where to start.

Sooooo it looks like it's been almost three weeks since I written anything down via the web. I'm trying to think back that far but I have a hard enough time remember what I did in one day. Naturally this post will be filled with pictures and a whole lot of nothing else :) 

Damien is stuck on that 'why' train and questions 100% of the things I say. I told

him the other day that we have to wear sunscreen in the pool so we won't burn our skin and he asks, "why?" I respond... "So we don't burn ourselves.." He asks.. "Why?".. I respond oh so scientifically, "because the sun is very hot and it's rays could burn our skin and you could get cancer and that would NOT be good because you would have to go to the hospital." And he asks "why " and I respond "do you want a fruit snack?" And that's how we handle that.

I can say that I do love how he asks questions about everything one could possibly think up questions to, but it does make me feel a tinsy bit pathetic at times. His mind does not shut off from the moment he wakes up until the second he falls asleep and I wish I had that much wonder about the world around me. I love the little sponge that his mind is. 

In other news I can report that the DIY t.v stand I've been working on since like, oh I don't know.... Thanksgiving... Is finally painted! Once I have my baskets in place I can show the final product.. I know y'all are just dyyiiiinnnngg. HA. Yaaa.... Not. It only took me about 6 months to decide what I was going to do with it-- no wonder things like painting our room and finishing our flower garden out front haven't gotten done. I need a solid half year to think about such tasks. Maybe next spring, flower garden. 

Its becoming hot and humid as it does during this time of year, so the obvious thing to do was get a zoo pass. Our local furniture store runs a spring special where you can get about 30 bucks off a zoo pass for a family so we jumped on that opportunity. Now that Damien is three he isn't free for anything anymore... so it's time to step up to the big leagues and get a zoo pass. I feel like a mom now. Zoo pass. Who has those?! Oh yah, moms. Because moms love to torture themselves by taking kids to a place filled with thousands of other kids all running around the wild animals, all while pretending they aren't sweaty and wanting to puke at the disgusting smell that's coming from the rhinos mud/poop pit that happens to be located directly across from all the picnic tables. I don't know why they don't offer things like spa passes- pay 50 bucks and you get free lemon water with pedicures and massages all year. 

Who would want a spa pass anyway? A zoo is practically a spa... They have those buttons you can push and zoo water will mist you so your are no longer hot or sweaty... Just smelling like zoo water while your child wants a 30 dollar zoo ice cream. Ah but we love the zoo. We have already been enough times that the membership has paid for itself. So now it's practically free, and everyone likes a free trip to the zoo.

So yah. Damien is three.. when in the -h.e.double.hockey.sticks- did that happen! I have a three year old?! Time has absolutely flown and it feels as though I have lived my whole life with him. Every  time I look at him I I cannot help but smile. He is the peanut butter to my jelly and I cannot imagine life without his infectious smile and crazy dance moves. 

We just had a small family dinner with the in laws and the whole time Damien kept asking when his friends were coming. Reality slap Damien, I am the only friend you'll have forever. Enjoy your party. 

Now that we have a "little kid" who actually speaks like a teenager, we decided we should sign him up for some sort of activity. Soccer, obviously, was the activity of choice. Damien thinks he is FLASH and runs around the house having me watch how 'fast' he is and tells me he is going to run faster than his coach. It really is precious though. I cannot wait to see him out there on Saturday mornings, running in circles and  following the ball around like a bee on honey. Or something of that nature. Get it, bees... Nature... ;) 

annnnyyyyywaaayyyyy

 

My super cool husband and BIL bought Thunder playoff tickets for my SIL, Rita, and I to have a moms night out. Woot woot! Not to mention it was an epic win after being down 2 games in the series.... Sooo it was pretty much legit. major props to the boys for hooking us up with margaritas and a great game. I even came home to sleeping boys and a scrubbed kitchen floor- HAHHA- jk.. It wasn't a fairy tale it was just moms night out. But seriously it was the best. 

Life has been great. God is good and I have no complaints, not that I ever should, but I am human. 

Enjoy :) 

"Why do people go to the bathroom...

"Why do we go to sleep at night?"

"Why is Owen smaller than me?" 

"Why does dads breath stink in the morning?"

"Why is your stomach soft?"

"Why is that person farting?"

Just a few on the questions I have been asked in the past day as Damien has official entered the 'why' stage. 

He even asked where babies come from. Uh. What? I said "from mom" and moved right along. He asked 'why' and I blissfully ignored it and offered a fruit snack ;) crisis averted for another year.. Or week. 

We have had a gorgeous couple of weeks here. Busy. But good. Well who am I kidding, I do the same things every day- JJ is busy at work and I'm doing the same things ha. It doesn't seem like I am very busy even though chasing Owen and trying to keep him away from eating bugs and dirt all while wrestling with Damien and his extremelllyyyyyy whitty tongue; does in fact keep me busy. 

We have tried to spend as much family time together the last week or so... which included a trip to the zoo, a thunder playoff game for mom and dad, and lots of pool time. Everyone seems to be getting hip and knee replacements these days so we soak up as much time with JJ as we can. His job does not entail set hours... which I do love, especially on the slow days... but these days he is in the OR early and home late. Thankfully the weather has cooperated and we have been making several trips to the park every week and having lots of picnics on the porch. All this time outside has resulted in a nice summer glow for myself, so I cannot complain. Im not about to go lay out in the furnace-like sun that is the Oklahoma sun. Those days of caring whether my skin was dark are long gone...ain't nobody got time for heat stroke or melanoma, which is no joke.

It has been so hot and its not even technically summer. My SIL had the brilliant idea of taking the kids to see the new movie "Bears" that just came out. Its fantastic. Its a documentary of a mama bear and her cubs and their first year of life-- totally cool. It has some unreaaaaaal footage and they show at the end how they took some of it. SWEET! But the theater we went to was recently updated and had love-seat like chairs. They were all paired in twos and they reclined..like...legit. I will never see another movie in another theater! They were perfect for keeping the boys occupied. Having both seats reclined made it so Owen had plenty of space to crawl around on the chairs and Damien spent the last ten minutes adjusting the recline which I was totally okay with. Whatever gets us through. Honestly I was impressed they both made it. I was definitely nervous going in but nothing a fruit snack and some intense bear footage can't cure.

It is playoff time in our house. JJ has succeeded in making me a legit Thunder fan and I probably would go to every single game in I had the funds. They are funnnnnn. Thank you to my BIL who works at an Oil and Gas company that is a big sponsor of the Thunder, he and his wife won tickets to game 7 and unfortunately were out of town for the game so JJ and I lucked out with those babies. I honestly did feel a little bad for taking the tickets, but then I arrived at the arena and had way too much fun to feel bad. Thanks, Jon! My your job be ever prosperous at Devon! We are currently tied 2-2 in this round and back to a home game...ahhhh why don't I have chunks of cash to drop on tickets! Oh ya, student loans. Damn.

But on the bright side, we have cable and can actually watch the games on a real tv, unlike last playoffs where we had to live stream the games and that didn't cut it. So we have plenty to be thankful for.

The easter candy is finally gone at our house.....minus the nasty plastic pieces they try to pass off as twizler bites. Those went in the trash. Nasty. But thank goodness Easter only comes once a year because my body cannot handle having all the Reeses' eggs around. DEADLY. I don't work out enough to eat those.

Well I should probably check on my kids and see what they have gotten into. Damien is currently into markers (yikes) and Owen likes to destroy my plastics container in our pantry....so I'm pretty sure I've got a mess to clean up somewhere.

Happy Mother's day to all you beautiful mothers! I'll write a post for what we did on our mothers day.... another time...

Enjoy :)