Breaking Spring in Colorado Springs

This picture is so funny to me because everyone is holding a phone or an ipod, I guess this is how the future is going to be, we will lose all capacity to socialize personally. This is my very handsome and such a great kid, nephew Jackson (or Jerkson) either way he responds to both. The last morning we were at my sisters we woke up the the yard being toilet papered. Darn teenage girls.. We went to Garden of the Gods (a maz ing) so beautiful and the boys had such a great time climbing all over the rocks with their cousin Sam and Aunt Kimmy. Ryder "helped" Aunt Kimmy down the mountain on her bum, everyone had a great time! Time to brag about my family..we invaded my sister's house. I say invaded because there were a total of 15 people and 5 dogs. It was crazy at times but it was so much fun. I am so thankful to have such wonderful parents and great brothers and sisters!

This is Hank and Roxy, they played the whole time. Hank was totally covered in Roxy drool constantly.

Swallowed Dollar

Last night,early this morning; or sometime in between.. Ethan woke us up in a panic! He told us that he swallowed a gold dollar coin (grandpa gives my boys gold dollars). We thought he was sleep walking and still dreaming so we tried to wake him up but he was already awake! He was crying and scared, so I asked him why he had a gold dollar in his mouth and he said he didn't Know why but he was positive he had swallowed it and that he was going to have to have it cut our of his tummy. Finally we convinced him that he didn't have a gold dollar by his bed and he would have needed to get out of bed, find his wallet, locate a gold dollar and then swallow it. No need to panic!.... anyone got change for a dollar?

Birthdays, Bikes and a Black eye

Well, since the last post we have had 3 birthdays at our house. Archer turned 7, I turned 33 and Ethan turned 10. Every year I let the boys pick out there own cake mix, frosting and decorations for their b-day cake. Archer chose a funfetti cake with chocolate frosting and lots of deco. Ethan chose a lemon cake with lemon frosting and just the number 10. I think he chose lemon just to be different but it was really yummy! The boys got new bikes and I got a prescription for the medicine you put on your eyelashes to make them grow (It really works!) and Eric got a black eye




Long story short : He was working on the snow plow attached to his truck and lost his footing and the antenna like thing( it is actually a marker to help you see how your snowplow is aimed) jabbed him about an inch under his eye. He actually bent the metal that connects the inch thick antenna thing to the plow. He is actually really blessed that he didn't lose his eye! This happened on Friday night and most of the swelling is gone but it is really colorful now; mostly dark purple. The boys keep telling him it looks like he is wearing makeup.

Gotta love hand-me-downs

My parents bought a brand new washer and dryer so I got their "old" ones that aren't old at all!!! I am very excited but I have a brand new (1 load used) gain laundry soap that I cant use because it isn't HE! Anybody want it?

1/11/11

lots of ONES today..
E had a "procedure" today to remove the little tendon that holds your upper lip to your gums removed, apparently that is going to help reduce the gap between his front teeth. Little did I know this little "procedure" was going to cost $165.00, I hope it works!

I guess I need to get off of my bum and get back to the gym... I really like being at the gym, i just have GOING (getting myself ready and in the freezing car). This is going to be a year of getting myself together, mentally, physically, spiritually, and financially (I am a little obsessed with couponing at the moment.

not such an interesting post but I couldn't let 1/11/11 pass me by.

Snow Play

Ry has been begging to play in the snow and I told him he could when I got done working but when I was done brudder and udder brudder (E and Arch) were not home to play with him. I suited him up and let him loose all by himself, he was only out there for 10 minutes in the 12 degree weather. Hank (the dog) was wishing he was out there with him too and kept pawing at the sliding glass door.

Christmas pictures

Christmas Eve morning Eric and the boys had a mini donut eating contest,there was lots of coughing and gaggin, who knew those little donuts are so dry?!? It was a 3 way win Eric, Ethan and Archer won with Ryder coming in a not so close 4th place.

We had a wonderful Christmas Eve dinner at Sostanza (very nice place here in T) then drove around town to look at the lights.

Christmas morning the troops woke up around 6:30 but we had to wait until 7is for Aunt Angie and Grandma and Grandpa to get to our house. Once they had arrived the festivities began!

Last year Eric and I decided to scale back on how many gift the kids got (one year we went way over board and half of the stuff they received never got played with). They each got 3 presents from Santa and we got 2 wii games as a family, the grown-ups gave each other much needed items of clothing.

I love Christmas and I love spending time with my family!