There’s an app for that?

The Justin Bieber channel is now on my phone.

My phone is usually missing.

But I know where to look.

On love notes and resolutions

Landon (7) made me a surprise this week and taped it to my laptop.   There’s nothing like a sweet reminder such as this to make even the bleakest times bearable.

However, I was almost as excited to receive the New Year’s resolution he wrote in school:

It reads:

“In 2011 in scool I wunt to rit beder and I wunt to lisen to mom beder.”

Translation:

In 2011 in school I want to write better and I want to listen to mom better.

You can do it, buddy!!

Am I glowing?

While watching all those fancy celebs strut their fancy stuff and look all fancy last night on the Golden Globes, my own “stylists” decided I needed a makeover.

I started out as Peyton (3) and Landon’s (7) project.  They seemed to think I was devoid of color and we needed to crank it up a notch. 

They succeeded.  It looks like I suffer from 3rd degree burns.  Who knew bronzer could provide such great coverage?

Hayden (9) soon came to help out.  Yep, I needed three stylists. 

It was the boys who said I should look like a football player so they began drawing under my eyes; you know, for sun protection and all.

Interesting, yet still unexplained, symbol on my forehead.

I guess to some it may seem they got a little carried away.

Truth us, I really like how it makes my teeth look whiter:)

All I wanted was one decent picture

Everyone was home, we had a free afternoon, and I just wanted a picture where everyone smiled.  I don’t know what I was thinking; I would have had better luck asking them to all stand on their heads.

I know as a mom I should have requested they all act like they were having a terrible time, kind of like this: And I probably would have gotten six smiles and the perfect picture.

Out of the next 500 attempts, this was the best one…only two grumpies and I have no neck. 

All smiling but missing the boys. 

Clearly, it was nap time,

If you can’t beat ‘em…  

And the winner is, a picture taken in the parking lot of Sam’s Club, our home away from home.  Ugh.

Every once in a while I really REALLY love my job

Because I get to take clients to some awesome places.  I heart NBA basketball and I love the Dallas Mavericks.

Some guys in my industry.

Dirk, for Sutton and Reagan.  He was hurt and couldn’t play.

I also get to go to hockey games and watch the Dallas Stars, but I just can’t bring myself to get excited about that yet…I don’t know a thing in the world about hockey!

Progressive holidays

Christmas happened a little bit here and a little bit there this year.  We went from place to place, home to home, day to day and had a wonderful time at each stop.  Fortunately for us, we had family and like-family present everywhere we went so no matter what day it was, we celebrated like it was the greatest day of the year.

My handsome brother, Ryan, and bro-in-law, David, looking joyful:)

Gina and David’s beautiful home. 

Sweet baby Dayden and me.

 

Rea and Deuce bonding.  (Love the sweatshirt!)

Me and the girls. (Sutton 21, Reagan 15, and Keaton 13)

   

Dayden and Daddy…aka Daddy and his mini-me.

The cousin’s variety show.

Sweet friends

Carolers!

Beiber fever.

Just what he wanted.   

We were so thankful for a wonderful holiday season.