halloween!

Here are a few pics from us going to the "Trunk or Treat" last Saturday. The kids had so much fun. Mahna as you will see, decided to be a racecar driver, after looking over the Party City ads. She stuck with it and it really is the perfect outfit, cuz she can wear comfy clothes underneath, and there is no 'headgear' to the costume. I will never understand why costume makers would think that kids would wear something on their heads! And Cole in my mind just absolutely had to be a vampire this year! His paleness, naturally pointing down hair and broken front teeth. And boy did he make a handsome one! I spent two days shopping at 5 stores trying to find a size 2 vampire costume, unsuccessfully. I am so blessed to have a mom who can sew. She made this costume in one night, and lost some sleep staying up to do it. She did such an awesome job, and I hope that the pictures show her amazing talent. Who can make a costume out of two pieces of satin with no pattern? Only my mom as far as I know. Check out the pics and tell me what u think.

my son Golden K. Warren

I am so sorry to all the people I didn't get to see at all or didn't spend a lot of time with. I only get to see Gold once a year and I really have to make the most of it. I rarely get a picture of him for an entire year and talking on the phone just is not that awesome when he is 10 and a boy and I am 29! So I am sorry, and please don't feel blown off. I feel very strongly about making a relationship with him and answering questions if he ever has them. My aunt and uncle are doing a really great job with him. He is so smart, has a wonderful vocabulary, and is interested in such a variety of things. He almost never watches TV which has helped him be a lot more creative. He does all different kind of art, and had an "art show" in downtown KC not too long ago. He actually sold like $300 worth of stuff. He is also interested in calligraphy, paper making and researching famous signatures of our founding fathers, also reading about the declaration of independence. He is in a swim club and also does golf lessons. He eats really healthy, too. Mahna and he were connected at the hip from the moment we got there! It was so awesome to see them getting along so well. Mahna was non stop happy the whole time. It was amazing how after so long of not seeing each other (he who is an only child) and she who is use to being the oldest in her house and in control, played and created so naturally. I am so thankful that I got to go. We went to the punkin patch one day and the zoo another. It was a very fast trip, like always, but lots of good moments together. And the drive was nice as a family. We all got along, were peaceful, and laughed. p.s the picture of Gold w/ the pillow case is one my mom made him out of "coin" fabric and put his name on it!

pix

sorry i never post on here, probly no one even looks at it anymore..... so here are some pics for anyone who cares.....i blog on MYSPACE all the time, so if u wanna check it out email me and i will send u a link. the pics are #1 me thinking of a wish on my bday Oct 5, #2 anna me and mom #3 4 and 5 are mahna and cole taken today!

out of the office

If u call or email me I am leaving the country!!!!! I will be unable to reply. Back on Tuesday, talk to u then! Pray for no hurricanes for us.



HUGS!

keepin up

My lovely friend CinCin got me this journal that is a 10 yr journal. I haven't been keeping up w/ it but I have sorta been keeping up w myspace. Seems like I can only do one or the other.

Mahna and I have been reading lots o' books lately, which makes me really excited and hopeful for her educational future. She will sit thru entire books and chooses them over TV a lot lately.

Cole is talking more and more. He will go on rants talking about stuff. Today he said "I want Daddy" and he can say "It's raining" whenever Jarrod turns on the sprinklers he says it is raining. Lately at night the kids have been playing outside in the hose. We haven't been swimming this week, but they are going to mom's casa tomorrow while I clean two houses so maybe they will then. We did go to the waterpark while my cuz was here last week. I love the waterpark!

Today was an awesome day, in my opinion. Yaz and me and all our kiddos had an outting, went to chicfila and then hung at my house and I did blonde streaks in her hair. I am mad at myself for not taking a pic of her hair after she dried it cuz it looked so purdy on her.

Happy and Sad

I am sooooooo happy cuz I got my van today!!!!!!!!! It is so perfect, I love it. I will try to find time to post the pic tomorrow! Thank you Mommy and Daddy for the loan. :)

I had a great day cuz my sissy poo Anna stayed w/ me last night and today (of her own free will) helped me clean my house and played w/ my kids and helped me grocery shop and water for Miss Di. It was such an enjoyable time, I must say!

I am sad cuz Mahna "watered" my phone and it is truly dead now. So if you have been trying to call me the last couple days, I am not ignoring you, I just haven't got a new one yet.

Weds night update

Today my mama came and picked us up and let me use Anna's car cuz Jarrod was using the Altima, and watched the kids while I watered at Diane's and then visited Anna at the place she's at. We had a great time talking and I just love my sister so much. I felt the need to say that publicly. She is a super cool person, 10 yrs younger than I. I feel really blessed that with such an age gap, she is one of my grandest friends. My mom invited Mahna to spend the night. Mahna loves Gramma Dar soooo much. She looks at pictures and tells me "I miss Gramma Dar". I am glad mom will let her stay with her even though she has to share the bed with a little 3 yr old sleeping kickboxer. Jarrod and I had fun tonight just playing w/ Cole. Jarrod is determined to teach him (at 17 months old) to correctly hit a plastic baseball off of a T Ball stand. It is super heart warming to watch daddy and son play and hug and play fight. Mahna loves to play fight, too. I love both of my babies so much, and feel overly blessed and undeserving of having a boy and a girl.

Tomorrow is work day..... every Thursday I clean 2 houses, but I think I only have to do one this week. Too bad for the money, but it works out well, cuz it's Tina's last day of school and I will get to pick her up in the yellow bug car which she has been asking me to do forever. Our plan for tomorrow night is to go to dinner at Pancho's (one of Jarrod's favorite places to chow down).



Thanks for reading, friends!