We've been T.P.'d

Can you seen this mess! This is what Josh did to entertain himself while I hopped in the shower. It's exactly as the saying goes: When the cat is away, the mice will play! And look at him, doesn't he just play the sweet and innocent demeanor so well.

Salon

I am now ready to open for business. I just need some clients now. Danny finished painting the salon on Saturday and it really changed the whole look of the room. We like how it turned out. There are still a few little things here and there that I would like to do to it. But it makes me excited to do hair again. If only I had people to do. In time I'm sure that I'll start doing people's hair. But I think that Danny did a great job on the room!

3 boys

As you can tell I'm not a professional photographer. I could not get them all to cooperate at the same time. And I made the fatal mistake of trying this late at night right before bed. But these are the craziest 3 boys. They have such different personalities and temperment. They keep life interesting and I just can't imagine life any other way.

Giddy-up Cowboy

All the boys have worn this cowboy costume for their first halloween. So, here's cowboy Colton!


You can't really see but these 12month wranglers are super tight on him. It makes his butt so look so dang cute. It really reminds me of the real cowboys that wear really tight wranglers.


I love these little toes! Aren't they adorable!
I'm posting these pics of him dressed up because he isn't wearing this on Halloween because it is honestly too tight on him. I have cowboy boots that go with this but his legs are too fat to get them pulled on him. I love this cowboy!

Misc Pics

So, here's a shot of our big boy. He is going on 5 months on the 22nd of this month but a few weeks ago at his 4 month appt. he weighed 19 lbs 8 oz and was 26 1/2 inches long. He is growing just as much in length as in weight. He's in the 90-95% for his height and as for weight he is actually of the charts. But he is a big growing boy. We love him to death.



This is my 3 crazy boys. No, they didn't all sleep together, I only wish. Colton slept with us and that was a nightmare. If he's near me, he thinks he needs to nurse the whole time. So, I didn't get a lot of sleep being next to him. Anyways, look at those 3, now, it's only 3 boys, but for some reason, being out here everyone just stares at us and comments on how we have 3 boys. They say, "You have a whole team, huh?" "They must keep you busy!" "No girls, huh!" "You just need 2 more to have a basketball team." You name it, it's been said. We go to the store, we get stared at, we go out to eat, they stare, we go to the park, they stare. You get the picture. Danny and I are at a lose as to why everyone stares at us and makes comments. I really don't think having 3 boys is really that unique. We just don't know why we are always being looked at, granite, they are smiling at us but stil?! Anyone out there have any idea to help clue us in?

Branson train ride

We went for a train ride through the beautiful mountains of Branson and we even made it into Arkansas. It was a really pretty ride. We sat on a 2nd deck of the train and it had a sky-lite dome ceiling, so we observed a lot. It did get a little chilly up there from the air conditioner. It was 2 hours long so needless to say that the 2 little ones fell asleep. I even got a small nap in, however, after my neck was so kinked I tried getting into a more comfortable position only to have Colton wake up because he could sense that his mommy was wanting to sleep. Over all it was a relaxing activity. Oh, I have to mention this story, if you've ever seen The Polar Express you'll know what I'm talking about. We had boarded the train and were just sitting waiting to leave the station. One of the train conducters came around to check our tickets, I had a ticket, Nate was holding a ticket and Josh was holding Danny's ticket because he didn't need one. Well, the conducter got mine and Nate's and punched a hole into it but then he went to the aisle across from us. He finished up and was ready to leave and Josh was stilling holding his ticket so I asked if he could come and punch Josh's ticket so he wouldn't feel left out. I don't think Josh would have cared either way but I wanted him to have the chance. He apologized and quickly came over and punched it but not just once put all over the place, it totally reminded me of the Polar Express. Then he took his hat off and let Josh and Nate try it on and get a picture of them in it. He was very nice and Josh loved his ticket, he thought it was so cool. The end.

Table Rock Dam

Look at that beautiful view, and the lake is pretty too!!


Isn't that a sweet memory of father and son!


Nate is throwing rocks trying to make a big splash.You can see his rock in mid-air that he threw.


I loved this photo of Josh. He was trying to show me something on the ground. He's getting big, he's our little pistol, he makes us laugh all the time.


Mommy and Colton over looking Table Rock reservoir. The pictures just don't do justice to how beautiful the scenery really was!

Fish Hatchery

Here we are at the fish hatchery. They had thousands of fish of various sizes. It was really to cool to see how they grow them and then transplant them to various lake, rivers and reservoirs. The boys really liked seeing how many fish were in all the different "growing beds". The first picture with us in front of the sign, if you look closely in the background you can see the dam to Table Rock reservoir. I'll post pics of those tomorrow.

Lake Taneycomo

These are some pics of Lake Taneycomo. The view was spectacular. With the changing of the leaves and the weather in the high 70's and low 80's, it was just perfect time to be out there. This lake is famous for his "huge" trout. The fishing is suppose to be excellent this time of year. We plan on going to Branson many more times and the next time we will take our fishing poles and try our luck with catching a big one. (Colton had fallen asleep in the truck and we didn't want to get him out of the truck, don't worry the truck was right in front of us.)

First Feeding

The very first bite to go in the mouth!


He had to have the spoon to chew on!


Yes, mommy is giving me more!


I'm getting full, I don't know how much more I want!


Thanks mom for the food, but I still like the milk!

Mr Fix-It

This is our Josh. He loves to find his "eye-wear" and his "tools" . He loves to sit and copy whatever Danny is working on. Today he was helping Danny clean car parts, Danny was using Q-tips so Josh got Q-tips and cleaned his tools. He has such spunk and fire in him, I think he has too since he's so little. But there isn't much more to say about Josh except that what you see is what you get.

Preschool Begins

Here is Nate on his first official day of preschool. Last week he had 2 days of observation so today was his first day being enrolled in the program. He is being a peer model for the North Kansas City School district's early childhood education for kids who are may have learning disabilities or physical disabilities. He was tested to see if he would excel and he scored 99 out of 100. He is there to model such things as, good speech, answering questions, following directions, good behavior and in general just be there to help the kids that are behind have a role model to follow after. He is in a class that has about 6 kids and 2 teachers. He is loving it. His teacher is Mrs Debbie. He is already making friends because he was saying bye to them when we picked him up. He already got to pick something from the treasure chest for earning enough "tickets" . This is exactly what he has been needing- school! I don't know who is enjoying it more, Mommy or Nathan?!

New Glassees

Here's a look at me and my new glasses. I wanted something that wasn't so boring but not anything that was too outrageous. I think these fit the bill. I liked them. I didn't realize how much my vision and declined over the years. My last real check of my vision was back in early 2003, before I even had Nate so it really had been awhile since I had something new. So, what do you all think?

Story Hour

One night, Nate wanted a story so I started reading to him. Then Josh wanted to be included and then Colton woke from his nap to join us. There was sitting room only. The funny thing about it all is that Colton was looking at the pictures with us and trying to get them. It's the moments like these that are sweet, the one's that you just want to lock into your memory forever!

Mole

WARNING: MAY CONTAIN GROSS IMAGES
Our lawn is being destroyed by moles and gophers. We have underground trails that you can see all over our yard. You walk on our lawn and you can feel it just sink beneath you. They are destroying our yard. So Danny, bought some traps to kill them. We have 4 traps placed near their holes that they come up from. This morning had hit the jackpot in our front yard. This is actually a dead gopher. We didn't know what it was but Nate said it was a gopher because he saw it on "In between the Lions" and he described it for us. So Danny looked it up on the web and sure enough he was right. (I guess I don't have to feel guilty anymore because watching tv is paying off.) This one gophers has a trail leading all over the front and then under our driveway, which because of the tunnels it is causing our driveway to sink and crack. Stinkin rodents! We don't know how many are out there but one is DEAD and because we were so excited we really just had to share it with everyone else. Hope this doesn't gross you out too much! Oh, there are spikes peircing through the entire body. And look at those hands for digging, aren't they awesome!

Boy's Bathroom

This is the boys bathroom.

Another look at the bathroom.

This is their shower curtain.

Last look at the bathroom. The yellow doesn't look to bad in these picture. It was bright lime green before we painted it. I don't know what the old owners were thinking! But I think that since we didn't prime the walls before hand that the yellow went a little brighter than we wanted it too. We were trying to match it to the yellow in the shower curtain. It's not a huge bathroom but it's the boys' bathroom and really what do boys care about having a big bathroom for anyways.

Family Room

Here is a video clip of our family room. It still needs some finishing touches on it. We have more pictures that we to hang up but we need to buy some new picture frames for them. Then I am still trying to find some tie backs that I like for the curtains. But we like how this room is coming along. It has a nice warm feeling that we were looking for. And maybe one day I can talk Danny into putting some crown molding on the ceiling because I would really like that. But I just wanted to give everyone a quick glance at what this room looks like right now.

Chubba- Bubba

Ok, I know, it's been awhile since I last posted. I have been meaning to come up with something. But this calling has my mind just on overload right now. I fall asleep thinking about what needs to be done and I wake up thinking about primary. I sure hope that it gets better the longer I'm in there. Anyways, here is a recent picture of "little" Colton. He is wearing a 6-9 month outfit. And I guess officially he is now 4 months old. I can't believe it. He is rather a happy boy. He's pretty good too, he's being so patient and good for daddy on Sunday's since mommy is so busy on those days. But look at those thighs! I wish you all could actually see them and feel them. He loves to stand now and when he does, you should see the dimples in his knees because he's so dang chubby. I'll have to let everyone know what he weighs when I take him in for his 4 month appt. I will be posting some more things in the next day or two of our house and some of the things we have done, so keep an eye out for that.

Crazy Sunday

Well, today marks the first Sunday that I conducted primary as the new North Kansas City 1st primary president. One down, many more to go but the first is always the worst. I think it went ok. I don't know a lot that is going on. And I'm sure I'm going to be changing some things in primary. Right now I'm trying to put names with faces, meet the teachers and start to learn the names of kids in primary. There is a lot of chaos going on right now with teachers, some just don't come and don't get subs so we are working on that. It is just plain craziness right now. Not to mention that the primary sacrement program that was scheduled for next week is put off until November so we can get organized and actually write the program. I feel a little guilty about this, but I guess it is part of delegating things out, I have one of my counselors writting it up for us.Then there are the meetings after church every week. Poor Colton had to wait 3 hours before he could eat so that had to seem like an eternity to him but my no means is he starving to death. But all in all, I think everything went well. I just tell myself that the Lord called me for a reason and he'll make all things possible if I just give it all that I have.