Randomness...

I started school again..Booo! The first week I missed 3 days because the boys were out with the flu. Surprisingly enough I never got it!! SHOCKER! This is the suppose to be the most difficult semester. So far I can agree! We have double the classes, double the work-load and a 12 hour clinical day on THursdays. Yes I have to be in the hospital from 6:30a to 6:30p...Ya some days I wonder what the HECK I'm thinking, but I get to go into a surgery and work in the nursery with the little babies and labor & delivery. Those are my top 3 so I won't list the other things I get to do b/c I'm just super excited for these 3 and look forward to those 12 hour days.

This movie...My kids are in love. A month after Christmas and we still watch it once a day. Usually in the evenings when mommy is trying to cook or clean or study....The boys have been so good at entertaining themselves for mommy to get done what she needs


Both boys can spell their name...It goes a little something like this. Imagine the ... as a pause

B..R..E..NN..E.N HENRY

B..R..A..........E..D..E..N HENRY

For the longest time Braeden would spell his name B..R...A...D..Y TURKEY! He knew it was wrong and he knew how to spell his name but he would do this to pester mommy! Brennen can spell both of their names and is my little over achiever.

Both boys are going to play t-ball this year!! SCARY! We sign up on February 5th and add another thing to our list!

Both the boys are growing like weeds. This morning alone Brennen ate 3 count them 3 cereal bars. The child is eating me out of cereal bars. Braeden ate 2. That is a box people b/c I ate 1 measly cereal bar.
The other night for Supper Braeden ate 3 servings..I'm telling you they eat more than me and I eat a LOT. And chocolate or strawberry milk...Ya we have gone through a gallon of milk since I went to the grocery store yesterday evening. A box of cereal bars, and a gallon of milk a day! I might need to find a j..o...b!!

We are looking for a new house again...We are still in the bind of whether to buy or not. It scares me a little since we will probably not be here in 3 years, but dang rent is wayy more expensive and it goes NO WHERE!! We'll see

Valentines..I'm not waiting till the last minute like last year and totally forget about everything! I even already have everything ordered! Super proud of myself

The boys are going to have a sports theme birthday. Still looking for ideas, but they want basketball soccer ball and baseball oh and a football cake. Yes, 4 different ones!

Brennens birthday list goes a little like this: A car (A real one), a phone and not some little phone..One like mommys and it needs a case too (Iphone), and a basketball goal. Yes you would have thought the child was turning 16 with this list. Seriously...A car already? ONe that you can drive that is as big as mommys?? Really?

Braeden's list is a football, basketball goal, and a tv. A little more like a 4 year olds list. But come-on I need to win the lottery soon..Especially before these kids turn 16, then when they go to college. Geez!!

Toy Story 3..Oh yes we want that movie b/c we have watched 1 and 2 so much we can tell you every word. I think the boys might watch a little too much tv. But when they go to pre-school all day to learn and mommy is in school..tv is what we do in the evenings after supper.

And I think that is all for now..Random just like I warned ya. No pic's b/c I just don't take as many anymore. I really need to get in the habbit of taking more like the good ole' times!!

Playing again....

It's Sunday afternoon and after a long night the boys slept till 10:30! OMG! I didn't want to wake them so we have had a day of rest..KINDA! We got the Christmas lights taken down outside (Ya we are that far behind and just NOW getting around to it...This is our first weekend home since December 12th!) ... Then the boys decided that they needed to play outside. Should I or shouldn't I. I honestly believe kids do not feel EXTREME coldness! Granted it's not snowing and its not that cold but they have been out there for an hour. Should I make them come in?? But they love playing in their playhouse AKA the top of the slide and their 4-wheelers and jumping and repeat and repeat! We miss the warm weather so I will let them play and warm them up later! Speaking of later, we think we have found a house! The weird story behind the house! The day before Christmas Brennen kept telling us that he wanted Santa to bring him a playhouse outside. We could NOT figure out what he was talking about. A playhouse? You have one on your slide..What are you talking about. He kept telling us a real playhouse..A HOUSE!! We have been looking for a house for months found one, couldn't get out of this rental contract and let it go. We went to look at a house yesterday and it was great..It had the room and it was a house. Then last night before we made our decision we were looking again to see if any new houses came onto the market. And believe it or not there is..Wylie School--Check Room to move--Check Playroom--Check 1.5 acres for the toys and 4-wheelers--BONUS Check and guess what else the house has in the backyard...A PLAYHOUSE! Like a real little house! It is the cutest thing in the picture and I always wanted one when I was a kid. I think it is meant to be. We have an appointment at 2 to go see it so cross-your-fingers that it is as perfect as it looks on paper!! Until then it's time for Mommy to get off the computer and get to cleaning house while the boys play outside!!

Sick Day Numero 2

Ok so we are still home with fever (Braeden) and tummy aches (Brennen). I just have to say that although these kids say they don't feel good I believe they are pulling a fast one on my b/c they do NOT act sick. It takes me back to the days when we stayed home all day with no where to be or no time schedule to follow. It was just us 3 most of the days in Florida and although some days I thought I would go cuuurazyyy, I miss it! I miss being a stay at home mommy and just hanging out all day. I love the boys day care, and they have helped the kids grow soooo soooo much and teach them things I could not...But these sick days are nice. I remember why my blog was updated so much before...Because I had time to just hang out and not have to read 20 chapters a week, or go to class or clinical. I was just here and it was awesome!! Here is a little highlight of the day...

Disclaimer..I don't know what the Abilene water does to my hair, but seriously the 2 times I've lived here this has happened to me...UGH.

Brennen is sitting in my lap and he looks at me and says, "Mommy you have a marshmallows in your hair". Oh yes I have a marshmallow spot in my hair from my scalp peeling.

WE have filled our days with monster chasing, dinosaur singing and hanging out in our tent....Best medicine EVER!!

Sick Days...

Because what else is there to do on sick days where the boys are wearing shorts in freezing weather and mommy is still in her jammies!! Update your blog..DUH!! The boys are feeling a little better so I decided to update the blog from all of December! I really really need to start updating daily. It would make life a LOT easier! Oh well. Until next time we are going to enjoy the rest of our sick day of being lazy and not getting dressed!!

Ruidoso 2010

The family decided to have Christmas in Ruidoso this year. So on the 27th we headed out for the week to have some family fun!! We went to the White Sands and wow was it a blast!! The boys played and played and never complianed 1 time! They were loving it!! We also went to the Winter WOnderland Park and it well wasn't as much fun. We went during a blizzard aka snow pelletes (ice) flying in your face and you had to wait wayyy too long and the boys weren't thrilled! I didn't get any pictures from that day but they did LOVE going down the hill once we waited in line FORever for a 5 second ride! The rest of the time we hung out, went shopping and Mommy & Daddy even won $200 at the casino!!

My favorite Av's


The "Go Horn" friends


The family in the snow...


The guys!!


Braeden and Steph decided to argue this morning (Mommy was still in bed from the late night at the casino)...Well Beau's family eats Peanut butter on their pancakes and well Braeden thought this was the norm..So Steph and T didn't buy and PB and it was a disaster. He was NOT having it. Steph offered him mayo, ketchup, anything in the fridge and then chocolate milk. So Braeden dipped his pancakes in Chocolate milk


The boys carrying their disk at the White Sands


Chance & Brennen


Braeden decided to just roll down the hill. He tried to roll but he looked more like a fish out of water flapping and all we could do is laugh..




Braeden


Brennen


The family


Steph ridding, me on bottom and Meg giving us a push off


The kiddos..Braeden, Madilyn, Avery, Zyleigh, Isaiah, Olivia, Jaymes & Brennen

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve was a BLAST! We cleaned up a little before the in-laws got here, we baked some cookies so after the candle light service at church we could decorate until we couldn't decorate any more! Mommy likes to go a little over board sometimes with the amount that we need and let's just say Santa gained a FEW pounds from our house!

Brennen was super excited!!


Braeden walked around looking at everyones..Daddy had taken over his but after a while he got the hang of it and joined in for the fun..


Daddy even got into the fun..






This is probably one of the best pictures with both boys smiling that I have ever gotten! I love this picture! I was trying to ensure the boys didn't dump the cookies (didn't work they went flying after the pic) and I just got that perfect moment! And I just look and look at how long and big my babies are getting!


Santa arrived with 2 four-wheelers in tow


We were worried all night Brennen would wake up and see everything..But come 9 in the morning he was still snoozing so we woke him up!!


That's an attempt at a smile!!


A few minutes later and the four wheelers were bumping into everything..We definitely don't have a living room big enough for those to stay inside


Braeden just waking up


Braeden was soo excited to see his four wheeler




The boys were getting undressed to go outside to ride their four-wheelers when we decided to open presents so we did it half way undressed


The boys opening their presents that were to both of them! When I went to separate the presents from the tree Brennen was really upset that Braeden had more..It took some time but we counted them out and realized we had the exact same amount! Man at 3...I'm going to have to be careful to always have the same!

Marshal & Amy's Wedding

Uncle Marshal got married this weekend and now we have Aunt Amy in our family!! WOOHOO! The boys and Beau were in the wedding and I got to take pictures! SCARRYYYY! Anyways, the boys were really good (well for the most part) and were really handsome all dressed up!!

Brad, Marshal, Beau & the Boys


Marshal & The boys...


Probably my favorite picture...Ever! Braeden reminds me sooo much of Marshal


Where or where could my mommy have gone?? I just saw her! She's not suppose to be running around!


Whew...I think I'll just have a seat here my legs are tired!










Dance time...


And someone thought I felt a little left out from all the pictures so heres one of me and Beau.