For the love of a Green Smoothie...

We love a green smoothie in the morning around here. Justin usually makes one and then (if I'm not awake yet...) saves one for me in the fridge. I finally told him the other day that I never actually get any of it because the boys love them so much they ask to "share" which really means drink it all. Now he makes some for all of us. What a guy.

Asher's first dream...

...or at least the first one he has remembered and wanted to tell us all about as soon as he woke up. Pretty funny. He wanted to sit right down and tell us about it, even before he ate breakfast! If you can't understand him, or can't hear him he is talking about Elmo, and another Elmo, and Grover, and an elephant, and a spider. They were stuck and helped each other get unstuck. Then they hit the spider with a bat.

Yum in the tum...

Ashy and Caleb love strawberries! Love.

With all their hearts.

Funny Asher story: So, I tend to shorten words. I don't really know I do it, but Justin informs me that I do. Instead of "blanket" I say "blank", instead of "crackers" I say "cracks". Well, it's a trait that Asher has inherited. Lately if he's asked to eat something that he deems unfit he says "No thanks, Mom. It's disgust!" meaning "disgusting". I laugh every time.

When daddy comes home...

Seriously the moment my kids wait for all day long!

Big boy getting ready for bed...

"TA-DA!"

Some little boy fun...

Q: What's more fun than hanging out in a tunnel with your brother?

A: Throwing stuff down a tunnel with your brother.

Caleb says...

Caleb: "Nose!"

Caleb is saying more and more these days. He always has the right number of syllables you just can't always tell what the word is. He is too cute, and very polite. He always says "Thank you" (sounds like "eeh-oooo")

Asher says...

Asher: "I'm so glad I finally found my binoculars!"

He is continually saying things that make us laugh. What a great kid.

Love me some boots...

Boots are a hot item around here. Caleb was pretty pleased with himself for putting mine on. He couldn't get very far in them, but he loved it.

Raise your hand if you love boots!

Then Caleb put on Asher's boots, which quickly started a mini boot war. I got to see just how strongly the boys feel about their boots and the great lengths they will go to to protect them at all costs. My ears are still ringing. It ended when I declared it a "No Boot Day" because we were not sharing and being kind to each other with our boots. To which they both cheerfully exclaimed "Okay!", threw the boots by the door, and ran into the tent giggling. Wow.

To Jeremy...

We couldn't have captured that without your help. Thanks again!

Rex and Tania!

The boys LOVE Rex and Tania. We sure had fun with them the other night.

I asked the boys to stand together so I could take a picture of them in their new jammies. It kind of worked, but all they wanted to do was...

bop their heads on the couch with their blankets over and over. They love to do that. I don't really get it, but it sure is funny when they do it together.

Missing Daddy...

This is what it looks like when Justin has gone to his internship before Asher wakes up. He doesn't always take it very well. This morning we only made it to the hallway before he collapsed on the ground and said: "Mom, I miss Daddy. It hurts me." The only thing that tempted him away from the pouting party in the hallway was a promise of eating blueberries in daddy's bed. So, we did that for a while. It was lovely. Now, he is doing just fine. Every once in a while looking at his pretend watch on his arm and saying "Nope, not quite time yet."

It makes me realize how blessed we've been to have #1. an awesome daddy/husband and #2. the ability to spend a lot of time with him through graduate school. Is this what full time employment is like? Real life might be harder than I thought.

Reunited and it feels so good...

It sure feels good to have a camera again. (By the way, it was just my little point and shoot that I ruined, but that's the one I use the most these days.) Well, my goodness, thanks for your concern. And generosity (you know who you are). That, plus a little KSL Classifieds (we like to sell things for quick money) and we're back in business. It means a lot to me to be able to record the little things about my kids. The things I never want to forget. The things photographs help to remind me of.

Here's me, feeling really thankful for cameras.

I think Asher missed it. There weren't quite as many opportunities for his silly face when it was gone.

Caleb is happy it's back too.

And I promise not to throw this one on the ground. Cross my heart.

:( not my finest moment...

The boys were being super cute having a picnic lunch in the tent, so I went to get the camera. I came back out, but then tripped on a toy. The camera went flying. I picked it up and took these two wonky photos before it completely stopped working.

And then I cried.

Tent, tunnel, and teepee time...

The boys had fun setting everything up. Caleb loves to do just what the big boys are doing.

Go cougs.

My little boy in plaid.

Christmas morning...

Their faces were priceless. Asher was too funny. As he watched someone open a gift he would say "It's a.... it's a.... it's a BOX!" or "It's a SOMETHING!" if he wasn't sure what it was.

He was terribly pleased with his airplanes.

And Caleb's weeble wobble's were just right.

This might be my favorite picture from the day. The kid loves a good hat. It kind of reminds me of Peter when he was younger.