Flashback Friday!! Then & Now!

One Year Ago! ~ 2 Teeth! Today! ~ 12 Teeth!

Swimming In Dessert!

The boys enjoyed dessert last night!...banana's with chocolate syrup! Deeeelish!!

It was a huge hit but very messy and it wasn't bath night. :(

At least they went to bed smelling yummy. :)

"Hold still you slippery little guy." Future Jake if he decides to grow a goatee like Daddy. Future Zack sporting a goatee as well....more of a Quaker goatee though.
These boys have obviously been watching Mommy and Daddy eat.....we're animals.
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And Video of Jake getting every last drop!

Wordless Wednesday!

Mustard With A Side Of Corn Dog!!

The boys really like mustard. They say, "DIP!" and then dip their fingers, dip their forks, and lastly they dip their corn dog nuggets. They'd be happy if we just gave them a bowl of mustard. Weirdos.... :)

Buh-Bye Cat Tree!

Yep...that's Jake....

STANDING ON THE TOP OF THE BLEEPING CAT TREE!!!

Here's the scoop.....I had Zack sitting on my lap at my computer looking at pictures. All of a sudden I hear the wood blinds banging. I look over and see Jake on the top of the cat tree. At first my heart jumped but I stayed quiet because I didn't want to scare him and cause him to fall off or try to get down on his own before I could get to him. I grabbed my camera that was sitting right next to me and took the first picture....put Zack down....and then quietly walked over and snapped this picture just as he turned to look at me....

SOOOO BUSTED!!!

After I got Jake down, I drug the tree through the living room, into the kitchen, and was going to take it out into the garage. I opened the door leading into the garage, picked up the tree, and then I proceeded to FALL DOWN the cement stairs into the garage landing on top of the cat tree. OOOOWWWIIIIEEEEE! I yelped and couldn't move for a good minute. I got myself off the tree, and tried to crawl up the stairs while the boys tried to crawl down them. I had to push them back into the house and finally got myself inside and just stayed on my hands and knees for a minute to catch my breath and wiggle my toes to make sure nothing was broken since both feet were hurting and numb at the same time. Everything moved but they are soooo sore and stiff now. :( I'm pretty sure I sprained both my feet. *whimper* Stupid cat tree!!!! I think I'm going to duct tape the boys to the hard wood floors from 8 am to 5 pm. It's safer for all of us.

Shine On!

Jake is into climbing anything and everything right now....big time!! Last night I was doing dishes after dinner and Jake climbed onto my computer chair and fell off, landing on the hardwood, on his face. I didn't see it but both Brian and I heard the splat and then Jake cried and cried. UGH!!! I can't turn my back on these boys for a millisecond!!!

No wonder my house is a total mess!!!! :(

A New Place To Watch T.V.?

Mini High School Reunion!

20 years is still 2 years away.....but I got together with some friends from high school on Friday night that I haven't seen in almost 20 years! We met for a drink and some happy hour appetizers. It was nice to catch up but I felt like the odd duck because all three girls have kids over 11 years old and mine are only 18 months. *L* I'll be 50 when my boys start to drive...which makes me feel REALLY OLD....but Brian reminded me that they could be young Grandmas so that made me feel a little better....until I realized that I'll be a REALLY OLD GRANDMA someday. Sheesh....

~ Deb, Janet, Me, Anne ~

Thanks for a fun evening girls!

New Shoes!

The boys wear a size 6 now!

We went to find shoes at the outlet mall last weekend and had a hard time! Baby shoe shopping is no bed of roses! The boys have wide feet and high arches thanks to both Mommy and Daddy so finding shoes was rough. No luck at Vans, Converse, Strideright, Carter's, or Keds. We found a pair at Nike but they really were not wide enough. We finally found some Nike's that worked at Factory Brand Shoes Outlet store and were able to get Jake a wide pair since his feet are a touch wider than Zacks. They are really easy on and off, don't pinch or leave red marks on their feet, and you can feel their toes when you pinch the tip so I know their toes are not crammed in there. Some of the other baby shoes we tried on you could not feel their toes because the shoe was so stiff and we had to cram and cram their poor little feet in. These are great and the boys don't seem to mind wearing them at all. When I take them out of the drawer they both say, "SHOES!!" :)

DiSnEyLaNd JUNKIE!

Last Monday morning I flew down to L.A. with my best friend Anne, her 11 year old son Ethan, and her mom Marti to go to....you guessed it....Disneyland....aaaaagain. I know, I know....I've been pretty excessive this year when it comes to DL trips but since I have an annual pass it's hard not to go when I get the urge or when someone invites me! I think I need to take flying lessons and buy myself a plane so I can go every single dingle day! *grin*

It was another overnight trip like I did in April. We flew down Monday morning and flew home Tuesday evening so I was only away from the boys for one night. Brian held the fort. (Thanks Hubby!) I like those trips because you still get 2 really full days at the park but are only away from home one night. :)

Here are pictures from the trip....

Flashback Friday....The Last 4 Years! :)

8/18/2004

We got Gerdie Noceros March on 8/8/04 at 8 weeks old.

This was her first haircut that Brian and I gave her in our garage.

She was teeny...not much bigger than a bunch of bananas. :)

8/19/2005

This was a co-worker named Teka. I invited all my co-workers over for a game night and to enjoy my world famous Tater Tot Casserole! Teka showed up dressed for the occasion!

8/18/2006

Jacob William...aka: "Baby B" at 14 weeks

8/18/2006

Zachary James...aka: "Baby A" at 14 weeks

8/19/2007

Almost 7 months old and much cuter than the year before. :)

Wordless Wednesday! ~ SHOES!