What I'm Loving.

This little head of hair.

I was going to have it cut but I chickened out. 

I'm not ready for him to become a little boy yet.

He can stay my baby a bit longer.

Ethan's little face at his first Valentine's Day party at school.

Also, his valentine envelope filled with goodies and the card he made for Brett and I.

Art and craft time with my boys.

Jacob is starting to enjoy it more and eats less of it each time. 

Water and noodles.

I gave the boys a big bowl of water, smaller bowls, measuring cups, and uncooked noodles and let them have at it.

They played nicely and quietly for 30 minutes.

30 minutes people.

Never happens.

 They made quite the mess and Jacob was not thrilled when we had to put it away, but it was well worth it.

Seriously, I may just do this activity every day.

What are you loving today?

The Boys {in action}.

For your viewing pleasure.

My Boys are Cute.

I have the pictures to prove it. 

For the most part this is what we've been doing the last week or so.

Just lying low. Hanging out at home. Playing with our new toys.

Relaxing and getting better.

I hope you're having a relaxing New Years day like we are.

Happy 2012!

Catching Up.

Oh hi there.

Did I fall off the face of the earth?

Nope. 

We've just been super busy as I am sure the rest of the world has been. 

Days have gone by without me even thinking about blogging or checking my reader, which is now ridiculously full. There is no way I will ever be able to read all I have missed but life will go on.

With that said, I thought I would catch all of you up on what's been happening around here.

For Christmas this year my parents bought my sisters and our families passes to Disneyland.

I haven't had one in years and I am so excited. 

The kids loved it even though we only went on 2 rides and stayed for a short while.

We will definitely be getting good use out of these this year. 

We had brunch with Brett's parents last weekend and the boys got to meet Santa.

Jacob did a lot better than I had anticipated.

 And we even managed to get a decent family picture in.

I made these yummy little treats. Pinterest has given me way to many ideas, especially in the sweets department.

Ethan had his first preschool Christmas party and program.

He sat up on that stage so cute and shy looking and only put his hands down his pants once. 

 Little voices singing about the birth of Jesus and little heads bowed to pray is the sweetest thing ever.

 We tried to get a photo of all the cousins together and well you can see how that went.

We celebrated Christmas early with Brett's family this year since they will be out of town.

I took like five pictures. Horrible.

Brett got the iPad 2 which he could not be more happy.

 This is the only picture I took of Jacob, proof that he was there. 

Oh that little face.

 Ethan and his cousin received rival football uniforms.

 It was nice celebrating a week early. Ethan had been asking to open presents for the last week and this way he didn't have to wait as long. Plus the kids get to play with all their new stuff now and then some again on Christmas morning. Works for me. 

Mister Jacob's personality is getting funnier and funnier each day.

He cracks me up.

I had to get reading glasses and I have to say, I like them. 

Lastly, and not my favorite, my boy is sick.

He has a bit of the stomach flu, which seems to be better today, but oh last night was pitiful.

I have never felt so badly for this little one ever.

I'm really just thankful he didn't get sick closer to Christmas.

Now I am just praying we all don't get it. 

That's been what happening with us. 

Can you see why I haven't blogged much?

Pictures of My Boys {or lack thereof}.

I haven't been taking many pictures of the boys lately.

I didn't even realize it until I picked up the camera today.

These are the last photos I took of them.

It hasn't rained in two weeks.

I'm usually pretty snap-happy when it comes to the boys so I'm not sure why my camera just been sitting on the desk. Life gets busy I guess.

So while we were outside playing I took a few photos of them.

I didn't get very many but the few I did capture what is happening right now with my boys.

Jacob has a new love for putting anything and everything into whatever container or bag he can find. 

I love watching him fill a bucket with something, bend down to pick up more, only to have what he just picked up fall out. 

Surprisingly he doesn't get very frustrated and just continues on.

 We bought our Halloween costumes yesterday.

No Ethan is not going to be a football player but we couldn't pass up this steal of a costume for only $10. 

It's made a great addition to our dress up clothes and he has worn it ever since we got it home.

Well, not to bed and to school but you get the idea.

 And his blue eyes and wispy red hair makes me melt. 

Can he please just stay small forever?

Have you taken pictures of your people lately? 

Don't forget, because time is flying by.

It's Raining.

I don't like the rain.

I like the sun. I like warm weather, tank tops, flip flops, the beach.

Now don't get me wrong, I like fall.

I like that it brings cooler evenings, sweaters and the holidays. 

I really don't like that fall brings rain.

Especially now that I have two young boys, which includes an extremely active 1 year old, that love to be outside.

By 10:30 this morning we had played with play dough, painted, colored, read books, and used all the blocks we had in the house. 

They were busy.

Thankfully Brett is home today and he has been able to keep them entertained with me.

And thankfully he had the great idea of hooking up the bouncer in the garage. 

 Why didn't I think of that sooner?

When they wake up from naps I think I might just let them put on their warm gear and play around in the rain and the puddles. 

I think it'll be good for everyone. 

As, winter weather approaches I'm trying to come up with as many indoor activities for both kids.

Any suggestions?

What do you do to keep your little people entertained on rainy days?

Boom Boom Pow.

I've got a whole lotta stuff running through my head right now but no time to get it out.

So in the meantime enjoy my boys, dancing.

disclaimer: this is not the edited version of this song. i think i need to get it.

and yes, my living room looks this messy most of the time.

Over It.

Today I'm over it.

I'm over the whining, the fussiness, the crying, the fighting.

I'm over the mess, the dirty dishes, the piles of laundry.

Ethan has been in an ornery mood most of the day. 

So bad that he threw himself on the floor at my sister's house screaming and yelling. 

This rarely happens but, Really?

You would have thought I was torturing him.

And Jacob hasn't been feeling well for two days, which means lack of sleep (for everyone) and clinginess.

So I'm over it.
(Is that horrible to say?)

Thankfully they are sleeping at this minute and I'd love for it to continue for another hour.

I'd even take 30 minutes.

I rarely feel like I should get paid to stay home but today feels like one of those days.
Actually, I don't think I could even pay anyone to stay home with them today.
(I'm joking, slightly.)

Thank goodness that in just a couple of short hours Brett will be home to help.
I have an easy, frozen Trader Joe's dinner waiting and then I'll be off to my Zumba class.
I most definitely need to sweat it out!
A little workout and time away seems to make things better, usually, and I hope that'll do the trick tonight.
I'm off to sit on the couch in silence for at least a couple of minutes.
Hopefully.

Brothers.

As each day passes I feel my boys growing closer to one another.

Ethan wants to involve Jacob in most everything he is doing, and Jacob wants to learn.

Ethan is learning how to protect Jacob, and Jacob is listening to what he says, sometimes.

Ethan helps care for Jacob when he cries.

They squeal in delight and hug each morning when they wake up.

They make the other one laugh the hardest, my favorite.

I'm having the most fun sitting back, watching their relationship grow and form.

There is no bond like the bond of siblings.
And nothing makes me happier than knowing they will have each other forever.

I'm linking up here today...