feelin' lucky?

i feel something in the air,

there is some luck waiting to be had.

A large chunk of my gene pool is Irish, so i guess you could say i'm predisposed to inherit some LUCK in this life!

WOOHOO!!

to get in the mood for the month of LUCK, here are some ideas to make the most out of your St. Patrick's Day this year.

I'm showing you NOW, so you'll have time to actually DO all this stuff if u wanna.

(or am i telling myself...no matter.)

I've been seeing all these cute things on Pinterest, and love to pin all this stuff.

 But, then there is this thing called DOING, it's an action..a verb.

not just staring at it. ;D

How cute is this printable subway art?

my fave part is the "kiss me" 

aaaand i personally wouldn't mind the pinching part, ahem. ;p

Source: eighteen25.blogspot.com via Hillary on Pinterest

Hello simplicity!

Green sherbet and lemon/lime soda,

Leprechaun drink, HOLLA!

my girls will looove this.

Source: makeandtakes.com via Hillary on Pinterest

hello, there.

how YOU doin'?

get in my belly, before i beat you with the blarney stone...

Source: foodlibrarian.blogspot.com via Hillary on Pinterest

I thought this was a better idea for a mischievious Leprechaun to do for the kids.

Last year was trashing the kitchen and turning the milk green.

super lame, dude cuz i had to clean it up..

the Leprechaun hides the shoe somewhere in the house with all sorts of green goodies!

This is silly AND tidy.

Win/Win!

Source: loveactually-blog.blogspot.com via Hillary on Pinterest

So I hope this inspires you to think "green" this next month

and have a little fun with your friends or family.

And ALWAYS believe in LUCK my friends,

you never know what will be at the end of that rainbow.

Swimsuit Season

during the winter/hibernation season,

it's difficult to remember how to put on a swimsuit.

let alone actually fit into one at this point.

BUT

if you have some unwanted pounds, the method of  accessory distraction is quite effective.

Everyone will be noticing your BOOTS, and not ur chunky thighs.

this is pretty much genius.

swimsuit season is fast approaching.

ur welcome for this amazing tip.

Love...

i hope you all had a chance to spread the LOVE yesterday.

and you're right, it isn't about all the cards and flowers and what not.

(as Bewtcut's card shows perfectly)

but it IS about stopping to show a little bit extra love,

even when u haven't gotten any sleep

and ur grumpy

but u took the time to write a little love note before heading to work.

(thank u Bewtcut, u hot boy-toy u.)

I won't say Valentine's Day is over commercialized, cuz guess what?

so is EVERY holiday!!

Christmas, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, 4th of July, Mother's Day, Father's Day

you NAME it

there is a card, candy, gift for you to spend money on.

and you know what?

that's OK!

We SHOULD be letting our loved ones know EVERYDAY how much we love and appreciate them.

but it's also ok to take a moment to celebrate

or remember

or say things you haven't been saying for awhile

and have a holiday to do it in.

I see no harm in that. :)

So regardless of your circumstances, I hope you had a chance to share the love,

to spread it thru your friends and family and loved ones yesterday, and everyday!

like mostly, i was just glad Bewtcut was home this year!!

Usually he is deployed during Valentine's and his birthday (which are days apart from each other) so just having him HERE, safe and sound--no dangerous missions on deployment was gift enough for me. I was really grateful and thankful he was with us for the holidays this year!

on a side note, 

I figured out that Valentine, baby cheekies are better to munch on than chocolate.

so, that's my new diet.

But truly, just love each other!

don't look at what you're lacking

YOU can be the LOVE to those around you!

You can share your HEART and TIME

which is what our hearts want anyway, 

time, attention, and love.

We ALL can give that...

 and that's free. :)

Xoxo

Hillary

4 is more!

..and no, I'm not talking about how I feel about having that many children, ahem.

.

Miss Belle turned the big 4!!

the night before, we all went to Chuck e Cheese,

She walked out after 500 tickets, with a plastic slinky and small squishy lizard toy.

Chuck must a mob boss i think...;)!!

So at night when she was sleeping i blew up balloons and put them on her door

(thanks Pinterest!)

and the next morning was filled with donuts and presents,

now that's MY kind of birthday!

and thank goodness there is still regular snail mail,

so that she could open gifts from California Grammi and Grandude (my parents)

on her birfday!

I did take her on a bday lunch date to TGIFRidays,

But failed to document it.

What a shame, we both looked cute that day…pfffttt.

now, my kids are a mix of healthy eating, candy/sweets, and fast food.

I like to think of them as well-rounded.

I let them pick what they want to eat on their birthdays

so when your 4yr old,

THIS

sounds like the PERFECT birthday dinner.

and her wish was my command that day.

Hot dogs, green jello, popcorn, and chips

Since Bewtcut had a funky schedule that day,

we had her Tangled birthday party the following night, surrounded by all her loving aunts, uncles, Grandma and Grandpa Northrop side! :)

She dressed in her Rapunzel costume and was ready to go!

*please disregard crying, gremlin baby in the background*.

ya ya, made it myself. her movie is called "Tangled" remember??, her hair is supposed to look like that when made with frosting, so shut it.

Princesses tend to get bashful when all her minions are singing Happy Birthday

to her face.

I wonder if she wished we'd all disappear,

ha!

So she basically partied all week, hope she had a great one!!

She asked me a few weeks ago, "Mommy am i getting heavier?..cuz I'm almost 4 now"

i wanted to say, "no...but my heart is."

what?? awwww, let's all cyber cry together.

but truly,

i can't believe she is 4yr old already

she was just a little "bitty" not that long ago...

time sure flies when you have 500 kids. ;)

Happy Birfday our sweet Scarlett Belle!

Friendly Changes...

Hello friends!

Sometimes I think about the fact that more than just my mom and siblings read my lil’ ol’ blog and it makes me chuckle.

SO now EVERYONE can listen to my mindless babblings.

Is that a word? Who knows…u see my point.

ANYWHO,

I am ever so appreciative of my sweet followers and all those who check in on my blog from time to time.

You in fact have become part of my “whole famdamily”

And it doesn’t go unnoticed!

BUT

Google friend connect is going to disappear, SOON!!

So all the blogs you have “followed”…well, there won’t be a “follow” button and you won’t get updates anymore,

What..evah!! lame, I know.

Luckily, in this technological age there are plenty of other ways to

 continue to stalk, receive updates from your fave blogs!

Look on my right sidebar and you will see

I now have PLENTY of ways for us to keep in touch

And for you to get updates when I write a new blog post!

So go “like” my WholeFamDamily Facebook page

Follow me on TWITTER

See what I’m obsessingly pinning over on Pinterest

Or subscribe and get updates by EMAIL!

WOOHOO!!

Hooray for social networking, now we don’t have to be fair-weather friends…We can be BEST FRIENDS! *hairflip*
truly though, it's a better way to interact with one another,
FUN!!

Thanks blog lovies, I really do appreciate you coming back again and again.

And as any good person would sign a yearbook,

Let’s

“keep in touch”

;)

damn straight, 

hillary

poop happens.

Soooooooooooooo, Miss Presley has been taking her diaper off all the dang time now.

Do you want to know how many times I have washed her crib sheets lately?

No you do not, 

cuz you'd feel sorry for me and send me on a tropical vacation immediately...on second thought, send me cuz it's been a crapload TON!

she thinks it's cool to take her pants/diaper off during "naptime" and poop or pee on the sheets.

same for bedtime.

I realize this means she's probably ready for potty training which is fine during the day but not during sleep moments.  i usually use a Pull-Up for awhile during sleep time even once they're potty trained.

BUT if she's just gonna pull it all off and go like a ferrel child in the forest all over everything, then i need a solution!!

Look what i came across today in my searching

It's called the Little Keeper Sleeper

it has back zipper and dual snap closure so they can't somehow unzip it!

i love the internets and online shopping!

Look how happy and DRY this chic looks?!?

i bet her mom kisses her face and her bed sheets in all their dry, unsoiled glory!

I'm totally gonna try this!!  Even though it's not the cheapest jammies in the world,

 i guarantee it will save $$ on laundry soap down the road.

it will save my sanity

AND

prevent me from sending the Chunkmeister to a nudist colony...or jungle.

that's priceless, truly.

i realize there could be other moms out there with this same issue/problem, 

so I'll let you know how these work!

WISH ME LUCK!!