Catching UP

Day 84 -3.25.09

Tonight I decided to give the kids ice-cream sandwiches...to eat by themselves.  I was doing some dishes and just figured when it came time to wipe off the counter, I'd wipe up their mess up too.  It turned into a little more than a mess.  There was melted chocolate ice-cream dripping onto the floor, and their hands....oh, their little hands and faces!  They were sooo bad...thank heavens it was bathtime!  I love the first photo (it was supposed to be the last, to follow the story...).  It's Cam's cute little pruny, wrinkly feet :)

Day 83 -3.24.09

Drew and Cam during half time.  It's my favorite photo of the bunch!   I love how sweet  & innocent Drew looks-it looks like he's two years old again.  

I LOVE this picture of Cam!!  It was taken as we were walking back to the car-he was in sucha silly mood.

During Drew's soccer game, Cam wandered around all over the place.  He saw this guy (pictured) and went and sat by him (we have no idea who he was).  He sat there for a while, and played with the guy's dog.  It was funny to see him have no fear like that, but it kinda freaked us out too.  His willingness to talk to just anybody is a little scary.  Unfortunately he's a little to young to understand "stranger danger."  We'll just have to keep a really good eye on him until then...

Drew's first soccer game was today.  He was so, SO excited.  I don't think he'd ever even seen a soccer game before, I just told him he got to run as fast as he could all the time-and he loves to run!!  He spent most of the game dancing around, wiggling his hips, jumping in circles, and running on the periphery of the group of kids surrounding the ball.  There were a few times he'd get in the middle of it all, but most of the time he was just running in the same group as the other kids.  I didn't feel too bad though.  There were quite a few kids who would just start crying and run off the field, never to return again!  His coach is awesome and despite the cold we had a great time.  My mom and dad came, and my dad brought his Camera and took some great photos, (of course) while laying on his stomach at the goal area...so funny!  You can see his pictures of the game here.

Day 82 -3.23.09

I've been drinking Propel lately-they have some yummy new flavors.  I've been trying to stay away from carbonation (especially Coke)-I hate the way it makes me feel, but LOVE how it tastes!!  So far I've gone almost 1 month! 

day 81 -3.22.09

Drew is ALWAYS asking me if he could take a picture of me.  I always tell him no, so today I let him.  He was really cute about it and he actually got a good one.  Usually (the 5 times I've let him take pictures of me) they are blurry.  Good job bud!

Day 80 -3.21.09

We went up to help my sister-in-law Janelle and her hubby Kirk paint there new place.  We had a lot of fun getting together.  We painted about 6 rooms, scrubbed floors, my father-in-law Craig tiled the kitchen and the laundry room, and between all the work, we played!  I love this photo of Jill and Kerry, they crack me up!!

Day 79- 3.20.09

Today Drew came running up to me with his jeans on backwards...not sure where he learned this one...

Day 78 -3.19.09

Tonight TJ's friends Mat, Ben and Michael came over to practice for an upcoming meeting.  Drew loves it when people come over-he always thinks that they're coming to play with him...so just sat and watched them sing.  Then of course he had to show them all of his tricks and stuff :)

Day 77- 3.18.09

The story behind this is on my family blog, so go there to see it...

Keeping up...

3.16.09 -Day 75

For those of you who know my brother Dallan, there's really no explaining this photo...but for those of you who don't know him.  He's crazy, just plain crazy silly....for my boys.  He LOVES to make them laugh and will do anything it takes.  He's the best bomb playing, chicken-walking, sound-effect uncle there ever was...

3.17.2009 -Day 76

(Ok, I just realized I uploaded these photos wrong...I guess that's what I get for blogging after midnight...)

I just love these little fingers!  Aren't they just some awesome chubby, stubby, baby finger goodness!!  I love em'!!

A little behind....

Ok, I need to be better about posting on time, this took me the better part of THREE hours to get these posted tonight, granted I was putting kids to bed, doing laundry yadayadayada....

3.15.09 -Day 74

Tonight it was TJ's parents turn to have us over for dinner.  It was a really great dinner with BBQ pork-cabobs, a really yummy southwestern pasta salad and asparagus...I LOOOOVE asparagus!  Sadly, my poor Drew came down with a fever and we didn't end up staying very long.  I managed to get these totally cute photos before we left though...hee hee!

P.S. now check out Drews eyelashes!!  People used to ask me, when he was just a wee babe, if I curled them.  RIGHT...., yeah, I used one of those baby sized eyelash curlers.  Seriously people, seriously!!

3.14.09 -Day 73

Tonight TJ and I and our BFF's the Dee's went to see the  opera, the Marriage of Figaro.  I really like the artsy fartsy (as my dad would say) things in life.  I loved dressing up, I loved getting out and going to dinner.  The Capitol Theatre is so beautiful.  The seats were way up at the top, but that's ok.  The singing was amazing.  My only complaint would be that it lasted THREE AND A HALF HOURS!!!!  I can usually handle the lengthy onslaught of classical repetoire, but for the LOVE!!  If it wasn't for TJ falling asleep in the 4TH ACT (and after the THIRD intermission) and making me laugh AND for being there with the totally fun Dee's I might of jumped off of the balcony.  

3.13.09 -Day 72

I really love my house.  I DO!  But there is just ONE thing that has to change...This toilet always running and it's noisy, it wastes water, it is disgusting (our home is a former model home-6 years-so it's seen a lot of, well...ahem, well ya know...).  So tonight, my family and I held a concert at my hometown's city hall for the community.  We were gone for a few hours and when we came home this piece of CRAP (sorry, no pun intended...) had overflowed and the water went through the wall into our closet and into our pantry!!  Now the floor boards are coming away from the wall!  ARRRRGGGHHH!!!

3.12.09-Day 71

Today I went to Pictureline to get a flash diffuser for the wedding later this evening.  I had fun taking shots of the boys to "practice" using it.  Drew was in one of his off-the-wall crazy moods, as shown in the photo below ;) 

P.S. check out Cams lashes...one day I'll break down and put some mascara on those babies (just once though, and I'll take a picture-but only to embarrass him with when he brings his first girlfriend home).

3.11.09- Day 70

Tonight I took this photo of Cam in "prayer position," there really is no name for it, I just made that up.  But, TJ and I have been helping to say prayers lately and I just love how sweet and innocent he is when he prays.  His voice goes up really high and when he's done, he just has this big grin on his face.  After Cam went to bed, I let Drew play games on my computer (he really just watched little movies on the Thomas the Train website).  He was really excited because I rarely let him play.

3.10.09-Day 69

Today, I made a train track for Cam to play with while Drew was at Pre-school.  He had a blast, playing by himself...he usually has a hard time playing with anything, because brother controls all of the toys.  Poor Cam, ;)

3.09.09-Day 68

This our game cubboard...it's almost full!  We've always loved to play games and TJ & I used to play a lot when we lived in Vegas.  It's been just been lately that we've been playing again, and I love having the time to be with my husband with no TV or any noise!!

3.08.09-Day 67

I love this painting-we go it at a model home furniture sale when we lived in Las Vegas.  The painting is of Vernazza, a GORGEOUS city on the north-western coast in Italy, a part of  The Cinque Terre, where TJ and I visited while visiting about 5 years ago.

3.07.09-Day 66

Here is the board for our new favorite game Caracassone.  The game is played one piece at a time, so the board is different everytime!  

3.06.09-Day 65

TJ and I like to have our house clean before we go to bed everynight, I love when my house is clean!  It makes it  a lot easier to get up and get going the next day!

Days 59-64

3.05.2009-Day 64

This morning it was snowing and I noticed the sun shining on the snow on these branches outside my front window.  I missed the really dramatic lighting, but still like the way the picture turned out.  

p.s. Dad, if you have a critical comment, instead of leaving it, find a way to take me shooting for magical and dramatic lighting for glisseny snowy brances...that way I'll know how to do it next time ;)

3.04.2009-Day 63

I walked by Drews room only to see TJ reading stories to the boys.  It was the perfect "kodak" moment!

3.03.2009-Day 62

Today was a BIG day.  We went to the childrens discovery center at the Gateway, Drew had pre-school, and then he got to play outside all afternoon!  He was in HEAVEN!!  I love, love LOVE these photos!  I love the the first one on the left...it's Drew's famous funny face!  It is one of my favorite things that he does!  His top lip (the little line connecting his nose and his upper lip-is there a name for that?) moves over but nothing else does.  He knows how to do it on command now...it's SOO funny!!  For more info on these photos go to my photo blog

3.02.2009-Day 61

Drew loves to play with his Leapster that Grammy got him for his Birthday :)

3.01.2009-Day 60

I wanted to get a cute photo to put on my computer desktop calendar, so I took the boys outside and tried to get some pictures.  They weren't cooperating very well, but when TJ came home, he came and helped me get the boys to smile.  I love this one of Cam...and he's the hardest one to get to smile!!!

2.28.2009-Day 59

This is our FAVORITE game these days, we got it back in January and play it as much as we can.  TJ always kicks my butt, but it's still fun ;)  We are so into it, that we are considering buying medieval swords, outfits and hosting medieval parties, bahahaha!