The intruder

Yes....we have MICE in my home. No good! It is a creepy thought thinking of these little critters running up and down my stairs, perhaps crawling into bed with my boys, or leaving their little drops all over our food. I can't handle it.

So, I bought a mice sticky trap...and yes, we have already caught one. Jared did the "deed" when he took it out and in one swap killed it. I felt bad enough that it was stuck, blinking and looking at us...wishing he could move his little legs and arms.

Both Jared and I are animal lovers and I think it affected both of us at the end of the day. But, I am convinced that we still have more running around and I am anxious for them to be GONE.

I guess Wrangler does not make a good cat, which is understandable. Still, we have dealt with quarter size cockroaches in AZ, to huge spiders in TX, and now mice in MD. What next?

Pumpkin Pleasures

Here Wesley is with his best friend from preschool. They speak Spanish with each other and communicate very well! This warms my heart so much, and I think it's adorable that they went off to "chat" and eat suckers together during the preschool Pumpkin Day Carnival.
Austin wanted to join in the fun as well. He cried when he couldn't go into the classroom after the activities were over...soon enough my sweet pumpkin.
We went pumpkin patch hunting! All bundled up and had a great time. Of course I found a pumpkin that was about the same size as my belly. And just as hard too!~
Here the boys are showing off their "scary" pumpkin face that they carved...it was so cold when they were carving outside! I am NOT used to fall weather at all.

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

I went to AZ for 3 days for some serious girl time. It was way OVER due and I loved every minute of it. Arianne Pearce, April Ashton and Leslie Boley really made my trip so enjoyable. They loved on me, loved on my belly and just spoiled me with attention. Who wouldn't love that? It's a good thing I left when I did b/c we stayed up WAY too late every night and by the time I left, I wasn't functioning very well...especially with my 3 hour time difference (although Arianne said that was still NO excuse for plopping down on her couch at 1am every night to rest!). Thanks again girls for making me feel like a cute mama once again!!!


Yes....the baby shower...Arianne is here holding me down and the belly is at large!
It's always so fun to have girls get together to celebrate a little baby! Marc Isaac Wilson
Only with a BFF could you go to a store, strut around in high heels with a HUGE belly, laugh about it and take pictures. That was ridiculous!

Richmond VA with Grandpa Lowe

Grandpa Lowe came all the way from Mexico to "share joy." He missed all of us and we were super happy to have his company around....Wrangler especially loved on him all week long!
We went to Richmond, VA for a few days while Jared was in some training. We took advantage of some beautiful parks and petting zoos. The fall colors were brilliant...I haven't experienced a "fall time" for 5 years now! My eyes soaked it all up.
We walked all over...I loved being with my boys and away from my work responsibilities.
Check out these handsome gentleman, and those great colors!
Grandpa Lowe and I also took the boys to the Richmond Metro Zoo while Jared was away. Here is Wesley feeding a giraffe for the first time. What a great face.
Check out this long, purple and sticky tongue!
Can you get any closer to this lovely giraffe? They were breathing down OUR necks!
Austin is showing me the "monkey face" on the poster.
We also checked out the Richmond capital. Good thing no one was looking while my boys climbed all over George Washington! A definite no no.
It was a fun day for us.

A cute shot with a cute boy and smelly roses.
The following day we took the kids to their first "Children's Museum." This place was fantastic. The kids are encouraged to run WILD, climb on everything, get dirty, be loud and have fun. These places need to exist in every city...it was my first time as well and I only wish I lived closer to one! The boys loved fixing the car "como papa."
Here we are making huge messes that I did NOT have to clean up. Gingerbread houses!
Here the boys are "crying" like baby dinosaurs...they truly can be best friends and I love it.

Thoughts

You know your kids spend too much time with their nanny vs. their parents when they start calling you "Rosa" instead of "Mama." So sad!

You know you work too much when everyday your kids ask you, "Are you going to work today mom? Why?"

You know that your belly is getting big when your 4 year old compares your belly size to the neighbor's belly, who is obese!

You know you miss your kids when you can't wait to get home, kiss on them and even wake them up to get a good night snuggle.

Modeling Boys

My boys looked adorable in their new haircuts...so, we went ahead and got their "3" and "5" year old portraits.

Check them out....If you want some (family members!), you can pick out your favorites and order them.

Thanks!

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Photos of my life

Here are some pics of these last few weeks. Because Jared and I only have one day to spend with our boys a week, I have been anxious to make sure every Monday is "special."

This last week was no different. We took Wesley out of preschool, missed their once a week soccer class and headed out to Baltimore, MD. It is an hour away, but the boys were excited to be on this road trip. The parking is over priced, so we paid the $16 just to find a parking stall. Our goal was to go to the Children's museum, which we had heard was great. We hit up the nearby McD's...not good food, but of course the boys loved it...another $20.

We walked over to the museum, only to find that it was CLOSED on Mondays! What the heck! A true dissapointment for sure. Not to waste our hour drive, and $40 that we had already spent in half hour, we stared walking around. The mugginess was pretty intense, and b/c we didn't know the weather could change so quickly, we were very overdressed with our long pants.

We were going to have a fun day dog gonnit! We roamed around the Chesapeake Harbor and to our lovely surprise, spotted some Dragon shaped paddle boats. Those were a hit with our boys! We loaded up (another $16 for just 20 minutes) in the purple dragon and Jared pumped his legs hard all around that harbor. Those life jackets were just adding to our sweaty mess that we were already in! It was fun.

Not much else....walked around quite a bit, sweated, watched cars go by and decided that we had had enough of Baltimore for the day. We headed back towards our house where we hit up the local movie theatre. This was a big treat for our boys. We were pretty shocked to find that the matinee was $30 for us 4. But, we all enjoyed a silly movie about some Chihuahuas in Hollywood.

Needless to say, and $100 later...it was an enjoyable day with our boys.
Here is an adorable picture of my two boys and their cute hats.

Jared is always a good sport about letting the boys jump to him like "Spiderman."
The purple dragon!
We did another HUGE MILESTONE today...and after my apprehensions of it all...the boys got haircuts from their favorite stylist, papa.

BEFORE:

And AFTER:
Wesley is a true model at heart. He loves to pose. I thought he looked extra sharp in his suit. He lifted his leg on his own, without me even encouraging a pose!

The boys always love to read with papa.

And I loved their long pants with barefeet...
BEFORE:
Austin really needed a haircut. He was looking very mousy and fluffy.
What kind of parents still allow the "tail" or "mullet" hairstyle? Hilarious!
And AFTER: His big eyes and giraffe-like eyelashes sure do POP out now. If you look up close, you will see he is full of glitter on his mouth, he loves to slather on any type of chapstick...or make up that he can find.
A picture of my big belly at 25 weeks along...
And if you can believe this...this is our backyard and neighbor's house! Beautiful fall leaves all around. The boys loved throwing the leaves into the air and chasing the gray squirrels around.