Tuesday, September 30, 2008

I had my mops group this morning, it was my tables turn to bring treats. So on the way in I had one handful. I usually have the boys each take one of my hands, but since one was full I took Logan's hand and told Brenden to take Logan's other hand. It was the cutest thing I have ever seen and would have love to have had a picture of us walking through the parking lot holding hands. They were so good holding hands all the way to their play room. Cute!!

My friend Kristi gave me a gift card for Red Lobster for my birthday, so I decided that we should go out tonight. We had a wonderful dinner. Thanks Kristi!!

Monday, September 29, 2008

Layne didn't have school today so we had Hunter over for the day. I took all the boys up to Gateway Mall to play at the play area. We stopped in at CVS and they had all there summer stuff 90% off. I got the twins some rubbery clog shoes for next summer for $.80, markers for $.05, plastic bat and ball for $.25, addition flash cards for $.10. I love getting a good deal.

It was such a beautiful day here today we spent 2 hours outside playing. I had to bribe the twins inside at 4:30 with cookies so I could make dinner. I was tempted to skip making dinner and have sandwiches so we could keep playing outside.

Layne gets to go to school on Friday night from 6:30 to 11:30 p.m. They call it the Friday night of frolic. They get to play games, eat pizza, and do other fun stuff.

Hope you all had a good weekend!! God Bless!

Friday, September 26, 2008

Mandy and Ryan came over at about 2:30 today so they could walk over with me to get Layne from school. Layne was so excited to see Mandy he gave he a great big hug and wouldn't let go.

We had a wonderful turkey dinner at Scott and Debbie's tonight to celebrate Mandy's birthday, and now they are coming over to play a game!!

Oh, yeah, the twins found a hole in the screen for their window and threw socks out of it. Ryan was picking up socks this afternoon and there are still some on the roof of the entryway.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

We had a pretty boring uneventful day, I made some breakfast treats for my bible study group tomorrow and I got the night off from cooking, Tim didn't get to come home for dinner so the kids and I had leftovers.

Brenden woke up again today before Logan. We sat by the window and he talked to me, he can say so much now. Love you, cookie, and best of all I got him to say Mandy. She will be so excited when she comes home!!

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

I made knoephla soup for dinner to night totally from scratch, homemade chicken stock, homemade dumplings. It was really good, probably the best I ever made. My sister makes fun of me for being so cheap. But I think it is totally worth it.

After dinner Layne and I made peanut butter cookies, while Tim set up a tent in the living room and played with the twins. They love to play in the tent!!

It was a very nice cool day. It rained on and off all afternoon and of course it was raining when it was time to go get Layne!!
This is a fun tag game...just answer the questions below with a photo that you found on Google image search, with minimal explanations. Thanks Pam!!

1. The age you will be on your next birthday:


2. Place you want to travel to:
I would love to see Ireland!


3. Your favorite place:The lake at Grandma and Grandpa Larson's

4. Your favorite food: Pasta!!
5. Favorite pet:

Chloe has a white belly.


6. Favorite color combination:


7. Favorite piece of clothing:


8. Your all time favorite song:



9. Favorite TV show:



10. First name of your significant other:


11. Which state you live in:


12. Your screen name/nickname:



13. Your first job:

14. Your dream job:
I would love to be a chef!!

15. One bad habit that you have:


I tend to be overly organized.

16. Worst fear:
Fish

17. Thing you’d like to do before you die:






Travel

18. First thing you’ll buy if you get a million dollars:




A big fancy kitchen!!

19. Your husband:


A very skilled carpenter!!


20. Present you would like for your next birthday:




Monday, September 22, 2008

I don't know what happen to the pictures, but I reposted both slide shows!!

Lake Pictures

Pumpkin Patch

We had a great weekend with my sister and nephew. On Friday after Layne got out of school we went to the pumpkin patch. There were very few people there when we got there so the kids got to run free. It was very hot though, almost 95.

On Saturday morning we walk downtown and watched the autumn fest parade. We got there early and had muffins and coffee (or at least Katie and I did) and my friend Kristi and her son Hunter meet us there. The parade was nice but it was very cold. Saturday night we had some friends over and had a bon fire in the back yard. It was a beautiful evening and had a great time with our friends.

Layne doesn't have any homework this week because they are doing some testing everyday in class this week. It will be nice to have a week off.

Mandy and Ryan are coming home this weekend. Layne is so excited to see them!

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

I had a great birthday. Mom came over this morning and we took the kids to the play ground. We were there for an hour and the kids had a great time. Mom gave Katie and I money so we could go out for lunch. We went to Paradiso we had great food and the kids were sooo goood!

Scott came over for dinner we tried to eat outside but the bees were so bad that we came inside for dessert. I was surprise with a few visits from friends today. Thanks for everything guys!!
I put the twins down for their nap today in separate rooms again and it worked really well. Logan took a nice long nap but Brenden didn't sleep long. They both have runny noises and Brenden was up a lot last night.

Katie got here tonight in time for dinner and after dinner we walked down to Mr. Delicious for some cheese cake. We met Kristi a couple blocks from our house as she was driving to see us, so she parked her car and walked with us too.

Tomorrow is my birthday. I will be 27. I don't have any plans but it should be a nice day with my sister.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

When I put the twins down for their nap today I decided to try something different. I put Brenden down in his bed and I put Logan down in our bed. It worked great. Brenden cried out for Logan a couple of times and then rolled over and went to sleep. Logan got up and played a couple of time, I just went in and laid him pack down and he went to sleep too. They also slept longer, almost 2 hours. I hope they can do this everyday.

I found out today that Layne can no longer take peanut butter to dip his apples in. When I asked the principal about this she said it is in case someone in his class has a peanut allergy. I asked if anyone did and she told me no. So I am not quite sure why he can't take it. I also asked her about the snack policy and all she kept saying was that it was a policy before she came to the school. I showed her a letter that my friend got from her daughters school that had a long list of approved snacks, and she said sorry it it our policy. Policies can't be changed!?!

Katie is coming tomorrow. She will be here in time for dinner. I was talking to her on the phone this evening and JD was mad at her because they weren't coming tonight. He didn't what to wait one more day! Layne is excited to spend some time with JD too!

Monday, September 15, 2008

We had a great weekend at the lake! It rain all day Saturday and Sunday so the boys didn't get to play outside much, but Grandma Debbie and Jody played playdough with them for a couple of hours and they sure had fun with that.

It was a busy day for us, we ran to wal-mart and the grocery store trying to get ready for my sister and her son to come. We have a busy weekend planned, pumkin patch on Friday and the parade on Saturday. It should be fun!!

Saturday, September 13, 2008

We had a great day here at the lake yesterday. The boys loved be able to go in and out since there was no patio door. Tim and Scott got the old door out before lunch and got it all ready to install the new one this morning.

I gave all the boys hair cuts on the deck yesterday. The twins looked like they lost 10 pounds and their eyelashes go on forever. Layne has school pictures on Thursday so now he is all ready!

Debbie and De are making me a special birthday dinner tonight since she will be gone on my birthday. We are having shrimp scampi and I think we might be having angel food cake for dessert (they are keeping it a secret).

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Naps went better today I only had to go in and lay them back down about 20 times. Once they did fall asleep they looked like precious angels, but I know better.

I made the best Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada's for dinner. They were so good and everyone liked them. I got the recipe out of our new church cook book but the one below is the same.

After dinner we headed out for our nightly walk. We usually let Layne decide which way we go and tonight he just happen to lead us to a park. So we let the kids play awhile. They were so tried and grouchy today it was fun to hear them giggle.


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Monday, September 8, 2008

Scott and Layne are true Vikings fans! They are all set to watch the Vikings/Packers game in style. Go Vikings!


Debbie sent me this picture today. She picked Layne up after school so he could go watch part of the game with grandpa. Their so cute!!

Well the boys didn't take a nap today. I laid them down at about 11:30 and at 12:30 when I was still hearing the pitter patter of little feet I went up there. They had thrown clothes all over the room, torn down the blind on the window, and rip up books. Well at 1:45 when they were still up I decided that I had to go get them because if they fell asleep they would only get to sleep for an hour. I thought I might lay them down after we got Layne form school but it was 3:30 by the time we got home from school and I didn't want them to sleep past 5:00 so I let them stay up. Tim got home around 6:30 and we put my sleepy little boys to bed right away, but do you think they went to sleep? Oh no Tim went up 3 times and told them to get back in bed, and finally the 3 time he laid down inbetween them and stayed there until they went to sleep.
It was an interesting and busy weekend. On Saturday morning Tim and I went to church for our rally day celebration. Brenden still wasn't feeling good so my mom stayed home with him. They rally day stuff went well and Logan had a great time in the jump house, but was getting very tried by the time we left at 12:30. When we got home Tim laid Logan down and he went right to sleep. My mom thought that we should take Brenden in to see the dr because he was so tried and hadn't eaten or drank anything in almost 24 hours. So we took him in and the dr said that he has a very nasty sore throat. After we got home he started to eat some potato chips and played a little, but when Logan woke up from his nap he had a fever of 102.

So on Sunday Layne and I wen to church and left Tim home with the boys. Brenden was feeling better, but Logan was pretty miserable. After church we went out to the refinery for a family day. Logan was still running a fever so Debbie came and sat with him while Tim Layne Scott and i went out there. Layne got to go out and drive a little boat on one of the damns. He talked his grandpa Scott in to riding with him. The Corp of Engineer's were there and taught them about boat and swim safety. They were also giving rides in the refinery fire truck and Layne got to ride in the front seat. I guess he talked the drivers ear off.

So all in all it was a very crazy weekend. I hope no one else in the family gets sick, we are head to the lake this weekend, but at least it doesn't seem to last long. Both the boys are their crazy selves today, they are a little tried but that doesn't seem to slow them down any.

Friday, September 5, 2008

Fat Lips and Vomitting

Debbie and I went out and ran some errands this morning. Brenden was cranky and a little whiny which isn't totally out of character for him, but he didn't want anything to eat which is out of character. But i just figured that it was because he was very overtired. I was wrong. We pulled in the driveway at home and he starting throwing up. He threw up several times. He cuddle grandma for a while, then came to me threw up one more time and fell asleep. Poor kid.

While we were trying to get Brenden out of the car and clean up, Logan ran around behind the car to get grandma and fell flat on his face. He has a big fat lip. But on the plus side I took Logan up to bed with out his blanket, laid down and went to sleep. Wonders never cease.
Well Logan finally fell asleep at about 10:30 and Brenden at about 10:45. Logan was very tried and I think would have fallen asleep by about 9:00 if it weren't for giggling Brenden. At one point when I looked in on them Logan was sitting in his bed and Brenden was jumping on it. Layne ended up in our room by about 7:45, because Brenden wouldn't leave him alone. So we will see how naps go today. They will either be so tried it won't be bad or we will have a repeat of last night. Pray for me.

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Grandma and Grandpa gave the twins their birthday presents early. They got big boy beds!! Tim put them together today and we kid proofed the room completely. They were pretty excited about them. We will see if they actually stay in them.

Big Boy Beds!!

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Aren't My Boy's Cute!

Aren't my boy's cute in their winter pj's. It is supposed to get down to 40 degrees tonight, so it's time to break out the warm pj's. I just thought they looked so cute!!

I had my first MOPS meeting today. They boys are in the same daycare room as last year, and the ladies couldn't believe how big they had gotten. I really enjoyed getting out and being with other moms, and the boys didn't want to leave. They have all kinds of cool toys there. I feel bad for some of the moms, their kids scream and cry when they leave. I waved good-bye to the twins and they waved back. I am very blessed!

Layne's homework is going better. He doesn't complain quite as much any more and we can get it done in about 20 min.