what a beautiful mess

My weird day yesterday turned into a weird night.... I took a Non-Drowsy Cold and Sinus medicine and apparently "non-drowsy" also means "non-sleepy". I asked Trevor before bed if he thought it'd be okay and he said "Sure" but I slept for maybe a total of 3 hours. That's alright. It wasn't a complete loss of a night. :) I couldn't sleep but I felt amazing! Today we went and bought Stephen new shoes. I may be rubbing off on my children cause these are the shoes he picked out: Vans are my most favorite shoe ever. They last forever (practically) and are totally RAD! I've worn vans since I was a little girl so not only are they cool but they have a nostalgic feel to them. I need some that I can wear with skirts and shorts so..... I have my eyes on these: Soon, my lovelies, you will be mine...  My kids get offended when they copy each other. Like Emily is totally offended that Anna wants some Vans also. But I certainly don't mind ...

There are lots of reasons why. I have what I assume to be allergies or just a bad cold. Because of it, I slept in way past the time I pressed the third snooze button. Our hot water heater wasn't working this morning so no one showered. We all felt a little stinky and a little greasy (I think Im the only one who felt that actually. the kids are totally ok going without a daily cleaning. Gross, I know) Stephen had a baseball game today~ totally cool! and he did such a great job! BUT it was freezing cold and I couldn't find the truck key before I left so we had to walk to the game. It was freezing. Did I say that already? It was in the 40s and windy and freezing. We were all okay for the first 20 minutes but it was all downhill after that. Joshua started talking like a baby (a habit I hope he quits soon) and the girls began fighting. What was slightly annoying became agonizingly miserable (I may be exaggerating a bit) It ended up that Trevor took the truck key to work and...

You will if you try THIS  recipe and leave out the green pepper. And make sure you double it. And add 3/4 cup of Panko bread crumbs And add two eggs instead of one. And put the burger on a homemade bun with ketchup and cheddar cheese. If Trevor likes it (which he did/does) then you are guaranteed to like it. I promise. (unless you're Chelsey...lol! just kidding...although it has no tomatoes!)

We took a long drive to our new favorite place in Idaho: Palisades It was so dang beautiful. We now have lots of plans for hiking, backpacking,  camping, where our future cabin will be built (ha!)...  It was a little cold though so we didn't get out very much. And rainy.  Which surprisingly, I don't mind.  We found some snails but the kids didn't like touching them very much.  They aren't use to them.  When I was growing up in San Diego, we always had snails; big, gross, slimy ones.  They don't bother me one bit.  After you've stepped on a million of them, they're no longer a big deal...  Here's a picture of all of us with our world famous square ice cream cones.  They weren't exactly what we were expecting but they were delicious...  Stephen got Play Dough which sounds really, really gross but he loved it.  It was a no make-up day for me but doesn't Trevor look handsome?? On our way back from checking out hiking and camping...

I got home from my meeting to have a delicious sandwich made by Trevor just for me; Grilled cheese with 3 different cheeses and tomato slices with pickles on the side... it was so, so good. We sat around, listening to music and just went with the total chaos around us. It was surprising nice to not have to do anything to calm the kids down. Trevor made cookies cause our oven is working again. It'll probably only work for the next month or so but we'll take what we can get. Dinner consisted of leftover soup, rolls and strawberries. It was easy and fast and not too filling. The best kind of meal. Anna and I danced. She's the only one who will dance with me (at least the only one who will dance with me and allow me to tell people without being embarrassed) She's a really fun girl. And now we are going to watch a movie and eat brownies that are in the freezer right now. I had to freeze them because with the caramel in them, they didn't set up the right way. Bu...

And we had 50 something degree weather and had to wear sweatshirts to the park... Hey look! They're not fighting!  (just kidding...they actually get along really well...) I've come to realize that Annabelle may be a bit of a daredevil  or just plain crazy.  This is Joshy walking away from me angry. I'm not sure why he was mad at me I just know that he looks dang cute from behind. And he refused to wear his jacket. I'm starting a little chant in my head: "It will be warm soon. It will be warm soon." I say it over and over so my attitude doesn't get too bad.  ******************** Our house search is on.  Today we just about put an offer on a house only  to find out someone else already did and that it was an accepted offer.  Bummer, huh? It was a great deal with 7 acres really close to town.  Oh well.  Something will come along, right? Right?

that I didn't even take the time to blog. We did lots of fun stuff: got a fish (and then killed it) ate lots of delicious cookies,  played with babies,  braided hair,  played UNO on Sunday (Trevor seems to always win),  and did lots and lots of Kyran holding.  We also went to the park and target and watched movies and ate chips and salsa.  We even danced and sang and had a Tetris competition.  And we both got colored and cut (at least our hair did). They left today....something about missing Quinn... But now we're missing them; it's not fair I say! :( And yesterday was the kids last day of school! YAY for summer!  Although it's been in the 50's and windy here so it's not officially summer yet but you won't hear me complaining cause at least it's not snowing...