So I am officially a "work at home mom" and I must say. I LOVE IT!It is super super super nice to get to be with the kids all day and have time to spend with them, time to plan meals and fit work in between.
Rylan has been growing and changing at record speed - his vocabulary is adorable and keeps us laughing. And at this very moment he is expressing himself vocally in a way that only few should hear... or Mom may not be able to hear after today... He has a new "girlfriend", Hannah, who he ADORES! Aww so cute together are they... Rylan is getting ready to start tball in a few weeks and Trav and I are sure he's going to be a rockstar at it.
Some of Rylan's funny sayings are:
"I promise" follows every sentence when he wants me to take him seriously
"I don't wanna change the babies diapers - it gross" We were talking about him being a big helper when the
baby comes...
"Mommy, I am wifphering" aka whispering.. the kids have been trained when I am on the phone to use this handy tool.
"Mommy, Charlie's people gave him a haircut". We unfortunately had to part ways with our beloved Charlie after too many holes in the backyard, ruined plants, jumps on the kids, etc. He went to a nice family but when Rylan saw a yellow lab he instantly thought that Charlie was coming home for a visit and was sporting a new do! So cute and hilarious!
Braden is rocking a new buzz cut for the summer and has had many playdates with friends and recently went to Vacation Bible School. They gave all the kids a CD that we have the blessing of listening to 100 times daily!!! It's wonderful. He still has a loose tooth that he's been working on and hopefully we'll get our first visit from the toothfairy sometime this summer... No girlfriends for Braden - they are "gross". He is crossing his fingers and toes that we can visit Legoland for his birthday and we're trying really hard to make that happen.
One of Braden's funny sayings is:
"If you drink your orange juice, it helps you play the wii better" Speechless - I was speechless.
I have begun a new adventure... COUPONS!
I have started doing this to help with saving $$$$$$$$$ around here and clip coupons and purchase ONLY things that are on sale. We don't really eat frozen/processed foods anyway - which are a huge waste of money and I've worked on stocking up the pantry with my good finds. This way, if we are tight on budget for a month, meals won't be scrimped. When meats are on sale, I stock up. When berries are in season, we have lots to go around. So far in the last 3 weeks of doing this I have nearly every trip to the grocery store saved more than I've spent. There was only one visit that I had an "overage" of $3.00 more spent than saved. Not bad right?!
Now if I could only do something about the 113 degree weather that is KILLING my husband...
July 1, 2010
June 14, 2010
My three sons
Today was the big day and we're having a BOY!!!! God must think we're doing a great job raising these little men, that he decided to give us another. Here are some pics from our appointment!
He was embarrassed and was hiding his privates from daddy!!! Travis was SO anxious to know that he kept bugging the tech to hurry up and look :)
Here's his profile - so cute to see all his teeth buds forming!!!
These are his little feet and toes!!! So little!
The 3D of his profile. He's my wittle wittle boy!
And just to be sure.... yes, he's definately a boy....
So excited! Now we can start getting his room ready and the biggest decision of all is whether his name will be Brody Palmer or Christian Palmer... YAY!!! Can't wait to meet our little man!
June 8, 2010
Quickie Camping
The one thing that Travis and I have completely mastered is the art of a quick camping trip. It is actually quite hilarious how we can have an entire camping trip accomplished in LESS than 24 hours. Yes, I did say LESS than 24 hours.
This past weekend, we decided to head up to Prescott to camp and get out of this hot Surprise AZ heat! Little did we know that the heat decided to follow us and we were left setting up camp in 90 degree weather with (despite the pine trees) very little shade. It was really really hot!
While I know that most "outdoorsey people" are probably scoffing at the fact we aren't hardly camping, I have decided that quick trips are the BEST ever. Here's why:
#1) You don't have to pack TONS of food and worry about it staying cold because you'll never need more than 2 bags of ice!
#2) You don't get too stinky because you just showered the morning before
#3) Packing clothing is a super easy affair because you only need one pair of everything
#4) Cleaning up after the trip - ex: doing laundry - is super fast! One load and you're done!!!
#5) Everyone leaves happy and semi relaxed
Rylan and Braden are continuing to grow at record speed. This week Braden is attending vacation bible school and LOVES it. I am carpooling for one of the mom's from Braden's kinder class and it's really cute to hear Braden's friend refer to me as "Mrs. Palmer" when I pick him up and drop him off. Love it. It's absolutely adorable. Rylan continues to crack us up. He told me yesterday that he wanted to watch "that movie because it is awesome". His tiny voice still melts my heart. He's just like daddy and tonight at dinner INSISTED that he would not eat the fish I had made but once he heard he would not be sharing in the cake that was made for dessert, he quickly licked his plate clean. He did make sure to tell me that the rice we had as well was "weally good mama". When we asked him if he liked his cake, he grunted. Oh my - he's a Palmer for sure...
Each night the boys kiss "the baby" goodnight and will talk to my tummy because I told them that the baby can hear them. Rylan also thinks it is "gross" that he was naked when he was born - so ironic as he is naked walking through the living room as I write this.... Silly boy...
Braden loves math and we've been doing school lessons each day since he's home on summer break. It's been really nice being home all day with the kids - I am really enjoying this new schedule!
Monday is our next appointment and we should have confirmation then on the sex of the newest Palmer!!! Keep you posted!
This past weekend, we decided to head up to Prescott to camp and get out of this hot Surprise AZ heat! Little did we know that the heat decided to follow us and we were left setting up camp in 90 degree weather with (despite the pine trees) very little shade. It was really really hot!
While I know that most "outdoorsey people" are probably scoffing at the fact we aren't hardly camping, I have decided that quick trips are the BEST ever. Here's why:
#1) You don't have to pack TONS of food and worry about it staying cold because you'll never need more than 2 bags of ice!
#2) You don't get too stinky because you just showered the morning before
#3) Packing clothing is a super easy affair because you only need one pair of everything
#4) Cleaning up after the trip - ex: doing laundry - is super fast! One load and you're done!!!
#5) Everyone leaves happy and semi relaxed
Rylan and Braden are continuing to grow at record speed. This week Braden is attending vacation bible school and LOVES it. I am carpooling for one of the mom's from Braden's kinder class and it's really cute to hear Braden's friend refer to me as "Mrs. Palmer" when I pick him up and drop him off. Love it. It's absolutely adorable. Rylan continues to crack us up. He told me yesterday that he wanted to watch "that movie because it is awesome". His tiny voice still melts my heart. He's just like daddy and tonight at dinner INSISTED that he would not eat the fish I had made but once he heard he would not be sharing in the cake that was made for dessert, he quickly licked his plate clean. He did make sure to tell me that the rice we had as well was "weally good mama". When we asked him if he liked his cake, he grunted. Oh my - he's a Palmer for sure...
Each night the boys kiss "the baby" goodnight and will talk to my tummy because I told them that the baby can hear them. Rylan also thinks it is "gross" that he was naked when he was born - so ironic as he is naked walking through the living room as I write this.... Silly boy...
Braden loves math and we've been doing school lessons each day since he's home on summer break. It's been really nice being home all day with the kids - I am really enjoying this new schedule!
Monday is our next appointment and we should have confirmation then on the sex of the newest Palmer!!! Keep you posted!
June 4, 2010
Raising little men
I love these boys... I know I am slightly biased but they are the most adorable kids EVER. Seriously. I can't get enough. Here are some of our most recent pics...
Braden had family reading night at school where the kids got to come in the evening in their pj's and have milk and cookies while being read stories by people in the community with "special jobs". Of course, Mommy volunteered Daddy... and the boys LOVED it! Super fun!
Mommy just loves this man in uniform... almost as much as green eggs and ham :)
The night that Daddy found out Mommy was expecting a baby he made a beautiful dinner...
That was all pink with hopes of wishful thinking for a girl (or boy... err mostly girl). We'll see!
One day Rylan got a hold of the camera and decided to take some photos of himself
and oranges?!?!! Wasn't even mad, more impressed that he took a good picture for being 2 years old!
Daddy & Rylan went to a spring training game (Mommy was at work and Braden was in school). It was a good time for them together!
April 25, 2010
One more week...
As everyone knows, life in the Palmer house is NEVER boring... and lately it seems like things are a changin' every other week! In March, we learned my company had sold the property management department that I have been working in for the last 4 years. That was a big shock as we were planning for me to continue working there for the remainder of my pregnancy which would give us time to plan for me to be at home after the baby was born.
But now that this is coming to an end in one week and God has opened a door for us by giving me an opportunity to work from home doing transaction coordinating and virtual assisting for the agents in our office at RE/MAX. I am really excited as it's a new opportunity will allow me a full time business at home for the summer (which will alleviate a LOT of daycare expense) and also make a smooth transistion after the baby is born. This coming month will require a lot of work to prepare this business which will start June 1st. PLEASE PRAY FOR US!
I have been feeling pretty prego these last few weeks and Travis is beggin' and a prayin' for a girl. Last night we were watching the boys play in front of us (they were pretending to shoot each other with their guns aka their fingers) and I asked him if he was prepared for ANOTHER boy if God were to bless us with one. Travis promptly called the kid's attention and asked Braden and Rylan "if the baby ends up being a boy, which one of you wants to be a girl?" We all laughed so hard... I don't think my face has hurt like that in a long time. His sense of humor definately keeps me going at times. That and his assistance with driving to the store at a moments notice to get me Reese's cereal which I had a craving for last night... and now sounds really delicious again...
Rylan also announced yesterday (after he decided he didn't want to eat dinner) that he was going to run away from home because he "didn't like it here anymore". Braden was appalled and reassured me that he "loves livng here" and has "no idea where Rylan would get that from". When we (trying to keep a straight face) asked Rylan why he would want to run away, all he could say was "i cuz". That means in Rylan lingo "because"... Grandma Kathy has always said that Rylan is just like his daddy and told me a story a few years ago of when Travis was a little boy and they were living out in Mesa, AZ he decided to run away one day. He left the house and Grandpa Gary followed him the entire way. He walked all the way down to some store and convinced the manager to give him food and a drink. Up until a few years ago, Travis had no idea that his dad followed him and was watching over him the entire time. That was ALWAYS my favorite part of the story... And while Rylan, to my knowledge, doesn't even know what "running away" is, I am sure that if he did it would follow the same course as Travis's "experience" did.
Braden had his Spring Concert at school this last week and at the silent auction dad won the pink tutu that he bid on for his "baby girl" (he's determined people)...Braden did great as always and when we download it from the camera, I'll post it on here for you all to see. We also went to a few garage sales this weekend and got Braden a new desk for his room which we repainted to match and a set of real locker's for Rylan's. Their rooms are starting to look super cute! Pics will be on soon as well.
Finally, Braden has a lose tooth! He's wiggling it daily with hopes it will pop out soon for the toothfairy. We shall see...
But now that this is coming to an end in one week and God has opened a door for us by giving me an opportunity to work from home doing transaction coordinating and virtual assisting for the agents in our office at RE/MAX. I am really excited as it's a new opportunity will allow me a full time business at home for the summer (which will alleviate a LOT of daycare expense) and also make a smooth transistion after the baby is born. This coming month will require a lot of work to prepare this business which will start June 1st. PLEASE PRAY FOR US!
I have been feeling pretty prego these last few weeks and Travis is beggin' and a prayin' for a girl. Last night we were watching the boys play in front of us (they were pretending to shoot each other with their guns aka their fingers) and I asked him if he was prepared for ANOTHER boy if God were to bless us with one. Travis promptly called the kid's attention and asked Braden and Rylan "if the baby ends up being a boy, which one of you wants to be a girl?" We all laughed so hard... I don't think my face has hurt like that in a long time. His sense of humor definately keeps me going at times. That and his assistance with driving to the store at a moments notice to get me Reese's cereal which I had a craving for last night... and now sounds really delicious again...
Rylan also announced yesterday (after he decided he didn't want to eat dinner) that he was going to run away from home because he "didn't like it here anymore". Braden was appalled and reassured me that he "loves livng here" and has "no idea where Rylan would get that from". When we (trying to keep a straight face) asked Rylan why he would want to run away, all he could say was "i cuz". That means in Rylan lingo "because"... Grandma Kathy has always said that Rylan is just like his daddy and told me a story a few years ago of when Travis was a little boy and they were living out in Mesa, AZ he decided to run away one day. He left the house and Grandpa Gary followed him the entire way. He walked all the way down to some store and convinced the manager to give him food and a drink. Up until a few years ago, Travis had no idea that his dad followed him and was watching over him the entire time. That was ALWAYS my favorite part of the story... And while Rylan, to my knowledge, doesn't even know what "running away" is, I am sure that if he did it would follow the same course as Travis's "experience" did.
Braden had his Spring Concert at school this last week and at the silent auction dad won the pink tutu that he bid on for his "baby girl" (he's determined people)...Braden did great as always and when we download it from the camera, I'll post it on here for you all to see. We also went to a few garage sales this weekend and got Braden a new desk for his room which we repainted to match and a set of real locker's for Rylan's. Their rooms are starting to look super cute! Pics will be on soon as well.
Finally, Braden has a lose tooth! He's wiggling it daily with hopes it will pop out soon for the toothfairy. We shall see...
March 16, 2010
Palmer Party of Five
So this last week we found out that yes, we are expecting!!! Whoohoo! I am about 7 weeks pregnant and the boys are praying and praying and praying for a girl. We are all thinking "pink" but I must proclaim that if we are blessed with yet another Palmer boy, that we will all be just as happy...
As of this moment, I have not had any morning sickness (yet...) and I am enjoying these moments as Rylan's pregnancy was ugh... nothing but sickness for the first few months. We will be expecting our new bundle of joy around the beginning of November and afterwards we are planning to have me home full time... I am really looking forward to getting the opportunity to be home for our family and spend all the precious moments with our newborn. It was so hard going back to work after Rylan's birth ~ even though he was with my mother, it was so incredibly difficult leaving him all day!
So, if you can pray for a healthy pregnancy and baby we'd be so thankful. Pictures galore will follow and if it's a girl, she will be one spoiled little princess by her daddy and brothers. That's for sure!!! And I certainly will enjoy having a female around the house... I am so out numbered with all these men! I need a girl!!!
As of this moment, I have not had any morning sickness (yet...) and I am enjoying these moments as Rylan's pregnancy was ugh... nothing but sickness for the first few months. We will be expecting our new bundle of joy around the beginning of November and afterwards we are planning to have me home full time... I am really looking forward to getting the opportunity to be home for our family and spend all the precious moments with our newborn. It was so hard going back to work after Rylan's birth ~ even though he was with my mother, it was so incredibly difficult leaving him all day!
So, if you can pray for a healthy pregnancy and baby we'd be so thankful. Pictures galore will follow and if it's a girl, she will be one spoiled little princess by her daddy and brothers. That's for sure!!! And I certainly will enjoy having a female around the house... I am so out numbered with all these men! I need a girl!!!
March 1, 2010
Runaway Parents
Yes, we were runaway parents this past weekend and boy was it nice! Travis and I haven't had an "alone" trip in nearly 2 years so it was extremely needed to have a few minutes of "mommy & daddy time" this weekend! The trip started in Laughlin, NV which I quickly learned is only full of gambling older folks. Not that there is anything wrong with an older community of gamblers, but we hoped (or shall I say, I hoped) for a little more "to do"... This was my first trip to Laughlin and quite possibly my last... I hear that Vegas is much better.
Travis and I both agreed that the best part of Laughlin was the enormous amount of food available at the buffet. Saturday night was all about seeing how much Prime Rib and King Crab Travis could stuff into that pretty lil' face of his and he did pretty well if I do say so myself :)
Sunday on our way home and decided to browse Old Route 66 as Travis enlightened me on a little deserted town called Oatman. Oatman is a unique town... Travis had a hard time describing it to me on our way there. I tried to help by giving some descriptive thoughts that come to mind when you hear the name "Oatman, AZ".
Words like: Redneck, Hickish, Old, Run Down, Weird, Dirty, Full of Crazies, Quaint?!
Not so...
After visting Oatman I would describe it as an authentic Old Western Town with a little touch of wild burro. Yes, I did say wild burro. It is a fact that I am definately a "city girl" as finding any type of wild animal that runs the streets loose and with the approval of common folk is completely foreign to me. Seriously, where I come from if a dog is loose in the neighborhood, you find the owner or call the animal control. Imagine living in a town with signs like this!!!!
Travis and I both agreed that the best part of Laughlin was the enormous amount of food available at the buffet. Saturday night was all about seeing how much Prime Rib and King Crab Travis could stuff into that pretty lil' face of his and he did pretty well if I do say so myself :)
Sunday on our way home and decided to browse Old Route 66 as Travis enlightened me on a little deserted town called Oatman. Oatman is a unique town... Travis had a hard time describing it to me on our way there. I tried to help by giving some descriptive thoughts that come to mind when you hear the name "Oatman, AZ".
Words like: Redneck, Hickish, Old, Run Down, Weird, Dirty, Full of Crazies, Quaint?!
Not so...
After visting Oatman I would describe it as an authentic Old Western Town with a little touch of wild burro. Yes, I did say wild burro. It is a fact that I am definately a "city girl" as finding any type of wild animal that runs the streets loose and with the approval of common folk is completely foreign to me. Seriously, where I come from if a dog is loose in the neighborhood, you find the owner or call the animal control. Imagine living in a town with signs like this!!!!
They even sell carrots for you to feed the burros with! The baby burros were adorable... even if I didn't get to pet one...
Travis and I stopped in the general store for a Rootbeer Float... and some entertainment from some of the locals.
The views were gorgeous and it kind of reminded of the days when I worked at Rawhide... Yeehaw!
Don't mind my stupid face... the random stranger we picked to take our picture has never used a camera before... good lord!
On our way home we played photographer of the scenery and took some shots of scenes from Cars for the kids. They thought it was super cool :)
We agreed the US Postal Service probably hates these people...
Mater's brother
This is why we live in AZ. It's the middle of winter and we have days like this...
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