Mommy Fog Blog: The Fog has lifted...temporarily I am sure...

It's been said a zillion times this year so far, but just to stay "current"... HELLO from the OTHER SIDE! Or in my case, the MOTHER side. Yes, it's been almost 3 months since my fingers have graced the keys of my mac to blog to you, my faithful readers... (or just you, Mom, thanks for reading!) :)

And just like that...

A not-so-brief re-cap of what I have been doing since we last met...

- I have CONSISTENTLY continued exercising with my trainer I started with at the beginning of the year. New Year's Resolution...check!

- We found out our little tiny tornado's front tooth she chipped 6 months prior to in one of her twisters had abscessed and planned an extraction for a 22 month old. Hello sedation. Hello nightmares due to googling "sedation of 22 month olds".

- So being the crazy mama I am, we had sweet sister's photographs taken to "remember" good old tooth "F" that we would not see again until age 8, or whenever permanent teeth come in... (agh!) Let's just say we will not be using that photographer again, nor will he have children after meeting Malone. (big eye emoticon here). She was NOT having any of anything he had to offer her. Even at an escalated price. #shouldhavebeenaphotographer

#truth

- Tooth Extraction Day arrived and I think I had an out-of-body-experience and floated to a far away planet when Sister was screaming the highest notes I have EVER heard come out of a human being for about 30 minutes prior to going back to be completely sedated for her little extraction- we considered having it pulled at the clinic with a local anesthetic, but after our amazing pediatric dentist met our amazing pediatric daughter, and her precious personality while being held down (I think it was a scene from The Exorcist), she recommended a complete sedation at the surgery center. Back to sister summoning her inner-Mariah Carey with her high notes in the waiting curtained-off area, the nurses brought her oral versed which she then spat in their faces... I didn't know whether to be appalled or to high five her, I wouldn't have wanted that mess either. Once they ripped her out of my arms and took the tiniest screaming machine ever created back, the procedure went quite well and recovery was even better. She's a rock star. A very LOUD rock star.

- Since we had to not have our paci for a few days, as to not get dry sockets (ouch), we decided to go ahead and nix that thing anyway- just because I had not come down from whatever planet my body had floated to during the exorcism, I mean extraction, and was still "cray-cray". It took about a week or so for her to realize we were not giving in and she just gave up and moved on to bigger and better things, like saying "NOOOO" to e-v-ery-thing. Hello, terribly 2 already.

- Luckily we had a few adult-only things planned in February and I think my husband would have paid any amount of money to get me back from Planet What Just Happened, so off to New Orleans for our first-ever Mardi Gras and Ball. Both were fabulous when in a company suite and able to go to bed whenever we wanted and stay above (literally because on a 3rd floor balcony) the "riff raff" Nola is famous for, especially during Mardi Gras. It was fun to get dressed up and attend a ball where everything you needed was right there at your table (minus the bathroom, which was close by) and stay up WAY too late to dance and sing to Steven Tyler and PitBull! Great times were had by ALL and mama needed it! I think it was the best time I have ever seen my man have. Bless him, he loves some Aerosmith and I get it too. #pinkismyfavoritecrayon

Endymion Ball 2016

Mardi Gras 2016

- For Valentine's me and my valentine went to our first JA Ball, "Casino Night", and danced and laughed with friends. I slowly felt myself completely returning to earth.

Valentine's 2016

JA Casino Night 2016

- I ran a 5K with Scott (or he slowly trotted with me) and felt every bit of the 9 years it had been since I was a "runner" but I completed it under the allotted time I had given myself (secretly).

Frosty Frolic 5K 2016

- We sold my husband's beloved 1996 Toyota 4Runner that he has owned since 1998. That's a lot of miles and memories to see drive out of our driveway... but that hot $2500 felt good in our bank account! Scott is a meticulous budgeter and I both love and hate that, mostly love, and he is now loving life in his new truck and is amazed by all the technology that has been invented in the last 18 years! :)

"Old Glory"
1996 Toyota 4Runner

Daddy's New Wheels

- Holder was the cutest little soldier in his K3 Chapel Program, Nursery Rhymes, Humpty Dumpty.

K3 Chapel Program 2016
St. John's Day School

- I participated in my beloved consignment sale at FBC Jackson where my goal is to sell more than I buy. Truth is I really love it because I get almost a whole 24 hours to myself and get to have an adult-only dinner and spend-the-night-"party" with my college roomie, Lizard (Elizabeth) twice a year. It's good for my soul and my children's closets, and missions of course. #littlefeetconsignmentsale

- Holder took his school pics during re-takes because of course on the original date for his class pics, he woke up with his eyes matted shut- Hello allergies. We are still waiting to get those back...

- Scott and I participated in a Bootcamp one Saturday at his old high school stadium. Couples that Bootcamp together Stay Together... or something like that.

"Between the Bricks" at Watkins

Bootcamp with Casey Sauls

- Our first official spring break (since Brother is in "school") so we went to Destin, FL with my parents and it started off by me slamming Holder's fingers in a very heavy and large door in the lobby bathroom. He climbed up my mom like she was a tree. Bless him. He now has 2 black fingernails but luckily nothing was broken, except my heart. Sister was a Destin Diva, the entire week.

Sandestin, FL

Baytowne Wharf
Sandestin, FL

- BIRTHDAYS! Holder turned 4 on March 14th, we held a joint birthday party on March 19th, Malone turned 2 on March 31st. I'm still in disbelief by these events... 4 and 2. How did that happen... oh that's right, I blinked.

Tutu much fun!

Turtle Power!

#Ainsworthsdobirthdays

- I am officially a SOCCER MOM! Holder just runs with the pack and cried about the other team being "mean to him taking the ball away" so needless to say we have some basics to cover here. But good grief if he isn't the cutest little thing in the tiniest little shin guards ever!

Under 5 Team
"Superheroes"

#Holderdoessoccer

- Easter was full of fun events for the kids and Scott and I participated in most events our church had during Holy Week and were blessed by those. Jesus is definitely the reason for the season... every season. I hope you took a moment to truly reflect on what Jesus did for you (and me) and more importantly, even though it's hard, reflect on what you (and I) did to put him there... #grace #mercy