2 Babies!!

This past week I became an auntie again-- TWICE! My sisters both were preventing getting pregnant and ended up pregnant and 2 days apart! Wowza!

Monday, July 20th Summer had a baby boy (whom is still nameless so we call him "Little Gene" {his middle name will be Eugene after my Dad} he was 8lbs 3oz and is sooo dang adorable! I'm told they are leaning toward Harrison for the name but for now...Summer and Little Gene are doing great!
(Carson, 20mo, Emma 3, and Little Gene-- Summer's 3 kiddos!)

Wednesday, July 22 Amy had another baby boy, Cwynn {pronounce Quinn} Edward Hartung weighed in at 9lbs 2oz {3oz smaller than her biggest baby-thank heavens for c-sections!} and is adorable and doing well!
(Caitlyn 12, Cwynn new, Calleya 3, Colby 5-- Amy's 4 kiddos!!)

Isn't it amazing how much the babies look alike? They could be little twinners!

I'm so blessed to be an Auntie to soooo many cutie pies! And totally can't wait to love and cuddle these little ones and teach them who their favorite is, like I have all the rest of the kids! :)

Stuck

Ever since we've gotten back from our Newport trip {I know I still need to blog about that, sorry!} I have been feeling so blah. I am seriously feeling stuck in a massive rut. I can't seem to pop out of it, either.
Maybe it was coming back to reality that did me in-- sleeping in until 10 every morning was amazing but we all know that my kids don't do that at home. I can't put my finger on what's happening.
Maybe I shouldn't be blogging this... but who can I trust if I can't trust you, my blog readers? ;) Yesterday I couldn't even muster the strength to get out of bed and go to church. Facing people just didn't seem like something I wanted to do. I know that is when I need to be at church the most, but I just couldn't.
There are so many areas that I could improve spiritually, mentally, emotionally, physically on and I know that all of those would help my rut... it's just lack of motivation maybe? I'm not really sure. I know that I am so blessed, I have an amazing hubby who shows me and tells me how much he loves me on a constant basis, I have wonderful, beautiful children, in a time where nothing is stable my hubs has a pretty stable and reliable job, I have great friends and family... and so much more.

But...the rut is still there...

Blind

How cute do they look in their new frames?! I love them! They fit their personalities so well, I think!

I took my kiddos to the eye doc today for check ups. We have new insurance and I hate, hate, hate Natali and Andy's frames (we've replaced each one at least 3 times!!) so I figured why not just go in and see what's up! Good thing I did! Both Andy and Natali's prescription has changed quite a bit and Giovanni needs glasses as well! The kids picked out super cute frames and are excited to get them back in a few weeks!Close up of Andy's new frames! He has -2.0 in one eye and -3.0 in the other with a pretty severe astigmatism
Natali has the worst vision, poor girl -2.5 and -3.5 with an astigmatism as well but these new frames are too cute, that's my girl, making vision problems fashionable! ;)Giovanni also has an astigmatism and has -2 in both eyes! He was the pickiest one about his frames, he tried on at least a dozen before settling on these because they looked like his big brother's! He did really well for his first trip to the eye Dr though, good job little buddy!After we celebrated our sight problems with McDonald's ice cream (my kids (mostly Giovanni) calls hot fudge sundae's hot DAY sundaes how cute is that?!)... nothing like ice cream to wash away your troubles, right? Actually, the kids all love wearing glasses, I just used it as a treat for how well they were (ok, and I wanted some, too!!).

I'm off to...

To go here


and enjoy
Family fun in the cool California Sun!!

In LOVE... or is it Lust?

I recently became a Pampered Chef consultant and have fallen madly in love with their products and recipes. I love their Garden Veggie Pizza and my kids all eat at least 3 slices of it-- and it's laced with zucchini, tomatoes, mushrooms, and onions! Yesterday my new love arrived... my deep covered baker and my rice cooker... I've made bread, amazing chicken, and amazing pork tenderloin in the baker (in the microwave under 30 min for all but the bread!) and made amazing veggie rice pilaf, garlic parm mashed potatoes, and chocolate lava cake in the rice cooker (in the microwave under 10 min!!)... so needless to say I'm in LOVE!!!

What Do You Say To THIS?!

An IM conversation between Bry and I today...


B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:07:12 AM): holy crap honey.... I see no way we could even change to another company.... last month
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:07:26 AM): we used over 7000 minutes the month before it was almost 8400 minutes
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:08:26 AM): last month you alone sent 14237 text messages honey
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:08:40 AM): jenny sent 1659 and I sent 1900
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:09:17 AM): the month before you sent 9903 I was 1482 and Jen was 1625
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:10:36 AM): talk minutes you had 4014 last month and 4400 the month before Hooker had 2400 and 3000
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:18:35 AM): you there?
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:18:45 AM): so she is getting it fixed?
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:20:08 AM): I sent 14000 texts?
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:20:10 AM): ROFL
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:20:12 AM): that's awesome!!
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:20:18 AM): honey that is not funny....
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:20:21 AM): sorry
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:20:28 AM): that averages out to 467 texts a day....
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:20:52 AM): you also spent 4014 minutes ON the phone that is the equivalent of 2.78 FULL 24 hour days honey in a month
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:21:16 AM): wow. it's like a full time job
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:22:03 AM): yeah... something like that... just think how much more you could actually feel like you got done honey....
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:22:04 AM): lol
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:23:05 AM): lol
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:23:08 AM): naah
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:23:12 AM): thats so boring
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:24:47 AM): if you paired back a little... ohh but you know your worse month for phone time was in february and then april.... february was 5689 minutes or 3.95 FULL 24 hour days in one month honey
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:26:46 AM): don't you have work to be doing? lol
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:26:50 AM): honey if you figure just the average text took you 30 seconds you spent another 4.94 full 24 hour days last month texting honey.....
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:27:25 AM): which means out of 30 days you spent 7.7 days on the phone texting or talking honey
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:32:32 AM): honey all joking aside... doesn't that bug you a little that you spent that much time just talking or texting on your phone last month?
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:32:50 AM): ummm yes?
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:33:24 AM): honey I am being serious... like you spent almost 8 full 24 hour days on your phone...
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:34:10 AM): that is a lot
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:34:17 AM): I'm a little shocked it was that much, actually
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:34:26 AM): but that also was me on hold trying to change utilities over too
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:34:27 AM): lol
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:34:31 AM): ok sorry... didn't mean to say anything I was just trying to see if we could switch anywhere and there is no way....
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:34:47 AM): I wasn't getting upset
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:34:56 AM): I just said I'm surprised it was that much
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:35:39 AM): are you there?
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:36:01 AM): I'm was a little shocked it was that much I knew yours was high.... but
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:36:06 AM): it makes sense though too...
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:36:29 AM): just in the last month how many more times have I said something about you texting or being on your phone all the time...
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:36:41 AM): ya, I really do need to cut back
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:36:43 AM): that's crazy
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:37:29 AM): Thank you..... don' take this the wrong way honey but that is really kind of scary.... like addict scary baby....
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:37:39 AM): ya that is huh?
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:38:20 AM): BUT think of it this way... I'm sticking it to the man with the "all you can eat plan"
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:38:21 AM): lol
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:38:35 AM): think about it this way it figures out to be 185 hours last month of total time on your phone texting or talking and that is only using an average of 30 seconds per text message....
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:39:32 AM): honey that is only 15 hours short of a ten hour work day 5 days a week for a full month...
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:39:44 AM): ya that is crazy
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:39:51 AM): but you didn't even laugh at my comment
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:42:01 AM): ok, well I'm going to go finish the house
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:42:02 AM): I love you
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:42:11 AM): sorry if I upset you I will be better about texting/chatting
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:42:19 AM): ok... I love you....

I mean, I love texting, what more can I say? lol. What would YOU say?

ps we have Sprint's Unlimited plan so this is not hurting us financially...

Being Brave Paid Off!

Cute kiddos with their "summer time hair cuts" also!
The new do!

So I've almost lost 80lbs now and decided it was time for a new look! While money is tight I decided to go a different (and less expensive) route. I was swimming at my friends house yesterday and all of a sudden got the idea to have her cut my hair (side note, she is a PT NOT a cosmetologist). After a few rounds of "are you sure? are you sure?" she got her scissors and gave me one of my favorite hair cuts so far! It's an A-line cut, so it's shorter in the back. That with a box of hair color that was on sale and I feel like a new girl! :) Thanks Jess!! What do you think? Did my bravery pay off??