My Little Mess Maker.

I came in and found him in the middle of the pile looking at his books.

He moved by the time I got back.

I'll never get back into my size 14 jeans with this going on.

Every once in a while Brian will get bit by a culinary craft bug. I'll ask him "What'cha makin?" His answer "I dunno yet" This morning our house smelled like doughnuts. He did the dough in the bread maker and voila. Yesterday he whipped up a batch of chocolate covered rice krispie treats for Ward Conference lunch. I would've been happy with just them plain but he likes to step it up a notch. My taste buds are grateful but somehow I'm usually the one that is stuck cleaning up the afterwards.

To: Dad From: Lunch box

This is my Dad and it's his Birthday

He is my best friend and I wanna be just like him.

I love him because he plays with me.

We have lots of fun and he makes me laugh.

I know that he'll always be there and never let me fall.

He loves me and Mommy and that is why he's my Hero.

Happy Birthday Love, Lunch Box

*smooch* Luv You Honey Happy Birthday!!

Golly Gee She's already 3?!

Dearest Kate, I can't believe your 3! It's fun to watch you grow up right before our eyes. Your very smart and a good big sister. We just wanted you to know that your loved and we hope that you had a very special Birthday. Big Birthday hugs from us to you. Love,

Becky, Brian, and Little Brian

Space bags to the rescue.

If you don't see me for awhile it's cuz my bedroom swallowed me whole. One of my goals before the baby comes is to get my room organized and stress free. Since Brian works nights I find it difficult to keep it clean. He sleeps during the day and I wanna spend time with him when he's awake. I'm burned out by the end of the day. Clothes and clutter pile up and it gets pretty scary looking.

My biggest aggravation is the pile(s) of clothes in the corner. It consists of winter clothes, old formal dresses, and my old size 14 wardrobe. I like my size 14 clothes. I don't want to part with them thinking that some day I'll be size 14 again. I might be in denial I dunno. I recently purchased some space bags. (the ones that you vacuum the air out). So far I think that I'm doing pretty good. Stacy and Clinton from the TV show What Not To Wear would be giving me the thumbs down. Either the clothes will go out of style or they'll become vintage. Since they are pretty basic pieces I figure that I'll be okay. I have started a salvation army pile and a few have been tossed in the trash. I just have to remember to take small baby steps. Next is the computer/guest room. The thought makes me cringe.

Thanks Lara!!

I just wanted to show off what Lara gave me for my Birthday. She is so thoughtful and I miss her like crazy. I can't believe that it's taken me this long to post this. We were in a cute little boutique up in Big Bear and we saw this yard stake. I love personalized stuff and so I thought that this was so cool. It also has seasonal pieces such as a pumpkin, turkey, Christmas tree, etc that you can add for the different Holidays. So fun. Lara is always putting others first. I feel like I won the lottery when it comes to Sister in laws. It's cheesy but true.

It's Wednesday. An update

Big B and I are both feeling under the weather which stinks cuz I had plans to help out some some friends. Little Brian seems to be feeling great so I hope that he doesn't catch what we have.

*Clap Clap Clap*A round of applause for the ball blower toy. LB is playing with his toy that he got for his Birthday. We figured that it must be a cool toy cuz he got 2 of them. One from his Uncle Danny and the other from Jerry and Kristy. He absolutely loves it. Nothing else exciting to report.

Monday we took the Mazda in to be looked at. It's making popping noises. Sure enough it was the transmission. A huge thank you to Stacy for being willing to watch Little B for us while we ran it over to our Mechanic Mr. Jamie . I forgot to call her ahead of time but it worked out in the end cuz Mr. Jamie met Little Brian and I didn't end up squashed in the back of B's truck. The only thing now is to come up with $2,000 for the transmission.

We really like Mr. Jamie. He is Brian's old work partner but left Fort Rucker to work full time on cars. Both him and his wife Sheila are really good down to earth people and makes me wonder why we don't hang out with them more. His wife sells Mary Kay and bakes cakes. So if you need a good mechanic, Mary Kay, or a yummy cake I can hook ya up.

Toothless grin?

I went in to have my 6 month dental cleaning today. Not my favorite but the ladies I see are really gentle so it's not so bad. It's a pretty new office so they have all the updated- top of the line instruments. They have TVs attached to the chairs so at the time I was watching Oprah. I feel bad cuz I jump at any sense of discomfort which makes the hygienist jump. I'm a very sensitive patient. So she's going along la tee Da... doing the normal plaque picking. gross I wont go into details. .. she gets to one of my two front teeth and wiggles it. She asks "Is that tooth wiggly?" " I dunnah" I couldn't tell. Later the Dr. came in and confirmed that yeah one of my front teeth was loose. I couldn't believe it. My heart dropped. She asked me if I had any trauma to my tooth and asked how I chipped the other one. I told how I ran into a swinging screen door when I was like 10. I started to worry and she went on to explain that either its a fracture or something else. The something else (I can't remember the word she used but it had to do with the root) is a whole lot worse than the fracture. She said that they needed to take X-rays right away. The Dr. won't do x- rays since I'm preggers but she was concerned cuz if I don't take care of it soon it might get to the point where they can't do anything about it. I'll be back as soon as the baby gets here to take the xrays.