Prince Charming

I recently celebrated my birthday. I love my birthday, I honestly feel it should be a national holiday. No one should have to go to work, it really is the best day of the entire year. This year as always I looked forward to it but... with some dread. It was one of those "milestone" birthdays. But my husband totally came through and rocked it despite my apprehension.

He made my cake and dinner. We're talking Red Velvet Cake practically made from scratch with the most delightful cream cheese/whipped topping frosting. He also made dinner for all of our guests. Not just any dinner but Sweet and Sour Meatballs. They were delicious! He even cleaned up. We may not have a fairy tale life but Spencer most definitely has a whole lot of Prince Charming going on. Sorry ladies he's taken but he does have a single brother...

Just Play'n

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Young Love

I've recently been going through some old boxes with a few old memories and lots of old junk. While asking myself "Why did I keep this?" I stumbled across these pictures and laughed right out loud. Let me introduce my first boyfriends. That's right plural, Troy and Doug.

I think it was the 2nd grade. Being the decisive girl I was wasn't, I couldn't make up my mind between the two. As a result a wooing war began. Both parties presented gifts, no doubt things chosen from older sisters jewelery box, poetry was written and a playground scuffle occurred. All for what? I'm not sure, I'm pretty sure we didn't hold hands or anything. In the end my Mom made me return the jewelery and break up with Troy (shown with me at the Hogle Zoo, my first date). O well it was probably for the best, did you see those shorts?

Secrets

It may shock some of you to learn I don't bathe my boys every day. It's a tremendous amount of effort and preparation esp when I'm by myself and lets be honest they don't get that dirty in a day. That may all change in the summer when we play outside more, but right now that isn't the case. It's not like they don't get baths it just every other day or every third day. So now you know my secret ... I have to ask myself why I intentionally complicate my life. It seems the last little bit I bathe the boys in the afternoon and then feed them pasta that evening. As a result no matter how much I scrub they end up with an orange glow.

This is after pasta, they are cleaning their trays with damp paper towels. At least those come clean without 2 baths in one day.

Now that you know one of my secrets I might as well tell you another. I sneak vegetables into my pasta. It's sneaky and maybe a little underhanded but it works. Onions and peppers are good but I've gotten even sneakier. Carrots have been known to appear in the sauce, but it gets worst I'm contemplating other veggies. Maybe some zucchini...
So there you have it. Two of my best kept secrets. I already feel better having shared.

Dear Reader,

Dear Reader,

Mom and Dad say things are going to change around here. We've been practicing being soft and sharing our toys better. We have to be more careful were we wrestle and we are learning what a good example is. Dad made us these totally awesome new shirts.

That's right they say "Big Brother!" Mom and Dad tell us we are going to get a new baby sister soon. We aren't really sure what this means but we are pretty sure it's going to rock our world. Baby Sister will arrive at the beginning of July, mom is 20 weeks pregnant and starting to get a big belly. In the first ultrasound Dad thought the baby looked like a garbanzo bean so we called it Baby Gonzo. Then we found out Baby Gonzo was really a Baby Gonzoette. Do baby sisters have cuties?

Logan and Penn

My Boys

I just love these guys.

Clean Up on Aisle ...

As you may have gathered from our recent posts the boys have become adventurous explorers. They inherited this from their Dad who also has a very curious mind. For example when he was a kid he once super glued shut a kitchen drawer just to see how and if it worked. Perhaps that is just a glimpse of what the future may hold. Anyway, a combination of curious little minds and active little bodies usually means a clean up for Mom. Just a few illustrative examples...

I didn't really want to keep their socks in their drawer in the nice little organized tupperware.

Or the blankets didn't really need to be put away. Although it's hard to get too upset because sometimes they can be great little helpers.

They were so intent on helping. I think with a little practice they may get the hang of it.