The Bachelor

Ok, am I the only one out there who is hooked on The Bachelor?!?!?  Every Monday night for the past 3 or 4 seasons, my mom and I have piled up the pillows on the bed and  kicked back to watch the drama unfold.  Daddy and Brad think we're totally crazy and just laugh at our fun.  We watched Jason get dumped by Dionna, then we were amazed at the end of the next season when Jason chose Melissa and then dumped her for 2nd runner-up Molly.  The following season Jillian had a chance with Jake, but he was "too perfect" - are you kidding me?!?!?  So now, we've got Jake as the bachelor. 

Aahhh, Jake!  Isn't he a cutie pie!?!?!  I just don't know if any of those girls suit him.  Usually by now we've got our favorites and are hopeful with the ones we've got chosen.  This season, ugh!  I don't know.  I was leaning towards Ali until tonight.  She's got a mouth on her that I just don't like.  Where's the sweet, down-to-earth girl I'm looking for???  I'm confident that Jake a good head on his shoulders and won't let me down.  :-)  Anybody else watching????  What's your take???  :-)

It Came!!!

Look what arrived at my front door today!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

I am SOOOOOO excited!!!  I put it in Jack's room and watched the kids play while I was in the kitchen!  Then, I positioned it directly towards Jack's crib and am watching him sleep.  OH. MY. GOODNESS!!!  This is one incredible product!!!

Thank you so much, Jenny at BabyBix Blog and Summer Infant !!!!!  This is truly a blessing!!!

Hee eee is!

Hee eee is!!  This is Jack's new phrase!  I guess it's his first sentence!!!!  When I ask him where something or someone is, he looks around, finds the object or person and says, "Hee eee is!"  It's precious!!!!  Oh, I love this little angel!!!

Wii!!!

Well, we did it.  Tonight we went out and purchased a Wii.  Brad and I both need to get in shape and had discussed all the many options out there.  We debated over buying a treadmill, but I just couldn't see us finding a spot in our house for a monster of that size.  Then, we heard about some friends who were losing weight using Wii Fit.  We decided to check it out.  Brad had played games on one, but I wouldn't know a Wii if I saw one!  He had enjoyed the games and thought we'd have fun with it so we thought it might be an option for us. 

We went to Walmart first.... sold out!  We went to Best Buy.... sold out!  We called the other 2 Walmarts.... sold out!  Unbelieveable!!!  I finally decided to call Target before we made the drive for no reason.  Well, they had 3 in stock!!!  So, we turned the car around and made our way to the Electronics Dept.  The super sweet guy that helped us couldn't have been more informative or patient with my many questions.  When he told us we had 90 days to return it, I was sold!  :-)

We got it home and set it up and have had so much fun, so far!!!  I can see how it can really motiviate you to get active, lose weight, get fit, and have fun all at the same time.  And Mallory's hooked already, too, so it looks to be a great new addition to our family!  :-)

Mommy, look at me!!!

You know that video monitor I wrote about in my last post?  Well, it can't get here soon enough.  Jack has now learned to CLIMB!!!  Last night he and Mallory were playing in his room and I heard him start crying.  It didn't last long at all, but I decided to go check to make sure everything was ok.  This is what I saw when I walked in the room...

Mallory had cleared off all the stuffed animals that were "hiding" this bench so she could sit on it and read.  Well, monkey see, monkey do.... Jack followed right behind her....

Oh yes, I've got two peas in a pod!  :-)

The crying that I had heard ealier was Jack after he fell off the bench and bumped his head on his swing.  (The swing was supposed to deter him from the bench, too.)  It obviously didn't hurt too bad, because he was right back up there two seconds later!

Oh, and where are his pants, you ask?  It's 11 degrees outside and the baby is only wearing a shirt....  Well, sister decided he would be more comfortable not wearing his sweatpants, so she helped him take them off.  :-)  Hurry up, monitor!!!

Look what I won!!!!!

I just got an email from Jenny of BabyBix Blog.  Out of 648 entries, I won THIS!!!!!

It's the Complete Coverage Color Video Monitor Set from Summer Infant Company!!!!

It retails for $300!!!  And I won it!!!!

Check out the details about it...

• 7” LCD color flat screen AND 1.8”color handheld units  
• 900 MHz technology for superior clarity and 350’ range  
• Built-in handle, swivel stand & tilt option on flatscreen  
• Belt clip & flip stand on handheld unit  
• LED sound lights let you see and hear baby’s every sound  
• One touch video on/off for night time convenience  
• Two channel selection to minimize interference

 OH. MY. WORD.  I am so excited!!!  I have an old monitor that I received when Mallory was born that we are still using with Jack.  I have enjoyed it tremendously.  I love being able to hear what's going on in Jack's room at all times during the day and night.  NOW, I'll not only be able to hear what's going on, I'll actually be able to WATCH what's going on.  That is SO cool!!!!

 

Thank you, Jenny and Summer Infant!!!  This is an incredible blessing!!!!!

 

Shopping Fun & A Beautiful Nativity

Right before Christmas my Daddy had a business meeting in Longview.  He knew it wouldn't last very long, so he thought it might be fun if my mom, the kids, and I tagged along.  He knows how much we love to shop!!!  We decided to leave early that morning and drive to Shreveport.  We'd heard that The Boardwalk was a really fun place to shop.  We ate at the Fuddruckers - always SO good!  And, we shopped!  I got Jack a cap, 2 pairs of shoes, and a sweatshirt at Children's Place and would you believe I paid a total of $7.00!!!  WOO-HOO!!  I found some awesome deals!!  :-)

We left there and headed towards Longview.  We made a quick stop at Marshall Pottery.  Mallory immediately fell in love with the Nativity that was made entirely from clay pots!  It was truly gorgeous!  Each piece was hand painted with such incredible detail.  And nothing was left out - the 3 wisemen, the shepherds, the sheep, a huge camel, Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus, an angel, and the donkey were all beautifully depicted.  Here are some pics...  I took these with the camera on my phone so the quality is really lacking!  :-(

It was a really fun day!!!