~what happens when mom's too busy blogging!~

ok, so this morning after dropping the boys off at school, we came home and i decided to get on the computer and, of course, i started blogging. well, i thought nate was playing with his toys in the living room, but he found a better place to hang out!

at least he's brushing his three teeth!

~Nikolas and Riley Playing Basketball~

Well, watching Nikolas and Riley playing basketball is so much fun. Those two are so alike and yet still so different. Riley wants to be just like his big brother, but without him knowing it and Nikolas secretly loves it when Riley tries to be like him.
Watching Riley on the court reminds me of how much fun it is to be a kid. He has the biggest smile on his face and you can tell that he is having the most fun ever.
Nikolas is getting older and watches the games on TV and tries to do the "moves" like the college guys (they're not allowed to watch pro basketball). He tries to do behind the back stuff and through the legs. It is so cute. He is getting really good at ball handling and he loves to practice. He always wants to play in the garage.
I am just happy that they are having so much fun!

~Things Kids Do While Parents Sleep~

OK, so the other night, we went to the Sundogs game and got home kind of late. We put Nate down and then got the boys in bed, but since it was Friday, they wanted to sleep on the floor and watch Disney. So Adam put the sleep timer on for them and we went to bed.
Well, at like 3:00 in the morning, I hear Nate crying, so I was just going to wait for him to go back to bed. Well, the crying turned into screaming, so I went to get him out of bed. I was amazed to discover that he wasn't in his bed...he was in the boys' room. Nikolas had been awake and heard Nate fussing earlier in the night, so being the BIG helper that he is, he got him up and, instead of bringing Nate to me, he took Nate to his room to try and get him to stop fussing; he turned Disney on and turned the light on. So apparently, Nikolas fell asleep trying to get Nate to sleep and Nate was left to fend for himself. When I went to get Nate, he was crying on the floor of the bedroom, surrounded by Bionicles and Hot Wheels cars with Disney blaring and Nikolas and Riley snoring next to him. Poor Kid!
Then, a couple nights later...
Nikolas got up to go to the bathroom around 2am and it woke me up. Well, I heard him go back to bed, but I kept hearing noises coming from the boys' room, so I went to check on them. I walked in and Nikolas was dressed for school, and he had woken up Riley to try and get him ready for school. Riley was sitting up on his bed, holding his eyelids open because he was so tired and trying not to fall asleep. I couldn't help but laugh. I got Riley back to sleep and then took care of Nikolas, but man, his sleeping habits are so off.
It just makes me wonder what happens while we're sleeping. We need a video camera to record everything that goes on in the middle of the night.

~Tagged - Hubby Style~

What is his name? Adam (outside the bedroom!)

How long have you been married? 8 wonderful years

Who eats more? Adam

Who said I love you first? Adam...he told me under "our tree" on the golf course in the Country Club. It was really sweet and romantic.

Who is taller? Adam

Who sings better? Well, Adam doesn't really sing a lot, but the boys ask me to be quite when I sing, so I am going to say Adam.

Who is smarter? It depends on the topic. When it comes to most things, Adam is very smart. He is a lot more logical than I am. But he will never understand pop-culture or entertainment like I do.

Whose temper is worse? I think mine. Adam just kind of sits there and waits until after I am finished scolding the boys to talk through things with them.

Who does the laundry? I do.

Who does the dishes? This is a shared chore. If I am busy, Adam will do the dishes for me, but I do tend to come back after him and re-arrange things in the dish washer to be able to fit more dishes in. I think I can fit twice the amount of dishes in there than Adam can.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Well, am I looking at the bed or in the bed. If I am in the bed, Adam is on the right side, ALWAYS!

Who pays the bills? Adam

Who cooks dinner? I cook most dinners, but we cook together a lot too.

Who drives when you are together? Adam HATES to drive, unless he's at a closed track without a speed limit. He thinks that driving under speed restrictions it is a weird form of torture, so I drive a lot. When we go to Colorado, I drive about 7 of the 9 hours.

Who is more stubborn? I am!

Whose parents do you see the most? Adam's.

Who proposed first? Adam.

Who has the most friends? Our friends are shared.

Who wears the pants in the family? We each share a leg.

What makes you melt about your husband? A lot of things...I love to see him with the boys, watching them together reminds me of what life is all about. More personally, I melt when Adam kisses my neck!

~I'm Tagged~

Ok, so 6 things that people don't already know about me:

1. I LOVE the Food Network. I like to watch Rachel Ray, Giada, Bobby Flay, all of it. I like to watch how they prepare things and the techniques. Then, when I cook, I like to pretend that I am actually a host of a show. I know, I'm CRAZY...get this girl to the looney bin. I talk to myself (in my head) like I would if I was talking in front of a camera. eg. "Ok, now I am going to put the minced garlic in with the chopped onions and sweat them until the onions are clear." I know, I know, CRAZY!

2. I have a couple of Guilty Pleasures: Grey's Anatomy, The Real Housewives of Orange County, and Big Shots (Adam watches this one with me).

3. I go a little crazy during March Madness. A couple of years ago, I banned Adam from the bedroom for every game. He would come to the door to make sure everything was OK because he would hear me screaming at the T.V. It gets really bad when Duke or Arizona (UofA) lose.

4. I HATE the Cheetah Girls, you know, from Disney. Mostly everything else I like, but something about the Cheetah Girls kills me. I can't even stand the music on Radio Disney.

5. I am a really good boogie boarder. Ask Adam, he'll tell you. When we went to California a few years ago, I taught him and he was so impressed with how good I was.

6. I LOVE broccoli. Yup, broccoli. There is nothing better to me than a bowl of steamed broccoli and a little salt. LOVE IT!

A Little Review!

Ok, so Chisrtmas in Colorado was fun but FREEZING! We had so much fun being with the family. Here is a little review of a few of our favorite things about Colorado!

The hay ride was so much fun, FREEZING, but fun! Nate was so cold, his little nose turned red.
This is Barkey, the tree elf...he visits every Christmas, along with Sparkey and a few others to leave gifts for the kids to open on Christmas Eve. Pijamas are always a hit on Christmas Eve!

Riley will NOT wear anything other than his Transformner pijamas, clean dirty, he doesn't care; mom cares, though and they get washed probably more than anything else in the home!
Taking Family pictures while we were there was an experience. Trying to get 10 grandkids to pay attention, not cry, and smile is always fun.

Ok, so Colorado was a blast, dispite of the FREEZING temperature, when it doesn't get above 15 degrees the entire time you're there, something's wrong! We loved being with the family and spending so much fun time together.

A few things we don't have pictures from, but still make it into our Favorites include:
Sleding with Uncle Ryan
Playing with cousins

All the YUMMY food
Watching Amber and Andrew box on the Wii

We can't wait until we can all spend time together again!

Our Crazy Life!

Do you ever feel like there is just not enough time in the day or days in the week. We have had one busy week and it is just going to get busier. Between 3 nights of basketball, young women's, scouts, and BUNCO (wouldn't want to miss that) it is hard to find the time to spend together. It is so nice though, that at the end of it all we can sit and have dinner together and catch up. It is amazing how much more fun it is to sit and eat dinner together, at home. We have been eating out a lot lately and it is not the same.