Twilight at Midnight?

How could we possible experience twilight at midnight? Only Hollywood could make something like this possible. A huge group of the podiatry wives went to see the much anticipated movie Twilight, based on a huge book series, at midnight last Thursday night. And yes most of us have children and of course all of our husband had school the next day. It was a dreary snowy night and a 2 hour movie. But it was so worth it! Honestly I would have sat for 5 hours to see this book come to life. I started reading the books last year and have been waiting for the movie since March. I loved all the actors and actresses and thought the movie was great! Here are some fun pics we took while waiting: Laura and Me Me and Stephanie And here we all are, it was so fun!

Matt's 26th Birthday EXTRAVAGANZA!

This post is a little past due. But life for me has gotten even busier. I was just called to be an Y.W. adviser. I have been busy with meetings and planning lessons, so here it is. Matt gets so excited for his birthday each year. He usually starts talking about it weeks before. Since his birthday fell on a Monday this year, it was November 10th, he wanted to have a birthday weekend. So, last Saturday we thought it would be fun to invite some friends over for cake, ice cream, and of course Rock Band. Matt had made plans with his friend to watch the LSU game that afternoon. So we planned for everyone to come over around 7:00. While Matt was gone I thought it would be fun to decorate the house and surprise him when he came home. It was fun and the kids loved following me around while I did it. Quick story: I was climbing on a chair to put a streamer above the entertainment center. I stood on the chair and then had to kneel on the entertainment center. Well Kaia thought it would be fun to follow me. As I was stepping back onto the chair I stepped on her and we both almost fell. YIKES! Seriously I almost twisted my ankle. Oh the joy of children right? Anyway, so when Matt came home I had the kids fed, bathed, and we were waiting for him when he walked in. He opened the door and I said, "Happy Birthday!" He was totally not expecting the decorations so it was kind of fun. Our friends all showed up and we really had a great time. We all took turns at Rock Band and we played pass the baby with Sharlie and Charlotte. So fun, I miss my babies being little like that. Matt wanted an ice cream cake so we had a peanut butter and chocolate one. YUM! And yes, I put 26 candles on the cake. Jason and Beegh enjoying the party. LOL Here is the whole crew: (Back row: Randee and Sharlie, Laura, Me, Steph, Brian and Ryker, and Amy. Front Row: Brandon a.k.a Beegh, Adam and Charlotte, Matt, and Jason. We really had a great night. Thanks to everyone who came to celebrate! Matt wouldn't let me give him his gift until his actual birthday. For anyone who knows Matt, already knows he is just a big kid. So for his birthday I bought him the 11th season on The Simpsons. He was really surprised and excited. He has every season but he didn't realize another was released. And it was in the shape of Krusty the Clown's head which made it even better. LOL It is hard to believe the man is as smart as he is. Oh you can't help but love him! Then our friend Amanda came over and watched the kids for us while we went out to eat. Matt decided on Applebees and we met up with our friends again. It was a lot of fun. Ryker was cracking me up. He was giving puppy dog kisses. He basically licks your face. Then he was trying to convince his dad to give him Moutain Dew and Brian told him that it was pee-pee. LOL Then he was taking food from everyone's plate. LOL I love this kid. He is a cutie and mine and Kaia's buddy. We had a really fun night. Matt even got a free birthday sundae. Happy Birthday Matt! I hope it was a good one for you!

Just a few snips here and a few snips there.

Sunday after church Matt was playing with the boys. Then he looked up at me and said that it was time for them to get a haircut. His exact words, "They are looking a little shabby and kinda of like homeless children." I freaked out and was like ,"NOOOO!" Not because I want my boys to have long girly hair. It's just that they are so big (and super fat there is no way they could pass for homeless even if their hair is shabby) for their age they look older than they are. To me their hair was the only thing keeping them looking like babies. (Which is what they are) I told him that they were fine we just needed to comb it and put gel in it. Then later, I was looking at my cousin's blog and noticed her little boy, he is about the same age as my boys, and he had his hair cut just around his ears. He looks very cute and not too old. I thought that maybe I could do that much. So after breakfast yesterday morning I acted on impulse and cut their hair! I just put them in the bathroom sink and started to cut. YIKES!

Here is Gatlin before:

Here he is after:

Here is Gabriel before:

Here he is after:

Ok I will admit I do love it. But it was still tough. And yes Daddy (Matt) did approve. So anyway today I went and had my hair cut too. My friend Jamie did it. I love it! Not a huge change she just trimmed it and put lots of layers in it. I feel like I have lost a few pounds! LOL It looks really good though. Oh and Matt approved of this one too. He is really picky about my hair he loves it long for some reason. So he was happy to see it that way.

Our Halloween Day!

Our day started out like any other, we had breakfast, told Daddy goodbye, and we got dressed for the day. Then I decided I had better start some laundry before it took over the house. Yikes! It was a scary sight. Then after lunch and quiet time I thought it would be fun for me and Kaia to make some Halloween sugar cookies! I have the best recipe and I have been dying to make it. So I bought cat, ghost, and pumpkin cookie cutters. Kaia was in a mood today so she was running around all redneck like in just a diaper but I still insisted that she wear an apron. She had to look like the part right? I pulled up her chair and began rolling the dough. I let her pick out which cutter she wanted and of course she picked the "tat" (cat, her favorite animal). I showed her how to press it into the dough just once and that was all the lesson she needed. For being only 2 1/2 she did a really good job! And she didn't even try to eat the dough! I was so excited because now I know she is ready for playdough. (We'll have to pass that onto Santa) While Kaia and I were having a blast the boys were not having so much fun. Here, these pictures explain it all. I am not sure why they were crying maybe because they could smell the cookies and wanted some. Which wouldn't surprise me because they seriously could eat all day long. And I am not exaggerating that at all. Anyway, I hurried and put on the great and wonderful "Yo Gabba Gabba" so they were at least quiet while I cleaned up. A few hours later it was time to go trick or treating! YAY!! Matt got home early so we bathed the kids, dressed them, and decided to go out to eat. We went to Burger King. While we waited for Matt to get the food I let the kids play. We love coming here not really for the food but the playground. The kids love it. A few chicken nuggets, some hamburgers, and a bunch of fries later it was time to go. We decided to go to a friend's neighborhood. Every year they have a small party and we all take the kids trick-or-treating. Gabriel went as a mouse, Kaia a cat, and Gatlin was also a mouse. Please excuse the messy whiskers it is not the easiest thing drawing them on wiggly little boys. You see I didn't even attempt to put them on Kaia. We took the kids to a few houses. Kaia had a lot of fun walking but she wouldn't say trick-or-treat. She just stared at the people. LOL Oh well maybe next year? One guy was giving out glow sticks and that was the highlight of our night. Kaia loved it and so did the boys. It was such a fun night. I really do love Halloween. It is a night of pretending which I love. I really look forward to this holiday each year.

When all you can do is laugh.

Today was such a great day! It was so good that I just knew that something would have to go wrong. Matt came home and I was upstairs dressing the kids for bed. I got Kaia ready first because she was wanting to watch her Doodle Bop movie. Then Matt helped me get the boys ready. Both boys are walking now so it is really fun to sit at the top of the stairs and watch them waddle from room to room. Matt loves to get the boys going and started playing Peek-A-Boo with them. They were laughing so hard I went and got the camera. Gabriel was really busting a gut. Gatlin was until he saw the camera. He really really LOVES the camera. (Can we say movie star? LOL j/k) So he got a little distracted. Well after a few moments we realized the time and thought we'd better brush their teeth and call it a night. I went to go get Kaia and found this (Body Cream for Dry Skin)... and then I she turned around and I saw this... What did I do you ask? I fell out on the floor laughing! Yeah I really couldn't help it. Seriously, how could I possible get mad at this snowy little face. She is really sorry can't you tell? She was covered from head to toe literally! I called Matt into the room and he laughed too. Gatlin decided he wanted to put his hand in some too but Matt caught him and put him in his crib before we had another greasy baby on our hands. Well of course she needed a bath. Honestly, I had no idea how I was going to get this out of her hair. I washed it 4 times but it didn't even cut it. Oh well, she was tired so I just put her to bed. Then, I called my friend Jamie, she's a hairstylist, and she gave me a mixture of things to use. So, tomorrow morning we will give it a try. Honestly, I am still laughing. Kaia is a such a funny girl. Yes she is busy and into everything but that is what I love the most about her. She is very entertaining and with her you really never know what she will do next.

Dinner with a bath?

Ok so you know you have had it with test week when you put your crying, screaming children in the tub because that is the only thing that would make them quiet. And then you go prepare dinner, bring it to them and feed them in the tub. Uh-huh, umm yeah that was me last night. I couldn't believe it either. But it worked my children were happy and so was I. We had some chicken and applesauce with a side of bubbles and rubber duckies. It was so nice because as soon as they were finished I cleaned them up and I was done. (what a relief) I don't think I will make a habit of it but I will be sure to remember it on those really rough days.

ABC's about me...

A-Attached or Single: Attached
B-Best Friend: Matthew Thomas
C-Cake or Pie: Cake
D-Day: Sunday
E-Essential Item: My purse/diaper bag
F-Favorite Color: I have lots: Pink, Green, Brown, and Red
G-Gummi bears or gummi worms: Worms
H-Hometown: Broadview Heights, Ohio
I-Indulgences: Shoes, Clothes, and junk food.
J-January or July: umm...I like both
K-Kids: Kaia, Gatlin, Gabriel, and Matt (LOL)
L-Life is incomplete without: My family
M-Marriage Date: May 28, 2005
N-Number of Siblings: 6 (4 brothers, 2 sisters and they are all older!)
O-Oranges or Apples: Apples
P-Phobias or Fears: Being in the dark alone...I freak myself out! LOL
Q-Quote: "Mistakes I have made in this life I can't say why or when but the thing that is great is you only live once, so never look back again."
R-Reason to Smile: My children
S-Season: Summer and Fall
T-Tag: Jennie, Amber, Stephanie W, and Jill
U-Unknown fact about me: I have to roll my foot around and around when I am trying to fall asleep. My mom and two of my brothers do it too. I know we are weird. LOL My dad calls us all "thumpers"
V-Vacation destination of choice: Italy
W-Worst Habit: Being a perfectionist and being O.C.D about things.
X-X-Rays or Ultrasounds: Ultrasounds
Y-your favorite food: Pancakes, Chinese, Italian, and Japanese. I like food =c)
Z-Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Here's to the summer...

Here's to the days of warm weather, sunshine, birds singing, sidewalk chalk, pop-sicles, parks, going for walks, driving with the windows down, playing in the grass, and splashing in the puddles. This summer was a lot of fun for us. We have spent a lot of time going to the park all of my children started to enjoy this, Kaia especially. Anyone who knows her knows that she loves to run and has the energy to do it for days! Her new found love at the park is the merry-go-round. She LOVES that thing. I don't get it though she hates the swings, they really frighten her, but she will stay on the merry-go-round all day. She loves to turn around and around and gets upset when you stop...pretty ironic huh? Gabriel crawls around in the bark and just watches everyone else. Gatlin pretty much does the same thing only at a much faster pace. And unlike their sister, they LOVE to swing. What more can I say there is always something to do at the park. We love it and will miss it when the snowy, chilly weather comes. This summer we went to the zoo a couple of times but it just got to be too much of a workout for me to push the kids around so we stopped doing that but I figure next year will be a lot easier when all of my kiddies can walk and help me out a little. We were able to go with Matt once and that was really fun! He and Kaia ran all over the place and he would tell her about each of the animals. It was really great.

And I think the highlight for my summer was when Gatlin started really walking this past week! OH YAY! One less baby for me to carry! He is doing really good. He only falls a little bit and when Kaia runs him over, but it won't be too much longer before he starts running her over. LOL That will be something to see. And of course this summer reflection would not be complete unless I pointed out that Matt is now in his second year of school which is one year closer to graduation. So yes, I am excited about that! The summer will be missed but I really am looking forward to the fall/winter. I know I am weird but I like cold weather. I look forward to the waking up to the beautiful white snow, the days we will spend in our warm PJs, curling up on the couch drinking hot chocolate, playing play dough, dancing/singing to our favorite songs, making even more trips to the library, baking cookies, the HOLIDAYS, and of course the new year. I really do love this time of year. Cold weather is the best excuse to just stay home and spend time together. I look forward to having the chance to be creative and entertain my children inside. I can't wait for that.

In this corner...

We have Gabriel Britt weighing in at 27 pounds, 8 ounces, at 31 1/2 inches tall, with the head circumference of 19 1/2 inches.

And in this corner we have Gatlin Britt weighing in at 26 pounds, 6 ounces, at 31 1/2 inches tall, with the head circumference of 19 1/2 inches. This is what the doctor told me at their last appointment a couple of weeks ago. Yikes! It's hard to believe that this is how little they were when they were born. (Gabriel is the one on his tummy) I wish those doctors and nurses could see them now. I wonder what they would think? LOL Even though my boys are oh so heavy and hard to hold sometimes. I LOVE to see them so big, chunky and healthy now.

Rub-a-dub-dub three Britt babies in the tub!

I know this is a silly post but bathtime has to be the best time of everyone's day. I love it because I am one step closer to bedtime (that means my time to actually sit down and take it easy is almost here) and the kiddies just love it. Especially my little Gatlin (he is the one standing up) I start running the water and he comes crawling in then stands and waits. So, he is always the first one in and the last one out. I honestly think that he would stay in there all day if I would let him. Gabriel likes it but isn't always a fan. He has this issue with "personal space" (in our house? yeah right) and gets a bit bugged when his brother and sister start taking the ducks that he has claimed to be his. A lot of times this results in a small fight. So I usually get him in and out quick. Kaia loves to play with the soap and the bubbles that it creates. And she loves to sprawl out and take up the whole tub (watch out Gat and Gabe) so I usually bathe he after the boys. But if her and Gatlin are left in there together they usually start a "lets see who can splash the most" competition. Great! I just love when they do that. LOL! So I guess this is my little tribute to bathtime. I just love it!

Dancing with Papa.

Kaia loves music. Her and I rock out all day long. We sing anything from The Wheels on the Bus to Faith Hill's Fireflies. (I started singing that to her when she was a baby and she loves it). Her new favortie movie is High School Musical 2 (or as she calls it High Sicle) and she also loves Yo Gabba, Gabba especially the parts were you can sing and dance. So I couldn't resist snapping a few shots of her and my Dad dancing: