The force

One of the James Dobson parenting books I read said that between the ages of 1 and 2 is the best time to start Jedi training.

Jeans

I'm wearing these jeans today (Target $12.84) and they fit just
right. They are intentionally dingy and dirty looking which is fine
with me because it means I need to wash them annually.

What if in the future clean clothes are so out of style that people
need to own a landry soiling machine? That sounds like a place worth
going.

Bread bags.

Ok, after that last post, and my thinking that Larson looked cute, Ryan declared that I must be getting older, and will pretty soon be storing left-over food in bread bags.....so here it is - a new non-creepy post - - -

We are eagerly awaiting the arrival of Bryan & Eriana's firstborn. Eraina's due date is TODAY, but no word yet. And, to make the waiting even harder - they do not know what they are having! This is, somehow, the only picture I have of Eraina pregnant (it's because she is the one who is usually taking all of the pictures!) She looks adorable.


My Mom has been here for the past few weeks, getting acclimated to life down here, for when she & Dad move down. :) She's been sewing sweet dresses for Secily (pictures soon to follow), and watching the kids while Ryan & I have seen practically every movie currently in the theaters.

Secily has embraced her Texan roots, and has got herself a pair of cowboy boots - they seem to fit as well as her gloves did in Ohio over New Years.....just right.

Mirrors

Creepy or Cute?

Ryan says creepy, I say cute......you decide.

I had a helper.

I built a shelf.

Seriously

This strech hummer pulled up next to us and was as long as a school bus.

My Twin

Karin says the celebrity i look most like is Adam Sandler....flattering.

Planet B-Boy Trailer

I've been a breakdance fan ever since I bought my first Michael
Jackson red zipper thriller jacket. So pumped for this flick.

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6LzRhjUIQA

Retro

During a stroll down the toy isle I noticed that they have started
packaging G.I. Joe soliders in the exact same packaging as when I was
a young lad. My favorite two figures of all time are pictured below:
Snake eyes and Storm Shadow. So good.

Happy Birthday Jeffy!

Today is my brother Jeff's birthday - - Happy Birthday Jeff!! This has been a good week for him - he was also just Ordained on Sunday. So, I guess that would be Happy Birthday PASTOR Jeff!! (he hates it when I do that!)

Some pics of the Ordination service:


And some pics of his Ordination/32nd birthday present from Chandra. What better way to celebrate both of these events than with a.....long-board!!
Notice that Jeff is riding, still wearing his church clothes. Nice touch.

A sweet u-turn....




Of course Bryan had to try it out too....

Never too 'grown up' to have a little fun!!

Let My People Go!

Ah.....bedtime stories. I loved them as a kid, and we have just begun to really get into them around our house. Larson no longer wants a book read to him at night - he would rather "a talking story". Most nights he will let you know who he wants in the story, and sometimes, what he would like to happen. Of course the main character is played by him and he really loves it when I throw in something about him having some kind of super-power, a jet pack, a truck to drive, or massive amounts of candy. However, lately he has had a special request:
"Mommy, tell me a talking story. About me....and Moses." He doesn't want just any story about him & Moses - he wants THE story of Moses, with him thrown in there too.
Um, okay.....not quite sure how to tie this all together, but -

"Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Larson, who went to the land of Egypt....."

or maybe:

"Once upon a time there were two good friends, Larson & Moses......"

Should make for some entertaining & amusing evenings around our house!

New Year's in Ohio

We brought in the New Year up in Ohio with the Files Gang.



We enjoyed countless games of 'Ticket to Ride'

Played Boccie Ball in the woods

and enjoyed the snow!!


Oops - we forgot to bring Secily's mitts from home....good thing we found some that fit her just right.
(Does Lesley look totally out-of-control in this picture? She was. Yes, she had to bail before she hit the bridge!)
We even made snow ice-cream....yum! It was a great vacation, and very fun to be with family to bring in the new year.

December Highlights

Well, it's a new year, and since one of my New Year's Resolutions is to blog more often, I better get to it!

I guess I should play a little catch-up from December......

December 16 - Larson's 3rd birthday! I cannot believe how fast these 3 years have gone by!
We had a very fun "Cars" birthday, complete with a Mack cake!

It is very fun to see Larson's personality developing - he is a great combination of rough & sweet - for example when I was crying recently, he said to me "It's OK, Mommy, you're a tough girl" and then the next time I was sad, he came over, brought me a blanket and said "Here Mommy, I will wipe the water off of your face." Too sweet!

December 25 - Christmas!

We had a great Christmas with Bryan & Eraina, Chris (our friend from Canada), Jeff & Chandra, and all of Chandra's family!

Reading the Christmas Story...where's the Bible you ask? It's downloaded, onto the iphone....somebody likes his new present!!

Helping Bryan open his gifts

Playing with the new toys

What is a Christmas without some unicycling?

Christmas dinner