updating.

still working, just a little update! We have most of the paint off!

Now for the hours of sanding....

and, heres a cute picture of my baby. He LOVES pudding!

and if that wasn't enough for me to do....

I will be working on this for the rest of my life I'm sure. If anyone feels like sanding something.... you can meet me in my garage.

really? I'm only 27.

New calling for me.

Guess what it is?

I was sorta preparing myself to be called as the Nursery Leader.

Nope. Not even close.

Young Women President.

Let me say that again

YOUNG . WOMEN . PRESIDENT .

Yes, I am serious. I wanted to fall off my chair.

I am excited now, since the shock has worn off a little.

I all of a sudden feel very busy.

Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated!

what I got for my birthday.

1 dozen doughnuts for breakfast, thanks to my sweet husband.

dinner at Rodizio.

dessert from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory.

Came home to find Kami bringing me 1 dozen white cake sprinkle doughnuts.

Kalani then drops me off a dozen Whimsy cupcakes. Lemon. My favorite.

Is my family trying to kill me?

If so, its working.

I ate it all.

Love all you guys.

Thank You.

(Oh, and I can't forget Katte who delivered 2 tickets to see Eclipse on OPENING DAY, wrapped very neatly in home made Jacob wrapping paper ;)

random facts incase you were wondering.

are we alive?

yes.

I know. Its been awhile. Too long actually.

We are all alive and well. Just going about the day to day. I am staying busy, especially since Madden decided to start walking. Running is more like it. He is an animal, and I am constantly chasing him through the house. Making sure he doesn't put anything else in the garbage can/toilet/vents. I am sure there are other hiding spots I haven't even discovered yet.

Ryder is still overly obsessed with Batman. Madden has started calling him Batman. Pretty funny. He loves playing the Wii and playing Legos. He will sit and do legos for hours, which is good for my sanity :)

I have been working on my latest project. Erik bought me a vintage baby grand piano for my birthday. I told him its like my new baby. My third child. I am done :) I have been spending every spare minute in the garage tying to scrape yellow, white, off white paint off the thing. I am slowly realizing that it might just take me the rest of my life to finish. It is SO amazing though. I will post pictures soon. If I remember. Erik says I have already lost many brain cells hanging out with all that paint stripper. I am pretty sure I've always been this dumb :)

Thats about it. I will try to update better~

"Mom, did you know Mickey Mouse is a Rat?"

We had a blast on our little get away. The kids were great on the Long drive, and we had fun at Disneyland and in SanDiego. We stayed in a cute little beach house on Mission Beach. It was great, and I think the boys had more fun at the beach then at Disney or Sea World. Figures :) Disneyland was fun, but Ryder wasn't sure about all the rides. Pirates freaked him out. Peter Pan scared him to death.. and after those he wouldn't even try any others. Oh well. We still had fun. Sea World was fun too, but I will admit - I was a nervous wreck watching the Shamu show. The beach was great, the boys had a blast building sand castles and looking for sea shells. Madden just wanted to eat the sea weed. We ate at alot of fun places, including my new fav In and out. I think I could eat there everyday. Of course I feel as unhealthy as ever. We decided to drive all the way home (12+ hours). It was a little crazy. But we made it. Fun Trip :)

Juice Box.

Madden is changing everyday. I can't believe he will be ONE next month.

He is a lot more wild then Ryder ever was.

He can climb/fall out of his crib, which creates quite the sleeping issues.

He is moving everywhere. Almost walking, but crawling faster.

He can climb up anything and has absolutely ZERO fear.

He cries at the front door and begs to go outside all day.

He eats grass, mud, rocks, and everything that he gets in his little hands.

He loves Ryder and says 'bubba' (brother I am convinced!)

He says Bye Bye DaDa every morning, Erik is so proud:)

He loves to eat.

His favorites are jello, ritz crackers, granola bars, and oranges.

He loves drinking orange juice from a bottle. Not milk though.

He hates the car.

He started fake coughing to get moms attention.

He loves to try and sneak into the pantry and the bathroom.

Loves bubbles.

He likes scooting around the driveway on his little bike.

Last but not least, he loves juice boxes, which I soon learned was a HUGE mistake...

He was wired until midnight. I have never seen anything like it.

I love this little man.