Friday - Random Pic of Liv

Still at Grandmas LOL...I've taken Liv to a new sitters twice so far. Both times when I've picked her up, the sitter says "Boy, she really can eat" LOL I think she may start charging me extra for her ;-)

Thursday - Visiting The Fossil Beds

Ok, I'm cheating-we really did this on Wednesday on our way to Grandmas, but I totally forgot to take a picture each day, so like Jake says "You get what you get, and you don't pitch a fit" (wish he'd heed his own words!!)



The kids coloring. Jake was thrilled to see that his coloring from the last time we went thru in October was STILL there!

View outside the visitor's center. The clouds rolling over the hills on a rainy day...

Jake took the map picture and the picture of the cardboard ranger. I just found them amusing LOL

Wednesday-Over the River and Thru the Woods...

to Grandmother's house we go! Well, my Grandma, the kid's Great Grandma! Here they are, chillin in the car. They're pretty good travelers, though they're learning the art of bickering, as any sibling set in a car for 6 hours will do!

Olivia watching the Wiggles on Jake's old Video Now Jr. I think it's about ready to take a dive, which is so sad!

Jake, coloring with the color wonders (there's no way we'd allow real markers in the car. That's just asking for it LOL)

And They're OFF!! WAHOO!!!

I got my braces off today!! Here's a before pic: (12-27-07)


And After: (3/3/09)

I'm so excited, and I just can't hide it! I'm about to lose control and I think I like it, OH YEAH! lol

Last Night Of Metal Mouth-WOO HOO!!

I'M GETTING MY BRACES OFF TOMORROW-YIPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPY!!!

God Love Little Boys

Watching Jake grow is amazing and crazy all at the same time. He's in that age now where everything is a WMD (weapon of mass destruction) At first I was annoyed because he would turn a doll, lego, train tracks, little people, ANYTHING he could get his hands on and make it into a sword. He starts flailing it all around the house, knocking things over, going crazy. I just shake my head and tell him to stop, because let's face it-It can be very annoying! Now he's making machine gun noises with everything. Holy Mary, it's like nails on a chalk board. If I never hear that sound again, I wouldn't be very upset.
BUT THEN...I read an article my mother tagged in one of the many magazines she gave me (maybe Good Housekeeping?) either way, it was an article about the stick. Yep, a plain ol yard stick. It went on to say how wonderful a stick can be. Little boys in particular (not saying girls don't do it, but you kwim) love the stick for its wide variety of imaginative play they can get out of it. It can be a baton, a sword, a magic wand-You name it, the possibilities are endless. I just never thought about it that way.
So, baby boy, the next time we're outside and you pick up a stick (unless there's mass people around LOL) play with it to your heart's content-I can't wait to see what your imagination comes up with next!

Saturday-Liv's TV Stance

This is Olivia's TV watching Stance LOL I *think* she was watching Little Einsteins. Look at how long her hair is getting! I'm terrified to cut it because of the curls, though, even at the top of her head there's still kinky curls so maybe she'll keep it? I don't know...I hope so! I love it =)