Saturday, February 20, 2010

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!


It is the big number 3! I can't believe it has been three years! So much has happened in the 3 years since you have been around! I can't even begin to tell you. So much has changed. I have changed so much! You have taught me so much and have been such a fun member of our family. I would say you have taught and changed all of us!

You are so fun to have around....most of the time! :D I love that you will daily, hourly come up to me and say do you want to play with me?! How can I say no? So I have had more Thomas, racing trucks, fighting bad guys than I have ever had in my life! If the time arises I have to do 'Mom stuff' you are all over helping me with that too! I love how you love to help me make EVERYTHING! You are quite the little chef I must say. You have now added 'Snickerdoodles' to your resume of baking/cooking items! What a good mixer of the sugar and cinnamon and the rolling of the cookie dough balls....I think you are one of the best! I love how you always prefer me to ANYONE! And I cherish that because I know one day you will not want that so much! You are such a boy and love to seek and destroy everything. But if it so happens that you accidentally break something, you still feel really sad and sorry for breaking it. AWE so sweet! I love how you play so fun with your brothers. I know you pick daily who is your buddy and it makes the other one sad (I think you know it too and love to play on that!). But you still give both of them your time and by doing that you make each person in the family feel special!

I love you little 'Monkey'!

And on this day I can't skip over another birthday that each year for the three years we have celebrated Zeke's I have thought all day about Tyson!

I still think to myself, what are the odds? Why did Zeke come on the same day 13 years after Tyson? What two very handsome and good boys I have! Tyson is now 16! 16! HOLY COW! He has such a great family and I couldn't have asked for a better family for him to be a part of! On his 16th birthday we stopped by to see him and drop off some balloons and a cupcake and wouldn't you know it, that good 16 year old boy was at YM?! I can't say as I would have been there on my 16th birthday. I know that comes from his great example of a family he belongs to! I hope he had a great birthday and has a much better 16th year driving than I did! [Did I mention during the first year I had my license I wrecked all 3 vehicles we owned?] However, thanks to my great friend and some other very friendly Polynesians one of those three were never discovered until years later !!! wwwheeewww! A very funny story for some other time. Anyway....Happy Birthday Tyson too!

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

LOVE

It's all about love this month. So naturally I needed to share a few of my loves! [obviously not my only!] but definately some fun ones! Seriously, aren't they just making your mouth water looking at them. I think in High School it was either one of these [only the really big ones you get in the vending machines] and a drink for lunch or Wendy's kids meal [those just don't have the appeal to me as they used to] for lunch! Oh the days....I could never eat like that anymore!
When she stopped by to pick up her brother I just had to snap a few. How adorable is this? She is so cute. Her good mom made her skirt. And don't you just love the shoes!? [I think Yoda did too!] She was headed to a daddy daughter date that night! How cute!

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Boys will be boys!

I am now in Webelos! And yesterday we went on a Field trip. My den assistant and I took the boys to Harmon's for a lesson on Nutrition [or so we thought!]. We walked around the whole store and the sweet little worker pointed out the boxes left out to be stocked. We talked for a moment about healthy frozen food. Moving on to the milk and cheeses. There shortly after to be brought to a halt by the boys and one of the most important things that caught their eyes.

Yes, you see it....it is the 'Boston Butt Roast'. Oh the laughter that ensued!

Then we went on to the fruits and vegetables [by this time the other leader and I were almost embarrassed at the fact this tour was so informative we could have taken the boys by ourselves. However we quickly walked through the produce section and stopped at the bakery. The boys were enamored at the thought of a delicious m & m cookie they got to have for free! We finished up the tour and walked over to the lounge section [well we did have a little bit of groceries to pick up!]. The boys ate their cookies [oh and they got an apple too] and we bought them a donut from said bakery. Well the next thing that caught thier eyes...... yes, 'Naked Juice'!

So lesson to all cub scouts teaches your boys where they can find 'butts' and 'naked' in the same place that is totally legal!