Fishing

Trevor took the boys fishing with his friend, Dean.  This was not the first time Trevor has taken the boys fishing.  It was, however, the first time they have actually caught fish!  They were pretty excited about it.  I was told the fish were thrown back into the water.  Hopefully that is the truth and it wasn't just to spare my feelings.

Hunter looks pretty thrilled in this picture!

After fishing they ran into a skunk.  He was spooked but thankfully he wasn't scared enough to spray.  I enjoyed my evening with 1 child.  I celebrated by going shopping at Target.  I always enjoy a good Target trip!  It was a fun evening for all!

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

PS.  My creative writing is on vacation.  I'm not sure when or if it will return.  This explains my lack of posts recently and the lack of creativity in those rare posts that sporadically appear every few weeks.  Another hobby that has stepped out on me is cooking.  We have survived on freezer food longer than I would like to admit.  Hopefully my interests will return soon.  I keep thinking about those fairies on Sleeping Beauty.  One of my favorite parts of the movie is when they decide to break their vow and take their wands out of hiding to make Rose's birthday perfect.  Oh that I could acquire one of those wands to do my cleaning and laundry for me.  Those Disney fairy tales sure do send the wrong message.  "No matter how your heart is dreaming, if you keep on believing, the dream that you wish will come true."  Um, I'm pretty sure I will never get that wand, no matter how much I wish for it.  Thanks Disney. 

Spelling Error?

You never know when Jacob is involved.

Little Helper

So, now that Adam is mobile, he has decided to start pitching in around the house.  He is more than happy to help and is constantly looking for jobs to do.  Here he is after cleaning the fire place.

He worked really hard.  Poor little guy is tuckered out!  Unfortunately, the fire place still looks the same and now he needs a cleaning.  Sigh.

Here, Adam has decided to help me unpack the cooler.  Unfortunately, we were trying to pack it to leave for Pinetop.  Sometimes he gets the instructions wrong.  Pretty typical..he's still in training.

He is also a wonderful taste tester.  He loves to put EVERYTHING in his mouth.  Including baby wipes, paper towels and soap.  I find it comical that I have to force him to eat his baby food, but he independently eats any non-food item and appears to enjoy them!

There are still some crinks to work out with the new help but I think with some proper training he will turn out very useful.

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Preschool..Take Two

Hunter started preschool again.  He is going to his same school again so it was an easy day with no surprises.  He does miss having his cousin Alek in his class, but he took it better than I thought.  It was nice to rediscover my freedom with only 1 child in tow.  I missed it!  It was a rough summer running errands with the 3 boys.  I avoided it as much as possible, but sometimes I just couldn't.  Things are much calmer at the grocery store now.

He came out of school smiling and happy.  That's all that matters!  I don't even want to think about him being old enough to go to Kindergarten next year.  I am not looking forward to that!

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

New Dinosaur Breed

Hunter has really been into dinosaurs lately.  He brought this one to me and told me it's a Spikosaurus.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Cute Baby Alert

Do you think if I send this picture to Huggies they will give me free diapers?  It might be worth a shot.  I can hypnotize them with my baby's cuteness.  Wonder what else I can use these powers for.

Pig Tragedy

You know how two seconds before something awful happens you are inspired to warn your kids not to do that because it might happen?  I think mothers are just highly intuitive in all situations.  Just before this happened, I told Hunter, "don't hold your pig by the ears because if it drops it will break."  Pretty much as soon as I finished my sentence, it slipped out of his little hands and smashed on the floor.  He ran to his bed to cry over the loss of his beloved pig.  It was just before bedtime and it was the last thing I asked him to do before getting into bed..put your pig on your shelf.  He had gotten it down to play with it during the day.  Poor little guy.  He cried like he had just lost a friend.  I waited until after he fell asleep to clean it up hoping not to further traumatize him.  Actually, I forgot about it initially, but as I was on my way to bed, well after midnight, I noticed the mess still on the floor as I walked passed their room to go to my own precious bed.  I realized I couldn't leave it there for him to be upset about in the morning again, so I quietly scooped up the pig and threw it away discreetly so he wouldn't see the remains.  The things we do for our kids!!

I am actually surprised it didn't break sooner with how much they play with them.  He outlived my expectations.  He will be missed by my sad little boy who lost his piggie.

Monday, August 29, 2011