Big POOP News!

Last Saturday we were all in our bathroom getting ready for our day. Chloe came in took off her diaper and said poopy....I'm not sure why, but I walked her over to the toilet and sat her on it. She sat for a few minutes and I asked her if she was done, which she replied with a nod. When I went to get her off, I looked inside only to find there was actually a poopy inside. I was kind of shocked and for a moment I didn't think it was hers, so I asked Jimmy if he didn't flush. He gave me a look like ...come on Mandy....I can flush a toilet! But sure enough it was Chloe's!!! We were so excited and we sure let her know it. Now I know that is great news for me, but it is sort of biting me in the butt. Chloe has since realized that now every time she is already poopy, she proceeds to take her diaper off leaving a nice poopy bum for all to see. She just so happened to realize that she was poopy in nursery yesterday and so decided to take off her diaper in the middle of the room. There just happened to be alot of men in the nursery and they really didn't know what to do. So being the awesome person that Lesley Larson is, she walked Chloe down to me and told me that she was nice and bare and poopy. We have since had her take her diaper off about 5-6 times and she has peed twice now in a corner and in my closet. ........I think that it might be possible she will be ready to be potty trained in the near future...So it would be great if I only had to deal with my 3 year old and my newborn in diapers. ( I think its supposed to be first Sophie then Chloe but whatever I will take it how it comes.) Sorry if this was alittle to graphic....

The WORD is out....

For some people this will just be added news but for others this is their first time... I guess it's about time I just let everyone know .....that.....I'm pregnant! Surprise! And I'm about 5 months along....and we are having............a...........GIRL! Yes that's right another Girl! I was so sure it was a boy that finding out it was a girl was a shock to say the least! So there it is...our big news!

SisterS!!

Sisters.... Always in some sort of trouble....

Following and shadowing......

Similar interest.....

They know each others language.....

They encourage each other.....

One of the best playmates....

They cause the same messes...

They are both princesses to the extreme....

But they will always have each other though good times and bad. These two are the funnest, craziest, love able, drama queens you will ever meet.

I don't know what happens, but I really just have to be in the mood for blogging. I still get on and read everyone Else's but I can't ever seem to just do one for myself! So here is yet another post and maybe someday I will get back into the swing of things!

Houston has everything even SNOW!!

For one whole evening here in the big beautiful state of Texas we were all blessed with what looked like snow falling from the sky! The crazy part is NOT the fact that it snowed here in Houston, but the fact that the day before it was 70 degrees outside...in one hour it dropped about 30 degrees. Which then brought the cold and then the snow. It only lasted one evening but we all have proof that it was here and it stuck (for a while). The next day it was back to 60 degrees and has not dropped since. It was fun while it lasted!



These are the kids I watch after school. Rylee and Cody! Sophie kept asking the next day if the snow could come back and stay!
See see it did stay for a bit!!

When it needs to get done...ya getta done!!

Since Jimmy is crippled at this moment, I took it upon myself to finally show that we have some Christmas Spirit! Last year around the same time, Jimmy was on crutches and so we never got to put up our Christmas lights. That was not going to happen this year! I braved my roof and my roofing ( That stuff cuts up your hands like you wouldn't believe, maybe I should use gloves next time.) I'm not afraid of heights but there was one point when I thought maybe this was a dumb idea. But its done and I am totally proud of myself! Good thing we don't have a two story!

A Moment to Complain

Sick, Tired, Sick, Broken, Sick, Cranky,Tired, Tired, Tired , Tired!

Did I mention that a couple of weeks ago Jimmy broke his hand and needed surgery on it. Yep it was almost exactly a year ago this time that he had his knee surgery done too. I think he's just a fragile boy. At the same time this was happening, the girls have both been sick with colds that seemed to seep from every hole on their face. And then Last night after finally get off this blog at 12:50 in the morning I went to bed, only to be woken up a hour later with Chloe crying. I made Jimmy go and check her out. (which she was fine) Then just as she stops crying I hear Sophie start crying. Then I hear "IT" the infamous sound of throwing up. Needless to say both Jimmy and I are tired to the max right now after staying up with Sophie all night with her throwing up every hour. Luckily she is starting to feel better, but that doesn't mean anything for Jimmy and I. We still have jobs to do and there is no rest for the weary

Get Ready for Some Twilight Talk!!

Ok just a little review of the Movie......







To start off with...I liked it and the second time I saw it I liked it even more. Definatly better the second time. Now I know what some/most people are saying out there,..but like I said before this is my review.






Favorites:





-Charlie....they did a great job on picking the perfect Charlie. He was everything Bella's father was in the book and more.






-The baseball scene.....I LOVED It! I wish they could have spent more time here. One fav part is when Edward and Emmett are both jumping up in the air and they collide and hit the ground and they both just start laughing...I loved it. Second fav when Jasper is flipping around the baseball bat. Can we say talented? Third fav when Bella calls Rosalie out at home plate...If that was me I would have been like ...uh no you are safe, completly safe...no outs for you. (With a cheesy scared grin on my face.)






-The kiss scene....mmmmmm yess I loved this scene. Fav part when (giggling while writing) Edward says to Bella ..."Just Don't move......Don't Move" Something about that line just gives me the giggles. Second fav is when they are kissing and he says "No" and flys back ward and she's just sitting there all stunned.






-Esme...( I know some people didn't like her that much but I loved her) I thought she did a great job playing the motherly role and how she was just so excited for Edward to have someone he loved. It definatly showed in her performace.






-The Port Angeles scence was great, I thought that the way he whipped his car around to get out of there was awesome.






-Emmett......need we say more? Yes...he was perfect.






-Mike Newton and Jessica Stanley were great characters in this movie. They definatly added more comic relief.






- The Van Crash scene was done beautifullly. The pain and shock on Edwards face was pricesless. Fav part is when they are in the hospital after and Charlie comes in and is all protective over her and doesn't even give Tyler Crowley a chance to say he's sorry. So cute!






*** There are plenty more favorite little scenes and I know I could write them all down but I won't. Now lets get to the Not so Favorite Parts.....( these are only the parts that I truely just had to close my eyes because I just couldn't handle watching.)






Not So Favorites:





-When Edward is sucking out the Venom out of Bellas arm...uhh I just couldn't watch, not because it was gross by any means, but because it was just awkward and wierd to see Robert Pattinson acting that way. I just didn't like it. It was much better when I could just close my eyes and listen to it.





-Edward and this Shimmering sweating diamond face. I did not like how they did this at all. I think it just just made him look funny.





-The whole Meadow scene....not that I hated it, but I just felt they were quickly telling us everything that we needed to know in this scene...it was not gradual and it was awkward to see them laying there without touching and just staring at each other. And then some where in there they just have a random scene of Edward playing the piano for Bella...it just seemed to not quite fit in.





-The "I know what you are" scene....like I said before, it not that I hated it, but I just didn't like how he went from yelling to all of a sudden saying " and so the Lion fell in love with the lamb" and all of a sudden they were professing themselves to one other. It just felt odd...they had no development of there relationship.





-No Character development of Alice, Jasper and Emmett. There seemed to be more Rosalie than Alice which is difinatly not the case in the book.





-And one final thing...did anyone catch this....There was NO mention to Twilight and why twilight is so important to there relationship. I know that in books and movies they usually put in at least once. That just seemed odd to me.





**** Anyways I think I could go on for days and have this whole movie completly broken down but my fingers are going a little numb and I still have more to do on this blog...so I will save it for later. All in All I think it was a good Movie...and that is what it is...a Movie. They did a good job following the book with the budget that they were given. Now lets just hope that they get a large budget for New Moon and do this book Justice the way we all would have liked with Twilight!

We had the best seat...right smack dad in the center. In the picture from left to right...Christina, Sima, me, Sierra, and Cheryl. Kim Joined about 10min into the movie. We are so glad she got to make it.Just waiting in Line. We had a blast just hanging out and chatting all night.

We just had to sport our Forks Sweatshirts! The best part was that no one else had one!

Acts of Kindness!!!

Sometimes life moves extremely fast and everything around you seems to be flying by. It's not until someone stops you and does something extremely nice, that it makes you realize that things don't always have to move at warp speed. Today I decided to venture to the grocery store. (No big deal right?) Wrong......It all seemed to be going pretty smoothly and we only had one tantrum, so we were doing pretty good. An hour later I was at the check out stand and there were not enough baggers so I ended up bagging my own groceries. Mean while Sophie is running around the cart saying " Mommy I want a sticker!" Over and over again. Finally I went back to the register to pay for it all and I look down and realize.....I HAVE NOTHING! No ID, No cash, No credit card, No checkbook. I stood there frozen....I had no idea what to do....After being at the store for what felt like forever and finally having all my stuff in the cart, along with my kids I was completely embarrassed. I soon realized that I had an extra check book in my car, so the check out lady watched my kids and I ran out in the rain to grab it. I didn't realize that the checkbook was useless with no ID! AARRGG what was I going to do...I was about in tears when the Lady behind me turned me around and said "I paid for your groceries." It's not like I had like two things in my cart. My cart was completely full and the total amount was pretty pricey. I stood there ready to cry..This woman didn't know me from Adam, and here she was paying for my Food!! I truly look forward to that day when I can bestow that same kindness for someone else.


***I did write her a check for the total amount and she will be getting her money back. But Thank you to Bethany Smith for being an amazing example of Kindness!!!!

Good-Bye

I'm saying goodbye to my Blond hair! I will miss the good times it brought me. Jimmy will have to go back to his usual wife of Brown hair! I know you will miss it Jimmy, but have no fear, one day it will be back!

A Blog Hiatus ......Get Ready cause here it comes....

I'mmmm Baaaaccckkkkk......Where did I go you ask?? Absolutely no where. I was just too lazy to sit down and finally write about everything. But oh how I've missed my blog!! It's been a great thing for me considering that I stink at journal writing. I'm sorry this is coming to you so incredibly late but better late than never right? I will begin back in August and move you up to the present....So here we go........

Back on August 11Th my Twi fan Twin Sima and I set out to Forks WA. We had such an amazing time. We got to meet Stephenie Meyer and get our books signed. We also got the amazing opportunity to hear live in person Justin Furstenfeld of Blue October!! Love Love Love his music. We were able to go dancing...(yes that's right I can dance) it was a blast. I can not wait to head back..because I will and when I do, I will stay right in La Push!! It was beautiful!! There are not enough words out there to describe how beautiful it was there.

After seeing this small little town, I couldn't believe this number was actually correct. It seems smaller that 3,175.

It was like Sima could tell we were close because out of no where we were skidding to a halt and Sima was out the door and running up the hill.

For some reason the doors were locked.....maybe they just didn't want any Nuts named Mandy in there cute little school that is now condemned.

This was Bella's House! I think it matches perfectly!

I saw this kid just standing there and I couldn't believe my eyes....It was Jacob...or close to it. He had the black motorcycle and everything. He was nice enough to let us snap this shot with him.

This is Jacob Black's House. Right across the street was First Beach. And to the left of the house is Jacobs workshop.

This is First Beach with all its beauty and all its driftwood.

Of course Bella Italia....sadly we did not get a chance to eat there but let me tell you it was small and very cute. It also smelled yummy.

This was the theater that was right up the street from Bella Italia. I am actually standing right at the restaurant and so you can see it was pretty close.

Needless to say if you love the books and want a fun trip, head to Forks, or La Push. La Push has a great resort that would be great get away with the Hubby.
And now the Intro to my Twilight Party. I decided since we had just come back from Forks, and my birthday was on its way, why not throw myself a little party! I hope everyone that came had a good time, I know I did. I will posting my quiz another time....lets see who can still remember the answers.

Alice and her party planning inspired this one.

All Twilight inspired food. All Vegetarian.

I wanted to set the mood with candles and Flowers...I think it did the trick!

OK now to the Last Post.....This was our Trip to Vegas. AKA Our major blessing. We left for Vegas just hours before Hurricane Ike hit Houston with full force. It was a trip that was supposed to be just Jimmy going, but at the last minute he was able to bring his whole family. I could not have imagined being in that storm with out Jimmy and completely unprepared.

Sophie was in this position almost everyday at 4:00 pm. Always on Grandma Hales bed.

We had to take Chloe in to the ER while we were there. She had Croup for the third time. She was better after a few days. She looked so cute in her little gown.

Liam Chloe Lance and Sophie

These two are only 6 weeks apart in age. They had so much fun playing together.

We headed to the New shopping center in LasVegas. A lot like Market Street or Santana Row, but much cooler and much Larger!! They had an awesome park in the middle of the shopping center. It was my ideal park for kids!! If you are ever in the neighborhood check it out.

All the Hales Angels together. Liam, Preston, Devon, Sophie , Lance, Chloe

Well now that I have that off my shoulder I am feeling a little lighter.