Happy Mothers Day!

Today was my second mothers day, and I must say it has been so nice. I got to sleep in, and then booger took an awesome long nap. We went shopping and I got spoiled. Got a couple shirts, and a ton of scrapbooking stuff. Of course booger got spoiled too. We can't leave the house without him getting spoiled. He got some new Nike sandals (super cute btw), and a cheapie swimming pool. Then we all went to dinner at BDubs. I wish this day didn't have to end. I wish I could spend every day with Brandon home, too...but someone's gotta bring home the bacon. HAHA. Hope all of you moms had a great day, too!

...just us

Mr. Boogerbutt ate his first poptart for breakfast this morning. I think he liked it, but he only ate about half of it. He was pretty excited about the sprinkles on top though. Haven't been up to much. I did end up finding motivation Monday afternoon and cleaned the entire house top to bottom. Unfortunately with a husband and a toddler, it's not perfect anymore. Back at it tomorrow. HAHA. Skyler is talking so much now! It seems like every day he has a new word. His new favorite is "belly button", and he lifts his shirt up and sticks his belly way out and squishes in his belly button. Cutest thing ever. Brandon's been busy at work, and finishing up his last two classes for his Associates Degree. Skyler's little girlfriend, Makenna is turning ONE in like a week, so I have been hunting online for cute birthday present ideas. I can't wait for her party. Skyler and Makenna are so funny together. Got crafty the other morning and made these...

I went out today and found some cute brown ribbon to string them all together. (It's a Happy 1st Birthday banner if you haven't figured it out.) You can't really tell since the picture is kind of bright, but the green has tiny yellow polka dots and the pink and purple square and circles have designs as well. It's my first time making something like this. I think it'll be even cuter when it's all strung together.

We went to Skyler's favorite park tonight after dinner. He really loves it. Especially the swing!

Look at those two front teeth! He now officially has 4 teeth. Two top and two bottom. No signs of anymore any time soon. He's been a late bloomer in the teeth department. He's cute though, so it's all good. Haha.

Well, I think that about concludes this posting. Not much to talk about, and don't want to bore you too much. Lol!

Monday Morning

Monday usually means scrubbing toilets, mopping floors, dishes, lots of laundry, and other stuff. This morning I have been unmotivated to do any of that so far. It's the beginning of the month so I have been fighting with an online bill pay system not wanting to take payment, and arranging the budget. I need to make a grocery list. Tons of stuff I need to do. Too lazy.

I went into the ER early Sunday in the early hours of the morning. Saturday night I started getting pain in my belly button and behind it, and when I leaned down to put Skyler in his crib it was a horrible shooting pain down the middle of my stomach. Hurt so bad I had to sit down for a couple minutes. Thought I pulled a muscle and went to bed. Woke up at around 4am to go to the bathroom and almost fainted and almost puked. I woke up Brandon and made him haul us out to the ER, for what they said is a "strained muscle". They gave me a pain/nausea pill and sent me on my way. Feeling much better this morning, but still getting faint upon standing. The pain is almost all gone. It's pretty dull now. Not much has been going on around here. Need to get out of this funk and get some housework done.

We have started to notice that Skyler's hair is getting lighter. It's probably being bleached out from the sun. Brandon and his brother both had lighter hair when they were babies, and now their hair is almost black. Here's a cute little picture to make you smile. =)

Two for Tuesday =)

It's still hard to believe how big he is! He loves this little tree. He learned today that the leaves actually come off if you tug on them a tad. And he thought it was absolutely hilarious that we could see each other through the gaps in the branches.

He also loooves peeping through the cracks and holes of the backyard fence. There's a nice big playground back there, and most times filled with laughing, screaming children that he likes to squeal at. =)

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Today was a pretty lazy day. Had some housework that I should have done, but lying around and playing with my boogerbutt was way more fun. He's only this age once, so those clothes up on the bedroom floor that need put away can wait another day. I managed to keep the kitchen clean though. Those toilets are definitely waiting until tomorrow or possibly the next day. Haha!

welcome welcome

Hey everyone, I am Karen. That handsome man next to me is my wonderful husband, Brandon, and the little dude with that sly little smirk is my super adorable 1 year old son, Skyler. =) I have been married to Brandon for five years this coming August, but we have been together since 2002. So that will make it around 9 years. We've been through a lot together, and have lived, learned and loved more than most our age. We live on a small Air Force base located in the middle of nowhere, Texas. =) He's a fuel systems mechanic for the B1 Bomber. He's been enlisted for a little over three years now and we are loving this life. My son is absolutely the best kid ever. He's always been super easy to take care of and listens pretty well. He is obsessed with Spongebob and Mickey Mouse. He loves to throw his toys all over the house and play with his rubber animals, his most favorite is squeaking his Sophie and bending her long rubber neck in all directions. Last but not least, about me... I am almost done with my certificate in clinical medical assisting, though it has taken me longer than it should with being pregnant with Skyler, and then now taking care of him and not wanting to leave him in day care. I love anything crafty, and have recently started scrapbooking and documenting practically every second of little booger's (you will soon learn that Skyler's name is pretty much Booger) life, so this blog should be fun for me! I love taking photographs. Black and white is by far my favorite. I like to workout, though it's hard for me to motivate myself to actually get up. haha. But mostly, I just love having this wonderful family and being the best mom and wife I can be. Not saying I am perfect, because I am far from it. Many days I am grouchy, moody, blunt, snappy and tend to get an attitude. LOL! But I am just me. =) Hope you enjoy this blog. As I get used to how everything on here works, I will try to have themes to my posts so that it becomes something great and fun-filled!