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August

2012-01-12T14:55:00.001-07:00

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August

2012-01-12T13:57:00.001-07:00

August was such a fun month. We drove out to Denver for a little R and R. Everyone in my family was there which made it so fun. Mike and Ashley had just got a new camera so we took tons of pictures. As a results you're getting a couple slideshows. This first one was camping, well just making a fire and having dinner and s'mores. It's always so fun to see the cousins together.

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2012-01-06T14:11:00.001-07:00

July:
Judging by the pictures it was early in this month that we moved Brody into a big boy bed. They always seem to spend the first few weeks sleeping on the floor. Joe and I did some work fixing up our bunk beds and getting David and Brody all set up together in their room. I'm pretty sure they will be sharing a room for a long time!

Joe and David make a 4x8 planter box last fall, and we started a nice little garden this summer. After a nice crop of snap peas earlier in the summer, we got these beautiful cantaloupes, and they were just as tasty as they looked. David is a super gardener! Our garden was a little small for him, but he loved going out to work on grandma Yo's garden. He has his own tools and little basket for gathering over there and it is hard to keep him from picking everything. I must say he has gotten good at telling what is ripe and ready, but sometimes it's just too fun to stop picking.

Riley is sitting up and oh so cute! She and I got to take a girls to denver and we had so much fun! As much as I love my boys it was nice to be back to just one kid again. I made the trip because it was my 10 year high school reunion. It was a last minute decision and I was really glad that I went. So much fun catching up with old friends and seeing what they were all up to.

Happy birthday to my two favorite boys! David turned 4 on the 28th and Brody turned 2 on the 13th.

We had a swim party at grandma and grandpas pool with all our friends to celebrate. I made the most awesome cupcakes for the party!

Poor David slipped on the concert before anyone arrived and got a big scrap on his side! He was really upset, but it didn't take him too long to recover and jump back in the water.

After being too chicken to get in the water the first couple times at the pool, Mr. Brody became a real water dog this summer! It took me dragging him into the pool and then taking him to the wall to walk himself back. "walk a walk a walk" all the way back to the stairs again and again. By the end of the summer he was jumping in and making as big of a splash as he could!

2011 - JUNE

2012-01-06T13:24:00.001-07:00

Happy new year to all my readers. I was thinking we all deserved a little 2011 recap. So here we go a month by month look at 2011, with lots of pictures of course!

June:

We had so much fun this month playing at the splash park with our friends. David was running all over the park, through all the water, and got soaked. Brody was still afraid of the random squiring, so he spent his time playing in the dirty mud puddles. Miss Riley was just four months old and slept though the whole thing.

Brody has always been the adoring brother!

David started preschool in February after Riley was born. He loves school, as well as running around in his underwear :-) We had a little trouble with him this summer and his need to spray things. Let me explain, he stopped taking naps, and while Brody and Riley slept he would have a quite time or play outside. Harmless right? Well, he would grab anything that he could empty (especially if it was an aerosol can) and smear it all over a new fence outback. I lots a couple cans of sunscreen that way, and have since switched back to lotion. I finally got him a spray bottle and told him that if he was feeling the need to spray just to tell me! After that, he would come up to me and say, "mom I need to spray!"

It was about June that I bought a cupcake magazine and well make cupcakes every couple of weeks for the summer! Who can say no to cupcakes? These ones were lemon meringue and very tasty... I think it might be ready to make them again.

Summer Time...

2011-06-09T15:21:00.000-07:00

and the living is easy...not! David is just a preschooler and I already wish he was back to school. We are doing a summer program that's every Wednesday morning so that will help. He thinks he is so big. If you ask David how old he will be on his next birthday, he will tell you 6. Age of choice I guess, by the way he will be four. He is too cool for a nap, but will often fall asleep watching a movie or in the car after 4 o'clock. David is my sweetheart! He is always giving hugs and kissing, and is so thoughtful sometimes. He'll notice and tell me when I look nice or am wearing something new.

Brody talks more and more all the time, I don't notice because I am here all the time. Some new favorite phrases are:
"ont an it" I don't want it
"where dadid o?" where'd david go?
"i ont ow?" I don't know? (said with a super cute inflection)
"i ant bappy" I want passy.
"dada home" yeah he says that one well!
"uppy down" for up or down very creative and efficient
He loves sucks, fruit snacks, waffles and oranges (which I have to monitor the intake of carefully!) Brody loves Riley to a fault. I just had to leave because he loved her right of the couch. Don't worry he must have let her down easy because she really didn't cry.

Riley is learning so fast. It's fun to compare her to the boys because she is better at different things then they were. It's those fine motor skills like getting her pacifier in her mouth or playing with toys. I think is more aware of herself too. The boys roll over a few times by accident before they knew they could do it. She did it the first time and has been intentionally rolling ever since.

Joe and I just started watching the Office from the beginning again. With no cable we really have fun getting into a series on netflix. the last one was lost, which is funny because there are quiet a few references to it in the Office that I never got before. Joe is busy as every at work, and well me too. Three kids... wow still surprises me.

N.A.P. spells happy mom!

2011-05-11T14:28:00.000-07:00

Would you believe that all three of my little angels are asleep right now! So here we are, blogging away. I just found out that I have to have a root canal next week, yuck! The bigger bummer is the bill that will follow. I cannot say I have much room to complain, I just got back from an awesome girls trip a few weeks ago very rested. Here we are at my sisters graduation. After that we shopped till we dropped and Riley slept.

On top of being with the kids all that week, my o'mazing hubby has let me do something with my friends once a week since. I wasn't planning to ditch him so much, but when the invite comes I love to go... Riley too. She slept through her first date the other week.

Last Friday was cowboy day at preschool. Lucky Dave, I have been feeling in the mood to create so I made him this awesome vest. He loved being a cowboy so much he wanted chaps like his friend at school. I went to work and made these sweet tiger chaps. He wore them all weekend. Alas they are so last week, now we are running around with underwear outside our pants and on our head, Spider-man style apparently. He put up a pretty big fight when Dad would let him were his costume in to Chipotle last night. David is also in the habit of changing his clothes dozens of time during the day, but my favorite is when he puts on all his clothes at once. I think his record is 8 shirts and 10 pairs of pants.

Did I mention, yeah we went to the opening of our very own Chipotle in Fayetteville! Life in Arkansas just keeps getting better. I think we will be getting out on the lake soon too. Joe has been faithfully working out his knee the past week in preparation. The boys are ready to jump in the pool too. Brody just says "wawa wawa" (water water). I hope he likes swimming this year.

Brody follows David all around like a puppy. My favorite is when Dave will say, "come on Brod, lets go jump!" Here's a video of them doing tricks.

Speaking of tricks... watch Riley roll. Seem to me when the boys first rolled it was half by accident and they didn't do it again for a while. Must be a smart girl because she started rolling and wheeling around on Sunday and hasn't stopped.

Giggle giggle

2011-04-12T12:04:00.000-07:00

This video is too cute! I am not sure she'll do this again for a while, but I got Riley cracking up! She sounds a little like she's crying but she's not. This next video is sideways but couldn't resist putting it in too.

Smiley Riley

2011-04-11T13:24:00.000-07:00

Isn't she just the cutest thing ever! I just adore her. It is fun not to be so out number at our house. Love you RyeRye you're my girl.

We had a super busy weekend filled with all kinds of fun. Our biggest adventure was going to the Gentry Safari Zoo. It's a drive through and petting zoo. The kids had a blast! All through the driving part Brody pointed at the animals saiding "horsey" then would make all kinds of animal sounds. The car in front of us had a loaf of bread they were feeding the animals with so they came right up to the windows looking for food from us too. The ostriches were the most aggressive. They would come up to the window with their beady little eyes and poke around.

David a one point whipped out a butter knife and armed himself. He said it was his "bashette knife" not to be mistaken with a machete.

We saw all kinds of aminals. When this buffalo came right up to the window we thought, "better not make him mad he could probably roll the car. Brody, "woe big un!" (aka big one)

Not sure if you can see well in this picture, but this is a baby camel. I had no idea their legs were so long!

We had to get a car wash to get rid of the animal drool. Yes this camel is attempting to eat the window. He had nasty breath!

I had this nice lady take our picture. can you tell it's the end of the trip? The boys were so tired, David wouldn't even look at the camera, but I had to prove we were actually there all together. This is our first family shot with Riley, pretty pathetic. Can't say I didn't try.

Doggie Dave

2011-04-08T12:41:00.000-07:00

We have had some major highs and lows today and it's only 1:45. Lets start at the beginning shall we...

David jumped out of bed this morning excited for picture day at school. He was insistent that he needed a hair cut, so I got out the clippers and pretended to trim around his ears. When we went to pick out clothes and I suggested a nice polo shirt for pictures, "no mom" he said politely "I wanna wear my red striped shirt." He had his look all picked out for pictures I guess, and he didn't want gel in his hair if you were wondering. Threw a few waffles in the toaster and we were off to school.

I took Brody and Riley to the store to grab a few things. Brody found what he needed too.

I handed cute Riley off at the gym to workout, but before I could leave she threw up all over! Poor thing, just her reflux acting up, it still happens every few days. Got her all cleaned up and had a good workout. By the way, one of my favorite things about working out is picking up my kids afterwards. Brody comes running up "mama mama mama mama" and throws his chubby little arms around my legs.

Had a good lunch and put Brody down for his nap. When I came out couldn't find David. I go out into the backyard to find David in the corner with his pants around his ankles. WHY DOES MY CHILD THINK HE'S A DOG! This is the second time he has gone number two in the backyard. I cleaned him up and put him in one of Brody's diapers just like I said. It didn't last long though he was waddling around pulling at it. "I don't like diapers mom!" I guess I should be glad, glad that it's outside instead of on my walls like finger paint. It's now 2:30, I wonder what the rest of the day will bring. Oh yeah, girls night!

GOOD LUCK DADDY

Coloring

2011-04-05T13:29:00.000-07:00

We have a little problem...

David is enjoying coloring so much I am finding it everywhere! Yes, that is permanent marker and it goes all the way up those skinny little legs. Just when I think I have relocated all the markers and crayons, there is another incident! My mom would tell you it runs in the family. When I was little she heard me singing, "rida rida rida." When she found me it was too late I had colored all over her piano with a permanent marker. Payback I suppose.

He is definitely going through another "test the limits" phase though because we have a few things going on like this. Things he knows are wrong but does them anyways. His other big issue... well lets just say I told him today that if it happens again he has to wear a diaper like a baby. It's been a very messy week.

We had an great weekend, which included getting a new grill! Joe and David worked outside for a good hour putting it together. All my boys were so excited to use it. I almost made Joe cry when I told him he had to wait till dinner to use it. Here they are lighting it up.

What did we do with the old grill?

What everyone does with a well loved grill, sawed off the legs and used it to burn our Christmas tree! It worked great and now we can roast marshmallows anytime we want. Yum yum! David liked his burn and Brody's didn't even make it on the stick.

The boys got a little close and were singeing off there little eyebrows.

We were outside today and the boys were hovering over the grill hoping for more marshmallows. Brody said pointing to the grill, "babaaba, dada home!" In other words "dad come home so we can have another fire. He has been saying "dada home" a lot lately. We get the message Brode, Dad's the best! Work is over rated!

2011-04-04T14:21:00.001-07:00

Testing mobile upload

More more MORE!

2011-03-30T14:14:00.000-07:00

Three posts in one day... ohh ho ho this is too good! Actually the video of Riley I just took was too cute not to share. Enjoy

Date night

2011-03-30T10:20:00.002-07:00

Here's a little face time for me and Joe on the blog. Last Friday we went out with some friends and let me tell you it's the youngest I have felt in a while. Here's a link to my friends blog and you can see some pictures she too. I think you should notice that I am a head shorter then everyone else in the group picture. Also, don't ask what I did with Riley!!!

http://stapleyfam.blogspot.com/2011/03/triple-first-date.html

All Girl

2011-03-30T07:26:00.002-07:00

Our little Riley is becoming quite the talker. She will smile and coo for anyone, and she is doing it more and more every day. Just this morning I got her up and she started talking right away. She will even talk with me when we're driving in the car and she can't see me. Brody likes to join in too. Here's a video of her talking, I will probably get a better one here in the next week.

Speaking of Brody, he is a great little talker (if you can understand him). Joe and I were working in the garage Saturday when Brody comes in and says "aut ooing" aka what are you doing. So cute! In the morning he throws everything out of his bed then calls to me, "mama, mama bappies, mama!" how do you say no to that? Makes it easier for me to get out of bed when he's not just crying at me... oh and that he is sleeping till 8:00 these days!

Boing Boing!

2011-03-22T12:15:00.005-07:00

Our Favorite activity... jumping on the trap check out my kiddo's mad skills

Brody is a little copy cat and will say and do everything
In case you are wondering what Riley does while we jump...She also has some new tricks which are to die for, but they don't come out on camera real well. I'll keep trying.

Look What I did!

2011-03-18T10:27:00.000-07:00

Gotta give the credit to Erica and Joy for inspiring me to bust out the old camera. It's been so long I forgot what a difference it makes to use a lens and a good camera. Hopefully you will see less mobile pix and more real pictures!

The newest Saumweber

2011-03-12T15:56:00.004-07:00

Welcome, Riley Paige!

Riley is now almost seven weeks old! It's gone by so fast, so fast I had to cut out blogging all together! Don't get too excited I cannot promise I am back on the horn again... I'll blame it on being the mother of three. Wow it's been so long I am speechless. Updates here we go...

David Started preschool a couple weeks after Riley was born... not sure if anyone would have survived if we hadn't! He loves it and was so ready for a little extra... input. He has been a big help, sometimes a little too much help when it comes to Brody. Brothers don't make good mothers!

Brody is so big! He is learning to talk and love "baas an udy" a.k.a. Buz and Woody. He is always sharing the love with Baby. For the First month or so every time Riley made a peep, Brody would perk up, "Baby". Now he likes to give her hugs and "nose nose nose" which means he sticks his face in hers and rubs he's snot all over her. She's not the biggest fan, but who would stop him when its all to show love!

The past few days you could tell Riley wanted to smile, but today I think she is finally figuring out which muscles to use. So cute, I have gotten a few real cute ones, and lots of cute attempts. We have put away most of the newborn clothes and are now in size one diapers.

Joe has been so busy! He just got back from a scout camp out, and is super excited to get our boys out. David begged Joe to take him, it would have worked too if it wasn't for the hiking they were doing today. Work is rewarding and overwhelming all at the same time. But, just like to say he is kicking butt!

He spent a week down in Dallas two weeks ago and it was a good test of my skills and nerves. Three has been a big adjustment, and if it wasn't for the gym and preschool we would probably have all gone crazy. Both my boys just climbed up to give me a big hug, I must be doing a good job or they wanted to help me on the lap top. How I love my two monkeys and little angel! It's fun to not be so out numbered in our house, little Ry-Ry's got my back!

I had a bunch of pictures to attach but it's not working, next time

I need some go juice

2010-11-17T15:31:00.003-07:00

I was poking through a couple blogs today for the first time in a while and started to feel so guilty! I am too lazy and tired to take pictures these days let alone blog about it. What can I say I'm 30 weeks pregnant and feeling it. Now that it is almost Thanksgiving, I hate that I didn't get any good pictures of the boys in their Halloween costumes! I met to dress them up again and then Brody got a nasty black eye that is just now looking better. Is it too late?

We had a great ward truck or treat party and the boys were adorable. Must say especially Brody, who we actually did get a picture of thanks to Joe's phone. David was a knight this year with a sword and everything. He really liked his costume and wore it on a couple of occasions and around the house. What he really loved was the Superman costume I got for halloween next year! To be honest I am just getting everything put away.

David was a very cute, timmid and shy this year. He would walk up there and just stand waiting for the candy to be put in his bucket. Okay I realized a few stops into it that he had a bucket in one hand and his sword in the other... poor guy couldnt take candy if he wanted to!Brody our duck, was given a sucker and allowed to wander. That's mostly because I like walking a ways behind him and watch him waddle around. So instead of taking pictures of my cute boys I was chasing one or holding the others hand. Not to mention the extra one I carry around all the time, I'm I excused for my blogging neglect yet? I'd say so!Here we are a month behind... Happy Halloweeen!

2010-10-28T19:48:00.001-07:00

Maybe I'm a little slow, but I just found that I can post to my blog just by texting from my phone!

"Mom, why's the sausage crying?"

2010-09-30T13:13:00.003-07:00

We were making sausage and eggs this morning for breakfast (don't be impressed, it's only because we were out of milk), when David asked me why the sausage was crying! So funny, that boy cracks me up. Such a big helper in the kitchen, which makes Bordy want the help too... not so helpful. All Brody can do is make me hold him while he says "haaa haa haaa" for hot.

For those of you who haven't heard because I never blog anymore, we are having a girl! We are so excited and I have already had too much fun getting crib bedding and pink clothes! Sorry Joe, I can't help myself.

Brody is trying a lot more to say words now, he's better at following the infection in my voice then the letter sounds. Some of his words are:
Mama
Dada
Dada (david, not to be confused with Daddy)
baabee (passy)
aaaa (bye)
ooo ooo (woof woof, he loves animal noises)
cackur (cracker)
mmmmmmm (more)
uh oh (...uh oh, meaning oh no i dropped something)

He recognizes so many things and tries to talk, but everything sounds the same right now. He loves airplanes and whenever he hears one he'll point to the sky/ceiling and make a noise. also loves turning on and off the light, playing "peek a boo barn" on my phone, cars, Baby Einstein movies, playing chase, the slide, riding bikes, animals, and his blanket!
David is a little three year old and all that comes with it. Sometimes he's as good and sweet as can be, "Please mom may I..." to get what he wants and hugs and kisses all over. Other times he's a grumpy guy and has very violent talk, "I shoot the gym with my fire gun!" He's not physically violet, all talk. Not too sure what to do about that one.

He's is very independent I'll give him that, sometimes to a fault. Like today we were at Sam's club and he decided he needed a big box of freshly made buz lightyear cupcakes... well he tipped the box over getting it off the table and I am pretty sure he ruined every one!

"come on Brode!"

2010-08-27T11:34:00.001-07:00

I feel a little guilty for complaining on my last post. I really have great kids. They are getting so big too. We went to the park today and David wanted to take Brody down the slide. At first he tried to pick him up,but I convinced him to take his hand instead. Cutest thing ever. Just so you know we are not perfect... right after I snapped this shot Brody fell down and David ran off without him. Maybe by next summer they can play a little together.

2010-08-27T11:28:00.001-07:00

Chomp chomp!

2010-08-20T12:10:00.001-07:00

It's official, Brody has a tooth! I felt it in there a couple of days ago. Now we just need a few more so he doesn't have to swallow things whole. It's his front bottom tooth if you wanna know.
He also discovered that shaking his head side to side means no. He is trying to say no too, all he really gets out is the "nu nu". He loves being able to communicate.
David is getting into some terrible threes stuff. The timing was bad too with Joe just having surgery (torn ACL). If it wasn't for all the help from family... well uncle Adam really, I probably would gave gone crazy. Luckily we are all on the mend and getting back to normal.

Happy Birthday

2010-08-09T13:35:00.005-07:00

July is our birthday month around here, and seeing how it is August now I thought it a good time to share some birthday pictures. On July 13th Brody James turned one! What a big boy. He currently has no teeth and is almost ready to be walking. His favorite foods include but are not limited to Popsicles, grapes, and soda.This is after his funfetti cupcake on his birthday. He is a funny little eater and likes to tear off bits of whatever he's eating. He even tries this with ice cream cones a very messy business. This Cupcake eating was at David's Birthday party. We had it down at the Saumweber's pool and it was really fun! A little crazy so I only took a couple pictures, I should have got one with all the kids but oh well. David made this funny face when I told him to smile for the camera... at least he didn't look away.David is getting to be such a "big guy". His favorites right now include jumping on the bed, guns and space ships, treaties, staying up late watching movies and jumping in the pool. This little boy never stops. He is three years old now but is still wearing size 24months!This past week was a little crazy for us. We found out Saturday morning that my grandmother, Mary Bankhead, past away and the funeral was going to be on Wednesday. We scrabbled ourselves together and Brody and I left Tuesday for Utah, David was shipped off to the Boyles for the week and Joe headed to Dallas Wednesday and Thursday for work. I was a wreak aside from the cold that hit me like a ton of bricks Tuesday I felt terrible about leaving David. Fortunately Crystal took great care of him and I think he had a really fun week playing with Tanner. This little picture of Brody was when we were at the airport wasting time. He loves the slide!We love our boys!

Like the army guy...

2010-07-08T07:10:00.001-07:00

Today we cut off all davids fluffy white locks! He says he has an army man hair cut. He looks so cute. I must admit half the reason is because he smells so bad! Even right after a bath his hair reeks. Maybe this will help keep him cooler. Although probably not... What can I say I have a smelly little man!

Blogging from my phone!

2010-07-01T11:58:00.001-07:00

Well the internet on my lap top has been broken for months, which has been my excuse for not blogging. But today I am posting from my iPhone! As soon as I buy the full version I can send pictures and video too.
Today is much like any other. We just got done with the nap time battle. Don't worry I won I should have a couple hours of freedom now. We have all been home from our vacations for almost two weeks. It has taken me that long to get things back to normal.
Speaking of normal we have some not so normal news... Baby number three is on his/her way! Surprise, I'm due January 25 which makes me 10 weeks along. Our baby is now the size of a lime and starting to look more like a baby and less like an alien. I thought I was ready for this but some days three sounds like too many! Too late, here we go.

A photo is worth a thousand words... but some pictures need a little explaining

2010-05-23T19:47:00.002-07:00

Yup it's been over a month since I last posted anything! It's not because we haven't done anything either... so here is a little slide show catch up. Over the past month we have:
1. been to visit my sister in Dallas. The kids had so much fun together. David loves "da geels". They are coming to visit us next weekend and we can't wait. David keeps telling me that Camille is sleeping in the office and Kate and Justin are on the couch.
2. Touch a truck was a special event here in Arkansas. They brought in all these trucks, tractors, and other cool vehicles and let kids climb in them. David's favorite was the dump truck, probably because he loves the book Trashy Town. It was a little rainy that day, but we still had a great time.
3. With the weather getting better we have been at the park almost every day it does not rain. We have also got into eating ice cream and I just have to say Brody is a huge fan. He will eat a whole cone by himself cone and all! David got one at Chick Fil A the other day, and Brody freaked out had to have it. So David shared but when we went to take it back... oh man I have never heard him cry so hard no joke!
4. It has to be said Brody is a piggie! He will out eat David every meal! No teeth yet, but I am sure that's coming soon. When they do that kid will probably eat us out of house and home!
5. David loves doing things "All my self." Going potty, getting dressed, showering, making eggs, brushing teeth, etc... He wants to be the big boy "when I'm all growed up big like daddy!"
6. We have a couple neighborhood cats that come around. David has named them Jeffy (after his uncle) and tiger (a stripped cat). They come around a lot and both the boys like them. At first David would call to it like a dog and try to get the thing to follow him around, but he's a fast learn.
7. At the park one day David had an accident right on the slide, so fun. while I was cleaning him up the little rascal did a victory lap in all his glory. A couple of the other moms were less then amused. once he came back to me I threw a Brody Diaper on him (skinny guy) and sent him on his way. Those moms continued to give me crusties for being so out of control i guess, so we left. All I gotta say about that is: relax they're kids!
8. David is done with his passy! We traded them for a squirt gun, cut them up and that was the end of that. He did pretty good, but it has killed nap time for me. The only way to get him to go to sleep is to put him in front of a movie and hope he stops wiggling long enough to fall asleep. There was a week or two there where I thought I'd go crazy, but we are getting used to our new schedule now.
9. And last but not least we have been boating! Okay so our first trip was really cold, but Joe and Jackie couldn't wait for the great weather. It has been raining a ton here and every time we wanted to go it was raining. All day long we'd be checking the weather "only a 60% chance of rain that's our window!" We have been out twice now and it feels great, especially since I'm not prego this year.

SPF 50 please!

2010-04-16T13:02:00.004-07:00

Yay summer is here! you can find us outside between the hours of 8 and 5! Especially David who often runs out the front door and down the sidewalk in his underwear! I need a deadbolt. We have had a busy two weeks with Alexa here four out of the five days both weeks! And... Friday is here, it's 3pm and we only have a few more hours to go. Speaking of I need to find a babysitter! I am always working last minute on that one.

We have been to feed the geese and the fish on a number of occasions, here are a few choice photos of our outings. watch out they bite!that's my wild girl!So I have to tell you... David loves finding and playing with sticks. This is his biggest to date. Here's the funny thing, He has some trouble with the "st" sound and it always comes out "d". Yeah put that together can you. One day we were driving down the road and David yells "MOM A HUGE DICK!" Lo and behold just outside the window was a tree with no branchs. I must be imature because I lost it.On a better note... here's my adorable Brody! Who could say no to that face? That is a huge strawberry he's eating incase you were wondering, they were delicious!

"Flip lops!"

2010-04-13T12:21:00.003-07:00

Summer time is here at last! We had to hit Old Navy for some Flip Flops and a hat for David. We tried one shoe on in the store and he had to wear them right then, so off when the sneakers and the socks. Must be my son, as soon as it gets warm enough... good buy shoes, HELLO FLOPS! These are his first ones so it was pretty funny watching him learn how to walk in them. Even better was him trying to run, you can check it out in the video. We also got a new hat much to his dismay, but as soon as we got home and were working in the yard he said, "the sunshine's too bright." I rushed in for the hat and waa la! he was sold.

"I'm So Happy!"

2010-04-04T13:53:00.007-07:00

Happy Easter! I have so many pictures for you all. First off, My tulips came up! I just planted them a month ago and wasn't hopeful. And my hydrangea came back too, they were looking bleak last fall when a fungus got them. Is there anything better then the first spring flowers... I submit that there is not!Today when David found his Easter basket he kept saying "I'm so happy, I'm so happy". I even got him doing a little happy dance as we ate candy and watched conference. He is currently bouncing off the walls because he's so sugared up!Friday we threw together a little Easter party with some of our friends. We dyed eggs, had and egg hunt and play play played!
Even Brody wanted to help. He is crawling all over now, all he needs is more speed!
After the party David when to work, and Brody supervised.

Ready...Aim...Fire!

and last but not least, the vocal stylings of David Miles...

Zzzzzz

2010-03-23T12:08:00.002-07:00

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Yeah... it's been a good day so far! oh no i hear Brody... ttfn

March Snowman!

2010-03-22T11:44:00.003-07:00

Snowing in March is not what I expected when I moved to Arkansas, but coming from Colorado and Utah it's not weird to me. I planted these flowers Friday, I know I should have checked to weather but it was so nice out then! Looks like they are going to be just fine.Alexa and I had fun making this snowman. I'm pretty sure that it was melting as fast as we were building. Not sure if you can see but this is no snow-man this is a "snowqueen"! Alexa gave her a crown and all, the vanilla wafer eyes only lasted long enough to take the pictures. While we made a snowqueen David tried riding his bike in the snow. If it wasn't going to be so muddy, we would go to the park this afternoon!

We love you Daddy!

2010-03-17T11:07:00.002-07:00

How bout try... ice cream?

2010-03-12T14:42:00.002-07:00

What's worse then a giraffe with a sore throat? An elephant with a bloody nose!
-David Clark

One of David Clark's famous silly jokes, what does this have to do with anything? David Got the nasty stomach flew that's going around. Starting at 11pm he threw up all night long! Every half hour he would sit up, fuss a little, and I would grab the bowl. That lasted till about 10am! He stayed in bed till 11 or so, then moved to the couch where he stayed for the rest of the day! About 4:30 he got up and moved around a little.

He kept asking for water... but couldn't keep it down. It was so sad. Then when he started feeling a little better he kept saying, "how bout try...ice cream?" "just a little bit" He finally stopping throwing up at 5 or so. Never did have any solids.

I knew he was on the mend this morning when he wouldn't stop trying to upset Brody! Sick babys are hard, but they are nice and mellow... Sometimes a sick day is good, except for all the laundry!

Go Brody!

2010-03-10T14:12:00.006-07:00

Brody can crawl... he just need a little incentive. The crazy thing is this was a couple weeks ago! He has a pretty good army crawl now and tries to get up on all fours too.

Brody is tasting all kinds of foods now, and it is so nice to be able to occupy him with a little snack. His favorite activities include:
1. Being held
2. Eating bread
3. Wrestling with David (even when David is not playing but trying to be mean)
4. Laughing
5. and giving the biggest wet kisses you ever had!

David is just like his daddy! Check out his rock star moves!

David is getting big so fast! Here he is showing off his muscles. His favorites include:
1. being naked
2. running around outside
3. weapons
4. treats
5. and his pacifier, still!

I guess it's a naked picture day! So enjoy my boys o' natural!

Mom needa' go Potty!

2010-02-02T21:05:00.004-07:00

Run run run as fast as you can, will we make it to the potty little man!

That's right, Davids in big boy briefs (I don't really call them briefs but who could resist three B's). He has been wearing them for two or three weeks now, and can I just say it's been a breeze. Not to say we don't have occasional accidents, but he's even keeping his diapers dry during naps and at night a lot!

I didn't really have any great indications it was time to start, I was just talking about potty-training with some friends and thought... why not.

The best part is he can almost do the whole process himself. He runs in there, flips on the light and the fan, scoots his stool up th the toilet, pushes down his pants and goes... oh yeah don't forget to "point it down!" this is the most important step with a boy or you end up having to clean the walls... yep been there.

One of my favorite things is how much Brody loves David, and it's starting to be more mutual. Every time David comes around Brody lights up. When David hears Brody waking up he'll run into his room saying "Mom Brody wake up!" I can't wait for them to be able to run off together to play and cause mischief!

Holiday Highlights

2010-01-07T21:13:00.004-07:00

Ho ho ho... Happy New Year! So I took a little blogging break for the holidays. Instead of boring you with the long story I'll just give you some highlights:

*Hauling out the holly and putting up the Christmas lights for the first time at our house!
*Our anniversary getaway to Eureka Springs!
*Our 1st Christmas with the Saumwebers on Monday (you can never have too many!)
*Seeing the Nutcracker at the Colorado Ballet! It was just the adults and we went for dessert at the Cheese Cake Factory after, the recipe for a perfect night.
*Sledding in Denver. David loved it, but we got tired carrying him up the hill.
*The boys would have to say playing Call of Duty!
*David and Nate coming out with little crowns on as wise men in the nativity. David then proceeded to shoot the audience with the angels star!
*Watching David open his presents! He was so cute, and asked if we could do it again the next day.
*Playing duck duck goose with the Lisonbees.... David and Nate were hilarious!
*Getting new clothes with my birthday/Christmas loot!
*Playing cards with my fam... it gets a little intense sometimes but still fun.
*Hanging out with the Saumwebers when we should be back to reality (snow days all this week!)
*Sleeping in my new sheets...yes they are really that good!
*Helping David build his first snowman!

Frosty the Snowman

2009-12-10T15:46:00.004-07:00

We love Christmas!

Sometimes I feel bad that David get's all the airtime. Brody is very cute too. Here are some photo's just to prove it.
David, Brody and I went to the mall and they have a little train that drives around. Of course we had to take a ride. David loved it!Putting up the Christmas lights...We had so much fun putting up our Christmas lights. Adam came over and was a big help, and all of our lights were donated by the Saumweber estate Thanks! I will have to take some pictures of the finished product they look great. David spends all day turning them on and I spend all day turning them off.

A child's Prayer

2009-12-08T12:37:00.002-07:00

Heaven Father,
Thank you temple
thank you toys
Thank you elders
bless the food
thank you Daddy
bless daddy home
bless mommy home
name a Jesus
amen

Heaven Father,
thank you for the temple
thank you elders
thank you elders come to drink
thank you temple
thank you daddy and Cole Cole
thank you daddy and mama...
Amen

I was trying to think of something clever say before these videos, but I couldn't think of anything! He is so cute and pure. These were taken a few weeks ago, and he improves all the time. The part about temple and elders, that comes from nursery, and we were having the elders over for dinner once a week then too. It's really fun to have him learning things from other places.

Shogun!

2009-12-04T20:10:00.003-07:00

Some little boys dream about being a fireman or a doctor... mine wants to be a Teppanyaki grill chef! He has been to Shogun twice now and it's the only restaurant he has asked to go back to. As soon as the chef comes out he is mesmerized! I have never seen his eyes so big... I should have taken a picture.

It's been a couple of weeks since we went and I found David in the kitchen with a metal spatula banging around the counter making as much noise as possible. "What are you doing?" "uh uh uh uh i makid the fire!" (he's been stuttering lately) He was pretending to be the chef! He even did the choo choo train onion.

Happy Birthday Mike!

2009-11-24T12:00:00.003-07:00

Lucky for Mike David is very into singing Happy Birthday! Both takes were so good I had to do include them both. Just so you all know the pumpkin looking thing is the cake and the tool thing is his lighter.

Dumpster Diving

2009-11-20T20:31:00.004-07:00

Who goes dumpster diving? Okay I did I'll admit it. There was this little toddler swing set just sitting out in my neighbors trash. We drove by once, and I turned around to pick it up. The lady came out and said she had another piece to it in her attic. We waited and came home with the little swing attachment as well.

I had to jerry-rig it a little, but it's great. Even the little dog from next door dug under the fence (again) to come play with it. We had to go inside when the dog got out and I tried to take pictures but didn't get the dog at play. He would climb up the slide and swing the chair by biting the back. David kept saying "crazy dog crazy little dogie".

I like Candy...da da da... da da

2009-11-03T14:03:00.003-07:00

Happy Halloween... a few days ago. We had a great Halloween even though we didn't carve any pumpkins, next year. We got to sleep in till almost 9:00 thanks to Grandpa and Grandma Yo. They are way too good to us. Then we went to breakfast with Grandpa AKA Les senior. We ran around for a bit after that looking for decorations for trunk o' treating.

David and I made a big spider to put back there (sorry we forgot the take pictures of our trunk). We also got some dry ice which didn't turn out as cool as I was hoping... next time. David wore his Elmo costume with no complains, and he loved trick or treating. We now have candy to last us till next Halloween.

Can you see David? He wandered over to this group of kids all on his own to hang out. I think it was because there was a Buz Light year he was taken with. Big kids are so cool!

The great pumpkin

2009-10-29T11:32:00.009-07:00

The only problem with fall is when it rains and we can't go to the park. Last Saturday we when to the pumpkin patch with Grandma, Grandpa and Adam. After checking our all the big pumpkins David settled on this cute little one. Oh check out our new car in the back ground.

We decided to bring home this cute little pumpkin!

We had fun making caramel apples too. David is starting to be a little too much help in the kitchen if you know what I mean! He is all trouble lately.

Speaking of trouble... we were having a hard time the other day and I had to tied David's passy to the bed. I know I know, terrible. He was really upset, so of course mean mommy breaks out the camera. check out the red puppy eyes and the tears running down his cheeks! You should have seen him the pictures just don't even capture the hurt in those little eyes, and the mad look I got when the camera came out.

Laugh it up!

Sick!

2009-10-22T12:14:00.004-07:00

There is nothing more sad then sick babies! David has been a little off all morning, and when we were at the store he told me his tummy hurt. Well, poor little guy threw up when we got home. He is okay now asleep on the couch, still a little warm though.

"Actually"

2009-10-20T08:55:00.002-07:00

Every day David does a handful of things that crack me up! Here are a few of the latest and greatest:

1. Yesterday David and I were working outside, and he brings me our little frog to show me his foot is broken.
mom, "oh no! we better go fix him."
I take the frog inside and set him on the counter. As I am rummaging through every drawer in the house looking for super glue I here,
"David ready. Fix it."
Walking back to the kitchen, "Sorry David the glue is all gone we will have to get some more at the store."
"David got it already... actually!" Said David holding out the clue, head cocked to one side.
Not only did he know where the glue was, he came prepared with a push pin to clear the tub! Oh and I do not remeber teaching him the word actually. I laughed so hard, what a smart kid.

2. David was "driving the car" in the driveway with Joe and I in the back seat. We started acting like babies and saying things he would say.
mom, "need a drink, apple juice warm!"
David looks around handing me a cup with water, "here mom."
He thought this game was really fun.

3. Uncle Adam has taught David to play guns. He loves them right now and carries them around all day. One of the funnies things is when he pretends he's shot... he is a very good actor! I'll have to video it for you.

4. We were saying prayers last night and for the first time David repeated whole phrases and not just words. Things like:
"the best mom ever"
"best dad ever"
"help us sleep good"
"name Jesus, Amen" (that one was without us telling him what to say).

5. "haven't had captain crunch long time"
"haven't watched buz long time"
"haven't read monkeys long time"
"haven't seen Jackie long time"
"...you get the idea, he loves this phrase.

6. "Guess what!" "Guess what mom!" "Adam coming over!" He kept telling me this today for some reason, I guess he wanted to play with Adam.

7. "Mom, Cole Cole sad! needs his mommy. Cole Cole needs his mommy daddy bad!" Cole is his friend. He said this one day because when we had to go Cole was upset and cried.

I could go on for days and only give you a hint of what it's like to spend all day with him. He is so smart and learning so fast. This is David asleep by the door in his room... this happens almost every night it seems. Brody is lots of fun too! So smiley and talkative!

We love our house!

2009-10-12T12:20:00.006-07:00

We have now been in our house for four months, and we love it! I haven't taken any house pictures since the construction days, so here are a few. We aren't done yet... I love new project we will probably never be done.

WELCOME HOME!

For those of you who have been to our house this might be boring, but let's take a little tour and I will show you what is new and what we are still working on. The little tree stand squished on the left side of this picture is something I found and fell in love with. It was a great deal and helps cozy up the room.
We made all the pillows thanks to grandma Lisa. Can you find Brody? Hint: he's under the tiger blanket. There behind the couch is a book shelve that we repainted white. Joe and I have been very happy with it.
It sat in our garage for weeks, I think that it is the only project thus far that we have really finished! Still working on arranging the shelves.Notice the bar stools... nothing fancy but they work. There are actually some stools at pier 1 that I love but they are a little pricey. The white blanket Jan got for us in St. Louis, it is the perfect napping blanket thanks Jan!
Still need a table for our TV, and some day a new TV too! Our wish list grows daily.The view from the kitchen sink, I spend a lot of time here. Now we have a new art piece on our fireplace.
I want to mount it on a white background that is taller then it is wide so there will be blank canvas above the tree. We also thought about painting the canvas (hence the red on the box that's up there now). This is one of my new projects.
The kitchen...
This is in my kitchen, actually I just hung these this morning. I like them! I want to put a row of hooks under them for coats. Then eventually I want to find a little bench to sit on that has cubbys for shoes! Can you see it?
I love these!
I found this the same day and really like it, but couldn't find a place to put it so... back it goes.
Here's the little man for you. He loves raspberries! These were nice big ones. Well, I hope you enjoyed the tour. We'll do more when I have more to show. Have any ideas or suggestions they are always welcome.

All better

2009-10-01T13:50:00.001-07:00

No Nap David

2009-10-01T13:22:00.002-07:00

Just thought you all should know David is running on empty today. Wouldn't take a nap...to make a long story short he is currently:
Naked
locked in his room
screaming for chocolate chips, a movie and grandma!

I promised I tried with him. On a happier note Brody has been a good boy today.Well, I better go tend to my exhausted baby.

Wordless Wednesday!

2009-09-30T11:05:00.000-07:00

"Put a dress on!" said my SON David with a big grin.

I didn't teach him that. I little twisted but so very cute.

Stop Growing!

2009-09-18T20:06:00.005-07:00

My boys are getting big so fast. Brody is already smiling and cooing! We were even working on baby sit-ups today. David has really become a cute big brother too. I will catch him rubbing Brody's head or giving him a nosey nosey. Then again if I'm holding Brody he gets a little jealous sometimes too and is not so nice.

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Hello handsome...

2009-09-17T15:14:00.003-07:00

Before...

After...Spiky!
David was not feeling very photogenic today... and yet still a good lookin' guy.

David and Brody

2009-09-15T18:34:00.003-07:00

Can you tell which baby is which?

Girlie Shoes

2009-09-14T13:24:00.005-07:00

David and I went Shopping today for some new sneakers. I kept pulling out nice shoes with velcro straps, Winnie the pooh or cool numbers on the sides. All reject... "no like that one!" David reached out of the cart and said "want that one" to a lovely pair of white sandals with flowers. We left that isle and found a great pair of Buz shoes that light up. He approved, whew!

Labor Day weekend fun!

2009-09-05T07:33:00.012-07:00

We took a last minute vacation down to Dallas for the weekend. We love playing with our cousins. David runs around with all the girls like a big boy, and Nat is never too far behind saying "no no day-bib"

Sometimes Brody looks like his own little person and sometimes he looks like a minni David.

We also wanted to give a shout out to our Grammy Lisa, wish you were here, and love you!

Singin in the shower

2009-09-03T11:42:00.002-07:00

Anyone who says they don't like to sing in the shower is just kidding themselves... everyone likes to sing in the shower. I didn't even teach David and here he is in his first musical debut! In case you can't make it out he's saying "David in the water, david in the water", and I believe he is singing popcorn popping and five little monkeys.

Brody's big debut!

2009-07-14T07:28:00.005-07:00

It's been ages since I blogged and what better time then with you're sitting in the hospital waiting to go home. Brody James was born last night at 8:12. He weight 6'15 and I don't know his other stats because they took them later after the party left.
We reported to the hospital at 6am yesterday to be induced. It took a long time because Brody didn't really like it when we would up the pitosin to get things going. By 6pm I was still only 5cm and getting very anxious. The nurse check me again at quater to eight and I was there! Three pushes and we were done with no tares!
Hanging out with the family the night before:

Daddy manned the phones
Mommy did the work... of course this was just after we got the epidural.Baby's first little cries. He came out with the cutest little pout ever.

Brody was bright eyed and curious as soon as he came out. He was looking around and checking things out for three hours after delivery.

Cute Boy!

2009-05-24T19:57:00.004-07:00

You would not believe the progress they are making on our house. If the stars alien we will close on Thursday and move in Saturday, but I think we forgot to account for the holiday Monday so I am trying not to get my hopes up. The painting is basically done and they put in the tile Saturday too. We are so excited. Friday Joe and I got to go to Lowe's and pick out all of our lighting. Our builder gave us his card, a budget and we were set loose. the funny thing is we spent all this time picking out what we wanted on line, and then just went to the store and got different stuff anyways. It's gonna be great!
Today is a day to be recorded in the books for David! We were driving home from check on the house, and David was back there asking for something. I couldn't quiet make it out so I had him take out his passy. Turns out he was saying music! He wanted the radio on! Daddy was so proud of his little music lover.

This was an orange roll that David was gnawing the frosting off the top of. The next two were messy cupcake face. It was a sweet week!

What a ham!
Hanging with our buddies has been so much fun! We go to the park at lease a couple times a week with "benden" (Brendon, number 85 there), and "coooal" (Cole, in the red stripes) . The three of them are quite the set. I have noticed though that David really is a solo kind of guy. Brendon and Cole will run around together and David is off doing his own funky thing... well until we get home then he wants me to "come come" and play with him.

Some of David's favorite words or things right now:
-being carried around. He says "carry oo" carry you. If he gets me to carry him with out asking (especially up and down the stairs) he pats me and says "carry oo" will this cute triumphant grin.
-saying prays at bedtime. His prayers consists of everything he loves: "wumee" (wormy his scooting toy), "bike" (he says this pretty clearly), "ewmow" (Elmo), "dack" (duck stuffed animal), "cheeky" (Chicky stuffed animal), "maamaa", "daadaa", "Aadam" (also very clear just extra emphasis on the first A), "gwaama", "gwaapa", gwaapapa" (great grandpa), "jaakee", "hou" (our new house), "bob" (Bob the Builder), "taktur" (the tractor by the house or on Bob the builder), "pooo" (the pool), "dinnur" (dinner his favorite meal I guess), "ing" (swing), "ide" (slide), and what ever else he saw/ had that day or can see from his bed.
-getting sung bedtime songs. He used to make us sing how much is that doggie in the window 3 or 4 times a night, but he has lots of favorites now. Such as "hou" (the wise man built his house on a rock), "shunshin" (you are my sunshine), and "pauphorn" (popcorn popping).
-going outside. Seems like first thing out of his mouth in the morning is "aw sie" (outside), "wumee", "bike", and "shuwil" (shovel down at the garden). He loves to wander around the garage finding any tool and going to work, sound effect included.
-going to the park. He spends about 80% of his time there on the swing, as long as we don't have to take turns "uder tern" (others turn, this could mean it's someone else's turn or it's his turn again). When I tell him we are going to the park he always wants to know, "benden, Cooal" if Brendon and Cole are coming.
-driving! "DWIVE!" He loves to drive. if there is even a picture of someone driving he points it out. Along with this we are learning "naut awr" (not ours). He will often remind me what isn't ours and is good about just looking.

David is talking so much now and has tons of words. He's working on putting more then one word together. Sometimes he will tell stories too. I think that's because we try to make him talk in past tense and he's trying to understand and use that. When he tells these "stories" sometimes if I can catch a word or two I can figure out what he's talking about too.

Cabinets!

2009-05-11T18:23:00.006-07:00

Yay, we are finally moving forward again! Our cabinets look great! I am ready to move in tomorrow. Here's the kitchen

the fireplace
second bath vanity
master vanity
We were out shopping today and needed a little park break. We found this great park out in Roger. No swings which bummed Dave a little, but he rebounded well and had a great time squealing all the way down the slide.

Happy Mothers Day!

2009-05-09T17:29:00.001-07:00

Someone emailed this to me...

POSITION :
Mother, Mom, Mama, Mommy, Ma

JOB DESCRIPTION:
Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an often chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills! and be willing to work variable hours, which will include evenings and weekends and frequent 24 hour shifts on call. Some overnight travel required, including trips to primitive camping sites on rainy weekends and endless sports tournaments in far away cities. Travel expenses not reimbursed. Extensive courier duties also required.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
The rest of your life. Must be willing to be hated, at least temporarily, until someone needs $5. Must be willing to bite tongue repeatedly. Also, must possess the physical stamina of a pack mule and be able to go from zero to 60 mph in three seconds flat in case, this time, the screams from the backyard are not someone just crying wolf. Must be willing to face stimulating technical challenges, such as small gadget repair, mysteriously sluggish toilets and stuck zippers. Must screen phone calls, maintain calendars and coordinate production of multiple homework projects. Must have ability to plan and organize social gatherings for clients of all ages and mental outlooks. Must be willing to be indispensable one minute, an embarrassment the
next. Must handle assembly and product safety testing of a half million cheap, plastic toys, and battery operated devices. Must always hope for the best but be prepared for the worst. Must assume final, complete accountability for the quality of the end product. Responsibilities also include floor maintenance and janitorial work throughout the facility.

POSSIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT & PROMOTION:
Virtually none. Your job is to remain in the same position for years, without complaining, constantly retraining and updating your skills, so that those in your charge can ultimately surpass you

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:
None required unfortunately. On-the-job training offered on a continually exhausting basis.

WAGES AND COMPENSATION:
Get this! You pay them! Offering frequent raises and bonuses. A balloon payment is due when they turn 18 because of the assumption that college will help them become financially independent. When you die, you give them whatever is left. The oddest thing about this reverse-salary scheme is that you actually enjoy it and wish you could only do more.

BENEFITS:
While no health or dental insurance, no pension, no tuition reimbursement, no paid holidays and no stock options are offered; this job supplies limitless opportunities for personal growth and free hugs for life if you play your cards right.

The house

2009-05-09T17:21:00.002-07:00

Check out all the progress... The only problem is we are at a stand still till the weather gets better. We are waiting to be able to install the cabinets. Then they can stain them, do the trim and paint!

Check out the little fireman!

Big Boy Bed!

2009-04-28T11:43:00.006-07:00

David's done so great in his big boy bed. He had lots of fun helping put it together too.

David got stuck like this trying to climb over. Mean mom took a picture before helping.
As soon as we got it put together David brought all of his stuffed animals and blankets on and got comfy.
Daddy was all tuckered out after all that work, but David wouldn't let him rest.
Another no nap day, David fell asleep on the way home from a friend's house and took a little nap on Grandma and Grandpa's bed. He was very grumpy when he woke up.
While shopping for a new car seat David found this and he just made himself at home.

Our house is really cruising! Brick's almost done and they should be ready to spry on the texture in the next day or so! David loves to go see the house, shopping isn't his favorite but he did like this buday.

Crazy nap week

2009-04-20T06:07:00.007-07:00

Our crazy nap schedule started last Sunday. With two o'clock church we only got a short nap. Then Monday, David would only sleep for an hour too. Did I mention my little monkey can climb out of his crib? So, when he wakes up he just climbs right out. Tuesday was all my fault, Joe and I were house shopping and had David out all morning...
He fell asleep in the car on the way home. Got maybe a half hour of sleep, then didn't really go back to sleep when we got home. Wednesday was the real killer... no nap! I kind of locked him in his room for a hour or so.. huh huh. He just wandered around in there playing with the stuff in the drawers. Later that afternoon we went on a bike ride to test our David's new bike seat.
David loved it and...
fell asleep on the way home!
I took him out and laid him on the couch for a little nap at six.
He slept there for about an hour, got up ate a good dinner, watched some Buz (Toy Story), and went back to sleep as normal for the night. I don't think he ever really fully woke up from that nap. Thursday he was tired a little early and...fell asleep in the chair. Good new is we are working back up to a normal nap shedule. Now if only I could get him to sleep in later then 6:30! Oh, and we are moving to a big boy bed today! Thought it would be good for him to get used to it before he gets his roommate Jackie Sunday.

Our little house is coming along great. We made some good progress this week picking out our granite, carpet, cabinet stain, appliances, fixers and more! They did inspections last week and started blowing in the insulation. Maybe dry wall this week or brick. These pictures are a little old but you get the idea. David loved weaving through all the walls.
My sister Kate sent us home with some toys last time we visited her. This is one of David's favorite the "barn". He begs everyone to play with him, especially Adam.Here's some great footage for you video lovers out there. More of David's great sound effects, and David all wound up.

It's a Boy!

2009-04-10T07:18:00.003-07:00

We had our ultra sound on Wednesday. There was a new technician training so it took a whole hour. Which was ok with me lots of baby viewing time, Joe got a little tired after a while though. Can you believe it another boy!

Up in a week!

2009-04-05T19:34:00.003-07:00

Well last Sunday all we had was a cement slab and now...
This was last Tuesday and Saturday! Can't forget our little Bob the builder.

The New House!

2009-03-17T11:23:00.003-07:00

Look we have a house... ok not quite but they have started and that's really fun!
We checked out Bob the Builder at the library last week and David loves it. He will ask for "BOB BOB", honestly I think his favorite part about the show is the blue cat. Here's our little BOB hard at work. Can he fix it? Yes he can!
Check out Daddy and David cruisin' out of Wal Mart.

What's the monkey say?

2009-03-09T14:35:00.002-07:00

David is really getting good at talking! Check out his monkey noises.

I found the box!

2009-03-09T14:15:00.005-07:00

David and I went to the storage unit today and I found the elusive box! You know the one with my camera cords in it. So here's what you missed.

We had two weeks to get everything ready for the big move. Utah didn't want to leave us with out saying goodbye... so we got one more good snow storm in before we left.David didn't love the snow but he did like helping Dad get the car out of the gutter. Now we are sporting our shades and washing the car!
We were all really sad to have to leave behind Zeus! Mike, Joe and I took him snow shoeing up rock canyon the night before we took him to his new home.
David loves trying on other peoples shoes. Don't tell but he even likes mommy's heels.
Being at Grandma and Grandpa's is the best! David get pretty much whatever he wants!

Music Man

2009-02-11T20:09:00.002-07:00

This is David's favorite song. He climbed up on the desk, pulled the computer on his lap, and some how found this song on some random persons blog! Joe and I hear the music and when we peaked around the corner and saw this.

Catch-up

2009-02-11T19:57:00.004-07:00

I had a couple more videos and pictures on my computer from Christmas for you. A little late but it's better then nothing. One of David and my favorite outings is to the toy isle at wal-mart. This trip we made over Christmas Break for Grandma. Right about this time David was really into giving kisses. Both Joe and I would get multiple kisses every morning for over a week! Too bad it got old.

Also, at Christmas time David fell in love with saying bye bye. He would often say it five or ten times and to every person before leaving the room.

Goodbye Utah... Hello Arkansas!

2009-02-04T19:26:00.002-07:00

We had a very successful move over the past couple weeks, with a nice rest stop in Denver. Due to a little miss calculation on the amount of stuff we own, we had to get an extra trailer and weren't able to tow the car. Which means we all had to make the drive, and Joe had to make the leg from Denver twice! Alas we survived the trip and the ice storms that pounded northwest AR.

We lost power on Thursday and it wasn't fixed till Sunday. Can't complain though because Les was clever enough to invest in a generator. We were able to heat the house, run a few lights, and heat our food. It made for a great adventure but difficult to get into a routine out here.

I would post some pictures for you but in all the moving the cords for my camera got put in a box that is now in the storage unit. We'll have to go search for them one of these days.

We Love Treats!

2009-01-06T16:27:00.004-07:00

Christmas time is the best for getting lots of tasty treats. Sugar cookies with blue frosting are a must. The baguette wasn't quiet as yummy but fun to try and bit into. I wasn't going to include to Oreo video because I am so embarrassed by the state of the kitchen.... but it's pretty cute, and a great example of our little trouble maker. Grandma Jan got a little stepping stool for her kitchen that David could push around. His favorite treat there were Hershey kisses, but he didn't turn down anything else!

Little Monkey

2008-12-12T13:09:00.002-07:00

David has discovered that if I leave the rail down, he can climb into his bed. He loves hanging out in there lately. Luckily he can't climb out yet, he seems pretty aware of his limitations.

2008-12-08T15:39:00.003-07:00

So its had to tell but it is snowing in this picture of David. He thought that was really cool. This little man rairly goes without his passy... he's an addict!Here's a little David babble for those who haven't heard and for those who can't get enough.
Dad was not here when this event took place... if he was I am sure there would have been no evidence that this actually happened. I couldn't resist, he had tons of fun tromping around.

Just one more...

2008-11-09T22:36:00.003-07:00

David loved a lot of things at Grandma's house... 1. all the room to run around. He would roam upstairs and down stairs and everywhere in between. 2. the endless supply of cordless phones that were at his reach. 3. last but not least Deb's puppy Sophie! He would chase her then she would chase him... they were a perfect little pair. Deb's even taught David to say puppy!

I had a great time out there. it is really fun to see David with Grandma Lisa, which makes us even more excited for the holidays! He'll be so big by the time Grandpa Les, Grandma Jan, and Uncle Adam see him with all kinds of new tricks. We can't wait for the family time! While I was in Colorado I was able to do a bunch of Mary Kay facials thanks to my fam and my mom's girl friends. It was really fun, and actually it helped to make October my biggest/most successful Mary Kay month yet so thanks to all. Well, even though David and I had a great time we were very happy to get home to our Daddy Joe!

Happy Halloween!

2008-11-09T22:29:00.002-07:00

Sorry that I am so late. David and I flew back from Denver on Halloween. I dressed him up as a little scarecrow with a red nose and everything. He got all the attention at the airport! I never did get a great picture of his costume so I will have to get him all decked out again just so I can get some good pictures. Is that crazy of me... oh well maybe someday we can use the pictures at his wedding or something.

The heater saga...

2008-11-09T22:09:00.006-07:00

He just can't get enough of the heater. We did this ritual every morning for a week or two. I would go out and turn up the heat a little so it would come on. I will admit that I taught him to get his blanket and cozy up. Then one day I came out and, no kidding, David had dragged his booster seat so that it was in front of the vent. He was just chillin' there happy as a clam. I think that was his best thinking/ problem solving to date, I was so proud. He was just upset that he couldn't get it close enough (it was touching the wall and couldn't get closer).

Been awhile...

2008-11-09T22:03:00.003-07:00

I got a little feel for what it would be like to have twins the other day. I was watching Jax for Ashley and ended up have to go to a young womans meeting. I reclined my stroller seat all the way and threw the boys in. They both had fun for the first half of the ride. I will tell you what watching two at home is one thing, but taking two out is a whole new animal. In the second picture both boys are checking out this little dog that was yapping at us. Don't they make the cutest pair.

The New Patio!

2008-10-12T12:21:00.006-07:00

Well, After all the talk and much delay we are getting our patio finished! Joe and my brother Jeff worked all day Friday and just about finished. David was a big help, or at least he thought he was! I wish I had pictures of the progress or the men at work, but they did it all while I was at a MK retreat up in Park City. I came home to a new patio, and a tired Daddy.
David really like to use his hands to rest on now and we love it. He is really blabbering a lot these days, unfortunately we rarely know what he is saying but he tries hard.
David loves soda pop! He also loves to lounge in front of the heating vent when it's on. I really need to take some video of that for you because it is really funny how he rolls around, holds out his hands to the hot air and says mmm!

Baby's favorite toy!

2008-09-28T12:41:00.004-07:00

So here's the baby Pictures! All of David new favorite things!

So, we found this vacuum at a second hand store and David played with it the whole time we were there. When I took it to check out, he freaked out and threw himself on the floor and was so sad! We gave it back, but he was really upset when he couldn't play with it in the car.

David still loves cars! if you zoom in close you can see all three of his teeth, with a fourth on the way! That top left one(his left) is a killer!
David has developed a new love for stuffed animals and blankets. This is him wrestling Curious George. Take down, you're outa' there!

We have been playing a lot with our buddy Jaxon lately. This video is Jax and David hard at work last night! It's really fun to watch them interact more and sometimes play together! Let's be honost half the time they're poking each others eyes out, but they know where eye's are.

MY Crazy ER Night

2008-09-25T14:26:00.002-07:00

Sorry It has been so long since I posted anything. I don't even have any great new video to put up, I will have to work on that. So, as most of you already know I had to have surgery last Friday... it all happened so fast it still doesn't feel real to me. Joe has been great he hurried right home from Snow Mass in CO to take care of me and David. And he has done just that all week. Poor guy I think he's really to hang up the apron and go back to work! David has been a real good sport too, especially in the beginning when we were pawning him off wherever we could. Actually he enjoyed it but was always glad to be home. I think we are all having a good recovery and should be back to normal soon.
PS I think David well start to talk a little more soon. He understands a lot but has never really shown an interest in communicating... just climbing which he's mastered now. A few times now he has tried to mimic works like "all done". I can't wait for Him to make animal sounds! He will do a doggie sometimes.

One year old

2008-08-11T09:23:00.012-07:00

Things I have learned in my First year:
1. You can eat pretty much anything...although I wouldn't recommend rolly pollies and i would recommend egg rolls yummy!2. Nap Time isn't so bad...3. You can never have too many passies!
4. Playing in the water is the best!
5. If I pretend to be shy and snuggle people they think I am really cute, and that's good!6. I really like this music stuff... just not sure how to make my own yet!7. I love making new friends and hangin' with my buddies, but I don't always like all the pictures mom tries to take.8. There are two ways to get things... to cry or to give em that look! I haven't decided which one I like better but I'll keep you posted

9. If grandma sends green paper, I get to go to the store and buy new toys! I probably would have had fun eating the money, but mom says the toys will be funner for longer.
10. And last but not least, my parents are crazy, but they love me the most so it's all good!

David's 1st Birthday!

2008-08-01T17:06:00.003-07:00

More Fun in the sun

2008-08-01T17:02:00.001-07:00

We had tons of fun on the boat! The babies were pretty good, and actually conked out. The Lisonbee girls love the water. They couldn't get enough of it, jumping in every time we stopped and begging for more of the tube. Even little Ashley wanted a wild ride on the tube and enjoyed being bounced around.

Vacation at the Saumweber resort!

2008-08-01T16:48:00.003-07:00

We Just got back from a great trip to see the Saumweber crew, and the Lisonbees came up from Dallas for a little fun too. We swam in the pool, played games, went out on the boat and ate like kings! I think I speak for all when I say it was awesome.

I'm in trouble!

2008-07-18T15:13:00.003-07:00

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David loves to climb onto his stroller. He is really so strong! We were playing with the camera and he thought that was really fun! Zeus wasn't so amused.

Our Yard Saga

2008-07-15T20:14:00.003-07:00

So, we have been doing a lot of work on the old yard. We took out a lot and put in some more. It is looking really good, I will post pictures when we are finished. This day we were headed to the dump with a bunch of branches and cement pieces. It felt good to get them out of the way... the only bad part is there is still a pile in out backyard! We were going to burn them, but our neighbor didn't like that so we had to stop. Maybe some day we will be done. David was really cute, I put him in his little pool and gave him the hose. He would have played in the water all day long. He's new cutest thing is dancing to the music in the car (or anywhere). He likes me to turn it up while he does his thing! I will try to get that one on video for y'all.

Tiny Dancer

2008-07-05T10:53:00.004-07:00

So, I know I just did a post, but these videos are priceless!
We got this little push car for David and it was a hit. if you would notice the massager on the kitchen floor in the background... that was David favorite toy especially when it was on.

This last video is of David chomping on a nectarine. He will sit there and eat it right down to the core. Very messy but very tasty.

2008-07-05T10:36:00.003-07:00

We have had a great time here in Denver, and now its time to go home. I have tons of great baby footage for y'all. David is starting to take his first steps!
David Has had fun playing with his uncle Jeff. Jeff would give his bits of ice cream... sure way to win David over.Just like his Daddy. David loves music, he is quite the little dancer.

I went to lunch with a couple of high school buddies (Ashley and Hayley) one day. I hadn't seen them for years. Turns out we all had boys about a month apart!

The Hose

2008-06-25T13:35:00.007-07:00

David loves playing out on Grandma Lisa's patio. He especially likes the hose and her shovel. The hose was a little harder to handle with the water on... but more fun!

Little Indian Brave

2008-06-22T18:04:00.003-07:00

Well, we are getting ready for another trip. Joe heads to Canada tomorrow and I head over to Denver. We've been trying to clean out our fridge cause we'll be gone for almost 2 weeks, but of course we had friends over for lunch and dinner. Actually our dinner guests fell through so... we have lots of leftovers!
Despite all the craziness, David never ceases to impress us with his new cute tricks. He can now go from a sitting position to standing all on his own... he doesn't know that he can do it, he usually does it when he's not paying attention and really wants something. Hopefully he wont take any first steps while Daddy's away!

Daddy's scratchy face

2008-06-14T20:11:00.003-07:00

Joe discovered that rubbing David's hands on his scratchy face drove him crazy. He squirms and giggles and it's lots of fun for all.

David has become a really good sleeper (when he's not sick). He takes two good naps in the day, and will usually sleep from 8:30pm to 8:00am! When he gets up in the morning he will play around in his crib for a while till we go and get him. Heaven! Baby's are always the cutest first thing in the morning... too bad the only people that see them then are mom and dad.

Back together again!

2008-06-14T17:44:00.003-07:00

Well, We were finally reunited after being apart for 15 long days... and now we are planning for our next trips which will be in another week! Seems just as soon as we get settled into a routine again it's time for another trip. Not that I am complaining I love being able to travel so much we are very lucky! Business for Joe is moving right along, it's looking like we have another big step in the business road ahead, but if we make it so will Bontri. As for me, well David sure keeps me busy. I do work in my uncles office a couple times a week which is nice for a change. Davids latest trick is probably climbing up and down stairs. This video is a little long but I just couldn't get enough of the cuteness!

peak-a-boo

2008-05-27T20:18:00.000-07:00

Jumping on the tramp with the cousins

2008-05-27T20:15:00.000-07:00

Follow the leader!

2008-05-27T20:06:00.002-07:00

David was so cute this day. Whenever Joe would laugh David would laugh too. I guess he thought that was pretty funny. PS David loves suckers.