Happy Pumpkin Day!

Tonight I took the boys to a Halloween/Birthday party that some friends of ours had. Josh and I had fun getting his pirate costume all ready. At first he wasn't sure about the tattoos for his face, but once I put the first one on he loved it and kept saying, "Thank you, Mommy." I put Jason in Josh's superman outfit he wore his 1st Halloween. Jason looked so cute! Once we were at the party for a while we decided to take the kids trick or treating. Josh was a little hesitant at first, but once he noticed he was getting candy he started to enjoy himself. A few times I caught him trying to walk right into people's houses. Little brother was a trooper in his stroller. Once we got home we of course, had to turn on Peter Pan and watch it for a little while before bedtime. We had a blast and since Daddy had to work, we have lots of candy for him when he gets home!
Here is Superbaby


The Pirate

Wordless Wednesday

Where Have You Been All My Life?

We have wood blinds on all the windows in our house. They are white and seem to attract tons of dust. They are not my favorite to clean, so they tend to stay dusty, which I hate. The other morning I cleaned the blinds on our biggest window and it took me forever. I used a wet wash cloth and then went over it again with a dry one. Today I was at Target and found the Pledge Multi Surface Duster. How come I never knew about this? This product is amazing and perfect for cleaning blinds. It took me no time at all and was so easy that I held Jason and cleaned my blinds at the same time. The best part of it all is that it is under $3.00 and I had a $3.00 off coupon. I got it for free!!!

By the way, my husband thinks I am the biggest dork for posting this as a blog.

Long Time Waiting

Last Christmas we got Josh a puppy. Maybe I should be honest and say that Daddy got a puppy last Christmas. Roxy was such a fun puppy and even with Josh only being 1 1/2, they played so well together. As Roxy has gotten older she has become a complete spaz. She is really hyper and loves to jump up on anyone and everyone. We got her fixed and thought that would help... it didn't. I know a lot of it has to do with her not getting as much attention as she needs. Josh loves his dog even though she is crazy. I've always wanted Josh to be able to play with her, but we seriously lock Roxy on the side yard when Josh goes out to play because Roxy will attack him.
This afternoon Josh and I were in the backyard playing and he wanted me to let Roxy out. I went ahead and did with Josh close by my side. To my amazement Roxy was like a completely different dog. She was calm, nice and didn't jump up (or I should say attack) us. We had so much fun.

A Ham on My Hands

Not much needs to be said about this silly picture. What a goofball!

So Fun!

Mike and I had an awesome night out! Yes, I survived being away from the boys, even though I did text my sister a few times to check on them.
This is how close our seats were.

Mike kept telling me I should go talk to the cheerleaders. He was joking and I don't think he thought I actually would... here's my proof.

Is It Tuesday Yet?

I got Mike tickets to a Golden State Warriors game for his bday. For you non basketball fans, that is his favorite NBA team. We went a few years ago (I was actually pregnant with Josh and didn't know it) and had a blast. This time I got court side tickets! The game is Tuesday night in Oakland and I am so excited. My mom and sister are coming into town tomorrow, which is so convenient because we'll just leave the boys home with them. It is a big deal for us to get out without the boys. This is maybe the second time we've gone out since Josh was born, 2 1/2 years ago! It's not that we don't like to go out by ourselves, we would just rather take the kids with us. Mike works such long hours that when he has his days off we'd rather hang out at home with each other and the kids than do anything else. Tuesday should be fun. I'm looking forward to it, even though I'm sure I'll miss the boys like crazy. The only time I haven't put Josh to bed is when I was in the hospital having Jason. I know... you are probably thinking that is pathetic! Give me a couple more years and I'll be writing a blog titled, "Kids for rent!"

Yikes!

I was sitting next to Josh today and noticed something shiny up his nose. I said, "Josh, what's in your nose?" Completely calm he said back to me, "A screw, Mommy." The little monkey put a stinkin screw up his nose! Who knows where it came from or let alone how long it had been there. It was jammed in there good. Mike had to use tweezers to get it out. What's next... a bean in the ear??

Happy Birthday, Hubby

Today is Mike's birthday! The big 2-7! That is so old! It seems like just yesterday that we were 18.

I'll let you have a good laugh with this picture from our freshman year in college. Where has the time gone? Now we are almost 30!! Well, he is almost 30... I am proud to say that I am younger. =) Happy Birthday, old man!

Josh made this for Daddy to see when he comes home from work.

Too Big, Too Fast

My little Jason is already 4 1/2 months old! Where has the last couple of months gone? I feel like we just brought him home. He weighs a whopping 13 pounds and is 24 inches long. He loves his tummy time and can now roll over from his tummy to his back, but I haven't seen it yet!! He goes to sleep on his stomach (I know, his pediatrician would kill me) and when he wakes up he is on his back. The little stinker always does it when we aren't in the room. He is super ticklish and full of giggles. He loves his big brother. Whenever Josh walks in the room he lights up and is all smiles. It is really cute!!

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Today Mike was home with the boys and I went and subbed in a 6th grade class. This class was great. All the students were well behaved, polite and respectful. I was very impressed all day. In the afternoon, it was time to switch classes for Science. This meant that my class was going next door and that class was coming to me. I knew the second this group walked in (or bombarded) the classroom that I was in for it! This class was downright disrespectful, rude, and mean! I have seen my share of "difficult" students, but nothing like I saw today. How can two 6th grade classes right next door to each other be complete night and day?? I am so dissapointed in the lack of respect that some children have nowadays for their elders. If the paddle was still allowed in school, I would have "tanned their hides" as my Grandpa says.

Outnumbered

My brother, Luc and his friend, Nate (who is also my sister's boyfriend) are here visiting from Nevada. This means that there are 5 boys in my house! There has been a lot of video game playing, 4 wheeling, dirt bike riding, gun shooting, wrestling and whatever other boy stuff you can imagine. Josh has loved the extra "guy" attention. I'm sure he gets sick of hanging out with mommy all day, even though he does love walking around in my heels. This gives me just a little taste of what it might be like as my boys get older and start having all their friends over... I can't wait!!!

Need...More...Sleep

We all know that having a new baby equals minimal sleep, but add a new baby to already having a toddler and that equals NO sleep. I did Babywise with Josh and followed it to a T!! As a result, he was sleeping through the night at 7 weeks and is an amazing sleeper to this day. I have been doing Babywise with Jason as well, yet it is not as easy to precisely follow it like I was able to with Josh. All this to say... my little Jason does have nights where he sleeps, but he also has nights where he is up quite a few times. Myself, him and the rocking chair have formed quite the bond.
I always hear moms saying (I tell others too) sleep when the kids are sleeping. That sounds like a good plan, but when do all the chores get done??? My boys don't always take naps at the same time. Usually, I get one down for a nap and seconds later the other wakes up. The rare occasion that they both sleep is prime time for laundry, cleaning, bills, emails and maybe even some blogging. =)
I know there will be a day when my boys are teens and all they'll want to do is sleep. Then I'll probably be saying that I wished they were babies again and needed me in the middle of the night.

Fall is Fun!

One of the best parts about Mike's days off being in the middle of the week is that when we go somewhere everyone else is at work and school. Today we went to Swank Farms Pumpkin Patch here in Hollister and we had the whole place to ourselves. Josh loved the tractors and feeding the goats. Jason slept through the morning until mommy pried the sleeping baby out of the front pack to take some pictures. We had a fun morning. Time to carve some pumpkins!

What a Big Boy!

For the last two weeks we have been preparing for this morning... Josh's first dentist appointment! We got him Elmo Visits the Dentist and Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist books and we have been reading them daily. The last couple days Josh would tell me, "No more dentist books, mommy." I thought maybe all my anal preparation had took a turn for the worst.
I was wrong... what a big boy he is! We got to the dentist this morning and we were the only ones in the whole office. They clear the office for first time, young patients. It was so nice. Josh did better than I could have expected and we both had a lot of fun. I am proud to say he has no cavities, but definitely takes after mommy and daddy in the crooked teeth department.


Getting xrays taken


Josh's favorite was the squirting water


By this point I was amazed at my little boy doing so well


Not too thrilled about those metal instruments in his mouth

Rain Rain, Don't Go Away

When I was up with Jason at 2:30 this morning I was thrilled to hear the rain pouring outside. It has officially been fall for awhile now, but sure hasn't felt like it. I am ready to get out what little fall decor I have (I have to admit I still have a red, white and blue welcome sign on my front door), not run the air conditioning anymore, cute jeans and sweater outfits, getting dark earlier, and much more. When the weather is nice outside I almost feel guilty if we don't go outside and enjoy it. With this colder, rainy weather we can sit inside and relax and I feel okay with it. (that sure does sound like an excuse to be lazy... ha)
Now that Josh is older and loves playing outside, I noticed this afternoon that the rainy weather might become more of a challenge than I anticipated. By 4pm he was bouncing off the walls. As soon as we got on shoes to go outside it started sprinkling and getting cold. Looks like mommy needs to brainstorm some more fun indoor activities for days like this... or put on the rain gear and go have some fun!

Peer Pressure

A lot of my friends have been doing blogging and I love reading all of them. I decided to jump on the band wagon and do one myself. (thanks Lisa, Aron, Jaimee, and Denise) Who knows when I'll find the time to sit at my computer and keep this updated, but I'll give it a try. (it's 10:00 pm right now and I should so be in bed)

Enjoy!