DID YOU GET THE MEMO?!?!?

Apparently no one has received the MEMO when it comes to WHAT TO WEAR and WHAT NOT TO WEAR to a wedding.

My girl Jessi and I went to get the dress I am wearing to Dan's, Best Friends, Wedding in November and GOODNESS... the dresses are out of control. Let's make the list first of what NOT TO WEAR to a wedding:

1. Bright colors, BIG NO-NO! This day is not about you it is about the Bride... do not wear anything so bright that when you walk in the room others can't help but look at the girl in the dressing that is screaming, "I know this dress is bright pink, but isn't it cute?" The answer is, "NOT FOR A WEDDING! Take it off..."
2. White, there is just no excuse for another girl wearing white. Are you getting married today too? NO YOU ARE NOT! Take it off....
3. Black Dress. Everyone says a little black dress is great for every occasion, EXCEPT A WEDDING. This is not a funeral. Take it off...
4. It is OK to show skin, but HELLO! Make the dress a little longer and cover up more of your chest (it does not have to cover the whole thing, but no one needs to see your whole world). If you see a girl wearing this dress at the wedding, she is going to get plastered and go home with her knew found love, by the way... this person is also plastered. This girl for sure is going to TAKE IT OFF (most likely to some Barry Manolo (sp) song)!
5. Leather.... Need I say more? Take it off...

I guess if you stay out of these areas you can come up with your own WHAT TO WEAR to a wedding list.

To make a long story short, we finally found a good dress, but WOW there were some DUSERS out there. Or some that looked cute off, but not on (you ladies know what I am talking about). The one I bought was not something I would usually wear, but I could totally see Bre' wearing it from Desperate Housewives (yes, I know that show is smut, but they all do dress cute). So I am ready to look sassy for a wedding come November 10Th.

Now that you all have the MEMO you can go on with your lives.

KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS

My Sister Buffy is Pregnant and so is my sister in law, Karen. So the whole family has tried to explain to all of the children that Buffy and Karen have babies in their tummies. Benson is so excited to meet his new little cousins and talks about the new babies all the time. Last week he asked me if I could have a baby in my tummy like Aunt Buffy and Aunt Karen. I let him know that I can't right now, but maybe someday. Then I asked him if I had a baby in my tummy what he would want it to be. He told me he wanted a baby sister and he wanted her name to be Purple because that was a pretty name. After that he dropped the subject and went on with his day. A few hours later I was making dinner and I could feel him behind me. I turn around and he is just staring at my tush. I asked him what he was looking at, to which he replied (and here is the Kicker.... drum roll PLEASE.........)"Mommy! You look like you have a baby in your booty!" I laughed so hard!! OH I LOVE MY BOYS!

Schepf's Farms

I believe this was the FIFTH year our family has continued with the tradition of Schnepf's Farm, and I belive I can say it is the event that the boys look forward to the most every year... EVEN OVER CHRISTMAS!

Right when we walked through the gate the boys got their faces painted, and I have never seen them sit so still for five minuets in all their lives, but when it comes to IMPORTANT face painting things I can see why! Britton cried when I washed his pumpkin off the next morning. Then it was right to the pumpkin patch to pick out just the right pumpkin. Every day of this whole last year all I have heard from Benson is how he can not wait to go on the haunted train again, so of course when we got the tickets to the train he could barely wait in line. We had to keep running after him so he would not jump on the train with out us. As we started the ride Britton was sitting by me and Benson was sitting by Grandma Connie. When we ended the ride, Britton was strangling his arms around my head with his legs around my neck as well and Benson was on Grandma Connie's lap with his hands over his eyes. My mom told them that it was just people dressed up in scary costumes to which Benson responded, "No Grandma Connie, those are scary monsters dressed up in scary costumes."

The food was great and the rides were a blast. I think the Bumble Bee Ride took the cake again for the boys for the second year in a row. Papa Skip was a total trooper to go with Benson, since we know Papa Skip is not a "Ride" type of person. Even though they loves the Bumble Bee Ride, I think the LONG slide is catching up since Benson went down it over and over and over ALL BY HIMSELF!

The night ended with a GREAT fire works show and the boys falling asleep on the way home. Of course now all I hear is, "When are we going back to Schnepf's Farms Mommy?" A whole other year of Schnepf's Farms questions..... GREAT!

VIRGINIA

I barely got back from Virginia today and I could not wait to blog about my time there with Dan and his beautiful children Ava and Taylor.
I got in on Thursday night and stayed until Sunday and in that time really got to bond with his children. It made me so happy to remember how sweet little babies actually are. Once your own start growing up you have a hard time thinking of having more for the fact of what a handful they are when 2, 3, and 4 hit (age wise). So it was a breath of fresh air to get to hold and remember the sweetness. It also restores my faith in having more children one day, which for everyone who knows me knows that is something I have a hard time even thinking about. Ava looks exactly like Dan and is a TOTAL daddy's girl, which was so fun to see his little princess relish in her daddy's attention. Taylor has his features, but is his own little man. He really likes his space, but it was fun because he really liked for me to hold him and love on him. I also got to meet his parents, and sister (I have 3 more siblings to meet of his), and his closest friends. It was so much fun becoming more of his world and understanding more about what and who makes him the man he is and strives every day to be. I was so impressed with his sister and her family and just how open they were to let me stay there with them and make myself at home. It is not a common thing to feel so welcome in a strangers house, but they were so warm. His friends are hilarious and I laughed so hard with them. I also pulled a total red face at one point with them, have not done that in a while..... (from the laughing)...
As for Dan and Myself! Every time I see him I grow more attached. There is certain things that he does that when I think about I can not stop smiling. I know my strong point and I know my weaknesses and it is amazing how he helps keep my weaknesses at a distance. Even though the focus this weekend was on his children, I still felt very much in the spotlight to him. It is great to know that the person you are with cherishes who you are and does not keep you guessing. I adore him. I don't feel like I have experienced this type of happiness and securness before. I think when you finally do experience what I feel I am, you have nothing else to look for and all that is left to do is grow. I DO look forward to growing with him as a couple. I could not be happier.

I HAVE A 4 YEAR OLD

My Baby Benson just turned FOUR YEARS OLD on September 27th (pictures soon to come). All he wanted for his birthday was costumes: Spider man, Batman, Superman, Ninja Turtle, Power Ranger, and Captain America. Needless to say I have had Super Hero's running around my house since. We celebrated SPIDER MAN style and the party ended up being any 4 year old's dream! All the kids (his cousins) sang Happy Birthday to him with Spider Man Masks on, he got presents GALORE, and then they dressed up as the different super hero's and played the rest of the night!

It is just AMAZING to me that four years ago I became a mom. It has been an amazing journey for me. Benson has FOR SURE been a handful. He was such a fun baby. By the time he was 4 months old he would stand in his jumpy rocking back and forth to SHREK. He would get so excited when Donkey was trying to get away from the Dragon. He started sleeping through the nights at 3 weeks old! Do you know how amazing that is? I think for the first nine months I thought he was just going to be the easiest kid, and then......... He started to walk. OH MY GOODNESS! As soon as he was walking he was EVERYWHERE and climbing EVERYTHING. The other mom's at the park would freak out when they saw this 10 month old climbing the steps alone and trying to get on the monkey bars. Little did they know HE WAS FINE! He has not stopped since that first step. He is CONSTANTLY in mischief. I don't think he has ADD, I just think he has to know how everything works and there is nothing in his head telling him he can't figure it out. He started using screw drivers when he was two and he can take apart and put his toys back together, puzzles he can do in two mins (even the hard 10+ ones) and he still climbs everything! It drives me nuts, but I can not help to think he will be the next Einstein with all of this brain power he has going on.

It does not make me feel old, it just still baffles me that I am a mom. It is the hardest job I have ever had, and you think 4 years at the same job you would finally have it down NOT THE CASE! That is why I do not believe that Practice makes Perfect, I just believe it makes permanent. I am PERMANENTLY going insane, but I love it! How could I not? It makes every trying experience worth it with Benson when he out of the blue tells me, "Mommy you are so beautiful" or my favorite, "Mommy, you are the best mommy." His kisses and his hugs..... yes, it is all worth it!