camera catchup

 We have been cooking, well, I have been cooking and my helper has been cleaning up after me!

 I saw theses fun skeleton treats and thought I'd try them..I only made one and figured out what I needed to do differently for the next time...I'm attempting them again tomorrow, so we shall see!!

Even though I found the flaws and had things I wanted to fix..someone thought they were pretty stinkin cool!!

 Easton did not find avocados cool..he was out on this food, but I have started making baby food and so far he loves everything else!  In theory, his MSPI should not be an issue until I get to some stage 2 and stage 3 foods.  When he reacts to formula he cannot tolerate it, there is no mistaking it..but I still question if he is tolerating his baby food..no emesis, no crankiness/fussiness, but there is a definite change is his diapers that is very reminiscent of formula intolerance..anyone with MSPI have any input/advice???

 Such a strange color shirt..like the color of breast milk baby poo..but I love this shirt on him!!

No memory of where this is from, I just thought his smile was cute!

Charlie is a puzzle maniac..really, that's what he calls himself!  The puzzle he is doing there is a Gobots???  It was Bradley's when he was little and this puzzle is Charlie's favorite.  He like the thick cardboard kind that you can see the outline of the puzzle..only problem is that I cannot find them ANYWHERE???  The only ones I can find are the wooden puzzles..anyone have any thoughts?

I can cook and be in the kitchen forever..as long as Easton is up on the counter with me..I know Bumbos don't belong on counters, but I stick him in the corner..pretty impossible to hit the ground where I put him..so you can stop judging!!!

 Easton can hold his bottle now..HALLELUJAH!!  I suddenly found an extra hour a day now!  I am finding myself not as late to places these days! 

 So, we put Charlie in soccer..he is barely over 3, but we did it for 2 reasons.  One, I wanted him to mind/obey someone he does not know..someone not related to him.  So much of Charlie's daily interaction is with family since we are blessed to have almost all our family minutes away.  He has family watch him while I work, teach some of his classes at church and so on.  And you get away with more with family or you at least try!  So, I wanted him to mind and obey a complete stranger..unless they ask him to follow them into their car..we covered those kind of strangers!  I'd say its been a partial success..he does mind for the most part, but if he doesn't the coach could care less!  She wants this "to be fun" so if he does not obey or follow directions, she lets it go..drives Bradley crazy!!  The second reason was for him to have some boys his age to play with..almost all his friends are girls and he get so excited to hang out with boys!

It's been fun, but we are hoping next year will go better..his team is 3-4yr olds and all the boys are 4 or have turned 5 since the season started.  There is one 3 yr old girl on the team, but that's it!  So Charlie does a lot of standing around and lets everyone else run the ball!!

 He spends half the game walking around with an attitude..he gets frustrated when others score and he doesn't..he has yet to put it together that he must actually run after the ball to score a goal!!  He gets it when we practice, but chooses to keep that skill hidden.. I guess?!?!?!

Easton has enjoyed watching the boys!!

this would be the pout..the rest of the team and other team is at the other end of the field!!

#5:)

I noticed this the last 2 weeks..fingers in the mouth?  Charlie never chews o his nails or fingers, but the last 2 games he has for almost the entire game...I'm thinking this may be his nervous habit..if it is, it's one we will be working to break real soon!!!!

zoo:)

The boys and I headed to the Zoo today and it was a blast..the weather was AWESOME!!!  I usually cut out after 2 hours because the heat is wearing on me and I am done!  But I could have stayed even longer today..I just cannot emphasize enough how nice the actual fall weather is!!!  I could be content with this kind of weather year round!!!  I told Kendra today that I felt like it was one of those "I am a good mom day" since we were outside and playing so long!...gorgeous day!!!!  I usually dont even take my camera to the zoo anymore since we have a billion pictures of all the same things, but I grabbed it today since it was "boo in zoo" time, or so I thought..it starts tomorrow, but I am glad I grabbed it anyway!!

 Easton started off tired and within minutes he was out!  He slept the first hour or so and then woke up for the rest of the day..what a life...snuggled up in a blanket while someone pushes you around...where is my stroller?

..I think they may call them wheelchairs??

 cutest feet of the day!!

 Kendra and her kids just got back from Disney..so they kept asking me to take their picture all day..I think they were still in "stop, pose and smile mode":)

 I wanted to get some good shots of me and the boys, but it is a struggle at this age..you know the age, the one where they never do what you want them to do...this stage lasts a while, huh?  This was mine and Charlie's best of the day.

 This is what most looked like..the "I don't want my picture taken" face..

 He was telling me the same thing here, but it sure looks like he is looking up to me thinking.."Holy cow, my mom is AWESOME"....right, that's totally his face?!?!?

 I feel like I will have all boys, I now desire all boys and pray for that sometimes, but then there are times when I think..I need a girl..like when they come up and ask to have their picture taken with you????  No male in my life has ever asked for a picture..there may be something to this girl thing!!

..you cant tell here, but Cass had her gun out..it was a stick gun, so I got my guns out..and totally thought of Tylene who went Tech..and then surprised myself that I knew "get your guns up" was Tech..since I care NOTHING for college sports..score one for me!!

Little girls also pose and stand still..what the heck???

 

 The birds..how many times have we all fed them??  Well, today we got our moneys worth.  At one point I had 4 birds on me..not on the stick they give you, but on ME....I thought it was cool..Cason did not:( 

We could have stayed in there forever today..once you got over the birds landing on you it was kinds cool.  But I was happy to get out before I got pooped on!

 Seriously, I have at least 20 more pictures where no one is looking, but I took a picture because some one would ask me too..that someone was almost always named Cass or Cason!!

 East woke up ready to entertain!!!  He has the greatest smile!!!..and never tells me no!!...it is beside the point that he cant even say it yet!!

 The title of this picture can be taken 2 ways...1.) my life really cannot be any greater than it is right now or 2.) all pictures will continue to have some suckiness to them until both boys are old enough to bribe..you choose!

..and no, my husband does not hit me..why does my eye look black???

 So sweet..until someone gets pushed, shoved or hit

 Everyone also has a picture of their kids on this turtle too I'm sure!  Turtles are not usually a highlight or an interest when we are at the zoo..until they mate..in public..totally in the open..and are loud...really, uncomfortably, loud....and all the sudden I am 13 again and giggling.  The place is bare almost instantly...everyone sees and hears it and leaves..except me and Kendra and some high school kids..we stay and giggle..and take video...yup, were those people:)

I saved you the awkerdness of watching the video..I'll just subject you to the picture!!

phone pics

I need to do a real post, but in the mean time..here are some photos I found in my phone!

 I snapped and sent this to Bradley at work.. I think its adorable, but I know it pains Bradley a bit to see Charlie outside in just his underwear....in my defense, it wasn't just his underwear..he had on shoes too!

 Charlie often ask me to make things with play dough..he often gets a snake....  When Daddy is home, this is what he gets.  Is he trying to make me look bad, or what???!!

 Last time I was doing laundry I came back upstairs and was told by Charlie to get on the train!  And yes, I use all of those pillows..and none are even the decorative kind..I use 5 by myself:)  With all the pillows in the bed it amazing we have kids...oh, is that our problem!!..to much!!:)

 This was huge!  Grocery shopping is not easy with 2 kids, when one is in a carrier....there is NO room for your groceries.  Last week was the first time the boys rode up top together..my life was so much easier that day!!!

Charlie and I made Halloween cat cookies!  They were actually a fun and super easy cookie for Charlie to make...best part, I had no desire to eat them!  They looked fun, but did not sound the least bit appetizing!  Bradley said they were some of his favorites that I had made???  LOVE Easton's face in this one..he LOVES his big brother!!

Pumpkin Patch with the study buddies:)

Okay, so I don't know how to fix my photos..a friend who shall remain nameless Melanie showed me how to update the settings on my blog..to make things easier and better...and if it worked, it totally would have!!  I like the new features..the one specific feature that we were looking for was how to make pictures bigger.  So I do what she tells me and this top picture still was not any bigger??  So, I messed with everything..which is my fault..and now the pictures are pixel-ee and big and small.  and the more I tried to get them to get back to normal, the worse it got..which stinks these were great pictures...

Anyway, last week I got together with my ACU nursing school friends.  They are the only people from nursing school that I keep up with, the ones who kept me sane during those AWFUL years at AISN (Abilene intercollegiate school of nursing)..and frankly, they are the only people I liked in nursing school.!!:)  We were those people... the ones on back row);..you know who I am talking about... the ones that showed up late to test without bras on!!  That will only be funny to us, but I just busted out laughing aloud while typing that!!

Anyway, they started out as nursing school friends and along the way became known as my study buddies and have turned into my life long friends.  We get together a few times a year and it just only gets better..a little more difficult with a 6 kids between us now...but still a blast..and the same things that made us laugh 10 years ago, still do now....holy crap...10 years!!!!!  We are all OLD!!!!!

Christi & Connely, Me & boys, Heidi & Eden, Abbe, Avery and Hank

Doesn't get any better then this!!

Can you tell someone is tired and cannot hold their head up!


Finally a smile:)




Really wishing I would have taken my glasses off!! 


Come one...stinkin adorable!  I know the whole world has their kid in a photo like this, but this is our first and we think he is the cutest!!

Miss Eden in her Halloween get up!!

Sweet Connely...I shrunk her and cannot for the life of me re-grow her...

Hank and Easton are 3 weeks apart and how cute are they!!  I remember calling Abbe while she was still in the hospital with Hank..maybe just the second day..at 7:30 am to tell her that we got the call for Easton!  The day we brought Charlie home from Abilene was the day she found out she was pregnant with Avery... I love that our boys are close to the same age...we better make sure we are on the page for #3!!:)
Easton did not have any Halloween shirts so we just grabbed one of his many skull items for the day!  Not to worry, he now owns a few!


Charlie and Avery!


YEAH!!!!  Charlie is finally realizing the greatness of bounce houses!!!


I put a few of the group shots in...pick a kid, any kid and you will surly be entertained by them in these next few photos!!  Hey, we got them all in the same photo..that is all that matters!!





This is the same as the top one..just unedited..I think it may be less pixel-ee???
Looking forward to the next time girls!!
Pardon the miss matched picture sizes and un-alligned text..I have no idea how to fix any of this!!