Day At The Beach

We finally made to the beach this year!  

To be honest I don't even think we went to the beach last year....I know it's pretty ridiculous!

This summer I think I told my chillins 3 0r 4 different times we were going to the beach,

then hubby would have to  work.

And my chillins would start crying....hysterically!

Hubby would leave at that point for me to console the poor little chillns.

Oh the world can be so cruel to little chillins who just want to go to the beach!

Yesterday was finally the lucky day!

We packed up and headed out.

I'm pretty sure the whole way Landon asked "are we there yet?" or rather " I'm so bored, when are we going to be at the beach?!"

He eventually was told "if you ask that question or say you are bored again...we are going to leave you in the car, you won't be going anywhere near the water."  

Hubby and I are kinda mean like that....but it did work. lol

We arrived in Dana Point and found the beach we wanted to go to.

And had a ton of fun!  

I really don't know why we don't go... like all the time!

It was so easy, the kids were little angels, and Hubby LOVES the water.

We are lame, but I think we won't be so lame anymore.

Beach trips will definitely be apart of our lives more often!!

Here are some pics of our little trip...

Here is our sand castle Bret and I worked so hard on.

I went to get the the camera (aka my phone) to take a pic,

when I go back Carson was destroying it!

And hubby and the other kids were gone off like this..

 I can't believe they left Carson by himself... lol

oh well everything turned out fine.

I'm really just sorry you don't get to see our sand castle in all it's glory...it was pretty awesome!

Here Carson wanted to be in another family.....or maybe he wanted to mash their sand castle!!!

 Audrey and Landon loved the waves....Carson however didn't like the water at all...he's our cautious one...if you can believe that. lol  

All my kids are crazy...or just have LOTS of energy! lol

 Look how happy Hubby is!  It's like he's shouting HOORAY for going to the beach!! lol

 Carson just chillin in my chair.

 Oh aren't we cute??

 Then it was everyone's turn to get buried in the sand...which is a must when you go to the beach.

 I just got my feet buried this time... maybe next time I'll get my whole body buried...yes I think I will!

Yep it was a good, good day.

Pillows Anyone??

Since we got the new couches I had to go get pillows to make them more alive.

OR make me feel more alive... whatever I needed these new pillows.

I went to Pier 1  to find them,

but Pier1 just didn't have any pillow that spoke to me.

I did have a $10 off coupon so I bought these...

Basically they were free since I had that coupon.

So cheers to Pier 1 for awesome coupons!

I headed over to Marshall's and found these..

Can you say love at first sight???

Yes I fell in love with these pillows!

They make me smile...I think decorative pillows should make you smile. :D

So I had to buy them!

Bret and he hates them.

But I don't care...I love them and they are staying!!

I am going to make couple more pillows in gold or yellow...or maybe even zebra to go on the couches too.

I'll show you the pics when they are complete.

But remember your pillows should make you smile lol 

Sometimes Someone Does Something For You, You Can't Believe!

Saturday me and my little family came home from our Pioneer celebration. 

I few minutes later our our friends came over with a pretty awesome surprise!

These...

A leather couch and loveseat!!

Can you believe it??!!!!

I couldn't!!  I still can't!!

Every time I walk in my living room I'm still shocked lol

We did have a couch before these....

but a certain someone sat down on it recently....

and kind of broke it lol.

It wasn't sooo broken we couldn't use it,

but it was  getting uncomfortable lol.

Soooo....

 You see I took care of my friend's children while she was in the hospital.

She was in the HOSPITAL,

of course I am going to watch her kids!

I did it out of kindness....NOT to get something out of it!

She and her husband were soooo grateful,

They bought us couches??

Yes they did.

I feel so blessed to have such wonderful friends in my life.

Friends that feel more like family.

Children's Books

I recently purchased two of my favorite children's books.

These two books I remember from my own childhood!

They are...

(This book has the most a beautiful illustrations EVER!

When I read this book to Audrey,

 it completely brought me back to when I was a little girl!

It was such a surreal moment!)

and...

I didn't realize they were from the same author until they arrived! 

Kinda a coincidence I guess haha

Audrey has fallen in love with these books,

just like I did when I was her age!

She loves how the author's name is Audrey. 

I think she thinks... she is Audrey Wood. lol

She asked me the other night

 "Mom what's my other name?"

I was curious on what she meant.

I asked "you mean your middle name, Marie?" 

"no."

"Your last name Mitchell??"

"No,

"MY OTHER name..."

"Wood???"

"Yep that's it."

lol 

I just love this little girl to death!

Anyway I love these books and I am sooo happy to have them.

They literally make me all giddy inside when I read them! lol

What are some of your favorite children's books?  

I am trying to build up my little library!

Migraines...Boo

Ever feel like this?

or like this?

This how I've been for the last 3-4 days!

Migraines totally put me out. 

I can barely get out of bed and take care of my kids.

So my house starts to look like this...

Ok not nearly that messy....(yes I got this pic from google images.)

Oh and I love how I put in a search for dirty kitchens and.... naked lady sitting on a kitchen sink pops up!

Because naked porn on the kitchen sink is soooo hot??? lol

I'll spare you from that image...it's still disturbing me haha

Anyway migraines are the bane of my existence!

Nothing helps the pain....so lay lay around with a pounding head and nausea.

Luckily I have a husband who's office is at his parents house,

 so he can take Landon or Audrey with him to work.... 

and sometimes both of them if I'm really really lucky!

No I'm not pregnant. lol

I wouldn't be complaining about being sick if I was!

At least when I'm preggers sick there is a reason to it....

Otherwise sickness it just soooo lame.

I'm feeling a lot better today...thank heavens.

I even worked out! 

The workout I tried seemed easy while I was doing it,

but now I'm completely exhausted.

Cheers to getting back into working out! haha

Classics

When I was growing up my mama introduced my sisters and I to classic movies.

From Audrey Hepburn to Doris Day to Carey Grant.

I remember I just wanted to be just like them.

Carey Grant was a dream!

She showed us all her favorite musicals too and I fell in love with them!

BUT there is one movie that stands out to me above the rest and that movie is...

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 

it's one of my absolute favorite movies of all time!

I have seen many musicals,

 usually there is a part in the movie I want to fast forward ,

 because it has come kind of weird dancing scene haha

....except for 

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.

I can sit watch the whole thing without pressing the fast forward button!

I remember I wanting to be Alice but marry Benjamin...not Gideon. haha

My sisters and I would  pretend we were them,

 We would  dance and sing all our favorite songs.

"For they say when you are married in June...you will always be a bride...."

Recently I sat Audrey down and told her there is a movie I want her to watch.

A movies my mama showed me and I now I want to show you that movie.

She got all excited...and I was all excited!

I started the movie....

She sat for a minute....

then decided she didn't want to watch it!

I tried to get her to come back....I said "come here this is one of my favorite songs!"

She replied "BUT MOM it's NOT one of MY favorite SONGS!" lol

I guess she is still to young to get it.

I hope one day she will like the old classics like I do.

I hope one day we will rent a whole days worth of old movies 

and sit with our popcorn, candy, maybe some oranges.

And be completely enthralled in another day in time,

like I did back in the day with my mom and sisters.

Those are some of my best memories!

What a Bust of a Day!

Yesterday was of course the 4th of July.

I have to say for us the little Mitchell family is was the sorriest 4th of July EVER!!!

Carson has a bad cough and runny nose

and Audrey had the stomach flu.

Of all days to be sick....the 4th is one of the WORST!

We had lots of plans, 

but had to cancel them all to stay home and have a day of sickness.

BOOO!

Bret and I did bbq which is a 4th of July must.

The kids got to play in our little kiddy pool in the back.

OH OH AND

we saw this in our back yard

I know I know not so spectacular pretty sorry actually,

 BUT at least the kids got to see some kind of fireworks.

There were actually a lot of illegal fireworks going off in our neighbor hood.

It was kind of exciting!

Landon, Audrey and I stood in our back yard being  patient....

Because Landon told me "mom you have to be VERY patient." lol

About every 5 minutes we would see some kind of fireworks up in the sky. 

The kids would ooo and ahhh at them,

 at one point I heard Audrey whisper

"oh a bottle rocket" in amazement. haha

Next year I hope the kids are NOT sick so they can see spectacular fireworks!

Then it was time for bed.

Audrey threw up one more time then was fast to sleep. 

Poor little girl. :(

And then Landon asked me why we celebrate the 4th of July.

I got to explain it to him.... and thought it was pretty cool.

Because he's a boy and boys think war is AWESOME. haha

I am truly grateful to live here in America and have all the freedoms I have.

Thanks to the men and women who have sacrifice their lives in order for me to have this freedom!

Little Miss Audrey and Mr. Carson's Adventures

I woke up this morning to this....

If you can't tell the brown stuff is chocolate syrup! haha

Well actually I woke up to Mr. Carson in my face...his face covered in chocolate.

I turned to Bret and told him I was scared to go look and see what the kitchen looked like!

And then I saw Mr. Carson's jeep in chocolate haha

The mess wasn't as bad as I was expecting...THANK heavens!

I don't know about you but cleaning isn't how I like to start my day.

Mr. Carson has been an absolute terror as of late. 

Yesterday he smashed every last egg we had on the kitchen floor.

I was relieved to see the chocolate syrup was such a small mess. lol

Oh the terrible 2's are sooo cute and soooo soooo darn MESSY!

 He sure is lucky I love his sooo much!

 He wouldn't stay still so you get a profile pic haha

Just over a week ago I looked over at Audrey and saw this...

She cut her hair again...if you can't tell.

It took 7 months for her hair to grow back after her last hair cut

and he decided to do it again! lol

She told me she went into the garage 

and cut her bangs because he didn't want them anymore!

She never said a word to me about this.

I could have told her that's not how you get your bangs to go away!

BUT..... 

At least this hair cut isn't as bad as the last.

And she is still the cutest little girl in the world...well I think so! :)