2 Weeks.... Who's counting?

Well, my baby comes 2 weeks from tomorrow and as awful as I've been at blogging lately I can't imagine it will be any better. Next week is our Spring Break and almost everyone we know is going out of town - so that leaves me, huge and pregnant, trying to entertain 3 kids with no friends around... ALL DAY LONG for a WEEK! Yikes! Not sure what to do. If that isn't enough to think about I BROKE my camera last week - I KNOW! Can you believe it? The thing slipped right out of my hands and crashed on the floor leaving me with no camera and no money to buy a new one. Yes, we are back on the budget... I know the Economy is tight right now, but it's funny how we have been "poor" every time we've had a baby. I was thinking about it the other day and when Paige was born we were still newlyweds and we had to go from 2 incomes to 1. When Owen was born we just moved into our house and we were "house poor." When Brock was born John had quit his job to start up his own and we were in the middle of a nasty law-suit. And now this baby is coming and the Economy is the worst it's been in decades! Maybe it's a good thing this is our last baby.

Well, let's hope I can snap a few photos on my iPhone... gee... that's not even funny!

What we've been up to...

To say we've been busy would be an understatement, but I won't bore you with the details - here are some of the highlights...
We love to go to the Spectrum and play in the water fountains - as you can see from these photos - the kids are having a ball!
Owen and his "classic pose" - I can't wait for this kid to just smile for the camera without making a silly face.
Brock loved to play with the cups and the turtles.
We've tried to keep up the beach at least once a week...
Paige joined her cousin Fletcher at the Ocean Institute Camp - these two got to learn about sea life and even touch some sea creatures.
We had our Second (not quite annual) Pirate Party. I have to say half the fun is planning and setting up for this thing. Thanks to everyone who helped out - it was so much fun!
John was a bah-humbug and didn't dress up.... Oh well - to each his own right? I on the other hand think, why not? It's one night right?
The food table... yummy potato wedges, grapes, ribs, apples and chicken legs...
Bread, cheese, and root beer (in the bottles) we also eat on pie tins w/o utensils... it makes it all that more fun!
Lori and I loved the parrot in the cage - I don't know if anyone else even noticed him, but we got a kick out of it all.
Here were the winners of the dress up contest - Patrick B. and Sara D. each got their own bag of Pirate Booty and a movie ticket.
We watched the movie Pirates of the Caribbean 2 on the big screen outside and ate movie candy and popcorn - here is a picture of all the ladies. Good times guys!

7 Years Strong!

Seven years and going strong. I can't wait to see what is in store for us next. Happy Anniversary Honey!

Bravery or Foolishness?

This weekend we did some things that made me wonder are we brave or just plain foolish? On Friday I watched Kate & Ezra (Adrienne's kids) and Avery (one of Christy's) for a couple of ours. Paige was still at school and it was such a nice day - I thought, why not walk to the park? I had one rule for the kids, everyone rides there and back - I wasn't going to carry any scooters or anything. All 5 kids road there via tricycle, scooter or stroller. I saw Trevor's mom (of course) and she pulled over to ask what I was doing... running a day care? I said no - just going to the park! The kids had a blast riding there and back, although there was a little confrontation over who was in front. Everyone took there turn of being "first."


On Saturday John was scheduled to get his wisdom teeth out. Yeah, at 33 he is finally getting those huge teeth pulled. The dentist recommended it since there was a huge cavity and they are so hard to get back there and clean. I didn't find out until Friday night that John had decided not to get put under. Apparently our insurance didn't cover it and he just thought that it wasn't worth the money. So with only local anesthesia and some laughing gas he came out 20 minutes later wisdom teeth free!

So in the end were we brave or foolish? The park was a success - we made it there and back with no melt downs and lots of smiles. John's wisdom teeth retraction went smoothly - he said on a scale of 1 - 10 it was only a 2. And, with all that could have gone wrong, things turned out "all in all" very well!

Valentine's Tag

So I was tagged and let's face it - why not?

First off can I just say how HOT MY HUSBAND IS?!?!?! I think he is so smoking hot and I just want to say that not only is he hot, but he's a great husband and a hot father... (LOL!!! Ok, I can't write anymore without laughing too hard. That was for you Sara and Wendy and Adrienne and everyone else who thinks it's silly - to say the least - when people blog like that.)

Ok, Here we go... for real.

WHAT IS HIS NAME? John Karl Zimmerman
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN MARRIED? 7 years this March
HOW LONG DID YOU DATE? 9 Months
WHO EATS MORE SWEETS? That is a close tie, but I'm going with him to make me feel better
WHO SAID I LOVE YOU FIRST? Interesting question, he tried to get me to say it first and I refused... I wasn't born yesterday buddy ;)
WHO IS TALLER? Him
WHO CAN SING BETTER? Me, and that isn't saying much.
WHO IS SMARTER? Well, I like to say that he has the book smarts and I have the street smarts - he'll probably argue that though.
WHO DOES THE LAUNDRY? I wash it, but he will help me fold it and put it away (I hate that part)
WHO MOWES THE LAWN? Neither of us... I want to meet a husband that does.
WHO PAYS THE BILLS? John.
WHO SLEEPS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BED? Well, I'm on top... j/k (LOL). I do.
WHO COOKS DINNER? I do. But he makes cookies better than me. It's true.
WHO DRIVES? That's a trick question, because if I'm not then I'm telling him where to go and that is half the driving right? No but really, he does.
WHO IS MORE STUBBOR? Are you kidding? Did you read my answers? Me.
WHO KISSED WHO FIRST? That will be the argument till the day I die. I say he did. He says I did. I may be stubborn but I'm not a liar. HE DID.
WHO ASKED WHO OUT FIRST? He aske me.
WHO HAS MORE SIBLINGS? He does, by 1.
WHO WEARS THE PANTS IN THE FAMILY? "We both have one leg in" Isn't that what everyone says? A cliche' but true.

Love You Honey!

Have you ever seen a baby Porcupine before?

I think they are adorable and want to keep one - but could you even imagine?

What the @#$%???

As far as BRAD WOMACK goes you can .... @#$%!!!!! I'm pissed!

My theory: classic commitment issues. Poor mommy and daddy broke up and now baby Brad can't get the pacifier out long enough to commit to a women. Good luck baby Brad.

What is Happening???

Here is a satallite photo of the state I call home going up in flames (the red marks were digitally put there but the smoke is for real). What is the deal with this? We can't go outside because the air quality is so poor. There is ash everywhere, the other day we left our kitchen window open all night on accident and woke up to our kitchen covered in ash. We keep our windows closed all day and it is close to 100 degrees outside. School has been canceled tomorrow, not because of snow or rain, but SMOKE. I tell you we need rain! I'm two seconds from going outside and doing some sort of Indian rain dance around the palm tree in my back yard - so help me bring on the winter weather.