i think it is once again time to update my xanga site. 

First exciting news is,,  we have moved.  can i hear a loud HALLALUIA

we went from this,  (a picture from moving day.)

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to this

it is so wonderful having real walls, and ceilings high enough that you can actually stand on tippy toes to stretch and not be bumping a popcorn ceiling(as michael lovingly called it.)  we moved in about 4 weeks ago and have just been loving it,  i'll try to put more pictures on later of the inside but as of right now there is not a lot on the walls,  ,  we also have a cute little creek out back,  there is a little waterfall at one part but its on the property next to us,  i wish it was ours, i would love to go clean it up and make a little picnic area back there.

we've also added a new addition to the mullet household,  Kit Kat is his name,

he is a very friendly social cat and loves trying to sneak into the house,  its hilarious to watch him streak in through the laundry room and hit the hardwood floor in the living room,  his little legs go every which way trying to get  some traction.

we've been enjoying some corn this summer.

well,  some of us have

Bentley is just not impressed,  he watches us eat with great amusement but cant stand the stuff.   i like to try to feed it to him just to see his expressions.  lol,,

he is getting so big,  saying new words all the time.  some of his latest are

read this,  (about 50 times a day) he loves his books,      also, he's been occasionally using his little potty,  he has learned that if he uses it he gets m&m's,  he calls them ENEMAS.   its so funny,, he'll sit on his little potty and go 'enema'  

some other things we've been up to this summer,  we went camping with my family for a couple of days

and Michael and I got to go on our 5th anniversary trip back to Hilton Head where we spent our honeymoon. it was so much fun being back there,  i love the quiet little island and all the bike paths and little shops, 

eating the yummy breakfast at the inn,  while enjoying the beautiful gardens.

a view from the entry way

we had so much fun riding bike on the beach,  while we were riding we looked out and saw 3 or 4 dolphins swimming just off the shore,  it was the neatest thing, 

here's me in my wedding dress,  it still fits after 5 years.  yahhh,,

well thats all for now, i have a very ambitious 16 month old getting into everything he can while i sit here and tap away.   where do little boys get all there boundless energy>??

OH my ,, i so need to update.   i havent been in the xanga mood to much lately for some reason,  but i thought Valentines Day (or day after) would be a great time to jump back in.    I think i'll just start out with a little tribute to my 2 loves.

Michael,  you are the love of my life,  my best friend,  an amazing husband,  and you truly are my hero.  i love you 

Sweet Bentley,  amazing how much you can fall in love with someone in only 1 years time.  its so fun to watch him grow and learn new things and start to be able to return some of the love that i lavish so freely on him.. He certainly is a huge blessing in our lives and has brought us so much joy.   he just started walking this week,, its so cute to watch him,, he's very slow and cautious yet,, his grandma says he's the most cautious walker she's ever seen,,  im rather enjoying it though cause i know in another week or 2 there will be no stopping him.   he's also really learning words and things right now,, we're teaching him to say please,  which sounds like (pzzz) and he knows the sounds for tiger (rah) bees (bzzz)  dog (oof) and rabbit (hopping motion with finger) and of coarse car or truck (bmmbmmm).  a cute story,  the other day i had him in his play pen infront of the window while i did some paper work, someone came to get something out of michaels trailer which happened to be outside the window,, Bentley noticed and turns around and starts jabbering like he was really trying to tell me something then points out the window and goes bmm bmm.  he certainly knows how to get his point across.    some his favorite playtime activity is reading books,  somedays he would be content to sit all day on my lap and read books,  im starting to wish for new books,  im amazed how many times he can look at the same book in 1 day and not get tired of it.   

i dont think ill bore you with all the details of our lives for the last 2 months,   we did have an awesome christmas and a wonderful time in florida,,   we only wished it was longer

some things i've been up to,,  hmmm,  learning more about mothering,,  i look back to where i was a year ago,  big and pregnant and thinking i knew exactly what to do once the baby got here,,  lol,,  now i wish i would i would have done some things soooo differently,,   oh well,, live and learn i guess.   a wonderful lady at church who happens to be the mother of 7 gave me some wonderful literature,, (Growing Families God's Way) i think thats what its called,  totally revolutionized my parenting philosophies,,  and battered my pride.  but its been worth the hurt pride for the results its brought,,  like a baby that finally sleeps through the night,  and some answers to discipline questions i had,,  sigh,, i wont even start on that subject,,  its just beginning and already there are days when i about dispare, 

one of my goals this year is to learn more about truly healthy eating and start incorporating them into our lives,, i've tried to cook fairly healthy but the last year or so i have really slipped up.  so far its been really interesting,  i've read a couple of books on the subject,, my 2 favorites so far have been Jordan Rubins  THe Great Physicians RX for your Health and Nina Planks Real Food  reading about what all happened to processed or mass produced foods will make you seriously want to change your eating habits,  but so far i've been discovering its not as easy as it sounds,,  first of all,,  there's the money issue,  grass fed beef and organic food is quite a bit more expensive then factory food,  and when you are used to cooking one way it takes alot of forthought and discipline to change those habits,,  im trying to take it in baby steps and slowly change out some of my 'bad' food habits for better ones.  

well my eyes are starting to get blurry so i think i'll sign off for tonight,