Don't You See It?

Don't you see the joy in these kids' faces?  Don't they look like the picture of happiness?  These are the faces of children who love their mommy.

Doesn't she look like she wants to give me the biggest hug?  You know she does.  She loves the fact that I am taking her picture.

I know what you're thinking, you don't have to tell me.  She has got to be Mother of the Year.  Look at these happy, well adjusted children that she's raising.  We all need to take parenting tips from her.  I don't know what I'm doing, but it must be something good.  I mean, just look at these faces!  

Let Them Eat...Everything!

I survived the state fair.  It was so delicious.  Oh, I mean fun.  No, I mean delicious.  Here are the photos of my night at the fair.  I ate it all.  I mean saw it all.  No, I mean ate it all.

Here is my sister with the funnel cake she totally wimped out on and I had to finish.

This is me with my beloved curly fries.

"Oh, look at all this glorious food!"

The infamous fried twinkie.  Loving it, as you can tell.

We seriously took food home.  We just couldn't get enough.

The State Fair

I'm going to the fair tonight with my sister.  I cannot wait.  I go strictly for the food, of course.  I mean, I like looking around at animals and walking through the exhibits, but let's just be real here, I'm going for the food.  I'm mapping out my plan this afternoon.  There are way too many food stands and so little time.  I have to have a fried twinkie.  That's right, I said a fried twinkie.  Before you turn your nose up let me just explain this.  Twinkie + funnel cake batter = complete happiness.  Do you get it yet?  No?  Fine, more for me.  I love the curly fries too.  Oh, and the fried cheese curds.  And, let us not forget the most amazing food stand at our state fair, the one that sells fried shrimp on a stick and crawfish etouffee.  It is so tasty that I don't mind spending $8 to dine on exquisite cuisine just mere feet or sometime inches from horse manure. It's that good.  Well, I'm sure you wish you were going with me.  I'll take pictures, of the food, of course!

I really want to be one of those bloggers who shows the world the wonderful things they have created that day.  I look at so many blogs with great recipes or a new sewing project and it amazes me.  I really want to be that mom.  I'm not.  I barely made it out of bed before ten this morning and that was only because my two month old was crying to be fed.  My other two children were doing who knows what by that time, but I was not about to go looking for them when they were being so quiet.  I realize now that leaving a four and five year old the run of the house is not the best idea, but in my sleepy state I just didn't care.  When I did get out of the bed I managed to take the kids to the park, feed them their meals and do a little cleaning.  By the time I was done with that I was exhausted.  I just don't understand the energy of the super mommies.  I feel sorry for my children and my husband.  At the same time, do they really care if I can make a blanket out of old clothes?  I will continue to feel insecure and inadequate until the day I post a how to on this blog.  I will do it one day, just not today.

I love a good party

As I'm thinking about my daughter's upcoming birthday party I am becoming sentimental.  She's going to be four this September.  I have had control over all of her birthday parties up to this point.  Her first birthday party was all about cupcakes, her second was a barnyard party, and her third was a pink poodle celebration.  This year, well, she has a mind of her own.  This year we are having a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse party.  Don't get me wrong, I love a good character party, but for someone else's kids.  I loved coming up with creative and inexpensive ideas for cakes and cookies and decorations with all of her former parties.  I loved getting to live out my own birthday dreams through her parties.  I already had plans of tea parties and princess picnics.  But, alas, the TV wins out.  We are doing it up Mickey Mouse style this year.  My saving grace for this party was that our local party store was going out of business, so we got all of our supplies for 70% off.  I'm sorry party store.  I guess from here on out I should be on the look out for going out of business party stores.  There's no telling what I'll be looking for next year.  Carebears?  Dora?  Wonder Pets?  Oh no, not Wonder Pets!

For a walk down wonderful birthday memory lane check out these pictures of girly birthdays past.

This is Aevie's 1st birthday party.  It was all about sweets.  So much fun!

The farm party.  I loved making animal cookies and who doesn't love a good checkered table cloth?

The pink poodle party was one of my favorites.  I put to use those cool Martha Stewart pom poms.  Oh how I miss all that pink fluffiness.  I don't think Mickey Mouse would be into pink frosting, do you?