My 30th Birthday Party!

Last night we celebrated my 30th Birthday which is tomorrow! We went to my favorite (in town) restaurant which is a Mexican Restaurant.. It's yummy.. although I ordered something new last night and it is was okay but not something I'll order again. We did however get FREE $4 cheese dips LOL the waitress (she was new) sat them at the wrong table lol and they couldn't give them to that right table so we got them on the house lol.. I got sang too and got to wear a heavy ass sombrero..

 (Excuse my boobs, for my bra has failed me *Note to self: get a new bra*)

One of my Besties celebrated her bday today so we had to make sure she got sang to as well LOL

After we ate we all headed to my house for cake and gifts and some good old quality time!

 

My Momma knows her daughter so well..

 

She picked out the PERFECT cake!!! Everyone thought she was buying it for a child lol NOPE her 30 yr old daughter who is in fact a true American Princess, I'm not lying I really am lol

 

Then it was present time.. I don't care how old you are, you still love getting gifts.. I do not expect them at all and honestly I tell ppl not to but I still love getting them ;)

 

Kobe Lee got Mommy a new set of cookware

 

 

Hubby got me a new Vera Bradley Purse and Lanyard

 

This next present is from my Brother Adam..

 

 

 It took me 5 minutes to unwrap the first box.. and I open it and find this..

 

That also came with a pack of Hot Hands (the warmers that you use in the winter for Hunting Etc.)

He then tells me "Hey I'm gonna need those back tonight" lol he's always a good time and making us laugh. Even if it is at my expense..

 

Then after another 5 minutes of unwrapping a duct taped gift.. I got this from him..

 A new Vera wallet and check book cover :)

Then my parents got me this Vera make-up bag :)

 I also got money from my Grandparents and a visa gift card from Lauren and a card from the Steiners!

After that we all went out to sit around the fire and enjoyed each others company.. It was a good time! Im blessed to have all these wonderful ppl in my life!! Every one who was there was.. Jason, Kobe, Mom, Dad, Jessica, Amanda, Josh, Matt, Adam, Lauren, Paul and Ashley

Did I mention I'll be 30.. THIRTY .. THREE FLIP'N ZEROOOOO tomorrow!?!?!?! I'm not ready for that! That sounds old to me.. I don't want to get old.. My life isn't where I want it too be. Well it is and it isn't.. I was supposed to have lots of kids by now.. I am however HAPPILY married to a man that drives me nuts one minute but gives me butterflies the next! I have truly met my soul mate!! I have an amazing son.. a beautiful home, a job I enjoy.. my health could be better.. I'm going to work on that.. Tim McGraw says it pretty well in this video.. make sure you listen too it.. OH yeh don't forget to click on my TopMommy blogger link below.. I'm in #24 spot!! THANK YOU all!!!

HERE IS TO MY NEXT THIRTY YEARS!!!

 

 

 

First Day of School

*Sigh* I have a 2nd Grader.. Why does 2nd grade sound so old? As he got ready yesterday morning I had a glimpse of my brother.. As he put on his first shirt he goes to my bathroom to look in the full length mirror.. I see him tugging at his shirt then he pulls it off and says, "this shirt is too long" so grabs another one and slips it on.. again back to the bathroom he goes.. "this shirt is okay, But the neck hole is too big" I'm like Adam Kobe it is fine I promise.. "are you sure?" he asks.. Yes Kobe I'm sure.. then he's getting his shoes on.. and gets frustrated.. I'm like do you need help? "No, Grrrr.. YES! These stupid shoe strings wont stay down" lol again totally Adam! He wouldn't eat breakfast that morning.. I think he might have been a bit nervous or eager to get to school. Of course we had our Annual first day of school photo shoot

 

So we drive our little commute to school, we get there and we get out and are walking to the school and Kobe says "uh Mom? What are you doing?" I said walking you in to school. He says "I can go in by myself" I said yeh but its the first day of school.. He rolled his eyes (learned from the best) and says "fine" so we go in the doors by the gym and I said hmm you must go in the gym instead of to your class.. he wouldn't even let me go in the 2nd set of door.. he turns to me and says "You don't have to come in I'll go by myself" I said okay.. can I have a kiss? He starts to then turns and says no and walks ways *inserts knife into heart* So I snapped this pic real fast

and turned around and the janitor was like "It's hard, Huh Mom?" I said yes especisly when your kids kicks you out of the school.. he laughed but I was heart broken.. I think I got my feelings hurt to be honest lol.. When I got into my van I thought *OMG I'm going to cry* but I held it together and didn't cry.

Then my sister comes over on her lunch break and was telling me all about my neice kissing her and giving her hugs and blah blah blah.. I was like yeeeeh BITE ME! lol

My pretty little Livi Lou!

After school when I picked him up he said he had a really good day and loved his class and teacher! I think this is going to be a great school year!!

Here is a flashback of all the years

This year 2nd Grade

1st Grade

Kindergarten

  Preschool (this made me teary eyed!)

Goodbye Summer...

Today is the last day of summer for us. Kobe starts back to school tomorrow. I can't believe it. Summer FLEW by soo fast.. but I'm glad to get back to our routine. Life seems so much easier with our school year routine. We had a good summer..

Dad had carpel tunnel surgery on Wednesday the 7th.. Surgery went good and he seemed to be getting along okay today. I hope he has some relief once everything heals up..

Kobe has finally mastered swimming! Both underwater and above water..also he mastered doing a cannon ball lol

 

 

 Above Water

Cannon Ball

 

Under Water

 

 

We went back to the doctor yesterday and got Kobe's meds straightened out right before school started.. I know I've said it before but I love Kobe's doctor!

 

Tonight we had open house at school. This is a new thing they did this year and I thought it was such a great idea. The kids got to bring their school supplies in and leave it at school, meet their teacher, and see the school. It was a great ice breaker for everyone. He is very excited to start the school year.

 

 Tonight we had an easy dinner. Then I cut his hair to make him look all handsome for tomorrow!

He wanted these before and after pics LOL he's too funny sometimes!

 

He's all tucked in bed and ready for the big day tomorrow!

 

 

The wheels are turning...

My friend posted this on FB and it got my wheels turning to blog. This is a topic that burns my ass.. people who think ADHD is a cop out for kids who are just "trouble makers, whom aren't parented correctly etc." I am a mom who has a son with ADHD and ADD he was diagnosed with BOTH. I didn't just go to his Dr. and say "omg I can't handle my child give him drugs" we saw a child Psychiatrist for months. I filled out so many papers, questionnaires, etc. He was tested for weeks. LOTS of testing. I did not want to think MY child has ADHD.. I thought it was something *I* was doing wrong. I cried several nights. I remember we were out at my in-laws before Jason and I were married and Kobe was awful... I called my parents to come out and get us.. I remember them coming to get us and once I got in the car with them I bawled.. I was so upset that I couldn't control my child.. I beat myself up all the time.. my mom who raised a child with ADD knew just what I was going through and was and still is to this day one of our biggest supporters and I'm thankful for her. Kobe was put on medication and it was like night and day. You couldn't ask for a better child.. He could focus. He was able to listen. Our lives changed for the better. To prove the medication is the right choice for my son right now.. his medication he has been taking for a while now was perfect.. it was working like a charm. Then his doctor signed the script on the "may substitute" line and the pharmacy gave us the generic version. The first month of taking the generic version I thought woah this isn't working.. I'll give it a month to see if his body just has to adjust.. the first month went by.. still not working.. now we are almost done with month 2 and its worse.. whats different you ask???

• He's hateful
• He gets so aggravated
• He'll start a story and lose thought and talk about a new topic in the same breath when I remind him he was already telling me a story and he needs to finish it he'll not even remember talking about that first topic.
• He lies about EVERYTHING... something so simple.. and he lies
• He can't focus.. When Jason or I talk to him and tell him something important when I ask him a question he'll ask me something about something totally different.. remember in the movie "Billy Madison" with Adam Sandler.. where hes like "I can see ya lips movin, but I can't make out the words" That's how I feel Kobe listens lol.. I laugh but its not funny..
• He loses things so easy
• He talks and talks I know your probably thinking well that's normal but no this is excessive talking and doesn't stop until asked to take a break

I could go on and on..

My friend posted this

Sadly enough Kobe has both Type 1 and 2 this little picture here looks like it was wrote about Kobe. That someone sat in a room with him for a day and wrote down everything they saw and made this poster about him.


Here is the site it came from: http://www.a-health-blog.com/an-inside-look-at-adhd-infographic.html

Not all parents are the ones who abuse the whole ADHD thing.. yes there are some who do and yes there are some kids who don't need the meds but our on them but who are we to know which ones are a real case and which ones aren't we don't know their story. We just know our own child's story and that's all we need to focus on.

and that folks is my 2 cents worth... You are Welcome lol..

Hot Damn!

 First off I want to say THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU soooo MUCH!!! YOU, My readers/voters:

My blog is ranked #32 out of #250.. I'm so happy!!! Again THANK YOU!!

 

 

Check out this sexy man! This is my hubby!! who dresses up so nice!!

 

 

and... of course this HOT MOMMA!! lol I love dressing up!  

 Here is whats been going on at the Colvin Coop

 

PRODUCE!!

 

Lots of PRODUCE

 

We "harvested(?) our garden 

 

 

Except our potatoes are still growing 

 

and then our abundance of cucumbers 

 

 

 

This tomato plant was growing in our gravel drive and Jason dug it up and stuck it in the garden and its still growing and doing great! 

We baked the corn (Pinterest suggestion) it wasn't too good.. we aren't sure if the corn wasn't picked soon enough or this method was a fail

 

My in-laws gave us Zucchini..

of course I tried another Pinterest "suggestion"

FAIL! 

 

But the fried zucchini I didn't get a pic of was YUMMY!

 

 

Think we made enough no bake cookies? lol