Monday, April 28, 2008

Febreeze anyone?

We are plugging along during this extended time of Dad being gone. However, the lack of good, solid, continuous sleep is catching up with me. Last night as I lay in bed watching the digital numbers of my clock roll on, I decided to go ahead and check on the little blessings down the hall one last time. They are so dear to me and this is a nightly ritual I will never tire of, even on the weariest of nights! Since blogs live to infinity and beyond, thanks to the wonderful world of the internet, and someday I don't want one of my kids saying, "Mom, I can't believe you said that about me!", I will refrain from actually telling you the name of the child in this anecdote. However, it was definitely one of the cuties pictured below. Anyway, as I was tucking one of them in, smoothing the covers, touching their soft skin, kissing them, said child farted, loud and long. Yes, its true. I am fairly certain we all do this on occasion, (fart in our sleep,) but I had to run out of the room in order not to wake them up with my gut wrenching laughter! I ran back to my room and smiled as I pondered the wonder of our earthly beings (and bodily functions...) "I will give thanks to you, Oh God, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made," (Psalm 139:14). Yes, we are interesting creatures, to say the least. The good, the bad, the ugly, and yes, the smelly. So today I decided to look up some scriptures on God's creation. A rather common, well-known verse caught my attention. This particular version (Amplified) adds a word that made me laugh out loud when thinking back to what had happened last night. Listen to 2 Corinthians 5:17, "Therefore if any person is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. The new and fresh has come!" Ha Ha...enough random thoughts for one night.


Thursday, April 24, 2008

Take me out to the ballgame...and dinner.

A perfect day for baseball. Rockies win!

Our dear friend Marcia joined us for an afternoon of fun and our kids' first Rockies game! The game must have been one of the shortest in MLB history. However, I got a screamin' deal on pretty good seats (thank you King Soopers!); and it was still plenty enough baseball for a one-year-old. The girls had a great time clapping and stomping along. When I asked them their favorite part of the game, Katie said, "the music," and Syd said, "the treats." Of course, a baseball game isn't a baseball game without some rockin' organ music as well as something salty and something sweet to eat. Afterwards Marcia took us to my favorite Denver Italian eatery, Pasquini's. Delicious. Everyone left happy, especially me since I ate so many of their amazing breadsticks, I got to bring home over half of my entree for tomorrow. (Sigh.) I will add, that although his face didn't leave looking as clean as it did when we arrived, the floor space under Will's highchair was basically spotless. The kid can eat and he loves pasta.





Ready for the Big Leagues!

Yesterday, Clint Hurdle (Colorado Rockies Manager,) was in Syd's class at school. He strolled around visiting with the other parents and then parked himself in the rocking chair. My son immediately crawled right over to him. Mr. Hurdle scooped him right up and after a few minutes I asked if he would mind if I took a picture. Didn't it turn out great? Truthfully, Will was headed to the very large bin of trucks and trains that was seated directly at his feet. So when he did put Will back down, Will then sat parked there next to him and played with his favorite toys. Anyway, Mr. Hurdle, you have a new fan...

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

The good news for today.

Yes, you can burn calories while playing the Wii! We don't have Guitar Hero (yet,) but its nice to know that swinging the controller around is actually good for me!

Spring is now OFFICIALLY here, I think...

Nicole, I too, am a lover of Jergen's bottled "tan." However, even the bottle deemed for "fair"complexions has a tendency to make me a little orange. (Lance says, "really orange.") Its true, I am the "fairest" of them all. So, until I can figure out how to tone it down a bit, I can at least try to make my very, very white legs look somewhat ready for warmer weather with this practical beauty tip.
Now, for a little sports fun...watch out Jennifer Capriati:

And David Beckham...you may be cute, but this one is even cuter:

Saturday, April 19, 2008

Carbs are my friend(s)

As we embark on a 15 day separation from Dad, a few of my good friends have come for a visit. Please let me introduce you to (in no particular order):

Serving suggestion: a dab of butter and extra cinnamon & sugar on top. Next we have...
Serving suggestion: follow with a diet coke. Now for something sweet...
Serving suggestion: tastes great with a tall glass of milk! Next...
Serving suggestion: Tostitos "Scoops." And last but not least...
Please note, it's especially "delightful" with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a dollup of whipped cream.
Now, in case you were wondering, these items were all purchased 1)while I was hungry, 2)while shopping with all 3 children (a rarity for moi!). This experience furthered the sense of, "wow, its just me and these 3 for the next two weeks...I am definitely going to be needing some comfort food and quick & easy meal options!" For the kids, (I let them choose,) Shrek Mac & Cheese, their own frozen pizzas, Kid Cuisines, and some special cereal. Wahoo! I think we shall get along swimmingly!
We appreciate everyone praying for safety, good health...and sanity!

Friday, April 18, 2008

17 months old

17 months of pure joy...Will is so content, happy, and (thank the Lord,) a good sleeper!
There are 3 of the female persuasion in this household, who are totally & completely smitten with him...and in case you can't tell, he LOVES the camera and says, "cheese," whenever he sees it.
Just today, I have "caught" him taking 2 steps alone, not holding on to anything, when he thinks that nobody is watching. As soon as you make eye contact, he sits down. He has, quite obviously, learned to appreciate being waited on, hand and foot, by his mother and 2 doting sisters.

Have you ever seen such (adorable) raisin toes? I swear he was only in the bath for 10 minutes and he came out looking like this.

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Slumber party...Katie-style.

Let me assure you, when I tucked her in less than two hours ago, it was only her and Miss Bunny. Perhaps she did this to protest because Sydney has lost sleepover privileges for the time being. Remember not too long ago I mentioned Katie tucking in all of her friends...well, here is the proof:

Syd's funny moment tonight was when she was laughing so hard at the dinner table, she peed her pants. Yup. She wasn't too sure whether to cry or keep on laughing. Sorry, no picture to accompany this tale.
And one last note...remember the five little monkeys that jumped on the bed? Well, we have one in our house that climbs the stairs--the wrong way:

Monday, April 7, 2008

Early Return...



Dad came home early! Yay! Things wrapped up sooner than planned and since he has to be back there in 2 weeks, we are really, really happy to have him around for the time being! Anyway, after countless trips to London with some pretty mediocre, (sometimes downright questionable gifts,) he brought us back these awesome soccer shirts! We (the girls,) no longer wish to wear our HRCA "KinderSoccer" shirts because we are the real deal!

Thursday, April 3, 2008

I hope we never get too old for this...


Little Man & Man's Best Friend

Just before Dad left for the airport last weekend...

I wish you could see Will's face in the 2nd picture because he was so excited, not to mention shrieking with glee!