Happy 70th Birthday Mom!
So Saturday was my mom’s 70th birthday. We all surprised her at Harry & Jean’s her favorite restaurant for supper. Then we went back to my brothers house for cake and ice cream. We had so much fun being together we missed my brother Ken and my sister Brenda, but they were unable to make it due to sickness and the weather. But I think my mom was had a really good time surrounded by her children and grandchildren.
The blank look not sure who all these people are …
Then she gets it I love her face here. (sorry for the blurry pictures I took these on my phone)
So mom I just wanted to take this opportunity to say I hope you had a great birthday we sure do love you. Thanks for being the best mom anyone could have. I love you. =-)
Trick or Treat
Well this year we took Batman and a Princess trick or treating. It was quite exciting this year we got caught in the rain. It had cleared up nicely when we set out but a little half way through it started to rain and I don’t mean a drizzle. But the kids were troopers and did not seem to mind… the need for candy was a huge driving force. Even Boo had no interest in riding in the car with daddy as he followed us around from house to house. He opened the tail gate on the jeep and let all the cousins pile in between stops. The saying must be true “the more the merrier” because we sure had fun with all the cousins that were able to come. There were six in all Reed, Abbi, Madison, Ansley, Hallah and Katie. I know the Chickens greatly enjoyed the company.
The Cousins
The process of picking out costumes this year was a little bit of an adventure too. First Mason was going to be a Fireman he already had the costume from a dress up birthday party he had been invited to, but then he got it into his head that he was definitely going to be Batman. We spent quite a bit of time trying to convince him of the coolness factor of a fireman but firemen don’t wear capes and I think that was a big factor playing in his desire to be Batman. So of course being the spoiled chicken that he is we began our search for a Batman costume. This must of been a very popular costume this year because every store we looked in did not have it in his size. But we finally found one after much searching at Walmart and it was the last one. After we got home and tried it on it was a bit big so I had to practically take it apart and then put it back together again just to make it fit properly… ah the things we do for our kids. I remember my mom spending hours on one costume when I was little and now I especially appreciate the time she put into it. But the end result looked great and he was so excited and that made it all worth it. And besides Batman has been more then generous with his Halloween loot!
I really need to start packing….
I really need to start packing… I have boxes and tape sitting in the corner of the living room waiting for me to start. But I just don’t have the motivation, every morning I get up I really mean to start packing but somehow it does not get done. TODAY I really will pack some boxes I promise! Now hold me to it and I will report back tomorrow.
It really does not help that I am in the middle of potty training a 21 month old. I know what was I thinking? We have had some success but since she is running around completely naked you have to make sure there are no accidents on the floor.
On another note Mason is obsessed with watching the “The Wizard of Oz” and playing with Lego’s. He wants to watch the movie at least once a day and drags his Lego’s out which he dumps all over the floor to play with while he watches ” the Wizard of Boz”. So now I have “We’re off to see the wizard” stuck in my head as I trip on Lego’s those suckers can really hurt your feet.
So that is what my days have been filled with lately Lego’s, naked biscuits and the need to pack looming over me all to the sound track of ” We’re off to see the Wizard the Wonderful Wizard of Oz!” Now if I could click my heals and be packed just like that. =-)
Our 4th of July weekend…
Well we had a great 4th of July we decided to celebrate it with just our little family. We didn’t do anything extremely exciting but just being together was fun. It was the first year that Kyboo could really appreciate the fireworks and all the goings on. We all slept in and I fixed a yummy breakfast of home made sausage biscuits it beat Hardees’ any day! We went to see “Up” it was such a cute movie. It had enough adult humor to keep our attention and enough kids stuff to keep Chicken. Kyboo slept through most of the movie yeah!
After the movie we went to get some McDonald’s which I blame on one of my Twitter friends because he mentioned McD’s. The Chickens ate with gusto and played on the playground. It’s really neat to see Chicken and Kyboo play together so well.
After we gorged ourselves on yummy McD’s an American tradition we went home to vedge for a while. Watched some tv and the Chickens ate more healthy food..
donuts! This is Kyboo hamming it up. So after hanging out at home for a while we decided to brave downtown. There were so many people there we had to park way out but we found free parking which is hard to find when they are having events downtown. We ditched the stroller I put Kyboo in my sling Ben had Chicken and we headed out. We ended up having a lot of fun Kyboo was not quite sure what to think of all the people I think it’s the first time she has been in such a crowded area.
We got to see Mac Arnold perform I loved his music.
Then we saw some awesome fireworks downtown near the Reedy River. Chicken really liked them Kyboo was not scared but she was more interested in watching the other people’s reaction then watching the fireworks.
Then we finished the night at Sonic a regular hangout for the Moffets. Kyboo had just heard a firework go off and was a little dazed in this picture. All in all it was a great day!
Happy 4th of July
I just wanted to take a minute and wish everyone a Happy 4th of July. And I wanted to thank all of our Service Men and Women for protecting our country and our Freedom on a daily basis. The handsome man above is my father he served in the Navy.
So as you celebrate your 4th of July watching some Fireworks , eating to much fried food and spending time with your family. Just remember our service men and women who can’t be with their families today.
Siblings….
For the longest time I told Ben that I only wanted one child…especially right after having one… I was not sure that I could take double the crying and diaper changing and getting up in the middle of the night. Then as Mason got older I was like ok when he is 4 then maybe we will try and have another one. But when he was 14 months old I got this wild hair and informed my honey that I thought we should have another one now. He did not agree, he pointed out that Mason was just now walking and starting to talk and sleeping through the night why would we want to mess up this good thing we had going?
I tried to point out the up side they would be close together they could play… He pointed out the lack of sleep having two in diapers not to mention the added daycare expense. I was working at the time and the cost of two in daycare can be quite staggering. So I said alright lets take a week and think about it.
When the week was out hubby and I compared notes. And we had not come to the same conclusion.. He completely surprised me by saying he thought we should go for it. My reaction was crap.. I had started to think about the ramifications of a second Chicken.. I remembered what it was like to be pregnant, the morning sickness the getting big. And this time it would be different I could not just come home from work plop my feet on the sofa and watch tv. I would have a toddler to take care of so I had come to the conclusion that any sane person would that we should wait. But the fact that Ben had completely done an about face really got me to thinking… so I was like ok .. and a month later I was pregnant with Chicken number Two.
And it was the best decision we have ever made. We all adore her and she is spoiled rotten. Mason loves her so much if he has a toy and she wants it 9 times out of 10 he will give it to her. He calls her his baby and gets excited every morning when we get her out of the crib… And she as you can see from the picture above she adores her big brother.. She tries to do every thing he does. And I am so glad that Mason has a sibling…..
Happy Father’s Day… Ben!
I just wanted to wish my wonderful husband and daddy to my Chickens a Happy Father’s Day.. We had such a wonderful day with you and I hope that you enjoyed it too. Just wanted to tell you how much I love you and how lucky the Chickens are to have such a great daddy… We love you!
And I also wanted to thank you for my awesome new website design that you did for me this weekend.. I love it and you are so talented. I love you!!!
Like my new earrings?
So Kyboo got her ears pierced today… I know that a lot of people do not agree on getting babies or toddlers ears pierced. I am not trying to debate that fact on this post. I am just sharing our experience every family has to decide what is right for their little ones. I for one was tired of people asking if Kyra was a boy.. I was just asked last month on our vacation to Atlanta. She was dressed from head to toe in purple (for Maddie) and we still got “oh he is so cute”. Ahhh. Another reason I decided to do it was because she was so young and I was hoping she would not mess with them. I got mine pierced when I was 8 and I kept touching them and they became all red and were very sore. So I asked my husband if I could get it done and he finally said “ok, but I can’t be there”. He can’t stand to hear his little girl cry.
So we decided today would be a good day to do it. Mason and Ben were going to a baseball game at the Greenville Drive. We dropped our boys off and headed to the mall. We decided to go to the Piercing Pagoda the two girls at the counter were very nice and very informative and I felt comfortable having them do it. They made over Kyboo saying what pretty eyes she had. I decided on small gold studs for Boo and white gold studs for me since I was planning to get my ears pierced too. I was not going to put Kyboo through the pain alone. I had to go for a third hole because I already have a second one.
So when it was our turn to sit in the chair I sat Kyboo in my lap. I got mine pierced first, and I have to say it hurt a lot less then any other piercing I have had after it was not even sore. Then it was Kyboo’s turn and yes she cried it was really hard for me when she did. But they gave her a lollipop and this is her happily crunching away a few minutes later.
She was such a trooper and did not even cry when I cleaned them before she went to bed, and she has not messed with them at all. When we picked our boys up Mason kept telling her that he liked her “new earrings”. And her Daddy thought she was awefully pretty! Now when I dress her from head to toe in purple people should say, ” What a cute little girl.” =-)
Can I help you paint Daddy?
So my husband, Ben, is an art director. And recently he has started to rediscover his love of painting and sketching. He really likes to paint on a big scale, whenever he does paint Mason usually drives Ben nuts by asking over and over again, ” Can I help Daddy? Can I help you paint?” Now we all know that you can’t “help” anyone paint but try telling that to a three year old.
So one Saturday Ben being the loving father that he is decided to finally let Mason “help”.
So he spread a cloth on the floor laid down a board dropped paint on it and let Mason have at it. Since Mason’s arms were so short he just ended up walking all over the board and got paint on him from head to toe it was hilarious to watch and Mason had a blast!
I have to say it did turned out pretty good and it’s hanging on our wall. I think they are planning some future collaborations. =-)