Nate..Ashley..Connor..Ellie..Sophie..Maggie..Chloe
Friday, October 29, 2010
Pics of the Adorable Mags
I had Maggie's one year old pictures taken last week and are they so cute. I'm not one of those parents who is super on top of pictures...but I did manage to remember hers...and of course I'm the mom so I think they are absolutely adorable...but come on..you gotta admit they are stinkin' cute...Thanks suzy!
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Day 7
Something or Someone that has had the biggest impact on me
So other than my family of course..this contraption has been a huge part of my life the last 8 weeks. I'm pretty darn proud of myself and dedication..usually I get pretty spotty and flaky when it comes to exercise..hey we have a love/hate relationship. But for the past 8 weeks, I have been faithful to this machine. Every morning at 8:30, you will find me sweating and gasping for air. But I'm down 10 lbs and that my friends, is a huge accomplishment in my book. My original goal was 10 to 15 pounds by Christmas so I'm about there.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Day 6 = Wonderwoman
This is my favorite superhero...Wonder Woman! When I was little, I had underwear and a matching shirt like Wonder Woman that I remember wearing all the time (although it was slightly more modest than the pic above) Anyways,I just always liked her and the show...she was amazing...saving people, flying around and being so daring. How cool! Plus she's a hottie...what's not to like?
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Day 4 & 5
I don't think it's cheating if you combine days..it's a little hard with all my life going on around me so here are day 4 & 5
Day 4- I think this is a boring question and I'm sure I have many bad habits..the one that comes to mind is that I'm pretty sure i interrupt people while they are talking. I will try and work on that.
Day 5- A picture of a place I have been
This is Lake Tahoe..isn't it gorgeous? Well I grew up going here for vacations every Summer. It is seriously the most beautiful lake ever. The water really is as crystal blue as these pictures show. And you see that little building on top of the island? It's called Emerald Bay and that is a little tea house that a really fancy lady would go with her friends and have a tea party. I kind of think she was royalty from somewhere but I can't remember now. Cool huh. It's really dilapidated and crumbling down. I have climbed up to it. The fancy lady's mansion is on the shore and I have been there too and it is enormous and so cool. The water at Lake Tahoe is freezing but we swim in it anyways. It's too pretty not to. My Grandparents sold their cabin so we don't go anymore...now we go to Lake Powell which is much warmer and beautiful in a different way. We did go a few years ago and had a blast. I want to take my kids back there someday. Lots and lots of great memories.
Day 4- I think this is a boring question and I'm sure I have many bad habits..the one that comes to mind is that I'm pretty sure i interrupt people while they are talking. I will try and work on that.
Day 5- A picture of a place I have been
This is Lake Tahoe..isn't it gorgeous? Well I grew up going here for vacations every Summer. It is seriously the most beautiful lake ever. The water really is as crystal blue as these pictures show. And you see that little building on top of the island? It's called Emerald Bay and that is a little tea house that a really fancy lady would go with her friends and have a tea party. I kind of think she was royalty from somewhere but I can't remember now. Cool huh. It's really dilapidated and crumbling down. I have climbed up to it. The fancy lady's mansion is on the shore and I have been there too and it is enormous and so cool. The water at Lake Tahoe is freezing but we swim in it anyways. It's too pretty not to. My Grandparents sold their cabin so we don't go anymore...now we go to Lake Powell which is much warmer and beautiful in a different way. We did go a few years ago and had a blast. I want to take my kids back there someday. Lots and lots of great memories.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Maggie Jane Turns One
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Day 2 & 3
Day 2 - the meaning behind my blog name
Well lucky for all of you, I am not so creative and "The Belnaps" was all I got...now that I have this entry to blog about it, I am thinking about just how lame it is...really? Do I not have a little more creativity in me? Guess not. Oh well..at least on all of your blogs, you don't have to wonder who it is...like some others who have titles like "Feather in the wind" or junk like that..just keepin' my real
and for Day 3- pictures of me with friends
Well this one is a little depressing...I have friends..really I do. At least I think I do...Just not pictures of me with them. I mostly have pictures of my kids...and some more of my kids.
But just for all of your entertainment, I rummaged through some of my high school memories and found these treasures...Ellie asked me which one was me..and then said we all looked like "twins"..cuz that's what three is..twins?! Must be the hair... sorry Amb and Nat..hey I still think we looked good
And here I am with my bestie and our twinner dresses...we had no clue and just for the record, i had mine first :)...(side note..I really need to work on my posture..Hello-sloucher)
Well lucky for all of you, I am not so creative and "The Belnaps" was all I got...now that I have this entry to blog about it, I am thinking about just how lame it is...really? Do I not have a little more creativity in me? Guess not. Oh well..at least on all of your blogs, you don't have to wonder who it is...like some others who have titles like "Feather in the wind" or junk like that..just keepin' my real
and for Day 3- pictures of me with friends
Well this one is a little depressing...I have friends..really I do. At least I think I do...Just not pictures of me with them. I mostly have pictures of my kids...and some more of my kids.
But just for all of your entertainment, I rummaged through some of my high school memories and found these treasures...Ellie asked me which one was me..and then said we all looked like "twins"..cuz that's what three is..twins?! Must be the hair... sorry Amb and Nat..hey I still think we looked good
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
30 days...
So a friend of mine and my SIL both had this list on their blogs the other day...it sounded like fun...I always like to read odd stuff about other people so here we go...
Day 1- A recent picture of myself and 15 interesting facts about myself...
1. I like cheese curds..but they have to be fresh...if ever I'm on my way down south, I make a pit stop in Beaver to the cheese factory..yum!
2. I change all the sheets in my house every Monday
3. I love organization...I can get really excited about baskets, storage..you know..all that crap
4. You know those plastic rings that hook a six pack together..well a long time ago (like 15 years)..I saw a documentary on how fish and ducks get caught in the circles..so now when I go to throw the plastic ring part away..i cut them. I like to think I have saved many fish and birds.
5. I do not like sandwiches or hamburgers..I'm not too keen on the bread part
6. After 4 pregnancies, I have no stretch marks on my belly..pretty much everywhere else..but not my belly. Go figure!
7. I have the smallest feet of my sisters with a size 10..ok Rylee and I are both a 10 but she's only 13 years old
8. I love wrapping presents
9. I have always loved to read (ok that's not too interesting but it's a fact)
10. I do not like long fingernails..I hate that junk gets underneath them..so I keep them uber short..it bugs Nate cuz it makes for lousy back scratching
11. I only have to shave my legs and pits like once a week..maybe twice if i want (sounds kind of gross calling them pits..i should have said underarms..nah..pits it is)
12. I can still do a back flip on the trampoline..hey I'm dang proud of that one..30 years old with 4 kids..and so what if i pee my pants
13. Which brings me to another fact..not so interesting...If I don't cross my legs when i sneeze...I pee..just a little bit...darn kids!
14. I hate onions, cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers...I want to like them and I try them every now and again..but it never changes
15. I have been way in love with my husband for more than half of my life.
day 1- recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself
day 2- the meaning behind your blog name
day 3- a picture of you and your friends
day 4- a habit that you wish you didn’t have
day 5- a picture of somewhere you've been to
day 6- favorite super hero and why
day 7- a picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you
day 8- short term goals for this month and why
day 9- something you're proud of in the past few days
day 10- songs you listen to when you are happy, sad, bored, hyped, mad
day 11- another picture of you and your friends
day 12- how you found out about blogger and why you have one
day 13- a letter to someone who has hurt you recently
day 14- a picture of you and your family
day 15- put you ipod on shuffle: first 10 songs that play
day 16- another picture of yourself
day 17- someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why
day 18- plans/dreams/goals you have
day 19- nicknames you have and why you have them
day 20- someone you see yourself marrying or being with in the future
day 21- a picture of something that makes you happy
day 22- what makes you different from everyone else
day 23- something you crave for a lot
day 24- a letter to your parents
day 25- what I would find in your bag
day 26- what do you think about your friends
day 27- why are you doing this 30 day challenge
day 28- a picture of you from last year and now, how have you changed since then?
day 29- in this past month, what have you learned
day 30- you favorite song
Day 1- A recent picture of myself and 15 interesting facts about myself...
1. I like cheese curds..but they have to be fresh...if ever I'm on my way down south, I make a pit stop in Beaver to the cheese factory..yum!
2. I change all the sheets in my house every Monday
3. I love organization...I can get really excited about baskets, storage..you know..all that crap
4. You know those plastic rings that hook a six pack together..well a long time ago (like 15 years)..I saw a documentary on how fish and ducks get caught in the circles..so now when I go to throw the plastic ring part away..i cut them. I like to think I have saved many fish and birds.
5. I do not like sandwiches or hamburgers..I'm not too keen on the bread part
6. After 4 pregnancies, I have no stretch marks on my belly..pretty much everywhere else..but not my belly. Go figure!
7. I have the smallest feet of my sisters with a size 10..ok Rylee and I are both a 10 but she's only 13 years old
8. I love wrapping presents
9. I have always loved to read (ok that's not too interesting but it's a fact)
10. I do not like long fingernails..I hate that junk gets underneath them..so I keep them uber short..it bugs Nate cuz it makes for lousy back scratching
11. I only have to shave my legs and pits like once a week..maybe twice if i want (sounds kind of gross calling them pits..i should have said underarms..nah..pits it is)
12. I can still do a back flip on the trampoline..hey I'm dang proud of that one..30 years old with 4 kids..and so what if i pee my pants
13. Which brings me to another fact..not so interesting...If I don't cross my legs when i sneeze...I pee..just a little bit...darn kids!
14. I hate onions, cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers...I want to like them and I try them every now and again..but it never changes
15. I have been way in love with my husband for more than half of my life.
day 1- recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself
day 2- the meaning behind your blog name
day 3- a picture of you and your friends
day 4- a habit that you wish you didn’t have
day 5- a picture of somewhere you've been to
day 6- favorite super hero and why
day 7- a picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you
day 8- short term goals for this month and why
day 9- something you're proud of in the past few days
day 10- songs you listen to when you are happy, sad, bored, hyped, mad
day 11- another picture of you and your friends
day 12- how you found out about blogger and why you have one
day 13- a letter to someone who has hurt you recently
day 14- a picture of you and your family
day 15- put you ipod on shuffle: first 10 songs that play
day 16- another picture of yourself
day 17- someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why
day 18- plans/dreams/goals you have
day 19- nicknames you have and why you have them
day 20- someone you see yourself marrying or being with in the future
day 21- a picture of something that makes you happy
day 22- what makes you different from everyone else
day 23- something you crave for a lot
day 24- a letter to your parents
day 25- what I would find in your bag
day 26- what do you think about your friends
day 27- why are you doing this 30 day challenge
day 28- a picture of you from last year and now, how have you changed since then?
day 29- in this past month, what have you learned
day 30- you favorite song
Monday, October 11, 2010
Someday...
Someday, I will have a spic 'n span house for longer than a nano-second...
Someday, I will sleep a whole night with only Nate and myself in it
Someday, I will get an entire nights sleep with no barfing, drink breaks, bad dreams, potty stops, sleep-walking and crying children
Someday, I will be able to go to potty without hearing, "Mom...mom...mom...where are you? Mom?"
Someday, I won't use the word "potty" so much
Someday, my car will not be used as a shuttle
Someday, I will get to talk on the phone without one, single interruption
Someday, I may not have Ramen Noodles or Mac N Cheese in my cupboard (or at least so much)
Someday, I won't be so overwhelmed
Someday, I will have time to catch up on my scrapbooking (although at this point, things look seriously bleak)
Someday, I won't hear tattle-telling all day long
For you Amb...(I can't believe I would forget that one)..Someday, I will fit back into my skinny jeans (although not the ones with tight, tight legs, cuz I don't believe in those) and i will wear jewelry that won't get ripped out of my ears, sucked on or pulled apart..with beads going everywhere...someday (insert sigh)
And as promising and exciting as all those things sound, that "someday" will come too fast...and I'll probably miss all of it. It seems highly unlikely right now but deep down, I know it's true...except for the whole toilet thing..it would be nice to poop in peace...with no yelling and screaming...So until those times come, I will try ("try" being the key word here) to enjoy these crazy times of my life with my amazing kiddos!
Someday, I will sleep a whole night with only Nate and myself in it
Someday, I will get an entire nights sleep with no barfing, drink breaks, bad dreams, potty stops, sleep-walking and crying children
Someday, I will be able to go to potty without hearing, "Mom...mom...mom...where are you? Mom?"
Someday, I won't use the word "potty" so much
Someday, my car will not be used as a shuttle
Someday, I will get to talk on the phone without one, single interruption
Someday, I may not have Ramen Noodles or Mac N Cheese in my cupboard (or at least so much)
Someday, I won't be so overwhelmed
Someday, I will have time to catch up on my scrapbooking (although at this point, things look seriously bleak)
Someday, I won't hear tattle-telling all day long
For you Amb...(I can't believe I would forget that one)..Someday, I will fit back into my skinny jeans (although not the ones with tight, tight legs, cuz I don't believe in those) and i will wear jewelry that won't get ripped out of my ears, sucked on or pulled apart..with beads going everywhere...someday (insert sigh)
And as promising and exciting as all those things sound, that "someday" will come too fast...and I'll probably miss all of it. It seems highly unlikely right now but deep down, I know it's true...except for the whole toilet thing..it would be nice to poop in peace...with no yelling and screaming...So until those times come, I will try ("try" being the key word here) to enjoy these crazy times of my life with my amazing kiddos!
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Are You F'real
Why is it that I can never be the one to come up with million dollar ideas. This little number is sheer genius. I had heard about these shakes but never tried one until tonight. Nate got home from work early (well 8:30 is early for him) and we decided to have a mini date. My little sis, Rylee is staying here for a couple days...so she tended the kids and Nate and I headed out. And in our little ol' town, most everything is closed at 9:00 so our choices were limited. We drove passed Maverick and a light bulb went off above my head. I turned back and told Nate that I had heard about these shakes. So in we went. You get to pick from a bunch of flavors..smoothies included. Then you peel off the top, stick it in the milkshake blender thing and pick your desired thickness. That's right..you even get a thickness choice. In about 30 seconds, you have this great shake..for a whole $2.69. Genius I tell you. So that was our date night. Pretty exciting right? I know you are all green with envy. DBJ (which means "Don't Be Jeal"..which I totally hijacked from this other blog that I totally love slash stalk) Anyways it's about the only date night we've been on in like forever...but I'll take one when I can get one. So thanks to Rylee for tending and thanks to my man for the date. And as for F'real..you should totally check them out next time you need a pick me up. Shakes and gas stations..seriously..who knew?
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)