original little hellraisers

i was getting things ready for our trip tomorrow to anacortes, washington.  when i looked up at the clock and it was 9 o’clock!  came into the boy’s room to find them like this.  seriously?! can they get any cuter?

owen and dylan had there first sleepover, that’s what owen calls it, last night.  they brushed their teeth, we read books in the nook and then they both crawled into their beds.  kiss, kiss, night, night.  dylan cried when i first closed the door. so i came back in and had a quiet conversation about [...]

we had spontaneous bbq today with who ever wanted to come over.  owen took a liking to Aki, one of john’s co-worker’s wife’s, we were talking about owen’s natural charm with the ladies and the subject of gita came up.  so Aki asked owen about his “girlfriend”. aki hey, owen how many girl friends do [...]

we’ve decided to move dylan in with owen and reclaim the nursery as an office so john and i can get some work done without the kids underfoot, literally.  part 1 of the move was to convert the closet into a “clubhouse” with a reading nook, dvd player and storage for books, puzzles and games. [...]

i thought dylan would never get potty trained.  he just wasn’t that interested.  he’d go on the potty every now and then, especially when he had an upset stomach, but never with any real consistency and then when we were at my parent’s house he suddenly was interested.  fast forward 3 weeks and he’s been [...]

“oh mama, you have thorns on your legs”  owen

it was his idea.  i thought he’d chicken out.  he liked it and wanted more.  i barely can get him to eat peanut butter and jelly. go figure!

eating McDonald’s hot mustard.  i know… i’m embarrassed, but the kids occasionally get McDonald’s. i was more surprised that he liked the mustard.  he actually seems to enjoy spicy things.