Babcia's costume 2011

Every year my mom and the ladies she works with dress up...This year they were tigers! I usually bring the kids (that are not in school) with me to see her and get pictures. Jake was a little unsure of what the heck my mom was wearing and Talia didn't want to go near Lisa. It probably didn't help that Lisa kept growling at Talia, haha. My mom is a good sport and every year I have to get a laugh seeing what she did for the day :)

Da Zoo!

Fun times with some great moms and awesome kids today. My friends invited us to go to the zoo with them and it was the perfect outting. The weather was cool and it made the zoo enjoyable. I love how much there is to look at and the excitement in the kids faces when they see something they like. Now that my kids are getting older I think that they are enjoying this type of stuff. We got to see a ton of animals and the kids had fun running around with their friends. After we left we hit up the ice cream parlor, by that point I was worn out and wanted to get home... :)

I'm getting old!

We celebrated my birthday on the 30th of September after my TEAS test this year. I have to say it was a much needed night out and a BIG THANK YOU to Jakes cousin Reanne for taking me and my family out to Buca di Beppo. I swear I can count on that girl to always make me laugh and relax.
The kids had a blast seeing their cousins and the best part is we went to City Walk to eat, so much to see there. They had a live band that night and the kids ran around to shake it :)

Pirate program

I swear, Kaelyn knows how to make me smile. Now that she has been going to school I've seen her change so much, she loves her teacher and school so much. Today was her program and Talia, baby Jake and I went to watch her sing and then do a book of activities. She was so excited to see us and it was fun to watch her up there. I'm so grateful for her positive, fun loving attitude that that she has. My little blondie is getting so big!

Soccer 2011

It's that time of year for our Saturday's to be filled with running around from game to game and fun times as a family. Soccer is something Jake and I agreed on for the girls and they are so far enjoying it. Kaelyn cracks us up with her spunky self and Jessica has really shown us she is great on defense. I look forward to watching my girls on the field, I have to admit I'm one of the loud

mom's that (I want to use the words encourage) yells.

Bags of Crap!

I called my dad the other day to see if he can spray my house, I've seen some spiders roaming around and it freaks me out. I asked him what I needed to do to prepare to get the house in order. and this is what he said (in his italian voice) "Franje, you need to clear around the base boards, no toys can be on the floor. You have alot of stuff in your house!" WHAT! I was a little irritated with him about the "ALOT OF STUFF" comment.

Today I have to wait for the stupid fridge guy who is coming from anywhere between 8 and 11...It's 9:56am! So I went to Jessica's room and started to go thru her totes....4 bags later I realize where at the "STUFF" came from, my parents house. I don't buy tons of toys for the girls and I haven't been paying attention to what they have in their hands when we leave my parents house. Some of the "STUFF" I came across was: rocks, 2 camcorders, wallets, old stuff animals, broken toys.

I called my mom and told her I'm sending all of it back to her house. My mom comes back with "It's your dad, not me." Nice lecturing me yesterday guys on my cluttered house courtesy of you two...lol I laugh now but was not happy earlier!

Freezer Jam!

This is my first attempt at making freezer jam~ My friend Laurel told me she makes this for her family and it's a hit in her household. On our recent trip to Lake Mead she brought some and won over Jake and Jessica with this stuff. Today I decided to give it a try. I'm sure it will take a couple of times to get it right but I tried right??