exposed!

so i've had this really, really bad habit of "snacking" before bedtime for a while now and i have recently been convicted that i've got to stop. i've been able to have self-control occasionally, but it hasn't stuck. so, as i was brushing my teeth tonight, i decided that every sunday night i'm going to blog a list of all the junk i gave into during that week. i figure that if nothing else, sheer embarrassment will break my incredibly unhealthy habit! and hopefully, it'll only take a few sunday posts before there'll be nothing to post about!

i can't remember everything i've eaten this past week so i won't be able to blog about it tomorrow night, but i will tell you that tonight i only had an orange. so, not so bad, right? we'll see how this goes! oh, and i'm going to try speed-walking because a friend of mine told me that it's a good way to work the tummy (thanks, rachel!). we'll see how that goes as well.
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i captured this tonight...emma and her daddy

playing catch-up

since i've been so bad about posting pictures of the kids, i thought i better just getter' done. enjoy!


1.  emma showing off her "faaahhbulous" minnie mouse sunglasses.
2.  lucas dragging his valentine's bag from preschool...he's got a lot of valentines!
3, 4, 5.  elise trying rice cereal for the first time (3/24/09).  she liked it a lot at first, so i decided to thicken it up a little.  i ended up dumping way too much in (i've done this with every one of the kids) and she didn't like it so much after that.
6.  elise trying avocado for the first time.  eh.
7.  elise wearing emma's birthday crown.  emma kept saying, "i'm scared," so we let elise wear it.  doesn't she look cute with her Daddy?
8, 9.  lucas and emma showing off their wicked chopstick skills.
10.  emma wearing her new sandals while opening a birthday gift.
11.  lucas in his dragon towel from carter.  he loves running around the house with it.  so cute!
12.  elise sitting pretty!  she is now able to sit up without falling over.  if i leave her alone for too long, she'll still topple, but i'm not complaining.  she started sitting up by herself probably about a week ago.  finally!

resurrected!

He has risen! today we celebrated the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! this year lucas really seemed to understand what easter is about and what it is we are celebrating. it was so fun to see him participate in telling the story of Jesus' death and resurrection. it really showed us how much he's grown!

our easter started out with church in the morning. our pastor gave an AWESOME sermon, which you can download and listen to here. after service, we headed over to our friends' house for some egg-hunting and easter brunch. the food was delicious and the company was even better! thanks for inviting us, erik and brenda! we had a great time with you and the hays!

so, on the note of resurrection, i thought this might be an appropriate time to "resurrect" this blog of ours. if nothing else, it will force me to pick up my camera more often and start taking pictures of the kids again. i used to be so good about it. now, the camera is one of the last things on my list of things to pack when i'm headed out the door with 3 kids! here are some pictures of the kids from today. happy easter!

swimsuit giveaway...woot-woot!

calling all girls! a friend of mine just brought this to my attention, so i thought i'd give it a try (thanks, rachel!). there is this FABULOUS website out there called fabulessly frugal where these moms go waaaaay out of their way to find us sale-lovers amazing coupon deals and freebies. right now, they are doing this fun give-away on a swimsuit top from modbe clothing. you just have to go to this link at http://www.fabulesslyfrugal.com/2009/04/swimsuit-giveaway.html and enter to win. i just did it, and you should, too! gotta hurry, though, because it ends on april 12!

(i'll post about the kids soon...promise!!!)