A Man w/ Many Talents!

Yet another brag session for me!!! I was under the weather big time this weekend with a double ear infection and strep throat as it turns out which means that on Monday Night, I missed Jaxon's 1st Baseball game...I mean the official one, no tee, real batting gloves, and you guessed it a boy that likes quote stats like he's rain man. I promised I would make it up to him by being there tonight and taking ROCK STAR pictures of him like this one stopping on 2nd for a double play....(even though you can only get 1 base at a time, the coach did not have the heart to tell him)! He pays attention, tonight he was 2 for 2, with 3 sliders and gave 2 outs to the other team!! Way to go Jaxon! Mom, Dad and Mason could not be more proud!!!

Curious Mason....Another Tale of Tarah's Clean Up

Man, I just can not seem to stop wondering when my youngest son will have his curiosity cured....this is a mild one, compared to some of them but come on!!! I was on the phone, he was going potty, must have got distracted because then, he comes downstairs with a handful of these babies....YIKES, I can not believe that I am blogging this! Good thing not too many people take a gander at this, I can only imagine what would have happened if I left him alone for longer than 10 minutes! PS...where the heck are his glasses???? Serious embarrassment for that graduation collage!

Mother's Day 2008

Ahhh, Mother's Day! If you are like me, sometime you have NO idea what this day will hold! I always try to go into this day with no expectations of what my family might do for me, but make sure that they know it is enough....no matter what it is! Our day started out sweetly with a little breakfast while in the bathroom, of course I never leave enough time to sit down for a meal on a day like today. I have the schedule packed with Church, Flower shopping, Brunch and then a little errand running. We topped the day off with each of the boys planting a mothers day tree....those pictures will be posted later....as today I wanted to be a bit more sentimental (focus on the mental!).... Seriously, when I see these pictures I am astonished at how quickly they grow up. I know it is a cliche' but time really does fly. As many people have said " The days are long, but the years are short." I really feel this resonating with me today. I have an almost 7 and almost 4 year old and I can still remember 1st birthday parties like they happened yesterday. In a very small way I feel like that is God reminding us that life really is short. So on a day like today, I want to say a huge THANK YOU to my mother, to all of my girlfriends who I choose to "DO LIFE" with and who are also raising children. We never knew what we were getting into when we started this motherhood journey, but the fact that we are raising the next generation of doctors, race car drivers, presidents, pastors and fashion models should be enough for us to sleep at night.... Love to my sista's....keep on being moms!!!

Not Quite Ready for This...

I came across some old photos while cleaning out my computer. I took this picture in the mall parking lot by my house....this picture was not enhanced except for the border....do you believe that? It does not seem real, although I am ready for spring and summer weather...I long for the days when the trees look like this....it is mesmerizing!!!

Spring Cleaning

BEFORE- TOP AFTER- BOTTOM

So, I have not been blogging as regularly as I should. I have been SPRING Cleaning! I love it! Makes me feel so organized. I have been getting the yard ready, painting, touching up chips in the wall, cleaning out closets....and today was the MOTHER of all projects...the garage doors and pillars of my house....here you will see the before and after pics...enjoy!!!

Gunny Sack Races

We had a little reschedule as a Birthday we were scheduled to attend on Saturday got changed to Sunday to ensure better weather...that it was! It was georgeous and sunny, and around 68 degrees...around here that is a virtual heat wave!

I took it upon myself to take a bunch of pictures of the birthday girl and all the festivities! There was a canival of plenty. Jumpy castle, Cotton Candy, Gunny Sack Race, and Best of all the

HUGE LOLLIPOP!

The picture taken is with one of Mason's friends in our neighborhood. His name is Ethan and he is a doll. I just love catching little memories like this one...

hopefully they will be good friends when they grow up!

No Cavities!!!!

I must admit I have been procrastinating a little about Mason's trip to the dentist. I was sooo PROUD of him. Not only for not having any cavities (a sheer miracle if you ask me) but also for his big boy behavior. He kept asking Lisa the hygenist why she worked inside peoples mouths. He also said that was really "gross" so that means he must not want to be a dentist when he gets older! CONGRATS ON A GREAT VISIT MASON....They will see him again in 6 months

(I promise)!