The Chompers

I got a good picture of Parker's teeth so I thought I'd share them with the world!

Why don't people want to play with my kids?

Isaac heard the neighbor kids outside so he ran out to join them. He made sure to put on his boots but missed the pants. His little karate stance mixed with kung fu moves scared all the kids away!

Poor Parker... Enough said!

Good bye 27, hello 28

Kids may think 28 years sounds old but to most people, I'm sure it sounds young. Not sure what it means to me though. All I know is that 28 is way too close to 30 and 30 is way too close to 40. Once I hit 40 I might as well be 50. Not that 50 is bad, I'm just not even close to being ready to leave my 20s.

Moving on...

Today started out a little slow. Shaun went to work yesterday morning and left me at home sick with two energetic boys. This year Shaun was only scheduled to work one holiday... My birthday. For this reason I wasn't particularly looking forward to June 1st. It was going to be Christmas all over again... Just me and the boys! I was up a bunch with Parker last night (he now has two teeth), which doesn't work too well after taking Tylenol PM. This morning I was dragging. My head, my throat, my nose... Ugh! I was wishing so badly that Shaun would come home. He called to wish me a happy birthday then told me what his captain at work had planned for their day. I watched the clock tick by and once it hit 9am, I figured he wasn't coming. At 9:16 I got a text from him that said, "There is a card for you under the front doormat." My first reaction was to cry because I wanted him and not a card but then I realized it could be him. I jumped up, ran to the door, and there he was with flowers in hand! For a split second I was 100% healthy and hugged and kissed him! I knew he wouldn't let me down. It just wouldn't be right to leave your sick wife at home on her birthday!

For lunch we headed to Red Robin with Shaun's family. They showered me with gifts, flowers, and loved on the boys! Next on the schedule... Naps! That was pushed back a little though because when we got home I was surprised again... My parents were standing in my kitchen! I was completely shocked! I was showered with gifts again and then was told to go take a nap. After naps we headed to the park and enjoyed pizza, soccer, t-ball, and flying a kite. We ended the day with cake and ice cream! I felt so loved today and it made my cold not seem so bad. The only bummer of the day is that I can't smell all my beautiful flowers...

Our attempt at a family picture

Opening presents from the Higgins
(gift cards and a super cute sweatshirt that came in handy at the park. Brrrr).

A picture with the red robin

Family of three. Isaac had better things to do...

Here he is doing one of his "better things."

This makes my heart smile!

Arizona

Two weeks ago the boys and I headed to Arizona. Shaun stayed home and worked pretty much everyday we were gone. The plane ride there and back went well. Good things it's only one hour though... I don't think I could handle much more all by myself.

While in AZ we did what we always do... Relax... Or at least I relax while my parents play with the boys. The main reason for the trip was to go to one of my best friend's baby shower and I don't have any pictures to show for it. Julie, I may need you to email me a picture! :) The other reason is because I won't go in the summer so we figured we needed one more visit before it got too hot! Mom and Dad, You're free to come here anytime this summer!

My dad cleaned out the attic and found all my dolls and stuffed animals! The boys loved playing in the hug pile of stuff. Can't believe I still have this much! OR that my parents have saved it for all these years! Can you tell I really need to have a girl?

Ailee and Isaac were at it again. Up early every morning...

Parker enjoyed my parent's "hammock-like" swing!

G.G. Mom also got to visit. She loves watching my crazy boys. The first picture is of her and Isaac in May 2008. She bought him these pjs and now Parker is wearing them in May 2010. Both boys fill up her WHOLE lap!

Oceanside

A few weeks ago my three boys and I spent the day on the sand. It was still a little chilly, but we were determined to have a beach day! The water was freezing (like always) but it didn't bother us once our legs turned numb ('cause that's as far as we would go). It was Parker's first time and he didn't seem to care. He just finds joy in watching big brother have fun! They were both out the whole way home so Shaun and I could actually have a peaceful conversation. Too bad we were so tired ourselves and just ended up listening to music... Go figure! Hopefully there will be many more beach days to report about this summer!

Some of my favorite shots from the day!

I love that there is a playground right on the sand!

Even in sandals, "Spiderman" was able to climb to the top all by himself!

This picture is a perfect display of my boy's personalities!

Isaac got a "reward" for posing for all the pictures and he wasn't too happy when little brother wanted some too!

Better late than never...

Mother's Day is a very important day. I may even go as far as to say that it is more important than my birthday. It is a holiday that has to be earned by a whole lot of sweat and pain and then followed by a whole lot of sleepless nights and non-showered days! It's one of those things that should come with a warning sign. "Have kids at your own risk!" On the other hand, it is a day to remember all the good and to celebrate the joys of having kids! For my Mother's Day, my three boys let me go shopping, they got me flowers and a very sweet card, AND turned my blog into a book. I love it! We spent the morning at church and then headed over to Shaun's parent's house in the afternoon!

My precious, precious boys

Papa's birthday was also on Mother's Day so we had a lot to celebrate.

Isaac giving Ammah her presents. He was very proud of his painted hand prints on the pillow!

One of my favorites that didn't deserve to be minimized to collage size:)

Parker and his aunties
(sorry to Courtney for getting the smaller picture. That's just how the collage formatted it... Kimberly got the big picture).

Isaac beating up Uncle Manny... Until he realized he had dessert!

Confessions of a Clueless Blogger

So I'm finally going to give up, admit that I have no idea, and ask for help from my fellow (much smarter than me) blogging friends...

I have no clue how to get my friends and family blog links to update themselves. Instead of just having the names, I want it to show me when someone has posted on their blog. I have gone to settings and then tried to "sort" the list, but it only gives me options to do it alphabetically or reverse alphabetically. Not by recent updates.

For those of you that can see who checks your blog, I just want you to know that if you see my name appear often, I'm not stalking you, I'm stalking your friends list. It's easy to see from your page who has written a new post as apposed to clicking on my entire list one at a time.

I'm not one to admit defeat (especially for something that seems so simple), but checking blogs would be a lot quicker if I knew which ones I actually needed to go to.

Thanks!

To-Do-Posts:
Mother's Day
Beach trip
Arizona trip
Parker has teeth