Terrible Twos???

Kenzie turned 16 months on the 24 and I am literally about to pull my hair out. If the terrible two are any worse than this I promise I will be put into the crazy house shortly after!

Kenzie LOVES the taste of tylenol seriously its like her favorite thing in the world. Its not like I give it to her on a regular basis but when she is sick or teething (which has been my past few weeks) that stuff is my little miracle worker. Anyways so I keep all her meds, teething tablets, creams, lotions and brushes in a box on a shelf of her changing table. Today we were playing in her room and she realized thats where the beloved tylenol was hidden so she picks it up and brings it to me. I was laying on the floor on my stomach and my head was resting on my head so Kenzie took my hand and put her tylenol in it saying "more more". This was really funny to me so I laughed told her she didn't need it and put it away. She was not happy with my answer so she got it again and brought it to me this time screaming "MORE MORE" at me. I look at her and firmly said Kenzie NO your not in pain. Two seconds later my little angel child ran full force towards her CLOSED door and ran smack into it causing her fly backwards onto her butt. She then threw herself in a very dramatic fashion onto the floor screaming her little head off. This would have been very funny to me if I didn't have a splitting headache so I went upstairs handed her off to Grandpa and said "seriously do something with her I am about to loose it" I guess it was the icing on my cake today. I called Jake told him to come home from work because I was done with being a mom today.

It seems like all my child ever does anymore is throw these tantrums. Its not like Jake and I over spoil her (she is pretty spoiled but come on she is my first baby and the first grandchild for my parents with whom we live with) My friend keeps telling me that this age was the hardest age for her and that when Luke learned to talk everything got 50 time easier. I feel bad for her I know she is just trying to communicate but there is only so much I can take.

OK now everybody leave comments on how you get frustrated with your children too so I don't feel like I deserve the worst Mommy of the week award! HAHA

On a happier note....Jake and I are putting an offer on a house so everybody please please pray and cross your fingers that we get it. Its so perfect for us but im not gonna go into detail about it until its a for sure thing! Then there will be tons and picctures and details!!!

Birthday, Pumpkins, and the Fair

Picture OVERLOAD on this post! We have been very busy the last few weeks Babyland, Nathan's birthday, helping our friends move, looking at houses, Burts and the fair! Last night I went to bed at 8:00 and Kenzie went to bed at 7:00! We were worn out.

Babyland is the coolest place in the world for anybody who has a girly girl. Kenzie LOVES dolls. I can't go down the doll aisle in Target anymore without walking away with a doll. We walked in to the museum and she started screaming with she was so excited. I didn't get the best picture because she was too busy looking at all the dolls but we had a lot of fun. We went with MiMi (Jake's Mom) my Mom, Kenzie, Bonnie and myself. It was fun to have a girls day. And each girl got to pick out a cabbage patch doll to take home.

My little brother just turned 14...I feel like it was just yesterday Dad went to go pick up our pizza and Mom went into labor with all of us kids there. That was back when cell phones were not around so my sister and I were crying and Michael was trying to play doctor. Anyways we went to Ninja for dinner and had a really good time. Japanese is the ONLY restaurant we can take Kenzie to now because she is entertained the whole time. Expensive taste...I know she totally gets that from me! Nathan got a shirt from us and some xbox game (I think it is xbox who knows)
This picture is to prove my child does have a temper. Everytime I try to complain to somebody she about it they shut me up and tell me im lying!

Our good friends are moving literally two houses down from their old house so Jake and I went to help them move. We are also in the process of putting an offer down on a house in that neighborhood as well. I won't go into details because I don't want to jinx myself but everyone cross your fingers everything goes through.
This past Sunday we went to Burt's pumpkin farm with our family and the Burruss's. Its a tradition we have, Jake and I have been the last three years with Kenzie. I had just found out I was pregnant with Kenzie the first time we went and last year she was only 4 months old. We went on a hay ride (we found out Kenzie is allergic to hay...she got welts all over and her little eyes were really red and swollen) and then we picked out a few pumpkins! It was so much fun!
After Burt's we headed down the the Cumming Fair. It was the last day and some friends had given us free admission tickets a parking pass and free ride tickets. Kenzie could only ride on three rides but it was still really fun to walk around and watch Luke ride the rides. We only planned on being there for a few hours but next thing we knew 4 hours had passed. Even though everything was free we still spent a lot of money on food. A bag of cotton candy was 6 dollars. (totally worth it) By the time we got home Kenzie Jake and I were ready to call it a night. Its so crazy how being a parent changes your life so much. My friends without kids can still stay out til 2:00 in the morning. Its a late night for me if im not in bed by 10:00! This weekend was so much fun because we spent so much time together as just our little Corley family. Living with my parents is really nice but sometimes I need it to just be the three of us!

WEST END GIRLS

So I have been a lazy blogger recently...well I have always been a lazy blogger. Life gets in the way and I kinda forget to blog. Anyways so here is an update on our life as of recently....

A few weeks ago we (Mom, Dad, Nathan, Jake and I) went to a Pet Shop Boys concert in atlanta. I bet none of you know who the Pet Shop Boys are, don't feel bad I didn't know either. I have some step-cousins in England who are singer/actresses and they are the dancers and backup singers for the group. I had never met them so they gave us free tickets and off we went. It was a lot of fun...very different from my everyday music but still it was a lot of fun. The Pet Shop Boys have a very very large gay following so it was extremely funny when my hubs got hit on. We were walking up some stairs to get to the bathroom and some man stuck his tounge out at Jake and made a very obscene gesture to him. Next thing I know he ran up to me grabbed my hand and said DON'T LET GO!!! I about fell on the floor laughing. That night my father also got hit on. Anyways while we were there Jake ordered some shrimp and offered me $200.00 to buy a new outfit at buckle to eat one little piece of shrimp. I FAILED miserably I mean I literally had an anxiety attack when it came time to pick that nasty little thing up. I could not do it and sad to say even after begging my husband he would not give me the money out of the kindness of his heart. All in all it was a fun night with the family!

I ran my 5k a few weeks ago as well. I was not expecting to run it at all, I was planning on walking the whole time. I wasn't even gonna show up but I didn't want to waste the $25 fee I had to pay and I really wanted my shirt. I had the most horrible shin splints I have ever had in my whole life so two weeks before my race I did not run at all, I didn't even walk...to be honest I sat on the couch and watched Law and Order when I should have been training. Anyways I went to the race knowing I was going to be walking with the old ladies but as soon as that gun went off I started running. And I ran 95% of the time. I was so proud...I knocked 10 minutes off my time. After the race my shins killed me so I have been instructed to not run in my race this month which means no 1/2 marathon in November. Sad I know but im not giving up running...I just need to take care of my body better by streching and not taking on so much so quickly.

(I'm in the grey shirt...it was down pouring by this point!)

Kenzie is walking like CRAZY and she climbs up EVERYTHING...its so crazy to think this time last year she was so tiny. Now she is totally different her hair is blonde...she is into everything and she has the cutest little personality. She is my little dare devil nothing scares her.

I am offically starting school in January and I can't wait. For the past few days I have been studying math like crazy because I have to take a stupid placement test before I can enroll in a math class. I am horrible at math so I have been a little frustrated but I will say its a lot easier to understand it now then it was in high school. I think I will do well and im so excited to start all my classes. I am gonna get everything on a Tuesday/Thursday schedule so we only have to get a nanny for two days out of the week. Plus I really don't think I could be away from Kenz any longer than that.

Jake's nasty burn he got from falling down onto a lantern while fishing! I told him thats what he gets for trying to be a friggin red neck!

FROGS

I'm the biggest animal lover in the world but the only frog I like is Frogger and thats cause I was able to hit him with the cars on the computer. Tonight, Jake took Kane out to the bathroom and came back into the house laughing. I looked up from the floor (Mom, Dad, Jake and I were watching Three Rivers) and Jake was holding a frog and was running toward me. Of course I scream my head off and both Nolan and Kane came running over to protect me (they sure do love me) so Jake took a few steps back and the frog starting PEEING EVERYWHERE while Jake was still holding it. I thought Jake was gonna pee himself he was laughing so hard and I thought my Dad was gonna die because he was laughing so hard he could not breath. Meanwhile I'm sitting on the floor about to cry because I hate frogs. I love my hubs very much but that was not funny at all! Ok so yea maybe it was very funny!