Breakfast with the Kiddos

was on the agenda this morning...

Jason hit the weight room & I took my cuties out for pancakes!!! Figured my summer days are dwindling, so we'd better make the most of them!!! 

What a great time and the pancakes (and my coffee) were delicious!! 

Here's to a great end of summer break & the start of a fabulous school year!!! 

I love you three!!

Oh, my goodness...

You'd think with it being SPRING BREAK and all, I'd get a little blogging done around here. I sat down about two hours ago with great intentions of catching up.

Well...Pinterest got the best of me tonight.

So, with it going on midnight, I'm FINALLY going to get around to jotting a couple things down. I'm actually tired & seriously just shut the i-Pad down, but quickly wanted to get this funny down before I hit the hay...

I LOVE my munchkins & they keep me a gigglin' like a school girl....

Jason & I took the older two to see The Croods in 3D this afternoon. (More on that tomorrow)

The 3D goggles were a hit...to say the least.

Trey's actually sleeping in his right now..I'm headed into that room of his to slip them off in a second.

But, below is what unfolded a few hours ago before the kiddos hit the sack....

The kiddos were laying on the bed with me as we talked about the movie for the 5th time. Along with talking, the kiddos were drawing on some fun little notepads PaPa Ken had given them...

Trey proceeds to tell me that "when you write in a diary, you shouldn't ever write on the front pages. Instead write on the middle pages, so no one can ever read your secrets." He quickly moves into drawing movie scenes....

Tay poses for a quick shot of her new little gem of a forehead carpet burn (or two), with a huge grin on her face....

We pause for a quick game of tickle torture and then scamper off to bed....

As I'm tucking Ty in, she tells me she needs a few more moments of lamp time so she "can write in the middle pages of her diarrhea..."

I seriously LOVE them!!!

Happy Friday night...or should I say Saturday morning!?!

A little park FUN...

is ALWAYS gets a "GO!" around The Weite House and a couple weeks ago I snapped a few pics of us all having a great time.....

Giving Tay a little Push, Push....Weeeeee!

My Swinging Queen....

Swinging, Cheesing, and Sucking away on that Binky.....and, GREAT NEWS, we have (pretty much) stopped using the Binky during the day. She now gets it only at nap time and bed time. And, YES, I am waaaaay behind on weaning her from this thing. The second the other two turned one, I immediately yanked it at all times unless it was sleepy time. MOM of the YEAR, I know...Ugh! Sorry, Tay!!!

Everyone having a blast with the MegaRocket.....

Trey giving it his all....and wearing his Diary of a Wimpy Kid shirt in honor of the third one that just hit the theaters. Only one his favorite series of movies....EVER!

Daddy showing them how it's done. You all know that Daddy pics MELT my heart!!!

Ty laughing and having a good old time!!!

Teamwork Rocks!!!

Tay's always right on board with everything they're doing and they're always right there to show her the ropes....HEART!

Gonna have to throw out one of my favorites for this one...."Sometimes being a brother is even better than being a super hero!!!"

Big girl...definitely has no problem doing everything she can by herself..."No Help, Momma!!!"

Two pics of my big girl having a blast dancing around and singing her lastest fave.....She literally cracks me up and keeps me smiling!!!

One last action shot...

What a great time at the park....This Momma really can't believe that summer is coming to an end!!!

Middle of the day swimming pool trips may have to go, but there's no way we are giving up our park trips....at least not for a few months!! We keep hittin' those places until the snow runs us away....

Lova ya, Weite Crew, and LOVED our family fun time together!!!

XXX's & OOO's.... 

~Christmas Fun 2011~

Christmas 2011 has been extremely relaxing and very low key. Jason and I did not travel this year with the three kiddos beyond ONE MILE down the road, and, although I missed the fun holiday Christmas Eve & Christmas Day hoopla in StL with my family tremendously, I do have to say that this travel free holiday season has been amazing. There's nothing quite like waking up on Christmas morning and watching our three beautiful kiddos sprint down the hallway  (okay, two sprinting and one crawling) to check out their loot from Santa....and, considering this was our first Christmas in our new home, it was definitely one to remember!!! (Even with the little pitter-patter of footsteps up & down the hallway at 4:30 am....little footsteps that just had to "peek" and see if Santa actually came. It was AMAZING how those little feet didn't really "peek" yet were able to guess EXACTLY what Santa left near the tree...and, how when we asked how he knew, he said he "heard" the chains on the bike on the roof with Santa....bahahaha....oh, how innocent and fun!!)

So, as I run through a little picture recap of the excitement, I realize just how much I cherish these new sweet memories with each one of my children and LOVE just how sweet life is. It really is about all the little things and all the times together!!! They are definitely my everything....

Merry Christmas to each and every one of you and here's to a fantastic end to 2011.....to all of our family & friends we didn't get to see, don't ever forget just how close you are in spirit in each and every thing we do. We may be far apart in distance, but never in our hearts! Lots of LOVE and plenty of Holiday wishes being sent in your direction.....

One of Tony and Elfie's acrobatic moves....they definitely found the most interesting places to "land" this year! Thanks again, you two, for keeping and eye on Trey & Ty and letting them give you a recap of each and every day!!!

Early Christmas with the Dixon's....they headed off for a 10 day stint in Australia this year for the holidays! Nothing like spending the holidays on the beach and zip lining through the rain forest.....we know they are having a ball....

Damen and Trey checking out the name tag....

Trey waiting to leave...heading out with Grandma Marcia and Jason for a little din-din....

Miss Taylen crawling towards the camera faster than I can take the pictures....getting so QUICK!

Daddy's Little Princesses....

Christmas Eve Goof Balls....

Trey and his goodies....

Tylee and hers.....

Loot from Santa....he started a new tradition this year and made the kids their own bags for presents with special instructions to leave the bags out each Christmas Eve, along with the cookies, so he can fill them with goodies....Fun!

The kids ready to look in their bags....and, Taylen ready to try out Tylee's scooter ;)

Tylee found some Hello Kitty goodies in her bag from Santa.....

Having fun digging through their bags....

Taylen crawling around checking out everyone's goodies....

Ty loving her new desk...the PERFECT coloring spot....

It's ball time!!!

Taylen really wanted nothing to do with her stuff...Trey's pile was much more interesting!!! Isn't that how it always goes?!?!

Already asking to set up the play house and get to coloring....

Taylen motoring around....

What a perfect Christmas Blessing....Tylee, Taylen, and Trey, I LOVE you more than anything and don't ever forget just how stinkin' special you are to me!!! The holidays are that much better with you guys around ;)

The Weites headed out for a Christmas Day stroll....

This is classic....camera is set on timer as it rests on Jason's back bumper and Taylen drops her glove just as the camera snaps away....PRICELESS!!!!

Tylee loving her new scooter and Tay taking it all in!!!

Big Girl!!!

How we brought Christmas Day 2011 to a close...the kiddos figuring out where to set up tents in the playroom....

Perfect spot for a little DS playing....

What snail is going to cross the finish line last?!?! Can you guess???

I seriously can't believe Christmas 2011 has come and gone and 2012 is right around the corner. As the holiday ends, all I want to do is spend every waking second relaxing with the kiddos....and, of course, start taking down those Christmas decorations!!!!

Merry Christmas!!!

The Tree is....

officially UP!!!

Jason, the kids, and I all had a great time putting up the tree last night.

We are really excited to celebrate our first holiday season in our new home and getting the Christmas decorations up and ready to go was the first fun step. The kids are super excited and loved helping...we've been putting up a few things here and there over the past week or so and, the tree was the last thing to get set up.

Watching Trey and Tylee have fun going through all the ornaments and get excited about what ornament they put where was so stinkin' cute. They seriously looked through all the ornaments and talked about how cool they were and where exactly they wanted to put them. (Which was a little surprising because I wasn't exactly sure how long their excitement would last.....) Most the ornaments got them a gigglin, which in turn, had us all gigglin.....

I loved sitting back and taking it all in...I hope they remain excited about this each and every year. It really was a fun way to end the weekend.

Trey & Ty putting on the first ornaments of the year....

Tylee doing an EXCELLENT job of finding the perfect spot for each ornament!!! Who cares that the tree was bottom heavy.....

Moving on up the tree :) I still can't believe how big she is...THREE!!!

Trey Man being a silly goose!!!

This was one of those HILARIOUS, but you gotta be there, moments. Tylee was looking through EVERY ornament in the boxes and talking about each one. We told her that some of them were Mommy's and some were Daddy's and that they came from all over. She came across this ornament and quickly said, "Look, Daddy!!! It's YOU!" So this is now our "Daddy" ornament....these kiddos crack me up!!!!

Having fun decorating the tree. And, I do have to say....they finished all the ornaments!!!

Daddy putting on a couple of his favorites. We love all the memories associated with each and every one!!!

Miss Tay realizing that the funny things hanging from the tree look waaaaaay more exciting than her light-up, music playing ball....

And, she goes in for a grab....

What a fun little night for the Weites.

 Can you even believe that Christmas is right around the corner.....

Where has 2011 gone?!?!?!

Night y'all....hope you and your families have fun taking part in all the holiday hoopla and get an opportunity to enjoy all the little things!!!! Happy Decorating!!!!

My munchkins all ready to go celebrate an early Thanksgiving with Jason's family....lots to be thankful for, that's for sure!!!