And they're out!

6 Weeks until Maya Kate arrives!

Buddies!

I love the pictures above. Courtney brought Kinsey over to play and she got some really cute pics of the kids together. Kinsey is in love with Jack! She's always trying to steal a kiss from Jack, who always seems to play hard to get.

This weekend I had my first garage sale. I made out with 140.00, not to shabby. My friends Jessi and Courtney worked it with me, so we definitely had fun. Now I just need Chad to take all the left over stuff to Goodwill. I can't believe that people will actually pay for your old crap! I was giving some good deals too. I sold my old patio table with 4 chairs for 20.00. It was toward the end of the day and I did not want to be stuck with that thing in my garage. The guy was super happy that he "wheeled and dealed" with me. Towards the end of the sale I was pushing to get rid of the big items. Overall, I had fun, and can't wait to get rid of all my baby stuff next year!

Being totally lame, I bought a new hard floor wet/dry vacuum for my kitchen with the money I made. I absolutely love it! Between the boys, Lola, Baxter, Chad and I, our floors need major attention several times a week. This is quite a process for me, now it should be simple. (It's by Hoover, for those interested.)

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day, dad, Bob and Dick! We had a great weekend. Yesterday Chad smoked some ribs and pork with the smoker we got him for fathers day. It turned out really good! Chad likes the ribs better, but personally, I like the pulled pork BBQ sandwiches. Makes me hungry just talking about it.

This morning we went to breakfast with Gwen, Ron, Eve and Emmett. We meet at our usual spot, First Watch. Afterwards, we met up at the zoo. It was a gorgeous day! A little warm (I'm ALWAYS warm), but beautiful out. The boys loved the fish aquarium, snakes and of course, the monkeys! Monkey is a word they say all day long. I think their favorite part was the train. Their first train ride! It was my favorite too, being I could sit and enjoy the breeze.

Once we got home, the boys took at 3 plus hour nap. They were pooped! We all were pooped! Now the day is winding down, and we'll just relax until bedtime. Well, most of us, Chad still has to mow the lawn. That's one chore I don't bother doing (sorry Chad).

So we had a great day. Chad is such a good dad. The boys just light up when he comes home from work everyday. Something about Chad makes the boys want to wrestle and be boys! I couldn't ask for a better husband and father to my kids!

Summer fun!

Amazing Friends!

Gwen hosted a baby sprinkle for me this weekend. It was so much fun! The theme was "tea party", so we had so many yummy tea sandwiches, salads, punch and naughty desserts. All of the girls spoiled me! Maya is set with clothes until next year! I loved everything they gave, especially my necklace that has Adam, Jack and Maya's name on. So special. I couldn't ask for a better set of friends! I'm so lucky! Thanks Gwen and all the girls!

Trying for another family photo

Thanks Nana and Papa!

Papa and Chad built the boys a sandbox under their swingset. It's their birthday gift from Dick and Lorraine. It's perfect, with toys, trucks, 16 bags of sand and a tarp to cover at night. I would say Adam likes it more than Jack, but Jack does play in it. Jack doesn't like the sand in his shoes or stuck on his hands, so his time in the box is quick and neat. Adam on the other hand will be covered head to toe with sand and could care less. I've even caught Lola laying in the cool sand!

Waiting for our sister!

9 weeks and counting...

9 weeks and Maya will be here. I have a scheduled c-section for August 4th. Though, I am nervous because random people keep telling me that I look bigger and were surprised that I wasn't due sooner.

I'm so excited, Gwen is throwing me a "sprinkle" next weekend. Since I have already had a baby "shower" for the boys, she's doing a sprinkle for Maya. It's so exciting celebrating her arrival with friends. Knowing Gwen, Maya is going to get SO spoiled. Gwen came over the other day to see what I had for Maya and what I needed. So, I showed her the onsies that I had from the boys that I was planning on using. It was so funny because most of them were blue with cars and airplanes or very boyish. Gwen wasn't having any of that!

We started (sorta) potty training. I originally bought a potty for the boys but it didn't have the shield thingy on the front so they could sit and pee. They both would stand and go, but I decided that I want to train them sitting. I bought a new Elmo potty today. Adam was a little scared sitting on it. Jack on the other hand didn't have to pee but he sure was trying. He squeezed and hard as he could, but nothing came out. It was so funny. I'm going to put M&M's in a jar in the bathroom and every time they go give them some treats and really make a big deal about it. I'm not ambitiously training but decided just throughout the day ask them if they have to go, then put them on it and see what happens. I'm sure I'll have funny stories to tell soon about our potty adventures.

Jack has been all about hiding and hoarding stuff lately. He will sneak in his bedroom and take all of the babies off Adam's bed and put them on his. That's what the picture is about above. Then I went to make his bed, and Jack had so many toy cars and random stuff hidden under his pillow. It's cute, but a little scary. I just don't want him to get a hold of my car keys or wallet!

Adam has been using his words a little more. A couple weeks ago, everything was "what's that?" All day long he would pick random items up and ask "what's that". He said it so much that it eventually sounded like "sat?" Now he'll actually say what things are. Of course, now I'm asking him all day long "what's that?"

Today we had a change of dominance. As most of you know, my 15 pound cat, Baxter, has total control over my 60 pound dog, Lola. Most days, Baxter will walk up to Lola and bite her legs while she's sleeping or kick Lola out of her doggy bed. Lola is scared and skiddish around him. Today, Lola decided she has had it. Baxter came up to Lola while she was laying down and Lola aggressively jumped at him and bit his head. I didn't see it, but Chad did. Chad checked Baxter and he was fine, just scared. I'd usually freak out about Lola doing something like that, but I really don't blame her. About an hour later they were back to their old selves, Baxter was slowly walking by Lola and Lola sniffed his butt. Ahhh, back to normal.

We did it!

We finally bought a minivan. We both really love it. It's a Honda Odyssey with all of the bells and whistles including DVD player and navigation system. It has so much more room than my old Yukon. I wish we would have bought one sooner.

Nana and Papa

And their off!.....again.

Trying for a family photo

"Look what I found!"

Fun at the park!

Checking on my "sleeping" boys!

Daddy's Boys!

Future Soccer Players???

Congrats Tim and Jessi!

Our good friends, Tim and Jessi, got married this past weekend in Bend, Oregon. Unfortunately I couldn't make it, but I'm happy Chad and Patrick were able to be there. Doesn't Jessi look beautiful and happy?!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy day to all the moms out there. Chad and I actually celebrated last weekend since we knew he would be gone this weekend. Last weekend we took the boys to the park, played outside and took a walk, then went out to dinner. The boys (Chad, Adam & Jack) gave me flowers and a new watch!

Today, I celebrated with Gwen and her family. Gwen and Ron treated the boys and I to a yummy breakfast at First Watch. Afterwards, we went back to their house and the boys got to play with Eve and Emmett. After lunch we headed home.

I attempted to put the boys down for a nap but was interrupted with the tornado sirens. I had to take the boys to the basement for about 30 minutes. Adam was in heaven looking at all of the new stuff he could get into. Jack was grumpy because he wanted to take a nap.

The rest of our day will consist of watching movies. Since it's wet and cold outside we are going to stay in. The boys are really in to movies lately. Adam's favorite is "Cars" and "Shrek" and Jack's is "Stuart Little", "101 Dalmatians" and "Toy Story". Sometimes I'm not sure what all they understand, but it's funny when they laugh out loud at certain scenes.

Change

I have recently discovered that I have control over the colors and text of my blog. I seriously could spend hours changing the layout. So this is to warn you that you may see it change frequently, though, I do like the new layout I made.

2 Terrible Twos and 1 on the way!

I'm pretty sure the "terrible twos" have hit. Overall, the boys are good, but there are new behaviors that are quite frustrating. Lots of taking toys from one another, pushing, hitting, testing and just plain naughty behavior. I need to find a discipline technique that I can be consistent with and that works.

On the flip side, they both are going through a lovey (clingy) stage. Every day at 4:30 Jack seems to have a melt down. He wants me to hold him and carry him. Also, they are competing for my attention. If Jack climbs on my lap then Adam climbs up too.

Poor Maya, she is constantly getting beat up. Between me poking at her to get her to move and the boys sitting on her she'll probably be a tough little girl when she arrives. I'm hoping the boys are lovey to her. We'll see. I'm anticipating a daily battle with me telling them "easy", "be nice to Maya", "touch softly".

I love the above picture. Since the boys have the freedom being in twin beds they like to switch it up. Everyday they change beds. They either switch in the night, get in bed together or choose the opposite bed they took their nap in. I'm surprised they don't prefer one bed and stick to it? Hey, as long as they are happy and sleeping well, mommy's happy!

Me pregnant, per several requests

Momma's boys

Trying to keep up with the boys!

couch potatoes