Ethan's First Day of "School"

It had to happen sometime Ethan started his first day of School on Monday, November 9th and he loved it! Ethan is already Mr. Popular and has a way with the ladies. When I showed up to pick him up he was talking about trucks with the boys and then a little girl ran up to give him a big hug on the way out. Can you say STINKING CUTE! The little back pack just topped the cake. Right now he is just going one day a week but will hopefully start going 2 or 3 very soon. My little guy is getting so big.

Moms Note: It was super hard for me to drop him off, I missed him all day! Did get a lot of things done though that are usually pretty challenging. Have heard takin ghim to his first day of Kindergarten will be much more difficult.

Loves it!

So we have a good size bathroom and I have struggled with what to do to make it more fun to be in, haha! See my latest project. Loves it.

I took an inexpensive black frames, spray painted it, added new hardware to hang on the wall, took off and threw away the backing of the frame, ordered fun vinyl letters on www.etsy.com and put them on the front of the glass. Total project less them $50 and looks fab!

Oh Layers :( So Sorry

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My favorite clothing line has a store in Sandy, UT that caught fire this morning. No one was injured thankfully. I am sure this is a tough blow for a local business. Keep them in your thoughts! www.layersclothing.com

Fantasy Football I shake my fist @ you!

So while Mike has been away I have been managing both our Fantasy Football teams. NBD right. NO, it is a HUGE deal! I was totally doing better than Mike, I was kicking his Fantasy Football booty. Now he has won, big time, the past 2 weeks and I have lost! Are you kidding me!?! Totally bugged, but then I think about how stinkin excited Mike will be and it is NBD again. When he wins I win!

I still have the cutest team name, Victorious Secrets vs. Team Maquet... HA, now I WIN!

Ethan is going to "school!"

Ethan has a very big day tomorrow, he is starting "school." Ok, it is actually just one day a week in a Mom's Day Out program. He is going to love it! To go to school though you need a back pack and a nap mat. He got the coolest back pack we could find, the options were limited given his size & weight, and I made him a nap mat.

I am going to brag on myself for jsut a moment... I made a nap mat. Like no pattern, sewed it on the machine, chose th fabrics, the whole 9 yards :) A little proud of my self.

Here are some pictures of Ethan with his back pack and the nap mat. I have been trying to prepare him all day for the event. Will let everyone know tomorrow how it foes. It is very exciting!

Little Drummer Boy

LOL! It was too stinking cute yesterday when Ethan was playing with his instruments and then decided that drumming is something you do naked. He took off all of his clothes, put his drum around his neck, and a wonderful time.

Will Never Get Used To It

Wow, Mike being gone for just 3 weeks is a lot like when he was gone for 5 months. Yeah yeah yeah, I know I am being a huge baby about it all. I have learned that I will never get used to it or be ok with him being gone. Honestly, I think the day I am ok with him being gone would be a very bad day in the Maquet house. I am one co-dependent independent lady and I can run our lives and function without him being here. That is what I think it is all about. You don't start a life with someone in anticipation of them leaving you for extended periods of time, except if you are Mike & I. From the first Hello (and what a Hello it was) I knew Mike's ambitions and goals, as he knew mine, and I decided that that very moment that I was up for the adventure (those blue eyes were pretty convincing). I can confidently speak for both of us when I say we love living in a new place and all kinds of places in the future and we love making new friends. Mike gets to be a bad ass pilot and I get to be a Wife and Mom. Like I said, I will never be ok with him being away but this life is amazing!

Happy Halloween!

We have such a fun Halloween. The plan was orignally to go to the Peanut Festival but the weather was not on our side. We went to a local little trip mall where they had trick or treating at all the stores. Ethan was the cutest little skeleton even though I couldn't get him to stand still for a picture. It was perfect and we were home by nap time. That evening we watched a scary moved & ate pizza with my ALBFF Emily and handed out candy.

Hope everyone had a fun & safe Halloween!

Routines... Can you say OCD!

With Michael being gone this past week I have learned how much I love routines and the routines my family has. From the moment we wake up each morning we follow the exact same routine all the way until we fall asleep. Some might think this is boring but I tell you what.... WE LOVE IT! Although every day is the same, each day is completely differn't, yet I always know what to expect.

This week, and I assume for the next 2 weeks, I have been so off our routine that I am missing it terribly. I miss Mike more but the routine comes in at a close second ;)

Reasons Why I Love My Life!!

Everyday I completely recognize how fortunate I am for everything in my life. Sometimes it is the smallest thing that makes me thankful and sometimes it is the big picture. Here are just a few reasons why I truly LOVE my life!

My wonderful husband always knows exactly what I need and I never have to tell him. He plans ahead when necessary and makes sure I feel special every single day of our life together. Today I received flowers!

Ethan wants to be exactly like his Dad! Makes me so happy!

I get to work out with this crazy girl every morning. Emily Dibble makes me laugh daily. An incredible friend and I am so glad to have my Alabama BFF!

We went to the Bollweevil Festival last weekend and Ethan got to hold cute little bunnies, he wanted to do it all by himself. Love my life because my son loves animals and is so independent!

Date Night! Once a week we go out to dinner, usually wings, and never fails for there to be some fun story to follow. After wings we go get ice cream at Milky Moos. Love my life for date night & family time.

Ace bites one of our friends one time and there are now shirts "warning" people about our "vicious" dog. HAHA! Love our life because out friends are hillarious!

Who loves Fantasy Football... We do!

Mike & I are just finished week 6 of Fantasy Football and I never thought I could be so obsessed with a sport I don't understand at all. Right now I am 4 win 2 loses, 1 of those loses were to Mike. Mike right now is 3 and 3. Pretty sure I am just having beginners luck.

So you think Fantasy Football... how fun for a Sunday. No no no my dear this is a week long event. Tuesday through Saturday we prepare our team for the upcoming Sunday & Monday games. This involves picking up new players and trading with other owners, super official stuff ;). Sunday is football day, team representation and snacks!! Depending on how is playing Monday nights and how the Fantasy Football team is doing depends on if we watch the game. This has really become a lot of fun for Mike & I!

Cheer us on, there is money to be won at the end!

Fall Is My Favorite!

Today we went to the cutest farm called Aplin Farms about 20 minutes from our house. Ethan got to see cows, chickens, ducks, rabbits, cats, goats, pigs, donkeys, and sheep. We then got to walk through the pumpkin patch and Ethan got to choose his very own pumpkin. He chose one and then changed his mind and chose a different one. He was so stinking cute. On the way home Mike spotted a De Lorean and we had to turn around to get pics, haha. It was a great fall family outing!

Introducing Mr. & Mrs. Maquet!

October 1st, 2009

Destin, FL

Friday night we went to Destin as a night away to celebrate our big day on Thursday. Pictures of the "wedding" will be coming soon. Here are a few pictures of Mike & Ethan at the beach. Ethan loved playing in the sand but not a big fan of the ocean. There was this perfect kiddy pool at our hotel and he just hammed it up in there. The weather was absolutely beautiful, not too hot and definately not cold. It was not crowded at all. We really had a great night away.

Bronco, welcome to the family!

Our new family member, THE Bronco, is a lot of fun. We have been out on a couple leasure rides and really enjoyed it. Today we went out on a trail and had some fun. Ethan & I got out so Mike could really go wild without me freaking out in the passengers seat, haha, I am such a wimp. We love seeing him enjoy his time working and driving THE Bronco. A welcome addition to our little family!