Mother's Day Wrap Up

So yesterday Matt and Brody really out did themselves with Mother's day!!  The day stared with Matt making Breakfast....I swear my plate was probably worth at least a 1500 calories: hash browns, ham, biscuits and gravy, egg beaters-YUM!   Then I got my gift:  2 great pictures frames and this card: (If Blogger wasn't so damn picky on photo sizes I could show you....GRRR) (on front): From your son. They say that giving birth kinda sucks. (Inside) But you've gotta admit I was worth it (no pain, no gain!  Thanks Mom)  So cute!!!! 
Next.....I cleaned the house and Matt washed my car for me (it hasn't been hand washed since I got it....almost a year ago)  Then, Matt tells me we have plans (I had my own plans for the day: do nothing, plant some flowers and go to Target, but I played along) and I have to be ready at noon.  OK....  So about 11:50 my mom and sister walk in (they were supposed to going shopping)  I'm like oh, we're leaving in about 10 mis......they were like oh ok!  I'm like are you guys going with us (they are both HORRIBLE lairs) Mom was like oh, well I don't know and Emma wouldn't look at me...... I'm like whatever you guys are, but now....where the heck are we going?!?!?!?  We head over to STL over the BJ bridge so I knew we weren't going to the Zoo......so we must be going to GRANTS FARM! Here's the goof ball on the way.  I put his glasses on him, but then he plays with them so I'm like put them on your face!!!  And that's how they end up......

Now, we weren't just going to Grant's Farm with my mom and sister we were going on a private Excursion!!!  First of all then moved cones for us to park in the front then we headed over to get our pictures taken with a Clydesdale!!  At first Brody was freaked out about it, but then he warmed up!!

Wow....nice frumpy skirt!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After the stables we drove on by the huge ass line to our "private" bus!  We stopped by the cabin to have a tour....Matt seriously got over 7 splinters in his hand, just from sitting on those steps!

Next were the deer.....where we got to FEED them!!!

Then we stopped by to say hi to an Ostrich!

Then we fed some fish!

Finally the buffalo!  They fed then, but I didn't want to....gross!!

The bus dropped up off by the goats where they were full!  Which might have been good, but I love feeding them with baby bottles!  =(  Brody loved them....he would pet them, then chase them, then try to step on the ones who were passed due to milk overload!!

Since we were near Gravois we went to Target, Lowes and of course Starbucks!!!  Brody was seriously passed out like a light before we even left the parking lot of Grant's Farm.....so they dropped me off at the door at Target.  The night before I printed out a bunch of diaper coupons and saved $10.50 on my whole purchase!!  Then I was dropped off at Lowes to get some flowers.  Well I'm a tight ass and wasn't going to spend $6 on 1 day lilly since I needed 7 of them (I knew HomeDepot had them cheaper)!!  So, I call Matt.....to see where he was at and he was over getting me a Starbucks!  He even got me a light blend (bless his heart).  We headed home with no flowers, which was OK since I wasn't in the mood for them.  After being at home for a bit, I decided I wanted flowers!!  So we packed back up and went to Ace-Closed, Nursery in Columbia-Closed.....I guess we're going BACK to STL to HomeDepot!!  =)  I got the flowers, but didn't plant them.....
I think the best part of yesterday was that Matt actually planned something for us to do and his outstanding patience with me!

I love my boys!!!

NY&Co Belts

So a few weeks ago my friend and I went shopping at NY&Co and I got this (the purple one):

I thought it was super cute and great for spring!!  Well I was wrong....it doesn't have a bucket on it and it just had a hole and a little metal thing to keep it together.....not great when your chasing around a toddler or BREATHING!  He kept coming undo ALL.DAY.LONG.  I was PISSED!  So I returned it and got this in Pink:

It was pretty similar as far as the closure, but it had a loop, so I figured it was stay together....nope!!  I'm wearing it today and when I was wrestling with Brody to put him in his car seat it came undone...when I walked into his school it came undone, and when I tried to leave him with his teacher it CAME UNDONE!!  Completely furious!!!  At least the loop keeps it from fall off and people thinking "gosh she should lay off the Doritos."

Rules of the Road By: Me

I'm not a perfect driver....I speed, radio search, take calls, yell at other drivers, (try not to text anymore), BUT I've never gotten into an accident that was my fault and have only had 1 speeding ticket.  Here are some things that I feel that every 16 year old should follow:

Fast Lane: Only for cars that are traveling up to 20 over the speed limit.  If you are being tailgated in the fast lane and you are going about 20 over you do not have to get over!  It's the other person is going way too fast!

Sitting in Traffic: Don't be Mr Nice Guy and let everyone and their frickin uncle in front of you!  Have a one person rule and don't feel bad if little 'ole granny gives you the puppy dog look because you won't let her in.....you've done your part!!

Merging: When driving on a multi lane road and someone turns on their blinker.....ask yourself do they NEED to get over or do they WANT to get over.  Sometimes they just want to get in front of you because they made a bad decision to get behind someone slow....not your fault-don't let them in front of you!  If you feel that they just want to get over....you don't have to let them-ask yourself this "Do I get everything I want".....??

Brody's Gift

Ok, so you remember how I told you I can't keep anything until the day of.....well no change for Mother's Day either.  All the Mother's and Grandmother's in our lives already have their card and gift that Brody "made" for them.  Here is it....Brody magnets!!!  (Aunt Emmy got one because Emmy is Brody new fav word)

Ahhhh, Monday!

It was a great weekend!!  We didn't have any plans (which rarely happens), so we just hung out as a little family allllll weekend!! 

Friday we went to South County for some errands and Matt got to experience how Brody does not like to sit in the cart anymore!!  As Brody and were meeting up with Matt in the Mall I realized that the escalator was down....so I had to walk into Sears and use the elevator....I was pretty annoyed by it since I was carrying a 25 lb kid, so I was huffing and puffing.....and guess who was mocking me.  I was so funny!!!
Saturday we got Brody a hair cut, we swung by the park and did some yard work.  That night I meant some old coworkers in the CWE for dinner and (much needed) drinks and Brody got to go to Hooters for the 1st time with Daddy!

He didn't want to leave the park.....

Yesterday we went to breakfast, Wal Mart and Rural King....got lots of stuff that we didn't need and nothing that we really needed.  The chicks are still at Rural King and if you stand on the right side the smell doesn't make you gag!!  Brody almost "hugged" the head off one of them! I got my Mother's Day gifts (for the Grandmas) done and I can't wait to show you.....but my mom reads my blog, so you'll have to wait until they all get 'em!  They are going to be so stickin cute tho!