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friday video

2012-02-24T11:52:00.001-07:00

two video's from Pete in a box on youtube for your entertainment to start off your weekend. makes some freaking hilarious/awesome videos. bahaha. i watch them over and over again and laugh my butt off everytime. poke war is super funny, but my favorite is this one seriously i can not even count how many times i have watched this! funny every time!! enjoy your weekend

won't give up

2012-02-22T10:13:00.001-07:00

this is a wonderful song, but i love it even more because of the marine that is in the video. he is a really good friend of my husband who was injured in march of last year in, i think Afghanistan, and he has had an amazing recovery and has certainly not given up. that's his beautiful wife with him dancing. they are so cute together. :)

SIDS

2012-02-20T09:20:00.002-07:00

i learned that a dear friend of mine lost her sweet little baby to SIDS. i am completely heart broken. i know that everything will be alright and that they will be together again, but i know that she is still hurting and grieving. to learn more about SIDS go here. The more knowlegable we are about the better.

dear daddy

2012-02-18T07:00:00.000-07:00

this is just sweet and i hope my girls feel this way about their daddy when they grow up. i know i think this about my dad. he is number one.

baby center

2012-02-17T07:00:00.000-07:00

i've been a member of baby center since i was pregnant with evelyn, so awhile i guess. they send me weekly things about milestones, behavior issues, safety, etc. and all that jazz. i love the title of the emails they send. my personal favorite was for i think it was amelia. "is your child normal?" haha thanks baby center for making me think my child is a freak! anywho, i occasionally read

nothing new

2012-02-15T00:00:00.000-07:00

so one of my goals this year is to not by anything new. for example our van, not new. still rad though. so like clothes, shoes, accessories, etc. will not be new at all. not including food, or does it? haha. i love shopping at thrift stores. i seriously LOVE thrift stores. Chris made fun of me the other day because he noticed that i gave myself reminders on the calendar of when the 50% off

i'm a cheater

2012-02-14T07:30:00.000-07:00

yes i said that right. i will fess up on valentines day. while others are gushing about love, happiness, and unicorns. i will come clean. my peers, my confidants. hello my name is erica, and i am a cheater. i hate the word but it's true. i'll be judged, out casted, maybe stoned. but it will all be worth it. i don't care, this is who i am. i will own this, and i certainly have. my

mission complete

2012-02-11T07:00:00.000-07:00

well we did it folks. we got to the edge of the cliff and jumped. we bought a mini van. oh goodness. i've named it Vana and she is a.... it ain't no toyota, it's cooler. 05' dodge caravan. it's pretty pimp if you ask me. I've entered into a new realm of motherhood. next here comes recitals, lessons, play dates, school. okay, most of that won't happen, but I'm just saying it

love song

2012-02-09T12:32:00.000-07:00

in honor of the day of love coming up i thought i would give you a few love songs. two of these songs are what i consider "our songs" weezer- best friend cake- love you madly they were songs in our wedding video. yeah we be cool. no sappy slow love crap as our songs. i'm not into that. :) enjoy. love songs by Erica Jenkins on Grooveshark do you have an "our song

you are going too slow

2012-02-07T12:30:00.001-07:00

i know it's only the 7th but i'm already done with February. can it be march like now?!? it has nothing to do with no soda this month, honestly i don't mind not drinking soda. no big deal. i just love the month of march... or i might just want it to be my birthday already, wear a lot of green, turn 25, you know the goods. and i want it to be the 23rd like pronto!! hunger games

no way, yes way

2012-02-01T07:00:00.000-07:00

Well folks it is February. the month of luv. yes, luv, not love. say it right peeps. first off, a big happy birthday to my adorable niece who is turning 6 today. can't wait to celebrate with her later today. it's going to be fun. second, no fizz. yes i'm joining and supporting miss katie in no fizz February. if you didn't catch that, no soda. i had my final goodbye to my diet dp last

the search is on

2012-01-27T14:06:00.000-07:00

well, this is our year baby! woot. this is the year we will finally be getting a second vehicle. over 3 years with having one car has been long enough. we are going to be buying another car for me, and the kiddos. no we are not going to be going crazy, we are buying used and will not have a payment on this car as well. live within our means. i need some suggestions. we want either....

a tip

2012-01-24T17:41:00.000-07:00

cleaning. do you despise it? cringe at just the mention of it? want to punch the nearest person because of it? if you've answered yes to any of these questions, then you are a winner. woot. seriously though folks. cleaning had been a sort of battle. I love having a clean house but i just couldn't make that happen so i would be bitter and upset at the world. i started taking my frustration

writing utensils, i hate you.

2012-01-20T07:46:00.000-07:00

yes, sometimes i just hate pens, crayons, markers, etc. especially if they are decorating my walls. lame times 10. exhibit A: pen one of the more difficult things to get off of walls. in my opinon. i found something the other day that said it would take pen marks off walls. in the past i used magic erasers. i thought that they were the shiz! well step a side lame erase, i got a new boo.

you can't hide....when worlds colide.

2012-01-19T06:32:00.000-07:00

so I've been looking through pictures from the last years and i like to compare. have you noticed how many times I've compare? lets just say A LOT! so i have to know what do you think??? see any difference. i do, but i can't help but wonder.... 1. good lighting 2. good posing 3. good photographer 4. longer hair 5. brown my color not purple 6. all of thee above

birthday blowout

2012-01-18T06:30:00.000-07:00

it's wednesday so it's phone picture time. weeeee!! but, my phone was having some problems sending pictures, so i have no pictures for you. lame. but one thing did send over! this video, but it is sideways. lame. just tilt your head a bit and it is perfect! evelyn in years past has scream bloody murder when we've sung happy birthday to her, but this year she did something different. enjoy.

what stage?

2012-01-16T07:34:00.000-07:00

i went to a baby shower this past weekend. it was super fun. i love getting together with the girls i grew up with. good times. i did not take any pictures. slacker, right here folks. oops. well anyway. the first time baby momma (woot!) asked me what stage i like the best. i said i like the baby stage, from like 3 months on. The more i think about it i'm not sure what stage i really like.

4 years ago

2012-01-15T11:08:00.000-07:00

It's a special day. 4 years ago today, drugs forced this little bundle of cuteness to finally come into the world. only 10 days late weighing 8lbs 1oz, 20.5 inches long. i was happy she came at 5pm. so i had time to recover and get settled in my room so we could watch The Biggest Loser together. my little peanut. How in the world did my little baby go from this... .

te te te telephone.

2012-01-11T10:15:00.000-07:00

I'm liking the whole phone picks on Wednesday thing. we'll see if i keep this up...that would be cool. i think. well enjoy the random. :) 1. my favorite new hair do. i love it! call me elga. :) 2. my children being their weirdo selves and then asking for me to take a picture of them. 3. my elliptical machine. love this bad boy. i haven't figured out a

spoiled much?

2012-01-10T07:00:00.000-07:00

so this last week it seems like my husband is spoiling me. this does not happen like ever, because i don't like it. my children should be the one to get spoiled, but oh well. he does what he does, and i love him for it. it's probably because he is making up for the fact that he pissed me off in a dream i had. hahahaha. oh dream hate, gotta love it! one of the things he got me was a pretty

late, oh well.

2012-01-04T11:58:00.000-07:00

now that things are cooled down a bit, i will post some pictures of the big day for my little children. evelyn loves santa & mia well, she could care less really. they were so excited with all the things that he brought to our house this year. 1,2 &3 The girls were so excited to open their presents. 4 i got Anasatia on VHS! Yes! just what i always wanted. just

inappropriately awesome

2012-01-03T22:29:00.001-07:00

oh hey remember me? i'm the chick that usually blogs here. i kind of forgot about blogging for a bit, still in recovery from the holiday madness. i will not bore you with my goals for this year until after my families annual Goal Planning meeting. woot!! until then, enjoy my latest obsession. autocorrect! woot. instead of blogging at night i've been air laughing my butt off with all the

looking back

2011-12-28T07:00:00.000-07:00

As the year is up i went back through the posts from this year and found which ones you liked the most. The top TEN most liked post of 2011. (not including the giveaway post, cause people like those a lot.) :) before we get to the top 10, some Honorable mentions. I linked each one so you can go back and check out all of this years favorites. :) *pet peeve *party *what's in a name? *

what up? phone.

2011-12-21T07:56:00.000-07:00

It's Wednesday so it's time to check out what my phone captured this last week! there is quite a few. all blog worthy of course. enjoy. i love catching Evelyn playing with her barbies and barbie house, probably just as much as..... catching ken being demoted from the party to the patio, getting a tan with corn feet.... what's with the corn feet Evelyn? princess

here come santa clause

2011-12-17T05:00:00.000-07:00

we took the children to see Santa again this year at bass pro shop. by far the greatest santa experience out there. please go asap. last year was long and the girls were tired and cranky, this year hardly any wait, they were excited and laughing and there was so many other things to do and see. this year was really fun. we love taking a video of the run to santa, this year

truth

2011-12-16T15:02:00.003-07:00

Just a few things that i'm pretty sure everyone thinks or has done. enjoy Scroll to Top

weirded out

2011-12-15T06:00:00.000-07:00

by the time you have finished reading this post you may be seriously weirded out and consider me a nut case. oh well. Here is one of my momma secrets. So i have terrible, terrible feet. crap feet seem to run in my family. oh, i mean cracked feet seem to fun in my family. i dislike it. in the winter it gets worse because my skin in sucked dry of any moisture it tries

Ispy with my.....non iphone.

2011-12-14T06:00:00.000-07:00

Hello it's Wednesday! Woot. I think everyday should be celebrated, but i decided Wednesday was the day that would get a little extra love. What has my phone seen this past week? I shall share! Enjoy! we are just leaving to go shopping. the only time i go to the mall is usually during Christmas time. so i ventured out this past weekend with evelyn. i ended up at forever 21 to

fitness

2011-12-07T18:26:00.001-07:00

During the holiday's there are way to many good things to eat going around, and i try to keep things in check, but it sure is hard. so about 2 weeks ago i found this awesome website and i'll never go back. i've never done anything like this before. its call myfitnesspal.com i'm sure that some or all have heard of this little beauty. if you haven't i hope you'll be as excited as i was

Party

2011-12-05T00:00:00.000-07:00

So this past Saturday i hosted a baby shower for my SIL Jennifer and her upcoming little bundle, which we are 85% sure is a girl, and that is enough in my mind to throw a girl baby shower. :) this is her 5th child so the shower is a little unorthodox, but i thought that she deserved some love for this new little bundle. i tried my very best to make it cute, but simple. color scheme:

Museum

2011-12-04T08:48:00.000-07:00

We celebrated Amelia's birthday on Friday because Saturday i hosted a baby shower for my SIL at my house, (pictures forthcoming) so it was too crazy for many birthday celebrations that day. About a month ago i got a great deal from Groupon. 2 for the price of 1 admission($7) to the Children's Museum in down town Mesa. groupon had sent me 15 dollars to use toward a groupon so i bought two. So

TWO

2011-12-03T08:00:00.000-07:00

My baby is two today! In the last couple of weeks her two switch was turned on full swing, but she is just as cute as ever. I am so happy that i have my Amelia in my life. She has her crazy attitude, but she is one happy, easy going little nugget. HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMELIA!! you sassy little thing.

wowza

2011-11-28T09:38:00.001-07:00

I never realize how much time has passed until i look at the date of the last time i posted. doh! i have been busy, but then again not busy. I'm not sure how to describe it. the thing i'm busy with the most right now is the baby shower that i am planning for my SIL for this Saturday. I decided the 15th to do this, i got the invitations done and mailed out the next day. and now i'm collecting

who? what? where?

2011-11-14T21:25:00.001-07:00

where oh where has my little dog gone? wait uhhh, yeah sorry, i don't even have a dog, and if my cat went missing ..... uhhhh never mind. but really, i've been off in another world it seems. yeah no big deal, i'm just jumpin into the unknown, unexplained, and plain weird. it's cool, i pretty much belong there anyway. now that you are all officially weirded out i give you this.....

he's back!

2011-11-07T10:04:00.000-07:00

This last Friday my younger brother Taylor came home from his 2 year LDS mission in Uruguay. It's so great to have him home. Evelyn and Amelia were so excited to see him. This would be the first time Amelia would meet her uncle Taylor! It was so fun! right before we left to the airport. we parked in the wrong terminal(my fault) so we had a bus schedule(we rode the bus from 4

the next day

2011-11-01T09:40:00.000-07:00

I guess since it's the 1st of November the infamous Halloween post must be happening today..... and yea verily, here is it! Let me just say a few things before i put a few pictures. This is the first time my husband has actually gotten a costume (on his own i might add) and dressed up with me and matched! i told him it was the greatest Halloween yet, and he said happy anniversary. hahaha. so

Five

2011-10-27T00:03:00.000-07:00

Today we are celebrating, and remembering the past 5 years. On this day on 2006 i was wed to my husband for this life and the eternities. It was exciting and fun. The planning, the dress, the festivities, but i didn't really care all that much about it. I've never been one for a big hoopla or being the center of attention, don't get me wrong i love me a good party (and planning for other

alive....sort of

2011-10-24T10:53:00.000-07:00

well, i made it through the weekend, not completely smooth though. wow.(this is a long one....i apologize I'm usually not this wordy) Lets begin. Right before bed Friday night Amelia threw up. It was sad :( So we knew that we would be getting up a few times in the middle of the night to help her. Well little did we know that Amelia would think it would be a good idea to walk on over to Evelyn's

survival

2011-10-22T00:00:00.000-07:00

well, if i don't survive today i wanted you to know that i love you all. :) today is a busy busy day. starting off early and ending late. don't get me wrong i know it's going to be super fun, but just busy, and long, and tiring. wish me luck! :) I hope everyone has an amazing weekend! Any fun plans?? I'll have plenty to post about on Monday, I'll still be recovering on Sunday, this i know

what's in a name?

2011-10-17T09:33:00.000-07:00

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet." Well today I'm talking names. Today a person i know posted something on FB about names and the meaning behind them. I don't remember taking the time to ever look up the meaning behind my children's name, till today. Evelyn Dawn: meaning-Evelyn: beautiful bird; Dawn: sunrise Evelyn- We picked the name Evelyn

appropriate

2011-10-14T14:54:00.000-07:00

when is it appropriate for certain things? like for instance...... a movie. The Nightmare before Christmas to be exact. when is is appropriate to watch this, before Halloween or right before Christmas?? it could be both, but i guess its just how you see it. how soon is too soon to start watching Christmas movies? does it need to be December or can November be okay cause

the simple things

2011-10-11T00:32:00.000-07:00

its the simple things in life that make it great! like for instance, my christmas present from last year, a new microwave, became a early anniversary present this year! haha. my husband finally got around to putting it up! yay! it's so quiet and fancy. i am now aware even more, how dated the rest of our appliances are but thats okay with me. One down, just a few more to go. isn't

here comes the sun.

2011-10-07T08:20:00.000-07:00

-i was under the impression that when the sun rose later in the day that my children would be able to sleep in just a tad bit more. clearly when i dream of small things they are shattered. I guess it doesn't matter when the sun comes up in this house now. arg.- early morning rant over. well its friday folks. you know what that means?! i haven't the slightest idea. Anyone have fun plans

shoe fly

2011-10-03T12:18:00.000-07:00

I've got a couple of little characters. My little one Amelia is as sweet as can be and has so many wonderful facial expressions, silly dance moves and noises she makes. One thing that has always been apart of her though is her obsession with shoes. it has already begun. her avid shoe obsession. this now 22month old little girl(22month today, just realized as i was typing! yikes!) has a

among other things

2011-09-30T16:18:00.000-07:00

I've been busy making and setting up some decorations for my favorite holiday ever, Halloween. you won't see me decorating for honestly any other holiday....maybe a tiny bit for Christmas. i seriously love Halloween. greatest day of the year. i wanted to get married that day but i guess it wouldn't be the best anniversary with children (and i think it was like a Tuesday the year i got married),

guest post of awesome

2011-09-28T11:49:00.000-07:00

hello good people of blog land! i know i haven't graced you with my awesome for a little while now but, i've been dealing with some sass talking girls over here, and now, as of this morning, one of them (evelyn) thinks they can cut hair and not just their own (little sister), yeah my girls don't have the best looking hair cuts on the block right now. oops. if you are joining me from the

i'm around

2011-09-20T13:52:00.000-07:00

well, i am slacky miss slack slack right now. :] please forgive me. okay so i must ask, with half the month of September already gone how is everyone doing on the no soda kick? i for one am doing excellent with out it! i haven't been craving the devilish Dr.Pepper not even once! it feels good knowing you don't really need it....why did i need it in the first place then? weird. so what

funny photo!

2011-09-16T18:34:00.000-07:00

left to right: Mallory(sorry i'm blocking your face mals.), ME, My Mom, Kimberly. i had to add this picture!! if you like The Ellen DeGeneres Show on facebook you can check out all this week photos of audience dancing! you can see my hand in a different photo! hahaha! i still can't believe we were there!

ellen show awesome

2011-09-13T08:31:00.000-07:00

so i know that i have a serious glare on my glasses but whatev. so i thought it would be fun to recap my ellen experience with a video, so you sweet awesome readers can see that i am really totally a nut case and i that i laugh all the time. :) enjoy! i may look like a fool, but remember 60% of the time i look like this every time! :) this picture was right before the show. i look

on the road again

2011-09-12T07:00:00.000-07:00

well folks the time has finally come!! i'm in sweet awesome California right now. Soaking up some sun and getting ready for The Ellen show!!!! HECK YES!!! So freaking excited right now!!!! Could you tell??!! Make sure you watch The Ellen Show on tuesday the 13th!! Maybe you'll see me!!! :) Hope everyone had a rockin weekend! i'm sure i'll have a bunch of pictures for ya when i get back.

happy

2011-09-10T06:00:00.000-07:00

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY MOTHER!! one year older and wiser too. oh and you get better looking everyday! <3 you tonz

people of walmart

2011-09-08T15:32:00.000-07:00

i have a story of a person you will not see on the website people of walmart. it starts with last night... around 9ish i was getting in bed (yes super early i know, i had a headache and decided to turn in early) when evelyn started to call my name. i peek in and she is still sleeping so i go back to bed. About 20 mintues later she is standing next to me crying. I got up, brought her back to

duh winning

2011-09-06T10:59:00.000-07:00

i feel like i've won the lottery today! i seriously just rolled out of bed and it's already the greatest day ever! -my children found some chocolate bars in the fridge for breakfast! hahaha i come out and amelia is covered in chocolate. i ask evelyn is she found the candy in the fridge she just smiles and give me her logic of why they needed to eat them. "momma, two candy's, ::pointing to

transformation

2011-09-04T11:19:00.000-07:00

So we are having our labor day weekend just a hop skip away in the nearby town of scottsdale. Staying at a cute little place. One really great thing about staying somewhere is you can turn the air down as cold as you want and not have the pay a dime for it. oh its so nice to walk in the apartment at have it be below 70. Makes the 110 weather outside a little more bearable. :) How is

story time

2011-09-01T10:09:00.000-07:00

well folks its September. WOOT! First off if you'd like to join my No Soda September let me know by checking yes or no in the little poll over here------------>>>> I must say today is already a crazy one and its only 10am. My girls have been getting up earlier than usual. Yesterday, for instance they woke up of 5:30 and did not go back to sleep. Today they got up around 6:30. Seriously

my inner emo.

2011-08-31T12:03:00.000-07:00

if you know me personally you know that i change my hair often. when i do its not unnoticeable. its pretty much in your face and freakin sweet!! well i got my hair done last night. well i actually got my hair done TWICE last night. My sister (my hard core hair stylist) colored my hair, and it just wasn't dark enough. i was going to wait to have it redone in a few days but she said it

whose with me??

2011-08-29T11:31:00.000-07:00

i feel like i should change the name of my blog to "whose with momma" with all my "who wants to do this with me??" can do attitude going on right now. oh well he is another, "lets do it together." So a lot of fun things are happening in the month of September, LABOR DAY fun, Ellen show, half my family's birthdays, road trips. yes it is a crazy fun month. i also want to do another thing for

bed time

2011-08-25T21:33:00.000-07:00

I'm sitting here in a quiet house. Husband is off at his friends house, and i'm so bored. I'm not tired enough to go to bed just yet. i've already done my workout and holy moly!! I am feeling it. I hope anyone else that is doing the 100 workout is feeling it too. (if your not and its a breeze, please lie to me.) anyway, my children are tucked away all snug in their beds. That's right, i

100 workouts

2011-08-24T17:44:00.000-07:00

okay so I've never really had a great work out routine. The last time i had a very consistent routine was the summer before my senior year of high school and i had a football coach giving me my routine so it was pretty intense. haven't done a very good job since then. i was with some of my friend a few weeks ago for girls night and they were talking about how they needed to go to the gym.

nerd

2011-08-23T15:58:00.000-07:00

well lets see its been a while. sorry about that. i seem to have developed a slight cleaning OCD the last couple of weeks. its not a huge one just a small one. it is a good thing though. i like cleaning, but not my own house. i love cleaning other people houses. weird, but maybe not. who's with me on that one?? anyone?? so my house has been cleaner now than it has been for a really long time

boxes

2011-08-19T17:18:00.000-07:00

the joy a simple cardboard box brings to children is amazing! i remember all the fun things we would do with the giant cardboard boxes my dad would bring home on occasion. it was amazing! so when the hubster got a new lawn mower and it came in a big box we couldn't resist not giving it to the kids to play will. yes there has been fighting triggered by the box, the box has been in time out

its a party

2011-08-14T15:23:00.000-07:00

okay so my little girls have been invited to their FIRST friend birthday party! uhhhh HUGE!! I mean they have been to some cousin parties but this is so different. I'm more excited then they are. Amelia just smiles at anything i say, and I was telling evelyn about it and she was like "yeah, okay" the.end. now i must figure out what to get their little friend. hmmmm.... what a great gift

dancing

2011-08-13T09:39:00.000-07:00

have i mentioned how much we like to dance in this family?? well i love dancing and i have passed this love on to my little ones. best birthday gift given to me is Micheal Jackson Experience Dance game on wii. like really super fun...anyway. miss evelyn has come to LOVE LOVE this game as well. i'll have to get a video of her dancing to a whole song, but she is 3, so this comes with a short

date nights

2011-08-12T23:57:00.000-07:00

Who here enjoys having a date night??? Whatever your date night may consist of, i think its freaking mandatory to go out with, yourself or your significant other, as many times as you can. It seriously helps you recharge your batteries. All I'm trying to say is. Go out this weekend. Have fun, stay out late, do something stupid. :) My personal favorite thing about going out is i get dressed

hair fail

2011-08-09T12:54:00.000-07:00

so i consider myself an okay hair trimmer. i trim my kids hair. i have never attempted to actually cut some length off. a minimal amount is my kind of cut. well i was trimming evelyns hair it grows really weird and uneven. so i told her to hold still. fail #1. Don't tell your child to hold still they will do the exact opposite. fail #2. continue to cut even though she moved. GAH! that's

all on drugs

2011-08-08T15:17:00.000-07:00

(no one was harmed in the making of this pic. i was stopped at a light.) mom's to children are the very definition of "uncool" so, i try to be cool. haha. yeah right. i do like to try new things. New things in my life. Neat shiny gold braided head band. Yeah i wore my sweet headband like this to church the other day and my husband told me before i left. "You know you might make some of the

not like the others.

2011-08-06T09:32:00.000-07:00

Okay so i'm not usually the type of person that cares to accessorise any sort of outfit or look of some kind. I'm usually trying to just barley get myself out the door, i didn't feel the need to add anything extra. well i must admit. I WAS WRONG. The ONLY time i will admit i was wrong. Please enjoy this moment in history. Its super easy to through on a necklace or a cute pair of earrings!

28

2011-08-02T22:00:00.000-07:00

its half way through the week and i'm already super exhausted. good times. :) but its been a great thus far and will be even better the rest. WELL, yesterday was a special day in our household. It marked the 28th year of my hubsters birth. (oh look at this cutie!! & holy crap i keep forgetting how much my amelia looks like her daddy as a baby. ) Yes my dear husband turned 28. I think he's

mud pies

2011-07-29T21:28:00.000-07:00

my backyard is small and simple. grass usually overgrown or dead, but i still love it. my girlies love, LOVE venturing outside. even if its 110+ outside they will try to escape to the backyard. it was overcast a bit and a little cooler so i let me go outside. with water and they had the best time. they were out there for a couple of hours just playing and doing their thing. i love outside

fill it in fool.

2011-07-28T23:35:00.000-07:00

I'm a complete newbie at this. Sometimes i think i'm cool and i copy people, cause they are really the cool ones.i got this from Muffin Loves Biscuit who has been doing this for some time now, and welp she is cool. if you want to play along click on the scrumptious picture below and link up. mmMMmmm.....berries.we all secretly want to be cool. i'm just less secretive about it. enjoy! 1. My

deal or i pull your hair

2011-07-27T10:13:00.000-07:00

Okay, I've been so slacking on a lot of things lately. My bloggity for one! I been going through some withdrawals and don't feel much motivation. I still wish i was on vacation. okay, not necessarily on vacation just back in California. awwww dreams. maybe someday. Just cause i've been slacking doesn't mean there are plenty of crazy things going on in our household. My kids have picked

Pay It Forward

2011-07-25T16:39:00.000-07:00

This week on Blogger Idol the contestants are given the assignment to Pay It Forward. Choose at least 5 blogs that they love and share a little about them, so we the blogging community can get to know others and branch out into the awesomeness of the blogging world. Great assignment, is it not?! Oh it sure is!!! Just cause i'm judging doesn't mean a can't play along right? I wanna send

New favs

2011-07-24T21:44:00.000-07:00

Okay if anyone is in the San Diego area please go to an amazing little joint we went too! Lucha Libre Gourmet Taco Shop It was delicious, but the best part was the decor of the place. I was humming.....I am I am, the whole time i was there. Yes seriously please go if you are in the area. My girls thought it was pretty amazing!! And they ate their food too, something else amazing!

where to begin

2011-07-22T17:02:00.000-07:00

well if you didn't figure out where i was let me tell you. a land of giant windmills & beautiful blue skys where houses are amazing, bright and full of sand. thats right i just got back from a california adventure OR known as C.A.C.A Crandells. Awesome. California. Adventure and yes we made shirts and they are awesome. many posts to come on all the awesome things we did in San Diego

buckets

2011-07-18T14:46:00.000-07:00

i'm going back to my 30 days of awesome. i remembered it once again. its about time. i've been thinking about taking some of those brain pills that are on the market. maybe it would help me. day 11-write a bucket list of things you want to do before you die i don't like to think of myself as dieing, im living, so im making a slight change. day 11- write a bucket list of things you want to

Music

2011-07-15T12:21:00.000-07:00

By far one of my favorite songs from Michael. And also me and evelyn's favorite song to dance to on Michael Jackson the Experience game on wii. Are you a Michael music fan? if you say no i'm not sure we can be friends any more. okay we can still be friends i'll still love ya.

where you going?

2011-07-13T22:46:00.000-07:00

"I'm going crazy nuts!" I wanna go crazy nuts too! Well this crazy nut is about to venture out into the world with her familia. I'm really excited for the awesome adventure. So with that said posts this next week will be brief, even more random than usual, and few. Here's to an exciting C.A.C.A (I'll explain it to you when your older, so next week.)

HP

2011-07-11T13:50:00.000-07:00

NO not the computer silly the man himself Harry Potter. The Harry Potter Party i think went off swimmingly! i seriously thought that there would be some killing curses spatted off when the tournament began but alas there was not. Thank goodness. I should have had people sign wavers before it started you know just in case. i of course, in my awesomeness, foolishly forgot to take a SINGLE

what the lettuce??

2011-07-06T16:05:00.000-07:00

I wish i could read the minds of my children so i could figure out why when they do things. For example: I was reading a few things the other day in the front room (i was out of the room for 10 minutes) i open the door to the kitchen and i hear running. I know this is not a good thing. Evelyn has clearly been up to no good. I walk in and there is lettuce, everywhere! I find her and ask

week

2011-07-03T21:53:00.000-07:00

okay my goals for this week are: clean the house top to bottom & i mean spotless keep said spotless house that way paint front living room, and maybe get the family room done too if i can't paint family room get all crayon/pencil/marker off the wall stat. make sure house doesn't smell like cat/dirty diapers/feet or any other nasty smell. stay sane. Why would i be so crazy about getting the

funny/frustration

2011-07-01T11:32:00.000-07:00

so yesterday our power went out, just like about half of the city of mesa. i was grateful it was only off for a bit and not the rest of the day like some folks. when the power went out evelyn was enjoying a movie. it turns off commence "OH NO" for about 10 minutes. then the following conversation took place. e-mom what happend?!me-the power went out so the tv doesn't work right nowe-oh no

ROCK THE VOTE

2011-06-29T12:06:00.000-07:00

As you may recall i'm a Judge for Blogger Idol. Well its up to you now! Vote for your fav!Blogger Idol: Week 1 Voting Starts NOW!

Organize

2011-06-28T12:56:00.000-07:00

One of the many many goals i have for myself this year is to be more organized. So far......not so much, but I'm at least thinking about being more organized. Gotta start somewhere right?! I've been thinking about my girls rooms lately. They will eventually be sharing a room, and the rooms really aren't all that big, so I've been thinking of different ways to have space for all their junk. (

hello there.

2011-06-25T18:05:00.000-07:00

I was in the mountains the last few days. If i was a cool blogger i probably would have had some scheduled posts or something for you in my absents, but alas i am not. I have many pictures to go through and edit so those will come soon. To break down camp there was a lot of laughing, singing, dancing, and of course many other things, but mostly dancing. It was beautiful, no sweaty 114

unicorns

2011-06-20T10:54:00.000-07:00

I've been really focused on one things lately Yeah i just pulled out a unicorn in this post. I'm loosing my mind right? Naw, i'm just excited for my up coming adventure with Mandy, and our cabin of misfits all jazzed up on unicorns. :) aka: i'm a cabin mom at a girls camp, and our cabin theme is unicorns. so its going to be pretty awesome. there will be plenty of blog worthy pictures and

inspiration

2011-06-17T13:21:00.000-07:00

so i was to start on my front room next, but i'm getting sick and tired of hating my family room. its a big awkward space so i was having a hard time figuring out what to do, but i found some things online that i'm going to work from and hopefully get this room going. this is were we obviously watch tv/movies, the kids play in here everyday, its are everyday room, you wake up and you go there,

teen girl squad

2011-06-15T13:02:00.000-07:00

Let me introduce you to the funniest thing ever....okay some of you may not think its the funniest, but i sure love it. the TEEN GIRL SQUAD!!! my personal favs are episode 3, episode 6 & episode 10. but i think they are all so flippin hilarious. Okay i have to throw im my favorite Strong Bad Email. I'm pretty sure after watching some or one....you're probably thinking i'm totally crazy,

so forgot about this....

2011-06-14T14:56:00.000-07:00

I have a horrible memory, it doesn't help that i don't like writing myself reminders either. So lets just say i forget a lot of things....like how i forgot about my 30 days of awesomeness! oh lets just say i didn't forget and move on. yay kthxbyeeeee. any way i'm doing two for you today, cause i'm feeling generous. day 9 - something you're proud of in the past few days -uhhhhhhh......i did

oh my heck, AWESOME!

2011-06-12T00:02:00.000-07:00

Seriously every time i look at the before and after i say "oh my heck" i think the kitchen says a lot about a person or a family for that matter, its like the heart of the home....you know what i'm talking about right?! You know what this kitchen says about me? Hi my name is erica, i'm depressed, lame and boring! Please don't be friends with me cause i'm a duller!! Seriously i can not

captured

2011-06-10T20:38:00.000-07:00

A couple of days ago to get Evelyn off my back about doing something, i handed her my camera and told her to go and take pictures. The girl loves taking pictures so she went and immediately started and i all i heard from the other room was lots of giggling. 186 pictures later she said she was done. i would love for you to see all of them but there is just not enough room. So I'll just

yesterday

2011-06-08T11:35:00.000-07:00

I've been really into the Beatles lately. i just started singing yesterday by the Beatles just because i typed it. it is an amazing song, one of my favorites. so where was i? oh yes the fun things we did yesterday. i took my girls to the library, there very first time. accompanied by my sister and her children, and i brought along my niece too. The girls in the back. I must say that

naptime

2011-06-06T13:24:00.001-07:00

can i get a hallelujah from the choir!!! all i can say is that naptime is an amazing time.

Are you an idol??

2011-06-06T12:47:00.000-07:00

Or the right question would be do you want to be one?? Auditions for Blogger Idol 2011 has officially begun! You're probably asking yourself... why would i want to audition for this?? well thank you for asking! i will gladly tell you why! Reasons why you should try out for Blogger Idol 2011: 1. The chance to win great prizes. 2. Free exposure for your blog. 3. The chance to 'meet' new

last minute

2011-06-04T15:20:00.000-07:00

So last night i had a last minute girls night with Darci of Page Traveler Tales. You should check her site and say hi! She is super cute and writes really well, and of course an awesome momma. We went and got pedicures. What else would a girlie night consist of?? No I'm really asking, honestly i don't know. I don't go on very many girl nights. So if there is something you enjoy doing with

help!

2011-06-03T11:04:00.000-07:00

HELP! I NEED SOMEBODY!! HELP!! NOT JUST ANYBODY!!! Sorry, i'm just going super Beatles on you. I do need help. My hubster is going to be on a camping trip all next week. So i will have a mode of transportation for 6 days. This doesn't happen often folks. I'm wanting to take my girls somewhere everyday, or at least try too, but of course i would prefer super super cheap or free things to do

cookies

2011-06-02T21:46:00.000-07:00

So i wanted to make my kiddos a special treat, but i didn't have any eggs. no car, so i couldn't go to the store to get any. The thing i have an abundance of is peanut butter, so i thought i would make something with that. two more behind these and two more on a lower shelf. so a browsed the Internet and came across this super easy yummy peanut butter cookie recipe. Behold i give you.....

"rain"

2011-06-02T08:01:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was a pretty decent day, so i sent the girls outside to play. awwww i love my white trash back yard. my children's attire really does add a little something extra to this pic. i did realize after taking this picture that this simply would not do. so we all got our swim suits on and had a "RAIN" party.we don't have a pool so the hose does just what we need it to. we made rock

Mutant

2011-05-31T22:42:00.000-07:00

Summer time around our little neck of the hood = war time. heats up outside, the ants go marchin right into our house. i don't blame them, there is a feast of yummy snacks waiting for them, with love, from my children under the couch all the time. our first summer (last year) was a battle. it was tough but i finally managed to keep those little devils out. it was seriously ridiculous. i was

oh baby.

2011-05-31T13:07:00.000-07:00

So yesterday (memorial day) was everything i hoped for and more. We did not eat any watermelon, but i did get to cuddle with my niece so its all good folks. It was the first time i saw my niece in the flesh, and she is even cuter in person. source: mwphoto Seriously how precious is this little one. I held her for about an hour or so just drinking her in. Which is why i failed to take any

glorious

2011-05-28T22:55:00.000-07:00

you smell that?! yes thats right, the smell of a glorious weekend. i love me some long weekends! even though it really doesn't pertain to me much beacause well do momma's get breaks....? hardly should we.....? you bet your bottom dollar we do! any awesome weekend plans?? i'm hoping that our weekend will consists of the following: watermelon, BBQ, sunscreen, swimming, laughing, napping,