Ms. Sally.... our pet?

This thing is a Chi Pet spin-off. Ms. Sally is her name. My mom sent it to the boys. I wasn't sure about it but the boys LOVE IT! They can't wait for the 'hair' to grow longer so they can cut it. Who'd a thunk it?

Chillaxin'

Jax always "chills" right in between Nate and I... but last night he took it too far.

Bowling Instructional

I was looking through pictures the other day and was laughing so hard at the next couple pictures of Jacob bowling at his birthday party. I think with the broken finger and ER visit I forgot about these pictures. Thank you to Shane for taking them for us.

"Always begin with toes pointed."

"Hand on hip.... toes still pointed"

"Add a little drama to make it interesting."

"Pretend not to look."

"End with the modest, I can do better next time look."

Things that make you go hmm.

In my attempt to eat a little healthier I've been making salads for my lunches this past week. I turned around and Evan was eating the lettuce. He was acting as if he was sneaking candy or something. I guess I should be offering some variations to beans and carrots:)

Jacob roamed around the house with a hat on because... "Duh, it keeps the sun out of my eyes mom."

Happpy Valentine's Day!

Daily Happenings

Uncle Chad got the boys tool gear to go with the tool bench he had given them last year. Jacob is Mr. Fix-it and loves playing with them. He always tells us that he has to put on his goggles because it might get dusty when he's fixin things.

Evan has been all about puzzles these days. He will sit for hours and do puzzles. Sometimes he just does the same one over and over and over.....
Below is one of his favorites.

Ok... I know the next picture is so wrong but my god is his little butt soooo cute! (Sorry Evan)

Karate

We recently enrolled Jacob in Karate class. I think it will be very good for him. He is very nervous and soft spoken at his classes. He likes to be good at what he does so he is hesitant to try new things. At home he is loud and controls every situation he can, but at Karate he is the complete opposite. I guess it reminds me that he is still just a little kid.

Evan and Mommy Day

Since September there have been four days a month that Jacob was at preschool and Evan was at home with me. Evan had started asking if tomorrow was Evan and Mommy Day. As many of you know, it is very difficult to have alone time with your second born, as they are always in the shadow of their older sibling. Evan and I enjoyed our time together and would often go meet Nate for lunch. All this is coming to an end, as we have decided to send the boys to the same daycare/preschool from now on.

Here is a picture of my stud muffin from the last official Evan and Mommy Day.

A Jacob Original

Jacob was singing with his guitar tonight and busted out with a Jacob original. He told us that he worked on it for ten days.

Bowling Party

Jacob's birthday party was at a bowling alley this year. He told us who he wanted to invite to to his party. I was pleased to see that all the boys got along and were having a great time. Unfortunately we had an incident involving a finger and a bowling ball. After taking one of the boys to the ER and Nate manning the rest of the boys with another father, I think we may stay home bound for the next couple parties. The good news is that the other boys were not phased. They continued to bowl as if nothing ever happened. As for Anthony, he was a very brave boy and is back to his bouncy, energetic self.

Here is a picture of all the boys (Evan is still eating cake).