Snow!

It snowed here today! The boys played in our front yard (where we are in these pictures) until he said Penny was cold (Penny is his stuffed white dog that goes everywhere with us). Then he cried because his hands were cold. Oh well, at least I got a picture first of smiley boys!

We tried to get Tate to take a picture of Chris and I, but he was not that interested. He just wanted to play! I don't blame him.

Yummy Oatmeal

Breakfast with boys (and Penny). They wanted to move their chairs so they could sit together. Then Sam fed Penny ... that was a nice mess.

The Camo Boots Have Arrived!!!

Yes, they arrived. I saw the box from e-Bay under the mail
box as I was backing out for a little trip to the library.
We pulled over so I could put them right on. The ONLY
place we went, the library (a place where many fashion
rules are ignored or even blatantly and systematically
violated), there were comments, stares, looks of envy
all around. (Okay, maybe I was imagining a little...

or was it the bright pink hat and bright orange sweater?? Oh well)

Then, a group of teenage girls finally
asked what the rest of the crowd was wondering....
"WHERE did you get those AMAZING boots???!!" I
smiled. I can't wait to show my sweet husband, just in
time for our ten year anniversary. It is all I have talked about since I
first bid on them two weeks ago. What a fun way to shop!

"Put ON your underwear by yourself!"

Now that Sam is potty trained, even at night (Praise God!), I am moving along to the next step of teaching him to dress himself. Undies are hard, I get that. But after his bath tonight, I asked him to please put them ON his body (he has been getting them and carrying them around asking for help). This is what I saw when I walked in the room. He smiled and said "I did it! I am Mr. Undie Head!!"

Once I stopped laughing and grabbed the camera, they were both in the act. I never knew how creatively you can get underwear onto your body. I edited out body parts!

You can really see Tate has lost BOTH of his front teeth in this picture. He is adorable!

Boys Snuggling

The boys have their very own mattresses, but it doesn't matter. They love to snuggle together and I just couldn't resist a picture. The flash is deceitful; it was so dark I had to take a dozen before I actually got them in the frame! I couldn't believe they stayed so still.

Picnic Time with Sammy and "Friends"

Sam asked me for bologna for dinner so he could eat in the living room and have a picnic. He said his friends wanted to eat together (no "friends" are allowed at the table due to previous stuffed animal disasters -- they are always to blame for spilling things). I assumed Sam would invite Penny, his white dog that never leaves his side, and maybe other furry friends, but he actually wanted his cars to join him. When he couldn't find his favorite race car, he exclaimed very seriously, "Oh no! My fast car has prepared!!!" (instead of 'disappeared') Race car was found and everyone enjoyed dinner together.