Happy Birthday Baby!

Boone, I can't believe my little man is already FOUR!

Oh my gosh, where did the last four years go? It seems like just yesterday that they put you on my chest (a little too grey for my liking) when you were first born. How wonderful to have this perfect little baby boy! I am setting this to post at 04:11 am so that we can start celebrating your life exactly four years from the moment you joined our family.

You have been a joy to watch learn and grow. You are so sweet and sensitive. And Oh My, what a smart little boy you are. You amaze Daddy and I every day. Your sense of humor is fantastic for someone so young. There are times when I see you with your brother that just make my heart sing. I hope you will be best friends forever!

I wish for you all of the joy and happiness that you have brought to Daddy and me. I wish you security and a life of fun and adventure. But above all, I wish you the love that I have found with your Daddy! You help to complete our picture monkey! I love you!

Love, Mama

Podcasts

I love podcasts and since the two people that read this blog are also parents I wanted to share my new favorites. I really like Jumping Monkeys. It is a twit tv tech podcast but its all about parenting in the digital age. They have a great segment called spend, save, give and play cool kids music too. The Blog is also good.

Another one that I like but that isn't done too regularly is a kids music podcast sponsored by The Land of Nod. If you haven't heard of it, it is cool kids furniture catalog ala Pottery Barn Kids. Anyway they occasionaly update the Nodcast Podcast on itunes and Boone loves the ones by Peter Himmelman and Amy Krause Rosenthal. Each guest artist does their own rendition of a theme song and Boone knows almost every word to the one by Peter Himmelman. Gonna have to download a CD I guess.

Getting ready for Halloween here! What are you and your kids going to be?

Funny

Today Boone said to Josh- "When I get to be a big boy, can I go the the Kennewick Zoo with Aunt Mark and Jessie?"

Josh said "You are a big boy, Kennewick doesn't have a zoo, and its UNCLE Mark."

Just wanted to say THANKS...

to my fabulous husband for all of the little things he does like giving double bareback horsey rides, cleaning carpets. rearranging furniture, rocking feverish babies, and cleaning goo stuck in the sink. I love you baby! You really are my better half...

Oh yeah, here is a sneak peek of my new fall hair color. Still not sure about it, think I need some dark brown streaks.

Little Men...

Hey check out the new banner! I think I finally got the hang of these things. Fun!

Just realized I haven't posted about the kids in awhile. Not much has been going on here but we've still managed to stay really busy. Josh is going back and forth between Yakima and Pullman for work. He usually is only gone one over night a week for right now but that is likely to change soon.

Boone is great, working on so many letter combinations. So funny when throws a random bunch of letters together and then asks "Mom, what does that spell?" It is probably more entertaining listening to me try to sound them out.

Brody is puny this weekend. Probably just a virus but I had him cultured for strep just in case. It was going around daycare this week. His speech is so delayed compared to Boone's and is actually pretty delayed for his age so I had an evaluation done last month. He barely misses the cutoff to qualify for expressive speech therapy but apparently his receptive is off the charts. That just means we have to be very careful of what we say, because he really does understand it all.

Of course he's been throwing out a lot of attempt at words since the eval. So funny. I think he can now say: duck, dog, cat, hat, thank you, yay!, all done and few new others. They all kind of sound very similar to the untrained ear though...

Talk to Your Daughters...

or check this one out:



Can you believe what we do to ourselves?

Last one for the day...

Couldn't help it since this one is dead on!

You Are Corona

You don't drink for the love of beer. You drink to get drunk. You prefer a very light, very smooth beer. A beer that's hardly a beer at all. And while you make not like the taste of beer, you like the feeling of being drunk. You drink early and often. Sometimes with friends. Sometimes alone. All the party needs is you!

What's Your Beer Personality?

Yummo!

You Are Pecan Pie Soda

Sweet, but totally nuts

What Jones Holiday Soda Are You?

Josh and I were just talking about Jones Soda because they sell them at Qwest Field. Check out these great new flavors.

I am...

You Are Tiramisu

Light and lovely, you pack a punch.You never overwhelm... but you always leave a lasting impression.

http://www.blogthings.com/whatdessertareyoumostlikequiz/

The Dessert I Hate the Most! How is that possible??

Ideal Bite

Check out this tip. Really makes you think about the big "footprint" huh! I really like this website. It breaks everything down in to manageable chunks of info with easy ways to make a difference. Gotta try to do my part in other ways since we all know that my vehicle isn't helping out at all.