Tigers and Bears, OH my!

Today was circus day.  And, a circus it was!  Actually, it was great.  Ty thouroughly enjoyed the circus after he took an hour nap during the first 60 minutes of the show!  There we no lions, but there were bears (my personal favorite!  thos bears REALLY do ride bikes and motorcycles...and well, I'm a bear at heart.  GO BUTLER HIGH!)  Anyhow, the elephants were pretty cool too.  Ty was super excited to ride one but they closed the line down right in front of him.  I guess it was a good thing since he was convinced he was riding a lion instead. 
The trapeze and the other crazy stuff they did was pretty cool and most of the time I was thinking, "who wakes up and says I think I'll climb 1000 feet in the air and swing around like a monkey today".  Seriously, those people are nuts!  Talented.  But, crazy.
After the 3 hour circus we decided to go to Chuck-E-Cheese.  Ty had a ball, as usual.  Skee ball is his new fav and for the record, I beat Todd 2-1.  I actually got up to 36,000 points on another game that I did by myself and Todd was all "you cheated".  Whatev dude.  Your wifey will NOT loose to you!
We headed home from Evansville and with Nana and Pop's help, we pretty much got most of the Christmas decor up.  I mean, I'd only been asking Todd for 3 weeks to set the trees up.  I still need to shop for a few more things, but I feel so relieved to have most of the work complete. 
And, now I'm sitting here on the couch.  I'm listening to Christmas music.  The boys are asleep.  Todd's at a basketball game.  I'm about to pour a glass of wine.  Or, 2. 
Todd will think I'm such a goob if he walks in on me watching the directv ball flying across the tv while I listen to my Christmas tunes.  Who cares.  It's Christmas and I'm one happy girl! 

Thankful for...

Life is good.  God has been so good to me.  He's loved me when I didn't really show him much love at all.  He's given me an awesome life, and that is what I'm thankful for.  Now, back to some random thoughts because, well, that's how life is these days...
-Today is my 4th wedding anniversary.  Todd sent me flowers at work yesterday!  And, no I did not get married on Thanksgiving day (like 10 people have asked me that!)
-I have to work tomorrow and I'm really regretting not taking off now.
-I ran (walk/jog) a 5 mile race this morning.  I wasn't ready and I'm hurting now.  Like, really hurting.
-It's snowing outside.  Now, I'm all about some snow if I'm going to be snowed in and I have food.  But, I need to go Krogering and it's more of a black ice type snow and that's not cool at all.
-We're going to the circus Saturday morning.
-UofK lost to UCONN last night.  bahahahahahahahhahha!
-If my Christmas decor isn't up by Saturday I'm pretty sure I'll strangle someone :)
-Ty has his first school program in 2 weeks.  Like, the singing in front of a crowd kind.  I told him we needed to practice his songs and he said, "no sing Mama, I dance".  The kid likes to shake it' I tell ya!
Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Almost Elf on the Shelf time !!!!!!

Pray for Baby Easton!

Please, please, please pray for baby Easton.  I went to school and played basketball with his Mama growing up.  She now has 8 babies...and Easton is one of the Quints that was just born.  Yes, I said Quints.  He is the lone boy of the Quint group.  Please pray for him and their family.  The link to her blog site is below. 

http://quintsofkentuckiana.wordpress.com/2010/11/19/i-need-your-help/

Acey is 6 Months Old

1/2 a year old.  O.M.G.  Why do the good things in life have to go by so fast?  
Ace Man is...
a happy child.  A smiley little cuddler.  MOST of the time.  A wiggle worm, but a cuddler all at the same time.  His teachers tell me every day I pick him up "he's the smiliest little baby"!.  And, Ms. Edna has been very happy that he's been picked up later recently so she can have her "Acey" time. 
wearing 12 month clothes (and some 18 month clothes!).  Yeah, my long and solid as rocks boys are not playing around in trying to warn me they'll be football players.  I'm hearing predictions of tight ends because as Ty tells me everyday..."Mama, I'm fast" when he runs the bases (the circle from the dining room, family room. foyer, and kitchen).  I'd prefer golfers, baseketball players, and baseball boys but I guess I can't dictate EVERYTHING in their lives, huh?
trying to talk.  He said DaDa at 4 months.  But, he's not said it anymore.  He squeals, grunts, coo's, and almost screams to hear himself constantly.  He does recognizes us though and those smiles and reaches just melt my heart. 
trying to cut teeth.  He has been trying to cut his bottom 2 teeth for a long time now.  Actually, when he was first born we could see white spots for those teeth, but they've never popped through.  To say he's drooling alot is an understatement.  His mouth is like a water faucet and he is chewing on everything.  Sophie the giraffe may not have all of her legs soon!
can sit up with assistance. 
has slept all the way through the night (8:30pm-6:30am) 5 times in his life.  4 of those nights happened to be when Todd was out of town last week.  Prayers were answered!!!
is getting tubes.  We'll know more after we see the E.N.T., but that's the reason for the sleep issues.  I'm convinced.
is in love with his brother. 
LOVES reading books at night.
prefers fruits over veggies.  Apples to be exact.  Or, pears.
seems to be getting too big for his carseat.
loves to be held.  Like, all the time.
is becoming a belly sleeper.
and, he's perfect.
I love you Acey.  And, I hope you know you'll always be my little Acey. 

And, I thought I loved him then...

As I sit and watch my boys play together on this gorgeous Sunday afternoon, it's very appropriate that the Brad Paisley video just came on CMT.  The song, "Then" is one of my favorites.  Actually, Brad Paisley is a favorite of mine.  This song though...it makes me tear up each time I hear it.  Not because of the lovey-dovey, girl-boy love song stuff.  But, because of the chorus.
I think of the first time I took a pregnancy test with each of them.  How I knew that there was little baby in my belly before anyone.  I think of hearing their perfect little heartbeats to make it feel "real"...we were really going to be parents.  I think of all the showers and the nursery planning and the name choosing and when we found out we were having boys.  And, the labor.  Oh, I sure do remember the labor, and I'll never forget those wonderful (ha) hours.  The anticipation.  Who will they look like?  What color hair will they have?  Whe's eyes?  Who's hands?
And, THE moment.  When each of them we're laid on my chest.  My boys.  And that, my friends, is what love at first sight is.  Nothing else mattered.  To see your child that's been cuddled all up in your belly for months and months.  Ahhhh...I fell in love.  And, I thought I loved "him" then. 
The song.  It makes my mind wander...
Will my boys be best friends?  Will they have another sibling join them down the road?  Will they always think I'm cool and give me kisses in public?  Will they trust me?  Will they love Jesus? 
They play so well together now...well, Ty plays so well with Acey.  He just watches his big bro' in awe of what's going on.  These last few days with Daddy on his golf trip have been tough.  I'm tired.  I'm overwhelmed.  I'm ready to co-parent tomorrow because, well, I'm ready to be by myself for just a minute of the day. 
But, I love it.  I love the chaos.  I love that Ty asks "why" 1,452 times a day.  I love that Acey wants Mama to hold him all.the.time.  I hate the messes, but I'll be begging for them to come home and make a mess one day.  That's kind of my motto these days, "one day I'll be praying they come back to the house to do "so and so". 
I never thought I could love these boys like I do.  A mother's love but's a new meaning "to infinity and beyond".  Ty Baby and Ace Man, when you were placed on my chest, I fell in love. 
And, now you're my whole life.  Now, you're my whole world.  I just can't believe, the way I feel about you...
I thought I loved you then...

Th

On the back burner...

Dear Blog:
You are tough to keep up with.  I forget about you honestly.  When I remember you, you're on the bottom of my never-ending to-do list.  I make promises I can't keep with you.  I'd love to spend more time with you, but it's just not in the cards.  Well, for now at least.  Until then...

More Random's
-Ty and Acey were the cutest Buzz and Woody I ever did see.  You'll agree when I post the pic's.  Next year.
-I was told that Ty was one of the daycare "Fav's" and that really made my heart swell.  My head too!
-Acey is known for being the smiliest baby in the room.  Until he wants to eat and then he means business.  And, Miss Edna gets made when I pick him up before running errands because she doesn't get to cuddle and play with him as long. 
-College basketball is gearing up...love Sportscenter during College Bball season!!!
-I've lost a total of 7 lbs. on this whole Biggest Loser crap I'm in.  Where I've lost it, I don't know.  But, I need to lose more.  And, not be so...well, fat.  Bootcamp is still going and I try to squeeze in some other workouts in each week too.  My goal is 6 days a week, but I'm happy (sort of) with 5.  That's my me time.  Even if it's at 5:30am, it's still my me time.  Hey, I'll take what I can get.
-Todd's going on a golf trip next week and I'll have the boys for 5 days by myself.  My Dad's coming one night to assist me as I have to go to work on Friday morning.  I guess that'll be my first dose of what it's like during baseball season for me.
-Next Saturday, Ty and I are going with Missie and Stella to see Elmo Grows Up.  Ty's not every been big with Sesame Street, but he really enjoyed last year's Sesame St. show so I'm hoping he does this one too.
-Towards the end of November, I'm taking Acey to a real baby sign language class.  Like, one taught by real sign language teachers.  Kind of different, but I like being a guinea pig!
-We have al kinds of November happenings...including our 4th anniversary on Thanksgiving Day. 
That's all for now.  It's 9:36pm and I need some toothpicks to keep these eyes open!