Special ops

Jesus loves the little duckies

Colton: Those ducks are sitting on the train tracks! They're gonna get hit and DIE!

Maw Maw: Oh yes they had better hurry up and move.

Colton: Its ok. Jesus died for the ducks.

Red and yellow, quack and white, they are precious in his sight. Jesus loves the little duckies of the world.....

super important person coming through!

So about a week ago I got a phone call at work from a doctor. This doc had been trying to get in touch with me but apparently when he called my office someone told him that in the many years they have graced the halls of my building, indeed I do not work there.

Now I admit to often times being a bit of an introvert. I'm just fine in my own little corner in my own little chair. I chit chat with my own little patients 2.5 days a week and honestly just use my time at work for just...work. I like it. Its full of critical thinking and babies. Anyways...
So upon the news that I was not recognized I laughed it off for awhile. After further thinking I then decided to take it upon myself to really get out there. To be remembered. To make a real extrovert move! Here was the big plan: Ready?

Send out an introduction e-mail. Bam! Mind blown.

Without much thought I then sent a mass e-mail to the entire office. Doctors, administrators.. No one was discriminated against. I explained the phone situation and went on to say. "So hey, I'm Leigh Ann. Nice to meet you!" After sending the big introduction I then realized...it was my one year anniversary with the company.

Note to self: wave and say hi today. You're showing too much of your weird.

my 25 before 26 list

So I made a list when I turned 25 in 2012. I never published it, thus it was forgotten in the vault of unpublished material clogging my memory. Upon discovering this little gem, not gonna lie, I was a little disappointed in myself. I mean couldn't I have planned something just a wee bit crazy? Anyways I turned 26 in July so lets just see what I accomplished.

1. Teach Colton his colors or prove his colorblindness  Ask him a color. I dare ya! He knows it!
2. Get a new tattoo no matter what Brandon has to say about it
3. Make some mommy friends (quit being so anti-social weirdo!) Still an anti-social weirdo..but with mom friends!
4. DO NOT GET KNOCKED UP THIS YEAR BOO YAH! No baby in this belly!
5. Blog on the regular Yeah, about that...
6. Take a family trip to the mountains
7. Volunteer at Coltons pre-school  
8. Go on a date at least once a month FAIL
9. Visit Marian in Atlanta
10. Plan a trip to Niagara Falls Booked for October of this year!!!
11. Quit facebook for exactly 1 month
12. Cook 6 out of 7 nights a week for 3 months straight
13. Shop at Aldi's more than Wal Mart
14. Stick with my job at least until x-mas love my job, seriously could stay forever
15. Speaking of x-mas...CONVINCE the family to only give 1 toy per child
16. Find some sort of religious institution that will be of good influence on the boys and my marriage I can't believe I lived without Vintage. Seriously I <3 my church and Jesus!
17. Once said institution is found, go on Sunday Mornings at least twice a month Twice a month!?! Or every Sunday and work in the nursery and attend all sorts of fun stuff! 
18. Get Colton completely potty trained Still not dry all night. But I count it as a win.
19. Take family walks whenever possible
20. Dress the boys up as something amazingly awesome for halloween
21. Go to the zoo in the fall
22. Make something crafty with the kids once a week
23. Bake for no reason As if I ever needed a reason.
24. Attempt to keep up with the laundry Dream on mama duck, dream on...
25. Get an active hobby You now have the pleasure of knowing the newest parks and rec cheerleading coach. Gooooo Mommy! (Virtual high kick)

Potty mouth

Colton has started saying s-h-u-t  up. Thanks Woody from Toy Story. Damn you Woody...Anyways so he gets in trouble obviously every time he says it. But the kid has wizened up. While playing with his little bro he was right in the middle of saying shutttt...when he saw me out of his peripheral and made the quick save the door!...you have no idea how many weird looks I got over the holidays telling my kid to go to timeout for saying shut the door! It gets worse. Although I have specifically forbidden anyone from ever teaching the child the correct name for any private parts on the human body, potty training has betrayed me.

Look for us at mall. We won't be hard to find. Just listen for PENIS! SHUT THE DOOR!

WW: I can't play piano :/

Daily Sweetness

Happiness is:

a train ride with daddy around the mall.

WW: The face

Resolutions for 2013

My New Years Resolutions 2013 edition:

1. Make SURE Colton brushes his teeth everyday. Twice a day. (I know you're cringing at the thought of his skuzzy unbrushed teeth...but try as I may we miss days. Gross, but honest.)
2. Create a new bedtime routine that does not involve back rubs,belly rubs OR the three little pigs.
3. Rent a summer house at the beach for at least a month (holds pinkie up while sipping non-fat latte')
4. Attempt to rid myself of all clutter that is visible to the public.
5. Go outside, even when its hotter than the surface of the sun, for at least an hour a day. 

That's it. I'll be sure to make a quarterly update as to how our progress is going!

Christmas 2012

Honestly I havent been in the mood to blog lately. What with terrible goings on in the world and the pressure of the holidays. I just havent been feeling it. So to get back into the swing of things I give to you our Christmas!

We had...

Matching Jammies:

a spider man bike!!! 

 

Sweater Vests....

& lots of family time fun :)

sickymcsicksters love story

We've been MIA from the blogosphere recently due to multiple illnesses. First it was the flu. Then it was the grumps. Turns out the grumps are actually double ear infections in both kids...fun stuff. While were on the mend let me share our most recent holiday adventure:

Brandon, Nolan & I had the pleasure of attending Coltons class Christmas party on Monday. This is always fun because we get to observe the boy in his natural school habitat. Upon arrival he promptly fell on his face while doing the extremely athletic motion of walking. This was the first indicator that Colton may be the little ladies man. 2 little girls, one twice his height in the only dress up outfit they had that would fit her and the other a teenie little thing with white hair, both rushed to his aid tripping eachother while trying to reach him. He-Man wouldnt accept Big Bertha or Whispies tireless efforts to help him up. This started the trend of the two little girls following him around anywhere he went. Sometimes trailing at a distance, other times getting up close asking him to play or sharing a toy. (He of course was a butt-head to both.) Well turns out Colton prefers older women. While hugging his assistant teacher goodbye he laid a big snotty kiss on her. Pretty sure I heard two little hearts break. Such is life girls...such is life.

WW: Remembering Christmas (2010)

the lazy santa...

Growing up Santa never wrapped my presents. I would wake up and my gifts would be strewn across the couch naked for the world to see. It is my understanding that Santa and the elfs like to wrap gifts for other little boys and girls though. They even get super creative (those crafty elfs...) and give each kid his own individual wrapping paper. Well...not in this house they wont. Santa can just haphazardly throw those presents all about for the world to see and it will be A-ok with me!

You see, this year is the important one. Colton has finally grasped the concept of Christmas and who that fat man is that pulls a B&E on us every year. So whatever we choose to do this year will set the bar. Perhaps that is why I decided to put up our Charlie Brown Christmas tree, rather than our highly complex 9 footer...yup setting that bar nice and low. Although I guess we could have taken it one step further and just gone the Festivus route. Airing of the grievances could have become a lovely family tradition...

Little Music Man

WW: smooches

Santa Success!

perhaps not their best photo...but I'll take paralyzed in fear over crying hysterically anyday!

feed me seymour

Colton is going through some sort of crazy growth spurt. That or he has a tape worm. The kid is eating everything and anything. He begged me to order pizza yesterday (& who doesn't love pizza right?) then he ate FOUR pieces. I tried to cut him off at 2 but he insisted starvation was inevitable if he didn't consume bread and cheese immediately...If it's this bad at 2...whats it gonna be like when he's 16 and Nolans 14? I'm thinking I'll start stock piling pop tarts and Doritos now.

6 hours in the car...

We have returned! Our 6 hour car ride home turned into an all out traffic battle lasting a very long 8 hours...but we made it all in one piece and thats something to be thankful for. Our trip to Maryland was fantastic. We saw family that had yet to meet Nolan and my Auntie Barb made a delicious meal. Fun times. Barb is a photographer and owner of Studio Eleven Photography so we had fun making a little stop motion movie. Very fun. Very exhausting. Now onto the Christmas festivities! Bring it on.

my bff...

My best friend Katie is moving 20 minutes away from me. For the past 7 years she has lived an hour and a half away.

 I. Am. Stoked!!! So without further a due I present to you: Muh BFF

Yayyyy!!!