February

Apparently not much went on in February! I was going through all the pictures we have loaded in the computer and there was just a lot of random pictures. So I thought I would share this one, the kid cracks me up!! I could have sworn there were some Valentine's picture in there but I can't find where I put them. Oh well, not my favorite holiday anyways. Oops

Happy Birthday Dad!

Someone is 5!

Oh Hi Blog!

I have no excuse for my absence and in this absence I have missed something very important. On January 9th a blonde hair, blue eyed little boy we call Gar turned 5 years old! I can't believe just 5 short years ago our world was turned upside down and what a ride it's been!

This year Gar decided to have a party at Classic Fun Center with family and a couple friends from school. What a blast! I could barely keep the kids at the table long enough to eat, open presents and have cake and ice cream.

Happy Birthday Gar Bear!!

Walks like a duck.....

No, I'm not talking about how my feet turn out and it looks like I walk like a duck but something much more adorable. Last night in the tub Adi came across a rubber ducky in her basket of tub toys and the next thing I know I hear her say "wack, wack" and she keeps repeating it. Most days I can't get her to say Mom (okay, who am I kidding, I can't ever get her to say mom) but why the hell would she be okay talking like a duck?

Does anyone remember when Gar was little and he'd get that really low voice and quack like a duck? Soooo cute, now he just talks back, not soooo cute!

Phineas and Ferb

Months and months ago Sean called me and told me he wanted to order something called "Grow a Frog". I was not excited by this at all! He went against my better judgement and ordered it anyways. It showed up a little while later and with it was a coupon to mail back to get the tadpole sent to you. We mailed it back but due to the warmer weather they wouldn't mail it until the temperature were in the 70's. For some reason in September they decided to mail the tadpole to us and not tell us that they did. For most people it's probably not a problem but in our neighborhood we have a community mailbox and we struggle to pick up the mail in any regularity. When we did get the mail and saw that the tadpole had arrived it was too late....I'm pretty sure due to the heat it exploded, ooops! I thought we were over it but for some reason this month Sean got some hair brained idea that they would go to the pet store and pick up a replacement tadpole. Before Sean and Gar left the house I warned Sean not to come home with anything but a tadpole and was assured they wouldn't. An hour or so later they got home and we had ourselves new frogs.....what the?!?!?!?! And they eat live crickets!! And you have to fill their tank with chemically treated water every 2-3 days......And that water needs to be about 80 degrees.......

Sean started his new job this past week which requires travel....if anyone feels pity on Phineas and Ferb and wants to feed them while he is gone please stop on by because I refuse to be apart of this mess

Festival of Trees, Dec. 3rd 2009

Gar's "Hip Hop" crew danced at the Festival of Trees this year. It was one of the cutest thing I have seen all year! I was so nervous for him and all he could ask is "when do I get to dance on the big stage?". I thought for sure he would see all the people watching and just freeze up but he was in his element. The kids were all dressed the same with their hoods on so we couldn't tell who was who. I finally spotted him by his shoes........he's the 3rd from the right on the back row. He does his cartwheel about 2:58 in and does his solo about 5:17 Can't wait for the next performance! Sorry for the motion sickness and their bodies being cut off at one point

Gobble Gobble!

Gar is thankful for....

1. His sister

2. Sleeping in his fort

3. His animals and toys

So simple and so meaningful!

I couldn't let the holiday pass without sharing what I am most grateful for. First and foremost I am the most grateful for my family. I am so extremely thankful for my two beautiful and healthy children, they are the lights of my life! I have an amazing husband that just keeps getting better with age! I have a roof over my head, food in my cupboards and the freedom we have to enjoy it all!

HaPpY HaLlOwEeN!!

What a busy month we've had! We went to the pumpkin patch on 90th South with the Bartholowmew's and picked out our pumpkins and than the kids went and picked out their costumes for the big day.

We did our pumpkin carving at The Milne Manor........nothing like power tools to carve those pumpkins!

The following weekend we went to The Milne Manor again for their Annual Halloween Party! What a blast! There was a game of pin the wart on the witch, a real magician, the mummy wrap, pinata and the adults had to find a piece of bubblegum in a bowl of whip cream and be the first to blow a bubble. Thanks Uncle Tom and Aunt Carey!

We had a girls (Kim, Sue, Carey, Kaley, Steph and I) night out and we went to Witchapalooza. I'm pretty sure we'll make it an another annual tradition. It was so much fun!

And here's our cute Trick or Treaters, Gar and Sam loved it this year!

Bring on Thanksgiving.......