Today I was in a very bad mood...seriously! It all started when I either turned off the baby monitor last night or this morning (without being conscious) and didn't hear my kids crying. When I went in to get them they were crying so hard they were convulsing, I am not kidding. I felt like the worst mom. I fed them breakfast and decided to make it up to them by letting them take a bath! Brady has now decided that he can walk anywhere, including the bathtub. The problem is he reaches for anything in sight to catch himself and most of the time it is Easton. Reaching for Easton while walking in the bathtub, not such a good idea, I thought he was going to drown him. Then he thought it was funny and kept doing it over and over. I decided Brady had to get out so I could wash off Easton. I wrapped him in a towel and layed him on the floor which he quickly squirmed out of and started crawling around my bedroom naked. Oh so fun!
I finally got them dressed and went to put them down for a nap and came to work only to find out my computer would not work. After calling my boss and wasting nearly 1 hour, I finally got it to work but only to have my kids wake up 20 minutes later. I fed them lunch and we headed out to finish off our Christmas cards. I could not find paper I liked but finally just bought some so I could get them done with and in the mail. I went to make copies of our letter but the line was too long and the boys were fussy so I came home with nothing accomplished.
I tried to cook but that never goes well with my kids because they sit at my feet and smack their lips at me, it is so annoying but kind of funny!
They finally went down for another nap and I started to work. Ryan got home and then they woke up so I passed them on to him. When dinner was ready I went downstairs and it was all downhill from there. I looked over and could see my kids eating something off the ground and guess what it was...a glass ornament they had shattered and were eating. Oh don't worry, I freaked out. I picked up Easton and started to cry (just a little) and frantically tried to get it all out of his mouth. Ryan did the same with Brady, minus the crying part. Yes Renee, the ones I got from Pier 1, so annoying. They have not been interested in my tree at all which I have been so happy about, but today that is no longer true. If you come to my house and only the top half is decorated, you will know why!
Seriously, then I got mad at Ryan for no reason and took out my bad mood out on him, poor guy. He went to scouts and I went to Geoff and Aleena's and crashed their dinner and told them all about my bad day and my "rude husband" (who really is not that rude...sorry Geoff and Aleena)
In the end, Ryan and I sat on the couch and talked with the Christmas tree lit and all the lights off! It was a good ending to a crazy day! He really is a great husband and does put up with me which is not an easy thing to do!
Let's just say I am so glad I had Dr. Pepper in the house (thank you secret santa) to help me get through the day! More to come about that soon :)
Yep you guess it, Ryan shaved his head. Okay so he has been telling me he was going to do this for a while but had never gone through with it and honestly I never thought he would. Today he went and got his haircut and hated it so he came home and shaved it himself. I am just mad he got his hair cut first, what a waste of money. I told him he looks like he is going into the military. His hair grows really fast but I guess we will have a hairless daddy for the holidays! I am sure it will grow on us?!?
We ended up ordering pizza and coming back to our house to watch the Heisman Trophy thing...how exciting! It actually was a pretty fun day and once again we were so glad we had that van we could pile in and all go together!
Then we all piled in the van and headed to the Cactus Farms where they had Christmas lights on all the cacti! I didn't really know what to expect but I was pleasantly surprised when we pulled up and saw all the lights. It was actually really cool. 
Aleena and I started singing, "Walking in a cactus wonderland!" We had a lot of fun looking at all the lights and Ryan was trying to read what all the cacti were called and where they were from. 
After we walked around for a bit and took pictures we went inside and had Ethel M hot chocolate (rumor has it she is the wife of the guy who created M&M's) It was super rich and I now have a tummy ache but it was a great experience! Ryan also bought chocolates for everyone to try. He bought peanut butter and jelly and egg nog...sick! He did buy caramel for me because I would not try those risky flavors. 
The store was neat, there were couches everywhere and it was all decorated in pinks and purples and had cute chocolate sayings all around. We had a great night. 
Enlarge these pictures and you can see the cactus and palm tree with lights on them...kind of funny! These pictures really don't do the place justice. It was really neat and the whole thing was lit up!
I sound like a broken record but we are so lucky to have such a great relationship with Geoff's family and are so lucky they live 2 minutes away. We love spending time with them and are grateful for all the fun memories! Thanks for a great night! Thanks Rachel for the idea!
Happy birthday to my little sister Abbey! Today she is no longer a teenager, she has hit the big 20 mark! Abbey and I have a very special relationship and she is truly one of my best friends in the world. Abbey is one of the most fun people to be around and can always make me laugh. Now days you can usually find us watching our shows, playing cards or going on DP runs. No matter what we are doing, I guarantee she has me laughing. Thank you for being a wonderful sister, aunt and friend. We love you and hope you have a wonderful day!
