02-01-10 So Sad :(

Kidlet #1's pet rat passed away.  Poor kid was devastated.  This was his first "real" pet and his best friend.

When we first got Jocelyn.
She later became known as Joshie
She had many adventures in our house!  That is when I started calling her Houdini!  She was always trying to get out of her cage (a few times she did manage it).  She would some how get down off the dresser.  Luckily the dogs never got her.  I would find her visitng my office, my bedroom and the bathroom!!  Used to drive me crazy, lol!!  But over all she was a good pet for Kidlet.  She would ride on his shoulder, keep him company and was always there to listen to him read a book to her.
These pictures were taken in December 2009.  The last ones I took of her.  From what it looked like, she suffered a stroke and it was hard to watch.  It was even harder to watch Kidlet.  He would cry, he would carry her around in her travel cage, he read to her one last time and finally she died peacefully at about 6:30 while he was watching TV downstairs.
So, today after school we will go to the pet store to see if we can't find her reincarnated ;)

Jocelyn
aka Joshie
aka Little Houdini
July 12, 2008 - February 1, 2010

01-28-10 First Concert

On January 28th, 2010, Kidlet #1 had his very first band concert.  He plays the clarinet and is rather good.  I say this because I have yet to have to wear ear plugs to try to cancel out the dying goose sound that I have been warned would result from a beginning clarient players attempts.  We have never heard that goose's pleas in this household :) Thank Goodness!!!

He was so nervous the day before and all day Thursday.  He even tried to get us to not go.  He complained his stomach hurt both nights, he begged us to let him stay home, etc.  I almost felt sorry for him, lol, but being the mean mom that I am I told him that we all had to go through this.  I did every time I was on stage singing, but I told him that once I started everything was OK (well except for my graduation performance where all I wanted to do was cry).  He just had to pretend he was in the cafeteria practicing.  He over came all of his fears and later told me it wasn't too bad and that he played like a pro :)

If you decide to watch the videos look for Kidlet #1 here.



12-16-09 Mom's Photo Collage


12-13-09 Cute Puppy :)


OK so he's not really a puppy at 6 years old, but he's still cute :)

12-13-09 Sledding

I went down the hill with Kidlet #1 and forgot how much fun it was to go sledding :)  I had to get to the bottom to take pictures.  The trek up was slow, lol, but well worth it :)

You should have heard Kidlet #2 yell ALL the way down the 1st time.  J & I were DYING of laughter!!!

No matter what, Kidlet #2 would come down backwards, lol!!  We were so proud of him because he is VERY afraid of not having control (and heights) and he went down the hill about 7 times (he says).

12-03-09 It's Sticking!!!

Of course I forgot to order firewood before I ordered snow!!! :)

10-31-09 Halloween Fun!!

The Halloween pumpkins. I was soooo happy that they did them all by themselves :)
Sonic (blue) and Tails :) About two million handstitches all together.

The back side. Tails loves his tails :)

We couldn't forget the pictues with the golden rings

The 1st house on our list every year :)


10-29-09 Oh So Cute!

There is a special place in heaven for a mother of boys.

TG cuz now I have 3!!!

Baby Oops is due to arrive March 14th, 2010.







08-26-09 First Day of School

I was bummed these came out blurry, but we were rushing.
Kidlet #1 is in 5th grade already :( Last year of elementary!!
He'll be playing the clarinet this year (anyone know of a good place to buy ear plugs in bulk??)
They are posing in front of the new mural in the school lobby.
Kidlet #2 acting goofy like usual :) That is why I took their pictures separately this year, lol!
He is a big bad 1st grader in the dual language program.
Don't you just love the "Dr Who Hair"??

07-10-09 Mom

Mom, try clicking on this link for me please :)

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2016784&id=1222711554&saved#/photos.php?id=1222711554

04-29-09 Allergist

A couple of days before, Kidlet #2 got to see me go through the allergy test at the allergist. He did soooo much better than mom!! He was only allergic to cat & dog where mom was allergic to everything but cat and dog!! Go figure!!

04-12-09 Easter MY Way :)

Our neighbors got to find out just how much fun we have at Easter! It had been 3 years since we had been able to do the confetti eggs. It was still cold, but at least it was dry outside this year!!
The Kidlet next door didn't know what to think at first, lol.
But she figured it out soon enough!








Bend over please!!!




Good Daddy!!




Run baby run!!


04-12-09 Me & my Kidlets

Now we are all dressed for Easter :)

04-12-09 Easter Egg Hunt

As you can tell, spring had not sprung yet for us by Easter. Everything was still dead looking, yuck!!!
Even the boys hadn't dressed in their outfits yet, lol!!

I love it when they hug each other.

Happy Birthday Board at Work

Grrrr!! OK tilt your head again!! This was the birthday board at work. I didn't realize until half way through the month that my picture was under one of the smiles, the one on the far right. The smiley even had the eyes cut out to show the person's eyes. It was a really cute idea :)