Tuesday, May 25, 2010

A mostly happy birthday.

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Addie decided to give the skateboard a try and Gage decided he wanted to ride it. One little push and her sweet face hit the patio causing her front teeth to go all the way through her lip. The girl cried for a few minutes and then spent two hours in my lap letting me ice it while she watched tv. She kept looking up at me, like "why am I getting all of this lovely attention"? She soaked in every moment and ended up falling asleep on my lap.

My baby turned two today and made my day by taking a nap while I held her. It's going by waaaay too fast!

Friday, May 21, 2010

She gets it from me.

Isn't that what we are supposed to say when our kids do something kind or creative or really, really smart? Then when they act out and embarrass us (like screaming in the library because they want to walk, not hold hands and basically act like they own the place) we wonder where did you come from?

So, Ashlynn loves making her now famous homemade desserts. Last night was no exception and we all couldn't help but smile when we looked at our plates:




She said they were "all natural and so healthy" and the mustache was made from "fresh-picked mint leaves from our garden".


Um, yeah, she gets that from me.

Friday, May 14, 2010

Monkey boy turns 6!



Happy birthday to Ryder!!! Our boy who has more energy and enthusiasm for life than anyone we know! And, dude, you can find Waldo in two seconds flat, you ARE amazing!!

Have fun fishing with dad, playing put-put golf, eating lots of bbq ribs and cake, opening presents (hey, when your 6 it's sort of all you care about), and being spoiled rotten for one day a year!

Love you big guy!!

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

I know, I know.

It's been forever. Can we just call it a dry spell? Literally, there has been so much going on around here that choosing just one thing to blog about seemed more difficult than just not blogging at all. So, here in bullet point form is the last two weeks of my life:

  • I cleaned every nook and cranny of our house and had a huge garage sale that lasted three days.
  • The cleaning took up the four days before the sale.
  • On the second day of the sale someone decided my cell phone was marked free and took it.
  • Thankfully, I broke even with my profits and new cell phone purchase.
  • We moved four yards of dirt and I now have two 4x8 raised bed vegetable gardens.
  • We moved one yard of mulch to make the yard look pretty....and if it keeps the weeds down I'll be super happy!
  • We were the recipients of a loaded 24' trailer (more on that later).
  • We now have a loaded double car garage (ditto to above).
  • I sold a dresser, crib, and bed within 24 hours of listing them on craigslist.
  • I spent five hours at urgent care with Gage. Ryder was practicing his golf swing, dare I say more?
  • One of three pieces of furniture has been sanded, painted and moved into the girls room.
  • The kids have almost finished school....

And really, the list goes on, but I will bore you no longer. If I haven't emailed you, called you, blogged about you, or anything that a good friend, daughter, mother, sister, aunt, cousin, granddaughter, etc should do, I truly apologize. Please list any complaints, suggestions, rants, raves, etc in the comment field.

They will be approved.

Eventually.