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!