A sad weekly blog...

I am sorry to report that I am not going to the Wild/Devils game on March 13th. Jake checked on tickets and we would have to spend $160+ to see them and they are almost sold out too. As much as this dream of mine should not have a price limit I decided that there are more important things right now like buying groceries!!! Maybe the 2009-2010 season they will play here again. Maybe this is my punishment for forgetting to include it in my first list of things to do before I die. KARMA!!! So as a tribute to my fave player and my team here is a pic of Martin Brodeur!!

As I have said before as life is as boring as having two boys and that is where we sit. I've included some pics of them for your viewing pleasure. The first one is of Kaleb on the potty. For those of you who may think he is telling me that he is stinky you are wrong. That face he is making is his NEW smile. When we say "smile so I can take your picture," he makes that crazy "man I am stinky" face! The next one is Ian laughing at his brother. The last two are cute bath pics of the boys. Ian finally likes the tub.

Christmas is only 97 days away!!! Get Ready!!

My weekly blog is being written later and later every week so pretty soon (if I don't shape up) it'll be a monthly blog that is really long.
Not much has happened lately although reading Jenny's blog, Fall is coming!!! I love fall when the leaves are changing (maybe because Jake proposed in the 25th of Sept. at Enger Tower when the leaves were changing) I love winter too! I love being snuggled inside when it is freezing outside sipping hot chocolate and watching it snow. I thoroughly enjoy Christmas (who doesn't?) It is for me better than my birthday. (Some of you don't know but just about every other year when I was a kid my birthday party was cancelled because of a snowstorm in March. My birthday is March 3rd and this past year we were all going to paint pottery at the Pottery Burn in Hermantown and I HAD TO CALL AND CANCEL because of a crazy huge snowstorm.) Anyway back to Christmas. I enjoy everything about it and actually start planning it 3-4 months in advance. Now I have been chastised my whole life for listening to Christmas music all year, wanting to keep the tree up (haven't convinced Jake yet as to why it is a great idea) and buying anything "holiday" that I can get my hands on. I also love Christmas crafts and this year Kaleb is going to make gingerbread houses with me. I've never done one and love the fact that we'll do one together for the first time. He loves Christmas too, as much as a 2 yr old can, and requests that we listen to my favorite Christmas song "Dominick the Donkey" all the time in the car. We can't do it in the car with Daddy so every morning when I drop him off at daycare the whole ride over is dedicated to "Dominick the Donkey!" I just love that Italian Christmas Donkey.
So I'll post some pics of the boys from Sunday when we just lounged around and spent time together. One of them is of my brother Dave's new kitten, Simba the 2. We had a family cat that we put down in February and when Dave acquired this kitten for free she looked just like her namesake. In fact when my sister and I saw her we both teared up a bit.
Ian now signs "more", "milk" and sometimes "please." He is such a cute little boy. I'm not just saying that because he is my baby; it's the word on the street!! He is "commando" crawling all over the place now and hates to be on his hands and knees to get places. He pulled himself up last night for the first time and of all places, the bathtub!!
Kaleb informed me that he is going to school now instead of Grandma Dianne's. He wants her to be his teacher and Grandpa Mark is to watch all the kids. He has started to want to watch Christmas movies when it's time to relax. You honestly can't get enough "Christmas Story", "The Grinch", "Rudolph" and "Polar Express." I'm rubbing off on him a little I think. He's not a big fan of "Home Alone" though. When the robbers are getting hurt in the end he has too much compassion and we shut it off!!
So here is my weekly insight and wisdom as well as a little update on us! The first picture is from Wed. When I came home from a play with my friend Anne, I encountered 3 boys asleep on the couch in various positions. Kaleb was actually half on the couch and half hanging off. The next pic is from one of our RE/MAX softball games. (I had to include it. He looks so cute~again the word on the street!) The next 2 are hats that we found to try on Ian for winter. He would make the cutest elf wouldn't he!! Next is a cute one of Kaleb. The next 2 are kitten pics and the final one is of Kaleb and his messy, messy face which happens to exactly how he likes it! ENJOY!!

My weekly post...a bit late though!!

This past weekend we went to my friends Briana's wedding. I sang two songs and Jake took some pics from the balcony. When we got to the reception usually I can't wait to start dancing but this time I wanted to leave and pick up the boys and go home. Jake said that that means that I am officially old! I can't help wanting to be with my babies. Yesterday I was fortunate enough to scrapbook with my sis-in-law Katrina and then we were treated to dinner at Perkins with my family for my brothers birthday (he's now 23) that really makes me feel old.
Ian is a waving and clapping fool now. He also is starting to fake cough for us just like Kaleb did. Kaleb is also still doing great potty-training but we still have our share of accidents here and there. His new favorite book is "Green Eggs and Ham" and can basically read the story to me. He calls it his "Sam-Hi-Ham Book!!"
I wish I had more to report and update everyone on. But as busy as out life gets we still are pretty boring most of the time.I've included some pics from the wedding as well as the boys.