of the Sugar High that we will be having for the next 8 months or so!

Jack-O-Lanterns

Austin has been looking forward to carving pumpkins for a week or so now. He already had his favorite patterns picked out. He and Zoe couldn't take the pumpkin-goop though! I had to do all the dirty work! But it was fun.

Here is Austin and Zoe BARELY touching the inside of the pumpkin, but they think they are actually doing something.

Austin took my camera and snapped this pic. I was surprised he even centered it!

The Proud Artist.

The finished Jack's.

Halloween Carnival

This morning was Austin's Halloween Carnival at school. They had tons of games, and TONS OF CANDY!! I think that Zoe liked it more than Christmas. She could not believe that people were just filling her bag FULL of candy for no reason. She was so happy about this. They got to wear their halloween costumes, Austin was a Transformer(or as he would correct you, "Optimus Prime") and Zoe was Alice in Wonderland.

Here is another Alice in Wonderland, saying hello to Zoe.

They had this Haunted House to go in. They weren't too sure about it at first.

This is Mrs. Michelle, Austin's teacher this semester.

The Fall Lineup

I am in love with this years new TV fall lineup! But the freaking people are thinking of cancelling some of the ones I love! I can't beleive it! Of course, I still watch Grey's, The Office, and all the shows that everyone in AMerica should be watching because they are the best. But in this post I will be telling you all about my new faves.

Dirty Sexy MoneyThis might be my favorite show right now. It is about a lawyer who has to take care of the richest family in New York and he is constantly doing the most random things for them. It is FULL of drama and is completely scandalous! It's awesome! Since I just tivo everything and watch them later, I am not sure what night it is on, but I think it is Wednesdays.

Big Shots

Ok, I love this one as much as Dirty Sexy Money. It is like Sex in the City, but with guys! It is funny, sexy, dramatic, and pretty much everything you would want out of your Thursday night lineup! And this is one of the shows that some people were saying they wanted cancelled! I would DIE if this got cancelled. I love it!

Carpoolers

This show, is hilarious! Again, one of the shows people want cancelled. Me? Want it on DVD!!! This guy in this pic here is the funniest one on the show. But Travis and I laugh our heads off during this whole show. Please just watch it once before it gets cancelled! Tuesday, 8:30/7:30 central. But it isnt on this week :(.

The Cavemen

Yes, this show will get cancelled, and I couldnt even find a decent picture of it for you. But you know what cavemen look like, so there you go. But I love this show too. It is pretty funny. But I know it is as good as gone!!

Private Practice

If you love Grey's, you will LOVE this show. I do. And I think that Kate Walsh is GORGEOUS. Did you hear that Kristal? So stop gagging!! Watch this show. Jason, you would love it because there is an alternative med guy on it.

Oh, and guess what starts TONIGHT???!!!!! NIP TUCK BABY!!!!!! Time for more Christian Troy!Oh yeah! I am very excited for this one to start again. So don't call me tonight around 10-11. I will be busy!

Day at the Park

This morning we went to the park with Kayci 's (Ayers) kids. It was fun! Austin and Zoe got to play with Kleven while I got to play with baby Ezra and talk to Kayci. I love that Kayci and I are still friends, she is really the only one I ever see from high school anymore! She's awesome! But it was a nice morning, and the kids had fun. Here are some pics.

Kleven and Zoe are pretty much the same age, but Kleven talks like he is my age. Zoe sounds like a caveman compared to him! Here they are trying to see themselves in my camera.

And trying to sun bathe.

Baby Ezra!

What?No Cake? What kind of party is this!!!

So I made a cake today for the party, but totally forgot to put it out, although I don't think it mattered. So, let us just pretend that by reading this cake posting, we are actually eating the cake, ok? There, it doesn't feel so left out anymore.

Monster Mash

Today was Zoe's Half Halloween, Half Birthday party. All the kids were dressed in costumes and it was a lot of fun. It was soooooo freaking hot today though!! The poor kids were sweating buckets. But we rented an inflatable slide, there was Pin the Face On the Mummy, Pumpkin Painting, and a Cookie Walk. Here are some pics. Oh, and Zoe is crying here in this picture because she is seriously TERRIFIED of Bryant's Muscle Man mask!

Oliver won the prize for the Funniest Costume! This was seriously the BEST (please picture me saying "The Best!" like Nacho Libre here) costume I have EVER SEEN!!! And Oliver was MORE than happy to summon his Eagle Powers for you. Hilarious!

Click on the picture of Zoe going down the slide, her face is soo cute!

Zoe opened some presents after the party was over and here are some of those pictures. Reina made this SO CUTE towel for her with her name on it! And Jana made this awesome I Spy beanbag. It is seriously soo cool! After this she ran off and I couldnt get anymore pictures of the other gifts, but she loves them. THank you !!! And we appreciate everyone who came! Thank you!!!!

Do you see it? Jana? Koe?

So the guy on the very right here in this picture, yes it is the Jonas Brothers but who cares, the guy on the right. Remind you of anyone? This was the only decent picture I could find. Refer to the Disney Channel for a better idea. But here are some clues.
1. Tall, dark hair, fair skin.
2. Hot. Almost too hot to be human.
3. In love with a very undeserving, and apparently plain stupid girl that should be ME instead!!!!

I know you know who I am talking about. Right now, they are looking for someone to play this "character" in the first movie, and this guy needs to play him!! Come on Jana and Koe, I am counting on you for this one!!

Think About It, Think, Think About It

Saw this on Vonda's daughters blog. Just wait for them to start singing, that is where the good stuff is!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0kNXNfAzxs

Wherever U Go, There U Are

I surprised Travis with this truck on Friday. I traded in my Montero at a tent sale out on I-17 and Bell and got the truck he has always wanted. Plus they gave me a free apple Ipod Nano. Austin calls it The Beast Monster Truck. Travis was pretty suprised!

Buzz trumps Family

Listen to this story.

Yesterday, we were all out in the back yard doing yard work. After about 5 minutes, I realize Zoe is gone. "She went inside the house", I thought. I go to check on her. The back door is locked. "That little brat", I huffed with a smile. "Zoe!!!" (as I bang on the door) "Open the door for Momma!"

5 minutes goes by. No unlocked door. No Zoe. "Travis, Zoe locked the door", I say. Travis laughs hysterically. "Do you have the keys?", I ask. "No." He says.

Travis, Austin and I are at the back door wailing for Zoe to come to the door. Nothing!

We go to the windows that open into our bedroom, and, what do you know. Zoe is sitting smack dab in the middle of our bed with markers, coloring. On paper, don't worry. So now, us 3 are at the back window trying to bribe Zoe out of there to open the door.

"Zoe, open the back door!" to which she says politely "No. Draw Buzz." (She was coloring a Buzz Lightyear picture.)

Holding up some outside chalk to the window Travis tries "Zoe, come color out here with chalk!" to which Zoe says, "Mmm, No. Draw Buzz." Puts her head back down and is very concentrated.

"Zoe, you wanna swim?" ...."No."

Then I try, "Zoe, you want some candy??" She looks up very interested, "Hmmm????" I repeat, "Do you want some candy?" She says "Aye!" I say, "Ok, come and open the door and I will give you some." At this she changed her mind. "No. Draw Buzz."

Then we ask her if she wants to see a doggy, this worked. She came and opened the door. Then we had to find a doggy for her to see!!!

She wasn't trying to be mischevious, she just had an art session that was obviously more important than letting her family inside the house for about 20 minutes. She is so funny!!!

Baby Hungry

I think it is safe to say that Austin is more baby hungry than I am. Everyday he says he wants a "baby brown dog" and yesterday, he said this...

Austin: "Mom, I wanna have another baby boy."
Me: "Hmm, well where do we get one from?"
Austin: " We just go get one, at the Baby Store. We can go pick one out."

I wish. If it were that easy I would have already "picked out" my 3-4 (maybe) kids and be done already!!!

I am not that bad after all! Ha!

Free Florida Personals

My Other Man

So I have a SLIGHT obsession with Bon Jovi, ok? So sue me. The guy is hot and the music could not be better. Seriously, I find so much joy in listening to them. Old stuff, new stuff, doesn't matter. I get Bon Jovi updates sent to my email from CMT.com and they have on there EVERY music video that they ever did available to watch. Naturally, I spent my morning jamming out to Bon Jovi videos, don't worry, the kids weren't being neglected. They were right there with me dancing away. Austin kept saying, "Mom! Play another Bon Jovi song cuz I wanna dance!" But seriously, there is so much to their music, they all tell a story, they have amazing guitar, and amazing melodies. And what is even more amazing to me is that they come up with this stuff all on their own. I know that sounds crazy to all of you, but I am completely fascinated with this band. And Jon, I mean, he is the most amazing guy ever. Look at his face, his hair, his body, he tours the WORLD for the last 22 years, and the whole time, he has stayed faithful to his wife Dorthea, his high school sweetheart. He has like 4 kids. He is amazing. And what awesome pipes! He can seriously sing, and make you feel like he really means every word he says.
What I love the most is that when Travis and I were just dating, he made me a mixed tape. On this tape were some goodies by White Lion, Tesla, Van Halen, and then there was this one by Bon Jovi that I had never heard because I don't think that it ever got released to the radio. Well, it became our song and I LOVE that our song is a Bon Jovi song. This band is the one for SURE thing that we have in common. Our song is "Thank You For Loving Me". It is on the playlist here at the bottom. But I just love that something that I feel so much adoration for, is linked to how I feel about Travis. It's awesome.

We have been to 2 of their concerts in the last year and a half, and let me just say that it is quite an experience. Amazing. After the first concert, I listened to NOTHING but Bon Jovi albums for the next 3 months. It's insane the effect they have me.


Ok, so if you actually made it to the end of this posting, I am sorry that you just wasted 5 minutes of your day reading about a description of my unexplainable feelings for this music that these guys make. I feel like I haven't gotten my point across. But I guess you get the jist.

Some Bon Jovi singles (besides the obvious ones that everyone knows) to for sure listen to if you want are "This Ain't A love Song", "Lay Your Hands On Me", their remake of "Love Hurts" and of course, "Thank you for loving me". Oh and his new one with Leann Rimes "Till we aint strangers anymore" is EXCELLENT.

Excuse me, but you have a Booger on Your Plate.

No, don't worry, Hooked On Phonics has not failed you. You read that right. Here is the story short and sweet.

Tonight at dinner, Travis sat by Zoe. Zoe had a booger hanging out of her nose. Travis reached over and picked it for her. Travis would have put it ON THE END OF HIS PLATE if not for my wails of alarment at seeing his boogered finger almost touch the same thing that his food was on. I said "DONT PUT THAT ON YOUR PLATE YOU SICKO!!!!!!!!!!" He says, "What? It was just on the edge of my plate no where near my food." At this it was all I could do to keep my jaw from hitting the floor.

What normal human being would not only THINK of putting a slimy baby booger on his plate instead of, I don't know, a napkin, but also be OK with still eating the food that is in close proximity to said booger?

Appauling yes??

I Feel Pretty!

So this morning, Zoe got a makeover. Eyeshadow, Mascara, Lip Stick, Blush, Hairspray, the works. She LOVED it. She is quite the girly- girl! She wanted her toes painted, but we just didn't have enough time. I love that she is girly!!

Interesting

Amy's Name

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Zoe's Name

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Austin's Name

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Travis's Name

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Ok, I love it

I just have to post this picture again, in a bigger format because I think it is so awesome.