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Friday, April 8, 2011

Catching up

Here is the promised bike riding video….



And Joey…
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Out for a cruise                                                    Of course everything needs a good taste.

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One of Joey’s favorite activities is sucking on open markers his brother leaves lying around. This was a particularly smurfy moment.











Helping with the dishes
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  Strapped in for my first hair cut.









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My first peanut butter jelly…..

            ……and my first red onion. huh?

Monday, April 4, 2011

I love the Mountains….

I’m not so sure where Peter is getting the music in his head because I’m with him all day. So after dinner tonight when he went into the kitchen and started singing ‘boom deada boom deada’ I had to wonder a little. I checked the computer and we don’t have the song – so I downloaded it and sure enough he piped right in.

Monday, March 28, 2011

Happy First Birthday Joey

Last Thursday we loaded up the Matrix and headed up to Michigan to celebrate Joey’s birthday. The boys had fun in daddy’s cool car. Peter even got to pee on the side of the road. He asked if we could do that again on the way home too.
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Once at grandma and grandpa’s we played all the usual games. Duplo train, cars and dinosaurs….Joey’s favorite is dinosaurs…
 Bring on the cake!
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And the presents…
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Peter got presents too…
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Sunday, March 20, 2011

Ruru Visits

Jenna’s mom (aka Ruru) visited last week and spent some time with the boys in Ohio. We went out on a date too! It was so nice.

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Along with Ruru came birthday presents…

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Peter and his big boy bike                                                               Joey testing out the wagon

 

Weekend happenings…

My little boy is growing up :) Learning to shave already….thanks aunt christy!

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IMG_1077After a few laps around the neighborhood, Peter decided his big boy bike was too big. So we hit up a sale and invested in a 12” Lightening McQueen bike. Now when we go into the garage to go for a walk he has to decide which bike to take, but the tricycle seems to have left the picture.

(Pop pop we’re still working on a bike riding video – the days are pretty chilly this week)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kendra came to visit on Saturday and enjoyed a chilly beach fire with the kids.

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The new wagon was great on the beach! Joey snuggled in and watched the fire. Peter roasted marshmallows and then the boys were snuggling to keep warm. We were all out checking out the ‘big’ moon last night.

 

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

A visit with Grandma and Grandpa

We went up to Michigan this weekend to visit Mark’s parents and celebrate Peter’s birthday (again).

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Peter is coloring with his ‘super’ marker. (6 markers stuck together)

 

 

 

 

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Joey and Uncle Tim play dinosaurs.

 

 

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Joey learns the fish go through the holes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Snuggle time with Grandma and Grandpa

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Another Rainy Day…

Today is yet another rainy day here in Ohio. It was an inside day too, with no where to go. Those are always tough since both these boys have lots of energy. So while they both nap for a short while (emphasize short) I’ll throw up a few pictures from the last few days…

This  is wrong on a lot of levels, but I can’t help it. Joey is our little trash picker. Our recycle can is just an open bin next to the trash can that gets emptied every night so he tends to help himself to the contents. He found one of daddy’s left overs last night.

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     “Hey guys, check it out                                    this is my favorite kind                                      you want some?”

 

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    Joey loves to climb on things.  Peter uses him as an excuse to get away with also climbing on things. Here are my trouble makers coloring all over the play table. Who me?

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Oh yes, we got snow again just this past weekend. We’re suppose to get flurries on Friday morning again. Yuck! Peter helps Mark shovel the driveway. He was on headlight duty I guess.

 

 

 

 

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 The boys are pretty cuddly after nap. And then they usually end up wrestling. Joey gets his final revenge. “Ha, right in the eye!” Don’t worry it all ended well with giggles and marshmallows.IMG_0995

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The weather report said it was suppose to be 47 degrees yesterday. They lie! I waited all afternoon for it to get up to 40. We were desparate to get out of the house. So we bundled up and jumped into the bike cart and off we went to the playground. After a few minutes everyone was shivering and we decided to come home.

 

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The boys all bundled up in the bike cart             This is always Peter’s favorite ladder          

 

                                                                                                                               Joey learns to navigate the rubber chips

 

Did you eat your fasnacht yesterday? (Mark calls them paczkis but what does he know :op ) Don’t take Joey’s offer seriously. He takes it back at the last second and stuffs it in his mouth. Little stinker.

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And last but not least my morning inside today was filled by playing with every last toy in the play room. This is currently Joey’s favorite.IMG_1021

Monday, March 7, 2011

Family of Four

I'm going to start by just posting some recipes for my sister in law. She wanted some dinner ideas. I can totally relate. Sometimes you just get stuck in a rut and nothing looks good. I love to look through recipe magazines and my latest favorite is 'Light and Delish' (also at Delish.com) It doesn't come out monthly, in fact I haven't been able to find it lately. I think the last one was in January if I remember correctly. Anyway, enough of my blabber. Here are some links of our favorites.

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Chicken---Tomato-Risotto
   I can actually get the kids to eat a few spoonfuls of this one - BONUS!
http://www.rachaelraymag.com/recipes/rachael-ray-magazine-recipes/dinner-for-10-dollars-or-less-recipes/Coconut-Mango-Chicken-with-Black-Beans

http://www.cookingclub.com/recipes/articletype/articleview/articleid/6661/chicken-quesadillas
  One of our favorites

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Spanish-Rice-Turkey-Casserole

http://www.rachaelraymag.com/Recipes/rachael-ray-magazine-recipes/rachael-ray-30-minute-meals/Smoked-Mozzarella-and-Chicken-Sandwiches-with-Italian-Barbecue-Sauce

That should get you started Mandy :) ...