where have you been my whole life?

Last week I found some cute pants for the girlies for super cheap at Costco.

Roo was so excited to wear her pair that she put them in the washer and dryer…which normally wouldn’t be a bad thing…except she missed that annoying not so little size tag stuck on the leg. Not only through the washer, but also the dryer.

I tried picking the sticker off and that wasn’t going to work…unless she wanted to wear the pants in about an hundred years.

Thankfully I have a few friends that are much smarter than me and told me to try Goo Gone.

Why have I never tried this miracle worker before?!?

It completely removed the sticker and left the pants as good as new. I did have to wash them a few times to get the smell of the GooGone out of the pants.

I feel like I am the last person on earth to find out about this life changing product.

(This is not a paid endorsement of GooGone. I purchased it from my local Target and if you do the same be sure to read all the directions before using said product…especially the one about testing it on an inconspicuous spot before using. It worked perfectly for me, but I would hate for something to go wrong when you use it and them blame me. But it is pretty darn awesome.)

Now I am going to attack all the stickers the girlies put on the bedroom furniture. Woo Hoo!

 

insta friday 3.29.13

Wow…two weeks in a row of Insta-Fridays.

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Our Church starts at 8am. It’s kind of early, but not too early for fishnets.

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Our two-week Spring Break ended and it made me sad to turn the alarms back on.

Yes, I have alarms set to remind me to pick my kidlets up from school. Doesn’t everybody?

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The weather is almost perfect this time of year. The trees are green and flowers are blooming.

It will be even better when the pool is warm enough for swimming.

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This little guy has been hanging out at the airport by our house. The kidlets and I did a little off-roading to get a better look at him.

It makes me smile every time I see it.

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The Man-Child had his Concert Band performance this week.

Concert Band is Marching Band without the cool uniforms and marching.

They really sound good and they look like they have fun performing together.

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The Man-Child played the Canon, otherwise known as the marching bass drum, during “1812 Overture”. He has tried all year long to break the head on that drum (with the permission of the band director). I really thought he would finally do it during this concert as hard as he was trying. He didn’t.

Drum 1 – Man-child 0

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On Thursday morning I saw the Minion Blimp was flying. When I picked Hammie up from school he and I went on a blimp chase. For as slow as a Blimp flies it isn’t easy to get a picture of the front.

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he is growing up…kind of

It made me a little sad that all the Man-Child wanted for his birthday was clothes…and some silly double bass pedal for his drum set.

Clothes meant he was growing up and wasn’t a little boy anymore and didn’t need any toys.

I was relieved as he started opening his gifts

and then started adding each

new item of clothing

on top of what he was already wearing.

He may be growing up, but he is still a silly boy.

Just a big, silly boy.

spirit week times two

Last week was Spirit Week for our elementary school and middle school.

Roo is getting old enough were she wants to have fun with Spirit Week…as long as she doesn’t look too silly.

LaLa is 100% in with dressing up.

Ham struggles with wanting to dress up, but it goes against every fiber of his being to stand-out.

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Monday for LaLa and Ham was our all time favorite day: Nerd Day.

Ham wore argyle and plaid…that completely matched. We were able to get him to wear socks that clashed.

LaLa didn’t need any help or coaxing to find her clothes.

We went pretty simple with LaLa’s hair and finally a crooked part was a good thing.

For Roo it was Twin Day and she didn’t dress up.

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On Tuesday it was Ugly Shirt and Tie Day for the babies.

Hammie grabbed one of his favorite shirts and I found a tie that completely clashed. He was pretty uncomfortable and about 2 seconds before we headed out the door he had a breakdown and ended up leaving the tie at home.

LaLa found a scarf in my closet and I tied it in a BIG 80’s bow tie.

For her hair we did a simple pony with a bow that matched the scarf.

It was Disney Day at the middle school and Roo wore a Tinkerbell shirt…and I didn’t get a picture.

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Wednesday was Pajama Day for LaLa and Ham.

This might be a VERY close 2nd to Nerd Day as our favorite.

For LaLa’s hair we did a zigzag part with high ponies.

And it’s very unusual for Ham’s hair to take to longest to get ready, but it took literally hours to get his “Bed-head” look.

On Wednesday it was 80’s Day for Roo.

WooHoo I LOOOOOVE the 80’s!

I grabbed the crimper and had fun! Roo wasn’t quite as excited as me. She didn’t want her bangs very big…What? And I kept adding hair spray to get the back really poofy and she didn’t want that…WHAT?

We finally compromised and she looked totally gnarly…Dude.

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On Thursday both schools had Western Day. (How convenient that our local rodeo was starting this weekend)

What else do you do for Western day than plaid shirts and bandanas.

For LaLa’s hair we did simple french braids and combined them at the bottom. That’s why there is that odd little bump in her braid, I wasn’t planning on putting them together.

Judging by the curls popping all over Hammie’s head it is time for a haircut.

Roo took a more modern take on western…but still had the bandana thing going on.

She looks so grown up in this picture.

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Friday was Spirit Day for both schools.

Since all the kidlets have gone to the same elementary school we have quite the collection of shirts for the kidlets to choose from.

Roo added her own style to her “Wildcat” shirt. I wish you could see her pants better…they are leopard print.

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I ended my week at an award assembly for LaLa.

She got Student of the Month.

And even more exciting for her…she FINALLY was given a PE award.

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Now we are starting our two week Spring Break.

Woo Hoo!

 

Insta-Friday 11.2.2012

Sit back and get ready for lots of pictures since I’ve missed a week of Insta-Friday…and there has been a lot going on.

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I like that my boys are involved in the Boy Scouts, but I’m not a fan of the campouts.

I am so happy when they get home, even if it’s only the next day.

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Roo was the first kidlet that wore her costume this year. She was invited to a Halloween party with a bunch of kids from school. I am so glad that she had decided to be a Hippie again this year. It sure made it easy for me.

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When Hammie told me he wasn’t feeling well and was going to go rest for a little while I was a little concerned. Then when I found him fast asleep I was worried that he was getting sick.

I am so glad he was completely fine the next day.

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I came across this picture from 5 years ago. I can’t believe how quickly things change.

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This restaurant opened recently in our little town. I am usually a big fan of supporting local businesses, but for some reason this one makes me a little nervous.

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The Friday before Halloween we had our Ward Halloween Carnival and Roo was supposed to bring cupcakes.

We made chocolate cupcakes with a TON of sprinkles…because there wouldn’t be enough sugar for the kidlets in the next few days.

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You know it must be costume time if the crimper and the 3-barrel are both being warmed up.

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The Pirate, the Hippie, the Coach and the HuLaLa girl ready for our Ward Halloween Carnival.

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This guy didn’t get enough candy.

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Next to the church where we had our carnival our high school football team was playing the last game of the season. They finished the season undefeated and they were ranked 2nd in our division for the state and they are going to the play-offs.

So marching band will go on…

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Last Saturday we had the privilege of walking with my cousin and his family is the Walk-n-Roll for Spina Bifida.

Ham and B are the same age and Ham thought it was pretty cool to push B in his wheelchair on the walk.

One of our local news channel covered the walk and part of the Chaos showed up on the news.

We are already planning to walk again next year.

And hopefully next year I can smile when we have our picture taken…

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That night the Man-Child had a Halloween Party to go to.

I think he makes a cute Fairy-Angel.

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This cute baby is now 13!

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Happy Birthday Einstein!

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The many faces of Einstein…this year should be pretty interesting.

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As soon as we sat down at Church on Sunday Hammie was trying to go to sleep…he succeeded.

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Happy Birthday Grandma Jo!

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I have issues with Target. While doing laundry I realized I have the same shirt in 7 different colors. I may need an intervention.

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21 is a special number for me and Big Daddy. It made me smile when this showed up on the odometer.

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um…YUM!

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I made this a few years ago and it’s still one of my favorite Halloween decorations.

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I picked Ham up from school on Halloween and was greeted by this creepiness.

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The kidlets were ready for a night of Trick or Treating.

Big Daddy took the three littles out and Einstein ran around the neighborhood with a bunch of friends, but they didn’t really go out for candy.

That left the Man-Child…

He became the Candy-Hander-Outer…and he took it upon himself to do Quality Control checks on the candy we were handing out.

I may have helped.

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