November/Fall

LOVE Josh's cranky face.

Josh dressed up Matthew. :)

"Smile Caleb!" hehe works every time.

Making butter with Daddy on Thanksgiving.

The yummiest sweet potatoe cassarole in the universe! Found on http://www.howsweeteats.com/. Love that blog!

Seriously, this was the most beautiful Fall day and the pictures were turning out perfect. What a fun day.

Chubby sleepy stretches

Dress up time. He looks like that Halloween book, "the hat goes nod nod, the gloves go clap clap."

The boys love their Aunt Carmel

And of course the day is not complete without a trip to Chicago in the cupboards. :)

Camelbak

A few weeks ago when my mom was here, Bunk insisted that I get a Camelbak. I didn't really think it would help me drink more water, because well, nothing so far has helped me drink more except Tyson constantly hounding me. Well, surprisingly enough, I now drink around 72 ounces of water a day. It is so much more convenient to have one of these babies than to have to always go and get a glass of water and dirty yet another cup that I will end up washing. So this works great, it is always room temperature, so it is easy to drink. AND the straw makes me feel like I am not drinking a lot, but then suddenly, I have drank all 24 ounces! How stinking awesome is that? So, I decided this nifty invention deserved a blog post from yours truly. Thanks Kenni, Mom and Camelbak for saving my life. :)

The Best Man in the World.

Okay, so these are just random pictures. I just wanted to say that I am so blessed! Tyson has been so good to me, especially lately. I have been gone a lot with chocolate parties and events. Tyson has been Mr. Mom a little more than I think he ever expected he would be, but he is awesome.

The other day I came home and Tyson had made big fat pancakes (Josh's favorite) and banana boats. What a cool dad! The day before Mother's Day, I was gone all morning, so Tyson took the boys to Walmart and got fingerpaints and paper to make cool cards for me and our moms. He also got a super long piece of wood so we can measure the boys every mother's day. Then they went and played by the river.

Mother's Day they spent about an hour cutting up fruit because I said I wanted fruit salad for breakfast. Then of course Tyson leaves notes like this for me all the time. Yes this is in the fridge. Seriously, how lucky am I? Big fat pancake dinner

The biggest pancake. :)

These are just funny pictures that Kenni (I'm pretty sure it was Kenni) took. She did Caleb's hair super cool. Super cute Zuri pic too.

Just more of us crazies

The boys have been so happy lately! I think it has a lot to do with the warm weather and all the flowers coming out and all the time to spend outside. They have both been such hams and so funny I can barely believe it. So here are some pictures of mostly the boys and a few of some of their friends. I will post Easter pictures soon. Snuggle time with sippy cups and Zuri.

Eating his first tuna sandwich. LOVES it. :)

Zuri and "her" kitty cat. She loves this thing, the first thing she does when she walks in the door is find it. It is so cute.

Caleb, Corbin, June, Josh and Zuri. It was a full house and way fun.

Caleb and his theater attire. :) Hehe, not really. But he loves dressing up in hats and Daddy's shoes.

Playing games with Seth. Josh still doesn't understand why Seth can't come visit for a long time. :( Off away to school.

Like I said, loves Daddy's shoes.

Josh's random nap. Little kids are so cute all the time, but especially when they are sleeping.

Daddy-son snuggle time.

We loves Aunt Bunky! Ps. Happy Birthday today!

Movie time. I LOVE how Zuri watches shows. She totally lounges like this showing off her belly. It is so adorable!

Josh got Caleb to wear this coat even though it was a really warm day. I'm pretty sure Caleb will do anything Josh wants him to.

Most nights the boys love to attack Daddy and get rides. And yes, Josh is wearing a pumpkin outfit.

To explain the outfit, the boys went to bed and didn't fall asleep for a long time, they kept making noise. Finally they stopped and fell asleep, when we went to check on them and we found clothes all over the floor and Josh wearing this, asleep. Hilarious. Then he refused to wear anything else but that for I think three or four days. That crazy boy.

Showing off the daffodils.

Caleb's first ice cream cone.

Zurbertte

Caleb being silly after playing with and annoying Kelso (the puppy).

Josh and Kelso.

And a fun video for you to hear Caleb's adorable little voice.

Visitors

Spring has been coming out in full force here. I will post some pictures when there are not so many little hands to yank on cords. This morning Caleb and I walked outside to see if we could see Tyson coming back from his morning walk and we came face to face with a raccoon! Needless to say I was totally freaked out, but it just ran off. Caleb loved it though. Then Josh and I saw four deer walking through our yard this afternoon. Talk about a very animal filled day. You would think we lived in the country...okay we kind of do, but still, it is in a town, just a small one.

I much prefer deer and raccoons and the occasional cat to the freaky bugs that surround this place. The other night I was brushing my teeth and suddenly this bug (my arch enemy- it looks like a giant centapeed mixed with a spider, seriously gross) likes jumps onto the counter. I'm not sure if it came from the drain or behind the faucet, but I have never been so scared. Thank heavens Tyson was there, otherwise I think I would have spit on it, toothpaste and all. Do you think that would have hurt it?

We have had a lot of friends come over lately. Not the animals and enemy bugs, I'm talking about real people. ;) Of course, Zuri comes over almost every day and she is always fun. She and Caleb remind me of twins, they scream with excitement every time they see each other. We hung out with Carter and Jacob last week which was way fun. I have to admit though, I thought I was losing my mind between the names Josh and Jacob and Caleb and Carter. Hehe. Yesterday we hung out with Leo and Ethnie which was lots of fun. Josh even invited them to stay for lunch which was quite precious. I'm glad he is so kind and I got to eat mac and cheese because of it, so cool. And then later Tommy and Jack came over. Jack and Josh got in a little fight, which was the funniest thing ever. Josh called Jack a princess and Jack basically lunged at him. Their personalities make me laugh so hard, especially since they are both so young. Then I was building stuff with waffle blocks and Josh asked me if I was building the temple. Then Tommy said, "the house of God?" It was so funny and adorable!

So anyways, I had to write these things down so I don't forget and because they make me laugh. Plus I haven't written in forever and I need to write about something. And my life is surrounded by children, so why not write about them?

Things I Love

-subway sandwiches with crunchy banana peppers
-cozy warm blankets
-baby snuggles
-when Josh says "Mama, me miss you SO much"
-Tyson's green eyes
-country songs
-sunshine in the morning
-the soft thumping of a baby's heartbeat in an ultrasound
-the wailing of a train in the distance
-warm soup
-the smooth rhythm of folding laundry
-the way Tyson says "I love you"
-surprise donut trips
-pretty much any kind of donut, anytime :)
-Caleb's shrug smiles
-the sound of little kids snoring
-mail, especially handwritten letters
-family around me, especially since my family is so generous with their time
-chocolate of any kind
-holidays
-calls with my Mama
-hearing my phone buzz and seeing "Tyson love" on the screen
-daffodils and tulip leaves popping out of the dirt
-chilly autumn days
-naps
-the sound of typing
-the feel of a pen in my hand
-the clarity that comes when I read the scriptures
-Tyson walking towards the door
-hugs
-dinner with friends
-Ben and Jerry's ice cream
-dates
-the sound of laughter, especially from children or from people I love
-the feel of laughing so much my cheeks hurt
-meeting new people
-my family
-my God
-my life

Random Photos from December

One of Tyson's favorite things to do to the boys, socks on their hands, pants on their head. Never gets old. :)

Josh is very proud of his helping make his snack: apples, peanut butter, topped with raisens.

It is freezing outside, but they didn't care, neither did I. I was pretty ready to get them out of the house. :)

Caleb and Josh enjoying Caleb's new ark from Oma.

Boys in a blanket.

Santa left a present...

The littlest elf

Josh fell asleep on Tyson's lap. So cute.

Josh's first day of Sunbeams. We couldn't find the matching tie, plus he wouldn't wear it if we did. But they are both studs.

We had Tommy and Jack over yesterday. This is what happens when four little boys build a fort. Apparantly they had to be sectioned off from each other, but right next to each other. Crazy kids. Tommy is showing off his Buzz Lightyear.

That's our random craziness.