it's tough

i mean, it's not all that easy to hold up this big, 'ol head! but, my neck gets in a good workout every once in a while because i like to see what's happening with those other two people that run around here making all the noise!


but, sometimes i just can't take it anymore and crash down to the ground on my side.


and when i'm down there and find my thumb, it doesn't matter if i've squirmed off of my blanket or not...i'm down for the count and out like a light.


and even though they make too much noise and wake me up, those bigger people love me and like to dish out the hugs.


and i don't mind that one bit!

happy birthday, chase!

we love you...


...and that ice cream cake, too!


hey, you better enjoy it while you can because next year when there are 3 of them eating on your cake, you'll be lucky to get a single piece!!

too funny!

i remember lying in bed and watching saturday night live every weekend when i was in junior high. now, i don't know anybody that still watches saturday night live (except my dad...love you, daddy!) because it's just not funny anymore. i mean, when the spartan cheerleaders, deep thoughts by jack handy, toonsis the driving cat, kevin nealon as the news anchor, adam sandler as opera boy, and dana carvey as the church lady ceased to exist, so did saturday night live.

HOWEVER...last saturday, the opening monologue was hilarious. chase heard about it on the radio, and we watched it on you tube. it is make you laugh-out-loud funny. so please do yourself a favor, sit back, press the play button below, and prepare to be entertained!!

Obama's Effectiveness

sometimes you gotta be the bigger man

and just relax in the chair


because those other 2 clowns have taken over your jungle.

god made him special

there is no doubt about that!

wes came home from school last week with a picture that he had painted which also stated why he was special. typical wes.


hey, at least the boy has his priorities in order!

a few of their favorite things...

raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens.....

yeah right...not around here.

now that i've got you humming that classic, here are a few of our favorite things as of late:

swinging.


all things baseball. especially when it involves "real" baseball pants and cleats!


football is pretty important, too.


watching nascar in our underwear. (it's pretty funny to hear your 2 year old yelling at the tv, "der's da wace car! it goin' round and round! go wace car! cwash wace car!)


riding anything with wheels.


look...no training wheels! he can only make it about 20-30 yards, but it's definite progress!


sucking our thumb.


the bug house. he took a beetle he named "bubba" to school for show-and-tell. i'm sure they were all impressed!


the jumperoo. we're not quite big enough as evidenced by the feet not touching the floor, but it's still great fun!


play-dough. mama has enough experience to know to make this an outside event.


parking cars. he could do this for hours on end.


but if something doesn't go his way (like being too little to ride his brother's bike), he's not above lying down on the concrete and pouting. his head is about as hard as that concrete he's on!

brown paper packages tied up with string...

sorry, still singing in my head!

oh, how i love a bubble...

i don't think there is a cuter kid outfit than a bubble! love them! chase doesn't think they are all that manly, though, so i have to get all the bubble wearing in while i have the opportunity!!