Nap nap = unhappy momma

The last couple days have been tough. Luke has chosen to sleep in (9ish), but with that comes no nap and a very cranky little boy around 5:00. Last night he was such a challenge that he went to bed at 6:30! Thought I got him...nope. He was up at 4:00 a.m. He came downstairs and crawled into bed with us, but that never goes well. He thinks it is playtime. I finally convinced him to go back to sleep around 5:00 this morning by promising him cinnamin rolls when he got up. Worked like a charm. So I am hoping he got enough sleep to get through this morning without any major battles. He has class from 12-2, NAPTIME, birthday party from 4-6 and then trick or treating. Hopefully we get through this day. Poor miss thing will just have to go with the flow. Promise to post pictures tomrrow of my little cowboy and fairy!

It's been a while

So I knew going into this blog business that I wouldn't be consistent with it and sure enough, it has been a good week since I updated everyone! I find it a little terrifying to come up with something "new" about life in the Mize household on a daily basis and frankly, I find it difficult to take so many pictures. Most days are the same and to me living it daily it seems in some cases very uneventful.

Mackenzie is ALL OVER THE PLACE. Luke never had much interest in opening every cabinet door and leaving surprises, including spoiled cups of milk in them. He also stayed away from outlets and basically anything else that might be harmful to him. I think that fear still lives inside of him. For the most part his is very cautious and I am blessed that I have never had to scold him for running out in the street or running off in a store. Our biggest test will be Friday, you know Halloween. As many of you know, Luke is allergic to peanuts. So, we have been promting him for months now about asking before he sticks anything in his mouth in fear that he will not be able to avoid the temptation of poping open a snickers and going to town. Mackenzie is another being. She is our dare devil. I can already tell that we will be transtioning her to a toddler bed months before she turns two.

My mission for the rest of the moth is to finish my Christmas shopping. I HATE shopping during the holiday months. People are rude, shoppers and employees and my children are not well behaved to sit in line waiting to pay. I still do the majority of my shopping online, but there are the rare cases of heading the mall or Target. So, I basically have about aweek left, and much to do. The picture is what Matt "thinks" he wants for Christmas. They are very cute panties, but not when my butt squezzes into them!

Weekend Update

Oh man. What a long weekend. You would think that because we had Mackenzie's one year party...but it is really because Matt's parents stayed with us. I don't mind the party part b/c that is right up my ally, it is having people in your house 24/7 that wears you out. I always feel like such a nag when they are in town because I am trying to keep the kids on schedule. Mackenzie didn't do well with the change. She slept like crap all weekend and as a result she woke up this morning with a stuffy nose! The lake of sleep also took a toll on Matt and I so last night I went to bed at 9:00.

As for the party, it went fantastic. She had a blast, dove into the cake and loved all the attention. The theme was a mix between pretty in pink and a time capsule. I asked guests to bring something memorable from the past year or something she would like when she turns 18. The letters and note written to her were so sweet and she got some great gifts for when she turns 18. Everything will go into a trunk with some of her favorite baby items (or mine) and a photo album with tons of pictures from year 1 and stored in the attic until she turns the big 18. I wish I would have done the same thing for Luke. One of the best things about this style of party is she didn't get a bunch of toys that would be donated in a year, I am guessing we will get all of those for Christmas.

Also, on Friday Matt off work and we went to the pumpkin patch in Flower Mound. It was great and they had so much for the kids to do, bounce houses, trains, mazes, hay rides. My favorite picture is the one of Luke pulling Mackenzie in the wagon! Other than that, the majority of the pictures are of Mackenzie b/c Luke wouldn't sit still long enough for me to get a good one!

Destination Container Store

I was so excited when we bought the new house b/c the closet space was amazing. The dream of having a craft space was finally coming true. Well, as many of you know I make bows and tutus. However, I have been in a rut and haven't done a damn thing in a couple months. Last night I was trying to figure out why. It is because all my craft supplies are in too many places and the closets that I store them in are a mess. It leaves me feeling overwhelmed and I never get anything done b/c I spend the majority of my time trying to find where everything is. So, this opened my eyes to my new project. I have got to get organized.

The first thing will be to clean out all the drawers and closets in my house. Should be easy since we have only been in the house for 6 months! WRONG! I cleaned out the clutter drawer...you know the one we all have. Sad thing is...I have at least 3 if not more. So, today my mission is to head to The Container store to begin my quest of a craft room/guest room. Sorry in laws. You will be sharing with the piles of ribbons, wrapping paper, scrapbook supplies and tulle! I dream of something like this...but realize my budget will cause me to be much more creative! It is amazing how fast all the odds and ends can clutter your life. I will spend 20 minutes trying to find a roll of tape just to wrap a present and we all know that with little kids running around, you just don't have that sort of time to waste. So wish me luck. I will be sure to share pictures when I am complete.

Oh, and my goal is to go through all closets and drawers every 6 months to throw out the old and unused in our life. I went through the drawer with coupons in it the other day and had stuff that had expired months ago. Amazing how things add up.

Chill of a Sunday

Wow! What a weekend. All I have to say it HOOK EM' HORNS! Mackenzie sported her longhorn tutu for the game and thought she was one hot cookie. When I put it on I realized that the only longhorn shirt I had was a 2T...so it swallowed her a bit, but she had some longhorn pride!

Luke was in a funk this weekend with the camera so no pictures of the little guy. He also refused to ride the pony even though the entire walk to the neighborhood party he kept talking about riding the pony. The funny thing was, he totally let Mackenzie show him up and steal the show.

Sunday we didn't do much of anything. I think everyone was still recovering from the week prior. We went and ate at Gatti's for lunch and Luke, Mackenzie and Matt played games while I went to walk around the shops near by. It was nice to be in a store without having to put Luke in timeout or carrying Mackenzie b/c she is freaking out in the stroller. After that, it was naptime and I did some much needed pool maintenance. I really need to do a better job with that before we end up damaging something. After naps we walked to the park to have a picnic and let the kids play a bit. The weather was great and the kids had so much fun getting to run around!

Let the week begin!

Social Butterfly

Well, it seems Luke is soing much better. I know this b/c Friday he was bouncing off the walls and in timeout several times. Thankfully he had class at noon and came home and went down for a nap. For the most part Mackenzie is better as well. She isn't really eating, so it looks like she won't make her 20 pounds by her birthday. Bummer!

I was hoping to catch up on sleep the last couple nights, but Matt got the bug Thursday and was up all night and then Friday night I had to make cupcakes for the neighborhood fall gathering since I am part of the social committee. I know, I know. Some of you can't believe it, but it is true. I am part of the social committee. I mainly joined b/c I hate going to these events when they are poorly done. Then they drag me in and I become a little to obsessed with it. Just part of me being a perfectionist! Sure I could have made plain cupcakes and called it a day. But know I hate to deck them out and turn them into witches. Other than that, Saturday was the usual. I didn't get to run this morning so hopefully I will make up for it Sunday and run my 6 miles.

Lastly, how about them LONGHORNS!!!

Stomach Bug :(

Luke and Mackenzie both caught the stomach bug yesterday. Luke never made it to gymnastics. He got sick literally 5 minutes before class started. So we headed home for a nap and fluids. He napped well, but couldn't hold the fluids down. Lets just leave it at that! Mackenzie seemed to be doing great until 5:00. Then she was down for the count. So, yesterday my day consisted of holding, nurturing and steam cleaning. Mackenzie was in bed by 6:45 and Luke at 8:00.

The night was awful! I lost count of how many times I was up. Not b/c anyone was getting sick but b/c they were both so thirsty. That is good news b/c I don't think I could handle a second day of two kids with the bug. Wish me luck on getting some sleep today. I hope at some point both kids nap at the same time! Besides sleep I need to get ready for my dad's birthday dinner this weekend, Mackenzie birthday party for next weekend and a craft project for Saturday's neighborhood fall bash! Busy, busy!

No new pictures of the kiddos today. Just didn't have time. But here are both kids pictures at 11 months!

Okay, Okay, Okay I started a blog

So, we will see how this goes. Hopefully, I will be able to post more during naptime and upload some new pictures of the kids! We are off to gymnastics!