A Good Place To Start

Ezra was a little overwhelmed by the gifts, but got over it pretty quickly. He enjoyed helping everyone open their presents, but the boxes were in typical kid fashion, the favorite event.

Wyatt liked his presents too, but didn't really understand that today was any different than yesterday, or tomorrow. Mostly as the parents, we like his presents for him. Cute clothes and fun toys are more for mom and dad right now.

'Twas The Night Before Christmas

So here it is, as promised, our tree.

We've had to wait until tonight (Christmas Eve) to put any presents under it, because Ezra has quite the grasp on the un-wrapping concept this year.

I'm sure there will be plenty of pictures tomorrow, so enjoy your families, and the holiday, and check back with us soon!

So if the post had credits, they would be in this order,

Spelling Advice~ Eric Clifford

Thanks Dad!

A Sad Day

It was a sad day for me, and a very, very happy one at the same time. We bought a new vehicle, which is happy because we got rid of the flamer truck, but sad because we also sold my 4-Runner. The truck has been nothing but trouble, and the 4-Runner has been quite the opposite. My Toyota was my first car, and I loved it. So, a few tears, a little smile, and a pile of debt.

Here it is, our new car. A 2003 Ford Explorer.

Anyone who has comments about the flamer truck, feel free to post them! All I can say is, at least we didn't have to drive it off a cliff to get rid of it. We were beginning to think that was the only way.......

Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200

Due to unforeseen car problems and the likes, we are no longer planning on moving to Spokane at this point in time. We are planning on visiting over New Years, but will all be coming back to SD.

Ahhh, The Age Of Independence

It's been a while since I put a naked picture on, so I thought it was about time. Ezra is enjoying being able to take of his clothes himself, and spends a good part of his days doing just that. Oh well, at least we're not out in public that much.

Oh Christmas Tree.....

I know what you're thinking, 'but there's no tree in this picture..' --I know. I set out to take a picture of my tree, because I really do have one, and it's pretty, but there is a gravitational pull towards the kids next to the tree, and it just didn't happen. Again.
So that's the bad news. The good news is, Wyatt is still cute, in case you were concerned.

And The Award Goes To.....

There was no special occasion for this picture to be taken, other than he was just too cute not to.

I probably should mention that he rolled over for the first time. A week ago. I know, I get the lousy blogger award here..... I was making cookies (again) and looked over at him only to notice that Ezra had shaken the pack 'n play so hard he flipped Wyatt over. Oh wait, Ezra wasn't in the room. Yeah, so I get the lousy mom award too for trying to blame it on Ezra.

F Y I

I'd just like to say that the picture of Wyatt in the post below with the cat is next to the wrong text. The cat DOES NOT sleep in his bed with him. That is in the pack'n'play by the kitchen(where they all hide from an overly exuberant Ezra). I couldn't get the text next to the right picture, and just wanted to clarify that. I'm sure some of you noticed. The cats actually got tossed out for a while one night because they were in his bed, in a wrestling match, on him. They aren't really supposed to even go in his room, because it weirds me out and cats are icky. They walk around in a litter box and then want to lay on your pillow, or even worse in this case, on your baby. I'm not okay with that. Go ahead, call PETA, see if I change my mind. I'm not saying I don't like cats, I do, or I wouldn't have two of them. They are very nice cats, but they still have litter box nasty on them.

I'm having some trouble with Blogger, and its not posting the pictures with the text... Be patient, I'll get it figured out!

My Sweet Boys

So I've been saying that I'd post pictures, well here they are!


Ezra loves his rain boots, because he can put them on himself, so he wears them all the time.













Ellie is very gentle with Ezra, and she likes animal cookies. We don't typically eat sitting on the counter, but she gets a bit excited and it was a safe spot. Don't mind the mess, I'd been wrapping Christmas presents!









I took the camera with me when I went to get Wyatt up from his nap, and this is a very typically 'wake up' for him. He's the happiest baby I've ever been around....










He is also very cute when he cries!














And we're back to happy!!!

Our News

Well, a lot has happened recently, and I've not been great about updating this. Part of our big changes includes moving back to WA. The boys and I are going to be heading back for a few months until things are a little more stable with the RR. We've got a little duplex lined up and will be taking off the first of the year. It's not my favorite way to be going back, but I'm excited to be around family again. Most of our family in WA is pretty excited to be able to hang out with the boys and get to know them a little better too.

So that's the short sweet version, and I'm sure I'll get around to more details one of these days. I thought I'd at least mention that though, so maybe I'll get off easy for not blogging.....

There will be pictures eventually of boys and the tree. The tree is pretty comical really. Only the top three feet are decorated. Ezra enjoys taking off the ornaments, and Ellie can reach even higher than Ezra! I promise to get a picture of my half decorated tree on here eventually.

Wrangler Butts.....

Ezra has a thing for my boots, which is fine until he tries to go down the stairs in them. He does pretty well most of the time though. He actually can get them on and off by himself which I think is an accomplishment since they are taller than his inseam is long.....

Ellie's Sweet Face

I heard all about not having put a picture of Ellie's face on here, so I here it is! Isn't she cute?!

Doggy Daycare

These are our new friends Ellie, and Lacy. Ellie is the Bloodhound from next door. Her owner John asked me to babysit the girls a couple of days a week, since they eat his house if they are alone, and it's been much too cold to leave them outside all day. I of course jumped at the chance to play with Ellie. She has so much personality, and is cute too. Ezra wasn't sure what to think when he got up this morning and there were dogs running around the house. He's warmed up to them pretty quickly, as they have to him. The only thing that is even a little bit of a problem is that I don't have dog toys, and the only milk carton I had empty took Ellie about two minutes to destroy. I'm not talking, tear it up and put a few holes in it, I'm talking about it would have been in better shape had I put it through a wood chipper.

So, if anyone has idea's for ways to make (Durable) dog toys out of random house hold items, post a comment!

I love that Ezra is doing the typical kids stuff, like trying to wear mom and dads shoes.
He'd eaten a really messy dinner, and was wandering around in his diaper until we got to the tub, and shoes seemed like necessary accessory .

Gummer

I love tooth-less grins, and Wyatt has a very infectious one.