the short month...

well February is turning out to be a good month! and well it usually is since its the short month that goes by quickly but what makes it even better is we are a month closer to moving and Sean getting out of the Army 65 days!!!!! We are also a month closer to my baby boys bday...can you believe it! My little man will be turning 1 next month! time to start party planning :)
Also in 2 weeks we are having Liam baptized at church so we have family and friends coming into town to celebrate with us! Esp my BFF who is Liam's Godmother! :) And to top it off and make Feb even better....we thought my bestest and the family (who spent most of Jan here) was heading back to Missouri yesterday, but sure enough after we said our sad goodbyes yesterday afternoon, and they headed out, they found out they had to turn around and come back here for another month!!! So I get my bestest and the family for another month which includes the awesome Superbowl party we will be enjoying together at our house :) And I get everything else that I've already mentioned...I feel pretty darn lucky :) and pretty happy!

This is also the LAST month that I will be working. I like caring for another kid so that I could be at home with my kids and still bring in some income but I need time to get things packed and moved and to do some last minute stuff around here so after Feb it will be just me and my kiddos each day until we move....I'm looking forward to it because there are days when I miss the simplicity of doing things with just 2.
I also will still be bringing in income with Thirty-One which I am loving more and more each month! The New Spring/Summer Catalog is now available as of Feb 1st!! and I'm super excited about business, booking parties, recruiting new team members!! Its going to be GREAT! I'm also really looking forward to sharing with everyone in PA and NY after we move so if anyone wants to book a party I'm scheduling as far out as June!!! :)
www.mythirtyone.com/mrsfen is where you can view the new catalog and if you have any questions just ask me!

I've added some pics from the past few days....

Trenton and Chloe---sleepover night 

Adalynn and Liam--cutest 2010 babies!!

me and my godson :) 

Chloe with her Godparents and Trenton :) 

Ohhh and a little side note: 

My hubby is trying to get me to like coffee...I don't drink coffee, never could get past the after taste that stays around forever but I have always loved the smell. My dad and poppop...BIG Coffee drinkers! I remember growing up and smelling it all the time and ohh it smelled so good and to this day the smell of coffee, especially waking up to the smell of coffee in the house makes me think of them... Anyway I spent quite a long time at the commissary today, with 3 kids, ended with a FULL cart and a very FULL trunk, of groceries. Sean was heading home for lunch after his dentist appt and stopped at McDonald's and got me my first ever Mocha Frappe.....mmmmm I was pleasantly surprised that it was not like all the other coffee drinks that I've tried and I really liked it...so I guess I may start being a coffee drinker...but and a BIG BUT...I don't think you will ever see me ordering a coffee with just cream and sugar...blah! not for me! 

well until next time...

<3 Liz 

great weekend!!

well its Saturday night and the weekend isn't over yet but so far it has been great!

Last night we had dinner with CC, Derek the kids and the Rangels! So fun and the kids were sooooo good!! We arrived at 6pm and left around 8:30 which is def past all of their bedtimes and we didn't have a problem once. You'd think 4 kids in the restaurant atleast one will cause a problem and not one did... I love that my kids are so well behaved and especially in public :)

Today was the day I finally got to sleep in...no 6am alarm and guess what I was wide freaking awake at 6am! ahhh I was going crazy...tossing and turning to go back to sleep. My only day of the entire week where I don't have to wake up to an alarm and I'm up. Finally I went back to sleep and the kids slept in too so we all woke up nice and refreshed! 

Took advantage of not having to be anywhere today and Chloe helped me make pancakes or as she likes to call them pannycakes lol 

Finally got everything out of the house that we had on the donate pile, packed the trunk and backseat of the call full and dropped it all off at Goodwill. Then came home, Sean and I took advantage of Liam napping and the 60 degree January day :) and spent it in the front yard cleaning, blowing and raking leaves. It was a huge transformation and def helps with the curb appeal haha...I can't believe it was 60 outside today...we opened some of the windows too which was amazing because if we were back home in NY or PA we'd a couple feet of snow on the ground. Tomorrow is looking to be the same way so after church we are planning on heading to Pope park and letting the kids enjoy the outdoors :) 

Tonight me and my bestest had a date night :) Chrisann moved to Missouri about a year and a half ago and it sucks not having her here but since they have been here for almost the entire month of Jan and leave this coming week we had to get in some "ME" time together. Sean and Derek stayed at our house with the kids and we went out for dinner and pedicures :) It was great! I love my kids but I def needed some time out without them. The last time I had a pedicure without Chloe in my lap was before she was born so were going on 4 and a half years lol and the last time this momma has done anything without her kids...hmmm I can't even remember that far back haha. I can def say that I am slightly jealous of those people that are able to have family that live close by or a really good friend or sitter that will take your kids for you from time to time. Being a mommy is the greatest job in the world, and by far the most rewarding. I absolutely LOVE being Chloe and Liam's momma! However, it also the most on-call, exhausting, time consuming, on your feet, mind going a mile a minute, job that never, ever ends!! and I don't think there is any momma out there that wouldn't agree!!
I really look forward to moving close to our family so that we can have some time here and there to ourselves. I def am not the type of person to push my kids off on others as you can tell but I'd like a date night here an there. Date nights have been non-existent for us unless you count the nights when can get the kids to sleep without a fight and are able to stay up and watch a movie together, which we usually fall asleep during. 

ohhh and since I went out would you believe that I was gone for 2 hours tonight and my son walked on his own, across the room. From the couch to the tv stand he walked!! OMG I couldnt believe it when Sean told me and Derek was there chimming in yeah he did, he really did.
That little stinker!! 

Liam took his first steps awhile back and has been doing more and more, 4 steps here 5 steps then 6 but walking across the room and I missed it! oh my! I was a little sad. but so excited! I can't wait to see what he does and learns next!

Well it's bedtime for me. I was going to post pictures of the house all nice but I can't find my camera to upload and its getting late so until next time....hope everyone has a great rest of the weekend! 

<3 Liz