Looking Back on 2011.....

I wanted to look back over 2011. 2011 was a very interesting year for us and a lot went on and a lot changed in our little family. The beginning of 2011 was a tough year for me... but it most definitely ended very well.

I have gone through and pulled some random pictures over the past year... and posted some yearly highlights :)!! Looking back at all the pictures makes me realize how much the kids grew over the year. Sophie was still a baby and Kman was pretty babyish himself :)!! Anyway.... enjoy!!

Karter got rid of the Paci not long after his 2nd birthday.

Heidi had her first Dance Recital...

Cookies with Characters.....

Disney on Ice...

Easter 2011

Heidi graduated preschool......

Karter turned 2

Heidi turned 5

Sophie turned 1

Independence Day!!

Happy July 4th!

Waiting to watch the July 4th fireworks..
Heidi and I put feathers in our hair to go along with the quick Fad...

Heidi started Kindergarten

I was accidentally sprayed with Coil cleaner and burnt my neck and ear.

My cousin, Abby, started Pharmacy School at Auburn University!

Kyle started his new job and left for the first time.

When he left, I got brave and took the kids to Fairhope, AL for his cousins wedding.

Summertime fun...

Skyping with their Daddy for the first time....

Labor Day..

Jaycee "ate" Kyle's phone....

GO BOBCATS!

Heidi was in her first parade... Homecoming 2011


Heidi's first school field trip




Halloween 2011
2 Alabama Cheerleaders & Al the Elephant

Family Disney Trip 2011... Sophie's first trip to Disney (She actually went when she was in my tummy... but this was her first "physical" trip *L*)

We released the ducks...

Kyle and my relationship was renewed and we felt like teenagers again enjoying each others company.

The kids went to Troy Games with Papa & Nana:

I couldn't find a picture, but Karter was completely potty trained in November 2011. Majority of the time he even wakes up with a dry diaper during the night. We put that on him just in case :)!! But he is good about waking me up to go tee tee. This was a huge accomplishment and I owe it all to KC for working with him while he was home.

First ever Family Pictures....

Thanksgiving 2011


Kyle got a wild hair and thought we should trade Karter's room and the playroom (great idea I might add).

These kids LOVE their Daddy!

Christmas 2011


So as you can see, we had a busy 2011.
We ended the last day of the year by going on a shopping trip. We were give slap out by the time the day was over.
The girls were standing at the rope looking at Santa's chair and next thing I knew I heard Heidi laughing... Sophie had taken off under the rope and I had to run and jump the rope after her *L*! She always keeps us on our toes.

We didn't have anywhere to go New Year's Eve.... so we just came home (we were tired anyway), started a movie, and was out pretty early.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012

I am sad to say that I didn't get any black eyed peas or turnip greens for New Years :(!! The closest thing I came to getting the "money" was if you count the green peppers in the cheese dip at the Mexican Restaurant *haha*!

I am not one to do New Years Resolutions. I am just going to make sure that 2012 is better than 2011. I am going to make sure I grow closer and closer to Christ. I want to live this year like it's my last and enjoy every day. The years are going by faster and faster it seems. I realized that this is the last year that we can say things like... it's 12-12-12 at 12:12PM. That's kind of say. Made me realize how fast it went from 01-01-01 to 12-12-12. WOW!

ANYWAY.... HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE FROM THE COLQUETT 5!!

How is it at the Colquett's???

So.... some people talk about blogs... like are the real or fake? Surely their relationships aren't that "perfect" yada yada. Well I'm here to say.... what you read is what you get with me. There's no shame in my crazy life! This is the life God chose for me and I am enjoying every crazy and tiring minute.

It's been pretty chaotic lately *L*!! So I thought I would just fill you in on a few things that happen around here... and make you go... hmmmm wow.... I'm not the only one with a wild life *haha*!!

So Wednesday night I got home about 5:15ish... Tyler was here with the kiddos... Kman was snoozing :)!! Well we were in the kitchen talking and Tyler accidentally bumped his big glass of hot chocolate and it spilt all over the floor. Well we got that all cleaned up and I washed the floor so it wouldn't be sticky. Heidi was walking around in my high heels and had a grape soda she was bringing me to open and she slipped in what I just washed and the soda went flying and when it hit the floor, it busted and sat there and just span round and round spewing all over the kitchen *L*!! It was quite hilarious... but a STICKY mess! Sooo I told Tyler that if he would watch the girls while they were in the tub, I would mop everything so that it wouldn't be sticky. I was about to mop and Sophie pooped in the tub *L*!! It was BAD this time... Heidi stepped all in it, it was smeared all in the tub *barf* and it got on the towels... *L* Mess Mess Mess!! Long story short, all of this happened before 6:30 when we left to head to Church. *L*!!

Tuesday night, I walked in the bathroom to find a paper towel roll in the toilet. You ask... how did that even get to where "they" (they=Sophie) could put it in there? Well Sophie and Karter were in the tub and they were playing with their new tub paint and spilt it all in the floor...bright blue paint ALL in the floor.... so I had the paper towels to clean it up and it took the rest of my roll, so I just threw the roll in the trash in the bathroom.

The other day Sophie did a lot of "mashing" on my phone and somehow changed my input language to Spanish... so every word I would type it would tell me it was misspelled. Finally got that fixed yesterday.

Last night, I cooked a big pot of yummy Chicken Noodle Soup. Well while cooking, mom tells me that the hall bathroom is stopped up. UGH! SOOO I had to stop cooking (Thankfully Abby was here so she watched the kids for me *L* while I ran around like a mad woman.... Tyler had gone to get Grandmama and mom and Jody had to leave to try to catch the UPS man in Enterprise) and try to find a plunger. I could not find our plunger ANYWHERE. So I called our neighbor (Kyle's mom *S*) and tried to find one at her house, but couldn't. YIKES! So Tyler went to Dads later on to get his.... guess what??? He was plunging the toilet and it broke :| .... So Dad called about that time and thought he had another one... well he couldn't find it, so brought a hanger... he worked on it and couldn't get it to work... so with 15 minutes to spare until Freds closed (They close at 9PM), he ran up there and got a plunger and got it all taken care of.... WHEW!!! Thankfully it was just too much toilet paper in the toilet and not a toy.

Tuesday Morning, Karter and Sophie were soooooo clingy and whiny. They get extremely jealous of each other and me very easily. If they both want me to hold them, 8 times out of 10 I do. But it was really hard for me to dry my hair, put on makeup, etc... so finally... they were both dressed and ready for school.... I put them in the recliner... put Cars 2 on and told them to sit there... TOGETHER (because they had been fussing BAD) , be sweet, and watch the movie so I could get ready for work. They did just that. So sweet. But my mornings with just trying to get all 3 ready and out the door in time for school, day care, and my work.... you can't imagine.

BUTTTTT It's not always crazy. Wednesday night is a good example... AFTER church *L*!!! I got extremely EXTREMELY dizzy at church... (no worries... I was fine ALL day yesterday). I didn't say anything to the kids.... we just loaded up and I drove really slow home. It wasn't their fault and I had to still be a mom to them :)!! They need me no matter how I feel.

When we got home, the kids were so sweet. Karter got a little whiny because he wanted more juice and he knows that he can only have one cup before bed. But anyway... we got home, changed them all in their pjs... I got in mine.. and we layed on the couch and snuggled and watched a movie. They all three went to sleep laying with me on the couch. I LOVE moments like that. They really do my heart good. And make all those crazy moments worth while :)!!

Tyler had brought by a movie he and mom wanted me to watch and some yummy Italian Creme Cake that my mom made... and he left this super sweet note :)!

These were Wednesday night while we were on the couch... Soph was RElaxed :)!



My sweet cousin, Abby, helped give the kids a bath last night.... she can tell you how chaotic it can get. But there is so much laughter. They are all funny in their own little way. We spend majority of our time just laughing and carrying on. How can you not laugh when there is purple soda spraying and spinning all over your WHITE kitchen *L*? How can you not laugh when you walk in the bathroom and see a paper towel roll in the toilet? Or when things are already crazy and Sophie poops in the tub and you have to yet again scrub the tub and Clorox the toys ? You can choose to laugh, cry, or get mad??? But what will getting mad do besides make everyone upset?

In the words of Kate Gosselin, "It might be a crazy life, but it's my life".

I had to share these... Wednesday I met Tyler, Heidi, Kman, and Momma at Papa G's for lunch. LOVE their Stans Salads :)!! Very nice lunch date.

Kman got some gum when we got finished eating.
So as you see, we have crazy days.... everyday *L*!! But so do most all of you. I just talk about mine. It's just easier with Kyle's help. We have excellent teamwork and I miss him like crazy when he's gone.

I hope you all have a wonderful New Year's Weekend! I'll talk to you next year :)!!