My little superhero

TJ is all about superheroes. The kids lives and breathes them. These are the latest shots of him with his new Ben 10 watch. so cute.We were driving to Gram's house for dinner tonight while J was telling us about Martin Luther King Jr. since that is why there is no school tomorrow. She explained that he changed the rules........white people rode in the front of the buses and black people stood in the back. At the end of her story I mentioned that white people and black people even had to use separate bathrooms during that time. Silence.

Toby says, "I don't want to be a bathroom human!" Huh? Kids do say the darndest things. This coming from an almost 4 year-old who would rather spend his days as a four-armed monster or his ultimate superhero, Batman.

There should be a rule............

that kids can't wake up before 8 AM on Saturday morning.

That's it. I just want to sleep in for and hour or so on one day a week. Hmmm- Jess just got a cool new alarm clock. Maybe Mom and Dad WILL make a new rule..............

carry on.

Happy Birthday old man!!

Hee.Hee. Dave turned 30 last week. His goal was to be a Doctor before he turned 30 and he did it!! Considering we were married when we were both 21 the time has slipped away in some respects. I always thought 30 was SO old, but now that Dave is and I will be the big 3-0 this year I've changed my mind. You're only as old as you feel, right? 30 is going to be a great year for you, babe. I look forward to see all you accomplish with your enthusiasm to help others and the skills and knowledge you possess.


love you.








Dave and mini-dave celebrating at Gram's

state of limbo

It has sunk in that Dave has really graduated and is NOT going back to school. The holiday break is over, the celebrations have ended and we are back to facing reality. Dave has been waiting for the State to give him the go ahead to take his state boards so he can practice. We have been impatiently waiting for leads to go through for a practice. Lots of frustrating waiting. Meanwhile the bills are not going to pay themselves, unfortunately. My parents graciously offered to pay Dave to help fix their house. That can't happen for too long though and the month of January is passing all too quickly. Lots of good changes on the horizon- just not as quickly as we would like.

On a lighter note- Rub a Dub-Dub, here's my 3 chillies in a tub. It's surprising what simple items kids will take and play with for hours. This tub is waiting in our living room to go home to Gramma's house, but the kids don't want to let it go. It's a spaceship, a boat, a bed and even a race car. They look so cute in their Christmas jammies. This picture makes me want to jump in and snuggle 'em all at once in their soft pj's.

The New Year's Here!!

We usually go to Bennett's for New Year's Eve. This year I kinda planned to go there for dinner then come home and put kids to bed and spend a quiet night with Dave. Thank heaven for Dave's training and a 600 mg Motrin which got rid of my killer headache so that I could enjoy the evening. We ended up staying at Mom and Dad's until after midnight because the whole family was having so much fun. Just some of the highlights:

*Spending the night with family and close friends- Joey and Gayle and the Thompsons who we haven't seen much outside of church lately came over too
*Seeing the Thompson kids and our chillies having a great time together
*Coop flirting with Niah and getting DENIED- she already has those feminine wiles at 2
*Watching Toby and Milo run through the house together and play superheroes- they are best buds forever
*Wondering what had posessed my son when he started licking Milo's head and belly laughing every time
*Joey's delicious smoked meat- buffalo, ribs and beef and Gayle's roast turkey
*Tons of other good food and sweets- which we ate way too much of but it's a holiday so big whoop!
*Seeing how many different ways Coop could climb up to the counter to get the peanut M&M's and cookies- the kid has a sweet tooth already at 20 months old- crap!
*Playing Uno Attack right next to my husband and NOT fighting or getting really upset with each other- the guy is the luckiest ever when it comes to winning/playing games.
*Listening to all the kids giggle and holler at the funny parts of the Cars movie
*Seeing Toby snoring on the floor amidst the craziness and Coop laying on Milo's lap
*Holding sweet 4 month-old Afton- she kept me warm and loves to snuggle
*Watching Afton grin and giggle while Dave was rubbing her spine and adjusting her
*Beating my hubby's team at Catchphrase! I never seem to do that until now- Ha! Ha! Me, Joey and Dad against Dave, Scott and Sami anytime!
*Watching Gramma Grace snuggle Coop on the couch and realizing how much he looks like her and Dave
*Seeing Jess with Alix and Jaime all snuggled in a row watching movies until midnight.
*Coop stayed up until 12:30 AM! I wasn't sure he would last but he did. Toby was out by 10:30 and Jess had a nap so she was going strong all night.
*Listening to the little kids bang pots and shake noise makers and cow bells on the front porch at midnight- Coop was dangerous with his wooden spoon and pot


It was such a fun night I wonder why we don't get together like that more often. I'm thankful for this holiday time that we did spend together. What a fun way to ring in the New Year! Welcome 2007!