E's Birhtday

Here are some pictures of E's birhtday. How in the world did she get so old and big??!? Here is the happy (usually) 3 year old:



Here we are with the birthday cake I made her. I felt a little out of practice with the fondant, but it was fun to make anyway. I call the cake "The Barbie Belle of the Ball"

Here she is dressed up in a Tinkerbelle costume that Uncle M and Aunt M's family gave her. She loves to dress up.

This was at her birthday party with M's side of the family. She had a Disney Princess cake. Yes, she was eating a sucker as she was waiting for cake and ice cream. It was her birthday, right?

She loved opening up all the presents. She even let B help when he asked to. She really is a sweetheart inside all the spunky exterior!!

From the Mouth of Babes

I told B I would help him figure out how to work a toy after I got E in her carseat. He said "I figured it out mom. I read the constructions."

I was writing through facebook to a friend. E asked what I was doing. I told her I was talking to a friend on the computer. E looked at me seriously and said "Computers don't talk, Mom."

I was talking to M about a doll E had just gotten for her birthday. It was really cute and had pink hair. I held it up to M and asked him who he thought it looked like. He said it looked like his niece M. B said "M had pink hair when she was a baby?!?"

NYC and Boston

M and I went to Boston and NYC a few weeks ago without the kids. We went a lot of places that we hadn't gone before. It was lots of fun!!!

This was at the Red Sox game. The first game we went to we bought tickets from a scalper. It was a little bit scary! We were in the "cheap seats" where the fans get really loud and wild. It was super humid (notice the glow on our faces). The second game we had seats that were a lot closer. We got lots of Red Sox gear at the store.

Although we have been to NYC three times before, we had never been to the Empire State Building. It was raining while we were up there so here was a picture of a storm coming in.

We had also never been to the Brooklyn bridge before. We walked from the Brooklyn side to the Manhatten side. I never knew it was such a popular thing to do! There were tons of people up there!

A TAG

49 Things Tag FILL IT OUT! Learn 49 things about your friends, and let them learn 49 things about you!

1. Do you like blue cheese?  I love blue cheese
2. Your Favorite Shoes? Flip flops
3. Do you own a gun? No
4. Your favorite song? All the songs from Wicked
5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? No, no big deal
6. What do you think of hot dogs? I will only eat Nathans or Hebrew national
7. Favorite Christmas song? Carol of the Bells
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Water
9. Can you do push ups? I could probably do a few but that's it!
10. Are you afraid of flying?  Not really unless we are without the kids.  Then I am a little more nervous
11. What's your favorite piece of jewelry? My wedding ring
12. Favorite hobby? sewing and eating good food
13. Animals: love them or hate them? Love some animals
14. Do you have ADD? No, although I tend to be a little forgetful

15. What do you hate about yourself? My insecurities
16. What is your middle name? Linsey
17. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment: I wish E was feeling better.  I wonder how Jeff is doing today.  Is it bad that I am letting my kids watch TV while I am doing this>
18. What's your favorite number? 14
19. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink? Water, Diet Coke, Diet Pepsi
20. Current worry right now? sending B to kindergarten in August
21. Current hate right now? That E is sick
22. Favorite place to be? on vacation
23. How did you bring in the New Year? We went to bed early because we had to get up at 5 AM to catch a flight the next day.
24. Where would you like to go? Amsterdam and Italy
25. Name three people who will complete this? I don't know! 
26. Do you own slippers? Yes
27. What shirt are you wearing?  gray one
28. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? I've never had them, but I don't think I would like them
29. Can you whistle? Yes
30. Favorite color? blue, brown, and pink
31. Would you be a pirate? No, I would get sea sick
32. What songs do you sing in the shower? I don't do that anymore
33. Favorite girl's name? Rosalee
34. Favorite boy's name? I don't want anyone stealing it, but I love the name Benson
35. What's in your pocket right now? I don't have pockets on these sweats
36. Last thing that made you laugh? When I scared B while he was in quiet time.  He jumped and screamed.
37. Best bed sheets as a child? Yellow sheets
38. Worst injury you've ever had? A broken ankle
39. How many TVs do you have in your house? 4
40. Who is your loudest friend? Angie Martinez.  Love you Ang!
41. How many dogs do you have? 2, sort of.
42. Does someone have a crush on you? M definetely does
43. Favorite Book? The work and the Glory series
44. Partying hard or Laying low? laying low
45. What is your favorite candy? There are sooo many I don't think I could choose.  I have a serious sweet tooth
46. Favorite Sports team? Utah Utes and Boston Red Sox
47.What were you doing 12 AM last night? Sleeping
48. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? Dang, E feels hot
49. If you are married, where did you meet your WIFE/HUSBAND? I was working for his brother as a dental assistant and he came in to get his teeth cleaned and asked his bro. for my number.  The rest is history.

B's Birthday and a new haircut

E eating cake and ice cream

B and I with the cake I made him.  And that is my new hair cut.  Although not on a great hair day.

B got a Bumblebee mask for his Birthday.  You can talk like a transformer in it.

Another one of his presents.  It eats Hot Wheel cars.

What kids do when they are bored or unsupervised

It's probably hard to see in this picture, but while E was in quiet time she decided to re-decorate her nightstand.  She also thought that her dresser, wall, books, and some clothes needed decorating, too.  Yeah, the medium she used was permanent marker.  Needless to say she got in big trouble.  Most of it did not come off, even with magic eraser.  It was everywhere!

I let B and E play while I am in the shower.  When I got out I yelled down to them to see if they were doing OK.  There was no answer so I went downstairs to see.  They had dumped out all of their toys in the living room and a Costco size bag of Craisins.  They did learn a good lesson, though.  If you don't want to pick up, don't dump everything out!!

Good thing they are cute!! 

So Sorry!

I apologize to everyone who has been checking my blog the last month for an update!  I got a mac for my birthday and have yet to figure out how to download new pictures.  One of these nights, between the baseball, softball, YW's, cooking club, etc.  I will ask Mike to teach me how to download pictures to this computer.  Thanks for your patience!

Also, thanks for updating all of your blogs.  It is so much fun to read about what is going on with everyone and see all your cute families.