Outage

Evidently Godaddy (who I use for www.rossfamilyadventures.net) was hacked. Now domains hosted through them are not working. Thankfully, only this blog was affected and not any of my photography websites (if you're nosy like me, my website is www.julierossphotography.com). Godaddy has not announced an ETA for recovery/websites working again so I'll just be patient. I switched to a blogspot again so I could blog; aren't I sweet? Now you won't miss me :) You will totally love what I wanted to post today. Give me 10 min and it will be up!

Soccer

About 6 weeks ago, I signed Conner up for soccer. I am certain I was more excited about it than he was. We talked about it a lot, 'practiced' in the yard and I taught him a few things (trapping, passing, trying not to use his hands). Two weeks ago, we picked up his jersey, got his shoes/gear and started getting super excited. Today...FIRST game. Let me just start with O.M.G. cutest thing EVER. EVER. They 'practice' for a half hour and then play a 30 min game. There's no goalie but the kids have fun. Conner...little soccer star and I'm not saying that b/c he is my kid. It's the truth. He was listening to the coaches and doing what they said. He score THREE goals and was taking the ball from everyone (including his own team mates) using his feet. I took 80 pictures (can you say crazy mom?!). One of the coaches said, "Conner is a machine; our little secret weapon". Proud mama, you bet! After the game he declared himself "the greatest soccer player ever" Gah, I love that kid! Here are a few pics. He's number 5, green team (and the only one w/a shirt tucked in).

Friday FIVE

Go ahead, steal the button :)

Today's FIVE....give me 5 things you'd but if you had an extra $100.

I do not have an extra $100 right now but if I did...

New Running Shoes. I LOVE my Brooks running shoes. can't run right now but I'd still get new ones.

 New 7FAMK...ok these are more than $100 but...I love my designer jeans. The A-pockets are my fav.

New Workout clothes. I'm loving stuff from Lulumon right now!

2 more...this is hard. I keep thinking of stuff for the kids but this is not about them right now!

New boots for fall

A new (real) diaper bag. I never got one and just used a leather bag.

there's my five! I'm graduating and adding a linky tool thingy; link up! Please. :)

I did it...

before...

 the color I chose...

 After...I feel like it's 'muddy' and I am glad it will wash out (hopefully). I will say that I will make an appt w/my hair guy before our family pics at the end of the month!

and I don't really like it. It's just hair and it's easy to change...

Good Finds

Now that I have the kids in the same room, I've been trying to organize it. I have a huge problem though. As I mentioned, my MIL bought the furniture for the room. It's just fine for furniture except the fact that in 3 pieces, I have TWO drawers and those drawers...well, they are small. Conner's old furniture (it's nice JCP expensive stuff) had 3 drawers but they are adult size drawers. Parker has the same kind of furniture but he has 5. Ok, so now I get to work with 2...SMH. I told Josh that I was NOT going to be able to work with that. I need a dresser and it needs to have more than 2 drawers. In an effort to not get rid of what she bought, we went to the Goodwill on Monday. We didn't find a dresser but we did find a new 4-wheeler power wheels. We didn't know if it worked, it looked like it just lived outside and that someone didn't really take care of it and it was $15. Josh just had to buy it. We got it home and within about 10 min he had it running.

Yes, Parker is crying. He did not want to ride w/Conner, he wanted to drive. He quickly got over it and moved on to other activities.  They even played together a little bit.

Conner even decided to ride the scooter down the hill. He fell but saved himself.

These boys sure do love to be outside :) I don't mind either because the inside of my house stays clean :)

So What Wednesday

I'm linking up with Shannon again this week for So What Wed.

 

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

• My boys are at school and I have full intentions of putting away laundry, washing laundry and cleaning the upstairs....yet I am blogging.
•  Conner fell asleep last night and I didn't even make him change his clothes before he did. No bath last night either. I hate bath time. 
• Conner fell out of his bed last night. 
• I showered this morning and put gym clothes on. I can't even work out. 
• I wanted nothing more than to go to the gym after I dropped the kids off today. I miss it. I haven't worked out in over a week. :/
• The starbucks website is driving me crazy. I just want to register my gc so I can get free stuff. 
• I link up with Shannon b/c 1. I love her and 2. she has way more followers than I do. I want more. I'm so not as fun as she is...I'm pretty boring. 

Big Boy Bed

As I have mentioned in the past, we decided that the best option for us was to put the boys in a room together. Obviously I wanted to do this sooner than later so that if there is a transition period, we could get over those bumps long before a new baby comes in and rocks our world makes our hearts grow. Last week, my MIL came over and brought everything that she had purchased for a room. I won't get into it but she planned the whole room and I didn't really know much about it. I did get to pick out the headboards and I love them!

I bought pool noodles for their beds...instead of safety rails. 1. it's way cheaper...well, that's the real reason. I decided that the noodles were 'installed' so last night was the night. They were sleeping in their new beds. HUGE success! It took Josh and I each laying on a twin bed but they went to sleep and we didn't hear a peep until this morning. I had to wake Conner up! 

I took some pics of the room but Parker's quilt isn't here yet so I am going wait until I get that to post them (and then I'll take new pics). I did take some pics of them in their beds though :)

Here's what the noodles look like. I just put them under the fitted sheets. 

It's belly time.

Now that my due date has changed, I hit new weeks on Tuesdays so I thought I'd just post belly pics on Tuesdays instead of Saturdays. Anyway, today, I'm 13 weeks. I woke up this morning and nothing fit. Regular clothes don't want to button and maternity clothes are just annoying. I really, honestly don't like maternity pants that much. I know I will have to get over myself though. I'm pregnant in the winter! I can't live in dresses this time unless I just want to be cold. Hopefully after this awkward stage passes, the pants will be better.

I feel little tiny baby kicks. It's like someone is flicking me from the inside. I thought I felt something a week and a half but I chalked it up to insanity. Who really feels a baby at 9.5w? Um, I was really 11.5 and that does happen with subsequent pregnancies! That's always super fun!

I am also in a much better place that I was last Wed when I googled. I just can't sit around and worry about something that I can't control, change or fix. I can revel in this pregnancy and enjoy it. I can continue to be excited about our family growing.  I do not like the fact that I can not exercise and fell like an addict going through withdrawals but I will survive with no work outs.

Here's my 13w belly.

Praise Him

Since I shared the news of our ultrasound (and I know it's not fatal but it's different and alarming) I have had many people reach out to me with prayers, scriptures and kind words. I will forever be thankful. I can say that I am honestly ok and am not worrying. God's got this. It is out of my hands and I can't do anything. I change anything, I can't make my body cooperate. In the past when I have needed encouragement in song, I have turned to Casting Crowns. I have no idea why but they always bless me with their music. Last week on Monday, Praise you in this storm came blasting across my car speakers and I lost it. It's like I knew something wasn't right. Today is Sunday, I youtube'd the song and cried. I am touched, blessed and will Praise Him in this storm.
The part that always gets me...well there are 2...

I raise my hands and praise the God who gives
And takes away

I lift my eyes unto the hills
Where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord
The Maker of Heaven and Earth

the second set is specifically true. I am not as involved in my Christianity as I have been in the past but I always turn to Him.

We have furniture...

I can assure you that we have furniture, comfortable furniture. I will never understand why they prefer to watch tv like this.

They are so stinkin cute. seriously, my kids are the cutest.