The Secret Life of an American S.A.H.M.: 2010

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Happy Everything!

Christmas Morning

It's all about LEGOS

Scooby Dooby Doo!

He asked Santa for this shirt. He was very happy to get it and has not taken it off since.

Christmas Day with my happy son

Grammy and Happy John

Merry Christmas!

Look at my boys' faces. Can you say HAPPY?!

Z & E

Josh and Sarah

Mom & Dad

Grammy & Emma

Richard (Elizabeth's Dad) & Mike

Emma & Reese

Tate

Uri & Megan

Zach w/ Ava & Tate

Sissies

Me & Killian

Me & Anahkin

COUSINS!!

Killian w/ Megan & Tater

Emma & Anahkin

Jake w/ Killian :)

Grammy & Killian. So sweet.

Grandpa w/ Killian & Anahkin

Sunday, December 5, 2010

it's odd to me, that in the several weeks before Santa's comin' to town the boys have been naughtier than ever. every two seconds someone is screaming, yelling, fighting, running and chasing, wrestling, jumping off furniture, jumping on the bed, climbing up the walls, throwing food on the floor, splashing water all over the bathroom, trashing their rooms, taking all their clothes out of the closet, whining, crying, tantrums, ripping pages out of books...

and the potty talk.

oh my good lord the potty talk is so so so frustrating. when they think i'm not listening/watching it's-- 'my wiener this and my butt that. look at my butt hole. kiss my butt. i'm gonna pee on you. listen to my fart.'

'i'm gonna pee on you?' really? the sad thing is, when they were in the tub, i think they did. pee on each other. (insert gag reflex here)

another bad one is when one of them comes running from the other room as fast as they can just to stick their bum in my face and let out a fart. this infuriates me. they run away laughing hysterically. this is what my life has come to. cleaning pee off the toilet, listening to wiener talk, and getting farted on.

all day long i have to remind them that Santa is watching them, he knows when they're bad and good. he knows when they're lying. they shape up for a few minutes and then it's back to driving mom insane. the other night, i put them in their room for timeout and i didn't go back to get them. i just let them fall asleep in there. is that bad? i just couldn't deal anymore.

i can yell and scream, send them to their rooms, threaten no Christmas, no prizes, no juice, no candy, no nothing. and yes even spank their little fart butts. do u think any of this works? no. we are now trying out push ups as a punishment. they seem to like doing them. not much of a punishment.

as i write this, the boys are in their room in timeout for potty talking up a storm in the bathtub. i took them out of the bath and made them sit in there naked...your cold? well get dressed in your jammies by yourself little hellions.
just a moment ago john is telling to Jake come out and "tell mommy we're sorry." Jake ventures out only to see the scowl on my face and he ran like the wind back to his room. still naked. then john yells through the door, "mom we love your heart and we're sorry for potty talking. all day. and we forgive you, mom."

ok. start the clock. how long til the next battle? i'm guessing at least one more before they pass out.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

few photos of ma mere living room

more to come

November 16th

John-
"You know mom...I'll always be here for you. Like forever. And I will protect you forever. And when the raccoons come to the backyard, I will use my light saber and protect you."

Monday, November 8, 2010

The Darth Vader Party

Happy Birthday to the sweetest, bestest, 5 year old boy: Johnny Michael Allison. John's 5th birthday party was Sunday, November 7, 2010. It was great fun with lots of friends and family.
John's obsession for now is Star Wars. Especially Anakin Skywalker a.k.a. Darth Vader. Hence, the Darth Vader Theme.
There are some down-sides to having a November 2nd birthday--fall rainy weather, football games taking priority over your party, everyone seems busy this time of year, flu season, your Grammy can't make it to your party :( However, one of the best things about having a November 2nd birthday for John Allison is that it comes right after Halloween. This means that for a boy who LOVES to dress up in costumes, his awesome mom can get them on clearance for birthday gifts. I imagine as he grows older, he'll be the coolest kid in school having the most awesome Halloween/Birthday bashes. Basement style...if we have a basement. You know what I mean, a really cool party with the best decorations, music, food, and kids :)!!

In Attendance:
Megan, Reese, Tate, Elizabeth, Emma, Will, Ava, Stephanie, Noah, Jonah, Linda, Dan, Kyle, Laurie, Janell, Chad, Carson, Hudson, Uncle Dave, Dad, Mom, John, Jake (Jake was so sick with bronchitis, he missed 1/2 the party): Mary Ellen, AND GRAMPA! Grampa showed up unexpected! What a treat!

The Table...minus the food and kids. Cups with Fun Dips and glow necklaces and bracelets. Darth Vader/Yoda plates, cups, napkins, table cover, red confetti, and of course the amazing Darth Vader cake.

On the wall--"happy birthday" sign and "Save the Galaxy Game" --sort of like pin the tail on the donkey but Star Wars Style.

The Party Favors-Star Wars themed fruit snacks, whistles, kaleidoscopes, slinkies, activity sheets, trading cards, gum, and lots of candies.

Enter

That's the Tie Fighter--Learn it.

La Piñata del barrio
GO REESE!

The One-Handed Swing--he's famous for that.

To save a little money on a pinata, I filled a brown bag with lots of candy and wrapped it in Star Wars paper.(La Piñata del barrio or Ghetto Pinata) The kids beat the you-know-what out of it and it still wouldn't open. So I tore it open and shook out the candy. But, whoops...the candy dumped right on poor Johnny's head and he was SO mad at me.