we woke up at 7:00 even though we went to bed at 10:00. mom and dad were not so excited...




we were though...

we ran down the hallway

and the chaos commenced.

ezra got-

a digital camera

spiderman motorcycle that transformed into spiderman

books- richard scary's biggest word book, cowboy and octopus

up

eli got-

dino mountain

felt play mat

books

monsters inc.

spiderman motorcycle

abe got-

little people barn

crackers

books

basketball hoop

and about 5 different balls

we also got many many fun and wonderful gifts from our families. we had a great christmas, hope you did too! like my friend lily said on facebook... "christmas, like disneyland is much better with kids" i could not agree more. seeing my boys happy makes up for all the hard parts.

dear eli-

where to start with you my special little boy? you are so fun. you love to give "pisses" ( kisses!) all day long. i love that you wake up before the other boys to go potty in the morning. then you sneak in my bed and snuggle me for a while. you have very stinky morning breath but i don't care. you are crazy as they come. you jump off things and get hurt all day long. it is so funny and exhausting at the same time. you have funny fat hands and feet that remind me of fred flintstone. sometimes i call you man hands. you have the prettiest eye lashes i have ever seen on a little boy. i can't get enough of your cute piggy nose. you have crazy eyebrows. you are obsessed with chocolate milk and cheese. how in the world are you 2 and 1/2 already? i just signed you up for preschool next year. you will be going to the same school ezra went to this year. good thing too since you ask me every day when you can go to preschool. whenever we say something about you being 2 you tell us that you are 8.

love you

dear ez-

you are so silly lately! you are so fun to be around. i love that your pictures are starting to really look like things. you drew the funniest picture of grandpa bob, mustache glasses and all. i love that in your picture hunter was drawn like a person but with fur all over her and a tail. you love to play with your friends right now. you are so sweet and get along with everyone. you are so handsome and your funny little laugh is the most contagious thing on the planet. i love that you wear your sunglasses to bed. you like to do "cool" things right now. you like to look at yourself in the mirror and smile. you LOVE the new iron man and spider man shirts grandma pammy got you. today you surprised me and dad by reciting the whole pledge of allegiance. when did you learn that? you love preschool and talking time. i should be better about taking you to talking time. the other day you picked brynna a flower and gave it to her. i think you have a crush on bryn because you blushed when i asked if she was your girlfriend. every time we go to grandma sue's house you take out cold waters and bring them to everyone with the cutest, most pleased look ever. you are the friendliest boy i know, tonight you kissed kem's pregnant belly. i love you, stop getting older ok?!

love you

dear abe-

you are seriously cute. i can't get enough of you. naughty-ness and all. lately you have been into headbutting and biting dad and i. sometimes we bug you on purpose so you will do it because it is so dang funny. you love to snuggle. you love to follow your brothers all around the house. you love to bug milo because you are bigger than him at least. you love animals. today you cried because chino was mad at you and it hurt your feelings. you are so funny right now. you copy everything that we tell you too. you are so smart. today you said " i want that". you say little things i can't believe that you are saying already. you have silly long hair. you are also obsessed with chocolate milk. you follow the lead of your brothers and drink more than i thought was ever possible. you love to jump on the trampoline. you are a tease. you wrestle your brothers and steal their toys but get mad if they do it to you. i am your best friend...until dad comes home, then i'm dog poop. tonight you even ignored me when i tried to get you to kiss me because dad was holding you. you love crackers, any kind will do. ever day you lead me over to the cupboard where i keep the snacks. i open it and you point to the crackers. you jump up and down and clap when i give them to you and then i get a slobbery cracker hug and kiss. i love those messy little kisses

ps. where did you get those dimples baby?

love you

halloween 2009

i suck at blogging as of late...

the boys were fun, they had a blast. eli changed his mind about his costume at least 6 times, ezra twice.

i'm trying to be better about blogging but i get in a funk.

i love fall but i get seasonal depression thinking about the upcoming winter. so i freak out. clean and reorganize my home and cut my hair way short. happens every year. turns out i don't love my hair short, i guess i don't love it long either. oh well it's just hair...

i need to step up my game... the damn 7 pounds will not budge I HATE YOU BLOODY SEVEN POUNDS! now off with you.anyone have good motivating exercise routines?

i am loving glee and watching flight of the conchords on you tube.

eli does this at least once a day...





i don't really like it all that much






and i clean this up at least 3 times a day. this is a good day. bah, i'm sick of cleaning all day only to have it messed up two minutes later.

this is halloween this is hallowen. halloween, halloween, everybody make a scene... and off i go into nightmare before chirstmas dreamland.

anyways here's my set up. picniked some family pics, googled weird pictures and hit up dollar tree. i spray painted a bunch of frames from dollar tree and DI. the spiderweb fabric is from joanne's but still needs to be finished with black ball fringe. nothing to fancy but i really like the finished product.

following the lead of krista i decided to start doing random post. you get alot more done that way. so here goes...

we went to the zoo last week. it was the best time we have had yet. we went at 4:30 in the afternoon and the weather was perfect. nobody was there and we got to see everything in the 2 hours we were there. for a funny eli story see this post. then we went to cinegrill for dinner. the salad was yummy.

we saw where the wild things are tonight and loved it. weird that alot of people didn't? we were warned that the kids would be bored but they loved it as well... on the car ride home eli started spraying ezra and the van with his water bottle. we took away the water bottle and all hell broke lose. eli threw a fit and cried and freaked out, then we heard gagging. guess what came next... loads and loads of popcorn throw up. popcorn throw up is extra nasty. my van stinks...

speaking of movies that we enjoy but others don't- we loved land of the lost, i think we were the only two who did. we did not however like year one, what a waste of time... i guess there were a few funny parts but all in all it stunk.

i started the 30 day shred videos today. i will be doing them every day but Sundays and maybe Wednesday ( because of cycling) i have done level 1 many times but the last few days have done level 2 and holy cow is it hard. i'm not a "sweater" and this video makes me sweat hard. i love that feeling. and one the subject of jillian micheals i bought her protein powder the other day and it is really good. anyone else watching this years biggest loser? i hate that brat tracey, she better be gone soon.

anyone want to go out this week? i'm thinking i need a break. probably Wednesday night. either a movie when the kids are in bed or some treaty and chatty time. who's in?

that is all...

30 things i love about james( who just turned 30)

1. james is funny

2. james is cute

3. seriously smart

4. amazing dad

5. amazing husband

6. good at anything and everything he wants to be good at

7. righteous ( waaaaaaaaaaaay more than me, but you didn't need me to tell you that did you?)

8. is always up for my crazy ideas

9. hardworking

10. great at gardening

11. never complains...seriously i complain about everything but james just does things willingly and i really admire it

12. good brother

13. i love that the first thing james does when he comes home is go and give the boys hugs and starts playing with them

14. i love when he jumps on the tramp with the boys and i hear them all laughing

15. good at cooking ( when he does it)

16. i love his big ol lips and cute little bum

17. i love when he gets really silly on rare occasions

18. i love love love our date nights

19. i love his handwriting ( weird huh? but i really do and it makes me smile to see it)

20. i love his ever so slightly crooked teeth

21. i love that he kisses me goodbye every morning whether i remember it or not

22. i love how he thinks its cool that i make handmade gifts

23. he lets me have me time whenever i need it

24. encourages me to go to the gym and offers to watch the boys every day for me

25. he is a great son

26. i love when he plays the piano. i wish i had his mad skills!

27. i love how much he loves will ferrell

28. i love how excited he is about his new itouch

29. i love when he wears the clothes i pick out for him

30. he takes us to disneyland every year and never complains that we could be going somewhere else

31. i love his 2 day stubble

32. i love that he goes to work at 5:00 am just so he can be home by 3:00 to hang out with us

33. i love that he loves me and our boys so much

34. i love the face he makes in every single picture

oops i guess i did a few extra but i could go on and on about what a great person james is. love you old man!

making popcorn balls is fun!


some funny things my boys said this week.

eli-

james was helping eli say a prayer and said "please bless the food will strengthen our bodies..." and eli says in a crazy voice-

" huh potties? and started laughing way hard...

ezra-

ezra was kind of staring off so i asked him what he was thinking about. i said " were you thinking of how cute mommy is?!" and he said "nope" so i said " were you thinking of how stinky your bum is?" and he said " no mom, but will my bum still be stinky when i die?" and i replied " yep, probably even more so."







funny little guy walking around in his sun glasses

what funny,odd boys i have!

abey is so cool...

he walks...

he goes potty in the toilet ( and has for over a month now!)...

and he picks and eats lots of apples...

and I love them...

they like apples from grandpa brent's tree... me to, in fact i crave them and eat them every day. i love fall ( and cute bateman boys).

for the bat chandeliers-
everyone needs to bring -

* a pack of glue dots ( megan suggested using your micheals, roberts, or ben franklin coupon)
* embroidery hoops- AND YOU NEED TO PAINT THEM BLACK BEFORE YOU COME!!! it looks like you need three of varying sizes from big to little ( you can get them at craft stores or di or your granny's!)
* a few dollars to cover the cost of the paper, tuelle and fishing line


i will get the tuelle and fishing line, megan has the punch already and may be able to get the paper... yeah i am so excited this is a cute project and i am so ready for halloween!

for the time i was thinking 8:00 so the kids will be in bed. does that work? everyone bring your favorite fall food to share and some copies of the recipe. we will be meeting in my grammy sue's basement so we better behave. any suggestions on anything else?

so i lied.... first craft will not be the earrings. apparently the shop i wanted to purchase the supplies from in in hong kong , and shipping takes 1 -2 weeks.oops. we will still be having crafty night on Thursday if you guys want. i was thinking of the cute bat chandelier from meg's store see here for directions. is everyone good with that? let's get a headcount if you plan on coming or not. tell me in the comments if you plan on coming this time or not. thanks.

any friends interested in joining our super cool craft group?our first project will be vintage cabachon jewlery- email me @ jacquelynbateman@hotmail

abraham henry is 1 year old!!!



you are one of the best things that happened to us ever.we never knew how much we needed your sweet little spirit. now we know and we love you sooooooo much. Happy first year baby!

likes-

binks ( binky)

bottles

chocolate milk

feeding himself

laughing, smiling , being happy

nectarines

when dad comes home

walks

doing everything your big brothers are doing

balls

bed

silky

being mischievous

climbing and getting into things he shouldn't

the trampoline or anything else he can jump on

dirt

bugs

most food

grannies and papas aunts and uncles

stairs

mom and dad

his brothers

sand

animals

dislikes-

eli's body slams

being told no

being inside when big brothers are outside

having someone feed him

church

grocery shopping

cherry hill or being in cold water in general

staying still

when other babies his age walk ( he's not quite there yet)

nicknames- abey ,baldy, habey, fabe {fat abe} big fat baby, stinky bum, the baby, little old man, dimples

wishing i had $300 to do this. looks fun eh? anyone want to do it with me... and pay for me too?

bored and not feeling good leads to this.... Be funky.com

i'm pretty sure i'll be wasting some more time here.

looky what i found! a whole blog dedicated to artwork based on where the wild things are called Terrible yellow eyes! These are a few of my favs. Check out more here. i love them all but this is perhaps my favorite.

oops forgot this one which i love...

My kids have been going bonkers the past few days. they are driving me nuts following me around the house and destroying things i have just cleaned. it is to hot to play outside for a long amount of time ( says them, not i )

My boys really get along well for the most part but they have been fighting non- stop. Ezra will say something and Eli will say " no" and then they will bicker back and forth until someone eventually gets punched or bitten. sooooooo we decided to take a "break" from every day life and just have fun. we met my mom and friend merilee and went to draper park for the day. Merilee brought her fancy camera and took some great pictures.

the boys admiring mr hippie rockstar up close and personal. Merilees boy Parker was so funny about the guitar. We watched him sneak closer and closer until he was right next to the guitar.



i love this picture of hayden and ez searching for snakes

handsome baby boy


parker and beebye

this picture makes me laugh so hard. abe is not so fond of cold water. every time we would try to put his feet in the stream he would lift them up. silly goose!

We had lots of fun. Thanks merilee for the awesomely amazing pictures!