cadbury addiction

it's just a simple addiction. Last night I went to CVS to grab some milk, since that's all I needed. As I was walking to the check out counter, low and behold I spot my FAVORITE candy from the corner of my eye. I don't even look at the price, I just quickly grab about 6 mini bags and drop them on the counter.
The sales clerk asks me: how are you doing tonight? did you find everything you need?
to which my reply was: yes! I was pretty good, but I'm now officially giddy. thanks to these mini cadbury eggs. YUM!
I know have finished all 6 mini bags and wishing I would have gotten more. and they're seasonal, so I have to get my fix over a 3 month period. like I said before, it's just a simple addiction.

christmas 2008

santa came.
we had a wonderful day
the kids were all so happy to see santa had eaten the milk and cookies.
dylan kept opening everyone else's presents. after he opened all of his.
while luke sat on the sidelines trying to figure out how to actually GET to the toys since they're all wired down and require either scissors or a chain saw.
avery sat happily and ate everyone's left over wrapping paper.
here is one picture, of the million I took.

oh what fun!

Here is a little preview of how much fun I had at this photo shoot yesterday...



stay tuned for more of the thiot family!

project:house

Here is a little preview of our house "in the works."

exibit a: living room with blue tape still on the wall from painting
exibit b: the only christmas decoration that I have in my house
exibit c: the guest bath-yay!
exibit d: a picture of what I do at night
exibit e: a view from the living room into kitchen and hallway, with all sorts of tools on the kitchen counter
exibit f: an office-what! yes, we finally have an office. I can't say "my" office, because that would mean that mark would have to knock on the door before entering...lol
exibit g: upstairs bathroom.

we just put wood floor down in the dinning room. I say "we" but really mark did all the work and I cleaned up the mess. It looks so good! The house came with no flooring in there so it was fun to finally not walk around on concrete.

Around this time of giving and receiving....I am so thankful for everything that our family has been blessed with this year! It was a rough last few months but in the end, it all works out. I'm blessed to have a healthy family and such wonderful kids, and of course an amazing husband!

And last but not least, I'm thankful to all my friends and family to which I would not have a blog if it weren't for you. happy holidays!

Good to be back!

It's good to be back in the world of blogging again!! I'm officially blogging in my new house! It's been great! I take care of my kids during the day while trying to get things done, and then I paint until around midnight every night or until my arms are so done! Mark has finished his first semester as a law school student! YAY! 1 down, 5 to go! It was such a hard semester I'm not quite sure how he did it, but through all of the stress of finding a house and me nagging him about it as well, he pulled through! He even took the boys to chuck e cheese for dinner the day he finished his finals. What a rock star dad! So everything is coming together! And my christmas cards.....unbelievable really. I just sat down today and got them done. WHAT! I know, it's crazy! We didn't have time to get together for a family picture since we moved and never had any time! But I got some shots of the kids a few weeks ago and here is a little preview of some of the ones I got. Dylan was in such a "mood" that day and wouldn't show off his cute smile, but I wasn't really in the mood to care either, so here they are! Avery is getting so big and blabbing all the time! Isn't that the cuttest knitted hat you've ever seen!! My friend makes those and has a shop on etsy check it out!
Happy Holidays!!

WHOA! It's been FOREVER!

yes, I've been M.I.A. ...MOVING! It's been CRAZY!!!! I don't have my head on straight just yet, but I'll get there eventually. We closed on our house 2 days before thanksgiving(YAY!) and since then, I've felt like the energizer bunny...until a few days ago, I feel asleep late that night and I woke up feeling like I had been hit by a train. My body finally gave in and said, HEY! I need to sleep!!! and since then, it's taken me a while to get back on track! I actually have been without my computer since the day we closed on our house....I KNOW!!! people ask me how on earth have I been able to know what's going on in the world! Well, I haven't. Other then reading my emails off my iphone, I have yet to TAKE or EDIT any pictures!!! I feel so empty without my camera or computer at my fingertips! But, on the flip side, it's been nice. I've been able to focus on unpacking, painting, finding my way around a new city, find a WAL-MART and a TARGET, find some DONUTS, find out how to potty train my boys, find out how in the world am I going to get christmas cards out this year???!!!! find my head, find my CLOTHES, find my SILVERWARE! figure out how to adjust to being a single mom of 3 with a husband in law school, find out that I have an AWESOME house that I TOTALLY LOVE! The list goes on. So, to sum this all up, I HAVE not really noticed that I've been missing out on the world of blogging. AND we will get internet connection on the 16th of this month. ( yes, I'm at terin's right now writing this) So, therefore, I won't be caught up until then. I'd say I have a lot to do before then anyway. I hope everyone is doing fabulous and enjoying the holidays.

A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E.

I couldn't believe how cute this kid was!! I love KIDS! I love that they don't even know me and yet they smile like CRAZY! It was an absolute beautiful day and we took pictures until this little guy let us. What a cute family!! Thanks you guys! It was so much fun and a much needed day away from my "mom job!"

OUR NEW HOUSE!

FINALLY!!!! After a LOOOOOONG search of trying to find a house that's perfect for our growing family....WE DID! Isn't it adorable!! It's so great in every way and it's in a wonderful community! I'm so exctited I can't even stand it! We are supposed to close on it in a couple weeks, so I will have to take some pictures of the inside when we move in. We are going to paint and put carpet in before hand, but I cannot express how happy I am to move into a new house and have mark closer to law school. patience has been the key factor for me not pulling my hair out these last couple of months. Thanks to terin and her family for letting us crash at their house and for putting up with all of the "extra noise" from my wonderful children. Living out of a suitcase or my car has been challenging, but we have managed to pull it off. I've also realized that it is kind of nice having tons of clothes for everybody already in the car. And diapers....and wipes...and formula. It's actually something I may look into doing more often. so what do you think!!??

big brother

It's been alot of fun seeing Luke play his protective role as the big brother to avery. She absolutely LOVES when he talks to her or entertaines her in some way. He's always there to give her a binkie or a blanket and also gives tons of kisses and hugs. I hope this relationship stays this way and doesn't end up being a war zone when they're teenagers. Who am I kidding.....I know it will, it's always that way for a bit around the hormonal times.

caden

This post is 3 months late.....but I finally got a hold of my nephew! He is now 15 months old!! This session was a spur of the moment and lasted about 5 minutes. He is still such a little lover and how could anyone not fall in love with those big brown eyes...which come from my brother! even though he doesn't talk much yet, I feel like when he does he tries to negotiate with you. I can already tell he's gonna be a smart little guy:) soooo cute!




also- I feel the need to apologize for all my fellow blog stalkers.....I have been so HORRIBLE at commenting on anyone's blog lately...I'm going to blame it on my hectic life right now and hopefully I will catch up with comments soon. Just know that I look at my reader and am loving all of the pics and stories out there!!!