For Shauna – The Transformation

Shauna posted an assignment on her blog & I decided to take part! As most of you have noticed, I’ve been slacking a little lately, mostly because of work. I am totally slammed right now, it’s good since I work on commission only, but bad for my sanity.
On to the assignment….don’t be afraid to play along!

This is my starting point…. after using my burt’s bees in the shower & moisturizer after!

These products got me….

Here

Jax had to play along too!

This is after…..

Playing in this drawer!

A few of my favorite products. You can find the all conveniently at Sephora!
1. Bare Minerals…wonderful, I’ve been using BM for about 2 1/2 years now. I’ll never use anything different! I also love the brushes that came with my starter kit.
2.REN eye gel…amazing!
3. Origin’s “Quick Hide” concelear (I don’t think you can get this at Sephora)
4.Urban Decay eyeshadow primer (in the purple tube), also amazing!
5.Dior’s black out mascara
6. NARS Multiples…you can use this on your cheeks, eyes or lips
7. my trusty eyebrow brush!

And here I am in all my glory…ready for the day!

Ok, I showed you mine, so you show me your’s!

Friday Five on Saturday

Last week Megan posted “Friday Five”. You just post five pictures from the week (or from whatever, I suppose)! I like the idea…so here’s my five for this week!

Thursday morning I let Jaxon sit on our bed to watch Clifford while I got dressed…..

I left the room for a minute & when I returned he was up dancing/jumping on the bed. I looked over at the tv & he’d changed the channel…he managed to turn it on MTV2! Funny but….I don’t think so!

Happiness only a water gun can bring!

so serious…..at the zoo

Enjoying the new swingset!
Let’s see your week in pictures!

Have a great weekend!

55 questions

I got this from Wendy’s blog. Feel free to play too! WARNING: this is pretty random!

1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the
first thing you thought?
I really need a cut & color

2. How much cash do you have on you? No cash & I think like .85 cents!

3. What word rhymes with “DOOR”? More

4. Favorite Planet: the only one I know anything about…Earth!

5. Who is the 4th person on the missed call list on your cell
phone?
Megan

6. What is your favorite ring tone on your phone? anything but the cingular tone!

7. What shirt are you wearing? a teal short sleeved t-shirt

8. Do you “label” yourself? yes, as a christian

9. Name the brand of shoes you are currently wearing? I’m barefoot! But today I wore some black pumps from Target…mossimo brand.

10. Bright or dark room? during the day, I like it bright, but at night our home is dimly lit.

11. What do you think about the person who took this survey before
you?
I don’t know her well, but from what I do know…she is a sweet person!

12. What does your watch look like? I’m not a big watch person, but when we went to vegas I bought a new titanium watch to go with my new wedding ring (I don’t think I ever posted about that!)

13. What were you doing at midnight last night? sleeping

14. What did your last text message you received on your cell phone
say?
“I love you” from Joey on Monday morning

15. Where is your nearest 7-11? right outside our neighborhood

16. What’s a word you say a lot? it’s a phrase… “oh my word”

17. Who told you s/he loved you last? Joey

18. Last furry thing you touched? I don’t recall!

19. How many drugs have you done in the last three days? I’ve never “done” anything! I’ve taken an excedrin migraine the last two days.

20. How many rolls of film do you need developed? I haven’t developed film in over 2 years!

21. Favorite age you have been so far? probably 25 , but 28 is good too…I’m starting to feel like a “real” adult!

22. Your worst enemy? time….it’s going by too fast

23. What is your current desktop picture? a pic of Jax & I

24. What was the last thing you said to someone?Jaxon look it’s Veggie Tales”, then we proceeded to sing the song as a family!

25. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to fly
what would it be?
a million dollars would get us out of debt & build a VERY nice start to retirement!

26. Do you like someone? wierd question! I like a lot of people

27. The last song you listened to? excluding veggie tales, Put your records on by Corinne Bailey Rae

28. What time of day were you born? 11:57 pm on March 26

29. What is your favorite number? 33

30. Where did you live in 1987? Arlington, Tx

31. Are you jealous of anyone? not really of any one person, but certain situations

32. Is anyone jealous of you? oh, I’m sure so! JUST KIDDING!

33. Where were you when 9/11 happened? I was at home, but didn’t realize anything had happened until I walked into work & Dr. Wright was listening to the radio. We didn’t have a tv there, so we listened to the radio the entire day & got lots of info from patients, although a lot of people canceled that day.

34. What do you do when vending machines steal your money? I’m not really a big vending machine user, so I haven’t had this happen since high school!

35. Do you consider yourself kind? Yes.

36. If you had to get a tattoo where would it be? I don’t know…that’s probably why I never got one

37. If you could be fluent in any other language what would it be? Spanish would be helpful at work, but French would be fun

38. Would you move for the person you loved? of course

39. Are you touchy feely? I’m a hugger!

40. What’s your life motto? Proverbs 3:5 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart….”

41. Name three things you have on at all times? wedding ring, earrings, contacts or glasses

42. What is your favorite city/town? San Diego, CA

43. What was the last thing you paid for with cash? taco bell two weeks ago

44. When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper and mailed it? If you count a card, last week. An actual letter…it’s been a while since my pen pal days! (Yes, I had pen pal’s when I was younger. One girl lived in England!)

45. Can you change the oil on a car? no, but I can drive it to express auto!

46. Your first love: What is the last thing you heard about him/her? Joey was and still is my true first love. I heard him say “dinner’s ready”! From someone else: that he is smart!

48. The last time you dressed fancy, what did you wear and why did
you dress fancy?
In a dress that I wouldn’t wear to church…2 weeks ago at the OCA banquet.

49. Does anything hurt on your body right now? NO, my eyes are a burning a little, time to take out my contacts (have I mentioned I REALLY want Lasik?)

50. Have you been burned by love? no

51. Do you read in the bathroom? I catch up on my blog reads while Jax plays in the bathtub, while we listen to silly songs! (LOVE my wireless internet)

52. Do you sing in the shower? or the car? I used to sing in the shower, but now I have to be quiet because my family is usually sleeping, but I sing LOUD in the car!

53. If you stumbled upon your ex’s blog, would you read it? why not?

54. Is there one food you have never eaten and refuse to try? What
is it and why?
sushi! Just the thought of it makes me want to vomit! (I used Wendy’s answer)

55. Can you change a flat tire on your car? no, but I can dial for help!

Mommie's Day

Joey taught Jax how to say “happy mommie’s day”, it was pretty cute! We had a fun day! I’m sure Jaxon didn’t really know that it was a special day, but he was extra sweet today! He is starting to say nice things on his own. He’ll say thank you without being prompted & best of all, today he said “mommy love you”. He has also been saying “mommy, daddy, jaxon”. I love watching the wheels in his mind turn and his personality developing!

Today we went to the cheesecake factory for brunch, then to the zoo for a choo choo ride! I love the fact that we are zoofriends members. I don’t feel guilty for only wanting to stay for about an hour! This morning Joey & I were talking about our day. We spelled out Z-O-O and Jaxon started saying ZOO, ZOO. Yes, our child is a genius and can spell at 2 years old!

I LOVE THIS BOY!

Ready to drum, wearing daddy’s belt
Little drummer boy
He loves his stickers!
The best picture from today…nice!
True Talent!
If you’re a mommy, I hope you had a great day!

Going Private

I’ve been thinking about making my blog private. I still want you reading about our family…I just want to know exactly who is learning & seeing pictures of us! I’ve been a little freaked out lately about some things, and I just think you can’t be too careful! If you would like to keep reading, I would love for you too. Just send me an e-mail (my e-mail is in my profile) and I’ll send you an invitation! I hope this will make me feel more at-ease and that most of you will still be a part of our online family!

Have a great Wednesday!!

boo-boo/busy kitchen

Last night was the Jr/Sr banquet at OCA. There are a few good things about going to these events as an adult. 1. I did not have to get my hair or nails done. 2. I was able to wear a dress that I bought for a wedding last August. 3. I was able to go home and be in bed by 10:30!!!
After eating our normal Saturday morning pancake breakfast, Jaxon needed a bath. I took this picture of him this morning.

About 30 minutes after bath time Jaxon received his first REAL boo-boo. We were playing “Chase me if you want me to get dressed”, a game that is a regular at our house! There is lots of laughter involved! I “caught” Jax in the kitchen and we were running down the hall. As we were running, his head bumped into the door facing on the bathroom door. The laughter immediately turned to extreme crying. I felt absolutely horrible (and still do). Within 90 seconds, Jaxon had a golf ball sized knot on his forehead. We called the Dr. on call & they said to give him Motrin and watch him closely all day. The knot has gone down significantly. I tried to get a picture of his forehead, but they didn’t turn out well.

Cinco De Mayo


If you know Joey and I at all, you know that we do not need a special occasion to eat Mexican food, but we certainly won’t pass up an actual occasion to have a fiesta! When we were in Vegas there was an amazing restaurant in our hotel called Isla. Joey has NEVER liked guacamole. I ordered the ‘Mexican city guacamole’ before our meal. I begged Joey to try some & guess what…he LOVED it, and so did I. We liked it so much we craved it all the next day & we gave up eating at Emril’s Delmonico Steakhouse just to eat at Isla once more. It was seriously the best guacamole & nachos I’ve ever had. That’s a BOLD statement! Since we’ve been home, we have craved and talked about that guacamole every week.
Today I figured would be the perfect day to try and recreate the guacamole. I DID IT!! IT WAS SO AMAZING, not to brag or anything! So, with that we also had homemade salsa & chicken fajitas with black beans! I could seriously have this meal daily. I photo documented the meal for you!




We all took a much needed, long nap today. Tonight was the OCA auction. Jaxon & I planned on going, but after a traumatic morning, we decided to take it easy at home! I’m glad we did. It was so great to spend some time alone with my boy. We had a wonderful evening.
As I’ve posted before, Jaxon really likes to help me in the kitchen. A few weeks ago, I made homemade blueberry muffins. Last summer Jax became obsessed with fresh blueberries and I’ve been wanting to make them for a while. They were a huge hit. So much so that he called them cupcakes. I’m thinking if my kid thinks that fresh blueberry muffins are cupcakes, I’m okay with that! Tonight he began asking out of the blue for cupcakes. “mommyyyyy cucake, cuckae mommy, cucake“. Luckily I had some frozen berries on hand, so we whipped up a batch!

He was very pleased with mommy & even said “thank you mommy” without me prompting him!!!! (you can see the aftermath of this morning’s drama….still a little swollen, but you can’t really tell here)

We also made some oatmeal chocolate chip cookies….they are wonderful! I only had one muffin & a half a cookie, so I probably only gained a few pounds!
I hope that your Saturday was a great one as well! Happy 5th of May!

If you would like the recipe for the muffins or cookies, go to the I kiss better than I cook link on the sidebar!

Trip to TX

Jax & I had a good weekend in TX. It was fast, furious & absolutely exhausting…but fun! Here are a few of the pictures….

Jax waking up from a nap on the way there

First trip to the “indoor zoo” aka Cabella’s

Fun w/ PaPaw (or Pa’Paaaw for Megan)

Trying to figure out the POP gun…oh, he has it mastered now!

Early morning fresh air fun

Conner, Logan & Jaxon

I can’t believe I didn’t get any pictures of the girls at all! This is kind of a lame-o post! Have a great Thursday!