Game night.....

So Ryan and I got a new game for Christmas called "Would You Rather...?" and we had our friends over last night to try it out. Needless to say it was a success.....absolutely hilarious!! If you haven't played it, well we all recommend it. Okay maybe not Allen as you can see above...he had some fun "challenges" but completed them all with flying colors as well as his wife. She got the privilege of licking sticky syrup out of his hairy belly button. We were all laughing so hard and poor Melissa was gagging. All in all it was fun. Can't wait to play it again!!! Thanks for a good time Allen and Melissa!

6 Months and Crazy Hair!

My little princess is over 6 months old now and growing up way too fast. She is so much fun. Her hair is getting so long and just does its own thing. I put on her headband and her hair stood straight up. It is hilarious. She is so much fun and so happy all the time. I am so blessed to have such a sweet angel. I love her pretty blue eyes and chubby little cheeks. Don't you just want to squeeze them? She is a dream come true and I am so fortunate to be able to stay home with my 3 little munchkins! I love and enjoy each of them.

I just wanted to show the difference between "mom" feeding Layla and "dad" feeding Layla. I am sure many of you can relate to this. Of course the first picture of Layla is after her dad finished feeding her and she is covered in mush literally head to toe. And the second picture of her is after me (mom) feeding her. I just find it so funny. This picture is not taken on the same day even though she happens to be in the same outfit.

Dawson made this snowflake for me at preschool. He is so funny. He brought it home all wrapped up and set it under the tree. The next morning when I got up, the wrapping paper was on the floor and he had hung the ornament on the tree. Guess he couldn't wait for me to open it so he did it himself!

Chandler brought this home from church last Sunday. It is so sweet. He said, "Look mom, I sounded all the words out and wrote it by myself." It was so dang cute and he was proud as punch!

Carrie Underwood Concert!

Can I just say that I have loved Carrie Underwood since her tryout on American Idol?!? She is my favorite female country singer by far. So my husband got me tickets for our anniversary last August for her concert that she put on at the E Center last night! Not only just tickets, but on the floor, 8th row tickets!! We were 2 seats away from the cat walk. We could reach out and touch her. It was amazing! I even got one of her guitar picks that she herself threw out to the audience. It was exhilarating!!! And of course I got a t-shirt. If you like country music at all, I definitely recommend going to see her. She puts on a fabulous concert!

In memory of my best friend....

This past weekend my kids and my dad went down to Centerfield to see my mom's headstone that they had just finished. It was the first time being back there since her burial at end of June. Her headstone was just beautiful. It was perfect. It was her to a tee. It was very emotional as we walked to her grave. I don't know if any of you have lost someone extremely close, but as for me this is the hardest thing I've ever gone through losing my mom who has been my best friend my whole life. My dad is just the sweetest. We brought her some flowers (gerber daisies her favorite) and pulled the weeds off her grave. They haven't planted grass yet so there was a little work to do. We then sat down in front of her headstone and talked about her a bit. It was nice. I felt so close to her and it felt so good. We stayed there for a couple of hours. It was fun to spend some time with my dad and kids. It was a beautiful day!

I love you mom..........miss you more than ever!

Me, Layla and my dad

And here is Halloween the night before.

Chandler my pirate, Layla my flower and Dawson my Hulk!! We had a lot of fun. We went trick or treating with their cousins. It was nice weather.......such a plus!!

6 Random Habits/Quirks!!

Rules to random tag:
1. Link to the person that tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself.
4. Tag 6 random people at the end of your post.
5. Let each person know they have been tagged.


Random Fact #1.
I DON'T iron, WON'T iron to save my life. I would rather pay somebody 5 dollars a shirt to do it for me. I don't know what it is.......but I won't do it. Therefore, I don't buy clothes that need to be ironed. Oh and I take my husbands to the cleaners to be ironed;)
Random Fact #2.
I don't mind cleaning the house and bathrooms. But when it comes to mopping I HATE it! I know its not hard it just takes some time to bring myself to do it, I don't know why.
Random Fact #3.
I can't go to bed and fall asleep unless I have chapstick on. If I go out of town and happen to forget it, I have to get in my purse and put on lipgloss or even lipstick. I have to have something on my lips to fall asleep.
Random Fact #4.
The last thing I HAVE to do before I go to bed is use the bathroom. Even if I go pee and then brush my teeth, I have to sit on the toilet one last time. I think it must be a mental thing, having to get the last possible drop out before having sweet dreams. So like I said, going potty is the absolute last thing I have to do before jumping in bed!!
Random Fact #5.
There are certain meals I HAVE to have a diet coke with........for example pizza and chinese food. It honestly makes the food taste that much better. If there is no diet coke then some other kind of soda will work. But theres nothing like an ice cold diet coke with certain meals!
Last but not least Fact #6.
I don't like wearing shoes and socks. You will RARELY see them on me. Even if there is plenty of snow on the ground, I will wear sandals or flipflops. If I go camping or in the mountains, it makes no difference, I will be in open toed shoes. People call me crazy but I don't care for shoes and socks to say the least.
So there you have it, you just may have learned something new about me.
I tag Danae, Melissa, Laura, Adrianne, Jayne and Nicole. Have fun girls!!

What have you done? -Susan-

Just copy and paste this to your blog and enlarge the ones that you HAVE done.

46 out of 99 for me!! I still have a ton of stuff to do but not bad...

1. Started your own blog

2. Slept under the stars

3. Played in a band

4. Visited Hawaii

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than you can afford to charity

7. Been to Disneyland

8. Climbed a mountain

9. Held a praying mantis

10. Sang a solo

11. Bungee jumped

12. Visited Paris

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea

14. Taught yourself an art from scratch

15. Adopted a child

16. Had food poisoning

17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty

18. Grown your own vegetables

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France

20. Slept on an overnight train

21. Had a pillow fight

22. Hitch hiked

23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill

24. Built a snow fort

25. Held a lamb

26. Gone skinny dipping

27. Run a Marathon

28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice

29. Seen a total eclipse

30. Watched a sunrise or sunset

31. Hit a home run

32. Been on a cruise

33. Seen Niagara Falls in person

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

35. Seen an Amish community

36. Taught yourself a new language

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

39. Gone rock climbing

40. Seen Michelangelo’s David

41. Sung karaoke

42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

44. Visited Africa

45. Walked on a beach by moonlight

46. Been transported in an ambulance

47. Had your portrait painted

48. Gone deep sea fishing

49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person

50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris

51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling

52. Kissed in the rain

53. Played in the mud

54. Gone to a drive-in theater

55. Been in a movie

56. Visited the Great Wall of China

57. Started a business

58. Taken a martial arts class

59. Visited Russia

60. Served at a soup kitchen

61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies

62. Gone whale watching

63. Got flowers for no reason

64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma

65. Gone sky diving

66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp

67. Bounced a check

68. Flown in a helicopter

69. Saved a favorite childhood toy

70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial

71. Eaten Caviar

72. Pieced a quilt

73. Stood in Times Square

74. Toured the Everglades

75. Been fired from a job

76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London

77. Broken a bone

78. Been on a speeding motorcycle

79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person

80. Published a book

81. Visited the Vatican

82. Bought a brand new car

83. Walked in Jerusalem

84. Had your picture in the newspaper

85. Read the entire Bible

86. Visited the White House

87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

88. Had chickenpox

89. Saved someone’s life

90. Sat on a jury

91. Met someone famous

92. Joined a book club

93. Lost a loved one

94. Had a baby

95. Seen the Alamo in person

96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake

97. Been involved in a law suit

98. Owned a cell phone

99. Been stung by a bee

Layla's Nursery

It is sooooo fun to have a baby girl and decorate with pink which is one of my favorite colors!! I finally finished her room about two weeks ago. I think it turned out perfect for my princess. It is my favorite room in the house. Now I just need to work on my boys rooms. Any good ideas or places to look? Let me know.