Wednesday, January 31, 2007

The Tragedy of an Older Sister

Just so you don't think we don't do "boy" stuff..... We did build some tracks yesterday and played with trains.

But, you can see what happens when your next oldest sibling is a girl. Teagan loves these purple, sparkly heels. They click and clack on the wood floors. Hopefully, you can't tell in the picture, that he has pink nailpolish on one finger because he insisted. And in case there are any questions, HIS DAD DID IT! Teagan has a serious shoe fetish, and he's really into carrying the baby dolls around, giving them hugs and kisses, and putting them to bed in the doll cradle.

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

My rough and tough tomboy


Tatum came running up to me earlier and this is the conversation that followed. Keep in mind, she's only 4:
T: Oh my God! Oh my God!
M: What's the matter?
T: There is a spider in my room.
M: Show me where.
T: (looking for the spider, whispering) I don't know where he went. I'm so freaked out.
M: Spiders don't bother people. They eat bugs. They run away from people.
T: This one was different.
M: How?
T: It sucks people's blood.
M: What?!?!
T: I saw one like that.
M: Where?
T: On the trashcan, it was fat and yellow and it sucks people's blood.

Too much TV? Or brotherly influence?

Monday, January 29, 2007

I know, I know

My Mom told me yesterday that I am a poor Blogger. Well, I knew that would happen. I have always been poor at keeping up with anything. Anyway, I got a brand new camera for my birthday (Thanks, Mom!), but I haven't started using it yet, so I thought I would pull out some old pics. These are actually pics of Spring Break 2006. We stayed in New Hampshire, (which apparently doesn't have Spring), and took day trips to Boston and Maine. We shopped at the outlet malls in Kittery, then drove up to the coast. We had just bought a new dvd recorder that also took still shots. Well, it took us nearly a year to get around to uploading them. :oP

Here is a pic of Tanner and Travis in front of a lighthouse at the coast. And don't ask me where, because I don't remember. That lighthouse is actually on a little island that we never did figure out how they got over to.


This is a pic of me and the kids on the coast of Maine. Does it look like Spring break with us in our heavy coats? We had to hurry up and click the pic because even with those coats, we were freezing our buns off.

Friday, January 12, 2007

I guess I've been tagged. Darn it.

A - available or taken: Taken, married for over 12 years now.

B- best friend: My sis, Krista and my budy Liz in Oregon. We've been best friends since 2nd grade. Now, if only she would move back to Ohio....

C- cake or pie: Pie

D- drink of choice: Pepsi, or a Mudslide if you mean the alcoholic version.

E-essential item you use everyday: Hairbrush

F-favorite color: Don't really have a fav. I like reds, and greens. But some blues. It depends on what it's on, I guess.

G-gummy bears or worms: Bears, definitely.

H-hometown: Dayton

I-indulgence: Brownies

J-January or February: January, for my birthday!

K-kid's names: Tanner, Travis, Tatum, and Teagan

L-life incomplete without: My kids. I can day dream about alot of things I could do if I was single and childless, travel the world, have the whole college experience, be a missionary.... but I can't really imagine them not being here.

M-marriage date: August 7, 1994

N-number of siblings: 4, two wholes, two halfs. :o)

O-oranges or apples: Apples

P-phobias or fears: Hmm, heights? Big, ugly bugs? Snakes?

Q-favorite quote: "Be the change you want to see in the world." Gandhi

R-reason to smile: Children's laughter

S-season: Fall, by far.

T-tag 4 people: I don't know 4 people who blog. How sad is that? Krista has already done it. Uh, Alison, if you read this, I guess it is your turn.

U-unknown fact about me: Well, then it wouldn't be unknown, now would it? Besides, I'm an open book. If it's unknown to everyone else, I probably don't know about it either.

V-veggie I don't like: Greens

W-worst habit: Playing on the computer way too long.

X-xrays: Besides, dental, none. Never had a broken bone.

Y-your favorite food: Mexican.. tacos, burritos, enchiladas, chimichangas, nachos......

Z-zodiac: Aquarius