Chet's prayer

Chet's prayer tonight: "Dear God, Thank you for Mommy, Daddy, Ethan and Bo....and help everyone laugh at my jokes! Amen!"

Aww, Poppa will be so proud!

World's Worst Mom

Yes, I know two posts in one day, but both stories to get out before I forget. So, with that here's Ethan's latest quote:

"Could you stop throwing away my work, Mom! It's really annoying!" - Ethan, age 6, who expects me to keep every piece of paper he brings home from kindergarten.

The Academy Awards, the total opposite of awesome

Yes, I watched it last night and it continues to surprise me how much less important these entertainment events are to me the longer I live away from California! I guess when you're not inundated by all the media surrounding the movies, it just doesn't seem as life altering! Anyway, since the 2nd most Sexiest Man Alive was hosting (The first place winner wasn't available for the gig this year. He's out of the country at the moment...) I decided to go ahead and watch. (Keep in mind the only nominated movies I've seen this year are the animated ones!) I told my kids that's what I was watching (Amazing Race, would have to wait) and my eldest's response was, "That is the total opposite of awesome." Maybe not the tag line the Academy was going for...

(Don't worry, Hugh, I enjoyed the show and the showstopping numbers. I'm sure you weren't looking for the approval of the almost 10 year old male audience anyway!)

Happy Birthday, Honey!

Happy 39th Birthday, Daddy! We love you and can't wait to celebrate 40 with you! I remember celebrating number 18 with you! When did we get this old (not that we're old, but you just can't avoid the math!). It certainly doesn't feel like we've known each other for 24 years, but that's what it will be this year! Amazing! Hope it's a great day! I love you!

From the land of Yearbook

This is where I've been living for the last week and a half or so: Yearbook Land! I spent about 7 hours today working on the school's yearbook. The BIG deadline (32 pages) is due today. Am I done? Oh, no, that would mean that I was organized and working in a timely fashion and for those of you who know me you know that's not exactly my mantra. No, I'm a it's-so-much-fun- to-come-just-under-(or over, in this case)-the-deadline kind of girl. (This would be why my husband was so excited about his Valentine's gift - I got the taxes done- EARLY-yes, in February EARLY. I hope he realizes how much I love him to do that and during yearbook week!) Anyway, just had to get it out. Thankfully, that new USC office chair is comfy!

One month from today is the last deadline and then perhaps this project won't be taking up so much room on my seemingly ever smaller plate!

Ethan's Birthday Party!

Happy Birthday Party, Ethan! (This has been a really long birthday I think!) So, we held it at the Kaleidoscope Children's museum in Tulsa! I guess they've only been open since August and to quote my oldest son after his first run through - "This place is AWESOME!" (Yes, it is a well loved adjective in our house!) See below for the huge jungle gym apparatus and the 22 foot tall rock wall...and that's just one room in this place! Everything is kid-friendly and is meant to be touched and played with! There's an art room, a stage with dress up clothes, a two story play house with fireman's pole, a black light room, a CSI lab (of course, none of our kids stood still long enough to even try to solve the mystery!) and I don't think Ethan even saw the restaurant, the grocery store or the post office. It was a fun time! I imagine we'll be back there again in the not too distant future and if I was going to have a birthday party again, I would go ahead and spring for the big package because even with the small amount of people, by the time I put together my own goody bags I made up the difference in the cost of the parties! The kids all had a good time and as is evidenced by the many blurry pictures on my camera - because they rarely stood in one place long enough to get a picture taken! :) Enjoy the pics!

Where is the money machine on my birthday!? This is what I want to know....

As I preview this post, there appears to be more pics of Chet at Ethan's party than of Ethan! What can I say? The kindergarteners don't really stand still ---EVER!

Roller Birthday!

This Valentine's morning we spent celebrating a friend of Ethan's birthday! It was a skate party!! I think the last skate party I went to was my sister's (9th or 10th?) birthday and my mom fell and broke her wrist! Anyway, no such drama today. This was Chet's third time skating and I have to say he's getting pretty good! This was Ethan's second time up on skates and we're still working on it, but he did make some progress and he does actually roll now instead of just trying to walk in them! I think the boys both look so tall and so cute in their skates! That's all for now! Check back tomorrow for pics of Ethan's birthday party!!!!!