A few of the Kiddo's

Chillin' on the bed...

Maci waiting for the tub to fill,  "Hey! Let me in there!!!!"

Almost there....

Alright -- for those that are still looking at this blog periodically....we're almost there.  Only 4 quizzes, 3 exams, and 2 finals.  And then.  Pictures....sanity....sleep.....fun....sanity....did I say sanity?  I'm falling apart these days and am counting down the days to freedom.  Wish me luck and please check back in a few weeks because I promise to post some good stuff on here!  :)  We hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving!!

A few more....

Hold my hand, Landyn.

The cousins

Take 2.

And he's rounding the corner.......

Paid up

Muddin' Mamas pre mud.....gonna have to search for a post mud from Carly....

2 sweeties

It went down the hole -- cookie sharing with Grandpa Hobbs

Hey Red!

Her hair is looking super red in lots of these pics.....

Who's messin with who??

You talkin' to me?!?

See....she's sweet!

That belly looks plenty full.....

GREAT GRANDPA!!!  Love ya Gramps!

My little chore boy

Ummmm.....are you supposed to be coloring on that??

Light 'em up!

Happy Halloween!!

And now....I am officially paid up on photos -- hope you all enjoyed.  No more photo promises....it's study time!  Happy Halloween everyone!  Oh -- one photo promise -- trick or treating.  No time frame for promises though!  :)

And she's off....

Yep -- it happened.  Little Mo crawled!!!  2 forward.  She's been going up like she's going to bear crawl and then just plopping down.  She's gotten up on her knees, rocked back and forth, then sat on her butt.  Tonight, she got up....took 2 forward....and then I don't know what happened after that.  I wasn't there....neither was Brent.  She pulled this one off while at the neighbors.  Brent left for 2 minutes and was back to hear the news.  I was studying 15 miles away.  Little stinker.  She's been taunting us all weekend. 

Sorry for the huge break in posting.  This semester is taking it's toll.  Here's all I know:

Cash finished his last day of soccer this weekend and is now looking forward to starting hockey.  I think we get a little break for a month or so and then it's back at it.  Sure hope they don't turn these little guys loose with sticks and sharp skates. 

Halloween is coming up as you are all aware of -- I might have spaced it since I told Brent the other night not to worry, I'd pull some meat out of the freezer....heck I'd even make up some salve to go with it....and I forgot in less than 2 minutes.  They ate mac and cheese that night.  I drove around all day with my trunk open.  I stayed up past 1 in the morning posting to the blog.  I woke up in the middle of the night worried about my vena cava.  I've lost it.  Anyway, Cash was sure he was going to be Batman, but once we got to the store.....he was drawn to another superhero.  Ironman.  Once again....the costume is a bit snug around the waist/chest and a bit long in the arms/legs.  Oh well....it's one night and he LOVES it!  He ran around in it the other night and showed off his muscles by pushing Maci over.  Bully.  Maci had better get a costume with bigger muscles than Ironman.

My camera is in hiding

Sorry -- I promised pics and I don't have them. I left my camera with my running buddies this morning. A girl just can't think straight after running the Mad Mudder (I am positive it was more up than down....at least double.....) -- a 6K that included obstacles (running from not 1, but 2 sasquatch, military boot camp, hurdles, and more) along the way and then jumping into a huge mud pit. After all of that, it was hard to keep track of the darn camera. When I get the energy up to get out of my sweats and go to Carly's house to grab it, there will be more photos up. :) Until then -- here's one from a few weeks ago when Cash spent a few hours at Landyn's house.

P.S. The Mad Mudder was great fun -- we can't wait to do it again next year! My muddy clothes are still laying on the bathroom floor -- I guess I'd better go do something about that one. Unfortunately my mother isn't here to clean up after me.....wanna come over Mom?!?

And -- in closing.  Sasquatch. 

Update

As you can probably guess -- I have started school again. Yep, blog time has diminished. I am writing a brief update and will post pictures hopefully sometime Wednesday night (I have a test Wednesday morning, otherwise I'd do it earlier -- full focus on school these days). Maci is a little sweetie -- she loves to chit chat and let out little squeals of joy. Sweet. She's sitting up on her own these days, but still topples over every once in awhile. She is now wearing 12 month to 18 month clothing. The girlie weighs 18.5 pounds and is 26 inches long. Our little girl isn't so little anymore. Sad how fast this all goes. She's even eating a little bit of food these days. Mainly twinkies. :)

Cash has started soccer tots. Just when you think you have the best kid in the world, he proves you wrong by being the only one that doesn't listen at soccer. In fact, Coach Mo set up the cones to run around and then kick the ball at the end and Cash proceeded to kick them all over, while he was supposed to be standing on his circle and listening to instructions like the other kids were. He made me feel like the biggest idiot in America -- so I yelled at Brent. :) It wasn't terrible, but I feel like I spent most of the time shaking my head in frustration and trying to get Brent to corral the little turd while I held Maci. We'll try again next week. I sure hope things go better. I told Brent that he'd better get out there and do every activity....we paid 90 bucks for this!

Beyond that -- I can't think. I have a few more hours of study to go and everyone else is sound asleep. Lucky ducks. When this semester is over I'm taking a whole week off and doing nothing but sleep....and watch 7 Brides for 7 Brothers. A gift to myself that I have yet to watch (for the 800th time -- but this time on DVD).

Countdown

That's right -- it's countdown to no more poopy undies time! I'm pulling out all of the stops. This is a test of wills and I think that I may break soon if we can't pull this off. I would like to say that I'm the boss and that I'm going to win, but it seems my son may have my same attitude. Great. We're in for it.

You'll notice that there is one sticker and one apple on the chart (in the basket with the #1 on it). Yep. One potty down, 99 to go.

Sorry about the potty talk.....but this is what is taking over our lives these days. Sometimes I forget that I have a life outside of poop, Thomas the train and Buzz Lightyear undies, and stickers for the pooping board. My 20 year old self never saw this coming.

All about girls

Surfing cowboy

Here I thought I was something for being able to learn to surf at 30 years old. Well....I've been outdone by a 2 year old. Thank god it was my 2 year old so I can at least claim that he received all of his talents from me. :) He went with Amos for his first surfing lesson.....the first go round was a wipe out with Cash screaming bloody murder for Daddy. So into the boat he went. Then Amos surfed on his own and Cash decided it was too cool not to try again, so out he went one more time. This time it was for real. They stayed up and Cash had a great time. He thought it was funny to kick his feet in the spray of the wake. Fun times for everyone! When we got home, he took Bodie out for a quick ride with his new little guy stirrups strapped over my saddle horn. Another good time. Our little surfing cowboy.

Potty Training

If he's peeing in the potty. Good.

If he's making it through the night. Awesome.

If he pees his pants once a day. You're the best.

If he poops in his pants while you're sitting right there after you've sat in the bathroom for a half hour. Go out for a beer.

The end.

Good luck with your potty training adventures. Don't call me for advice. I am at a loss for words for the first time in my life.

Birthday buddies

Last weekend we had a party for Landyn (our god daughter and Cash's first and last girlfriend -- we've got a little arranged marriage going here). The 2 kids had a great time and we found out that sidewalk chalk can easily be removed from decks, houses, car tires, and even windowsills. Who would've thought? I love whoever created easy to remove kid stuff. They deserve a nobel peace prize.

This weekend....big boy undies time. We're doing it. Cold turkey. We've lined our entire house in newspaper. Wish us luck.

Slapped around

Apparently I have a little wild sleeping problem. Who knows. I won't confirm or deny.....nor can Brent....but he swears this evidence shows that I really did hit him in the middle of the night. Thank god we have a spare bedroom. Guess he'll be moving to the basement. :) And I'd also like to mention that if I were on top of my game, I'd have had the laundry done before the picture was taken. Amen.

FORE!!

Flathead Lake

Fair's fair....that's what my Mom always said. Or was it, Life isn't fair!?? I don't know...maybe I'm making it all up. Either way -- tried to make sure we have equal amounts of photos of cute kids. :) This is an old one....in fact it may already be on the blog, but it sure is cute!

Two girlies goofing off in their hats.

Hang Ten, Mama!!!

Run Cash, run. Wait, don't run, you're on a dock ya nut! In fact, Cash threw himself overboard while we were out there (nobody panic, he was wearing a life vest in the shallow end). He looked just like a scuba diver, sitting on the edge and just plopping over backward. Don't worry, I saved his life.....well, the lifejacket did and I plucked him out of the water. Then he proceeded to tell everyone that Mama saved him. I love being his favorite, even if it's only for a few seconds.

See the Osprey, Daddy?!? See it?!?

A little fun time with Tashena.

Cash and Maci having breakfast -- she looks jealous doesn't she? I think we're going to try out some real food soon.

No, he's not doing anything bad, but it sure looks like he is working on it. He might have been getting ready to color on the table, but I'm sure we caught him.

Update: Maci is rolling over at will now. She started rolling over a few weeks ago, but is now much more excited to do it. She is a sweet, sweet little girl....just like her mama.