Ohhh The Joys of Motherhood

So first off I'd like to publicly thank my parents for the countless times they had to clean up my puke. I never had the best reputation for being able to hold my own (food down that is). It now seems that it is payback time. Puke is one of those disgusting tasks that no one should have to bare, clean up or smell. Unfortunately, there is this window of time where your children aren't quite old enough to have the sense to make it to the bathroom or clean up their own mess. Which leads me to last night.....Not once, not twice but three times Ted and I proceeded to strip Jack out of his puke infested clothes, clean him, change him, wash dirty sheets and put on new bedding. Ted, bless his heart would put the puke bowl by his bed each time thinking Jack would get the concept on the next go around. Sadly, the bowl stayed clean. So my sick little boy didn't quite make it to preschool this morning.

I found him here after a dose of Tylenol with codine.

The Sundance Kid

Yesterday Ted gave me a treat and watched Max so Carrie and I could take our boys skiing. The first run was a little rough for Jack. If you watch the video link you'll see what I'm talking about. If you listen REALLY carefully you can hear me bribe him with a treat if he stops crying.

Jack and Jason striking a pose
Callie came along to give Jason private snowboarding lessons By the end of the day Jack was ready to go and so was I

Grandpa's 1/2 Century Crisis

Today turned out to be the perfect day for a ride in

Dad's new HOT ROD!

We had so much fun cruising around the neighborhood.

Jack loved it but kept telling grandpa

he needed to slow down!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Jack loved Valentine's Day at preschool. I asked him what his favorite part of the day was and he said popcicles (ie lolipops) and chocolate!

Todays HIGH 34 degrees!

I'd say it's PRRRRFECT weather for biking. Well we finally made it out of the "teens" and all the kids just couldn't stand it any longer so out came the bikes. Going through slushy snow seemed to be the highlight among all the kids.

Forget the training wheels...Snow tires might be good.

Jack's back tire kept spinning around and around in the slush.

What do you get when you let a 3yr old dress himself??

A Senorita Fashionista! Today we have Jack modeling the latest in
off the shoulder fashions with a sexy bare midriff
to put that final touch of Senorita in our Fashionista.You too can have this look... Simply insert your head through the smallest opening of your shirt and proceed to pull it down until it is nice and tight around your stomach. The bigger end of your shirt will now fall nicely off your shoulders.

Please notice the drawstrings that hang so perfectly
off his bum.
One final stretch before he walks down the
RUNWAY!

Morning Pictures

This is Jack telling Monkey to "be quiet, baby sweeping."

Of course Jack's pj's are on backwards and inside out. That kid and his clothes! If he dresses himself there is a 100% chance his clothes will be on wrong. You'd think he would at least have a 50/50 shot at getting it right.

Max looked so tiny and cute in his crib this morning I wanted to capture his size before he is as big as Jack and I don't even remember how it happened.

Scripture Power

Jack is our new little Sunbeam this year and has been so diligent about reading his scriptures before bed. Although we really can't make out a word he is saying it is still so fun to listen to his own rendition of the verses.

Bedtime in Jack's Bed

Heather and Javier are visiting and we snapped some fun shots of the kids tonight at bedtime. Maya was Miss Social Butterfly with her arm around Max and offering kisses to both boys.

The Photo Shoot

Well I finally managed to get a few shots of both boys together. It didn't really go exactly as I had planned. Jack was too busy playing with his Star Wars figures that Max finally gave up on him.... This picture just cracks me up.

When Jack finally decided to cooperate for me we had to include the Storm Trooper and Luke Skywalker in order for him to sit still...

This was a sweet shot of the two of them or should I say "four" of them.

Here are a few of my favorite pictures that I took of Max. He did such a good job posing for the camera. I have high hopes for him and his future as my model subject for the camera.