Crazy Cute Devin

He loves to lick his plate after dinner. Actually this is is favorite way to eat.

Devin was trying to do a flip like the other kids. He actually got all the way over a couple of times. But the cutest thing was when he was finished he would scream "I did it! I did it!"

He has also recently discovered play dough. He loves to play with it and he says "Cut it, cut it" So I get him a butter knife that he can use. He will play with this stuff for a long time.

Here he is all tuckered out after an exciting day. Do you notice that he has the entire to bed to sleep in but he sleeps only in the corner curled up.

Crazy Kids

They were having so much fun running around and playing and giving each other piggy back rides. What started all the craziness was Olivia was trying to show her brothers what she learned at gymnastics. So they wanted to join in the fun.

Just for you Mom

While my mom was here we introduced her to Rock Band.

Wishing

I want a dishwasher that you don't have to wash the dishes before you put them in and then wash them again after it is done running. I want a dishwasher that you don't need to put in twice as much soap just hoping that it will get the dishes clean. I want a dishwasher that is not so loud when it running and doesn't sound possessed. I want a dishwasher that when running you don't have to yell to be heard. I want a dishwasher that actually dries your dishes. And while we are at I want a dishwasher that loads itself and unloads itself when it is finished. : )

Goodbye Chocolate

I love chocolate.
I love chocolate covered strawberries,
I love chocolate candies.
I love hot chocolate and chocolate pumpkin bread
I love chocolate chip cookies
I love chocolate Cheesecake
I love chocolate fudge brownies
I love chocolate chips
I love chocolate icing on chocolate cake
I love chocolate ice cream with hot fudge
I love chocolate

But alas I must say goodbye. Chocolate makes Devin and me very very sick. So Goodbye chocolate you will be missed.

Dinner at our house

This kind of shows a typical dinner at our house.
Garrett only wanting to eat bread

Olivia finishing her dinner

Devin making a huge mess and getting the food everywhere, eating out of the pan, and eating twice as much as the other two kids.


Dinner time at our house is always an adventure.

Who's the boss?

We had a little conversation about who in our family was the boss while waiting to get into the dinosaur museum. Notice who got the final word. :)

Devin's Birthday

Devin turned Two on the 21st of January. We had a small little party where he got to open presents. I ordered him an ice cream cake because I was a little caked out after Garret's birthday. He was so excited to open his presents. Which was slightly funny because at Christmas he didn't want to open any presents. But this time he kept opening the presents but when he opened them he would tear little tiny pieces off at a time. Then after each present he would say "more." Then when we sang him happy birthday he started to dance around. I wish I would have gotten it on video. But when I got out the video camera and tried to have him do it again he wouldn't do it. He is such a funny happy kid. We love him so much.







Once again a big Thank You for the gifts that everyone got him.
From:
Jennifer: A doodle pad
Grandma and Grandpa Brunner: 2 dollars
Grandma and Grandpa Doolittle: A big doodle pad and a toy cell phone
Garrett: A baby that makes noises (didn't know that when he picked it out.)
Olivia: Dinosuars
Mom and Dad: Cars, trucks and animal books
Rowena: Dinosaur
Emily: a croqueted blanket.

Our New Schedule

Jeremy and I are trying something new. We started doing this at the beginning of the month. We now get up at 5:30 in the morning each weekday and I ride my exercise bike and Jeremy turns on a conference talk from our church that we both listen to. So far we really like doing this. It is enjoyable to get up together and spend time with each other. Plus it is helping me to be better at exercising. So far we have only missed one day and that is because Devin was up all night that night throwing up and by five thirty neither one of us had the energy to get up. I am also trying to ride my bike at least 3 times a week at night. So for now this is our new schedule. We hope it lasts.

Surgery Scheduled

The surgery on my leg has been scheduled for March 29th to remove the tumor that is growing. The Dr. says after the surgery I will stay the night in the hospital and be on Crutches for 4 weeks. We scheduled it at this time so that I would take a week off work, then have a week off for Spring Break and then see how I am doing to see if I need more time off after that.
So that is what I am looking forward too. (Not Really)

Dinosaur Museum

We went to the Dinosaur Museum today. We did not have school and my mom was visiting so we thought that this would be a fun activity. Jenn met us there. We got there right when it opened hoping to beat the crowds but I think a lot of people had the same idea. The kids really liked playing in the wet sand and the dry sand. We usually only go here once a year but today I had a coupon for buy one get one free. So I only had to buy 3 tickets instead of 5 because Devin got in free too. I love 3 day weekends and coupons!

 

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The Birthday Party

Garrett had a fun party. We had lego coloring pages, we played with rocket balloons, we played with Legos, ate cake, played with the parachute that Garrett got for his birthday, played the wii and opened presents. It was a fun birthday party. Garrett invited 5 little neighbor friends: Brennan, Aiden, William, Andrew and Landon. Plus we invited Kristi and her children, Andrew, Mandy, and Alex. We were so excited that they were able to come up. It was a fun party. I can't believe that Garrett is 6 now.








A big Thank you for all the gifts that everyone got Garrett. He is enjoying all of them.
From Krisit's Kids-Legos
From Landon-Paints and whoopie cushion
From Brennan and Aiden-A horse floor puzzle
From Grandma and Grandpa Brunner-6 dollars
From Grandma and Grandpa Doolittle-Legos mini figures and monster shoes
From Emily: A Blanket
From Andrew- a glowing ball
From William-Connect Four Game
From Jennifer-Cars that change color in water
From mom and Dad-Lego cars and a parachute
From Olivia-A Webkinz

I know we spoil him. But hey he only turns six once. And this is his first real birthday party with lots of friends.

Happy Birthday Garrett

Garrett recently discovered Legos. He loves them. So Garrett wanted a Lego Cake for his birthday. He wanted Lego pieces, a lego spaceship and M&Ms on his cake. So this is what he got. It was a fun cake to make and not too hard.

Why does it make me sad?

Yesterday while cleaning the house, I had boxes of Devin's clothes that he had outgrown. I have been holding on to these boxes of clothes for a long time. Well yesterday I packed them up and put them in the van along with the changing table and took them to DI. When I gave them to the guy at the DI store I felt really sad and could feel tears in my eyes. I almost changed my mind and took it all back home. I can't believe that my baby is almost 2. I am glad I have taken lots of pictures of him in all those little clothes to help me remember how little he used to be.
Jeremy has wanted me to get rid of these clothes for a while but I could never bring myself to do it. He reminded me as I was packing up the clothes that I would be giving them to someone else who needed them. I know that but it was still hard to want to give them up.

Not Even His Birthday

Jeremy got some new toys. He has wanted these things for along time. So we have been saving up to get them. He got a Droid Verizon Smart Phone which the Verizon version of the i-phone.

We also got a new TV. It is a pretty big one and the movies and the wii games look really nice on it.

I know it seems a little extravagant but hey we did save up for it and didn't go into debt getting it.