people falling are funny,

especially when it is supermodel's falling. enjoy your tuesday just a little bit more now...i did.

Sing it with me

Schoooools out for summer! My kids are in heaven at this time. We plan to be using our pass of all passes as often as possible this season. Along with swim lessons, gymnastics, golf, baseball, and more swimming. This is going to be such a nice, slow, relaxed time of year...I need a porch to sit and have a drink on at night.

kylee's Birthday present

THE BIBBITY BOBBITY BOUTIQUE. TIME WITH MOM AND MONEY WELL SPENT!

more more more

 more California

 more Adventure

 more Rides

 more Happiness

 more Fun

 more Smiles

 more Tessa

and then Brenton got HAT HAIR!

caution: stomach will hurt

the 4 year old gets busted

since i have been on a blogging vacation, i have an extra special treat for all of you's out there. hope this makes your thursday a little happier. it helps me

I have ADD 'kay!

I am on an instagraming hiatus. Also, I am reading too much. Truth be told, I have ADD and my attention has been completely devoted to these two activities. I plan to get back to work on my blog this weekend though. Stay tuned...

disney vids

these drummers were awesome they now have mary popppins in the parade she can entertain all day

Disnela...

 teacups

 the boys

 vs. the girls

 too cool

 seriously, this face, it is too much for me. i smoosh her with kisses all the time.

 did you know they had a petting area in Disneyland?

 we were just as shocked as you!

 it is in Frontierland. now you know.

tessa was mad that i was holding her.

disneyl...

lots and lots of pictures. from the camera. i also need to figure out how to get stuff from my phone onto here too. working on it. in the meantime enjoy the "plain camera" photos

 Pooh Bear

 Pirates

 and more Pirates

 Tarzan

 Brenton and I were on Indiana

 the beauty that is Disney

first day on Main Street

i was highly entertained

enjoy your weekend...

happy birthday saylee (kylee)

happy 5th birthday to my sweet little neice Saylee. we love her so very much.

and below you will see a clip of my family singing happy birthday to Kylee with a ton of Saylee and Tessa's help. you will also get the joy of hearing as to why i am not a singer. never will be.

fishing

 in the car

 at 5 in the AM

 ready for some fishin'

 with their Uncle John and cousin John Luke

 Kylee is oh so proud

 and i am so thankful to have a husband who will give them these types of experiences

 cause heaven knows i am not gonna do it

 Brenton with his fishing pole

Uncle John and John Luke are some of my kids favorite family members

Learned on vacation

I am OLD AND TIRED! Seriously, where do people come up with the energy. I am so tired and old. This is what my vacation has made me realize. I AM REALLY OLD. well, that and the fact that I now hate teenage drivers. As soon as I get my tired, old self moving, I will figure out how to get pictures from my iPhone to the computer.

out of office

we are in disneyland today! and tomorrow!

It is kylee richelle's 9th birthday!

And I got myself an iPhone to celebrate it. I am kidding. But not really. She is getting a pair of those "ballerina sketchers". Shoes you can do pirouettes in and she is the happiest girl in the world. Those and a trip to Disneyland. Did I mention we are going? I did? Well let me say it once more with a little emphasis. See ya suckas! But really, we all just want you to be jealous. Until we get back. Then we will be sad again. In the meantime, JOY ALL AROUND!
PS the period still hasn't started and I am now doomed for part or most of the trip to be spent in menstrual pain. I said it. I WILL BE MENSTRUATING!

an incident in the life of "me"

i was laying in my room while Kylee and Tessa were in the bathroom screaming at each other. no one was in danger. no one was dying. no one was hurt. they were just yelling for yellings sake. i hid under my covers to try and drown out the noise. Brenton had his TV on and so did Kylee (full blast). i couldn't drown it out. i couldn't drown out the noise that was slowly making me crazy. in a mad dash with my hair sticking out in a crazy lady way (it can do that now) i headed for the kitchen. i could remember a time when Walter had found a bowl that was on the verge of splitting. i thought to myself, i can fix that easy. so as i am rummaging through our breakables Walter asks what i am looking for. i tell him. oh i threw that away. crap. right then i notice a Christmas mug. THAT'LL DO. as  i tell him that i am going to chuck it from our deck to the cement pad on our lawn to let out some good ol' fashioned frustration ( and lets just admit it, i really really need that period to start yesterday). he says FINE . . . (JUST AS I AM CLOSING THE DOOR TO THE NOISE AND INTO THE SILENCE, IT FOLLOWS ME), YOU HAVE TO CLEAN IT UP!  this gives me a punch to the gut. if he had just said it after my freak out, i could've enjoyed it that much more. but no. i lost that. OH WELL. ADIOS MOTHERF......! and then i threw that cup down and then smashed some of the bigger pieces that didn't break. i then thought, i am gonna make Kylee sweep this up. she drove me to this insanity. i made my way back through the door. as i opened it, the noise was overwhelming. i then closed it and decided i was the happiest person to clean up. in fact i danced and sang while i did it. checking up on the deck every so often to make sure Walter wasn't watching the crazy ooze out of my ears. cause it was singing and dancing with me. happy to be out of the house of children and the horror oh the horror. (sorry for the misspells and whatnot, i wrote this at 1:30 AM see i had a little crazy left)
PS for christmas you can get me a bunch of breakable whatnots and make me happy!

One week

One week of spring break, followed by a week of California. My kids are in heaven. Tessa keeps talking about who rides with who on each ride (yes, the four year old knows them all). They live a lovely life really. I played an April fools joke on Kylee and Brenton. I told them that Disneyland was going to be shut down the week we were there...Kylee took it like a pro and Brenton was the strong silent stoic type until I yelled "APRIL FOOLS". Ky started laughing and B broke down in tears. He is such a tender soul. Anywhoo, I will be popping up here and there for the next two weeks. Ky turns 9 on Friday and she gets to pick all of her birthday stuff at Disneyland along with B (he didn't get a party last year). It's our way of being lazy and letting me go nuts (for a reason) with the shopping in the HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH! Loves.

I am so lazy

And I have nothing to blame it on. I am literally laying in bed typing this on my iPad, when my computer is one roll out of bed away. Seriously. Anyways, three things I must accomplish before Cali. 1. Get bikini wax. Yes, I have those pesky hairs ripped from my body. 2. Get pedicure, so my feets look nice whilst walking around in the sun. 3. Go see dentist. The pain is only going to get worse. I just came up with a reason for my slacking behavior...reading. I am now practically finished with the second Hunger Games book and halfway through Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter. I am reading two at a time...a girl needs options, right?

ruf easter sunday

if you keep up with this blog, then you know that we are going to be in the car heading to Cali on the real Easter Sunday soooo....

 Tessa had been crying and Brenton was sick of taking pictures

the Easter bunny brought them a surprising amount of stuff that can be used for the trip to Cali.
PS. thanks Brett, you are the only one who noticed.

debuting the new "do"

1. yes it is short (really short in the back)
2. yes i like it
3. no i wasn't scared
4. my hairstylist loves me for being daring
5. it's amazing what 3 guys standing around your new hairdo, saying over and over how amazing and great the super short hair looks on me (one of them being the creative director/owner of the salon) can do WONDERS FOR A GIRL!

family portrait

by etssa. ok, she can't spell her name but, look at how well she writes! oh, and draws pictures of her family members too.

Two things

1. I just finished the hunger games. I am now one of those dorks super excited for the movie. I really really am. Brenton is also excited because now, he gets to start reading.
2. I have a zit so big, on the side of my cin/lip, it deserves a name! And it hurts like a mother too.
3. Yes, I added a third because it's my blog and I can. We are leaving for SoCal early morning on April 8th. Have you put that together yet? Take a minute. There you go...it's blooming Easter that day. Soooo, the Easter bunny is visiting our house earlier. That Easter bunny needs to make sure everything is ready for the "ruf family Easter".

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LITTLE BRO! You are and always will be my favorite brother ever! I love you!

you guys, seriously

check these links out, or don't. i don't really care. you can do whatever you want.

for the love of read this for laughter

beauty in photography if i could buy number 21, i so totally would...actually (inside metcalf family joke).

end on a good note

and it doesn't get much better than that.