Little Silly Sister

McKinley is getting so big and she's started liking the walker (sometimes) She goes so well in reverse that sometimes I think she's going to get whiplash when she hits the couch, let alone when her helpful brother pushes her around going 90 :o) I guess us younger siblings lived through what our older sibs did to us, I imagine that McKinley will survive it too......



This one below is so cute to me. I put her to sleep on my bed with no covers on and when I came back in the room she had this blanket grabbed over her and was sound asleep sucking away on her bottle. I just thought it looked so cute.

Little Nerd Mann

So, these are my glasses and Rylan decided they would look good on him and I couldn't help but snap a couple of shots. I thought he looks so cute and like he was 5 already. I kinda thought he looked like Spanky on the Little Rascals.....

Okay, this one below is the Wacko at his best again. He thinks this headband of his moms is so cool to wear and today it got a little low I'd say and made him be quit the little pug nose. He is too funny. I just love to watch his him grow and develop his personality right in front of me.

New Business Venture

Think Pink Everyone!

So, I know it may come as a shock to some and others really won't blink an eye, but I am making the big blog mention of the fact that I have recently become a new Mary Kay Beauty Consultant. (gotta love the title :o) Anyways, I am as most of you know the good 'ole at home mommy and I am looking to try and make some new business moves, some new friends, and of course a little

extra green.

I am just getting started and hope that if any of you already wear it and don't know where to buy it or wish you could wear it and are having the same problem or just want to try it and hopefully start buying it, that you'll give me a call. I certainly don't know what I'm doing yet, but as they say, ignorance is bliss, right? I personally have used the Mary Kay makeup for a long time and I think it's great! It's quality, but at a great price that easily competes with any of the department store prices, and at the same time kicks butts of the Wal-mart stuff (that I know a lot of you have a closet full of)and the bottom line is that

MK is just better :o)

If you're at all interested you can visit my new website at this link: www.marykay.com/mjmann You can see what's old, new or coming soon and shortly I'll have it set up where you can place your orders there online and even pay with the good 'ole plastic. I'm really excited about it and I hope you'll visit me online and see what we can do.

I would love to know your take on this and if there are any interested bloggers that would like to become a customer or otherwise.

Thanks a lot for making it through that winded advertisement...Two thumbs up to new adventures huh?

"Mannimal" moments

I just wanted to share some cute pics of our little fam on the cam. They are just too adorable not to pass along. Enjoy!



McKinley loves this elephant that her favorite California Albrecht cousins gave her. As you can see she's kissing and loving on him. Notice the socks? She has a thing with sucking on her toes too and the socks don't last long at all.


Rylan and Daddy fixing our computer. They're quite the repairmen.


Now this is a Sugar to Shit in 5.2 day. I told Rylan to go in his room to pick out a shirt to wear for the day and by the time I got in there to help him put in on (less than 2 minutes) this is what his room looked like and I swear to you it was clean before he went in there. Hurricane Rylan hit...


This was "too tired to get out of the car and walk into the house Rylan". He made it out of his seat, but just sort of melted onto the the floor of the car and had a good hour-long nap, yes, in that position :o)

Yard Saligans

** Yard Sale **

Okay so on Saturday, my sister-in-law and I had our very first yard sale. She had decided after moving that she and her hubby had too much stuff and she wanted to see if they could sell some of it before donating and so we were invited to join the fun and put some things out if we wanted to. I'm telling you what we made out pretty well, and we think we're on to something. WE LOVED IT! We had a ton of traffic and people that stopped to look at our many treasures (and not so treasured items) that we were sick of and wanting to get rid of and we decided we should do it again and soon! We have a ton of new ideas and new things we want to sell, and believe me, everything in my sight has taken on a whole new look to me. I keep saying (to myself of course) that "oh that's going to the next yard sale" or "we could totally get at least $5 bucks for that thing instead of letting collect dust". So, in a couple of weeks we're planning another big event. If you want to get rid of some things or whatever either bring it over or let me know and I'd love to see if go for you. And, the next time I promise to take the camera so I can get some shots of our new found frenzy fun of "Mothers Making Money" day :o)

To sleep or not to sleep?

So, this is a pretty funny story I think. Rylan is such a silly boy and the other day we were having a quick bit at the table before leaving the house and he was sitting there practically falling asleep between bites. We kept trying to startle (sp?) him and keep him awake and it seemed like two seconds later and I asked Ammon where he went. We were visiting and not paying the best attenting I guess and we both look down and he had strategically placed these two barstools together and proceeded to lay down and go to sleep on them...so we thought. We first said his name out loud and he didn't move or anything. After laughing soooo hard for a minute I took off running for the camera knowing this would be a darling shot. After snapping a couple of pics, much to our surprise, the little twit opened his eyes and started laughing at us cuz he had just fooled his parents and gotten the best of us! We totally fell for his little faking routine...what dorks.

Rylan is such a little tease. He can wrestle with the best of 'em, out run and out play all of us including Pudgie, beat all of us in a staring contest, and lately he's been able to make his sister laugh harder than us all. I wish I could capture more of the precious moments we have and let you all hear his adorable voice. It's kinda sad cuz he's starting to talk and act like he's five or something.