New Toys

Brett received a Quad for Christmas and was pretty excited to move up to the real thing from the battery operated one that Josh has claimed as his own. It only took a few hours after Brett received his new quad that Mike started hinting about how cool it would be to have one for himself. "Wouldn't it be great to take the kids out for the day? I could take both Brett and Josh and we could go away for the weekend." He thought that would tempt me. I told him maybe next year. Well, the following week was a new year, silly me....and we have another quad for the family....

Hello New Year

Yeah, Its been a while, but it has been the holiday's. Give me a break. I am sooo glad it is over. I had to protect all my valuable Christmas decorations from Josh. He broke his fair share of ornaments...and the tree....poor tree, it never met Josh before and I am sure it never wants to come out of its box again. He pulled it, poked it, threw beaters, balls and shoes at it. He also took a broomstick and "fought the tree" (power ranger style).
I decided to put the nativity out of reach of him, because I couldn't live with myself if he desecrated the Baby Jesus! Anyway, I have learned my lesson maybe and hopefully next year will be better. SO, to make myself feel better, I decided to make a few resolutions for 2007. Nothing crazy but doable so here are is my list....
1. Keep my nails painted (Is this a goal that is out of reach?? we'll see)
2. Read the New Testament (ok, that might be a little crazy)
3. Read a book - I am not particular, just a book to make me feel like an adult
4. Run a 5K - this might seem crazy but I KNOW I can do it if I sign up for one. If anyone knows any good ones, let me know and sign up with me.
5. Change my ringtone on my phone. I got a new phone and can't figure out how to download my favorite song. So I need to read the instructions.
6. Dust my closet - oh man, it is scary when I get out shoes I haven't worn for a while, yikes!
7. Attend my 20 year High School Reunion - No way, I am not that old.
8. Paint my bedroom. I have been in this house for 7 years and my room is the last to be painted - surprise.
9. Buy a new purse. This doesn't seem like a hard one to keep. I just have to remind myself to buy a new one, because I always wear out my current one way past its natural life.
10. Finish my Website - Ha! I decided to pay someone to do this so it will actually get done.

So, there they are, in black and white. I have committed to them and you are all witnesses. Wouldn't it be just a kick if I actually finish all of them by the end of the year... Wow!

Pretty Toes

"Look Mama, Pretty Toes." Josh walked in to the kitchen to show off his first pedicure. I must say I was a little shocked and horrified to think of the scene of the beauty school moment. I commented on a job well done, then I wanted to find where he polished his toenails. He led me into the bathroom , where I could smell the nail polish as I turned the corner. To my amazement, I did not find a puddle of pink nail polish on my carpet. He pointed to the cupboard where I found a bottle of nail polish on the bottom shelf. The lid was askew, so I could tell someone had used it. But where did he actually paint his toenails?? Who knows, he did a great job, maybe he can do Mommy's toes next time. 

Trick or Treat

Getting ready for the fun night!
















Clone Trooper and a Monkey...or Ewok :)

















Can't get enough of the Nerds..YUM!

Josh crashed at 8:00 pm and Brett was sent to bed too, but everytime the doorbell rang, Brett was out of his bed wanting to see all the cool costumes. He finally went to bed after I promised to put together a leggo present he got from his Grandma. I always forget how tiring Halloween is for Parents and Kids..whew! 

Watch Out!

We put Josh on this toy Quad and all he wants to do is ride. He will ride by himself in circles until it gets dark outside, or the battery runs out whichever comes first. The top picture is a close-up of the future motorcross enthusiast and the cutest kid ever :) The second picture is of his Uncle Trent showing him how to always include dangerous stunts while riding Quads. 

Not Exactly Disneyland

For our Fall break we went to the State Fair instead of Disneyland like every other family that we know. We saved ourselves the 6 hour car ride and had a great time. We spent surprisingly a lot of money (I haven't been to the fair for a loooong time), but it was worth it. I have to give you a glimpse on what we consumed, at the end of the day, when we took inventory of what went in our mouths, it was quite shocking. Some highlights include, bean and cheese fry bread, hot dog, funnel cake, deep fried twinkie with powder sugar and chocolate sauce (couldn't resist that one!), onion rings, fried zucchini, pizza, cotton candy and diet coke. That was just me! (kidding... sort of )

We did come home with a goldfish named Sparkle and we all smelled like cows. We must put this on our to do list next year..... 

Update

Just a quick note on the ongoing saga of what should be a good night's sleep. Pretty much every night I am up with Josh 2-3 times a night. Some nights are better than others. He is still sleeping in his bed, but when he wakes up (why does he wake up???) he gets out of bed and cries for me. I walk him back to his bed and he always says, "Mama, Pillow?" He wants me to lay next to his bed on a pillow. I am slowly creeping the pillow closer to the door to lay down. Who knows maybe he will wake up and want me to sleep outside his door on the pillow.
Of course, when Mike wakes up in the morning, he says, "Did Josh sleep through the night?" My answer is always the same, "Are you Kidding Me?" Must be nice to turn on the "Off" button when you go to bed - someday I will sleep through the night, I just know it.