Chris who? Went where?

Yes...I am alive!

It is pretty sad when even your brother calls to see if your are okay because I have not been heard from in a while.

I really have no excuse except for the fact that I haven't been checking/interested in my computer...I know...go figure!

We have had many interesting and always entertaining things going on in the Mitchell household in the last few months. Let me see if I can catch you up on a few of my favorite highlights.


Avery went absolutely behaviorally "insane" around our house awhile ago and apparently at church as well (per her Sunday School teacher which without completely calling him out basically told me she was mentally incapable and lacked the intelligence to know what was going on around her and I am putting it much nicer than he did...but had he not been our Home Teacher for the last 5 years and had I not know that he really does LOVE our family and my children....regardless of how that conversation sounded. I might have given him a glimpse of "Pissy Chrissy")

She was literally acting out in a manner that we had rarely seen in her and quite frankly scared us because we do have children with "acting out" issues but they usually don't rear their ugly heads with such force until around 6 or 7 years old and Avery is only 4 about to be 5 so we were a bit concerned. After much thought and prayer, Mitchell and I had a discussion and I withdrew her from one Pre-School and enrolled her in a new Pre-School which Avery was actually going to about a year and a half ago for a few months, during my pregnancy, when I could no longer keep up with her. I had apparently forgotten how she was really well behaved there and how much she loved it. I also felt very strongly inclined to put her in full time as she would flourish in that environment and the price difference for part-time vs. full-time was really a no brainier! Sad for myself...but knowing through inspiration that it was the correct thing to do for Avery. She started with Ms. Dani and absolutely loves it there! Her behavior has completely turned around 100% and when I go to pick her up she screams "Mommy", runs over, hugs me, and then says she never wants to leave and runs away! It really makes me happy:) and I am sure her Sunday school teacher would also agree!



Phoenix has joined the Cheerleeding team at school and cheered at her first school function. I must say...I am a little scared as I looked at my beautiful daughter and thought "why can I see my daughter as a 17 year old and all the rest of these people on the squad look like little girls?" Then I began to wonder if all the other mothers of all the other girls were thinking this of there daughters or if this was just another one of those "Chrisisms". I swear though I can see a teenager in her and she is only seven...It is a bit scary! Where did my baby go and who put her in a mini skirt? :)



















I have begun watching my dear friends three month old baby girl. Apparently with the absence of Avery around here I became bored...lol! No one ever said she wasn't a handful...I nicknamed her "crazy" very early for a very good reason. I am so loving having a teeny tiny baby around here who I get to love on, snuggle with and hug on and then hand back to Mom at the end of the day. Gosh I might have had this idea a few children ago :) JUST KIDDING~! But I really do enjoy babies and I may have to think about a infant daycare idea... Later in life...much, much later!


Mitchell and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary on Friday. Mitchell won Sixer's tickets at work for Halloween night and needless to say I was ecstatic. So we decided to celebrate on Saturday instead. I love basketball! We pawned the kids off to Mitchell's Mom and they had a blast trick or treating with their older cousins. Our tickets were rocking as Mitchell handed them to me and said I would be "really" excited about where we would be sitting. I know nothing about the seating chart at the stadium but I did see that the tickets were worth $300 a piece and knew we were in for a treat. When we got there we were ushered down to the floor seats and our view was simply amazing. I mean I was so close I was checking out and reading the tattoo's on the players arms. I was watching their interactions with each other through facial expressions. I told Mitchell he is in trouble because I think I have just been spoiled and I do believe I think I found my favorite way ever to watch the game!

Happy 10th Anniversary Mitchell...You are so worth the wait and don't ever let my mouth try and tell you any different :)

I got nothing but love for ya baby!