Since When....

Since when do I take orders from anyone- much less a blue-eyed, blond-haired 2 year old? When did he get so bossy? I do realize I had this coming to me, but sheesh! That little boy is wanting me to cry on demand, to sit here, do that, be quiet, get me this.... The only command that I really loved following - Snuggle Me Mommy! I'll follow that one any day!
Brian and I saw Four Christmases today- what a funny movie! It was really weird to be out without the boys. We had a fabulous time playing hooky while the boys were at daycare. Too bad days like that don't happen too often- we need a babysitter!
Brian's at work and the boys are asleep. I figure I'll try to make it up till 10 and celebrate with the East Coast folks. If not, I guess it really doesn't matter, does it? They'll replay it all tomorrow anyway. So anyway - Happy New Year's Eve!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

We love you! Thanks for being such a great Dad and taking care of us!

Hope you enjoyed your cake and all your gifts!

Whew, What a Week!

We had such a great time with Brian's family. It was so nice to get to play and have fun. Now, it's back to reality. Tag-team parenting and chaos. Brian has had 2 great interviews at a local business, so we've got our fingers crossed there. It really seems like it would be a great fit. Here's hoping! I'll leave you with a few great pictures, and if I think of more to say later, I will. Right now, I'm just enjoying dinking around without anyone else around... A rare treat!

Christmas!

We had so much fun! The last shot is Auntie Angie over webcam - a great way to get to see her and Uncle Nick (though certainly not as good as the real thing!). Today, we went and got the boys' pictures done- lots of fun. The bribe of McD's (which Ethan calls the farm) worked and they turned out great! Then we had fun just relaxing and playing with all our new toys.

Santa Came!!!!

There were a lot more cookies.... Santa was very hungry....

The loot... and yes, Santa did find a Bounce Back Racer!

We had a great day- a lot of baking and playing, a beautiful church service, and a fabulous evening. At church, Ethan was a pill, but made up for it during the last song where he helped me hold the candle and sang Silent Night at the top of his lungs. Of course, he just repeated what we said, so it was a little off, but that's what they get for having the 2 year olds in the service! It was so cute! We came home and had a great "smorgasbord" dinner (crackers, meat, cheese, etc.) and the boys opened their Christmas jammies.

We also opened up Candy Land and played a round. Ethan quickly figured out he wanted the cards with two blocks and so would dig through the stack to find them. Surprisingly enough, he won. Then, it was off to bed so Santa could come! Isn't Christmas so much fun with little guys!!! I'll sign off tonight with a video of Ethan baking for Christmas - Easy 2 ingredient fudge - just a can of frosting and a bag of chocolate chips - melt in the microwave, mix in whatever you want. Ethan loved the mixing!

Merry Christmas!!!

Facebook, the Obsession...

I love it. I have gotten in contact with so many of my friends from elementary school on up. So cool! And, the family I babysat for forever and ever and miss so very much! I just love it! Of course, it's hard to get things done when it's sitting there... But, I'm sure it'll get a little calmer once I've made contact with all... I just can't believe how every one has grown up... I mean, I know I grew up, but I didn't realize everyone else did too... Silly, huh?

Talking to Mickey...

Here's a video of Lucas as he's watching (well, Ethan's watching) Mickey Mouse Christmas.... I think he was trying to talk to Donald.... They kind of sound the same....