Catch UP!

I have to apologize from not posting anything new for a while. I guess the best reason (excuse) would be that I enrolled in 9 college credits this semester and any spare time I have is spent reading and studying for them. My schedule has been more busy than the past, but I am enjoying the classes and everything else that is going on. I'll try to play a little catch up because you just never know the next time I'll be able to do this again.

Cael and Brecon are doing great! They are really good brothers and they can really play so well together. Right now Cael is working the shift key and PUShing it to make THE letters big or sMAll. i thINk he is doing a great job and he giggles at the chAnges he makes the to wOrds. he is such a jokester!

This picture was taken one day After cael got home from School. I was outside talking to a neighbor when Cael ran back out to tell me that Brecon and Tyler (our friend) were eating too much candy. They had somehow discovered the Easter candy from last year and were going to town on it, sticking as many jellybeans as they could  into their mouths. It was pretty silly, but cute!

Here the boys are enjoying some cookies and overall having a wonderful time together
We've been playing around in the backyard, which now looks like a DIRT yard. But hey, it's winter time and we're still figuring out how to grow grass. Judging from our past experiences, we just are not that "green-thumbed", but we are trying to figure something out.

Recently we had some exciting events take place our house... and one of them included at new HOT WATER HEATER!!! The story is a bit more entertaining, but we'll just say that there were times we didn't have any water to the house, times when we only had cold water, and dirty clothes and dishes piling up over the course of the weekend. You really appreciate what you take for granted (hot/running water) when it is not readily available. Also, getting ready for the church party on Friday, my first quarter exam in Abnormal Psychology, Valentine's weekend, and cleaning the house! Boy, what an adventure!

Also, in the community our semi-annual brush pick-up just occurred. People can throw out anything from mattresses, tree limbs, tires, and toilets and the city drives around in these huge trucks and picks it up. I got my sewing table from previous brush pick-up and this time around we found a dresser that just needs a little TLC. My buddy got herself a wicker patio set (again, just a little TLC and it is going to look amazing!) and a king-size headboard. As my dad would say: One man's trash is another man's treasure. Here is the dresser, I'm still thinking about colors....
Morgan's patio set... I can't wait to see what she does with it!
While hanging out with some munchkins I just kept thinking to myself: MAN--These kids are playing so well together. They really didn't argue, took turns, and played their games either collectively or individually. It was something and really, and why wouldn't they? MR. POTATO HEADS are AMAZING! Each of them took a turn creating a new TATOR and then they got their picture taken with their creation. It was cute to see what they came up with.
Cael and the green cowboy



Tyler is quite proud of his little guy:

Sebastian is happy about his strong potato head

Ian and the Darth Tator:

Kaelyn and her nerdy-tongue potato:
It was a good time! It's still crazy to think we only have one more week in February... but on with the fun of March!