Free Stickers anyone?

My little man LOVES stickers! So when Printrunner.com emailed and asked if I wanted to give some away on my blog I, obviously, said YES. How cool would it be to create your very own stickers?? Now you have a chance to do just that.

Details about the stickers

Sticker Shape: Standard Stickers

Flat Width: 2"

Flat Height: 3.5"

Quantity: 250

Paper: Premium Sticker Stock

Colors: Full Color ( 4 Color Process), Black and White

Proof: NONE

Ready to Ship In: 3 Business Days

*Giveaway is open to US Residents only, ages 18 years old and above.

Want to buy some of your own?  Try PrintRunner's stickers printing through their online printing services. Very reasonably priced and you get some awesome stickers.

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Comment on my blog telling me what you would choose to have on your stickers if you win.

*I will receive a prize of 250 stickers as compensation for hosting this giveaway


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Easter in pictures

We had a wonderful Easter! The boys got all kinds of goodies, we went to church and we had some good family time 

Joshua discovering his "Easter basket" hid in his closet 

 Yay Cars!!

Sammy checking out his goodies

 Me and my guys

 Sammy checking out some candy from his and Joshuas Easter basket and Grandma and Grandpas

 Keeping himself entertained during the Easter Egg hunt

I found all my eggs now stop taking pictures and open some candy Mom!

Me and my big sister :)

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter!

Love Love ♥

5 Years of Love

Yesterday was 5 years since me and my man said "I do" in an American Embassy in Okinawa, Japan. My oh my how we have changed.



We went from this



Summer 2005 Ryans graduation from basic

to this



June 2011 family pictures

I know, I know. It's definitely time for some new family pictures! My boys are so much older now. I'm gonna have to talk to my dad about that :)
Love Love ♥

Handsome Sam

Handsome Sam always has a smile on his face 

Love Love ♥

A better Mom

I always feel like my boys deserve a better mom. I find myself thinking a lot, "I don't have patience! What was a thinking having kids 17 months apart?" But today, we have a had a really good day. I have realized that honestly, the way our day goes depends on me more than them. It's all about how I react to the things that happen, and how I act towards them. Joshua is in a "NO" phase. Well more of a "Unh-Uuhhh" phase. Man is it annoying.

Mom: "Joshua come eat your hot dog for lunch" Josh:  "Unh-Uhhhh" (then realizing what he said now to, he runs to the table to eat)
Mom: "Josh why don't you go potty so we can go outside and play" Josh: "Unh-Uhh" (followed by a 5 minute fight to get him to go pee so he doesn't pee his pants outside)

You get the idea. It is getting real old, real fast.

But today I tried something new. We were getting ready to go to the gym, I told him to go to the bathroom before we get his diaper on to go to the gym. He, of course, said "Unh-Uhhh" and I said "okay we won't go to the gym them" I went about my business, put some dishes away and went to get the broom out to sweep. The minute he realized that we weren't going to gym, he ran to the toilet and went pee, brought me the diaper and said "Here, Mom" So I put on his diaper and we went to the gym.

I realized with that, he says "no" just to see how I am going to react. I don't give him the reaction, he listens. AMAZING!

I need to teach this little man how to react to things in life. Not with an arguing attitude, but with an accepting attitude. I plan to try this a little more. If Joshua is in a bad mood, then I probably shouldn't attempt to go anywhere anyways. So we will just stay home. If he is just pretending his bad mood, he will do what needs to be done and we will go on our way.

I am trying to remember that he is learning everything from me. It's kind of scary to think about!

Love Love ♥