Mystery....SOLVED

Got a new vacuum today and Mike asked to set it up, and then proceeded to vacuum the whole house. When he was done he raved about all the attachments and how much dirt it just sucked up. Now if only we could afford to get a new one each week, I would never have to vacuum again!! My hubby is so funny.

Sweet Victory!

This has been years in the making, and I've been waiting for the boys to be old enough for me to explain to them "It's too early to wake mom up. You can wake Mom up at 7." Then hopefully they'll prance off and go play until then. Well, so far I've gotten lucky. One morning at 6 something, Jesse comes to wake me up. He says, "The sun's up, it's time to get up mom." (Well, come summer time, that really won't fly with me when the sun comes up at 5 am). So I explained to him, "See the clock Jesse, when the first number is a 7 then you can wake Mom up). He said "Ok" and left the room. Of course he came back periodically to check for that magic number and when it was a 7, he let me know. So today, while I was starting to wake up, but still bundled in my blankets, I noticed Jesse walking in, he stopped, looked at the clock, turned and walked out the room, it was 6:45. Oh sweet victories as a Mom of twins! I never thought they would sleep through the night, let alone listen when I say, "Come back at 7, Mommy's still tired." They do love me :)

I'll slowly work up to 8. But for now 7 is good.

My Boys say the Darndest Things...

Max and Jesse really want a pet, they'll talk about this desire every so often. While driving them to preschool yesterday this is the conversation that went on (I was just listening, agreeing when appropriate, since I am not a fan of having a pet).

Jesse: Mom, I want a cat (repeated a few times, all the while explaining what joyous fun he would have with this cat).

Max (calmly): I want a dog to bite your cat!

Needless to say I was laughing, wishing Mike were there to hear what Max just said. Perfect timing Max! I think this exchange goes to show how much they love eachother :)

On this day

..The most wonderful man in my life was born!


And to mark this day, Dad decided that, since the sun was out, we needed to get out. And we did.


No, Dad is not happy about carrying Max, but to ease some of the crying since his legs were going to "fall off" Dad gave in. We really need to get out more.




Had fun with our shadows along the long trail, and took pics.






And there was a little of this.


Came across a ninja, a.k.a Damien in his new sweater.

After a two hour outing filled with tears, laughter, exploring, kiddos thinking they got left behind, questioning ourselves if could've been pioneers, we had all built up a huge appetite. So we rewarded ourselves with a trip to Dog House Grill. Then after stuffing ourselves with yummy tri tip sandwiches and a large basket of fries, we came home to a yummy chocolate cherry cake. Think the boys like this birthday thing.

Yes, Dad is two....too cute and awesome for words...awww!

(Wonder what Max is looking at???)

Images from Christmas 2010

Setting out the goodies for Santa and the reindeer on Christmas Eve.

Santa came!!! Told Damien, you can wake us up at 7. And he did. What a good boy! Later that day we found some more gifts from Santa left outside on the side of the house. Silly Santa!!

Mike playing with Damien's new Nerf gun. I think he wanted one too...



This was the scene as Max, Jesse and Damien were playing with their new remote controlled cars. Now the batteries are dead.


Anna made the pancakes Christmas morning at my parent's and she used Ben's new pancake pen and had a little fun.



Mike took this picture after we got back from my parents on Christmas morning. He really likes the picture and thinks it sums up the day.


What would Christmas be without a scene like this? Thankfully this was the only thing that needed to be put together. Now if only the weather would cooperate, we could use the soccer goal.


This was a perfect Christmas!!

My Damien

After I uploaded all these pictures, and arranged them how I'd like, it was time to type. I don't think my words could properly express how I am feeling right now as my little boy just turned 12. Of course I am happy. I love Damien so much. He is such a good boy, a great helper both at home and at school. He excells at whatever he puts his mind to. I love looking at his sketches. He draws pretty good. He's currently on the basketball team at school (trying something new this year instead of wrestling) I think I'll be able to follow along better a game of basketball :) He likes to skateboard, play with his brothers (when they aren't being annoying), play computer and video games, play with legos and his small fleet of action figures. He is now moving on to Scouting and he's very close to earning some ranks. He'll be joining me at Mutual and is only 2 years away from going to dances. Yikes! So far he has no desire to go, wish it could stay that way. Girls are trouble anyway. He has his own style, loves skinny jeans, Volcom, LRG, and various other name brands that I can't possibly keep up with, let alone afford, only if I find them on sale. All that aside, he has a good heart and I hope always he stays close to his family and people that will help him make good choices. Happy Birthday my Damien!!

How do you like to sleep?

Here is Max after he fell asleep watching some t.v. When Dad got home from work after riding his bike in the cold, Max woke up and he thanked Max for warming up his slippers :)