happy happy birthday ezra dear!

my biggest boy turned 4 yesterday. how is it that this little boy is 4 already? ezra has been the easiest, sweetest, most helpful, laid back kid a mom could want. he certainly set the standards high. ezra is a big boy, always has been ( weighing in at 9 lbs 3 0z at birth) and now topping the scales at 40 something pounds. when ez was little i would get so sad at the thought of him getting older. i can honestly say that i love every stage that children go through more than the last. ezra is so funny lately. some examples... " mom first i was in heaven, then i was a baby, then i turned into a robot." today he said " ok, ok mom settle down a minute" when i told him not to eat his easter candy with out asking. he also makes sure that everyone knows he isn't cute or funny but cool. where do kids learn that they want to be cool?

we had a fun filled weekend birthday extravaganza. on friday we had a combined party for mike( who shares the same birthday as ezra) and kyle. ez got a lot of fun things but the belle of the ball would have to be the tractor and excavator that uncle mark and aunt vickie got him. when we got home the boys were super excited to find that mike and beth had gone all out decorating their room with about 30 balloons, streamers and candy. on sunday ezra opened his presents from us. a bug catcher, jammies, books and his favorite a scooter. last week i was at VF factory checking out some killa deal on 7 jeans ($12 thanks for the tip mom!) anyhow i stopped by the good old toy store and to my delight say a silly little blue scooter, complete with a basket, the word happy all over it, and little streamers. it is super dorky but perfect for a 4 year old. james was worried that it was a little dorky but when we saw ezra's friend tanner today he said " cool basket ezra" so dorky it ain't. love you big boy!

photos from sew mama sew

i really like this skirt and plan on making a bunch of them. hopefully i can find the pattern at a store so i don't have to wait. the pattern review can be found at sew mama sew. i need to do a post about the boys... maybe tomorrow, i'm to lazy to download pictures.

Wednesdays are my favorite day ever. i get to get a break and go run errands while ezra is at preschool and my grandma watches eli. then my favorite spinning class ever, with my favorite instructor ever. seriously this girl teaches an awesome class, i go every week thinking it can't getter better and it does, it kicks my butt every time. then i come home and watch my favorite show LOST. this season is so good. i actually get bummed once i'm 45 minutes into the show because it's almost over. is that weird? then to top it off my friend called me today and told me that i had won a giveaway i entered on the 30 days blog! i won a super cute swim suit from a new place called lime ricki. i am so excited i never win things and i always enter. we are going to cali in may so this couldn't have come at a better time. hooray! now i have more money to buy some shorts. help me pick my prize. i love these three the best.

hmmm not sure why the top on is so little... so which should it be? i really like all of them. the top might be a little to old fashioned but i love the ruffle. help me decide!

damn you samoas, thin mints and tag a longs! i only have 6 lbs to lose until i'm back to my pre-abe weight. this is the third baby in a row where i got stuck at the 6 lb mark. it has also taken a lot longer this time. when i stop nursing i lost weight like crazy but seeing as how i still have at least 6 months of that left i need ideas. what do you do when you hit a wall? i decided that right now i will just worry about those last 6 lbs. then i can worry about getting skinny again when i'm done nursing. i can't wait to have a big break from being preggie and nursing. i'm getting awfully sick of being a human trampoline/ climbing wall/all you can eat milk buffet/baby making machine. maybe i should also refrain from these...
they are delicious in a nasty way. like a crown burger. oh wow, have you ever had a crown burger? pastrami, cheese, special sauce, burger. nasty and yummy at the same time.

so for my grand opening of my etsy store ( and possibly the store closing sale! just kidding i will be optimistic,i will be optimistic) i will be giving friends and family a 20% discount this week only. if anyone buys anything email me the code" friend" when you buy.

funny ezra

the other day at we were at my grandmas house watching " this is howie do it". if you haven't seen it it's sort of a candid camera type show with howie mandel. all of a sudden ezra ran out of the bathroom, pants around the ankles and with his undies just covering his front and not covering the rear at all and yelled "this is how we do it!" and did a little dance. priceless. he has also told us his middle name was robot, he had spider man lips and my personal favorite- that he couldn't feed a baby milk with his boobies but he could see through things with them!?

i have been one busy little lady lately. my shop will open saturday...here are some previews and if you see something you like claim it now. sorry for the crappy photos, i am no photographer to be sure and it is really hard to take a picture of your own head.

ps. do i have a big nose? i always thought it was kind of small but looking at these pictures is making me think otherwise. ugh and sorry about the horrid freckles, man i need a tan pronto. don't judge i'm anemic and i have had a headache for the last 3 weeks. or maybe i'm just uglier than i thought!