playing mom: day 3- party time!

conclusion: being a mom, is like being a kid. but harder.

day 3 consisted  of the normal morning routine.
me waking up early, and waiting for the kids
[which really means me napping until they wake up]

we washed the car
but it was hot outside and being done with the water didn't sound appealing.
but the car didn't really need to be washed a second time

so after some finagling of the sprinkler system, i got the ones out back to stay on.

we washed up, relaxed, and went on with the game plan: prep for the party.

starting, with baking banana cinnamon 'squirrel' cake.
well, swirl..... but everyone thought i said squirrel. hence the nick name.

lesson learned: sometimes we want to take a normal picture, and sometimes that's impossible

exhibit 1- sometimes ethan wants to pretend like
he's having a seizure... or something

exhibit 2

exhibit 3

ready for the oven!

then we went shopping for the good stuff!!

we had this, as well as chips and creamalsa (cream cheese stuck through the hand mixer, and add salsa to taste...it's good. just trust me on this.) and watched Journey 2- the Mysterious Island. kids choice from the redbox.
As i was checking out with all of our junk, the cashier mentioned that it looked like we were gonna have fun. I said that parents were out of town so we were having a party. She said that she felt bad for me (because my brothers were with me and i was obviously going to be in charge of a bunch of little ones) she didn't know how lucky i was to be partying with these particular buggers :)

playing mom: day 2- busy busy busy

today felt SO long.

I haven't slept too well.
so last night, I went to bed at 11:30
this morning I had seminary duty, and was up at 5:50
[a time i don't enjoy seeing frequently. if at all.]
and then because i'm playing mom,
i didn't get to go back to sleep

i made breakfast... for me.
the kids can fend for themselves right?
then i took a nap while the kids finally got out of bed at like... 7:30
[just sleep in why don't ya!]

after some small chores and some reading
we went to the pool

i think i managed to get us all back without sunburns

then, I showered and they watched a movie

i made pizza. frozen of course

then 3 neighbor kids got dropped off
and i was in charge of 6 kids under the age of 11
5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
...or something like that
and 2 teenagers

let me tell you, i've never been on a louder, more exciting car ride in my life

then we came home and played just dance
and played outside
[remind me why people live in the south again? humidity will be the death of me]

and i decided that i would be brave enough to let some small children use my nice camera
it made them happy
and it made me very nervous

but i also found out how talented they are!

 

playing mom: day 1- squid for lunch

just before lunch, the boys were chillin with me in my room
we were listening to pandora and looking through my pinterest

as we were looking through my food board, we saw a pin that involved spaghetti and hot dogs
One of the boys said it looked like squid

so we went upstairs and cooked squid for lunch!!

[don't mess with me!]

rockin out to pandora while we made lunch

emily and Niki aren't too fond of hot dogs

but they are adorable

cooking our 'squid'......

This final product!

I decided that i'm not very fond of squid..... so i found an alternate lunch. 

But the boys thought it was fantastic!

coming soon, banana cinnamon swirl bread, 

and more surprises!

Playing Mom: the beginning

**Mom, I know you are probably reading this on dad's phone. You should forget about us and go enjoy the beach!!**



Well, the parents went out of town this morning. They didn't really get a trip or anything for their 20th anniversary last year, so they are going to enjoy the beach for a few days this week.

Which means I got put in charge.

Which really means... PARTY!!

I'm pretty excited. And  mom says that we have to take pictures, so i'm bringing Becky everywhere, and i'll keep you updated on our adventures.

It's basically going to be a blast :)

sometimes you just seem more awesome in your head