MIA

It's been over a month since I've posted anything. Not that thousands read my blog, but my friends do and I feel lame. The basic reason is that I am missing in action. My brain is MIA, time has gone MIA and the space for all the fun hobbies I have is MIA. Since this school year started I have no time for anything besides work, kids and sleep. It's stressful. Working full time and away from my babies for so long has really gotten me down. There's nothing I can do about it now and you can't have a home for those babies without a job, but it's like a punch in the gut every morning when I walk out the door at 730am.

Now, my life is great. I wouldn't trade it EVER. Here is what we've been up to.

On our trip to San Fran last weekend (20 hour road trip with 2 kids = worst thing ever), we stopped at Wildlife Safari. Me and this bear are kindred spirits. We feel stuck in a cage and we're just looking for some good food to make us feel better. I know, stupid, yet strangely how I feel today.

This is how Pinkie felt about riding in the front seat without a seatbelt while in Wildlife Safari. It's pretty awesome to a toddler. She kept telling us it was unsafe.

John took a lot of pictures of the animals rear ends...

Grandma Mary and Baby J 5 months old! His thumb never seems to leave his mouth unless he trades it for the whole fist. He's rolling over and over and over. He talks and talk and talks. And lastly, he eats and eat and eats. Baby J is the perfect baby.

And now you know why it's so hard to walk out the door at 730am.

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recap.

We did it. We made the rite of passage, the pilgrimage that is Disneyland. Many months ago we started planning for this trip. Our motto: 'Go big or go home.' We did Disneyland right. We got the 3 day pass, we stayed at a nice hotel close by and parted with our money freely. We went home for naps and kept the expectations low. We were ok riding the same ride 8 times and handing out lollipops like hugs. It really was an awesome trip. I want you all to go and follow the aforementioned rules. It works. The Tea Cups- rode 4 times. Winnie the Pooh - rode 8 times. Buzz Lightyear- rode 4 times. Tinkerbell- saw her 2 times. Ariel- saw her 4 times. Sleeping Beauty- saw her 4 times. Snow White- 3 times.... you get the idea... And this is what Baby J did the whole time...

Seriously, Disneyland is awesome. I want to go back.

--- And this is my GG. She passed away last Monday. She was 91.

She lived the life though:

the Great Depression, a World War, at least 5 husbands, 4 kids, tons of grandkids all the way to great-great grandkids. She cooked like a mad woman and loved bleach. Had a mean crush on Chuck Norris and loved us all quietly.

Way to go GG. See you up there.

Family of Four

We had a family photo sessions with Tina of Impressions Photography. We loved the portraits she did when Pinkie was 2years old. Since the Wisconsin Sheridans have moved West we decided it was time for an all family, all kids photo. Lots of cute pictures of Little J. She takes quick photos of precious moments, plus all the classics like hands and toes.

All the Sheridan women +3 packs of glodfish

All the Sheridan men

Cousins/Best Friends/Trouble/Wild Monkeys

The Sheridan Family

***we're headed to Disneyland! see you!***

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One of my homepages is Prudent Baby. So you can imagine how thrilled I am that the picture tutorial I used from them is on their Project Round Up! Check it out at Prudent Baby.