Cookie Monster

This poor blog has been a bit neglected lately. Life has just been whack-a-do the past few weeks.

I had to post these cute pictures of Colby from yesterday though...He really is a cookie monster! I swear he can sniff them out. Oreo's are his favorite, and probably my least favorite to clean up! My mom just 'had' to take these pictures of his cute cookie mouth. Glad he can be so entertaining to the fam.

Utah? What? Yep! I made a very last minute trip out here. My big bro (who is suppose to be one of my heros who never gets ill or hurt) is in the hospital. I am so lucky that Scott was cool with me dropping everything and coming out for the week. There are so many people to thank...Scott for supporting me in coming, the Madrishin's for helping with Kyle after school every day, and my niece Mariah for watching Colby every day while I'm at the hospital (I brought Colby with me.)Mike is doing OH SO MUCH better than he was just a few days ago. The Doctor is not giving him any timeline as to when he'll be able to leave the hospital, but spirits are up and he's workin' through it. I took the two pictures below yesterday. Poor guy was cut from pelvic bone to sternum, so walking is kind of a challenge...although he's getting stronger. (Strong enough to crack some crude joke that had Haize and my mom and I all laughing pretty hard!) Keep him in your prayers!

Breakfast conversation

Kyle: "Colby is being so thick"
Scott: "Do you know what thick means Kyle? I think you mean that Colby is being crazy."
Kyle: "Then what does thick mean?"
Scott: "Thick is the opposite of thin. Like this place-mat...it is thin, and a piece of paper is thin. Can you think of something thick?"
Kyle: "ummm Mom... and you and me and Colby are thin."

Breakfast now threatening to come up because Scott is laughing so hard. I'll admit, I chuckled too.

I guess that gives me some additional incentive to kick the weight loss back in gear huh?

Trunk

It's intended use is to store blankets, and a few toys that we keep up in the family room. The boys have claimed it as their own though.

Unbelievable Cuteness...and a make over

Yep! I am THAT lucky! I get to see this adorable smiling face every single day. He can be such a little stinker sometimes, but OH SO CUTE most of the other times!
And...we've been busy around here. A complete face-lift for the main level in our house.Thanks to Melissa's help, she and I were able to paint five rooms in four days...CRAZY! I LOVE my 'new house'. I'm currently finishing up window treatments, but as soon as I get everything done and all decorated, I'll post more pictures. It's been a lot of work, but well worth it. (And no, not everything is blue, just the family room!)

Side note - Grandma Sandy comes in three days, and we can't wait!

1 o'clock church

So one of the best (and possibly only) good things about having 1 o'clock church on Sunday's is that there is lots of time on Sunday morning to cuddle on the couch together. I love seeing my three boys together...it makes my heart happy!

Breakfast of champions

Adding a banana to a plate of chocolate doughnuts makes it a healthy breakfast, right?
He stuffed the whole doughnut in his mouth...so talented!A face only a mother can love!
Colby has to have EVERYTHING Kyle does. He is such the adoring little brother. He wants to do exactly what Kyle is doing, all the time. It's pretty funny and entertaining at times, but exhausting at others.This is not an every day breakfast around here, but Kyle earned it by having a good week. We are all about bribing, I mean REWARDING with food!

Our Chirstmas Happenings...

2010 was a weird Christmas season for me. I was kind of grinchy for no real reason. Luckily, for my family, I finally kicked in gear and 'got er done'! (I have never waited until the week of Christmas to put up the tree...until this year!)

We decided to make Christmas Eve a fun day! Scott wanted to take Kyle to see the new Tron movie. Before the 'big boys' headed off to a matinee show at the theater we went out for breakfast. (Other than on vacation) I can't remember the last time we went out to eat for breakfast. It was a fun treat. Might even be a new tradition.After our big birthday bash (you can read about it in the last blog post) the boys each had one gift to open under the tree. PJ's! I was pumped to find matching footie pajamas in both their sizes...a rare find!Off to bed, where visions of Sugarplums danced in our heads...

Hooray! Santa came and left some fun stuff.And as always, the aftermath of a fun, present filled morning.I love my little family so much. I have two great boys, who are my world. Scott is amazing and I am beyond blessed that he is my husband. Although we had a slow and slightly rough start to the Christmas season, it ended up being a success! We had a great time, got some fun gifts, and spent some quality time with good friends.