SuperPumpkinPatchPox

Adventure: Super-mom style!

YAY! A trip to the Pumpkin Patch. We go every year, and the big boys are getting into it more and more. We picked out pumpkins, visited the petting zoo and gobbled up some doughnuts after the tractor driven-hay-ride. We had a great time making memories and traditions with our boys. Ahhhhh, you can almost smell the scent of hot apple cider, and colored leaves. Feel the cool of the autumn breeze on your skin.......

oh, wait. This is REAL life.

So.....alas, our story is not without Biggart-style. Poor Ty came down with a virus halfway through the hay-ride and spiked a 104.5 degree temp. For once in his life he wasn't selfish and managed to share it with both of his brothers (awww, how sweet!), and I came down with strep-throat (.......again). Always a good time in the Biggart house :)

Next up: Trick-or-treating "pseudo-single-mom"-style!!!! (Ha ha, Josh will be in Bowling Green for buisness otherwise he would love to collect candy!)

You Might Be From Millington If:

Oh, how true this joke rings to my hometown. Lots of you won't get these jokes, but that is what makes it all the more hillarious! Enjoy.


You might be from Millington if:

1. You can name everyone you graduated with.

2. You get a whiff of manure and think of home.

3. You know what 4-H is, the FFA, and the FHA....Oh, and who the presidents are!

4. You have ever gone to a party at a gravel pit/pasture/barn/or middle of a dirt road

5. One of your friends has ever driven a tractor to school.....on a regular basis.

6. You swore and your parents knew within the hour

7. You schedule parties around the schedule of different police officers, since you know which ones will bust you and which ones won't

8. Your nephew once won the Jr. Tractor Pull

9. You can charge at the "IGA"

10. It is normal to see an old man riding through town on a riding lawn mower (and being that there are 3 cars behind him, this is what you consider a "traffic jam")

11. School gets cancelled for opening day of hunting season

12. You have 5 "favorite" recipes for venison

13. You could never buy cigarettes because all the store clerks knew how old you were (and, if you were old enough, they'd tell your parents, anyhow)

14. You know of at least two prom queens who were pregnant at the prom

15. Football coaches suggest that you haul hay for the summer to get stronger

16. You were ever the star of the Homecoming parade

17. Your first job consisted of hoeing beans or castrating pigs

18. You fix up to go buy milk lest anyone starts the rumor that you have gained weight or let yourself go

19. No place sells gas on Sunday

20. You refer to anyone with a house newer than 1980 as the "rich people".

21. You have to drive an hour to buy a pair of socks

22. Your family has held the title of Frog Jumping Champs for over 5 years.

23. You have ever gone for a walk in the cemetery or TPing while on a date

24. You ordered "cool clothes" out of a catalog

25. You had senior skip day

26. You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" is (and have done both)

27. You actually see men at the bar wearing camo bib overalls

28. You don't give directions by street names or house numbers, but you give directions by references (Turn left by the gas station and go by Mr. Hanson's house....)

29. You are proud of this tiny little town you call your hometown!

I Feel Sick

Well, well, well, Ty and Cole, you have succeeded (yet again) at busting the hinge on big mama's Nextel phone. Please know that I haven't bought a 'new' phone in some 4 year. After a week of frantically fliping open the darn thing, as the ear piece dangles somewhere down by my chin, and a red and blue wire connecting the two pieces (which one do I cut....red means fire??) Josh finally gives in and sends me the O.K. to trek to the cell phone store in search of a new phone (yippee, perhaps one with a camera?!). I can almost hear the new call of my cell phone...'a ring tone by Rihanna!' I quickly decide. I cant wait for my phone to ring, cell, ring.
Ok, I get to the shop and, yay, these phones are, shall we say 'Up-to-date'! I close my eyes and visualize the word FREE stamped on the wall under a metalic pink slim slide phone. Ummmm, not the case today. Returning Nextel customers pay a hefty chunk of change to keep their contract, all the while Nextel lures young, unsuspecting new customers into their web of pricyness with a 'FREE PHONE'. What gives?! If I wait 4 months for my contract to be up they offer me the 'incentive' of a 'discounted' phone. Yes this pink, shiny,slim line phone will be virtually given to me. I sullenly refuse to pay the mark-up on the stinking phone, as I shuffle back to the car empty handed.....well, except for the shredded piece of metal I hold up to my ear as I rant about the situation to anyone who will listen......Or anyone who can hear me talk into not just a basic one piece cell phone but two halves of an i710!
So that brings me to the punchline: (God bless you , Jen, for giving me your 'probably first-cell-phone-ever') I am now the proud owner of a circa 1980 Nextel phone.......Oh, don't pretend you don't know which one I am talking about....two words......green screen. In the world of phones the size of MatchBox cars, this thing is the size of a paperback novel, and the weight of a full can of Coke. Oh yes, your reading this correctly, I got the hook up. Who needs the fun-new-pink-shiny-wonderfull-camera-slim-slide-Rihanna-ring-tone-phone?! Hello, vintage is in! This rotary dial works like a dream and has great reception because, (lucky for me) the extendable antenna is 6 inches long. I know; when you see me cruise by chatting up my peeps with this clasic model, you'll probably be jealous. But that probably isn't why you don't get a return to your text, it may be because this thing was around before text was invented, but don't quote me on that.

Does anyone know where this thing plugs in?

Ring, celly, ring

Pentwater Vacation

A July trip to Pentwater was just what the doctor ordered for the 3 Little Bigglets this weekend. With our "nanny" Zoe in tow, Josh and I loaded up all three boys for the three and a half hour drive to Michigan's west-coast paradise. Josh spent nearly every summer in Pentwater since he was a toddler. We arrived in late evening at Jack and Betty Biggart's watterfront cottage. The boys loved seeing their great-grandparents as much as Jack and Betty loved seeing them. Ty and Cole certinaly made two new best friend with "Gamma Betty" and "Pappa Jack". Everyone slept like a baby Friday night (everyone except the baby!).

Saturday Zoe, Josh, Ty, Cole, Bo and I headed to Pentwater Beach. Everyone had a wonderful time on this super-clean stretch of sand. When the boys went down for a nap, we went down to the shops. There was a ton I could have bought, but we settled for a bottle of wine to share on our 3 year anniversary in a couple of weeks. Back at the cottage we spent a few hours remminissing and thumbing through old family photo albums. Seeing Josh enjoy his vacation as a child was so much fun! When the boys woke up we were served a tasty dinner of roast with all the fixings by Betty. Before we knew it the suburban was packed back up and we were on the road. An overnight stay was all the small ones could handle (and we are pretty sure it was all the old ones could handle, too!). Spending the weekend with special family members was very fulfilling and I hope Ty and Cole remember their first vacation to Pentwater....I know I won't forget!

Today has been interesting...

Ok just keep in mind....they insist upon their clothes/shoes/hats....not my personal style, but they are getting it!

We started off the morning (wait... night never ended, just blurred into morning with all the night feedings...anyway....) with knocking. I thought "Geeze, it's 7am who could be here this early!?" and threw back the covers. I made it to my doorway when I realized it was coming from Ty and Cole's room across the hall. They were banging their little fists on their door shouting "Out! Out!" Uh, oh. Looks like somebody, (make that two somebodies) can climb out of their cribs.
Continuing on our day with pottytraining, (or as of right now is just peeing in our Mickey Mouse Clubhouse big boy pants, and them saying " Uh, oh, mommy, poo poo!"), terrible two comments such as "No, Mommy! I don't want to!" even when I ask if they want icecream, no nap because of the crib situation, chasing our poor dog with a permanant marker they found who knows where, breastfeeding little Bo on demand (and let me tell you is he demanding!), and phone calls from friends who don't have children who ask "Hi, what are you doing?" when you answer the phone......"Well, hmmm let me see......" And I answer, "Nothing much, what about you?"

Further on into our day, after lunch, which actually always goes well, I went in to get the boys from their "Quiet Time" in their room to find Ty's face completly marred and scratched up(see pic below). Since I hadn't heard any crying or screaming I asked "Geeze Ty, what happened to your face?!" Ty looked at me very seriously and said, "Cole fight." I said, "Cole did you do this to Ty?" and Cole said "Yes, Momma. Fight. Sorry Ty" and gave him a hug and a kiss. Nice appology, not such a nice mark left behind on Ty's face. Sorry JC Penny, we won't be coming for portriats anytime soon.

As you can see from the pic, sleeplessness soon caught up with the big boys right in the middle of Cars and a nutrtious snack. Thank you Jesus!

Needless to say, Josh, I am looking forward to your arrival home tonight for a brisk walk anywhere that doesn't include the phrase "Did you pee-pee in your pants again?" or "I don't care if you don't want to you are going to anyway." or lastly "Yes, I know you were just trying to share but you can't throw trucks at Bo's head, ok?". But when I come home and hear "Mommy's home!" and am greeted with tons of hugs and kisses I know I'll surrender and sign up for another day in paradise.

The Beginning

Ok, so the beginning of my "blog" starts today. I hope you enjoy reading about our crazy, hectic, wonderfully entertaing toddler/toddler/baby life! These kids fill us with so much joy and daily laughter we wanted to share them of our long distance friends and family (with inspiration from my fellow bloggers--Dad and AJ/Nick!), so today we begin.

Cole David and Ty John were born 8/22/2006. Our newest, Bo Michael was born June, 18 of this year, 2008. That means we have 3 under 2 and have been married less than 3 years. We are no John and Kate Plus 8 or anything, but I'll admit life keeps us pretty darn busy! I like the saying "I would rather have my hands full than my arms empty" and find myself believing it more each and every day. God has blessed us so far with 3 beautiful little boys and we couldn't be more thankful.

Keep checking in. I hope to post some pics and things tomorrow