One little, two little, three little beads up Hayden's nose!

Have any of you ever seen the movie "One fine day"? In this movie there's this little boy, he must be about 5 or 6 in the movie...that has the habit of shoving small things up his nose and getting them stuck there. When I first saw that movie I remember thinking...what kid puts something up his nose?! Not only once but several times and have to go to the doctor's to take it out?!!!! I can see doing it once...and learning your lesson once that you have to go to a doctor to take it out...but several times??!! Well...I'll tell you what kind of kid does that...MY SON that's who!!!
I haven't had to take this little guy to the doc's yet....knock on wood...but I'm thinking that's just a matter of time! Yesterday was a record breaker for Hayden...usually he will put one small bead up his nose and stop there...but yesterday he outdid himself! First in the morning he put TWO beads...one on each side of his nostrils....so I got those taken out...I have to use bobby pin to dig them out because after he puts them in his nose he tries to take them off by shoving his finger up his nose therefore pushing them up further to the point where's almost impossible to reach. When she shoves them up there you can't just squeeze them out of his nose either.... :/
Then later on the day, close to dinner time, Hayden shoved not one...not two...but THREE beads up his nose!!!!! I couldn't believe how many were up there as I laid him flat on his back and started to dig them out with a bobby pin!!! I better go get more bobby pins by the way....two beads on one side and one on the other. After I got those taken care of and after Hayden ate his dinner he went back to the toy room, where he some how finds all of this beads, and then I heard him scream... "OH NO"...so I asked him what was wrong. He then pointed to his nose and said "nose".
I knew at that point that he had shoved another bead up there and then tried to take it off himself and that's why he was screaming oh no because he knew that he had got another one stuck up there. He then proceeded to walk to the bathroom where the bobby pins are and laid himself down the floor to wait for the torture of digging them out of his nose...he hates when I take them out and he screams and cries but that doesn't stops him from doing it again and again in the same day...usually he will do this once a day or once every other day. But that was a total of 6 beads on one day!!! I then saw as he was laying down that he had 2 more beads in his hand ready to shove them up as soon as his nostril was free again...so I got those taken care of too...here's a picture of a bead stuck up there, this was the last time in the day when he had only one on his nose.



He is smiling here because of the camera but he wasn't smiling while I was taking the bead off!



Here are the beads that he shoves on his nostrils...he will usually put the small in first and then the bigger one to seal them in. :/



Here's my happy weird little guy again! He better be proud of that shirt because his Mom really does ROCK!!! :)

Hugs and digging beads

Chad's 30th Birthday

I have so many of you asking me where's the post of Chad's b-day...sorry...sometimes life is just to busy to stop and write about it! But Chad's b-day went very well!!! We all had soooo much fun...and yes Chad did too!!!! Chad and I have this thing in our house where we don't really take ourselves very seriously and it's ok to aloud others to laugh of us because in the end we end up laughing just as much if not more than anybody else. So with that being said, my intentions with what I did to Chad wasn't just to pay back but also to aloud him to have just as much fun laughing with friends as I did on my b-day. This is how all went down... Chad took a day off from work to spend with us so we took the kids fishing, (what else would Chad want to do?!) :) You guys have NO idea how hard it is to handle Hayden around a lake. Took the two of us and the girls to keep that little guy safe...as I have said before taking care of Hayden it's like being on a 24h suicidal watch! Very active little guy but also the sweetest little kid ever. There was a playground there too so I ended up taking Hayden and Belle there while Chad and Juls walked around the lake searching for frogs...I know so much for fishing right?! After that we grabed something to eat on the way home and swallow whole because we were already late to start the little "scavenger hunt". After we ate I told Chad what the girls and I had planned for him...well not all of it...we just told him that we were sending him on a scavenger hunt and the first home that he needed to go to was the McBeth's. Of course I had to go with him so I could get a video and take pictures. Back up a little...let me tell you how I did the scavenger hunt. I started out with a "National Treasure" theme. But decided after I took a look at the crosswords puzzle that I had put together that it was going to take way too long for Chad to figure everything out and time was not on our side. So I called my two girls and asked for help...so they helped me with all of the clues and that made it very cute and easy...well somewhat...Chad still couldn't get his older daughter's age right! ;) To get his clue he had to do something in each home. After he figured out the clue the family then would get to "decorate" Chad for the b-day parade. That he could not know about it until he received the last clue! So now we are at our first destination...when Chad arrived there he had to sing "When you wish upon a star" he then got his clue and figured out the crossword puzzle that had the address of his next destination. The family then painted his nails green and blue and tight a balloon on his wrist. Here's a picture.


So now on to next house...the Irwin's. Arriving there he had to read a children's book while imitating the voice of a character of their choice. They picked a chicken and I must say that Chad did a good job! :)
They decorated him first. They hang a sign on him and a few other things here's a few pics:

He then got his clue where he had to color a page with a marker to reveal his next destination, I wrote the clue with a white crayon. Our next destination was the Robb's home. He was supposed to do the hula dance there but we were so late that we ended up forgetting, on his clue this time he was suppose to go through a magazine and find the letters to form the address to the next home...not enough time for that either so I just told him the next address. The Robb's decorated Chad by adding loop earrings and a life saver! Here's a picture:

So now on to the last home. The Rex's. When he got there he had to yodel for his last clue! For some really sad reason the sound come out messed up on this video! :( So sad because he did such a good job too! :)

Here's what they did to him!!! :)



His last clue was just a letter congratulating him and letting him know that he was now ready for his b-day parade! We had his Dad, Brigitte and his Mom and some friends waiting there for us. So we put Chad on the back of his Dad's truck while we drove around the neighborhood honking and letting everybody know that we were coming! The bishop and his family joined us with their car all decorated and they were also all wearing fun hats! Lots of people came out to greet Chad it was so much fun! Brigitte helped me make a flier to pass around and the bishop and his family helped me by making copies and passing those around! Thank you all!! :) So they were all expecting Chad! :) While we were gone Suzi come over and did a cute job at decorating the front of our house for Chad! Thanks Suzi! :) After the parade we had cake and ice cream over at our house where family and friends came over and we had lots of fun! After his party Chad said that this was a birthday that he will never forget!! :) I hope that he meant that in a good way!!! :)
Here's a picture of him during the parade:



Oh my most adorable husband...I do love you with all of my heart!


Hugs and Celebrating

Restaurant deals

So every once in a while I'll be posting not only things about our lives but everyday things that I might like or some killer deal that I found.
This time I found a super good deal on restaurant gift cards. I'm not sure if many of you are familiar with this website:
http://www.mybargainbuddy.com/
But I love this place, I like to check them out once a day to see what's the deal of the day since it changes every day. TIP: Good way of getting your Christmas shopping done early while saving a lot of money! Yesterday's deal of the day was at the http://www.restaurant.com/index.asp?pgn=home website. You go there and enter your zip code to see a selection of restaurants participating in your area, a very cheap way to go check out new places. They have gift cards worth $25 selling for $10 and now here's the best part...they have a coupon now for an extra 60% off the already reduced price, so you will be getting a $25 gift card for $4!!! The coupon code is SEASON and expires on 04/13/09. Can't beat the $21 off. I know that the gift cards have to have a minimum amount to be able to use it, for example you have to spend $35 to get the $25 off...but hey paying $14 for a $35 meal it's still a good deal if you ask me! So we got ourselves a few gift cards...can you say cheap dates?! Hope you can enjoy this deal too! :)

Hugs and Eating Out

Conference weekend

Conference weekend was pretty nice here in our little corner of the world! I enjoy being able to watch general conference from the comfort of our home...you can't do that in every country out there! In many cases members have to go to church and sometimes at crazy times to watch it.
Saturday Joe, Brigitte, Brady, Kym and Blake came over and had dinner with us, Chad was the cook! After that the guys left for the priesthood section...the rest of us stayed and played/watched a movie.
Sunday was pretty easy going...after the last conference section we tried to copy the hot fudge funnel cake from Disneyland and even thou it wasn't quite the same...it was ok! We didn't have the real whipping cream stuff.
Here's a picture of Hayden "helping" me to make the brownies for the funnel cake.



Hugs and chocolate covered kisses

Twilight

So we finally rent the movie Twilight this past weekend. This was for Chad to watch the movie...I had already seen the movie when it first came out...I went with a few friends, Lilian, Elisangela and Paula.
I know what you may be thinking..."I can't believe that you didn't take Chad to see the movie sooner!" Let me explain myself.
I did not really like the movie all that much...don't take me wrong...it was ok...but not 1/10 as good as the book is I must say. Not to mention that what's up with the characters? The book describes them as beings that are more beautiful than anyone else. Sorry but they all looked pretty blend to me. The models that are in the poster of the twilight book are WAY better looking than the actors that they ended up with. Of course that's not the only reason why I didn't really care for the movie...all I can say is read the book if you haven't yet!!!
Not really looking forward to New Moon...that was my least favorite book out of the series. Will I watch it? Of course...but not counting the days like most fans.
Does that mean that I'm not a fan?! Fan of the books only I guess.
But before I end this blog I must say...watching the movie for the second time with Chad did make me like the movie a little bit better.

Hugs and Bites

Chad is turning 30!!!

Isn't that a cute kid?! Julianne is a perfect little copy of Chad isn't she?
So in just over a week is Chad's Birthday...the big 30!!!
You all remember what he planned for me just a few months ago when I turned 30 right?! If not go back a few months and read it...it's worth it!
So now I'm sitting here trying to come up with something fun for his b-day and I have a few ideas...some of them may be too mean to do it...(evil laugh)...but not too many ideas...I guess that all of my creative juices are going towards the production of this little boy growing inside of me right now.
With that being said...I decided to appeal to you my faithful readers. Does anyone in here have any good ideas that you wouldn't mind sharing?! Maybe something that might at least point me to the right direction. Just don't post in the comments because he might read it. Send me an e-mail at auburnaccents@gmail.com
In a few days I'll let you all know what I did.

Hugs and Lacking Creativity

Disneyland

Last month we decided to take a much deserved family vacation! At that time we thought that Chad might be leaving in March for training in another state for 5 months with the FBI. So we decided to take the last week in February and take the kids to Disneyland for 5 days. We drove so we thought why not extend this trip a few extra days and do some fun things on the way. We left super early in the morning of the 21st and got back home late on the 1st of March. Our first stop was Las Vegas. We had a hotel reservation on the strip. All I want to say about our Vegas experience is that we will NEVER EVER take the kids there again!!! The sad thing is that there are a lot of fun things for FAMILIES there too. But we can have fun elsewhere too!
So next day we got up early and just took off...we didn't want to see or smell Las Vegas anymore. We drove from there strait to California, got there just in time to catch sacrament in this ward that Chad had look up online for the address, it was really close to our Hotel. But the weird thing is that there's nobody there...so we get in and Chad spots a calendar that says that that Sunday was stake conference...go figure?! :) So to our hotel we went. We stayed this time at Desert Palms, 5 minutes walk from the Disneyland gates...HIGHLY recommend that place! Everything was very well taken care of and very clean! They also have free hot breakfast that was very nice!
The 5 days in Disneyland went by very fast!!! But by the 3rd day I woke up already feeling like I wanted to crawl up and die...my feet was already hurting in the morning resting at night did no good! :( You try walking ALL day long inside that park pregnant! Don't recommend! Took me several days after I got back home to feel like I could walk again without any pain in my feet. But I must say that I do miss their pickles and chocolate fudge funnel cake ( it's a funnel cake with brownies, chocolate syrup, whipped cream and powder sugar...can you say YUMMY??!!). One of the days that we were there we had Breakfast with some of the Disney characters over at Goofy's Kitchen. I must say that's my favorite place to eat at Disney. Goofy comes out and dances and play games in the middle of the floor with the kids every 20 minutes or so. Lots of fun!
We also got to meet with the Rex's family a few times, our kids are super good friends and Juls and Belle couldn't be happier to see them there and to go to some of the rides together!!! We even got to have a couple of meals together and also watch the Disney Pixar parade and Fantasmic together. Here's a picture of all of us together.



Oh I forgot to say that we also got to go to Huntington Beach before we started our 5 days at Disney. After we left California we stayed a night at Primm, by then we were so sick of the "Casino" environment that I must say that we didn't enjoy it at all our stay there. We got up and took the kids to Hoover Dam and from there...straight home with of course a few quick stops to eat and all of that fun stuff...vacation was nice...actually was great...but so was being home again!

Hugs and Vacationing

Update on the baby's name

I have been asked for an update on the baby's name.
So we haven't decided on a name yet...but as soon as the girls found out that they will be welcoming a little brother into our home they both jumped and asked for Miles. It's been fun to have the girls want to give their input and have this be a family event naming the baby. We still haven't decided if Miles is going to stick...but I have decided to take a couple of names off my previous list...Vaughn and Riley will no longer be considered. Even thou I still love the name Vaughn, the first time I heard that name was in the show Alias and I loved the name. But as I thought about who Vaughn was in that show...a wimpy of a CIA agent that always had to be saved by his "super girlfriend" Sidney...( or at least that's how I see him)...I changed my mind. Isn't that funny how we can't helped and we associate names with certain type of people? We might be adding a few names to that list...but we decided to keep the name a "secret" until baby is born! Can we do it? We shall see...

Always remember: "Life is good!"

Hugs and keeping secrets

So we are having a...

...little guy!!!
So we found out on the 5th of March that we are having another little boy! We are so excited that Hayden will have a little buddy to play with...well, more like a partner in crime if you ask me!
(Or someone to blame when he's in trouble)
Yes, I was right! Once again! I knew this baby was going to be a boy from the moment that I found out I was pregnant. Actually I knew this baby was going to be a boy way before I even planned this pregnancy. When I went to Brasil, (no I did not misspell that...that's how we Brazilians spell our Country's name down there!), about 3 years ago I told my sister that my next 2 pregnancies I was going to have boys. She didn't believe me...so there! :)
People has asked me how can I know this and I just can't explain...it's a feeling that I had just like I had with the girls. My only explanation to this is that I think that the veil is very thin at times...if we pay attention. I have the feeling that my kids were pre-ordained to our family, we decided to be together before we came down to this earth, I had that feeling with Chad when we were being sealed in the temple too. Every time that I have one of my kids when I get to hold them for the first time is a feeling of: "Wow...long time huh? So glad that you are here with us now together again!"
So with that being said...I'll end on a note of how I'm looking forward to once again being reunited with this little guy that's on the way!

Hugs and Family Reunions

Baby on board

So I'll make it official for those of you who didn't know yet...or haven't noticed the counting bar on the right side of this blog...we are expecting a baby!
I'm 12 weeks and 5 days along now. And we are very excited! The girls are in Heaven and loving the chance to have an input on baby name...I have one picked out if it's a girl, she will be named after my sister and my mother-in-law, but not sure on the name if it's a boy...there are several names that I like for boys...most of them are English or Old English names like Riley and Parker...don't really care for American or Brazilian names...but I also like Miles and that's a Latin name and Vaughn a Welsh name. Everett is pretty high on my list too...but the girls love Miles...so we shall see! ;)
This will be a July baby...baby is due on the 18th of July, we would love another little boy for a little buddy for Hayden but if we get a girl we will be just as happy of course!
Here's a few pictures of the ultrasound that we had yesterday.

Hugs and expecting