Spoiled Rotton

My, my, my. So, we go to visit my parents and they have this brand new Jeep power wheels thing at their house. A gift of course, for their forever adored grandchildren. Their forever adored grandchildren really really really love this thing. Thank you, Mom and Dad, for buying this new obsession for the kids. They just can't wait to ride it again (the agreement is that it stays at their house). We had some trouble getting Monkey to slow down so that his little brother could get out. What was so funny about the whole thing is that Monkey started to make believe stuff. First time ever he pretended to go and pick up Pizza, then deliver it to one of us, in which we most certainly had to pretend to eat it right then and there. Speaking of his favorite foods; We asked him what he wanted to each for lunch one day while driving down the road, and his response was "BBQ sauce, french fries, and ice cream" -sounds good to me!

Birthday #1 and Birthday #2

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We had two Birthday Parties in the same day. Whoa, that was a chore. Both parties were a lot of fun. You can tell that my energy level was up for the first party because I took lots of pictures. The second part was just as much fun but I was totally pooped. Both were a double party as well so the pictures are probably confusing, and I am just too tired to go through and explain what is what. Oh, but I will tell you that my Monkey road his first horse. A total shocker. I was across the yard, not paying him any attention, until I look over and realize that he was mounted up and having a good 'ol time. For those of you that don't know him well, he is an incredibly cautious child. Sometimes, out of frustration, I substitute that word for a "chicken" (what a mean Mommy). I spoke with the gal that was walking the horse around, obviously her own horse and pride and joy, and she said that he was following the horse and pulling on it's tail! Once again, what a total shocker, and at the same time how was I not paying attention enough to miss all of this?

The Great Flood

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So we have had tons of rain lately, and a particularly heavy storm this delightful evening. Super Daddy had a grand idea-lets build a tent in the middle of nursery. Many quilts and dinning room chairs later we had a grand tent set up. So I thought to myself, "Self, this is a good time to really try to relay the story about Noah, his ark, the animals, God's covenant..." OR NOT! I tried, the kids could care less. Hmm, I thought I could turn it into one of those...what's it called? Ah, a teachable moment. Nope. Something about that tent had them bouncing around like wild monkeys. None the less, we had fun playing. (Maybe next time)

LuLu and ZooZoo

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LuLu is here! Oh, how we love our LuLu! This is Monkey and Tinkers' Great Grandmother. She is so sweet. She always comes bearing gifts, plus she is an amazing cook and the entire family gains 10 pounds per LuLu visit. We went to the Zoo today. Check out the wart hog. Man! That is the ugliest thing I have ever seen! The kids were pooped. They fell asleep before we even got out of the parking lot. I think LuLu and I would have done the same if we could've.

CityFest

This is fun! The kids went crazy! Free inflatables, EVERYWHERE! This is just an event one of our neighboring towns put on. I did the signage for them, so I thought it only right to attend, and I'm glad I did. Later that evening we went to our Sunday School "social" down at the lake. I convinced Super Daddy to jump in and slowly ease the kids in the water. Ha! Who was I kidding! Monkey wouldn't have anything to do with the water, and Tinker screamed bloody murder when Daddy finally got him in. Seriously, that kid can bust eardrums. The kitty pool, however, was a hit, as you can see. All in all, it was a fun filled day!

CHHHHEEEEEEESSSSEEEE!!!

Monkey has started yelling, often. I told him to say "Cheese, " and so he did, except he turned up the volume a little. Can you see the strain on his face? That's how loud he was!

What a funny child he is. He is just like he Daddy, a comedian, and always smiling.

Where's My Redhead?

His hair just keeps getting lighter and lighter, but he is still a cutie!

My Worst Enemy

Who would have thought my brave Little Guy would dislike the really cool ball sprinkler thingy so much? He did, though. I mean, he just despised it! His big brother love it. Just a small reminder of how different these little boys can be.

Crawfish

Aw man, this was interesting. We went to the Premier Party for this movie that my husband is in-The Dark Place. It's a Christian film that our church funded. I knew there would be a shrimp boil but I didn't know about the crawfish OR raw oysters. It was interesting. I am use to seeing lobster being cooked (I'm from Florida) but I didn't know that you did crawfish the same way which is basically dumping them into boiling water-alive. It wouldn't have been a big deal if my husband hadn't of put too many in at one time and caused the pot to over flow. It was sort of funny, because all of the men immediately hit the ground, on their hands and knees, scrambling to pick up these fiesty crawfish that knew they were about to face their doom. I tried one, only so I wouldn't look like a total wimpy girl. It was gross. Nothing like lobster. Never again.

Art in the Park

This is a great event that a neighboring town puts on. There are all of these artistic people who have boothes or stations for the kids to walk right up to and start creating. Everything is for free-that's my favorite part! It took the kids a long time to warm up to the atmosphere, but it was fun. Monkey really got into playing with the clay. I didn't get any pictures of Tinker because he was being super bashful, no surprise-he doesn't like crowds.

Little Friend

We found this feline in our basement. It found its way in and couldn't get out. It woke me up one morning just HOWLING away. For those of you that don't know, I really DO NOT like cats! For some strange reason my heart went out to this one, despite the fact it woke me up out of my morning time comma. So...I cracked open a can of tuna and some milk, set it outside, and said GOOD BYE! Five seconds later, it was howling again at the door (I knew I shouldn't have been so nice to it). Anyways, long story short, I found it's rightful owner and hopefully will never see it again. Tinker on the other hand was obviously loving this little creature. He carefully watched its every move. Hmmm...maybe I can talk Daddy into getting a puppy for him instead.

Randomness

It's been a while since I have posted anything. Times are crazy...I'll explain in a later post. These are just some random pictures of my little men. Take note of Little Tinker. Seriously, this sums him up. He is so hot/cold. Once second he is totally ticked off, the next he is giving his brother kisses, and then he playfully throws things (at his brother of course). Do