Thinking about it...

(It's just a ponytail, by the way...)

A Wicked Good Time

Last Saturday Andrew and I went to see Wicked at the Paramount Theater with some friends. We went out to dinner before hand and then walked over to the theater (or should I say "jogged", practically). It was such a fun evening and I am so grateful to our babysitter that night who succeeded in getting the kids to sleep - yea, Melissa!

Before we left for dinner, Andrew went to go run an errand for me and when he returned, he said he had a surprise for me. Flowers and a Wizard of Oz themed journal, in honor of our night out. So sweet! You're the best, hon!

Loved the show, again! Andrew suffered through it for me (although I did see him laugh out loud a couple of times...I'm on to you, babe). So, although it was very much a "girl musical", I think he enjoyed it for the most part. :)

And Speaking of Caleb...

So, I always tell the boys not to throw stuff all over the floor. And I am forever telling Caleb that he shouldn't step, or stand, on everything that's on the floor...the DVD cases, books, toys, etc. "Things will break and be gone forever, or you might slip and hurt yourself," I say. "Always better the step on solid ground, Caleb." (I'm sure there's a gospel parallel here somewhere, but I digress...) Does he listen? Of course not. He's two.

So, they were playing in their room the other day, and when I went upstairs, they had strewn pretty much everything around their room, including Liam's super-slippery sleeping bag (you know the kind), which happened to be laying on top of a slick-covered board book. Caleb was throwing the ball, jumping around, landing and running over everything on the floor, naturally. Up goes the ball, up goes Caleb after it, down comes Caleb on to the sleeping bag/book death trap, out fly Caleb's feet and down comes his face on the edge of the window seat in their room. *sigh* Screaming ensues, and when he stands up his cheek bone is already purple and swollen. Poor guy. The cautious and sometimes slightly accusatory looks that I have gotten in various public places (particularly when the children are throwing a fit and making scenes in public) have been an absolutely delightful after effect of the whole traumatic experience.

The best part is that he only cried for a minute or two, and then jumped up and started throwing the ball again. My little tank. :) The sad face he put on today while I took the picture makes him look even more pitiful...

In other boys misbehaving news...today Liam went into a timeout and was in his room for some time...quietly...uh oh. When I went up to have a mom-boy heart-to-heart (ha ha), I was greeted by the following (the explanation of which was that he wanted to color a picture for me...on his arm). Good thing I buy washable markers. :)

Bad Mommy

Well, bad mommy let Caleb's birthday come and go without so much as a post. Sorry, K-Bob. :( So! Caleb turned 2 last Monday (the 7th), and we celebrated on Sunday night with Chocolate Cake and ice cream. As soon as he blew out the candles, he started licking the cake (before it was cut). The boys love chocolate as much as their dad. :)

He is currently displaying all of the classic 2-year-old behaviors: Obstinance, arguing with everything, "No", asserting the opposite of ANYTHING you say, "mine", etc.

He is also displaying some delightful things that are adorable and loveable and (somewhat!) make up for the terrible twos. My personal favorite is that he has taken to calling me "my pretty mommy". And telling me I'm "like a princess" anytime I am wearing makeup or a skirt or dress. (Of course, he also says he's "like a princess" anytime he holds a towel, or cloth or anything the looks like it could be a skirt, in front of him). Love him!

The Work Of An Afternoon...

Okay, so maybe a couple of afternoons...and mornings...and evenings... anyway, the point is that after two long days, we finished it. Go team Griffard! The boys are super excited, and they even managed to stay out of the way (for the most part, ha ha) while we were working on it. I, for one, am very proud of us, if I do say so myself. :)

Now if I could just get going on those darn Halloween costumes... :)

The Company Picnic

Now that we are corporate working, two kids, SUV-driving, home owning adults, we did what grown-ups do...we went to The Company Picnic. Amazon put on a company event up in North Bend for all employees and their families. Complete with free t-shirts, kites for the kids, food (a great selection of BBQ foods, sides, and desserts), rock climbing wall, broom ball tournament, bouncy house, bouncy obstacle course, and bouncy sprinkler run for the kids, paddle boats, arts & crafts booths, pony rides, hayrides, motorcycle show, and an honest to goodness Cher impersonator. It just doesn't get any better. :) The boys had a blast flying kites and running through sprinklers, and Liam did the bumper paddle boats all by himself without a single meltdown! Caleb mostly just wanted to run through the sprinklers. It was a lot of fun, and we can't wait until next year's event!

Caleb's First Haircut

No need to panic, Halo-lovers. It was just the matted knot that had to go, not the curls. The knot he gets everyday from twisting his hair while he drinks from his sippy cup, or watches tv, or lays down for sleep. Cute kid.

I would have posted a picture of Caleb after the haircut, but with all that hair, and all that curl, it didn't look any different. :)

Get me To The Church...er...Temple...

This past weekend we drove to Idaho for Andrew's brother, Alexander's wedding. We drove to Boise on Thursday, spent the night there, then drove down to Twin Falls with Andrew's parents and our nephews (and our own children, of course) to stay the night there before the sealing Saturday morning in the Twin Falls LDS Temple. After the sealing and much chaos for the big group photo, we all headed over to the luncheon where there was wonderful food, and more chaos for more photos. :) Then AJ and Kristy were off and we headed back to Boise for the night. Andrew and the boys and I then drove home Sunday morning. Yep, it was a lot of driving. :)

All things considered, the boys were really good, and we had an enjoyable trip. But we don't plan to get in the car anytime soon. :) Wonderful to see family and to see Alexander so utterly happy! Congrats, AJ and Kristy!

We also took a trip out to the peninsula, and I will post on that soon...just trying to get one event blogged at a time. :)

Grounded

So, I have recently grounded myself from craft supply stores.  I always spend too much money and come home with too many projects.  i go in for the supplies for one project (i.e. yarn for a baby blanket), and I come home with multiple yarns, fabrics, etc. thinking that "one day" i "could" make such and such with this one, and such and such with that.  I have a sickness, people.  Anyway, so I grounded myself from fabric stores and promised myself that I would use up what I have first.

So today I made a baby quilt for one of my friends.  I just started sifting through the bits and pieces of fabric that I already have and managed to put together some cute ones.  Now, I realize that I am not an amazing seamstress (my hems aren't perfectly straight, may fabric patterns don't line up perfectly horizontal or vertical or whatever), but I have to say I was pretty happy with how this turned out.  Not too shabby for "use what you've got".   So, I just had to share.  :)

Just Your Average Monday...

So, I'm usually pretty strict about the kids not jumping on the furniture, but a serious lack of sleep and a migraine tend to make me a little less "gestapo" (thanks for the word of the day, Elizabeth!).  They were, of course, thrilled that I was not well...