This blog is all about...

This Blog is all about...
Well my family of course! My babies are growing up way to fast and I want to remember everything. This helps, when I remember to update it.

But I also love to cook, take pictures, get crafty, and try new things.

My boys get tired of the same thing over and over again so I am constantly trying new recipes. I have started keeping up with them here. The original links are in each post to give credit to the creators. I add my reviews, changes, and pictures (sometimes).


Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Ethan Bradley 10.5 years old

For your last check up you were 5'1/2" tall and 105 lbs.  You are still in the 95th+ percentile in all areas.  When you stand next to me the top of your head reaches my eyebrows.  We wear the same size shoe right now which is pretty funny when you goof off and try and wear my heals...(Don't worry, I won't tell anyone!  Haha...oops!)

You hate when I use your middle name and get so embarrassed.  But that is why you were given one, so you know when you are pushing your luck.
 
You are in a phase of trying to make everyone laugh but don't always pick the right time to do it.  About half the time you end up in trouble for saying something or doing something at the wrong time...like in class or when your suppose to be doing chores.  But when you do pick the right time we all end up laughing.  You are my silly little/big man.
You still love to snuggle up on my lap, or your head at least when we get a few minutes to watch a show.  You still ask for hugs when your insecure or scared.  By the way, you still get scared but really try to hide it.  You told me the other day that boys don't get scared.....boys are always the ones in the movies going after the monster/evil-dooer to save the scared girls...ahhh...too funny!  You watched The Wolfman with us and a few days later there was a full moon.  You ended up with a flashlight in your room and howling at the moon on the way home from football practice for a week to overcome your fear.  Silly boy!!  Now you want to go to your first haunted house.  You don't know this yet but your Dad is taking you this week and I can't wait to see how you do.  I was hesitant to let you go but you insisted that you were "Man" enough to go.  And just knew that I would hold the whole Wolf-man thing against you..."Mom, I'm 10 years old...I can handle it!"  Ok, we'll see then won't we....

I know you don't get much time on this blog so I thought I'd write something special just for you.
Love you buddy and until next time!

Monday, October 4, 2010

Gabrielle 10 months and counting

As usual I'm a bit late on your post; but not to late, you're technically still 10 months.

Oh my how you are growing and coming into your own little person.  With in the past month you've gotten your two bottom teeth and I think are working on the upper ones.  You're a climber, a runner, a yeller, a talker, a fit thrower, a copycat, and most of all.... a sweet snugly little girl with all of the squish to go with it. 

Your almost walking and standing for longer periods unassisted.  You are still very sensitive and have tantrums over little things that hurt your feelings.
If you can hike your knee over it you are going over.  Now that your getting taller the list of things you can climb is getting longer. 
     
In your walker you run after anything that moves.  I've started taking it to the football field so you could play instead of being held.  You LOVE it!!  It enables you to do your own thing and talk to people, which is tooo cute!!!!


Ok, well kind of running...I didn't get the camera going fast enough.  And trying to record you and your brother isn't as easy as it sounds.

You copy cat anything you can figure out.  Burping, coughing, laughing, panting (the dogs), chewing, clicking your tongue, clapping your hands.  You've figured out how to open the cabinets, the toilet lid, and dresser drawers with minimal finger pinching.
And of course you clean them all out.  When you know your doing something your not suppose to you hand everything to us...like everything in my purse!  When we take things from you, you have a huge fit and cry like you've been pinched. 

Love you munchkin...until next month!!!