She was a MOM, he was a FOOTBALL PLAYER, and the little one was MINNIE.

There was LOTS and LOTS of:
family
kids
candy
chili
laughing
yelling
It was a GREAT, GREAT night.
Court-The pic of Mom, Carrie and I is for YOU! Do you LOVE it?

Lady Ta Ta, Turtle, Tater Tots

Tatum has grown so much over the past few months. We are really enjoying our TIME together. I realize now (since the twins are gone all day) that our time together is SHORT. I am really trying to make an effort to enjoy each SIMPLE day to its FULLEST. Here are a few things Tatey enjoys these days.

This is Taters and her SWEET PAPA WALLY. He is such a hands-on Papa. He comes over often since we are walking distance from his work. He is reading Tatum her favorite book these days COUNTING COLORS.

Tatum LOVES to swing. It is one of her favorite things these day. We spend LOTS of time in the backyard together, SWINGING!

Tate thinks she is the BIG girl now. This is her feeding Talan(who is wearing Tatum's pink sweater).

BIG WINNER

I entered a contest and I WON, I ACTUALLY WON. I still can't believe it. An AMAZING girl, AAREAN from LADITTA DESIGN created my banner. YOU ARE THE BEST AAREAN-I LOVE my new look!

ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY

This is what our family looks like these days-All living together under one roof-
Me, hubby, my mom, my 27yr. old cousin, Teegan, Tessa, Tatum and Copper.

Natural HISTORY Museum

SCARY.

The kiddos loved all of the different animals.

They liked this dino you could pull all his bones off-they were magnetic.

Enjoying our lunch on the front lawn of the museum.

WHAT a CUTIE.

I promise you we just STROLLED by this LITTLE guy.

Gotta LOVE these BIG dinos.

All of these NICE spiders were just out in the open of this greenhouse that we STROLLED through.

Riley's Farms...the APPLES were all picked and it was FREEZING...BUT, we LOVED it.

PUMPKIN~TIME

I can NOT wait!!!!!!

My hubby and I get to go to Vegas this weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't believe it, a vacation with just the 2 of us. We are even gonna see a show. I'm excited to spend time with my hubby and sleep in until 12, oh and lay by the pool without worrying about kiddos. I'm sure just the car ride will be magical-no kids to entertain. WOOOOHOOOO! HERE WE COME VEGAS!!!!

MY MOMS GOT SKILLZ

My mom has been on vacation for the past couple of weeks visiting her family. While she was gone she and her sister were busy making lots of new beautiful creations. This adorable headband is one of them. I LOVE IT!!!

ST. BALDRICKS

The Santa Monica Fire Department will be shaving their heads to help raise money for kids with cancer. YOU can help out by going to www.stbaldricks.org. Just type in Danny Cladwell as a shavee and donate how ever much you feel led to. The kids and I will be traveling to Santa Monica that day because Teegan has decided he would like to shave his head too. Every little bit helps. Thanks so much.

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LOST TooTH

This story begins with us all (Tatum, Tessa, Teegan, Lindsey and me) sitting in a tiny corner of Tessa's room. The kids had just gotten out of the bath and it was time to go to bed. That is when I decided it would be a good time to try and PULL Teegan's TOOTH.

We tied dental floss around it and PULLED

We each tried to wiggle it OUT.

He even tried biting into an APPLE.

And then my cousin PULLED and it was gone-LITERALLY-it flew across the room and was no where to be found.

FOUND LIZARD

Teegan found the cutest little baby lizard in the front yard. He ran around the neighborhood showing all the kids. When he returned home the little lizard was gone. Teegan told me he gave the lizard away for FREE to the kid across the street. He said I could have SOLD him but I decided the kid didn't have to PAY.

BIRTHDAY PARTIES ARE NEVER BORING

Over the weekend the kids and I traveled to the O.C. We celebrated Danny's 2nd cousin EVA's 1st birthday. I think birthdays are the best because of the:
food-family-fun-cake-presents!
Could a birthday party ever be boring?