Mohawks and Tattoo's

These are two of Nathan's favorite things. He loves his spiky (faux) mohawk. Today was picture day at school and Nathan made sure he went to school w/ the sharpest do in town. Plus the tattoo's (temporary)! One on each arm, thank you very much. This weeks tattoo's are a green hot rod on the left arm and a red tiger on the right. Brandon has to get in on this action too. He has a red balloon on his chubby little arm.
I would love to find a heart tattoo w/ MOM in the middle of it for them. Put them in a white t-shirt w/ the sleeves rolled up, blue jeans and slicked back hair! How cute would that be! My little rebels.

Curly and Moe

Did you know that we own 2/3 of the Three Stooges? Yep, Curly and Moe, our dogs. They will be 13 yrs old next month. They are 1/2 poodle and 1/2 terrier. Curly is more like a poodle w/ the curly hair, hyper active yippiness and Moe looks like a terrier and very laid back, doesn't care what is going on as long as you leave him alone. The first time I met them they were around 2yrs old (Brian got them before we started dating). They loved tugging on a sock, chewing on Chewy bones and chasing each other around. Now they pretty much lay around, hide from the kids and fart. Curly is really bad about the farting. I'll spare you the details, just be thankful you are not around! Nasty dog! Their eyes are going, hearing is just about gone and it takes them a little longer to get going in the morning (unless they need to pee really bad). But they still wag their tails thankful you came home, they still give you kisses goodnight and they still nudge our hands for a good rub. I love my four legged boys w/ their stinky dog breath and nasty farts. I wouldn't want them any other way!

rain, rain go away....

Today it has rained and rained and rained. So that means we have been inside pretty much all day long. The kids get pretty restless if they are stuck inside for too long. So we have watched movies, cartoons, colored, played w/ play dough, played w/ blocks, made pancakes and fruit salad, ordered pizza, read books, and cleaned. And we I mean cleaned, that's me cleaning Nathan's room. His room has totally gotten out of hand. He has more toys than a toy store! So I made him pick six toys that he was willing to give away. Then after he picked those six, I went in behind him and picked another 20-30! Seriously! Then I vacuumed and dusted and re-organized everything. And after I was finally finished I made Nathan look at his room and threatened him if it doesn't stay like this I'm throwing all toys out! I really wouldn't do that, but he doesn't know that.
Before Brandon had to go to bed I decided to let the boys out for a few minutes. So we made an exciting trip to Kroger's to pick up some milk and water. When we came out of the store it was pouring rain. As we ran to the car we splashed through every puddle and caught rain drops in our mouths. Splashing in puddles...what gets better than that?

Dancing, Singing and Date Night

Yesterday was such a great day. Brian found a website that was basically a radio playing through our computer. The boys and I sang and danced the morning away while Brian took us on a flashback through the 80's. We had a blast! Then my parents (aka Nana and Papaw) came up and took the kids out to eat and to Gander Mountain. Then Nathan and Papaw put up a balance beam in the back yard while Nana and Brandon took a walk around the neighborhood. My children were sweaty, dirty and totally exhausted by the time Brian and I got home! Brian and I got to go to a movie (Tropic Thunder) and to dinner (Thai Spice). It was nice to get out of the house w/ just Brian, see a grown up movie and eat in peace. Even though our conversation always turned to the kids. How can we not talk about our kids. They are so funny and usually our only source of entertainment! Anyway, everyone have a very fun night.

Sprinkles and Chocolate Cake

Today is Friday. Nathan loves Fridays. At school he gets to go to the computer lab, play on the playground (weather permitting) and have a Friday Super Snack. If he is good all week long he gets a special snack right after school. Today's snack was a small chocolate cake, that he got to make, decorated w/ star and moon sprinkles.
After the snack we all piled into the living room and watched Between the Lions (PBS cartoon), played w/ Brandon's Elmo phone and then I had to fix dinner to counter balance all that sugar we just enjoyed. On the menu tonight was fish, cottage cheese, apple sauce, cherry tomatoes and raspberry lemonade.
We all ran around the house chasing each other until none of us could breath anymore. Brandon told us "nite nite" went into his room and shut the door. So, after a quick bath, teeth brushed, pj's on and kisses gave, he was out for the count.
I have to say, for a rainy day we have had a lot of fun.

Banana's and Pizza

This morning Brandon had to take a bath. Why? Because he decided to wear his banana instead of eating it. I gave him a banana to eat, like I do most mornings, while I fix his and Nathan's breakfast. This will usually tie him over for a few minutes until I get everything else ready. When I turned around to give him the rest of his breakfast I noticed that the banana was on his head, smooched into his hair and ears. Lovely! I scraped the banana paste off of him the best I could, fed him the rest of his breakfast (rather fast) and then dunked him in the tub. He thought it was pretty funny (so did I).
Tonight is pizza night! Nathan has been excited about this all day. Tonight after school we decided to make pizza pockets instead of just plain 'ol pizza. Crescent rolls + cheese + pepperoni= yummy!
Nathan was pretty impressed with himself. Brandon wasn't though. For some reason he didn't want pizza tonight so he fed the dogs his. That is going to tear their stomachs up in a few hours...not pretty!

Things that made me happy today...

1. Morning kisses
2. Telling Nathan that he makes my heart sing, his response was "what song does it sing?"
3. Walks around our neighborhood, smelling every flower, picking every weed, petting every dog/cat, meeting new neighbors
4. Sharing dreams
5. Tickling the boys until they squeal
6. Picking Nathan up from school
7. Brandon yelling "mom-i" from his crib
8. Watching Brian play w/ the boys
9. Seeing Brian in his police uniform (my man is so handsome!)
10. Reading stories to the boys before bedtime


I Love my life!!!