Holy blog slacker!!

This poor blog has been all but abandoned! And I would love to sit here and say that I'll start doing a better job of updating it...but I would be lying. Just like everything else in my life right now....it will be neglected!

I would love to say that I will finish blogging our summer Disney trip. But that's not going to happen either. You know how they say you get pregnancy brain....um yeah...I think by the time you get to your 4th kid you can hardly remember your name...let alone the minor details of a trip you took 6 months ago! So I'll just recap quickly. We had a great time, loved vacationing with Matt's parents, got the damn computers back finally ( at the tune to over $300 when all was said and done!) and my kids hate the ocean! Yep.... after 2 hours at this quaint little beach resort they were all ready to go. They are definitely like their father...a vacation isn't a vacation unless you run like hell the whole time from sun up to sun down! ;) No relaxing days on the beach for this family!

Since then we've gone to Vegas for what will probably be our last trip out there for a while. Not a single person has volunteered to watch all 4 kids so looks like we might just have to wait til Hannah's 18 and then dump them all on her. ;)

We also took an impromptu trip back to Disney for Thanksgiving! We've always wanted to surprise the kids with a trip and had the opportunity to do it so we went for it. I had already bought my 25 pound turkey for dinner which I always host. I gladly threw it on Julie's doorstep as we skipped town. ;) We told the kids we were taking them to Hillbilly Hell ( aka Gatlinburg) for the week. When we hit Georgia they finally caught on! Everyone thought we were nuts for going when I am 8 months pregnant but it was worth every minute! Even the 15 hour car ride wasn't bad. We only stopped to go to the bathroom once on the way home...thank god I have the bladder of a camel!!

Now we're back home and I'm feeling the crunch to get a TON of things done before this baby arrives! I have quite a bit of Christmas shopping still to do. Nothing is wrapped yet either! And I still have alot of baby things to buy and I haven't even washed a single onesie or blanket. With the others I was so organized and beyond ready. This one....well I have the carseat out of the shed....is that good enough? =P This poor babe isn't even here yet and is already neglected. Sorry little guy...mommy's plate is overflowing right now!!

Brooke was so kind to point out to me that we haven't done our usual Christmas baking yet either. Even though I absolutely LOATHE to bake...I do it every year because the kids love it. Well...and I do enjoy eating the goodies too :) Matt said he would help me this year so I don't have to stand for hours in the kitchen by myself ( the kids get bored with it quickly and I always get stuck finishing it all!). I'm a little hesitant to take him up on his offer to help though. Last time he helped with Christmas cookies all of my gingerbread men ended up with penises! With Drew helping...I can imagine that all of the angels will have big hooters too! ;)

And just an FYI...if any of you are expecting your usual Christmas card from us this year...that's not happening either. I plan on sending out a new pic of the kids after the baby arrives. But as much as I'm slacking these days I'll probably just end up sending it out with Hannah's high school graduation announcements!