Follow up Friday

Joe asked: Who has had the most influence in your life?
Answer: I would have to say growing up it was my parents. They have always been there for me no matter what. I knew I could always go to them with whatever was going on in my life. Now that I am older I would have to say my Aunt Diana. She is an amazing woman . She has a wonderful marriage, a full heart and is a wonderful mother.

Only one question this week. That was easy. We had quit a day yesterday. I got a call from Aaron's gma, Mama Jean asking if Aaron was ok. I didn't know anything about the helicopter crash. There was a helicopter here that crashed off the coast of Newfoundland. It really hit close to home for us because that is the same helicopter Aaron flies on when he goes to the rig.
Please pray for all the victims and their families.

Blog Candy give away

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I am seriously thinking about starting a scrap blog since here lately the family blog is turning into a scrap blog.

Q & A Wednesday!

Here we are again on a beautiful blue sky day. Ask away and don't forget to come back on Friday for Follow up Friday!

I am off to fill up my bird feeders and maybe see if Kiki wants to go outside. Poor cat has been indoors for the whole winter.

A perfect balance

When we lived in Houston I found myself always busy, always stressed and never enough time to breath. Now that we live in a place where I don't have much of a social life things are pretty easy. There isn't any traffic, not much socializing to do on the weekends and I only stress about where playgroup is, what's for dinner or why the house is a mess.
My good friend Jenn recently posted on her blog about this very topic. When we were talking last week I told her that the only reason my house is clean, the laundry is done and dinner is cooked is because of "the list" When I get up in the morning or the night before I make a list. It is basically a to do for the day. If I have to pick Ashley up from somewhere I use that as an opportunity to run into the store for some thing. Leaving the kids in the car with her makes a 30 min shopping trip more like 10.
Normally my list might have floors, laundry, dust, hot tub, windows, grocery items, things I need to google or maybe just a scrap book title floating around in my head.
Either way when I complete my list I reward my self by getting on the computer. I feel like if I get sucked into the computer first thing in the morning I will waste time when I could be doing something constructive. Isn't it sad that I put more pressure on myself than anyone does? I figure Aaron goes to work everyday to provide for our family there is no need for me to sit home and be lazy, though I could be but that pressure thing gets in the way.

How I made the flowers

Well if you are a scrap booker then I you may have heard of the Cricut. It is a die cutting machine that can cut all sorts of shapes, fonts and designs. I cut the flowers and decreased the size by 1/4 before each cut. I then inked the edges, stuck together with glue dots and attached to dowels. I stuck in a metal pot with styrofoam and covered with moss.
If you don't have a cricut then you can print flowers on different colored paper to use. I found this one that would be cute you would just have to work on zooming in and out to get the right proportions.
Good luck and let me know if you try this. I would love to see your take on it.

Spring is that you!

I love the spring time change. I love that at 7 o clock it's still day light. I made this little spring decor to help our family welcome spring!

2 years ago today

I was in the middle of my second IVF cycle. We actually found out on March 29th that we were expecting. I have finally put my pregnancy pictures on paper. Boy oh boy was it fun looking at the pictures and reminisce about how huge I got. The last picture a week before the babies were born is amazing. I don't even remember being THAT big!
Our fall family picture.

Silent Sunday!

Sorry so late posting these. When the babies went down for thier nap I fell asleep too, for 3 hours!!! We did the same thing last Sunday, I could really get used to this.

Copy cat kids

The babies have started something really funny & cute, well cuter than normal. They have started to copy things other people do. This morning at breakfast Aaron and I were done eating but we were still at the table talking. Aaron stretched his arms out and put them behind his head. He said "look at them" both babies were sitting there with their arms behind their head just like daddy. It was hilarious!! It's so funny how just one day they started copying. They must see me put the child lock on the cabinet 10 times a day because now when it's off both babies will go over and try to put it on. Preston and Lily are really cued into things being out of place they will put the magnet toys on the fridge, put the balls back in the ball pit and even put shoes back where they go. I think they might be a little ocd like their momma! Lily is into trying to repeat what you say these days. Yesterday Aaron was reading a book and he got to a sheep and said "baa baa" Lily looked at him and said it loud and proud, "baa baa" Just when you think they are too small to listen or pay attention they surprise you. Now we really have to watch what we say and do. Next thing I know they will be dropping a 4 letter word in the middle of playgroup. No maybe not but you see what I'm saying!

Follow up Friday!

Hajar asked:

Do your babies still drink milk at night, or do you just give them water when they want something in the middle of the night?

Answer: They get a cup of milk with there dinner between 5:30 and 6. They very rarely wake in the middle of the night unless they are teething or sick. If they do wake I will go in and see what the issue is and give Tylenol (if needed), calm them down and put back to bed. If my kids wake up it's not because they are thirsty, it's a sign that there is something wrong. hehe

Joe asked:
On the way to the electric chair, what's your last meal?

Answer: I thought about this one alot. I knew for sure a filet cooked medium from Ruth's Chris. It is the best steak in the world! I would also include Aaron's momma's crawfish etoufee, my dad's chicken fried steak, some fried sweet potatoes and a glass of my momma's sweet tea. For dessert I would have a nice big bowl of Blue Bell Moo-llennium crunch ice cream. I would end with a margarita on the rocks with salt! Can you tell I really though about this?

Even though I only got 2 questions this week they are great one's. Joe you come up with some that really make me think.

Back to basics

So I admit I am not a huge fan of Oprah, in fact she irritates the snot out of me on most days. I dvr her everyday anyway. I was catching up last night and one show really made me think. It was Monday's show about living a simpler life. I loved most of the things that were incorporated and think all families could benefit from these, not only in a tough economy, but always!

*family meals- I love this and we eat as a family every night. We even eat breakfast together on the weekends. I think time spent around the table is some of the best memories I have with my family.
*T.V- more and more families these days spend too much time in front of this distraction. I would love for families to turn the tv off and pull out those old pictures albums/year books/baby books, play a game, read books or take a walk.
*Talk to one another. With the internet, texting, blogging, facebook, blackberry technology we have today it's a wonder we even know how to have a conversation anymore. Take time to talk to each other. I try to call my mom every other day even if it's just to say hi and to hear her voice. Aaron and I both make it a point to ask Ashley how her day was and to see what's going on in her world.

I hope that despite the tough economy families will be brought closer together.

Give me your tips on what brings your family closer.

Q & A Wednesday!

I am actually surprised about how long this has been going. I thought for sure no one would be interested and it would fizzle away. I love it, so ask away.
Come back for Follow up Friday!