Andy and Opie

Look at my handsome boys! Doesn't this picture look like it came straight from the opening credits of the 'Andy Griffith Show' ?! My guys went fishing a few times over the Labor Day weekend...or rather daddy fished with both poles while Ethan ran around and came back in time to reel in his catch! They had a blast...we all did! We spent the three day weekend with my family at a resort in KC. We swam, fished, walked, played, sat around the camp fire and ate...A LOT! Ethan really bonded with his aunts and uncles and even learned a couple of new 'tricks'...more about THAT later.

Here is a picture of Ethan and Aunt Lanie peeking out of the loft in our cabin:

It was such a great time...can't wait to do it all over again!

She made it happen!

here are the little beauties in all their glory!

Remember THIS post about the "billy balls/billy buttons/craspedia"? Well, it turns out, my sweet friend Diedre in KC decided to make my day! She searched for a florist in KC who sold the little gems, had them packaged in poster tubes and sent them to me as a baby gift! How sweet is that? I am so thrilled and plan to trim them to various lengths and put them in an adorable vase in my bedroom for just the right punch of color! Thank you Diedre! You're the best!

Nappy, Nappy Nap time

What does nap time look like in your household? Pre-kiddos, mine was a couple hours of pure bliss tucked under a down comforter slipping into a dreamy sleep on a Sunday afternoon.

Now, it looks something like this: me walking a path between the two rooms popping the paci back in Little Miss's mouth and telling the Little Mr. to stop standing on the bed and that he is NOT Buzz Lightyear. 45 minutes pass...Little Miss must have phased out of REM because she is now fussing and the Little Mr. is still pretending to be Buzz...I pop paci back in and remind 'Buzz' that I'm about to send him to "infinity and beyond" if I catch him standing on his bed one more time. 30 minutes pass...Little Miss finally asleep and 'Buzz' is singing "This little light of mine" and counting to 30, there's a strange wall banging, which I discover is his feet tapping the wall; I decide to choose my battles. 10 minutes pass...Little Mr. is finally asleep, body half off the bed and feet perched against the wall. Little Miss, completely unswaddled, but definitely asleep.

Me...well, I'll be spending nap time doing laundry, cleaning up lunch, a little alone time reading HIS word and enjoying the peace and quiet...until the UPS man comes, the dog barks, or the phone rings...

She's four months old! (and 3 weeks)

Okay, so I'm about three weeks late on this post...better late than never! Eva is just the sweetest little thing! She's smiley, sweet, brilliant (believe me, I CAN tell!) and just an all around happy baby! Here are some pics to show you what I mean! And, in another week or so, we'll celebrate the five month mark...I hope you're not holding your breath ;) Please excuse the blurriness of the photos...I think our camera is on the fritz...mmmmm...now maybe we can get that digital SLR!

"You're the bestest friend in the whole world!"

These are the words my sweet boy has been telling me lately! Oh, how special it makes me feel! And to think I'm the only one who hears these special words....ummmmm, not quite. Come to find out he has many, "bestest friends in the whole world!" WHAT?! It turns out it's more of a generic, "I like you" kind of phrase he's been sharing with the sweet middle school sitter who came to watch him, the little neighbor boy, the sacker at the grocery store (yeah, I know!), teachers at church, our crazy neighbor across the street...ummm the pool of people is limitless! But, until he turns 16 when I will definitely NOT be viewed as his best friend in the whole wide world, I will relish these sweet words despite that I share this category with many, MANY people!

One Last Hoorah

Today, I say good-bye to my sedentary lifestyle along with sleeping til' 7am. As of Monday morning at 5:30 am I am getting my post-baby body whipped into shape by taking a kick boxing/strength training class at a local church.

I know you must be thinking that the above time is a type-o, I really mean 5:30 PM...no, unfortunately for me, that time is correct. I have to work around my kiddos, so, I'm biting the bullet.

So, today, I am celebrating my commitment to healthy living and fitness by slamming down a couple of chocolate zucchini cupcakes and a root beer...I'll work it off on Monday.

Headed to Prison?

So, one of my readers so generously informed me in church this morning that killing a bat is illegal in Iowa as they are endangered species. This could be my final post.

I wonder if I qualify for Camp Cupcake?