"W" is for wild wild west

at preschool this week!

A couple funny things about this sweet boy lately...

his favorite new show is Fanboy & Chum Chum

his favorite song is "Head Up" by Andy Grammer

oh and he loves the band Yellowcard and sings so loud :)

he's all of a sudden afraid of the dark

he's pretty sassy lately and talks back :(

he loves to snuggle and will tell you exactly what is and what is not a proper snuggle

he still loves animals

he is so smart and asked me if birds get shocked when they sit on power lines

and he's starting to catch on to certain mommy tricks that are no longer cutting it {like only getting one happy meal to share "why do you do that mommy?"}

he knows we buy things on sale and when he wants something he doesn't just say he wants it, he says "mom is it on sale?"

he is one sweet older brother and puts up with molly's wildness {even when it hurts}without hitting back or being mean

he loves to color and paint

he has a rock collection

he loves playdough and even though he has zero attention span he will sit for hours and play with playdough, a rolling pin, cookie cutters and pretend to bake :)

he loves to help in the kitchen...

and so much more, but i just had to jot a few things down so i won't forget how fun/challenging 4 and a half has been.

i love this boy!

rodeo days

i took the kids to the rodeo parade last week

i have great memories to going to the parade when i was little and knew my kids would love it too

molly really loves horses and connor loves all animals

so we headed out early thursday morning to meet our friends

it didn't go so well, it was actually quite a nightmare really

we parked and walked about a 1/2 a mile and realized that our friends were all the way on the other side of the parade and couldn't get through

so we walked back to the car and it took us about an hour to make our way up the road a mile or so

we finally made it to our friends and the parade was mostly over and the kids couldn't see that great but we did have fun for a bit

ice cream and kettle corn at 9am made it worth it

next year i will not let that parade defeat me! and hopefully we can make it to other fun rodeo festivities!

bowling with dad

james took connor bowling for the first time this month and connor loved it!

the food, the shirt, the ball...

james had such a fun time teaching connor how to bowl and connor did pretty good on his own

he scored a 71 all by himself!

it all started when connor found his bowling shirts in his closet and he knew exactly what they were...'mom i want to wear my bowling shirt and go bowling'

nana and papa boyle had this particular bowling shirt embroidered with his name a long time ago and it just now fits...so cute!

happy valentine's day!

connor was pretty into valentine's day this year(just like his daddy :)

he talked about it the whole week before and even asked me to be his valentine

it was the coldest and wettest day of the year and we still ventured out to the mall for the kids' very first Build A Bear experience.

(small side note)

i picked connor up from preschool and he told me that his teacher had to leave class to see if her baby can come out! how exciting, {she was born later that evening!} connor has been very into his teacher's pregnancy always touching her belly, so when he saw pictures of the baby he was so intrigued.

anyway...

molly has been sick and wasn't particularly into it, but connor loved it!

he got into the whole process and wow we could've spent all day there!

connor fell in love with his bear the second he saw it and even when we tried to show him all the other awesome choices he knew this was "the one".  molly was a little easier to sway but she knew it was a pink bear for her!

(another side note from the day)

molly was kind of a mess that day and ended up at the doctors the very next day only to find out she has (another) ear infection :(

this poor girl anytime she gets a tooth or a little sniffle, bam ear infection or two

it was a great day with the kids even if moo was a little cranky and sick

6 years

happy anniversary to us!

today we celebrate 6 years of marriage...

we played it low key and went to dinner last night to our new favorite place Brio

we had a great time

amazing food!

today...we spent home with the kids

and then james took connor bowling

miss moo is sick so we ended the day with her in our bed :)

life is good!

here is to many many many more years with my awesome husband! he keeps me going and although nothing is ever perfect we are happy!

i love you james!

12 women

2 vans

24 hours

200 miles

(on foot through the beautiful Arizona desert)

can only mean one thing...

Ragnar Del Sol

and i'm in(?)

i only slightly regretted saying those words when i committed to run back in september

i'm not a runner but thought it would be a good opportunity to get my business together, get in shape and have a goal

but then i panicked

and did what any normal girl would do...

i signed my two best friends up to do it with me :)

(i don't think i'm going to be able to pick our yearly trip locations anymore :)

but like any great best friend would do they said 'yes' and we will be doing this ridiculously {fun} relay in just a few weeks!

{this is one thing that was on my list of 'things to do before 30'}

i've had my ups and downs with running in the past few months and have learned a ton...but i'm actually a little excited to do this!

each runner runs 3 legs

we start in Wickenburg, Arizona and end in Tempe! i hear it makes for quite the journey but everyone i've talked to who has done it have loved it! so we'll see.

my post

i had a birthday this month

a great birthday

the last birthday of my 20s...

it was a great day full of surprises and it always reminds me of what a great husband i have, what a great family and in-laws i have and what thoughtful friends i have in my life!

thank you to everyone who helped make me feel special :)

i'm working on my list of 30 things to do before 30 (i'll post it when i finish)and already have a few in line to accomplish, but i'm trying to be realistic with what i want to do before i turn 30 because i only have 1 year left 

here's to another year!

i'm going out of my 20s with a bang!

miss moo

this sweet girl finally had her 2 year well check a few weeks ago...

she is a teeny tiny 26 pounds and exactly 3 feet tall

miss moo is so much fun right now...

yes she still has a binkie but if you saw how happy it makes her - she hugs them and frankly they keep her quiet sometimes :)

she nicknames everything to have a "ie" or "y" on the end 

milky

blankie

grapies 

she is great at bedtime

she loves her big girl bed and there are very few nights i have to put her back in her room

she loves books, Dora (still) and she is very particular on what she wears (already)

as you can see in the pic below with her yellow shirt, purple pants, blue hat with pink flower and black books 

she's also wearing make-up

she is so dang sweet sometimes it kills us

she's still a mommas girl but loves her daddy

she has recently taken in interest in dancing and does a lovely twirl with a back kick at the end (this is daddy's favorite!)

she still loves princess movies and dress up but lately her favorite movies are 

"the iron giant" 

and 

"rio"

she can even quote both movies

(this makes me so proud)

we love our sweet miss moo and everyday she makes us laugh everyday with her outfits, her jokes, dances and songs

everyday is a blessing to have her

when james and connor came back from the doctor's office and said no more boot we went out to celebrate!  we went to the lake and fed the ducks and then headed over to the park to play all afternoon

the kids had a great time and it was such a nice day out

we definitely need to get out to do that more often

he's back!

this guy finally got his boot off

(about 2 weeks ago now)

and it has been awesome!

his foot is still sore and he walks with an awesome gansta limp but it's great to have him back!

let's hope he gets back to 100% soon and that his other foot doesn't pull the same stunt :)