Time

Oh I feel like there is so much to blog about. I get a little overwhelmed when I wait too long to blog so I am just going to lay it all out in this blog.

#1. We moved to our new home. We love it. I will post pics when/if it ever gets put together. If you remember my previous post on the house I was not too excited but I am loving all of it. The best thing of course being crushed ice and water in the fridge door. WOO HOO. The kitchen is our favorite room.

#2. Things have been changing in the kitchen. 3 weeks ago we signed up for meal time makeover. Basically a website that tells you exactly what to cook for the week and exactly what to buy at the grocery store. Brian's idea, I was reluctant but its AWESOME. I didn't know I could make such beautiful meals. Highlights being eggs Benedict, Greek tilapia, and chicken Parmesan over lasagna Florentine. I provided a picture b/c it was def the most attractive food I have made, although I don't think the picture does it justice.

#3. I am going to Dallas this weekend to spend some time with some of my girlfriends from high school. We made a pact to see get together once a year and its time. 2 of us are in ND, 3 are in TX, and 1 is still in OK. I am looking forward to getting away from the testosterone that surrounds me. I am not complaining. I love them all.... but a girl needs some margin!! Plus, I will be able to go shopping, and all I can say about that is THANK YOU JESUS. Seriously though. Oh... I miss the south. It's just different up here.

#4. The weather has so improved here. On Sunday it was 57degrees. Again, Praise the Lord. You can't imagine how this eases our pain of missing Oklahoma. When its nice here... its like something I have never seen. There can be absolutely no wind, so calm and quiet and peaceful. It's great. Most of the snow has finally melted, we can see grass again!! One sad part we hadn't realized was Beau has never sat and played in the grass. Baker LOVED being outside and getting dirty and poor Beau just hasn't had the opportunity and when we gave it to him on Sunday, he wasn't too happy. Maybe in OK.

#5. I retract my statement about people in ND not having style. I am sorry. There is a shower of people here who have GREAT style. I happened to copy one of her outfits, or at least half of it and she said- Becky- you better blog about this and tell everyone that you copied someone from ND's style. So, I confess.

#6. Last but not least about the saga. If you aren't into you should probably stop here b/c you will make fun of me like I did to others before I fell into the trap. Friday night was one of the funnest nights we have had in a while. Usually we go to the mall to entertain ourselves and maybe eat out. So.. we did and ate at Subway and had a jolly good time. We had been waiting oh so eagerly for Saturday to come b/c that is when "New Moon" was to be released on DVD or to rent. I mean, we were really counting down. I had already reserved a copy at the movie store. Brian decided it couldn't wait til Saturday so at midnight I went Walmart with 25 other teeny boppers and bought "New Moon". We actually stayed up til 3am watching it. But it was great. It was nice to see that we can still be spontaneous and ignore the fact that we had 2 children that would be awake early in the morning.

So... I was totally team Edward (which I can't believe I am bloggin about this but I have to) until I watched the movie and..... didn't like Edward in the movie and switched to team Jacob. I was so surprised but really... they make Edward look.. pretty much awful and Jacob well...I am not going to say anything about that! I think Brian likes Jacob, but you know... he can't actually pick a side b/c he is a boy. Anyways, I think we made it a couple hours on Saturday before I had to get "Eclipse." It's finished. I loved it. It was so funny and I am back on Team Edward. I haven't bought the last one yet. I am going to read Twilight during my weekend travels b/c I want to know what the movie left out.

We are calming down though. I told Brian we have to finish so we can get over this. I seriously, I mean seriously- wonder how in the world does something grab your attention like this- something FICTION? I am baffled and feel a bit guilty. I don't read fiction usually but I love reading. Anyways, my sister says it ends with everyone happy and I should have some good resolution so I am looking forward to that. Its def the best entertainment that we have had in a while. Better than most all the movies we watch. I am surprised at how quickly the clock ticks while I am reading.
Anyways I hope Jacob finds his imprint and thanks for telling me that I am not the only one who fell under this curse. I was quite surprised to know how many of you are hooked also.

Talk to you later.

Paiten and Raiden

Bobby Joe and Sasha started a blog and I figured a lot of you would want to know about it. You can find updates about my beautiful nieces Paiten and Raiden who look NOTHING LIKE ME!!! I am still upset about this since my firstborn resembles my brother very closely. I have been wanting to blog about them but I actually don't have any recent pics b/c I had such and abbreviated visit at Christmas and I am so far away it is hard to know what to say. There are pics on the blog though and Sasha does a great job describing them. Hope you enjoy!

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An addition to my previous post

So, Brian and I were a little distracted this weekend b/c we couldn't pry our hands off "New Moon" which I had bought on Saturday. Last week we watched "Twilight" for the first time and loved it!!! I so thought it was going to be dumb and scary but it is SO NOT. Anyways, I didn't want to wait til 3/20 to see the 2nd movie so I bought the book, which of course I have already finished, but in our reading this is what we missed. We were sitting at the dining room table and looked down to see what Baker described as "write name, write name". And he was... all over Beau's face. I think the pictures say enough.


Please comment if you are addicted to the series also. I am very surprised by this... but I think most of America is into it.

Baker Boy

I have been looking forward to this blog for a long time. I have been treasuring these stories in my heart and I am excited to get them down on paper. I am not going to tell you much about Baker.. just tell you stories and you can make your own inferences. I have learned that you can inadvertently teach your child things you never knew you were teaching them. Preference: Baker can open all doors (car doors, bedroom doors, fridge doors, etc.)

One day I came into the kitchen to find mustard and baking soda poured on the floor. The next day I came into the kitchen to find Baker pouring pepper on Beau's head. Yesterday I cam into the kitchen and he had the yogurt out trying to pour it into a bowl. Today he got the gatorade out and as he was trying to pour it into a bowl it spilt on the coffee table and Beau. Beau was blue. Mind you, I only have to be away for seconds for this to happen.

I am a girl, and I wear makeup. One day I was apparently looking in the mirror for too long and when I looked down he was putting mascara on his eyes. Yes, lid off on his eyes, just like I do. One other day he grabbed my makeup bag (I wear a loose powder foundation so you apply it with a brush) He had opened it and taken the large brush, dipped it in the powder, blew on the brush and applied it to his cheek. Now, this one I sat back and watched b/c I was like- do I blow on my brush before I put it on my face, and apparently I do! He didn't just make it up (no pun intended).

His longest sentence has been "Shoot gun big deer elk". We are preparing him for Thanksgiving. He talks ALL THE TIME. He narrates what he is doing. He is bossy, very bossy (which I know is no surprise to anyone). Today he looked at me, pointed his finger (like I do) and said "Be Quiet"! I was shocked, I didn't know how to handle the situation without slapping him and before I knew it, he said it again "Be quiet, Beau sleep." To which I obviously laughed b/c I tell him to be quiet when Beau is sleeping.

His favorite thing to do is "work." Anytime you ask him what he is doing, it's "working." He works in his car and in the basement and under the table. If he is doing something wrong like playing under the sink and I tell him to stop he says "working!" Like- MOM, seriously, I am changing the planet here and if you interrupt it everything might fall apart. It's hilarious. He always wants to go to Bob's house. He will get in his car and if he isn't going to work he is going to Bob's house.

His new favorite food is oatmeal! Who would have guessed. I have let him eat oatmeal for breakfast, lunch, and a snack all in the same day. This morning Brian made his oatmeal out of the large cylinder oat thing (I make it out of the brown sugar pre-made packets) and he refused to eat it. He said-Yuck. It was funny. He also loves sausage. When we eat breakfast on the weekend we have to fight him for it or we won't get any. He has moved to the big table now and Beau has the high chair for meals. He doesn't eat until we pray. He will sit by his oatmeal bowl in the morning and say Pray. We will pray, he will say his oatmeal is too hot so I will get up and add cold water. When I bring the bowl back he says- Pray. It's really cute and a good thing.

He goes potty on the big boy toilet about half the time, which really does us no good but he likes it. Everyone has to come see it when he does, even Beau. And HE MUST dump it by himself. His aim is much better now and I am so glad.

He loves the bathtub. Brian showers every morning and I don't think he can recall the last shower he took alone. When the water starts Baker makes his way into the bathroom and says "jammies off".

He likes to write peoples names. He knows people go in pairs at least for our friends up here. He knows if you say Stu you say Jennie. If you say Jay you say Emma. I you say Rick you say Mary. It's funny. He is great entertainment.

He loves to dance, which I am sure most kids do. He loves the pool and going to the gym once a week to play with balls. He loves Beau and playing rough with him, too rough most of the time but we are working on it.

Overall he is hilarious and so smart. I don't know if its just that when you have a baby and they start out helpless and you watch them grow and learn you think- Wow they are so smart or if they really are. He does know his colors which is amazing, I don't think that is suppose to happen right now. Brian and him play blocks EVERYDAY and Brian really works on the colors with him. Except for white. We don't have any white blocks.

He recognizes public places. If we drive by Applebees, he says- Applebees. If we drive by El Sombrero he says "chips, cheese" b/c that is all he eats there. If we drive by the gym he recognizes it. He loves Walmart. I think b/c he has figured out they have toys. He likes presents, he wanted to call Nan the other day to say he wanted a present. When we went to that birthday party a week or so ago he demanded Jennie open her presents upon Baker's arrival. He kept finding presents and bringing them to her.

Two is not any easy age. He is obedient for the most part but when he isn't, we are not sparing the rod. Needless to say, our patience is tested daily. We love Baker very much and like I said, he is great entertainment. Hope you all are enjoyed this

Beau Bee Doebee

I have needed to blog about the boys for a while, so we will start with Beau. He is 9 months old now. It's crazy how time has passed, it seems Brian and I have forgotten all the drama that his life began with. That was a long time ago!

Anyways, he is a busy body. He can crawl now and go from crawling to sitting and crawling to standing (both of which are a big deal). He doesn't so much like to crawl he just does it to get to an object or person so he can then pull up or find everyone else. I started taking a shower the other day by myself with the door shut. By the time I got out both boys had made it into the bathroom to see why I could have possibly left them. He wants to walk, I can see, but he is nowhere near.

His favorite person is his big brother. He is constantly watching him. Their favorite time together is probably bath time. Beau loves baths! He laughs at Baker when he cries and if Baker gets too close to him he yanks on his hair which of course, makes Baker cry. Beau is big, def bigger than Baker was at his age and he is starting to tell Baker "I can and will take you."

His second favorite person is his dad. Oh he loves Brian, even if he is driving Brian crazy at the moment. He face lights up when Brian gets home.

Beau is brave. We watched the Bachelor finale at a friend's house with a dog. Baker started whining and demanded to be picked up when the pug entered the room. Beau however bolted toward the dog. He was smiling and trying to grab him. Baker was always very cautious and nervous around animals.. but Beau doesn't have this characterisic.

Beau is a very good baby. He is much like his brother in that he is stubborn and tries to demand his ways. He doesn't want to eat baby food, he wants to feed himself! He doesn't like sitting, he likes standing! He likes to be held.

We had a little boppy chair that we sat Beau in while we ate dinner or showered or anything but he is like a little escape artist and always manages to get out of the chair. He can rock his body so he slides feet first out of the chair or he can turn over onto his belly and stand up in the chair and try to go over the back of it.

Anyways, I know most of you don't really know Beau, but he's great. Just thought you might want to hear about our Beau Bee Doebee.