Yesterday I spent the whole day doing whatever Jake wanted (with some direction and limitations). Since I had spent all of Thursday working on an epic Ruggle and the boys were good at entertaining themselves I said that we'd have a day focusing on them ( Read more... )

So the Birmingham Zoo has an exhibit which features animatronic dinosaurs. Mom and I took the boys while I was there, and it was well worth the extra $5 ticket. I've never been to Dinos Alive or anything like that, so it was my first time seeing big, moving dinosaurs as well ( Read more... )

Mom had me rolling with laughter tonight. The boys were going crazy in her room and I heard Jake say that he had to pee. Then Mom says well get in the bathroom and pee. No big deal. But then the conversation went something like this (all Mom ( Read more... )

Forgot to do this one last night.


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My two favorite shots from Erik's birthday party today.


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I'm trying to decide between a circus theme or a zoo theme for Erik's 2nd birthday party. I love the colors and look of the circus, but I don't support traditional circuses so I'm having a hard time with it. I'm over thinking, but it's what I do.

So I've decided that to get back in the swing of things I'm going to post at least once a day in December. Now that it's out there I have to do it, right ( Read more... )

Jake "ran away from home" yesterday. He said he was going away, so I told him to stay on the sidewalk. He said okay, then made it in front of the neighbor's house before sitting down on the sidewalk to pout. LOL He's been... a rather difficult child lately. I'm trying to be patient while we both figure out a way to deal with his newfound propensity ( Read more... )

First, the explanation of why I didn't ride Zane. If you've been a friend for a while, you'll remember this but the last time Zane was ridden (to my knowledge) was about 2 years ago and it ended like this. That post is friends locked, so if you aren't on my list, sorry. The video was removed and I failed to have the foresight to download it when I ( Read more... )

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