Halloween 2007

Jedi Ethlo Lotuc and Super I

The force is strong with this one!

Super strong, super fast and super fierce!

Trick or treating

Check out all that loot!!

Here are some highlights of the night:
1. Eating this made for some interesting conversation at the dinner table: "If I eat both of the eyeballs then my noodles won't be able to see very well." Nice try buddy.
2. Super-I would scream "trick or treat!!" before we were anywhere near the door. Then he would say "thank you" before getting any candy.
3. Amazingly, Jedi-E hit only one man in the head with his lightsaber. It was bound to happen, right?
4. Jedi-E hummed the tune to Star Wars the WHOLE time we were trick-or-treating.
5. He also had three duals while we were out. Two with another jedi and one with Darth Vader.
6. Super I can run faster with a cape and super boots. Especially on an empty road. Believe me, we had to chase him!

Now, I have to promise (so that everyone can see) that we will get a pumpkin next year to carve, no matter what!! We had a little bit of a break down today because of the absence of said pumpkin. It's really not my fault. The stupid thing rotted right on the counter and we had to throw it away!! So, next year!!! I promise!!!

Dominoes

Super-E has been playing with the dominoes over the past few days. We've been recording some of his attempts at domino grandness. I promised him I'd put this on the blog. Please note the excited arm flapping. Too cute!!

Apple Annie's and produce patch

We went to Apple Annie's Orchard and Produce Patch in Willcox,Az on Saturday. Very nice day, except for the wind blowing dirt in poor I-guy's eyes. Oh, and the imaginary bugs that he kept screaming about.~at the pumpkin patch~

"Just stand right there and DON'T whack anyone else with that stick!"

Farmer Ted and Farmer "you want a piece of this?" Joe

We ate lots of different apples right off the tree. Thay were goo-ooo-oood. We ate granny smith, fuji, red delicious and two varieties of asian pears. The boys also tried some apple crunch and pumpkin ice cream. A very tasty day.

Read to me please!

Sometimes I-guy will follow his brother around with a book, pleading and crying, until Super-E finally gives in. Sometimes I have to nudge E just a little so that he will oblige his little brother in a small story. Then this happens: an hour long seession of brotherly reading.

Butterfly Trail

Boys Don't Cry

I-guy dancing to the Cure

A Long September Weekend

We spent the weekend up in Prescott. The weather was nice and we had a nice time visiting family. We always want to spend quality time with everyone, but we are stretched thin because so many family members live there. Not just my family but Ry-daddy's family as well. Not to mention good friends of the family that we weren't able to see, and we feel bad about that. Regretfully, there is only so much we can do.

Anyway, I thought I'd share of few of my most favorite shots from the weekend.

Hanging out with Great Grandma and Grandpa.

Cruisin' in the Suzuki

Catchin' bugs, fish, crawdads (and putting them back alive, of course!)

Testin' the waters.

Worn out!

Bad A** Daddy!

Cows are our friends!

Ta-ta!

Official 1st Grader

Can you believe what a big boy he is. I can't. It really boggles my mind how quickly these little guys have been growing up. Sniff, sniff.Waiting for the bell to ring.

BIG hug from brother.

All ready to learn.

When Super-E got home from school, he said, "It was SO great!!" Then he told Aunt Jenny on the phone that, "I had more fun than anyone in the whole world!" Now THAT is a lot of fun for one little boy to have. He is in the the G.A.T.E program (gifted and talented... kinda bragging here) and I hope his enthusiasm lasts all year long.

Last Days of Summer 2007

We drove up to the mountain a few days ago to escape from the heat. Sixty degree weather greeted us at the top.

We played in the creek...

Threw many, many rocks...
and built a dam.The water was "cccooold"

Ethan starts school on Tuesday.

My little E-tree

I know, I know. Long time no post.

Ethan did his last play of the year- Goldilocks and the Three Bears. He was a tree with a small narration part. "Goldilocks went into the dining room, where she saw the three bowls of porridge. The porridge smelled good and Goldilocks was hungry after her walk."
Super cute was he- not nervous one bit.

We are very much looking forward to the end of the school year. We are going to have to come up with LOTS of fun things to do to keep the little ones from getting too bored. Moving to a new house will be one of the "fun" things we'll be doing this summer. We are looking for a more central spot. So, if any of you locals (you know who you are) want to pitch in, I'll get the beer and pizza!

Happy Earth Day!!

Day Trip

Last Friday we made a little trip to Patagonia, Az. It's a teeney little town in southern Arizona. We played at the park and went to some of the little shops that are there. Holy cow! They are both looking in my direction and standing still!!

Rosy cheeks from running around and chocolate brownie smudges on his face.

Mr. Handsome.

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Some of the sites in Patagonia.

We had a really nice time. We plan on taking more little day trips like this in the future.

Archiving

Just so I don't forget....
I-guy went for his 2 year wellness check-up and all went well, except for the end part. You do know what happens in the end part dont you? Well, I'll get to that in a moment. Here are his stats for the two year visit:

Weight: 30 lbs 4 oz (50-75th percentile)
Height: 36 7/8 inches (97th percentile)

He's getting so big. It's only a matter of time before my boys are towering over me!

Now, back to the Dr. visit. I-guy did very very well. He even opened his mouth for Ms. Doctor! After she poked and prodded, she confirmed that he is indeed a fine and healthy boy! Of course he is! Then the dreaded shot lady came in all unsuspecting, and BOOM daddy-o, in the leg with a needle! How dare she! She quickly left the room while I calmed my little guy and got him dressed. As we left the room, he spotted her in the back of the office and starting crying and pointing at her in a very accusatory manner! I am sure he told her off in his own little way. Good thing we don't have to go back again for another year (good for her anyway)!

Going for a hike

Don't they look cute sportin' their Arizona hiking wear! Hats and sunscreen are a must!!

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!!

Sending lots of hugs and kisses.Cool t-shirts courtesy of Memaw.

*Sorry it has been so long since my last post, but I have been having major difficulties with Blogger since it changed from beta. I haven't been able to even log on for the last two weeks. I finally have it figured out, but am probably going to move this blog onto a different service. I will keep you updated.

Snow day!

School was delayed till noon and I had a 8 o'clock 4 hour work meeting cancelled! Wooo-hooo!! We played outside in the cold for a whole 15 minutes! We're not really equipped for the snow, or cold weather for that matter. We had to really scrounge for warm clothing and ended up smothering the kids in many many layers instead.

All the snow melted by 2pm. It was fun while it lasted!

First Hair Cut

We couldn't wait any longer. Originally, we had wanted to wait until I-guy was two before we cut his soft, pretty little tresses. Well, one month early, we just couldn't take the scraggly look any longer. Most of the time he has some type of food bits dangling from the back of his mullet-like hair-do. YUK! So in the chair he was strapped and wrapped up.

He kept wanting to look back at me to see what I was doing.

He was very good sport too, I might add. No crying or screaming. Just a little wiggling.
Ten minutes later we were done. YEAH!!!

My favorites of 2006

Happy New Year!!

To all of our friends and family, we wish you a beautifully blessed, safe and happy new year!