Endorphins....

Okay so ever since I have been home from my babysitting adventure I have been in a slump!  I have not wanted to do anything for anyone.  I just want to sit and watch movies and eat junk!  I don't think I sat down for 18 days.  :)  So my sweet husband has been trying to make me happy.  Saturday we went out to dinner and a movie with friends and had such a great time.  And then Sunday was on okay day.  But Monday was a killer.  My kids were so whiny!  They have lost four siblings of entertainment!  They kept asking for Nate and Syd and when the bus was going to come.  So anyway Jared called a couple times during the day and he just kept saying that I sounded sad or something.  He ended up coming home from work with a dozen orange roses!  He said he got orange to make me happy.  Which they did.  But I still was feeling down.  Then my sister sent me a text to tell me thanks for everything and that her kids have had nothing bad to say about dear old aunt Katie.  She said that she was grateful me and Jared that we could arrange our schedule to stay with them.  Anyway it was a nice text and the tears that had wanted to come all day finally came.  Boston and Lillie were so worried about me and why I was crying.  Jared came in and saw me on the couch and felt so bad.  I told them they were happy tears and that I am just grateful for my little family and my big family.  

He didn't believe me.  

Something that I have wanted for the last three years were some good brown boots.  I have a pair I got when I was 18 and they are my absolute favorite.  However, they have about had it.  So I have been looking for a while now.  So last night Jared was determined to find me some boots.  He was searching the Internet and he would find something and yell for me to come and look.  I would say no, no no and no!  Finally I heard some screaming of yahoo coming from the computer room and he was saying i found the perfect pair!  I went in and saw these beautiful boots.  It was so funny but my ENDORPHINS kicked in and i was giddy and happy and had a perma smile!  I am so estactic and I can't wait for them  to come in the mail.  I love them a lot a lot.  I am just hoping they make it here in time for the Twilight premiere!  LOL!!!    

So thanks to my wonderful husband who is willing to do anything Anything anything to make me happy.  I know that I am the luckiest girl in the world.  You do so many things for your high maintenance wife (yes I know i am HM...but the hardest part is admitting it, right ha ha)!  I love you Jare! Oh and in case you were all wondering.  I did get off my butt today and did dishes, cleaned the house, and started laundry.  Like I said before gotta love the endorphins that a pair of boots can bring to a girl!  

Moms are the bEsT!!!!

I just have to do a quick little post and say moms are the best people in the whole world and they know how to make everything better!  Today is day 18 at the Hughes house hold.  Which means...my sister will be home today!  I am so excited.  Not only to have my sister back but for my nieces and nephews to have there mom back.  While staying at my sisters 6 of the 8 people have had the throw up flu.  Her 3 kids, my 2 kids, and Jared.  Me and Allie are still holding out strong.  It was fine when it was my sisters kids because they are all old enough to make it to the bathroom.  Different story with my kids.  Lots of cleaning up on my end.  

Lillie has been sleeping so bad and she has thrown up two different days.  She was up for like 4 hours one night just screaming.  So yesterday morning I called my mom and was crying and telling her that I didn't know what was wrong with her.  She told me to come over to her house.  I am not kidding when I say the minute I walked in the door I felt better.  Lillie fell asleep and so did Boston and so my mom sent me to bed too.  Moms just know the things to do and say to make you feel better.  

Nate(my sisters youngest) didn't feel good and he was crying and saying he missed his mom.  I started crying too and I said I missed her and I was excited for my best friend to come home.  And he says...well she is like the best mom ever!

So I guess I would have to say my theory is right.  He thinks his mom is the best mom ever and I think mine is.  And if you are ever sick, stressed, tired, overwhelmed or whatever else you might feel as a mom.  All you have to do is call your mom and she will make it all better.  They just know what to do.  So a big thanks to my mom for helping me have a better day yesterday!  Love you mom!

Here is my mom acting all business like!

Once I get home I will be giving a more detailed report of my stay at my sisters house.  As for now I have cleaning and laundry to do before she gets home!  :)

~*~Happy 3rd Boston~*~

Boston(red helmet) and Brit (blue helmet)

So as you all know I am staying at my sisters house and this is the only picture she had of Boston on her computer.  :)   

I can not believe that he is already 3 and that I have been a mom for that long.  Time goes by so fast and yet so slow!  

I read a quote somewhere (probably on some ones blog)  that said something like this..."as a mom the days go by slow and the years go by too fast!" I think that is so true.  Some days seem so long especially the winter months, however, right when I turn around Boston is already 3.  

He is a fun rowdy little boy.  He definetely keeps me and Jared on our toes and of course Lillie. He loves her so much.  So here are some things I really love about Boston!

#1:  He loves to cuddle with me in the morning.  He wants my face right next to his so our noses are touching.

#2:  I love the way that he knows exactly what he wants to wear.  If I pull the wrong thing out of his closet it is the end of the world.  :)

#3:  He has such a big heart and if someone else is crying he always want to make them feel better...unless of course he is the one who made that person cry.  ;)

#4:  He loves elderly people.  Our back door neighbors are some of his favorite people.

#5:  He loves all of his grandpa and grandmas.  Especially great grand parents!  

#6:  On the same lines he loves all of his cousins.  I am pretty sure that Sunday is his favorite day of the week so he can go to both grandparents and see all his cousins.

#7:  I love to listen to him give prayers.  He is so quiet and so reverent.  He does such a good job.

#8:  He is a pretty coordinated boy for only being 3.  Uncle Dan thinks you are going to be a gymnast, or a baseball player, or a soccer player.  He runs so fast and can flip so fast.  He is not afraid to jump off anything and go into a perfect front roll.  

#9:  I love when I put him to bed and we read scriptures, say prayers, and right before I get out of his room he says "love ya mom!!"

#10:  The way he treats Lillie.  Sometimes he beats her up and likes to tease her but for the most part he keeps an eye out for her.  He told her yesterday before church "Lillie Lou you look so pretty!!"

Thanks Boston for being the best little boy mom could ask for!  :)  Love you lots and hope you have a great birthday! 

And so it begins....

So i don't feel like this yet...but soon time will tell!!!

My crazy life of being a mother to six!!  I probably won't be to good at posting over the next three weeks.  Me and Jared are watching my sisters four kids.  Her and her husband are so lucky and get to go on a 18 day Mediterranean Cruise!  Yes you read that right...18 days!!  Luckily her kids are at good ages and go to school full time.  But still...I just spent three hours doing homework.  From math, to writing a short story, to reading, reading some more, and lastly studying for a scripture mastery test!!!  An hour and a half at Wal-Mart and hundreds of dollars later!  LOL!!  Wish me luck!  Luckily I do have a great husband who loves my sisters kids and is willing to help in any way possible!  Yay for a family of 8!!

!Tag!

Okay I usually never do this tag things but this looked like fun!

8 Things...

8 TV shows I like to watch...
1. Grey's Anatomy(my new obsession I just rented all 4 seasons and watched them!  Love McDreamy ...Meredith bugs!)
2. One Tree Hill
3. 90210
4. American Idol
5. Oprah
6. Any Game Show
7. Curious George
8. Clifford

8 Things that happened Yesterday....
1. Went to church
2. Ate dinner at my in-laws
3. Went for a drive with Jared and my kids
4. Watched 27 dresses for three nights in a row and have not finished it yet..too tired!
5. Saturday night I went to the movie The Secret Life of Bees and didn't get home tell 1 a.m. Sunday 
6. Listen to Jared while he was throwing up...sick but true!
7. Got my kids milk and juice
8. Fell asleep on the couch at like 9:30

8 Favorite Places to Eat...
1. Tepanyaki
2. Subway 
3. Los Hermanos
4. Cafe Rio
5. Jaxies
6. My moms house on Sunday or my in-laws
7. Hickory Kist
8. PF Changs

8 Things I'm Looking Forward to...
1. Babysitting my sisters four kids for 18 days!!!  :) 
2. Jared to start school and finish it all at the same time.
3. Halloween
4. Bostons birthday...ordered all his presents on Saturday!  Yay for online shopping!
5. A family vacation
6. Being more spiritually inclined 
7. Being more patient with my kids
8. Everyone in my house to feel better.

8 Things on my Wish List...
1. For my kids to be happy, healthy, and successful.
2. For Boston to go on a mission.
3. To be in the Celestial room with ALL my siblings and their spouses!
4. Go on a cruise with Jared and some fun friends.
5. For my parents to live a long long time
6. Pay off our house
7. Be a good mom and example to my children
8. Tour Europe with Jared

8 people I Tag...
1. Jamie Smith
2. Jaimi Sparks
3. Julie 
4. Whitnee
5. Tiffany
6. Kandas
7. Amera
8. Jenni

~Day Off~

Last Friday Jared took the day off! I don't think he has ever taken the day off 'just because!!'    Anyway we had such a fun day.  We slept in--well kinda!  Lillie woke up pretty early--6:45! She loves Cinderella so I got up put Cinderella on and then went back to bed.  Like an hour later I woke up and I could hear someone kicking our t.v. so Jared ran in and Lillie was on top of our t.v. and watching Cinderella from over the top!  Hilarious!  I always thought since Boston was my climber I wouldn't get another one but lucky me...I have two!  

So we just hung out all morning made a big breakfast, watched a show, read books, took naps, went to the grocery store.  Then in the afternoon we went to Jumpin Jacks!  We have not been to JJ's since last February and Lillie hated it.  So I was excited to see what she thought...and she loved it.  Her and Boston played so good.  Boston is such a little dare devil.  He has no fears.  He will go on the highest slides all by himself.  He loves it.  It was such a fun day.  After Jumpin Jacks we went and took Boston to my brother Tyler and Lillie to my parents and me and Jared went up to Kandas's cabin for the night.  It was fun to go be with friends, play games, stay up late, and of course end the evening with Brian Regan!  :)  

Jared has decided he needs to take more days off work...I totally agree!  

Me and Lillie--she is totally loving it.

Kids climbing up the slide all by themselves!

Jared and Lillie

We love it when Dad takes a day off to play with us!

The biggest sTuD ever!!

Hanging out at the cabiN!

Adam, Jamie, Matt, Tiff, Riley, Kandas, Jared, and me!

pRoJecT!!!

It is true!  I accomplished a project!  All of my friends lately have been into making aprons.  I think they are so cute.  So my sister in law, Jenni, was here from Texas and we were trying to think of something to do with six kids! HMM!!  A sewing project.  Okay so probably not the best idea but it was fun.  We got our pattern from Kandas and it looked liked something we could master.  All of my in-laws sew.  I have not sewn anything since Mrs. Irvines 9th grade sewing class.  But I have to admit that I really liked it and the more I did the easier I got.  It is all about CONFIDENCE when you are sewing.  :)  They turned out really cute!  Thanks for your help ladies.     

No laughing~!  I am just learning!

Jamie...quite the little seamstress!

THE FINISHED PRODUCT!  Me and my cute sister and mother in-laws!!!