Fairytale land....

Monday, Jen, Alicia, Anna, Bella, Jack, Jason, Kara and I all made the trip to Sacramento to see Jessica and Wesley and get our yearly kids in Halloween cousins picture. The kids and I made it out of the house just in time for our 8:30 leave time but had a long trip there. Or maybe it just felt long to me. In corning Kara had to go potty. And Jason had been screaming since Anderson so we pulled off at Starbucks. We went in and Kara brought her little toy puppy on a leash. I told her to bring it in the bathroom with us but she said she wanted to tie it up outside the door. No I said bring it in, so she says, "oh momma that girl is going to take my puppy if i leave it here?" (that girl is a 40 year old woman who didn't look to be a toy puppy stealer). At the same stop I discover the reason Jason has been screaming was that his sippy cup leaked all over him and he was soaked. So I had only brought him his costume as a change of clothes and I had an extra pair of pants that had come with the shirt and I went to put them on, and they were a 3t (the shirt was 24m) So now he has no shirt, and pants that are about 8 inches to long. So we finally made it to Jessica's and then we all headed out to Fairytale land. First we picnicked in the park where Bella gave us a fun surprise. Then it was costume time! Kara was Ariel, Jason Batman, Bella a cupcake, Jack a skeleton, Anna Strawberry shortcake and Wesley a bee. Kara also got her hair painted red. I got to send a thank you out to Jen for helping fix Kara's costume where it had a hole in it. And to Tessa who had a great idea that we could cover the hole with a seashell and stick it on with bubble gum. Brilliant! We wondered around fairytale town and took pictures of the kids playing and attempted to get them all in one, not soo easy with a group of 4-one yearolds, a two year old and a three year old.

At least my drive back was semi peaceful....

BTW girls I win!

The benefits of a 3 year old, and pumpkin patch pictures...

They can put on their own shoes,
yet they may not match.
They love to see new things,
yet may chase the turkey into the corner and trap it (Leslie, I am with you I was freaked out!)
They want to ride the train,
and convince everyone to get on. Who knew a 3 year old could fill up the train and get it going.
And they just look like angels...
but sometimes may not act like them....no picture available....(Ask me sometime to see the video though)
They love the good things in life like pumpkins
and don't realize that they didn't grow there when the tractor is putting them out(they must have run out)

And of course the Jason pics....
Climbing the fence
with the goat
on the train
and being the capri sun spokes boy

Creativity needed....

I have been working on the kids bathroom for a while (ok not activly working but whatever) So I have about half of the wall paper pulled off but it is a pain to get the upper boarder. But my motivation has been lacking. I think that it is because I don't have a theme of what i want to do. I have thought about a sea theme with sandcastles and shells and gray blue paint. Then there is my monkey idea, which involves palm trees and bright paint. But I am not wild about either one. It has to be unisex (otherwise it would be princesses if Kara had her way) Something that will look nice and still kid friendly. Currently it has blue and tan linolium, but that can be changed. It will require a shower curtin so that has to be part of the idea and the sink and mirrors are light wood. So help me with ideas!

200 calories

Very cool website with pictures of tons of food and 200 calories of each. Compare the celery to the cheeseburger...
And you get more doughnut than bagel....
interesting...
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-does-200-calories-look-like.htm

Lost a Kara...

This morning after stepping on the scale and doing a little math I figured out that since I began losing weigh in March, I have now officially lost a Kara. You see Kara weighs 34 pounds and I now have lost 34 pounds. So now I am trying to imagine strapping kara on to me and putting on my clothes. Not cute... Its much better now.:)

Whats going on at the Gurleys house?

I am so excited for my lawn! Look its growing!
Jason likes it too!
Here is Kara asleep in her bed. Kara likes to tuck all of her toys in with her. The half naked fake barbie/bratz doll was a prize from going to the convince store with Tim. The legs arms and head all fell off in the first 10 minutes providing laughs. As well as the cop car that Jason got that's bumper, wing and hub caps fell off of.
Otherwise our house is pretty calm, we are just waiting for the Giants game tomorrow night! So far undefeated! I will unfortunately be working Monday night football at work during the game, but at least I get to wear my Jersey. So if you want $2 ribs come see me:).
My injury is getting better, although it doesn't look as bad as Jenni's I have put the picture up for everyone to see. I hope that by Tuesday it will be good enough to run on again. (doubtful) So ideas for workouts that do not involve using you right foot alot will be welcomed. The little spot is a blood blister that is one of the most painful parts!
Ah and me and the kids as we were waiting for the cowboys game to get over (yes they lost!) so we could go eat dinner.

Injured!

So did you know that it is possible to go from total excitement (got the kids a swing set at a yard sale for $25) to total pain? (stepping of the curb to get back in your car and hurting your ankle.)
Right now I am just praying for it to be good enough to get through work tonight. I need the money!
Funny I was just running this morning and thinking about how strong my legs have become and that my ankles haven't bothered me in years ( I have always had easily twisted ankles since I crashed my brothers go kart and sprained them both)....
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
Not to mention that this could throw a wrench in my workouts. Well on the bright side, I don't think its broken. Pray for fast healing:)

Kara has an "Idea"

You may or maynot know that Kara is the queen of ideas. Everyday, we have the same conversation on the way home from the gym,....
Kara- Mommy I have and Idea.....
Me- Kara what is your idea
K- You can take a shower (cause i am all sweaty from the gym) Jason can take a nap, I will watch cartoons and we will go somewhere fun!
M- Oh...(its the same idea everyday)
K- Mommy say thats a great idea.
M- Kara thats a great Idea!
K- Thank you mommy!