Aggie Football…

We are HUGE USU Aggie fans around here, it's in our blood and we love game day! It was homecoming weekend and did it up in style…

1. Went to the homecoming parade.
2. Prepared for the “White Out” 
3. Pictures on the “A” 
4. Awesome Lunch with friends
5. A little shopping with my long time friend Jessi
6. Game Time!!

We had such fun weekend. It ended with a WIN! USU 35 UNLV 13!

Jessi and all of the kiddos (this girl knows how to do a parade!)

My cute brother Max - holding the little boys! Austin & Derek 

Holy Cuteness!

Jack, Austin, Derek, Addison and Avah

Max and Jack

The Dowdy's

US!

GAME TIME…

Love this boy!

Avah Louize!

First ever WHITE OUT at Romney Stadium! It was awesome!

My cute girl!

Austin! (the sweetest boy!)

Forever Friends…

I love friends! Especially friends that you've had since you were a child, who you were close with, and then not so much. But it doesn't really matter that you don't talk everyday, because when your together, nothing really changes! I have that kind of friend, and this weekend we were able to spend almost 24 hours together! Jessi and her ADORABLE and I am serious when I say ADORABLE family came to Logan this weekend to go to USU Homecoming game. We had a blast! The kids got to play, the adults got to hang out, talk and laugh, and we all got to watch some Awesome Aggie Football! It was a great weekend, and I think it needs to happen MORE often! 

 It really doesn't get any cuter than this! Derek, Austin, Addison and Avah

This is totally Jessi! She is one of the happiest, sweetest people I know!

Jack, Derek, Avah and Addison! (missing Austin)

My BFF!

The boys! Paul, Max and Vin

Derek Dom! (and cute Austin to the left)

Roasted Marsh mellows at a parade = GENIUS!

Thanks Dowdy family for coming up and playing with us! We just love you guys!

Sometimes I can ALMOST be a super-mom…

…sometimes. I say almost because it's never 100%. I mean let's be honest, that is nearly impossible! Especially when I get up at 5:30 a.m. to go workout, (when I am not having organs being surgically removed from my body) come home, rush to get myself somewhat put together. Shuffle jammy dressed kids out the door just in time for me to get my ass sitting at my desk by 8:30! Work 7-8 hours, go pick up kids from the babysitter, make sure homework is done, get dinner on the table and then bedtime. Let me tell you a little secret...ready, bedtime sucks at our house. Both our kids hate going to sleep by themselves. So it's usually Vin with Avah and myself laying on the floor in Derek's room. On the rare occasion Derek would rather have his daddy, which is fine with me cause I would rather lay in a bed then on the floor! We really need to nip this in the behind. (but honestly, that's the last thing I want to do at night time is fight with kids to go to sleep on their own - so we complain, and hope it wont be an hour before we are out...and continue to do it. Probably because we love them so much!)

So back to me trying to be a super-mom. I wish this was easier to come by. Because all I would like in life right now is a clean home, happy kids, happy husband, and of course happy me. But being a working mom is taking a HUGE toll on that tiny little dream of mine. I love my job. Love the people I work with. HOWEVER! Sometimes I wonder if it's worth it, you know being a career woman and all! I think it's good for my kids to see it, and again I love what I do. BUT I really want to be an awesome mom. So yesterday in my midst of trying to be super-mom. In the four hours I had before I went to work, I managed to dust, vacuum, clean the kitchen, clean the living room, AND I even managed to get a few Halloween decorations out. did I mention that I also took two cute little girls to dance, and went grocery shopping with my very tired little boy too! Yup! That was me yesterday morning! So I was feeling pretty good, right up until I had to take my sweet little kids to daycare. 

Here's the thing about daycare. WE HAVE THE BEST DAYCARE! I am not even kidding. I couldn't ask for a better place for my kids to be each day. Melissa is the sweetest, most caring person I know. She loves my kids like her own. She has the cutest family, and really I don't consider them as “the people who watch my kids” they are like family to me. My kids love it too! Derek probably the most. So generally Avah goes to school in the afternoons, but yesterday she didn't have school. When we got to Melissa's she was fine, until she realized she was staying and not going to school. Then came the water works! She was hysterical. So upset, and literally my heart started to break. If the crying alone wasn't enough. Through her sopped wet face, and huge breaths I hear “all I want to do is stay home with you, make pumpkin bread, and decorate for halloween.” YUP! Did you hear it too? My heart crumbled into a million pieces, and it took all I had not to fall to the ground and join her in her sob story! It was the absolute worst! Because I was now late for work, I had to gather up whatever was left of me and shut the door behind me to the sounds of her balling. So of course the next fifteen minutes I spent in the car was me crying just as hard as Avah. So much for thinking I had pulled off the super-mom card! UGH! 

It's tough, I hope someday that I get to be there for my kids 100%. I am thankful I have a job, I am thankful I have a husband who works every single day to try to be better at his career, so he can make more money just so I can wear my cape and be a super-mom daily! Until then, you can bet that on Sunday my sweet little girl of mine will be in the kitchen making pumpkin bread and whatever else her little heart desires! 

I have such good kids, while I clean they watch shows and color! 

I was able to get a little halloween stuff out! 

Her LOVE for gymnastics…

The summer olympics brought out the inner gymnast in this little girl! We had her in gymnastics last year, but I wasn't happy with the company I put her in, so this year we took her to Altuis, it's so much better! There is more discipline and structure, and Avah loves it. She goes four hours a week (2 days, 2 hours), it's been really great for her!! I think she has a lot of potential of being a great little athlete! It's hard to know when to push and when to back off. She loves doing handstands, and does them whenever possible! I love that she understands that when you practice something, you will eventually be able to do it, perfect! Love her!!

Turning FIVE!

This little girl is becoming quite the young little lady! I am so proud of her, and all of the things she is willing to try and accomplish, and can you believe that she is in Kindergarten! Seriously! I have a five year old that started kindergarten this year. It's unbelievable to me, how fast life goes.

We started off the summer with her 5th birthday party! We had a pajama's and pancake themed party! I have to say it was a success! The kids arrived in there pj's and had pancakes, read stories, got little blankets as party favors, it was a blast!! A perfect way to start her 5th year of this amazing life!

not a very good pic, but this is her invite!

Cute, cute Archer!

fruit loop necklaces!

fleece blankets for the guests

story time by Miss Reagan

all the cute party guests!! what a fun group of kids!

Blowing out the candles

Make a wish, my sweet girl.

center pieces!

Busy Summer…

…very busy! Honestly I can't believe how fast the summer went! It was fun, busy, and HOT! Actually even though we are getting into my favorite time of year, it's still pretty hot, today 9.9.12 it's supposed to get in the 90's. I need my sweater weather!! Where are you?

We did a lot of fun things this summer, went to the dam and the lake, had a lot of BBQ's with friends and family, we even headed to Idaho and went to our first barn dance! We ended the summer (and start to fall) with a fun trip to the zoo!

Lots of fun playing in the sand and water!!

 We love baseball (and really all sports) in this family!

Barn Dance, it was a lot of fun! I think we would totally do it again!

 

Hogle Zoo! Sept. 2012!