Monday, December 29, 2008

Thursday, December 25, 2008

Counting on Christmas 2008

On this Christmas Day 2008, Josh and I counted the Elephants, Giraffes, and Zebra's in grandma's house. We counted any we could SEE- this includes on Christmas decorations and toys. We did not count any that may be in the laundry, in a jewelry box, or hidden under a comforter (aka: grandma's sheets.) Here is what we DID see:

Elephants: 82
Giraffes: 54
Zebra's: 96 (one pillow had 40 zebra's!)

Merry Christmas animals!

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Friday, December 19, 2008

Ice Rink!

The snow arrived last night! LOTS OF SNOW and no school for Sam. Here is a cute picture of Josh enjoying the snow this morning.



Zeke is quite a lot of fun! He is crawling and getting into his brothers toys, and he loves to clap!






We babysat for Hannah and Mia last weekend. It was lots of fun. Zeke and Mia were really cute. Zeke was so interested in Mia's pacifier, but of course he won't take his own!



The ice rink is done! This was Josh's first time in skates.

Friday, December 05, 2008

Small Joys

Recently in Parenting Magazine there was an article about 5 friends every kid should have. One of the 5 was "the neighbor" friend. Also referred to as the "convenient" friend. The friend who you don't need to set a play date, you just send them over or outside and when they are done the head home. The last couple months we have really enjoyed our neighbor friend Eli. He is Josh's age but he enjoys playing with both Sam and Josh. Today in the snowy weather josh and eli played outside for like an hour, it was great!



I love the age 9 months! Zeke is so happy, he is crawling around and exploring. His schedule is simple- two naps and bed. He eats well and is just so cute! It is hard to get a picture because he always wants to crawl to me! Oh- and yes, he does crawl like Sam with the one leg up. Oh- and I can't get him away from the Christmas tree...





Tinker toys! Sam loves to build with his blocks and tinker toys. He will work on them for hours!



The bus is truly a small joy! We debated whether 0r not to have Sam ride the bus because he is so young. But it is great, and now that it is snowy out I love it even more! I don't have to bundle up Josh and Zeke to bring or pick up Sam. The bus does it all! And the stop is right outside our house!!



Kevin came home with a new SMALL SMALL toy...he won it in a drawing!

Friday, November 28, 2008

Friday, November 21, 2008

Photo Session

My dad did this with us when we were little- sat us in a chair and snapped some pictures. It worked great with the boys! The first one is Sam saying Mario Kart Wiiiiiiiiii!











Zeke has not had his photo session yet- as you can see in this picture his outfit was WAAAAAAY to dirty!

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Funny quotes

Do you have a funny/favorite quote from Sam or Josh? I would love to hear it!

Sam has been watching Survivor with us this year.
Kevin: "Sam who is your favorite player?" (Thinking Sam will say Marcus or Ace etc.)
Sam: "I LIKE Sugar. She's nice."

On my birthday, November 7.
Sam: Today is your birthday?
Me: Yep.
Sam: That means Madagascar 2 is out!
(Thanks for the "happy birthday!)

Josh covers his eyes and says, "I can't see you! I am invisible!"

I was dressing Josh in an outfit that my brothers wore when they were 3, the shirt was red.
Josh: "You're dressing me like a girl!"

WARNING: The next three are somewhat "gross."

I look at Josh just has is hand leaves his nose and he says, "I wasn't picking my nose!"

Josh: I have a booger.
Me: LEt's go get a kleenux.
Josh - shows me his finger- "No, the boger is right here." On his finger...

Josh: I have poop on my hand! And on the couch!
Me: JOSH! We don't leave the potty until you have been wiped. Otherwise poopie gets everywhere!
Josh: Not on the ceiling!

Thursday, November 06, 2008

30th Birthday

I have had a few people ask me about the party. Yes, we did take some photos. HOwever due to the content of some of them (like a certain two males who chose to put the underwear on over their clothes...) and the fact that some people may not want their photo displayed, we have decided not to post any party pictures. Instead, enjoy the following pre-party family photos!