Four little boys in a tub

Ethan, Cole, Brandon, and Isaac all had a fun bubble bath.

Park Fun

Cold Swim Party

The boys insisted to play outside in the water, but it was way too cold and they were all freezing within a few minutes. I can't believe I am saying that Las Vegas is too cold, I never thought I would say that. But things are really cooling down rather nicely.

Slumber Party with the cousins

Ethan and Cole had a blast at their slumber party with their cousins, Brandon and Isaac.

Fun Weekend

We had such a fun weekend I am not even sure where to begin. My mom, sister, other sister and her husband with their two kids came down and spent the weekend with us. We did a lot of fun things, but the highlight of the trip was the girls all went othe Celine Dion Concert on Saturday night. It was such a great concert and it was even better to do it with my mom and sisters. Even if you don't like Celine Dion there was enough entertainment with the other dancers, props, and special effects. We had quite the adventure with me driving shawn's car down the strip, not to mention getting out of the parking garage at Caesar's Palace.

Fun Family Time

Yesterday after dinner the kids were outside coloring with chalk on the patio. Ethan wanted Shawn to trace his body. Ethan had fun drawing his face, hair, and some clothes on the body. But what really got Shawn and I laughing was Ethan made sure his little picture was anatomically correct. He was so casual about adding some boy body parts that we couldn’t help but laugh. Cole decided to mow the rocks with his pretend lawn mower while he was naked. It seems to be a constant theme lately-Naked Cole. Ever since we got him potty trained he decided that he prefers to be naked. It is an uphill battle to get undies on him. And then once he is dressed he just undresses. After the kids were done playing outside Shawn decided it would be funny to turn on the hose and drench them. They too thought that was funny. They have no fear of the water or getting plastered in the face. Loo Loo is just shy of six months and she is all over the place rolling on her head scooting around. I might be in big trouble with her. Shawn is just finishing his ER rotation and will start at Sunrise Children’s on the wards this coming Monday. He is really excited and loves being at Sunrise Children’s Hospital. Today at their noon conference the director of the program came up to Shawn and asked if he would be willing to do some research with him for a big conference coming up in a few months. Shawn was really excited and I am so proud of him. He works so hard every hour of the day. He is such a great dad trying to balance family and work, and he does an amazing job.

Field Trip Day

Today for Ethan's preschool we went on a field trip to the Apple Orchard. Can you believe Las Vegas has an apple orchard? It was funny because this morning Ethan was getting read to go and he said, "Mom, I want to look nice today for my field trip." So I asked him what else he wanted to wear because he was already dressed. He said, "I want to wear my hat and some nice socks." What a simple request. I thought it was funny how he thought that would make him look nice. Anyway, we had a fun time at the Orchard. We picked some apples, had some apple cider, and learned about Johnny Appleseed. I can't wait to go back in a few weeks for the pumpkin patch with the family. Cole was mad he didn't get to come, but Shawn took him to the store and bought him a box of donuts. Next time I might stay home with Shawn if he will buy me a box of donuts.

Bye Bye Bunk Beds

Today we said goodbye to the bunk beds. Ethan and Cole have loved having bunk beds, but this past week my naughty little monkey (a.k.a. Cole) decided that it is fun to climb up to the top and jump off. Don't worry-he piled a bunch of pillows at the bottom on the floor (like that really helps). To make things worse, Shawn has a patient in the hospital right now who broke his neck falling off a bunk bed. Despite how naughty our boys are we really do love them, so needless to say Shawn and I took the beds down. The kids didn't really seem to care, they think they have a new room now with different beds. Hopefully this way we can preserve our children's lives a bit longer! And not have to make any trips to the emergency room.

Primary Comments

I was recently put in the primary so now I get to spy on Ethan and see how he behaves. It has been a little hard because ever since I was put in there he acts out of control, won't stay in his seat, won't sing songs, etc. The presidency has commented that he never acted like this before. So we are working on this, but it is really funny to be able to hear what he has to say when they ask questions. Ethan immediately raises his hand when any question is asked. He has two responses, "Jesus", or "be nice to my brother." No matter what the questions is he always says one of those or another variation of be nice to my brother, like don't hit your brother, or share with your brother. The primary must think all he and Cole do is fight because all his comments revolve around being nice to his brother. It is really fun to hear what your little ones learn.

Olivia's First Hair-do!

Livy finally has enough hair for a little ponytail on top-well, barely. This is my first girl and as you can tell I was so excited to pull those four little hairs into a little ponytail. Livy didn't really like it and I need a lot of practice, but believe it or not I am kind of excited to learn how to do a girls hair. I hope she doesn't mind me practicing on her.

Bedtime Questions

Bedtime is my favorite time of the day. It is the only time all day that it is quiet and I actually feel like maybe I am sane. Every night after the kids go to bed Ethan calls me into his room usually around five to seven times for a crazy line of questioning. For example, "Do ants have noses?", "Did you clean that vent over there?", "What if a bear comes in my room?" and "Do we live by a forest?" Those are all real questions from last night-it must be when his mind is the most active. By the fifth time it gets pretty old and I am tired of running into his room for another crazy question. Last night the routine was the same and I was on my sixth journey back to his room. When I got in there this is what he said, "Mom, maybe you should go to sleep now and then you won't worry about us. Because it is thirty o'clock." I told him I thought that was a good idea and that I would love to go to sleep. If it were only that simple. I just thought his comment was so cute and thoughtful.

Dirty Feet

Last night the kids and I were outside watching the neighbor kid fly his little airplane. He has a three foot remote control airplane that the kids love to watch him fly around. Anyways, Cole didn't have any shoes on and was running around the road with a herd of kids. When we came inside this is what Cole's feet looked like. Surprisingly they cleaned up fairly easily.



Another funny thing happened. Cole was out in the middle of the road barefoot and no shorts-just Spiderman undies and t-shirt (I don't always let me kids run around like orphans-they were just having too much fun to stop them). Cole yanked down his undies and pulled out his little boy part and yelled "Mom, I got to pee." The kids laughed and I was really embarrassed. But we took care of it!

More Park Pictures

For some reason lately I am a little blog crazy, but I try to use this blog as a way to document my life and as a little journal. This way in twenty years I can remember all the fun things in my life that I might otherwise forget about. Now that I have that out of the way-on with more pictures from the park.

Ethan and Cole at the Park

Today we went to a park. Ethan and Cole were pretending that this little place was a restaurant. But, of course when I got the camera out the show was almost over. You get a short glimpse of their fun! It reminded me of when Ethan was young and we would go grocery shopping. We used to always get those carts with the cars that the kids ride in. As we would go through the line to check out he would reach up out of the car window like he was going through the drive through and say, "Cheeseburger Please". It was so cute!

Nice Weather

Can you believe that the weather was actually nice today in Las Vegas? It was low 70’s most of the day. I didn’t even have to turn on my air conditioner (thanks to my $200.00 bill last month). The kids and I decided we should go outside and ride bikes. I thought it would be a great idea, but I was wrong. Ethan didn’t show any interest in riding his bike, unless I was pushing him. Cole is a terror on his little Spiderman big wheel. Picture this- Cole crushing down the middle of the road (I couldn’t get him to stay on the side) while I am chasing after him with Livy in the Bjorn bouncing away. Ethan stuck in the middle of the road at the other end of the street yelling for me to come push him. I am sure if any of the neighbors were watching out their window they were laughing. Cole goes ten times faster than Ethan even thinks about and he only crashed three times. I am starting to wonder if getting Ethan to ride his bike is a futile attempt. Maybe we will wait another month or so and try again. This whole time Livy sat peacefully enjoying her ride in the Bjorn. I can’t believe I didn’t have my camera because there would have been some funny pictures.

On a side note, Ethan informed me today that my teeth are too yellow and I need to get them fixed. We were watching TLC’s Ten Years Younger and so I think that is where it came from-at least I hope.