Well.. uh? Hi there?

With Cody back school now, I really want to get this thing back up. I really need some more followers.. or something.. lol.

Cody started back to school this past Wednesday. I officially have a kindergartner! I'm such a lucky and proud mom. I love my boys so much. Since we currently do only have 1 vehicle until the beginning of next year, I mostly have to walk Cody. Nate starts work too early to take him, and "campfire" (like latchkey in my day) gets really expensive. There isn't any bus service, since the kids are close to the school. However, we have to cross 3 subdivision exits, and we walk along a really traveled road. I would never let my kindergartner walk there by himself. Ever. It is actually nice, more so in the morning when it's not so hot.

He was nervous at first, but warmed up pretty well when I brought him over to the other kids. He gave me a kiss, and off I went with Noah, in tears, of course. 

We've been leaving here a half hour before school starts, and both boys usually have about 15 minutes to play before the bell rings and it's time to line up. It's a great way to get Cody focused, get a little morning energy out, and get ready to start his FULL day of kindergarten. I pack him a lunch every morning. I think I pack him way too much to eat, because he ends up bringing back a good amount. I just want to make sure that he has options, and eats a good lunch. He eats breakfast, but he's really energetic and gets cranky when he's hungry. Plus, there's the walk back, in the heat. 

They both had checkups last Friday. Both growing like weeds. We have to schedule an appointment to get Cody evaluated to rule out a few things. I know that his behavior is good in school, but at home, it is not. And, it doesn't matter the amount of time you spend with him. He still does everything to defy you, and he gets SO emotional, and just can't control himself. Everything I've read points to ADHD, and if we need to get him on medication to make HIS days better, and ours, we certainly will be doing so. It's gotta get tiring for him to always be getting in trouble. Noah is slowly (but surely) entering the terrible 2's stage. Uh oh.

We leave in exactly a week from today for our Labor Day vacation. Last year, we visited around New Mexico. (Carlsbad caverns, white sands, Roswell, etc) This year, we are going to California! I'm so excited. We are going for my birthday and a family trip. My birthday is the 31st, and we're leaving the 30th. Our hotel is about a mile or two from the beach, and I'm so excited to go collect seashells and other things with the kids! We ordered a nice lightweight stroller since we downsized our vehicle from a Jeep, to a Hyundai Veloster. 

I will leave you with some pictures via instagram!

Addicted to Pinterest lately. (Oh, and Starbucks, which my husband has been graciously getting for me almost every night!)

The night before Cody started school, I could not sleep, so I sat up, filled out paper work, and made a to-do list for the morning.

I got an organizer last night, and organized all of my makeup and nail polish. This drawer is just my Essie's!

Playing before school!

Recently, I switched from MAC to Urban Decay. I'm in so much love with all of their shadows, I wish that I could use them all at once. I bought this stuff from their recent sale! 

Another Birthday Boy!!

That's right, it's my first boys' birthday today :) He turned 5! I can't even believe it! It seems like we were just celebrating his 4th birthday!

My morning (yesterday) started with coffee, and pulling out all the baking ingredients onto my tiny counter. Cody told me a few days before that he wanted chocolate cupcakes with color swirled vanilla frosting. I got started before I am usually even half awake, since the kids were playing really well together. In between doing stuff, I got them breakfast, changed Noah, and while the cupcakes were cooling, I took a shower with Cody. We went in on an iPad with my MIL, so Nate got that all set up, and downloaded a bunch of learning apps for him, so it's mostly set up when he opens it. We invited a couple boys from his class to Chuck E Cheese with us tonight for a small party. I felt bad for not inviting certain, or more people, but it just gets expensive.

I wrapped up his gifts last night, and Nate blew up a bunch of balloons to cover his floor with for when he woke up this morning. I know he is going to have a blast tonight :)

Cupcakes!

Isn't he just the cutest?! He looks so much like Cody, it's unreal.

Balloons and present wrapping!

Perfect start to my day!

Oh hai!

I have to start on dinner very soon, but wanted to update quickly.

The weather has been staying nice, finally. I can't wait until they open the pool up here.

I have really just been doing a whole lot of crocheting, so that I can open up my own etsy store very soon! I have a few orders that I got the past couple of days. So, I have been a busy bee.

Cody had an eye appointment last week, and we found out that he is VERY far-sighted, and needs glasses. We are going to order those Friday after he gets out of school. He is going to be 5 in just over a month, and I'm thinking of doing a party at Peter Piper or Chuck e cheese. Not my ideal place, but he loves it at places like that. It would really be only friends, since our family is back home, but I really feel like he is getting to the age where he would really enjoy a birthday party with kids his age.

I really need to be starting dinner now, but here are some instagram pictures of the past week. (I really need to pull out my Nikon more)

 about everything we can do on a balcony. Sandbox, garden, and there's 2 birdfeeders. Only 1 is pictured. We also laid out carpet on the concrete.

 homemade broccoli cheddar soup in homemade whole wheat bread bowls. Yum.

 New clothes for Noah from Gymboree!

 Making his own pizza for lunch!

 Taco salad

Weekend trip with my hubby (kid-free!)

Well, this past week, my in laws were in. My brother-in-law and soon to be sister-in-law got hubby and I a night in a downtown bed and breakfast while they were in, so that we could have a mini vacay by just ourselves. Lord knows how much we needed that. I really really do love my kids dearly, but it gets really hard never ever getting a break, since we don't have anyone to watch them, especially that we trust.

On Fridays, Nate has a half day at work, so we ate lunch when he got home, and were on our way. We stopped at the bed and breakfast before the movie we planned to see started (21 jump street).

Walking up to the bed and breakfast!

Checking in!

After we checked in, we started walking downtown. We got to our movie ~30 minutes early, so we got some ice cream. I got birthday cake. I love anything cookie/ cake flavored.

We got some popcorn, and soda's, and headed into our movie (after taking cheesy photobooth pictures) We saw 21 jump street, and it was HILARIOUS. I loved it. (Okay, and maybe Channing Tatum, just a little ;P)

After our movie, we were getting kind of freaked out with the beggars and little gangs down there, and I just wasn't comfortable walking around there at night, and still having to walk back to our room, so while there was still a little daylight, we walked back and got our car, and drove around downtown a bit, deciding what we wanted for dinner. 

We decided on trying out the local casino buffet. It was alaskan snow crab night, so it was 25.00 a person. I was very very disappointed. I hardly ate a thing. I had 2 salads and 2 pieces of thin, crappy pizza. 

casino

We drove around for quite a bit after diner, and decided to go back to our room, have some shots, and relax. I had 3 shots, and laid down, and fell asleep very shortly after, lol.

The next morning wasn't super eventful, my allergies were driving me NUTS, so I was absolutely miserable. We planned to take the train up to Santa Fe, get food, and then come back. We never get to ride on the train alone, and we wanted to enjoy the relaxation of it, lol. We did go get food, and came back to do eggs with the kiddos :)

Pictures!!