John Cusack

After watching a John and Joan Cusack movie last night, I have decided that they are the LaToya and Michael combo of white folks.  I am now wondering if they are the same as I believe that Michael and LaToya are.  Anyone?

It's so cold, it ought to be snowing!

Maybe if I close my eyes and wish real hard, I'll get everything I want.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Bubba!

Happy B-Day to my big boy!

Just another day in Paradise:)

11 a.m. - thing 1 and thing 2 wake up after only taking a short morning nap

12 - lunch, not eating, only throwing food on the floor

1 - pick up oldest a preschool who was sent to principal's office for things I would rather not mention (read, mortified!)

2 - go to get thing 1 and thing 2 out of eldest child's room when I smell that lovely smell that is all too familiar to me these days and it went like this:

*pick up thing 2 and get poop all over the front of my sweater (yuck!)

*lay him down on changing table and get poop all over the changing table (yuck)

*while managing to hold thing 2 down, change his diaper and not get poo anywhere else, thing 1 gets the dirty diaper out of the diaper pail (don't even have a word for how gross this is)

Now that I have them off the bottle, I am back on it.  Just kidding, I guess it could have been worse.

Happy Thanksgiving!

My Little Chief - what a cutie!!!

I am supermom!

I feel like Supermom today.  I managed to go to the polls and wait in line with twins in tow for two hours.  Yay, I did it!!!!  Now lets just hope the right one wins!

Just Hangin' Out

Halloween Photos

Jackass - If the costume fits....(just kidding - I love you)

Eli - Panda Bear

Jake as Wolverine (what happened to those cute costumes:()

Sam as a lion

Conversations for a 4 year old

Him Looking at Clock: Mommy, what are those letters on the clock?

Me: Those are roman numerals.

Him: Roman Noodles?

Me: Yes son, roman noodles

Him: Oh, so those are ramen noodles

Me: Yes son, ramen noodles

Keanu Reeves

Okay, I just saw a mmercial for his new movie.  OMG, he looks so freakin old.  I am praying that it's only makeup, because if he's old then I'm old.  Man it sucks getting old!  Maybe it was just his makeup.

Haircuts

Today we attempted to get Thing 1 & Thing 2's hair cut.  Can't they just come up with a temporary medicine that knocks them out for 15 minutes so they can get a hair cut?  The thought of doing this again anytime soon makes me think that they will have hair like all of the boys do now (think - Goldilocks).  Maybe they should give the medicine to the parents for the 15 minutes, that would do the trick!  I think I would be getting their hair cut every other week:)

Pixos!!

I am so hooked.  I didn't know that I would like my kid's toys or I would have tried them out sooner.  So far my favorites are the American Flag and the monkey.  If you haven't tried them, you should.  

My visit to the dentist

Okay, so I went to the dentist today for a cleaning.  As I am laying there in the chair feeling completely awkward, I wonder what does everyone else do when they are getting their teeth cleaned?  Eyes open or closed?  I actually find it impossible to keep my tongue still and the more that I think about it, the harder it becomes.  All I can do is hope that I am not a freak and that this is normal.  I would hate being a hygienist, my hats off to them!

Pudding

Don't you just love that warm, mushy, squishy cheek that a baby has when they wake up?  I think it feels like warm pudding and it is one thing that I hope I can always remember.

Eli Walking

Yay Eli!  He is actually taking a few steps.  I guess that all we had to do was give him a deadline and he would listen.  If only parenting worked like this, life would be so easy!  Anyway, we are very proud of him.

My trophy friend

I just want to give a shout out to my friend Lisa who just returned from completing a triathlon in Vegas.  I am so impressed.  Most of all I am impressed that I have a friend that completed a triathlon.  I can't imagine swimming, biking and running in one week let alone the same day.  In addition to being a triathlete, she is a mom of 2 and has a full time career.  I am impressed.  Go Lisa!!!!

Pumpkin Patch

Today we visited Lyon Family Farms in Taft, TN to pick out a pumpkin and have a little fun.  Jake had his face painted and Sam and Eli played in the corn.  We also saw some really cool animals that were super stinky.  We also went through the corn maze and jumped in an inflatable.  It was such a gorgeous day outside and Sam and Eli loved it.  On another note, Eli stood up on his own today and took a step.  He will be walking in no time.  Which is good, since I have given him a goal of Halloween:)

Domo Arigoto Mr Roboto

Mike and I have been singing crazy songs at home - as we always do and for some reason Mr. Roboto came up.  Jake had to have it downloaded to my ipod so we could listen to the whole thing.  His take on it was "Domo Obama Mr. Roboto"....

Soccer

I forgot to tell you in my earlier postings that Jake's soccer team, the Yellow Jackets, has won the last 3 games that they have played.  Go Yellow Jackets!!!!!   They have their last game of the season this Saturday and I am sure they will knock out the competition.  

Things I love the MOST!

Being outside this time of year is truly glorious.  I love the views and watching the leaves change. Most of all, I love watching the boys explore and learn about new things.  I am always amazed at how simple things amaze them and wish the same upon myself. 

 Here are the photos from yesterday's outing,

 enjoy:

Random Photos

Here are some random photos of Sam and Eli.

Career Dress Up Day

This is what Jake wore to school on career dress up day. 

 I think he would make a great doc someday!

Recent Pics

Here are some recent photos of the boys - or should I say batboys?

Jake had his first soccer game last Saturday.  He managed to score a goal, but spent most of the time guarding both goals.  It was so fun, all of us enjoyed it.  Here are some photos:

Jake - Soccer

Jake has had his first soccer practices this week.  The first one was kind of unorganized, but the second was fun.  Jake started out the practice by doing yoga moves that he saw me do on the wii fit:)  The coach had him playing goalie and after scoring a goal for the other team during a scrimmage, he managed to block a goal pretty well.  Score one for Jake.  Saturday is his first game.  In true soccer mom fashion, I will post some photos of that.

Wild Thang

Here's Jake one and only soccer picture to date.  He had "team placement" tryouts on Saturday and of course, my battery on my camera ran out so more photos are forthcoming from future practices.  He wasn't this aloof the entire time:)

A miracle

Yeah, someone totally computer deficient can figure out how to add music to this thing.

A visit with Memaw Ruby at Hearthstone. 

Yeah!  Jake made it through his tonsillectomy just fine.  He was a little groggy at first, but, jumping on the hospital bed in no time.  Thanks for all of your well wishes.  Also, we got to visit with Memaw Ruby on Wednesday, I will be posting pics later on today.

Update on Jake

Just to let everyone know, Jake will be having a tonsillectomy on July 31st. Hopefully, it will be uneventful. He is such a trooper so I am sure that he will do fine. Please say a prayer for him. I will be posting updates on his recovery. G.G. will be coming to give us some help and we are looking forward to her visit.

Beautiful Creatures

This was taken at Busch Gardens in Tampa. We went on a private safari and were able to get up close and feed the giraffes as well as see other animals up close.

Which one

is Piglet?

This little doggie, Poncho, came to visit us and Jake fell in love with him.....Parting was such sorrow!

Mike's Promotion

Congratulations to Mike on his recent promotion! He works so hard and we are very proud of him. I don't have any photos of him by himself, so, here he is with Eli at Sea World.

My Great Uncle

Here is the boy's Great Uncle, Fred. Doesn't that Great Uncle title sound like he's old?:) In all seriousness, I think it just means he is a great Uncle.

Just a few of my faves

Eli looks so sad, but, don't worry he's already gotten Sam back!
Jake loves his G.G.
Savannah & Eli
I love Sam!
I am a superhero, I am a superhero!