Brothers & Sisters (and cousins)

Eyes like his momma!

8 going on 18...

Watch out, she's got 3 brothers!

Don't mess with my sister

These kids are gorgeous! They are a mix of cousins, but you wouldn't be able to tell they are not siblings. Thanks to their beautiful moms for letting me practice on them.

Pretty day, back yard play!

Drew had fun at school
Tyler hiding in the sandbox

Drew chilling in the plants

Tyler hiding from me!

Drew is getting funnier and funnier...right now his favorite word is quesadilla. So when a friend of mine, Becky, asked him what her name was he said 'ques-A-DILLA.' Every morning he wakes up and I ask him whether he wants oatmeal or a pop tart, he replies, 'ques-A-DILLA!' Riding in the car, he sings tunes with only one word...'ques-A-DILLA.' He is a constant entertainment!

Tyler is growing up fast and loves to play hide and seek. Usually you can find him under the lid of the sand box, under the master bed, or laying on the chairs under the dining room table. But he is still my cuddler and will take time every night to do that!

Oh college...

A father-son moment (one of BJ's buddies and his son)

It's serious business

Down, set, hut...

Where's daddy??

Nope...

'Where?' with a mouthful of food

Ah...there and working hard!

Oh the pressure!

The proud audience

My boys love this kid

BJ and a good friend of his played a couple of flag football games today. They showed the twenty-somethings that the thirty-somethings can still smoke 'em.

The little guys are into anything outside with a ball so of course they wanted to tag along. Though it was chilly, they had a great time with our friend's little one.

A Quiet Hero

A strong tower

A beloved Papa

Soccer practice...Erin dancing & singing 'you can't get past me.' She was so distracted, he scored.

1, 2, 3 BLOW!!!

My dad's favorite...angel food cake

Outside my house (over my folks home)

As the sun sets on my dad's 64th birthday, I think about all I have learned and admire about him. He is a man seeking after God's heart, he is a man of commitment and love, he is a man of few words but gracious deeds. He is my dad and I love him.

Happy Birthday dad!

Can't touch this!

No nap droopy eye!
One arm 'Drewbie'

Faces of Tyler

Drew has spent the past few days walking around with one arm. Or so it looks. He has gotten many stares, but he would hardly notice. Everytime I go to touch his arm he tells me 'you can't touch this, it still hurts.' While bath time and changing shirts is horribly painful, Drew is a tough little one and is not letting this slow him down. Tyler is sweet and protective with him. He reminds Drew that 'it gets better soon.'

Drew's potty update...still in underwear and doing good!

It's back...

So what a way to start off the new year...with a broken bone!! The sling is back and this time it's for Drew. It's a good thing I had not gotten rid of it. This morning I went into Drew's room and tried to pick him up. He screamed as I reached under his arm and started to lift him (thinking it was the bed again). I could not get into the doctor till 2:45 so we decided to go to a birthday party at Pump it up (it's a bounce house place that is really fun). While there a friend's mother who is a nurse checked him out and we concluded it had to be something with his elbow or shoulder popping out of socket since you could not feel a break or any swelling that would be associated with a break.

Later this afternoon, the doctor examined him by twisting his arm, moving it up and down, having him grab things in air...and thought it might be a behavioral thing. So he was sending us on our way, but as I lifted him he screamed bloody murder! So now Drew thinks his 'armpit is broken.' We were sent over to get 7 x-rays (in order to see if it was rib, shoulder, arm, elbow, collarbone, etc)...and found out it's the collarbone in the same arm that Tyler broke back in October. So gymnastics is out for Drew for 6 weeks...

In the midst of it, Drew continued rocking on the potty training and had NO accidents today even with the excitement of a party, trip to the doctor's office, multiple x-rays, and dinner at Rico's! Way to go Drew! You get an A+!

Oh, and yes we are getting bed rails in the morning!! Obviously! Two broken bones are enough for us.

Rocking in 2009

Wii Rock Band 2

The guitarist...
He blew through it with ease!

He took it to the streets!

The drummers...

She brought it!

She was super star!

He rocked it!

Vocals...

And she was a star!

A good night with friends :)

We gathered with some close friends last night to rock in the new year Wii style. Wii for those that don't know is an interactive video game. Our choice game was Rock Band...you pick a song and perform it with the hope of staying on rhythm, pitch, beat, etc (including the singers!)...you can fail out. It's serious and serious fun! Everyone got into it and it was a great time!

Many of God's blessing in 2009 & happy new year.