TAGGED This one is pretty fun:)

I am really excited about my future.
I think I know everything. (working on this one)
I know everything. (oh wait, I am working on that...)
I want to go back to Europe. It has been too long...
I have an OCD with toilet paper rolls being on the right way and a bad addiction to Facebook.
I dislike gossip and trash talkers...
I miss the 80's...
I fear being my own biggest obstacle.
I hear our buddy Tim on our conference call. He is amazing.
I smell nothing. My nose is still stuffy...
I crave (this is x-rated, I cannot say...)
I cry for my children. Actually, I cry all the time. It is probably because I am making up for Travis's lack of tears...
I search out encouraging, empowering, and uplifting people.
I wonder if I am that for others.
I regret nothing. Everything in my life has made me what I am today, and I am pretty happy with that.
I wish to be a blessing to everyone I come in contact with.
I love to love people. I want to make a difference.
I hate negative, critical, and judgemental people.
I care about too many things to list.
I always like to hang out with my kiddies and hubby.
I worry that I haven't done enough...
I am not a slacker.
I remember the 80's. What an awesome decade...
I believe that one person can make a difference.
I sing all the time... My life is a musical, I think I can turn anything into a song.
I argue with ignorant women in RS. They think I am a bitch...
I write too little. I think it is a lost art.
I win at everything I put my mind to...
I value time.
I listen to what I am taught by those who are where I want to be...
I don't want to be a wall flower at a party. I am the party.
I will be a difference maker.
I can be a bitch. (Especially if you are one if the ignorant women in RS)
I need 9 hours of sleep, or you get the bitch... (we have early church, hence above...)
I forget to pack sunglasses everytime I go out of town. I am always buying new ones.
I am happy pretty much all the time.

I tag everyone who wants to participate!

So, all things considered, this Halloween was a fun!! Alivia was peeved beyond belief at her costume, which made it really funny. I think the only thing she enjoyed was saying "woof woof." Dylan had a cold so, he only lasted trick-or-treating for about 45 minutes. That was just fine with me (and I think Trav was not complaining about coming home to relax)! When Dylan got home, he wanted to hand out candy with me. He tried to strike up lengthy conversations with every kid at our door (for those of you who know Dylan well, I am sure you are laughing at this). His favorite was to poll them as to what he should be next year... How do you explain to a 6 year old that no one really gives a rip about what he wants to be... they just want what they came for!! I want candy!!

Thanks to Papa Chad for being a good sport in his Pirate get-up! And thanks to Trav for complying with the many requests for the "Return of Nacho Libre." Always a hit!!!

ok, can someone please explain to me what has happened to this pumpkin?!? SICK! Can you see that it is oozing some sort of unexplainalbe substance?? Dylan carved this one at a party about 6 days before Halloween. I don't think you can tell, but the inside is coated with about 2 inches of black mold. Yes, I know... it is quite possibly the most disgusting thing ever! And for the record, it stained my porch...

Girls vs boys

So, I must admit that my little bundle of sweet brown sugar has caught me totally unawares. Because of her, I am experiencing a whole new world of motherhood that was never introduced to me with Dylan. Drawing on everything, throwing food (and I don't just mean onto the floor, I mean THROWING food- She has an arm!!), and tantrums... Oh, the tantrums. I don't understand how a 7 month old (yes, they started at 7 months) can figure out that she can drop herself to the ground and throw herself around like a fish out of water,screaming at a pitch unreachable to every other human being on the planet!! Other than it must somehow be programmed into her DNA. Or is it a female issue?? The fact remains, that they have gotten progressively worse with age... So, when she is laying on the grocery store floor, kicking, writhing, and screaming at the top of her very large lungs, what is a mother to do?? So far, my strategy has been to turn away and laugh so she can't see me laughing.

I am to the conclusion that God thinks I have some major improvements to make in the patience department. He cares more for our character than he does our comfort, right??

That being said, I am learning to pick my battles. I no longer fight her on the fact that she insists on eating dog food. Fine. I have learned to laugh at the fact that she is very consistent in taking off her shoes and socks every time she is in her car seat. Fine, it's even become comical. I have learned that just because things are "out of reach", that does not by any standard mean that she cannot get to them.

I am learning to let go a little... I am realizing how lucky I was with Dylan, who never got into anything, who never took a pen or pencil to my walls, and who very, very rarely throws a tantrum. I think God gave me an easy one as my first to trick me into having a second... Could this be??

Enjoying my little bundle of mishap... She may be a wild one, but she is so much fun.

These are some more fun pics from our trip to Denver!! Many many thanks to our amazing friend Bri for taking them. We love you guys and can't wait to see you in Vegas!!

So, this is our trip to Gardner Village and the pumpkin patch with Trav's family. The kids had a blast!! It was fun to spend some time with our cute nieces and nephews.

TAG!! You're it!

Tag- Let's just see how quirky you are- Tell us about 5 unspectacular quirks of yours...

#1:My biggest quirk is that I hate when people put toilet paper on the holder backwards.

#2:I am totally OCD about how I fold towels, sheets, and Tshirts. If Travis folds them wrong, I will empty the closet to refold them when he is not home.

#3: I think I bathe like 2-3 times a day. I don't know why...

#4: I cannot stand water on the windshield if it's raining. My wipers are constantly going.

#5: I get really irritated if someone causes me to be late. I can't stand depending on other people. **That's the strange world of me :)

Tag: Michelle, Val, and Jess Coon