Highlights~

Here are a few moments from our weekend. First off we have me boiling eggs for egg salad. And when I go to pour out the hot water burning my arm. I have a lovely new burn on my arm that looks like a circle. Its really odd because the water poured all over my wrist but only one spot got burned.

Then when I run upstairs to go to the bathroom I come back down to see Mal choking on an object that one of the boys put in his mouth. A very scary moment! Thankfully I was able to get it out & my precious baby is happy as can be.

I also babysat my niece and nephew for a few hours. First I have to give props to Nicole for handling her twins so well!!!! Often when we're in public together people think Zeke and Leah are twins so I can 'imagine' what that would be like. In my mind its double the fun, double the trouble! And then throw in the two babies who are only 8 weeks apart, again I can 'imagine' what twin babies would be like----overwhelming & totally worth it.

Do I sound like I'm complaining? Really, I'm just journaling since hardly anyone reads I use this as a place to write memorable to me stuff.

Two teeth in two days~

OUCH! GOD bless us all, every one. And please make tomorrow better than today. AMEN!

Uggggg~

It's been one heck of a day! Nothing serious or bad but just one series of messes, boo boo's, energetic children and a super grumpy baby that is in eat, sleep, and complain mode.

Mal's first tooth broke through today. I feel sorry for the little guy & for myself as well- lol. Guess I got the better end of the deal though. At least I can walk away for a minute.

We're headed outside to play, probably until dark so that we can have a peaceful & hopefully quiet evening.

Zeke~

A few pictures of Ezekiel on his birthday. He made a mess with me, we made his cake together. He wanted to be a helper. Note to self, don't use RED velvet cake mix when you have a helper. It was everywhere! Sam helped me make an interpretation of Lightening McQueen. Zeke loved it!

Think green~

I took these pictures a few weeks ago. Our cucumbers are huge. We've got tons of squash, zucchini & green beans. These are just a few & there is different stuff ripe now. Most everything is self explanatory except the very bottom picture if you very close there are snow peas hanging from the scrappy vines. We also have pumpkins that grew voluntary. I've got more pictures. The pumpkins are turning orange already so they won't be any good this fall but we can use the seeds to grow more.

Mal~

We have a 15 pounder. And 26in. long. The doc says he's in the 90th percentile for his height. Which means he has the potential to be tall.

Right now he has a cold & is super clingy. Most of the time I really enjoy it actually. Babies grow too fast so they should be held as often as possible! Mal gives AWESOME hugs! And is so SMILEY these days.

This and that~

Mal doesn't like tummy time yet.




The boys found this creature outside. I couldn't tell what is was. My guess is that it's a growing tadpole. Or possibly a salamander. Justus HAD to have a picture to share.


And finally a picture of all the cousins. It's not often that we're all together anymore so we shot a quick picture.


I've got about thirty more pictures to share so hopefully I will get around to it soon!

For Father's Day~

The boys went fishing. My dad, Justus and Sam. J caught his first fish. The pictures say it all. I love the first picture, if you look closely you can see the reflection of the clouds.

Wll my finger is getting much better. The blister is much smaller now. But I broke my phone and cant talk to anyone. Funny how much I didn't realize just how much I use my phone. Now I realize it.

Bought some Lay's chips. Monterey Pepper Jack--yummy!!!

So I am just rambling & putting off cleaning up the house.

Justus lost his tooth. Need to load the pics.

Zeke says his words funny...so cute. "It's Utiful(beautiful) day momma". Stuff like that makes me laugh and smile. And be thankful I am a stay at home mom.

Malachi is eating some cereal now. It's funny to see the faces he makes!

I burnt my finger today. 3rd degree burn. Hurts like heck. My index finger has an ugly blister on it. OUCH!!!!!!!! That's what happens when i stop paying attention while talking to the kids.

Twenty bucks~

That is the average cost to do something "special" with our family. Like getting take out or fast food. Going to the park & enjoying the entertainment there- putt putt, carousel, train , petting zoo, etc. It cost twenty when we went bowling. Going to the movies- if we bring our own snacks. And when we took the kids to Dave & Busters with Chris & Staci. Not a bad price for the entire family. Of course some things are cheaper & others cost more but it's nice to have an idea of something affordable in mind.

Sam is at work today & my play date cancelled on me. What to do?? We've already been outside and the boys are just as bored as I am.


Thursday we took the boys bowling. It's quarter mania & you pay $5 for shoes & .25 for each game. The boys only made it through one game and then they were ready to play the video games. Justus is an addict to the Dinosaur game. And Zeke likes to "ride" on the snow mobile game. And we of course only got to play one game as well since we had to keep up with our rambunctious boys. I'm not sure that quarter mania is the best deal for our family.

Well anyways time to turn on the thinking cap & get creative!

Our boys~

Justus has a wiggly tooth. Seriously, he's only 5. Are these things supposed to happen so quickly?? He's just growing up TOO fast. In our state kids don't have to go to school until they turn seven so technically we have one more year. However J is SO ready & excited I guess I'll give him over to school.

Ezekiel has some kind of rash. We think it is poison ivy but more itchy bumps keep showing up. So far we've tried the traditional calamine lotion & another one called calagel that are supposed to stop the itching & dry things up. Next on the to try list is cortisone.

And finally Malachi rolled over for the first time ever! The awesome thing about it is that both sam & I were there together. Mal is also losing his hair something that neither Justus or zeke ever did. And we almost got a laugh out of him...he is getting to where you can tickle hi a little bit.

Brought to you by Justus~

This year we have a fairly big garden. The things we are attempting to grow are snow peas, spinach, watermelon, cantelope, lettuce, squash, zucccini, tomatoes, cucumbers, green beans & corn. The snow peas are the only thing we've never grown. We also planted a couple of blueberry bushes. And I want to try eggplant too.

My dad and brothers are really the ones who do all the work. So when I say 'we' did something it's them I am referring to. Some of the plants haven't really made a lot of progress yet but Justus took a few pictures anyways.

Oh yeah-broccoli too. Heres the broccoli plants.

Snow peas

Cucumbers

Watermelon & cantelope

Tomato

Spinach

Twelve Weeks~

Yesterday Malachi rolled over for the first time! Sam and i were both there. So special since usually only one parent is there for the firsts. No more walking away from baby! He is oohing and aahing. And watching me when I walk away. Sleeping through the night most of the time in 7 hour stretches. NICE!!! And he is 12 weeks today. It's getting a little easier every day.

Check out a few pics from his photo session with daddy:


Budah belly~

Sports Fan~

My Little Monkey~

Hi all. I know that SOOOOOOOO many people read this so I thought I'd update. We had lunch today with Josh & Aubrey and Chris and Staci and all of our kids. The kids did pretty good but I made the mistake of giving the boys ice cream and payed for it the entire time at walmart. Zeke was a holy terror!!!!

Baby Malachi as the boys call him is doing well. And starting to sleep through the night. I am getting more nervous about Justus starting school. He of course is more excited all the time!!!!

I bought a new keyboard on ebay that is really cool. It rolls up and can be washed and spilled on and still survive. It's also good for sandstorms. Strange huh?? We've been through several keyboards in the past few months and so for $10 bucks I thought we'd give this a try.

Loading some pictures soon.

Zeke makes me laugh SOOOOO much. Tonight it saved him from a spanking! He claimed to be hungry so I gave him a banana for a snack. When I walked through the room he was squishing his hands together. Yep, it was the banana all smashed up like baby food. It wasn't only on his hands but on his feet & the bed also. He acted shy which is his way of dodging a bullet. It worked. I tried not to laugh but he got the smirk on his little round face that simply cracks me up! He is a rascal!!! I took pictures but can't get them on the computer still.

May already???

Geez! Well summer is fast approaching. And it's May already. WOW. Seriously my head is spinning. Zeke turns three this summer. And Justus starts school in the fall. Pausing for a sentimental sigh. OK-enough of that.

Yesterday we went to the zoo. Our original plans were for us to go together with Chris and Staci a few weeks ago. Since that didn't work out we waited a little longer. We had the perfect day. Warm with a cool breeze.

Our computer is still down so I don't have any pictures to share with you. Maybe eventually. The boys had a good time & tried their best to drive us crazy & came very close. Justus wanted to ride in the stroller & zeke wanted to walk. That's just the opposite of how it needed to be.

But like I was saying it was a great day all in all. At the very end we finally go to see the giraffes who were hiding the first time we came by. Five came out at one time. It was like a little parade. They just kept coming. Next time we will start in North America because we only made it through Africa this time.

This month I turn 30----OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The joys of growing up!

Check out this cutie~ Eight weeks old

Yuck, I've got a cold. Soar throat & funky nose. Sam will be gone an entire week! And the guy he works with wife just had her baby. So he will be working mainly by himself. Poor guy. IF I had things in order I could be working with him this week. And not sitting here bored without him.

OK, enough complaining. Off to clean up from supper. YIPPEE.