Still Here, Just Busy...

The blogging site has been down for a few days (the part that lets me write posts).  So, I am a bit behind.  I am also working on a secret project, which is taking up any free moment I get, so I am not going to be posting as much the next week or so.

Dennis is off to Indianapolis and it is really starting to get old.  Evan seems to be getting the most upset by it.  He had a rough day at school crying a lot last month when Dennis left.  This morning he cried when he woke up and realized Dennis was gone.  He said, "I didn't get to give him a hug and kiss goodbye".  He even woke up at 10pm last night crying and wanting a hug from his Daddy. 

I have been busy with baby showers (two in the last couple weeks and one next weekend).  The drive up to Northern VA is also getting a bit old.  I hate killing a whole day to drive up there and back and missing out on hanging out with my family.  But, I also know that when (and if) we move I won't be able to get home for every shower, so I am trying to enjoy it while I can.

The boys have been busy playing and playing and playing.  Colin is really in to a game on the computer right now and Evan seems to be happy just watching him...

Mother's Day

I am such a very lucky wife and Mommy.  We had no plans for Mothers Day yesterday, which was just perfect.  We spent the day cleaning the garage, because we had someone coming today to fix the garage steps.  And then we spent some time with the boys outside. 

Dennis made me a book with pictures of all the kids from babies until now and pictures of Dennis and I with them.  I love it!  Colin made me a few different pictures and a book that he made.  My favorite part was where he wrote "My Mommy has brown hair, My Mommy has brown eyes, My Mommy loves to eat Brownies!"  He knows me so well!  Evan had already given me his homemade gift which was felt flowers coming out of a cut out of his hand, it was very cute with a little poem on the bottom.  They all made me feel very special.

Happy 4th Birthday Evan!

Evan came in to our room this morning to cuddle (most days he is the first to wake up these days), and when we said "Happy Birthday" to him he got a huge grin on his face.  He stood up and said, "Do you want to see how tall I am now!"  He seems to think that on each birthday you suddenly grow and are bigger.  I didn't have the heart to tell him differently because he was so proud of how "big" he is. 

Well, our last minute panic to plan a party for Evan (due to being double booked where we had previously booked the party) turned out very well!  We had a fun bus come to our house, which was a big hit.  It had a climbing wall, trampoline, slide, etc.  The parents enjoyed it just as much.  They were able to hang on our deck and drink some beers while the kids were entertained in the bus.

Evan loved all his gifts.  He was thrilled to get the Thor hat and hammer!  The party theme was Thor, which is his current favorite super hero.  I don't think any of the other kids there had a clue who Thor was, but Evan loved it!

I had to drive up to Northern VA this morning for a baby shower for one of my cousins, Vanessa, and then drove back and arrived just in time for the party.  Dennis had all 3 boys all day and did a great job setting up for the party.  He took Colin and Evan to their last soccer games of the season and took them to a comic store for Free Comic Book Day 2011.  The boys got a ton of free comic books and of course were thrilled.

The day was busy and exhausting, but was a huge success!

Rascal #2 and Mothers Day Celebration

I risk sounding like a horrible Mom by admitting this, but Logan fell out of the shopping cart at Target.  I turned my back for one second and next thing I knew he was on the floor crying!  Luckily, he landed on his hands and knees and wasn't hurt.  That kid insists on standing up in the cart.  All the time.  And yes, I do buckle him.  Very tight.  But, somehow he still manages to turn around in the seat and spend most of the trip on his knees.  And yes, I do constantly say no and put him back on his bottom.  Many times.  I think he did get scared because he spent the rest of the trip on his bottom.  Though I have no doubt he will be back on his knees or feet next trip.  I think we may have been premature in calling Evan the rascal, I feel like Logan my give him a run for his money!!!

I am convinced that to be a good Mom you have to selfless.  I was blessed with an awesome Mom who did so much for us and I never realized how much until I became a Mom myself.  Really, being a Mom is often a thankless job.  After all, kids are pretty self centered most of the time.  After the exciting trip to Target, a walk, and trip to the playground, I fed the boys, played a little, read them stories, put them down for naps, cleaned the playroom, and mopped the whole downstairs.  It wasn't until after all of this that I realized I never ate lunch myself.  Now I love food, so it still amazes me that I can be so focused on two little human beings and their needs that I completely forget to eat myself!

After naps I took Evan to his school so he could join in on the Mother's Day Celebration.  His class sang some songs for us Mommy's and I got a cute homemade gift from him.  And just like that I was reminded why I love being a Mommy and would gladly skip lunch to care for my babies!

It was a busy day so after the party I dropped off the little boys with Dennis, so I could take Colin to a birthday party.  It was a "Game Truck" party.  A truck with a huge trailer was there with 4 flat screen tv's and leather couches.  16 kids could play video games at the same time.  It was a 6 year old's (and I imagine all the father's) dream.  It was amazing how quiet a party with 16 little boys could be, they were mesmerized!

Well, this Momma is tired, and I have a very busy day tomorrow, so I better get some rest.  Oh, and Colin and Evan are officially signed up for baseball!  I can't wait!

Evan Moments And Colin In Trouble....

In the span of 60 seconds or so Evan managed to go through 1 pair of underwear and 2 pairs of pants, and stain his carpet.  It went down like this...

Evan had to go number 2, so he went to the bathroom.  He comes out holding his pants and underwear and tells me that he got them wet while he was pooping.  So, I tell him to go upstairs and change.  He comes back down in fresh clothes, but tells me, "I got poo poo on my carpet, but I cleaned it up."  I asked him how this happened and he tells me he sat down on the carpet naked.  Of course I know that there is no way he cleaned it well, so I tell him to wash his hands and I go upstairs to check out the damage.  Sure enough there was a large spot of brown carpet where he had attempted to rub it in.  While I am cleaning this up Evan comes back up carrying the pants he just put on and tells me he got them wet while washing his hands!

When I come back down stairs Evan had taken out food for lunch (see above picture).  He points to the brownies, peanut butter and jelly and says, This is all I want for lunch."  I tell him, "You know what is wrong with this, you didn't get anything healthy.  Please pick out something healthy to go with it."  He looks at me very seriously and says "gum?"

Soon after this I decide to check Colin's school lunch account to make sure he hasn't been buying any "extras".  As I have posted in the past, we let him get chips or cookie on Fridays if he has been good all week at school.  Colin was doing so great at this that I haven't checked the website in months.  Well, I was shocked today when I checked the site and Colin had gotten chips or a cookie everyday the last 7 days!!!  It only tells me the last 7 days so who knows how long he has been doing this.  I was so mad at him.  When he got home we had a long talk about him disapointing us and loosing our trust and that he has now lost the privledge to get "extras" until next school year.  Of course Colin cried and ran up to his room, but at least he was honest and admitted what he did.  He is such a smart kid that he can be very sneaky. 

Osama aka Dr. Doom

Colin was watching the news with me this morning about Osama Bin Laden being killed and he asked me if what we were watching was real.  I told him how Osama was a very bad man who killed lots of people so the US army killed him.  He said "A bad guy like Dr. Doom (that is from his Super Hero Squad show)".  I said, "Yes, kind of like him."  And Colin said "Except he (Osama) doesn't have super powers, right?"

Logan has been practicing his walking a lot, he is so proud of himself and smiles every time.  The most he has done is about 5 or 6 steps. 

Happy 60th Birthday Grandma!

I have been slacking in the pictures department the last few days.  We have been so busy, I haven't even gotten a chance to think about my camera. 

Friday I had a wonderful girls night hosted by one of my neighbors.  We all wore hats and tiara's, ate scones and English cheese, and watched the William and Kate's royal wedding (which she had taped).  What a beautiful wedding!

Saturday we had 3 soccer games to go to.  Colin's team had 2 round robin games.  They lost the first one (their first lost of the season), but won their second game in a shoot out (it was 2-2 before the shoot out and Colin scored both those goals).  Evan was great in his game too and also scored a goal.  He played against his best friend Connor's team for the second time, so he was excited about that.

After soccer we headed up to Northern VA again to celebrate Catherine's (Dennis' Mom's) 60th birthday.  While my parents watched the boys, we had a wonderful dinner at a french restaurant in DC called Bistro Bis.  The food and drinks (thanks to Eric for picking wonderful wine's) were AMAZING!  We had a great time with Catherine, Robert, Meghan, Eric, Jen and Erin.

Today we rushed home very early to get Colin to CCD class at church.  The boys also had a birthday party to go to for Evan's friend, Connor.  Of course the boys were running around crazy at the bounce house.  They loved this one moon bounce where they could put on huge boxing gloves and "fight".  They also liked the moon bounce that had basketball hoops in it.  At one point I told Evan, "You are doing a good job shooting the ball." And he said,  "I know, I am awesome."

Along with a couple errands, it was a busy day.  A busy weekend too.