5 Senses

I've been tagged- this one is called the 5 senses tag. You list 4 things you love, and one thing you hate, for each category. Then tag 5 people, leave them a note on their blog so they know. Also, let the person who tagged you know when you post yours. So here we go...
Smell-fresh laundry, baby lotion, homemade bread, roses Hate-dirty dish rags
Touch-soft skin, silky fabric, carpet, warm water Hate-raw meat
Sound-kids laughing, classical music, quiet, ocean Hate-screaming (especially the high pitched squeals my kids let out)
Taste-chocolate, pizza, bread, pickles Hate-anything fishy
Sight-my beautiful kids, flowers, waterfalls, mountains Hate-a messy room

Okay so I tag Courtney Vierra, Jenn Phipps, Jessica Nemnich, Sherie Dotson, and Nicole Ennis

Garrett Home!!!

Okay so Garrett's homecoming was not how we imagined it being. His plane did not get into Atlanta until midnight. First, there was a snow storm that his plane had to fly around and then North Korea threatened that they could not guarantee the safety of any plane flying near their air space so his plane had to go a different course again to avoid being close to N. Korea. That made him miss his flight to Atlanta. He then had to fly into LA and then to Atlanta. Luckily he was able to call my parents from Korea in time to stop us all from going up to Atlanta that morning. My poor parents had to drive to Atlanta that night though and pick him up and then drive home so they did not get in until about 4:00 am. We let them have a few hours to recover before we went over in the morning at about 9:30. It was so nice to see Garrett and to have him here in the USA. It is taking him a while to adjust. He is having a hard time sleeping at night since Russia is about 12 hours different from us. My mom and I went shopping with him yesterday to try and get him a more mature wardrobe (he left when he was 19, still a teenager, and now he is 21, a man). While we were shopping Garrett said when he hears strangers speaking English, his first thought is "Americans!" How funny! It may take him a while to get used to being home. We are sure loving it though!

Garrett's coming home

I am so excited my "baby" brother is coming home. He has been in Russia on a mission for our church for a little over two years. We are going up to Atlanta today to greet him at the airport. I can not wait to see him! I will be posting pictures soon of our reunion. :o)

Happy Birthday Lauren!!!

I have been intending to post this for a few weeks now. Better late than never! Lauren turned 4 on Valentine's day. We had a little family get together to celebrate her b-day. I try to do a big party for my kids every other year or so. The other birthdays we just celebrate with family. It is usually really low key but I had to up it just a notch this year for Lauren because she had been talking about her "birthday party" for atleast the last 6 months. She really wanted a Hello Kitty birthday party. She was so excited when she woke up from her nap and the house was all decorated. She loved all her gifts! She is also really good about sharing them with her big sister. What a fun day. I can't believe she is growing up so fast. She is such a tender hearted little girl. She is really such a joy to have in our family.

Something Homemade!!!

Who else wants to play? No pressure. The first FIVE people to respond to this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you. This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:
1- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!
2- What I create will be just for you.
3- It'll be done this year. (Might be a little while).
4- You have no clue what it's going to be.
5- I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.
The catch? Oh, the catch is that you must re-post this on your blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same on your blog. The first 5 people to do so and leave a comment telling me they did win a FAB-U-LOUS homemade gift by me! Oh, and be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it! Sounds like fun, right?

My Fashion Savvy Boy

I thought only little girls gave you a hard time about what they wear. Andrew has become quite the fashion savvy little 2 year old. The other day when I got him up from a nap he looked at me and said "I don't like you shirt." Then he looked at my straightened hair and said "I don't like you hair." Then Sunday morning he must have over heard Rafael talking about rather or not he should wear a sweater vest over his shirt and tie. A few minutes later Rafael was holding Andrew and he said "Daddy, you not match." Once again later that day when I walked through the door after going visiting teaching he ran to hug me and then looked down at my glittery yellow box flip flops and said "I like you shoes." Now normally a mom might be a little concerned that her son was so into fashion but Andrew is such a boy that I have no worries. Also if you know anything about his dad you would understand. This man probably has more shoes and clothes than I do. So at least we know where he gets it from.

I am so Excited about this blog I found!

If you have any little girls you have to check out this blog!!! These hair styles are sooo cute. I was so excited to try one that I practiced on Lydia's hair tonight just before bedtime. It was so easy and it looked awesome and she loved it. Of course Lauren wanted her's done too. Poor girl...so I tried to do a modified version for her and it actually turned out okay. Her hair is starting to grow a little longer now but I can't wait until she has more hair to play with. Anyways here's the blog, www.hair4myprincess.blogspot.com