A funny bunny-dog day

We hid eggs in the yard today with a bunch of wonderful gifts from memaw & pepaw (thank you!!!) then headed out to the Pooch Parade. We saw lots of funny little pups with their owners all dressed up in festive attire. We even saw a guy wearing a very large hat covered with Peeps! You can see these pictures here. My guys had a fabulous time despite the 95degree weather.

Egg Hunting

We went to an Easter Egg Hunt out in Denton, TX. A little bit of a drive for us, but we needed to get out of the house for the day for house showings.

Here are the eggs (hundreds of them!)
Is this an egg hunt or an egg pick up?

Ready....set.......GO!!!!!!

Get the plastic eggs with the stuff in them E!!!!

I-guy wants to get eggs and candy too!

WHOOOO-HOOOOO!

Look at all the eggs I got!!!
(he actually got a lot more than this, but we threw a bunch of them back)

Say Hi to the Easter Bunny!!

Stopping a while to smell the flowers.

Once Super E realized how disgusting the candy was that he found (those sugary gross candy eggs), he opted for a nice juicy apple and a yummy granola bar! What a good guy!!

Our House

Our house has been for sale for 3 weeks now. Almost everyone who has come to see it has loved it. Unfortunately not enough to buy it! Well, it's only been 3 weeks so we will patiently wait to see what happens. Here is a little picture tour of our home so that we will always remember how everything was BIGGER in Texas!

The front: getting nice and green

The Living Room

The Dining Room

The Kitchen

The Master Bedroom










The Spare Bedroom

Here is an old picture of the boy's room in case you haven't seen it already.

And the craft/office room.

So there it is. A few people are scheduled to see the house this weekend so we will keep our fingers crossed.

No soccer games this weekend, so we are going out and about hunting for eggs and we'll be going the Pooch Parade on Sunday! Woo-hoo!!!

Happy Easter Weekend Everyone!!

Just a few pictures

Back to semi-normal

The show was filmed on Saturday and it was exhausting. They were able to film E & I a little and I'm really hoping that they don't edit them out. It was a super long day and I'm glad it's all over. Now we just have to wait for it to air. I have a number to call at the beginning of SEPTEMBER, to find out when the show will air.

Yesterday Super E had a soccer game and he did a super job. The weather was great so it was a nice and enjoyable afternoon. I-guy stayed home napping while Ry-daddy worked on house stuff.

A nice and quiet day. Just what we needed

On a side note: TLC has a show on tonight called Honey We're Killing the Kids.

Beginning Monday, April 10 9/8c, TLC will transform the lives of 13 families across the nation in the groundbreaking new series, Honey We're Killing the Kids! In each family, the children’s eating habits have spiraled out of control into a diet of nonstop junk food – sugar, snacks, processed food– and huge, oversized portions. Coupled with a lack of exercise and sleep, this lifestyle means the kids are not only hyper and unruly, they are at serious risk of becoming overweight and developing high-blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease.

They will be doing a state-of-the-art computer imaging to see what these children will look like in 40 years if they continue bad eating habits. It sounds like it's right up my alley. So if anyone needs a better understanding of why I am so "freaky" about what my children eat, then you should watch this tonight!! This same episode will air several times this week, so if tonight is no good check out the schedule here.

Big News

First, the house is officially up for sale today!! I thought we'd never get to this point, but we are finally here. Our agent is sure that we will sell it no problem. I hope she is right.

Secondly, for those of you that don't already know, I have been selected to be on the show That's Clever on HGTV!!!!!!!!!!! If you have never seen the show, it features crafters across the country and shows them making something crafty. I am very excited, nervous and very stressed. So between cleaning house, chasing the kids, coming and going, I will also be trying to prepare for the big shoot. They will be coming in 2 weeks!!!!! So, unfortunately, I will be unable to post very much during this time.

I will post more pictures of the boys as soon as the craziness lets up.

A little side note: Isaak is walking full force now- getting into everything that he can!! Not very helpful when you are trying to keep the house perfectly clean!! He's so cute though, how can I get upset!

What a cute little guy!!

Watching Daddy outside.

How could you not want to take a big bite out of these legs and nibble on those little toes!!!! YUMMMMM!

A wishlist for E & I

I made a "wishlist" link in the sidebar to the left (just under the flickr pictures) so that everyone could see the things that Super-E has been asking for, books that we don't have- but would like, toys that I-guy might like, etc. It's just a rough list to remind myself of things that we like and also for those special occasions when everyone is asking me for gift ideas. Love & hugs!!

My Super Hero

A super cape for my super E. I made E this cape so that he could run around and be SUPER! He says that he helps people and animals that are in trouble. No prompting from me- I swear! He's just that kind of guy. He has his super goggles on too. They help him see Sinah and Kerafy better (his imaginary friends). Does that mean he can sing things that aren't really there better? Hmmm.

Anyway, he's been zooming around the house all day with his super cape on. You can see bigger versions of these pictures here. And you can see how I made his cape here.

A sleepy boy

This is what happens when a certain boy insists that he does NOT need a nap when a certain mommy knows that he is very very tired. This happens after a long morning of "shop" where we put price stickers on lots of toys and then buy them with fake money. Then we play on v-smile for a long time and then do activity books. He asked me for a tortilla while I was folding laundry and when I walked by, 5 minutes later, he was asleep!!! Ohhhhh! Isn't he just so sweet.

I-guy had his one year wellness appt. today. He's doing great! Here are his stats:

ht. 31 1/4 inches- 90th percentile
wt. 25 lbs- 80th percentile
head circumference: 47.8 cm- 90th percentile

Yep, He's still a big boy. No weight gain in the past three months, but it's probably because he's very active and he's been sick twice in the last month.

More stuff about I-guy at his one year mark:
1) not walking yet but making attempts on his own.
2) has seven teeth now!
3) says kitty, mama, & dada.
4) nods yes and no when you ask him questions,
5) he loves music.
6) he loves to dance.
7) he knows where his nose and teeth are.
8) still breastfeeding 3-4 times every day.
9) he likes to climb.
10) he'll eat just about anything you give him,
11) he's been sleeping through the night, and
12) he'll give you kisses and smiles whenever you ask!!

A Sick Birthday Boy

This week was I-guy's 1st birthday. But he was not a happy fellow. He was a very sick little dude- congested, fevers. I've been sick too which hasn't made matters any better. This picture was taken on his actual birthday. Note the droopy eyes and sad expression. Just not in the party mood. The next day he seemed to be feeling better so we went ahead with our party plans. It was just the four of us, but I-guy had a fantastic time. He ate his favorite dinner of avocado pieces and Spanish rice. Then he dove right in to his Incredible Vegan Carrot Cake with Vegan cream cheese frosting. See it here. Very very yummy! Here are some highlight shots of the evening.

Brothers
(Doesn't E look like such a big brother!?!)

Oh- What's this? Incredible vegan carrot cake just for me?
(I-guy looks fancy with his party crown and brand new bib that mommy made)

Yeah!! This is so fun!!

Mmmmmmmm!
I can't breathe through my nose, but that's not gonna stop me!!

This is so good I think I'll lick the bottom of the plate!!
(most of the cake is really on the floor)

Okay! Party's OVER!!

Love, hugs and kisses to you!!

I's two favorite stuffies kissing.

Little I playing with his stuffies

Little I in his new room.

E & I's room nice and clean!

Soccer Season Is Starting---Again!

Yes, soccer season has started again. We didn't really realize that they played soccer in the spring and fall. We got an e-mail about 3 weeks ago saying that it was time to sign up. Well, we weren't going to do it, with all the house selling and moving that will hopefully be happening soon, but E overheard us talking about it and begged us to please let him play. So, we signed him up an here we are in the freezing cold wind playing soccer in February!!!

I really can't say that this first game was really fun or exciting. It was freezing cold, extremely windy and that, I have to say is not my idea of fun. Not to mention I was trying to keep large blasts of wind from gushing into baby I's cute little face. As you can see we were all pretty bundled up for this game. How did E do you ask? Well, this picture just about sums it all up.

Yes, he's cute, and don't forget smart and handsome, but not really into soccer (yet?).