As of lately

Hello! Ok - so I've been a horrible blogger! And that's probably not likely to change - I am so lazy some times when it comes to these things. It's SO much work to sit down, organize pictures, fight with computers, etc... LOL - I'm sure I could find more time to be better at it, but alas, here I am. I still go to my own blog daily to check on my friend's blogs - so many interesting things from bloggers so much better than I! Anyway - here's just a little update on everyone. Hopefully I'll be able to organize some pictures soon! And get some halloween pics up!

Kris and I got a mini vacation last weekend - sans kids! It... was... awesome. But it went too fast like I knew it would! We didn't go far - but just got a pish-posh hotel room at the hilton in Polaris - jacuzzi room at that *smile*. We went out to eat at yummy yummy restauraunts, had coldstone ice cream more than ones *again smile* and I got to do some fun shopping and got a pedicure!! I also got an eyebrow wax - usually when I get my eyebrows waxed at a salon it's just over the sink. Well this was at a spa and they took me in this dark back room with a table similar to a doctors table. It kind of freaked me out... all this privacy for just a brow wax?? Then it hit me what kind of waxing they *typically* do at a spa and why they would need a little dark back room with a table for waxing.... hmm.... HA HA HA! Anyway - it was soooo nice to get a much needed weekend away. I LOVE my kids, don't get me wrong, but it was nice to be able to sleep, eat, and shop without hearding kids like cattle! I was happy to get home to my babies though. :)

Joey is doing great at school!! He has had a couple behavior issues which I worry about, but I just tell myself he's still young and *thankfully* I got him in the primary kindergarten class, which means he gets a whole second year of kindergarten next year so we still have plenty of time to slowly work on behavior issues. He's such a sweet boy and he complains almost every day that he goes to school that he doesn't want to leave me. :) It makes me happy he loves me and sometimes I feel bad shoving him on the bus, but I know it's best for him! And I know he truly loves school once he gets there. I think the getting there part just stresses him out a bit. A little tidbit of some "Joey Chatter" - The other day I over heard him talking to his friend - they were talking about how they are going to be dads when they grow up. And Joey adamantly told him "After you are a missionary, then you can be a dad!" he he - I love it!

Savanna shows every day that she will grow to be an independant ornery woman someday!! She is the most independent and stubborn little girl I've seen. She certainly gives me a run for my money!! She is so funny - she's always making me laugh. Now that she's talking quite a bit I just LOVE listening to her and hearing little bits of how her brain works. She's always so jovial and happy-go-lucky. And she has NO fear - at - all! She just jumps right in with the 'big kids' no matter what their doing - even playing tackle foot ball or jumping a big pile of leaves! Also, she LOVES animals - especially horses. The other day she was helping me brush my horse and walked right under the horse! I mean like under the belly part! Then ran around behind the horse! Ugh! Thankfully my horse is pretty good and the odds of her hurting Savanna aren't great, but *most* horses would have kicked that girl into outer space... She also loves to sit on the horse forever - I put her up there and after a while I try to get her down and she says "NO! UP!" ha ha - that's my girl!! She tortures the dog and cats often, too, but just because she loves them!! I just can't wait to watch her grow and see what kind of woman she turns out to be! Oh - and just yesterday that little stinker started climbing out of her crib... days of containment are over! Boo! LOL

I'll try to post more and get some more recent pics up soon!! <3 Hey - I really need to get family pics done soon! Anyone have any suggestions of a good, yet somewhat affordable place to go?? :D