Shhhhh.....don't tell Daddy!!

Daddy doesn't know yet and Mommy's not telling until he gets home!!! It's not really her fault, but then again, I guess it could be...................while she was getting my brother ready this morning, I did my usual walking around and I traveled into a great land called Daddy and Mommy's bathroom. They keep SO many unusual toys in there........and I just have to play with all of them.........especially the ones that I have to stand on my toes and reach up to the counter to get ahold of.

Well that's what I did this morning and discovered a shiny triangular object with a long tail attached to it...........Mommy called it the "clothes iron". So I pulled on the long tail until the toy would come down to play with me...........the only problem is, it came down on my head!!!

So now I am wearing a butterfly, at least that's what Mom calls it, but funny, it doesn't look anything like a butterfly to me!!!

Shhhhhhhhhhhh............don't tell Daddy yet!

Blog off for now.......

......sorry haven't blogged lately, we are all sick, will return when we are all well!!

So proud of my boys.........

I just have to post this..................the doctor asked at the checkup if the boys were using sippy cups yet or still on the bottles................I was honest and told him we do have them on cups EXCEPT for the last feeding at night. To which his comment was, "well if that is the only time they use the bottle, I'm pretty sure you can do away with them all together!"

So since 2-15-08, our house has been bottle free.........and the boys never even missed them!!!!

YEA BIG BOYS.....Mommy is so proud of you...........and SO glad to be rid of all the bottle parts!!!

Boys 1 year Checkup...

The boys did well, they are still growing on their curve...........and we didn't tell the doc that they are already in forward facing seats, as he said to wait at least another month.........we didn't hit the 20 lb mark!!! Brady is 29" long and 18 lb 12 oz and Hayden is 29" long and 19 lb 12 oz.

The adventure for the day was that I had their one year portraits done (before the doc and shots!)..........but this is the first time we've been in a studio since we are both moving..............let me just say, "EXHAUSTING" and Starbucks was visited at the doc office!!!!!!!!!!! It was a constant chase at the photographers.........I am praying to get just one good shot as the studio setup was great!

It's Time to PARTY.........

The boys birthday party was a success and we could not have ordered better weather!!!!! They did perfect.............dug into their cakes like they should have! But really had little interest in their presents, of course the paper, tissue paper, and bows were the best item!!!!

The boys are one.......

Where did the time go? What has happened to my babies? Why did I pray that the day would just end so I could get some sleep?



I look back over the past year and how much they have changed. How did this all happen, how did God choose us to have two babies? How did they change so quickly? How did they get this big?



I yearn for the "baby" days but am constantly reminded each day, how much they are learning....and I race home or look forward to the call from the sitters to say what they have accomplished that day!!! I am so proud of them and so proud to be a mom......to be their Mom.



I never understood how Moms could go on and on about their kids, telling every little detail for poopie diapers to spit up to sitting up to crawling to walking.............but I understand now, it's a miracle we live with everyday and we cherish everyday with our kids................therefore, we can't help but share the overwhelming joy we have with others in hopes of them sharing our enthusiasm.



It's been a hard year, it's been stressful, it's been joyful..........and I would not change a moment of it.



If I died today, I could leave this world knowing that my life was worth something, that it had real meaning, that I left my mark on this world by leaving a little of me behind by creating two beautiful boys...........thank you Brady and Hayden for making me a better person!!!



Mommy loves you and Happy Birthday!!!!

More teeth.....

Brady is cutting two more teeth.....on top............one has broken the skin and hopefully the other will before Thursday. So he'll be one with eight teeth and Hayden will be one with four teeth!!!

GUILT due to ABBY....

.......well I'm behind on my posting and to make matters worst, one of the reasons I'm behind, my "lovely" sister-in-law is going to make me feel bad about!!!! Last weekend I had a brilliant idea to re-do the upstairs guest bedroom and convert into a playroom. As this Mom and Dad would like to be able to look around without toys constantly obstructing our views........and Dad agreed this was a genius idea (not something he thinks Mom has a lot of!!). So we spent last weekend moving the den furniture out from downstairs, moving the bedroom furniture from upstairs, painting the playroom, re-arranging the nursery slightly, and moving the toys to their own room now!!!! THIS IS THE BEST MOVE we've made yet!!!

Then I've spent the week trying to plan everything for the upcoming party!!!! YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!

Then to make us even worse parents.....we shipped them off to Kim's for the day on Saturday so we could finish up things around the house that we just can't do with the boys around (aka I did some sewing, which I discovered is IMPOSSIBLE with the boys around....you know that a sewing machine is the most fascinating toy!!)

SO DEAR ABBY, we are horrible parents.......but we will be making up for it this weekend!!!!! See you then!!!!!

PS I'll post pictures of the playroom, you're going to love it....I striped it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!