At Home Workout

Gym fees required to stay in shape? Nope! Case in point.

50lb bench press

100lb bench press

I'll do my part if need be and offer the next weight increment :)

Snow Day - Perfect Timing!

We had a whole lot of Valentines to address...so today's snow day couldn't have come at a better time! Wolverine Valentines from Tanner...Spiderman Valentines from Alex. So funny how the characters change over the years. Their first year of preschool it was Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse. Thomas the Train and Bob the Builder one year. I suppose that superheroes are the last in the progression of cartoon characters before becoming big(ger) boys...sigh.

TV Trash Talk

Alex said several times to Jim and I this weekend 'Take a hike'. It's so funny coming from Alex, and he's using the phrase rather appropriately...but of course completely oblivious to the fact it's rude. He says it so happily/matter-of-factly...almost a replacement for a sweet 'I can do it all by myself'.

Gonna have to break him of this one. One guess where he picked up this phrase. Yep...TV...Pokemon to be exact.

A Surprise for the Dudes!

Can't wait for the perfect moment to tell the fellas that Aunt Jenny is going to be watching them this summer! They are going to be SO excited :) I'm so fortunate to have siblings that have been such a big part of my kiddos lives (and mine). Let's see here...Christy had the monsters for 2 summers...Brian for 1 summer...me for 1 summer...now Jenny for 1 summer...chasing these wild thangs in the summer months has truly been a family affair!

Mark the calendar - for the first time in my life, I might be wishing for more siblings! I'm thinking Jenny probably won't keep the role until they are 16...and what exactly am I going to do when my siblings are all grown up? I'ts been so cool...for Jim and I...for the boys...and hopefully even for the aunts/uncle to get to learn more about what makes these fellas tick :)

Here's a freaky trivia fact...when Jim and I started dating, Jenny was the age the boys are now!

Anyhow...the countdown to summer can now officially begin...I think it will be an AWESOME one!

I Thought This Only Happened with Newborns?

Alex has been sick and has his days/nights reversed. He slept today from 3:30-10:00. And now, he wants to stay up and play! Let's see how well nighttime cough/cold medicine works :) If not, I may succumb to nagging desire to institute the electronic babysitters (i.e. DS, Tivo) while I doze on and off?

Alex being sick is sad...but more so the fact that Tanner missed him all afternoon...and Alex now wants Tanner to wake up for a bath and pizza and mean ole mom said no way :(

The Girls I Always Wanted

Beauty shop time!! They boys decide to get into moms rollers/clips! Oh, if Uncle Brian were here this would NOT be acceptable play :) Jim is however in the kitchen baking bread, and with all masculinity stripped while he bakes...he doesn't dare scold me or the fellas :) (By the way...his bread rocks so I'm not knocking his passion for the kitchen!)



When it's all said and done, Alex announces completely unprompted "It's too hard being a girl. You have to do your own ponytails!" Smart little man...and he doesn't even know the half of it :)



Ok...so cute little girls would not be bashing my ponytails and laughingly calling me an ostrich...



No doubt about it...they are all boy...but I love them dearly!

Geeked Out on Science & Star Wars

Happy boys! Sunday evening fun with Daddy included lessons on static electricity via a balloon rubbing on the head...followed by target practice at the balloons stuck on the ceiling using Star Wars nerf guns. And to top it all off, the kids are in sound asleep in bed but where's Jim? Watching Star Wars: The Clone Wars (yes, the cartoon!) on TV.

Man, the testosterone & geek levels are high in this house tonight. Help! (Actually, it's incredibly cute...all 3 of them.)

In an effort to wash away all things boy and introduce some estrogen balance into this household, it's now time for chick TV (Desperate Housewives, Brothers & Sisters) and painting my toenails. :)