FALL = the best time of the year

didn't you want a ticket to the gun show?

oh yes, i love the fall! love the colors, LOVE the weather and its volleyball season of course! drey wanted to go for a ride up the canyon to see the leaves changing colors. so we made the trip up and it was a blast. we walked throught the creek and drey learned all about 'moss' and "private property" and how to crawl under barbed wire... you know, lifes little lessons.... and i can never pass up a chance to take his pictures, he was so outta control running around though that every picture he was pullin a face, but i think i caught his personality a little better than usual. his favorite part was finding the little acorns and snail shell.. boys will be boys... and had to save them so he could run home and show nana... and he of course didn't like the outfit i picked out, so he ended up in his white under shirt... i swear... but you should all head up the canyon, its beautiful right now!

dangit.... i kinda like this kid...

is it just me? or is he pretty dang cute. i didn't plan on liking this "third born" of mine. cause i'm not big into the newborn stuff... why do i work where i do? but "Red," as i like to call him, is just getting to that fun age. so when the boys got their long, VERY LONG, anticipated Darth Vader & Storm Trooper costumes, jodi had me take some pictures of them, so i took some of red in his costume too... he's so funny...

six fantastic things about me

i decided to change the title, because there is nothing unspectacular about me... or my life.... yes its true. i have the best life. my kids is the best kid ever. i have the best job ever. i just love doing the things i love for fun! .....

ok, i'm done making fun.

fantastic quirk #1:
i'm 26 and still bite my nails

quirk #2:
i taught my kid in order to save time and water just to pee in the shower.

quirk #3:
i am one of the pickiest eaters ever, to this day my mom will still ask me if i want lettuce on my hamburgers.

quirk #4:
my cell phone holder is my cleavage.

quirk #5:
i am completely in love and addicted to guitar hero on my wii. (my sister also left out the quirk that she plays the star wars lego game on the wii more than the boys)

quirk #6:
apparently, due to popular belief, i argue. A LOT. i quite possibly can find an arguement in just about anything.

now i tag...

kal, mac, nae, tiff, whit, sheila

soccer

for those that know me, know i'm not a huge soccer fan. i have no desire to run that long or watch someone run that long. imagine working your butt off to get the ball within feet of a goal only to have someone boot it clear back to where you just came from.... nope, this sport was never meant for me...

that being said, my sister decided to sign the boys up for soccer... unfortunately i had rarely been able to go cause of work and such. so last week i finally got to go to a game. here's the rundown:

it was crappy weather to begin with, so i hoped it would get rained out.... Nope... they play rain or shine....

my kid was already flushed and sweating by the time i got there because some blonde 'Mia Hamm' was working the rest of the 5 year olds over.

so drey's team, yellow on this particular day, had a "throw in". (remember i don't know this sport or what these actions are called.) so the yellow boy throws it in, only to hit a yellow girl right in the face.... yes this was sad, not funny in the slightest!

but the crisis on the yellow team was eventually resolved. my sister was not kidding when she said she used the "swarm method." imagine the old cartoons where the swarm of bee's followed whomever they were after... thats the lil yellow team with the ball... and i swear they were actually buzzing... except for the few that chose to sit down on the field for a rest, or kind of just look at the cloudy sky with their fingers in their mouths, they didn't buzz. so, i call drey over at half time and ask, "is that little blonde girl better than you!?" to which he reply's "NO!" "then don't let her take the ball from you again!" i said, as any good mother would... so off he ran like my lil david beckham. so then the blue team gets the opportunity of a "goalie kick?" (reminder, i don't know soccer terms.) so he begins to back up towards the goal, which mind you is only 4 feet tall and maybe 3 feet wide... how they ever score a goal is beyond me, unless your david beckham or mia hamm of course ;)... so he's backing up for some speed and takes off at the ball. that dang huge net grabbed his cleat and face planted him right into the grass! ( i swear i did not laugh!) i only wished my camera was aimed at the right place, but unfortunatey was not. so the goalie brushed off the grass and tried again, succes for sure.

off runs lil mia hamm and david beckham. it was a battle for sure...

mia was pushing down kids on her own blue team in pursuit of a goal! so blue coach put her at goalie.

then up runs lil david beckham holding his side saying, "mom!.... my side hurts..... i can't.... breathe... good..." so i said, "good, that means your workin hard!"
so three whistles are blown, and the game is over... team yellow give team blue a cheer and they proceed to the best part of the game... the hand shake! it was about a 10 minute process for each child to find every child on the other team and give them a personal hand shake. what sportsmanship! so as the rain begins to drizzle Coach yellow takes team over for their treats, giant otter pops. who brings giant otter pops for treats on a day with rainy weather!?.... yes it was me....

tagged!?

I GOT TAGGED
ABC........
A- Attached or Single? attached to a 5 year old, but single
B- Best friend? Drey
C-Cake or Pie? CHEESE cake
D-Day of Choice? um.... christmas?
E-Essential item? a bra
F-Favorite color? black
G-gummy bears or gummy worms? i got worms!
H-hometown? p town
I-Indulgences? rees' fast break!
J- January or July? January, love winter
K-Kids? one too many ;) i love my drey bug
L-Life is incomplete without? friends
M-Marriage date? hopefully never - thats for you mom ;)
N-Number of siblings? i think i'm an only child..... ok two big brothers, one big sis, one brother in law, and two sister in laws....
O-Oranges or apples? APPLES
P-Phobias or fears? um losing my kid..... :(
Q-Quotes? "its better to keep your mouth closed and look stupid than to open it and prove it"
R- Reason to smile? dreyton can always make me smile
S- Season? fall for sure!
T-tag 8 people- jodi, tiff, nae, natalie, sara, heather, candi, catie
U-Unknown Fact? i am my mothers favorite child! ;)
V-Very Favorite store? it would be a toss up between wally-world and super tarje'
W- Worst habit? my massive amount of caffine intake
X- X-Ray or Ultrasound? x-rays are fun
Y- Your favorite food? probably chicken enchiladas
Z- Zodiac? virgo

the new ones

Keller & Alli are around 6 months old now... they're getting to that fun age... so i thought i'd show off our two new whicker kids... i kinda like 'em... especially on my fun rugs.... betcha can't guess which one's jodi's and which one's jarrets! haha!