Zoo day!!

We went to the zoo today. Loaded up all 5 kids and met my mother in law there with my niece and nephew. Walker is at that super fun age where he is amazed by everything. Every single animal he saw made him light up. We did almost have a Harambe incident when I caught…

Don’t test my inner gangsta

Most parents probably dont look for ways to embarrass their teenagers. I, however, am not most parents. I am always looking for ways to remind them what I am capable of, and sometimes, the clouds open up and the opportunity just falls in my lap. I love when this happens, and it happened today. I…

Almost there!

Today has been pretty tame, thankfully. I still have a house full of girls who were up all night playing “light as a feather, stiff as a bored” and “truth of dare”, and ate ALL of the groceries that I just bought yesterday, but everyone has been calm and the meltdowns have been minimal. We…

My 2 youngest woke me up early this morning. Too early. After breakfast and destroying the house, I figured it MUST be getting close to nap time. Looked at the clock. 8:30. Dang it. I could tell they were getting bored and nothing good happens when they are bored, so I get the great idea…

Today tho…

Some days I’m just DONE. Done with what? I dont know, just done. Today was one of those days. This morning started off with us waking up late for the kids’ 8am dentist appointment. We made it on time, however, if anyone has ever met Gabriel Parks, you know he’s not a morning person. We…

Finished product

We finished. He did great. He chose this tattoo several years ago, and the guy drew exactly what he wanted. He chose 6 trees to represent him and his siblings. For those dont know, I had a miscarriage several years ago (after gabriel) and he asked if he could include that baby in his tattoo,…

Tattoo time

I’m currently sitting in a tattoo shop, watching my son make his first permanent decision as an adult. This was what he wanted for his 18th birthday and many disagreed with our decision to bring him to have this done. I guess my way of thinking is this: He’s GOING to get a tattoo. He’…