Happy Birthday Dad!

I hope you have a great day!

I miss you!

I've been tagged...

Here goes:

I Am – usually a happy person
I Know – the Atonement of Jesus Christ is real
I Want – to be a great cook
I Have – two sweet little boys and a good husband
I Dislike - headaches
I Miss – playing two square with Bridget
I Feel – great when I get a good night’s sleep
I Hear – Blake begging me for candy
I Smell – pumpkin pie that Brian made last night
I Crave – fast food
I Cry – very rarely
I Laugh – at the blue collar comedy tour
I Search – all day for toys, books, the boys’ shoes & jackets, my cell phone…
I Wonder – what the boys will look like when they are grown
I Regret – not being a more outgoing happy person at an earlier age
I Love – being a stay at home mama
I Care – too much what other people think of me
I Worry – about money
I Remember – how hard it was to move around a lot when I was younger
I Believe – that God is more compassionate than we can know
I Dance – never (Remember Elaine from Seinfeld?)
I Don't - write in my journal enough
I Argue – with Kyle when he gets sassy
I Write – the history of my Grandpa
I Can Usually Be Found Watching – my kids or MMA with Brian
I Win – when the eternal pile of laundry is FOLDED!!
I Lose – when I gossip
I Wish – I could fix everyone’s problems
I Listen – to the spirit the best I can
I Can – accomplish food storage
I Am Scared – of losing my boys or Brian
I Need – to clean the car out
I Forget – which way is right and left
I Am Happy – in my little home

Now I tag Bridget, Janaea, and Susanna. :)

Happy Halloween

The boys had a pretty fun Halloween.


Blake was a cute little ducky. He really liked the trick or treating. He just wanted to stop along the way and eat all he had.


Kyle, who has been looking forward to this for a while now, was a transformer.
Cousins Steve, Katelyn and Brook came.

Steve was so excited that in most of the pictures I took of him he was just a blur. But this one came out, he was Iron Man. Katelyn was a witch and baby Brook was a bunny. Cute. It was really fun to have some family over. Thanks guys!

Is anyone hearing his words?

So with all the talk about politics lately, it is hard not to get caught up in it all. I have been listening to both candidates for quite a while now and I just have to voice my opinion.

I am not a socialist. Therefore I will not vote for Obama.
"Property is the fruit of labor...property is desirable...is a positive good in the world. That some should be rich shows that others may become rich, and hence is just encouragement to industry and enterprise. Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another; but let him labor diligently and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built."
The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln edited by Roy P. Basler, Volume VII

I have heard it said so many times these past few months that Obama sounds presidential, and looks presidential. But his words! Listen to what he says!

What about our military? Here are Obama's own words

The hateful Jeremiah Wright has been his reverend for 20 years.

Finally, thank you Huntley Brown for summing it up so well.

McCain is not perfect. But he is patriotic, honest, and a good guy. So come November 4th he's getting my vote.

Dumptrucks

I was getting pretty tired of the squabbling between Blake and Kyle everytime we went outside. Kyle has his amazing dumptruck from Grandma Bonnie and Blake wants it so bad. Yesterday Blake got his very own. He knew what to do with it right away.




I am still waiting for that amazing picture of Blake and Kyle both looking at me at the same time, smiling all cute, both pushing their dumptrucks and both in the view of my camera. I think I will be waiting a while for that one.


I need to update an early blog. We no longer have a kitty. We just couldn't tolerate an indoor animal. We now have two cute little frogs who stay inside their tank. Much better!

Hogle Zoo!

Since it was such a beautiful fall day we had to get out and do something. After a long drive, made longer by Kyle asking if we were there yet over and over, we arrived at the zoo. Wow, it was packed. The main parking lot was so full we went in the back entrance where we had front row parking and no wait at the gate. We felt kinda special. Since the weather was nice the big cats were out and standing right next to the fence so we could actually see them up close. Well, as close as you would want to get to a tiger, there were two fences.

Brian's favorite was the mountain lion, my favorite were the cute little monkeys. Kyle loved the crocodiles.


Blake loved the animals but this lollipop was pretty exciting too.


Grandma Bonnie and Grandpa Don came. It was great to see them both. The kids love them.


This isn't the greatest picture in the whole world but you get the idea.

p.s.-I have started running. I made it 2 miles.

Newest Family Member

Even though I didn't really want a 4 legged furry creature, we adopted a kitty today. The boys are so excited. Blake follows her around giggling. She is a very affectionate kitty and seems to be tolerant of kids, in fact she cuddles with Kyle voluntarily. She is nameless so far. The Humane Society called her Gabby, but we will probably rename her.

Here is Kyle, who is looking so much more grown up lately.

For me the more exciting news is that Brian replaced the toilet in our upstairs bathroom. The old one had a broken jet and it was impossible to clean. The best part of that deal is that Brian has had time to tackle some projects around our house. So, yay! The kids and I both got something today.

Boys = Bugs and Other Yucky Stuff

Blake loves worms. The proof is here in this picture. Yes, he is trying to give it a love.



Good of you to share, but you keep it.

Peaches

Although they didn't last long around here, the peaches were very good this year. I wish we had 3 more trees so I could can some.

The Last 5 Pounds

Ok. I am going to do it. I really am. I'm ready. Here goes. And now that I have posted it on my blog, I have to do it. I am going to lose the last of the baby weight.
I just want to feel like me again. The goal is not too far off. But the end is the hardest. The plan? No more soda, french fries or late night chocolate. I can do it if I can still have an occasional whopper (mmmm). But it will have to be with no cheese. So it's water instead of pepsi, and raisin bran for bedtime snack instead of a snickers bar. Ok, this is going to be hard. Anyone want to join me? It will be better than going it alone....