The things he says and does

Conner is so hilarious! He says and does things that make me laugh and that blow my mind.

For instance...

We are in the process of potty training. He thinks Parker needs to pee on the potty too. What does he do? Um, pee on Parker. Truth city.

Today, he climbed out of his crib for the first time. I converted the crib to a toddler bed and when I was finished I was all teary eyed and was telling him that it makes mommy so sad at how big he's getting...he gives me a hug and says, "alright mommy". I die.


He wanted to call Josh today to tell him that "Parker poops a LOT". He calls Harley "disgusting" because he thinks Harley eats poop, which he doesn't. Maybe he's a little a little bit obsessed with poop.

When I take things away from him, he tells me he needs a "ladder" (it's really one of his tiny chairs) so he can "reachy" it.

He attaches his crane to his dump truck and is "going to work". It's a trailer. Inventive, I think so.



My baby is turning into such a little boy. Thank God we have Parker, I'd certainly want another baby!

So What Wednesday

This week, I'm saying SO WHAT to...

My house is trashed. Parker hasn't slept in 2 night and I'm tired. It takes all I have to keep up with Conner when I'm this tired. Forget about cleaning too.

We went shopping for stuff for the cruise (yay). So what. I got depressed over the size I had to buy and the fact that the ugly "mom" suits are what I have to wear this year. Running without losing weight sucks.

I get way too excited when print orders come in. I adore seeing my work on prints, especially ones larger than 8x10.

I LOVE my blond hair. LOVE it.

I am getting a sitter so that I can clean. I sort of feel bad about it...not really though.

Let's talk about me

I haven't really given any kind of update on me lately. In fact, my blog has been vacant of a new post for a week. I will say that I have a post saved as a draft and I do have plans on finishing it. First, I do want to talk about myself; I am the most important person. A few weeks ago, I started running again. I can not tell you how much this has helped me. I have not noticed any physical changes at all. BUT my mental state is much better. Aside from today (we won't go there right now), I don't remember when my last "bad" day was. I can't pinpoint it. I wake up happy, I play with my kids, I notice that I'm enjoying them and not yelling all the time. I have moments when I think to myself, "I'm living the life and I'm so happy". When I realize those things, I'm happy. Really, really happy. I didn't go to the psychiatrist's appt. I didn't have a babysitter and since I'm feeling so good, I decided that it wasn't worth the $150. I think part of my success...NO, I know part of my success is because of my new friend, Sara. She is a newer mommy, her sweet girl is 9 mos old and she runs with a stroller. Sara is such a great motivator! She is so much fun and a great running partner. She is sooo sweet, too. I know that if I didn't have her to say, "come on, let's go", I wouldn't be running as much. Running has been so good for me, it's such a huge stress reliever. I only have to go with one of my kids. Since the time has changed, Josh has been staying home with Conner and I've been taking Parker. Parker typically just sleeps in the stroller. I am still taking my medication but I am getting to the point where I don't feel like I will need them. It's really a great feeling.

Friday Five

TGIF, people!!

Top five make me pretty products

These are things I use daily
1. Mascara
2. Lipgloss
3. Joico split end mender. my hair is SO dry and this stuff is great and it smells awesome
4. bare esentual moisturizer
5. whitening toothpaste/toothbrush

what are you top five?

FREE!

I don't know about you, but I love free stuff. Love it. I saw on active.com that they are giving away free marathon training plans for a limited time. I know that my 2 readers, ok 3 won't want this but maybe someone they know will. Spread the word, people love free stuff!

So What Wednesday

This week, I'm saying so what to...

My rug hasn't been vacuumed in a few days. Yep, there's dog hair on it and my babies crawl all over it. whatever.
Mama got her hair cut yesterday and the husband doesn't really like it. If it were blonde again, I'd LOVE it.
I didn't run yesterday and I ate like crap. G.R.O.S.S
I was thrilled when Conner asked for juice instead of milk today...I forgot to get more milk. oops.
Conner had cheese-its for breakfast. He NEVER eats in the morning and that's what he wanted. It's calories.
It annoys me when certain people come over here and rearrange my furniture...multiple times. I could punch something. Don't touch my stuff. play with my kids.
Parker is CRUISING, yep, you read that right. So what that I'm terrified.

What are you saying SO what to?

Go to Shannon's Blog and link up!

A turtle's pace

Yesterday was a busy day for us. We had a birthday party to go to for the most adorable 2 year old little girl in the world. My boy loves her and they are great friends. Good thing I like her mama too, right?! After the fun there, we wound up at my in-laws so the kids could play for a while. It was gorgeous and we didn't want to miss the chance to be outside. Conner played in the sandbox. Parker napped. Conner played on his tractor, Parker napped. See the trend? After Parker woke up, he did play a little though. We went to the grocery store, Parker napped. Once we got home, the kids played outside for a while and I begged Josh to let me go run alone. He came up with every excuse he could think of and all sorts of things he "needed" to do w/o the kids around. Whatever...I changed and grabbed the stroller. I have not ran in over a week and I could tell. I didn't know my pace or the actual mileage prior to yesterday. Now, I know, thanks to my Garmin. I'm slow. Seriously, your grandma could run faster than I. I ran 2.89 miles in 36 minutes. That's a 12:27 mile. The tortiose at the zoo is faster than I am. The good news is that I didn't walk at all and that hill that I hate, yea, I defeated it. Go me! and the kids....See for yourself.



We went out to dinner last night at the Japanese steakhouse. Josh didn't want to cook and he didn't want me to have to clean up (what a guy). Parker was in heaven with all of that food. He ate the eggs out of the fried rice, some rice and some of my salmon. He loves that salmon. Conner, well, he just ate sherbert and soup. I hate his eating habits. We brought the cranky kids home and after p went to bed, I did too. Good thing because he woke up at 6:30.

I'm on a roll

It's really just procrastination from actually working. Later, I'll complain that I have so much editing to do and blah, blah.
Check out my kiddos...turn up the volume
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Friday Five

Can't belive it's Friday already but I'm so glad!

Five things that always make you smile...THINGS, not people.

1. Gorgeous blue skies
2. lower number on the scale (will that ever happen again)
3. flowers in bloom
4. the beach.
5. cup of coffee.

The Frog

The other day week, we were playing outside (mama needed a break from the kids using me as a jungle gym and it wasn't too cold) and we found a frog.

Conner was so startled when I got that little guy to jump. It was hilarious!!! He was so intrigued after that. I actually had to put the frog into the back yard because I was afraid for his life. Conner wanted him.



When Josh got home, Conner told him that we found a frog and that "mommy took it away". Then I had to explain why I put the frog in the backyard. Josh laughed at me and got him out for Conner.

Cuteness alert

After my session the other day, Parker decided he was not interested in napping. I took his clothes off (left him in the diaper), stuck a hat on his head and made him model for me. And by "made" I stuck him in a bowl that he wasn't sure how to get out of so it bought me a few minutes of shooting time. If you're my FB friend, you've already seen these but whatever.
These are 3 of my favs.

So What Wednesday

This week, I'm saying so what to...

I'm done making Parker's baby food. I'm tired of doing it and I got a great deal on Earth's Best on Amazon...so I bought them. It doesn't help that he's really over puree anyway.

So what if I need a mani/pedi and Conner tells me I have nasty feet. Babysitters are hard to come by and when I have one, I like to get organized not spend {more} money at a nail salon.

So what if I have zero motivation...still. whatever.

So what if I decided to stop including certain people in fun things that my kids are doing. I always text this one person pictures or when the kids do something cute and NEVER get a response. DONE.

So what if I wait until 5pm every day to clean up. On days that I don't, I just walk around picking up toys constantly to have the kiddos pull them right back out.

So what if I think my kids are cuter than your kids. Have you seen them lately? They're totally cute.

What are you saying so what to?

Saturday Morning Scene

I'm linking up with Katie b/c I think this is super fun!

Here's what I'm looking at today

13.1

Yesterday, I did something pretty drastic. I registered for a half marathon. It's not until October 2 so I have some time to get completely ready for it. I have decided that I'm going to have a possee with me. So far, I have my sister and new friend Sara running it with me. I'm trying to convince someone from high school that is running her first half this month to come down to the ATL and run it too. She's not all in...yet. I've also decided that if I get 3 people to run w/me, I'm going to make shirts. I'm so excited and nervous about it. It's the training plans that make me nervous.


Check out the rad lime green shirt for participants...oh and they have FREE beer at the finish line! woot woot. I might be able to run 13.1 for that alone!

Friday Five

Five things you always have in your pantry

1. Peanut butter; It's my staple of choice and must be JIF, full fat. That reduced fat stuff isn't as good
2. Wheat Thins; Josh's fav
3. Pop Corn
4. Ramen Noodles; Conner LOVES these
5. Apple sauce cups; you know, those little 4 oz ones

Need some fitness inspiration...

Check out this 73 year old with an amazing body!

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This is how we roll

When I have 2 kids climbing all over me, I have to get creative to squeeze in some form of fitness. I love to do crunches; I always have. I love sore abs. I'm a weird-o, I know. As soon as I lay on the floor, I have company. I just go with it.



and what you do for one, you must do for the other...

So What Wednesday

This week, I'm saying SO WHAT to..

So what if I haven't put my photography stuff away yet. I had a session yesterday and I just haven't felt like putting it all away.
So What if I love the fact that Harley's shock collar works now.
So What if I enjoy sitting my big butt on the couch.
so What if I have only run one day this week. It's on my to do list for the day
So What if I hate laundry. I really hate it.
So what if I left the laundry in the dryer/washer b/c I knew my MIL was coming over today to watch the kids. I knew she'd fold it and reload the washer/dryer.

What are you saying so what to?