HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY!!!

OMG Owen and Ethan are 1! How did that happen? Yesterday they were babies and today not so much. Every day they are closer and closer to little men. Ethan is walking more than crawling now. He also has 3 teeth. Owen decided that he was not to be outdone by Ethan in the walking department and he RUNS (video coming soon). He has 2 teeth. They are completely off bottles and we are now trying milk (at least til the GI says otherwise).

Today the immediate family came for a little gathering. Grandpa and Uncle live far away and wouldn't be able to attend the big party in Jan. We had lunch then opened gifts. The boys are getting good at opening gifts as long as they are interested. Once again they were spoiled rotten. From there we sand to the boys. Each of them got sang to on their own. We tried to get them to blow out the candle. I had been working on it with them for weeks. The cake was just way too tempting and they didn't care about the candle. By the time Owen was done with his cake you couldn't tell it was Owen and you really couldn't tell it started as a cake. Ethan on the other hand was very clean and ate the cake in order from left to right. He only got about 1/3 through the cake before he sat back finished. After a quick bath it was play time while the adults talked.

It was a wonderful day for my wonderful boys. Happy Birthday my beautiful little men. You cannot imagine the joy you bring to my life on a daily basis. You mean the world to me.

Christmas

Whew!!! Now that was busy. Our Christmas this year was 4 parts. It was crazy. We were everywhere and the boys were so good all things considered.

Part 1
Christmas Eve I cooked and my family (my moms side) came to the house. When all was said and done there were 14 people here. I cooked a huge meal which was a feat because the kitchen sink stopped draining while I was doing prep. The boys got the first real taste of Christmas and opened lots of gifts.

Part 2
Christmas morning was a lot slower, calmer, and in my opinion yummier. My mom (nana) came back over for a breakfast of coffee and cinnamon rolls (homemade by me, sink still plugged). The boys opened more gifts. These gifts needed a little more help from mom and dad once the boys realized there were goodies inside and decided they wanted to play.

Part 3
When it was time to put the boys down for a nap Nana left and we got in the car to head to Erick's grandmas. This was perfect timing as the boys napped the whole 2 hr drive. Before we could actually head to our destination we had to stop at Erick's mom's to pick up his brother. Once again more gifts. Finally getting to G.Grandma's and we eat and open more gifts. After chatting we head to our last stop.

Part 4
Christmas dinner was hosted at Erick's aunt's house. This was another hour drive from G.Grandma's. When we got close we called to find out if they had whole milk for the boys. They didn't so we stopped at the store. Once at Erick's aunts we had to try to get the boys to drink. This was near impossible because things were bustling. After more gifts we sat down to a nice dinner. When things got late we loaded the boys back in the car and headed the hour drive home.

Christmas was GREAT. Our boys are SPOILED. Happy Holidays everyone.

(pictures will be added when I get the gifts put away and can find the cord)

Lights

Tonight we took the boys to Christmas Tree Lane. It is about 3 square blocks where EVERY house decorates. We dressed them warmly, tucked them into the stroller with tons of blankets, and took off walking. The boys LOVED looking at the lights. There were 2 houses set to music and we sat there for a long time. The boys didnt make a sound. It was so much fun and I can see it is only going to get better. I love this time of year.

Movin' on up

With us all sitting in the room and the camera out look who decided to put on a show.



Ethan had only taken 2 steps before today. All day today he was taking little steps. Then this video. After that he crossed the room another time. The space between the couch and where I am sitting with the camera is about 5-6 feet. We are so proud. We were convinced Owen would be first. GO ETHAN!!!

Brotherly love

I had all these cute videos of the boys playing together but the quality sucks. They play tag together. They give kisses. They even look for each other when they go down for naps or we are getting in the car. They also tease each other.

Owen learned to climb in the toy boxes so that Ethan cant get anything out.



There is also something else Owen loves. He loves being naked.



If you look at the pictures he was not naked when he went down for his nap. LOL

Tis the season

I took a little break from the world this last week. The 10th was my birthday. Erick took me out to dinner and to the casino. It was one of only 2 meals we have had together without the boys sense they were born. Neither of us won at the casino. He got me a few gifts, one of which was Twilight (the book not the movie). I got engrossed in it. I spent every free moment reading. In 6 days I read the whole set of books.

In addition to my birthday we have been planning the boys birthday and party. We have Christmas and all the goes with that. A few other birthdays thrown in for good measure. It has been a crazy busy time.

I made a sad hard choice today (no I dont want to get into it) but it should free up some time to be a better blogger.

Sometimes it's a shitty job

Yesterday I told you about Ethan's little brown tub sharks. Today it it Owen's turn for a poop story I guess.

We are cut bottles cold turkey yesterday. Owen is not liking it. Ethan will drink til Owen is screaming then he stops to watch. Well Today I put the boys down for a nap. They were in nothing but a diaper because as soon as they were up we needed to get ready to leave the house. I just got out of the shower and was getting dressed what Erick headed into the boys room.

"Hun, we have an issue"

I tell him he can change it if someone is stinky. Then I hear it.

"Owen where is your diaper"

CRAP yes that is right. I dont know if it is in protest or what but Owen took off his diaper and rubbed poop on everything he could touch. Including but not limited to: his blanket, the clean sheet I put on just before nap and his teeth. mmmmmm

gag

Little brown tub shark

We took the boys to the great park near us for the first time the other day. All three of my boys had a great time.







Please disregard my annoying voice in the video!





They had so much fun. Now if only the weather were nicer so we could go more.

Sleeping babes


We check on the boys a few times a night before we head to bed ourselves. So the other night I walked in and found the boys above. They were so cute I had to take a pic. Then I had to cover Owen and uncover Ethan.

Now before we put the boys to bed on any given night we give them a bath. I strip the boys, Erick gets the water ready and we take them into the bathroom. Erick always asks if I checked for presents before handing the boys to him. Well tonight I didn't. Erick tried to hand Ethan back to me when he was found dirty. I refused and brought him wipes. We got Ethan cleaned and in the tub. As I was sitting down to clean Owen's helmet I hear Erick yell. I rush in the bathroom just to see Erick yanking Owen out of the tub.
"HE POOPED!" he yelled.
"who pooped?" I asked
"who do you think pooped!"
Just then I look down and Ethan is doing the model pose with a long, brown tub shark hanging off his butt. I laughed and helped Erick take the boys to our shower. He got them cleaned. I got the tub cleaned and the boys still got a story before bed. LOL it was a fun bath.

Tomorrow we have a lot going on that should make for an interesting blog. Dont let me forget to tell you about it.