sunday happiness

• Grandpa Darrell brought breakfast over this morning.  Jack in the Box Breakfast Jacks.  My boys were in heaven. 
• The boys and I baked sugar cookies today.  YUM.
• Jared is addicted to video games.  He begs to play them.  Usually goes something like this:

Jared: "Mommy I kway bideo gameth?"

Me: "No."

Jared: "Kweeeeeeeathe, kweeeee-kweeee-kweeeeeeeeeathe, kweeeeathe Mommy?"

Me: "No.  Stop begging."

Jared: "Mommy I kweeeeathe kway bideo games?"

Me: "No."

Jared: "Mommy I kway your phone?"

Me: "No."

Then he proceeds to go through the list of video games:
Jared: "Mommy I kway BatBan?  Thar Warth?  Lego?  Ninja Turtleth?"

Me: "No Jared!"

Jared: "Awwwwwwww!!  I juth go wead bideo gameth then!"

Me: "Good idea!"

That boy is something else. 

• Jakie has an owie on his knee.  He scored and got to use the new Superhero band-aids :) Totally worth the owie he said.
• The boys and I have a shopping date tomorrow.  Michael has money to spend.  And for once, it's not mine :)
• Jason is the smartest guy I know.  For sure.  He's turned into such a "Mr. Fix-it" the older he's gotten.  He saved us a ton of money yesterday by an insanely easy fix on my car that not even a mechanic would've figured out immediately...or at least he would've pretended not to.  But, prior to the fix he was quite upset and said, "This is why you need a new car!" ...Yea well, I, don't want the payment that comes with that new car.  Ugh.  Don't miss the days of car payments.  So, I'll continue to skate by as long as I can.  Or, as long as he'll let me.
• I took an hour nap today.  Jared didn't have a nap at all.  He was out by 7.  I'm so thankful for that.  He's been a little handful today!
• We spent a little time with Pa today after what had seen like weeks since we've seen him.  He's been working, working, working.  Really hoping he's home for Thanksgiving.  Speaking of Thanksgiving, I can't wait for it!  And this time it's not at our house!  That deserves a giant, haleluyer! 
• No school this week!! :)
• I'm tired tonight.  No pictures for this post.

Just a few

• Apples are a favorite in the Adams house right now. We each have one every single day. Braeburn is our favorite.  Yum.  Add a slice of Sharp Cheddar Cheese with it and this Mama's in heaven.

•  Jakie has a loose top tooth...he bites everything on the opposite side of it.  Kinda funny to watch :)

• Look at that sweet chub :)
• On the way home from school today Jared looked over at Jakie and said, "Cake, I lubb you tho much." Jakie said, "Oh thank you Jared.  I love you too."  Oh my gooooodness!  That was definitely "one of those" moments.  I love love.   
• Jakie is kind of loco when it comes to homework.  He worries about it non-stop pretty much.  If he's going to finish it in time?  How much is left to do?  Did I read my fluency passage?  Did Mommy sign it?  Yep, he's my son.  He's a worrier for sure.  One trait I was hoping he wouldn't get from me.  So, any chance he gets, he wants to do homework.  Doesn't matter where.  In the car.  In the bank.  At the grocery store sitting in the cart.  Anywhere.

Typical "boy-knees" right there.  Scrapes + dirt.  Blehk.



• Jakie had tryouts yesterday for a travel ball team.  He made the team :) So proud of him.



• It's been a good week thus far.  Looking forward to a rainy weekend!  Hope the weatherman isn't tricking me. 

ten on tuesday

1. Last week was a rough week.  Hence the reason for my neglected blog.  I just wasn't up to it.  Glad that week is long gone and this week has been great :)
2. Jared and I spent two hours of our morning at the DMV.  Yuck.  Hate that place.  Grosses me out.
3. I gave a homeless woman $5 today in the Wal-Mart parking lot.  After we went through two years of Jason being jobless, I'm a sucker for anyone in need.  If I have it, I'll give it.  We wouldn't have made it without the generosity of others.  I'll forever be grateful.  I'll forever pay it forward. 
4. I laughed hysterically today while texting with my brother.  Miss him.  Can't wait to spend Thanksgiving with The Luna's and the rest of the family. 
5. I hung out after school for an extra half-hour talking with some of my favorite ladies and letting the boys burn some extra energy.  It's a little treat for MYSELF.  But, they benefit from it too.  It's a win-win!
6. Jakie's favorite shows to watch right now are Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune.  Yep, for real.
7. Lady has another owie.  She ripped her ear!!!  And yet again, we have no idea how.  Happened while we were out.  She was inside the house.  Roxy was in her crate.  So, whatever she did, she did it alone.  Clearly, she's accident prone :(
8. Lunches are made for my guys.  Glad that's done.  I usually enjoy making them.  But, on nights like this when I'm dead-tired, I don't so much enjoy that part of my day :)
9. The Biggest Loser is on.  Definitely won't make it through the entire episode.  Way too tired.
10. Looking forward to tomorrow.  No errands to run.  Well, not until the afternoon, anyway.  But, in the a.m., I get to take Jakie to school and come back home and enjoy my coffee.  Happiness.

sunday goodies

A little Sunday baking with the littles. 

Pumpkin Cookies with Cinnamon Maple Cream Cheese Frosting. 

Hello yumminess!

A quick hand from Daddy :)

Mr. Jared couldn't wait to plop all of that pumpkin in the mixing bowl so he could get busy on scraping the can clean!

Someone spilled the flour mixture all over himself and got upset because I yelled, "Jared!" Shame on me.  I wasn't really mad at all.  But, try telling a three-year-old that.  We hugged it out and carried on :)

His favorite part!  Jacob is grossed out by the smell of pumpkin and refuses to eat anything with raw pumpkin in it.  Which means, Jared scored!

After it's baked it's a totally different story though :) 

We finished the night off with good friends in full costume.  Who said Halloween had to be over?  Not us!

Sunday movie + dinner at the Arrocena's ♥

{Marisa was hiding}



It was a fantastic Sunday!

Helllooooo Saturday!

• We got to sleep in today!  Good thing since Jared woke me up three times last night.  I woke up this morning and he was on the floor next to my bed ♥ Guess he showed me who was boss.
• We took a trip to Petco to buy a crate for Miss Roxy.  I've had it with her accidents in the house.  So, it was either crate train her or put her outside!  And, we didn't get this sweet girl just to throw her outside and forget about her.  We're I'm determined to "fix her".
• The boys of course loved this trip.  Petco is like a little mini field trip to kids.  I guess for adults too...Jason came to me while I was looking at doggie clothes and said, "I'm in love with the little dog over there." I said, "Don't worry Babe, I can fix that.  NO WAY!" That man has such a HUGE heart.  He's never been able to say "no" to a dog.

turtles

snakes and toads

the boys laid on just about every bed that was on the lowest shelf "trying them out".  boys.

• Chipotle for lunch. Shocker, right? It's pretty much the only place we go when we eat out.
  

 

being their usual silly selves.  they pretended they were swimming, karate guys, surfers, and even more that I probably didn't hear about.  love it when their imaginations run wild.

• Roxy is so happy with her crate.  As soon as we got home and took it out of the box she went right in at her first chance.  Excellent.  I was so worried that this was going to be a long process of getting her in and it was quite the opposite!  Thank goodness :)

every morning.

Every morning before Jakie jumps out of the truck to head to the playground, he gives me a kiss. 
Every morning Jakie tries to get away without giving Jared a kiss. 
Every morning Jared yells, "Cakie!  Whaaa bout me?!  Gimme ah kith too!  An a hug, I wan hug!"
Every morning we laugh :)
Every morning Jakie waves goodbye and double checks to make sure the door is shut all the way.
Every morning we drive away and Jared, in his sweet, calm, loving voice says, "I lubb him so much Mommy." 
Every morning I reply, "Me too bebe.  I lubb him so much.  Just like you." 

I'll be sad when these days are over.  The day Jakie's too big to kiss me because his friends might see.  The day he refuses to kiss or hug his baby brother because he gets on his nerves.  The day he calls me MOM because he's "way too big" to call me Mommy.  My heart aches just thinking about it!  So for now, I'll soak it up.  I will gladly have the same thing happen over and over again every morning that we drop off Jakie at school.  Because before I know it...these days will be over.  Before I'm ready for it.   Eventually, every morning he'll get out of the car and not look back.

Wordless Wednesday

Target love.

Today after Jared and I dropped Jakie off at school we headed to Target.  He spotted "Halloween!!" a mile away and took off in a full sprint...

After a whole lot of, "Oh Mommy that one is tho awthum!" and "*gasp* thath AMAZING!" ...Lisps are so cute on little people.  I just hope it doesn't last too long :)

Then, it was off to the toy section.  JUST TO LOOK.

This little dump truck's name is Stinky.  Stinky fit him just right, considering one of the things he does is fart.  Such a boy toy, right?  Stinky made Jared laugh hysterically.  One of those laughs that come way down from the bottom of your stomach kind of laugh.  All the surrounding shoppers and employees got a kick out of watching Jared laugh out loud. 

And now I'm going to bet that you're thinking I had to buy him something to get him to leave, right?  WRONG.  He didn't get one thing.  He's a good boy like that :) I really like that.