Daddy's Birthday

offering support to his dad as he faces another birthday. sweeter than I can handle.

I really wish it was my birthday...

Maybe everyone thinks this sometimes about their children, but these are THE sweetest most delightful children I know.

my fashionable children

I hope you are somewhere where it is ok to be loud because you are about to giggle and squeal.

happy little kings

the royal boogie

hard to say no to this little king's demands

rival popes ready to give an edict "more cake. less naps."

can anyone else see a lucrative modeling career in his future?

we've got it in writing

little boys blue

today at snack: btw this may be the only time you'll see them in T-necks but we had just come in from the snow

at the Shomebunnies' B-day party

sweet singing

http://youtu.be/6s43T2RulD0
http://youtu.be/jVYA-WA8Vik
http://youtu.be/-3R4Km_LGpI

quite a workout!

our bicycles. green one is the "real"

 

 

 

 

 

How can I possibly fit in a any time to workout w 2 3yrs olds on my day off?  They are obsessed w/bicycles.  The Wiifit has an exercise where you jog on the board and steer the bike w/your hands holding the Wiimote and your Mii on the screen is riding a bike.  THEY LOVE THIS!  They get out their own "bicycles" and jog next to me on their bathroom stools.  When the voice on the Wii says "step on" they step onto their stools and we rides bikes.  We rotate out being the person who is actually on the screen (they each have a Mii) so they can see themselves riding and getting the flags.  It is pretty great. 
This morning, Hayden forgot that he wasn't the Mommy (he forgets that sometimes) and is shocked when he can't control when and how things get done.  [Can I get a hollar back from any other 1st born out there?  Oh yes!]  I ask him, "Hayden, which one is the Mommy?" He and Garak each point emphatically to me. Then I ask, "Are you the Mommy?" They usually both answer "Nooooooo"  Sometimes that is all it takes.  Today that wasn't all it took.  He got to sit in time out watching Garak and I "ride" for a few minutes and then he agreed to play cheerfully.  That lasted about 90sec and then he was in another timeout :)  After that though he was delightful for the rest of the day.  What a relief not being in charge of when and how the family operates when you are only 3 years old!

no power

safe and loved and secure w/no power

playing w/cars in the kitchen! what a treat!

Daddy played "Snuggle Puppy" & "We Are the Dinosaurs" and we all sang

Super Bowl Sunday we lost power.  We didn't care. We don't have TV service (we have a TV unit to watch recorded shows/videos) so we we didn't care so much about the game.  The boys' reaction was interesting, however.  They started talking about Uganda a lot for the rest of the evening.  Lighting candles and staying together in one room seemed really familiar to them.  They started saying "Momma Johnny has these ones. and Momma Benny has these ones (candles)" They hadn't mentioned Uganda or their old lives much in the weeks prior to losing power.  This was basically a daily occurrence over there.  Garak was really scared when we lost power which he always was in Uganda too.  Crying and clinging to me in fear which is something he does at no other time. (w/the exception of being near dogs).  It ended up being a special time w/the 4 of us just visiting together and we talked about having "no power" time on a regular basis just to enjoy each other's company.