I get it now!

I remember when I was young, my Dad ALWAYS had loose change in his pockets. As I got older I wondered why he had so much loose change in his pockets and that it had to weigh his pants down! Now, as a parent, I get it! You never know when you'll need pennies for the wishing fountain or quarters for the candy machines & mechanical rides at the entrance of stores! So now I keep a film container of quarters in Jaden's diaper bag and I ALWAYS have pennies in my purse....and it doesn't weigh me down. =D

Driving with Snoopy!

Halloween of Years Past

A friend of mine posted pics of her daughter in previous years Halloween costumes on her blog and I thought that was a great idea! So here's Little Man in his!

This is the first Tigger costume I found but then.....

6 months

I found this one!

And it was so much cuter that I had to get it.

He was sweating to death so I had to change him

into something less sweat inducing after taking pictures.

6 months

He was going through a phase where he liked to listen to your heartbeat,

take your temperature and give shots.

Maybe he'll grow up to be a Doctor! Hmmmmmm.

18 months

And now this year!

Cowboy!

Still a Sooner by blood though! =D

2 years

School Party

Little Man's school had a Costume Parade yesterday! All the parents waited in the great room while the kids walked through and waved. Little Man was eating it up! Looking around and waving to everyone. Such a ham! After the parade, we met up with the kids in their classroom for the Halloween Party with lots of snacks and picture taking!

Little Man waving and saying "Hi" to everyone.

Class getting ready to sing songs.

Group Fun!

Our playgroup had their Halloween Party today!

The kids were very patient about having their pictures taken, then enjoyed some playtime and Halloween goodies! I think I ate more sweets than Little Man did! Time to hit the gym! =]

Our Wednesday Playgroup gang!

My Cowboy the left end, a ballerina, an octopus, a butterfly, a fairy, a flower princess fairy, a UPS Driver and a Pirate!

(some of our friends were missing today)

I'm a cowboy!

Weeeeeee!

Little Man's first time on a zipline!

Great Day!

Today our playgroup went to a local Pumpkin Patch to take a group photo. Thanks Mrs. Short..friend and group photographer! =]

The weather was great! Temp was in the low 50's, which was a nice change from the 80-90's we've had within the last 2 weeks. Reminds me of fall back home!

Handsome boy!

The cuties!

Things that made me smile this week.....

1. The little girl at Target, about 5 years old, British accent.

Kept taking things off the rack and running over to her Mom & Grandma saying, "This is lovely!". Too cute!

2. The little old couple in their car.

They could barely see over the dashboard but they were both smiling and enjoying their drive. Now....if they were behind me....that would have made me nervous! =D

3. The little turtle in the road.

He had slipped off the curb and was spinning around on his back so I turned the car around to go back and help him up. By the time we got back around, he was on the curb, kicking his back legs furiously, straining his little neck but by God he made it up without our help! Jaden and I cheered and high fived for that one!

4. The field mouse we saw in the grass under the intercom in the Starbucks drive-thru.

He was decent sized and the SB employee said, "Yes, we've had some sightings of him this week, although none of us have seen him." I asked that they not kill him or anything because he was so cute! Even threw some of Jaden's goldfish crackers out the window to him......Jaden was not happy about sharing his crackers. (FYI-Because I know you care....I ordered a decaf!)

5. My Little Man.

We were at the grocery store when I picked Little man up out of the cart and put him over my shoulder like a sack of potatoes to get him loaded into the car and he says, "Mommy you're big and strong!" (like this surprises him!) and I ask, "Like Daddy?" He says, "Yes!"

Yes....I am....Super Mommy!

What put a smile on your face this week?

This won't hurt a bit.....

"You want some of this?"

Saw Dr. Kim (my acupuncturist) yesterday and I made the mistake of telling him that I had a little back pain. So, face down I go on the table, face in the donut hole. He starts sticking the needles in my back and OMG! WTH! I was thisclose to coming off the table and running out the door!

Dr. Kim: "Did that hurt?"

Me: "yeeessss!" sniff sniff

Dr. Kim: "Are you crying?"

Me: "yeeessss." sniff sniff (nose running...not good when you're face down)

Dr. Kim: "You have inflammation." "It will hurt little but then o.k."

Me: "It hurt A LOT." sniff sniff

And yes, a few more needles did hurt (almost as bad) but after he hooked up the electrodes it did start to feel better.

Dr. Kim is Korean and is probably one of those "he has a calm exterior but could totally take you out with one karate chop" kind of guys but if he does that again, I'll have to Bruce Lee his ass!

Who is that?!

Went through my Aunt's photo's and found this one that I had sent to my Grandma back in 1994. I was 25 years old and having Glamour Shots photos taken was the big thing to do. The Husband just snickers when he sees this picture. Doesn't care for the BIG HAIR. =D For those of you not familiar with the Glamour Shot experience, they poof your hair, apply 2 inches of stage make-up, wrap you in some sequined jacket that could have been used on the set of the t.v. show "Dynasty" and ask you to strike a sexy pose.........how glamorous!

This is about as "sexy" as it gets.

The picture where I was really trying to look sexy just made

me look like I was confused....definitely not sexy.

Some quick pics...

Little Man and I took a quick trip back to OK to see the Grand-Parents and spread my Aunt's ashes....here are some pics from the trip.

The flight attendants asked Little Man to hand out peanuts to all the passengers.

It was great!

He got to get out of his seat, run up and down the aisle and high five people.

I, of course, germ-x'd the heck out of his hands when he sat back down. =D

Went to Incredible Pizza with

Grandma M & Grandpa D.

Little Man wasn't really tall enough to get the hang of ski ball

so Grandpa D let him do it his way.

Little Man loved the kids bowling!

This picture cracks me up!

You can see Little Man's little head with a big smile on his face!

I was driving so fast we were a blur! Put me behind the wheel of a race car and the competitive spirit kicks in! We were right next to a 10 yr old kid who says to me, "You're not going to pass me!" So I'm thinking! (OOooooooo! You're mess'n with the wrong woman!) Of course I have to try and pass him! Well, I passed him and he rammed my car (sore loser!) so they cut the power to the cars, we got in trouble because of the "no bumping rule", they turned the power back on and everyone else passed us! At least L, Grandpa D's grand-daughter, won the race!

The kid's family gave me the stink-eye afterwards! WHATEVER! If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen! =D Hmmmm.......Does that make me a mean person?

Shake Your Money Maker

At first I wasn't going to post this on my blog for fear of some nasty pervert checking out my kid but I think it will be okay...not like he's naked or anything. I'll probably take this one down by tomorrow night....just to be on the safe side.

Back Story:

Little Man and I love to surf YouTube.com for funny videos. After seeing a baby dancing to "All the Single Ladies" on a family members Facebook page, I found it on YouTube.com and played it for Little Man.

If he doesn't get a college scholarship for grades, he can pay his way through as a male dancer! Hello Chippendales?! =D

In Memory of Aunt Kitty

Guelda "Kathleen" Brown

(Kitty to her friends)

1930 - 2009

My Aunt Kitty passed away on Monday, Sept. 7th, 2009 after a short battle with cancer.

We happened to be in town Labor Day weekend so Jaden and I went to visit her in the hospital that Friday before. So glad we did. Jaden is too young to really understand what was going on other than Aunt Kitty was sick. Eventually Mom took him outside so I could say good-bye. So much you want to say in that moment but all I could do was hug her, tell her how much I loved her and kiss her on her cheek. Mom later shared that Aunt Kitty told her that she was so happy to see Jaden and I and finally felt at peace.

Aunt Kitty was an artist who loved to paint, sculpt, carve wood, etc. She always doted on my brother and I (mostly me), always talked to us like we were adults even when we were little and I loved spending time with her. Aunt Kitty always joked about being the "black sheep" of the family....I just think she was one of a kind and always did her own thing. She was eccentric and cool in my eyes! When I was a teenager, I went through a phase where I didn't want to listen to my parents (who doesn't) so I'd go to her house to paint or sketch while she enjoyed a glass of wine, listened to Julio Iglesias, and pet her teacup poodle.

Years later, on 2 different occasions, she took care of my Grandmother. I remember spending a summer up there helping her redo the window screens on grandma's rent houses, painting the interiors and whatever else she would let me help her with. She always made me feel like I could do anything. 2 years ago my grandma passed away so last year Aunt Kitty moved closer to my mom and dad, it's sad that she didn't have more time with my mom...I know they missed each.

I recently went through her things with my mom, organizing what was to be donated and things to be given to family. Such a hard thing to do, so many memories, you really just want to sit and look around you and reminisce. Hard to believe she's gone.

She wanted to be cremated and told my mom "just scatter me someplace" so during my visit, Jaden, Mom and I took her to her daughter's (my cousin Terri who died when I was 4) grave site and and spread her ashes around the headstone. I think she would have liked that.

Miss you Aunt Kitty!

Love,

Little One