Sunday, April 27, 2008

April Update

I promised awhile back I'd post some pictures of our month of April. I'll do London's b-day party in a day or two, I promise. Sorry about the delay - we have been a bit of a sick house here. First, London, out of the blue one night threw-up around 1 am and was a bit out-of-it for the rest of the day. Then, last Wednesday, it was mine and Kirby's turn. I'm fine now but Kirby has been taking his sweet time getting better. Poor little dude. Now, today, Paul decided to take a turn. I hope we have seen the last of this lovely little stomach bug!
Here are those April pics I promised you:
The Boy I ordered arrived this month.

The shipping and handling was at no charge.


But I had to pay extra for that belly!

Kirby goes to sleep with a smoothie but we've never seen him actually fall asleep with it in his mouth before. We think the monkey put him up to it.


London gets a kick out of feeding Kirby. She's like a mini-Mommy to him.

Kirby doesn't care as long as someone is feeding him!


We like to make big messes in the living room.

It keeps the kids busy for 8 1/2 minutes so I can have a chance to sneeze and maybe wash a dish before they are seeking the next fun thing.

Daddy is always good for a impromtu fort!

Tunnel vision (sorry, couldn't resist).

There may not be much room but there's a lot of fun!



Kirby bailed on these two. They don't seem to mind.


More kitchen cupboard fun. This never seems to get old. Never.


Are you going to wash that bowl when you are done?



London teaches Kirby how to make mermaid soup.


London is up for the part of Erica Kane's granddaugther on All My Children.


I got me a snuggler!

Friday, April 25, 2008

London Turns FOUR Today!

Yikes! When did this happen? This is all going a bit too fast for me. I can't believe I have a four-year-old little girl. Upon waking this morning, she immediately stood up on the bed to see how much she had grown overnight. I was sure to tell her she had gotten bigger for sure!

I will post pictures of her birthday celebrations probably on Sunday. We are doing a little today but tomorrow is her "official" party. In the meantime, check out the picture montage here.

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Picture Day.

I decided to play around with the camera today and take some pictures of the kids. As in life, the first born was focused on quite a bit more than the "other one" (as London sometimes calls him) but, to be fair, the "other one" doesn't sit still all that much. Since he has so few compared to his sister, I'll start with him:

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Now London.

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If you want a copy of one of these, please let me know. Tell me the picture number and what size you want.

Sunday, April 6, 2008

We're Baaaaaaaack!!!

Hi Everyone!

It's been a long time. We are so sorry about the extended delay in updating our blog. We both have been saying for weeks now that we need to put something up but neither of us seems to find the time. We will try, try, try to get better about this. We love doing this blog but, unfortunately, we can't always seem to fit it in.

Let's catch up, shall we? Going backwards through March (I'll do recent April in a day or two):


We took London to her very first carnival. She had so much fun! She had talked and talked about riding the Ferris Wheel but when she finally got up close to it, she decided better of it. It wasn't until she rode a few other rides that she decided to give the Ferris Wheel a try. There are no pictures, however, as the poor girl had her little head in my lap the whole time. Ahh, maybe next year.

She managed to flip the guy off in front of her for cutting her off. Drives like her Daddy, she does.


This one was not such a good idea. London's too young, Mommy's too old.


This one is more our speed.


I really thought she'd freak on the swing but she loved it and we rode it twice.

Of course, being that it's pink, she loved this one!

Before that, there was Easter. We go every year to my step-brother's mother-in-law's place. She has an acre lot out in Apache Junction where, somehow, the weather is always perfect. There is tons of food, lots of family, a big egg hunt and she even gives out door prizes. We are thankful to be included on this holiday.

Kirby and his basket. He has no clue what's going on but a toy cell phone is a toy cell phone as far as he's concered!


Daddy, get it out! I have calls to make!! Time is money!!


Somehow the Easter Bunny knew London's favorite color in pink. I don't know how he does it.


Look! More toys with lots of itty-bitty pieces to lose! Yay!

On to the hunt!

Go, Baby Girl, go! Get those eggs. Mama needs chocolate! And, no, Mommy was NOT telling her where to look. Not once. Or twice. Or even the whole time. Honest!

So what if one of them broke open and the jelly beans scattered? A little dirt never hurt anyone!


Yeah, yeah. I see it! Now go get more chocolate! Mama's blood sugar is dipping!


Here's the precious girl with all of my her loot. Good job, Sweet Pea!

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A little earlier in the month:

Boy! Are you finished with those dishes yet?


Quit yer cryin' and git ta work!


Hello, Child Protective Services? I'd like to file a report. They're makin' me do all the chores around here. And there's more...

They're lettin' my sister do her own hair!


And feedin' me cookies for breakfast.

And forcin' us to sleep inside the ottoman. Hurry!

Before CPS was alerted to our bad parenting. We spent two weeks in March sicker than dogs:

We spent several days piled like puppies. Jammie wearin' puppies, that is.

Have you seen a sadder sick puppy face? I haven't.

This one is sick, too. She just doesn't look like it. The little trooper.


Even though Lil' Dude was sick, we still missed his "I'm ready for a nap" signals.

Even when he's sick we do our best to ignore him. It's a skill, really.

But before the little turkeybutt got sick:

He found the trash bags. This is what happens when you go upstairs and ignore your kids for 45 minutes. Now I can only leave him unattended for 30 minutes, tops!


See, Mom, this is how you do it. First you take the trash bag out of the box...


How can anyone get mad at this little face? I defy you to try!

This face, however:

This one, I can ignore. It's not that hard once you get the hang of it.


It's good training, boy. You'll thank me later.


Love to you all. We'll update again real soon! I promise!