40 Days & 40 Nights

So this year for Lent, I am going all out... I decided to give up Facebook... GASP!!! Being a SAHM, FB has been a great way to stay connected to other mommies and just people in general during the day. I usually get on while eating breakfast, a little during naptime and for about 30 mins when the kids go to bed at night. It has become pretty much my main form of communication with my family and friends, so this may be interesting!!

I am hoping I can use the extra time I spent on FB to: read more books, do more fun things with the boys and give this blog a little more attention!! This is definitely going to be a TRUE sacrifice :-)

Happy Lent!

Without a Daddy... but Special Day at School!!

Today, Brady flew out to Boston for a work trip. He is only going to be gone a few days, but we definitely miss him while he is away :-( The boys seem to act out a little more when he is gone for periods of time... either, this is how they deal with daddy being gone, or they are taking advantage of the situation. O'well, nothing Mama Jen can't handle ;-)

So, today Landon had preschool and it was his "special day." This means he gets to be the teacher's special helper during class and bring the class snack. He LOVES when it is his "day!" I was kind of sad today, because this was his last special day of his preschool career... he has been in preschool for almost two years and I have got pretty comfortable with his awesome teachers. NOOOOOOO... don't be almost over :-( I wish he could stay this age forever!! Okay, back on track... so, he had a great day and Brock and I stayed and watched him do the morning opening of class, where he gets up and helps the teacher... so fun :-)

I also registered Landon for kindergarten today... he is all set for the Fall!!! He is so excited, me... not so much :-/

Family Movie Night!!

Last night we had a family movie night!! It has been the first one we have had since Brock was born. We used to do them all the time when Landon was little and then when Brock was born, it was just too much with him being a baby and us trying to get them to bed at a regular routine. Now that Brock is two and can sit through a movie, we are very excited to start having movie nights again!!

So, we brought down all the blankets and pillows and placed them on the floor... so comfy! Then, we turned off all the lights and started the movie, The Last Airbender!! The boys LOVED it!! It was a super long movie and even Brock sat through it all, only getting up a couple times to walk around.

I can't wait for our next movie night!!

Cherish the one you love

I attended the funeral of my great-aunt today. She was 85 years old and a wonderful woman. I was fortunate enough to be brought up close to both of my parent's aunts & uncles and I am so thankful to have had them all in my life.

When I got to the funeral today I saw my great-uncle up by her casket greeting people. He looked so sad, weak and shaken... my heart sank. He had found his beloved wife passed away in the bed in the morning when he woke up... it was sudden and unexpected. After 65 years of marriage, he was now alone.

Imagine, being with the love of your life for 65 years. Have children together... grandchildren... great-grandchildren. Traveling the world together. Doing the things you love... together. Then you wake up one morning and they are gone forever. I don't think that it matters how old you are or how long you have been together with the love of your life, it has to be the hardest thing in the world to lose them.

When I got up to the casket, I gave him the biggest hug and told him how sorry I was about his loss... I told him what a wonderful woman she was. I didn't need to tell him that, he already knew, but it was the only thing that I could get out. I could feel his sadness from where I stood. The lost look in his eyes... I can't even begin to imagine the pain he was in.

Today made me really realize that life is so short and that you need to love your husband or wife to the fullest everyday!! Don't sweat the small stuff, let them know how much you love them and what you love about them. Enjoy your children together. Spend alone time together. Respect each other and be kind. Most of all, don't ever forget what made you fall in love with them.

I can only pray that Brady and I are as fortunate as my great-uncle and aunt and have another 60 years together.

I know Aunt Flow is coming to town...

WHEN: I start to get teary-eyed listening to a sad song while running on the treadmill at the gym... so EMBARRASSING!!!! I hope no one noticed ;-) LOL

Some woman get really bad cramps. Some get headaches. Me? I am the most emotional person ever... I admit it, stay away for a couple days while my hormones are crazy... you never know what I am going to get upset about or how I am going to express them :-/

Being that Brady and I have been together for 14 years now, he has learned to humor this time of month. He never gets mad or takes it personal, just waits until the storm has passed. Thank you, Hun!!

Haha... this is me at the gym!!!

Brock is Two!!!

He turned two on February 20th, but I just got all of his pictures together from his party and his actually b-day. The day of Brock's party my camera ran out of batteries and then my parents batteries ran out!!! O'well, we got it together and made the best of it :-)

We had a family birthday party at Davanni's Pizza and then the next day for his actual birthday, we took him to Ridgedale Mall for lunch and Build-a-Bear!! He had so much fun... WE LOVE YOU LITTLE B!!!

Video Clip: Family singing "Happy Birthday"

Video Clip: At Applebee's, the waiters came out to sing "Happy Birthday"