Almost 1!

I have started planning little man Hayden's first birthday party! EKKK! I can't believe that it has almost been a year already.

I am going with a cowboy or western theme for his party. We are hoping and praying for good weather so we can be outside for it. I know Hayden won't remember it but we did a princess party for Kelsey's 1st birthday so and cowboy is just so us.

Right now I am planning on making his cake...again I need prayers! My best friend and I are going to attempt fondant for the first time. The picture I found online doesn't look to very difficult. The cake will be decorated to look like a pair of paint with a belt buckle done on the side. Then we are doing cupcakes, some decorated like cow faces and others with cow print on them.

The menu in my head was perfect (and cheap) got vetoed...so tell me what you think.
-Sloppy Joe's ( Travis went crazy and said no way! He wants Hamburgers/Hot dogs)
-Pasta/ Potato Salad
-Deviled Eggs
-7-bean baked bean (maybe not 7 beans but something like this)
-Chips
-Guacamole Bar
-Salsa and chips
-Texas Caviar with chips
Dessert:
-Smash cake
-Cupcakes
-Brownies
Drinks:
-Lemonade
-Tea
-Water bottles
- beer/wine maybe margaritas
I don't normally do soft drinks because they are so expensive and we don't need the left overs in our house. So I might just tell people that lemonade, tea and water is provided bring something if you don't want that...hmmm sounds kinda rude.

Anyway let me know what you think....

Thanks!

One of my dreams...check!

Not this past weekend but the one before that we did something new.. I wrote a post on that Friday about stress relief and was pretty down in the dumps. The weekend un uneventful and on Sunday morning we started doing yard work since it was a pretty day. I happened to look at facebook to see a post from someone saying they were ranch sorting at her barn that afternoon, and everyone was invitied. Well ranch sorting is like a rodeo compeition. It was so much fun and being around horses and a barn just made me SO happy!

Kelsey has always loved horses and talks about them constantly, but when she has the chance to be near them she freaks. I can't blame her they are huge animals and can be scary. We went down to see the barn and talk with our friend some. At first Kelsey was scared and wouldn't even look at the horses in the stalls. They were sticking their heads out of the bars and it freaked her out. Then I was turned around talking and I look to see this....

Then I went over to her because I was sooo happy. And she kept doing it. She was feeding him one strand of hay at a time...melt my heart.



Then we walked back up to the ring and she helped me lead a horse up it was so funny.

Then....she rode!!! AHHH with our friend but still she was on a horse and it wasn't a pony ride. Trust me it made my week :)



Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I hope everyone is wearing GREEN!

I didnt get a picture of the kids this morning but they were all decked out in their St.Pattys day outfits!

Working Mommy

I am having a really hard time with work right now. I like my job, not love because this isn't where I see myself in 5 years or even 1 year. I want to go back to school, but I am waiting for Travis to finish his schooling so we can be more financially stable. Right now I feel stuck, I can't quit because we need the little bit of money I bring home, but it is worth it to be this unhappy?

I take my kids to daycare at 6:15 every morning and some days I can pick them up by 3:45 others it is closer to 5:30. We pay out the butt for daycare...which I bet a lot of people do. When I sit down and think about how much I am paying vs how much I make it doesn't make sense to me why I am still working.  I feel like I am missing such a big part of Kelsey and Hayden growing up...

I am trying to find  job working part time or in the afternoons so I can be with them during the day. I am just so torn on what to do...I just can't shake this feeling!

Stress Relief

How do you handle stress??

Do you run, take a bath, scream, clean your house, vent, cry, take a walk??....

I am asking because I have having a hard time finding a stress relief. I used to before kids and a husband ride horses all. the time. and if I had a bad day I could go spend a couple hours with the horses, even if I wasn't riding just hanging out. I always felt so much better when I left, riding helps me clear my head.. At least until I have to face reality again.

I haven't been able to ride like that in a couple years and while I know I will do it again I need something else in the meantime. I don't get much any alone time anymore, unless it is 10pm. I am not much of a runner so I don't find that as a relief more of a hassle. I can walk until I fall over but that doesn't do much anymore. Cleaning usually works but with 2 small kids and a husband I clean really well and in 10 minutes it looks awful again.

So I am asking you readers...(If I have any) to let me in on how you relieve your stress or what you do to clear your head?

Please share.

If this post makes no sense I am sorry. There is so much in my head right now that I am all over the place. I am going to try to start blogging more to help me. I am praying it doesn't turn into a complain fest!