Rainy winter days and a sweet picture

Last week while Mark was working 18 hour days and it was gloomy outside, I decided the kids and I both needed a break. I took them to an indoor park so they could get all that pent up energy out! It was heaven. They played for almost 3 hours and sat there and watched them and read a book. The best thing was that they actually played together. It was adorable. I asked Rex to watch Sam and he made sure Sam kept up with him and that he was with him always. Sam reveled in all the attention. It warmed my heart. I managed to take a few pictures.





I just thought this picture was cool because he was moving so fast!


And finally I couldn't resist capturing this cute scene tonight. I love my boys. All three of them.

Pillow love?

I mentioned Rex's Oedipus complex last post. Well, he has tried to kiss me like a "husband" would a few times and I have to tell him that no only husband/wife or boyfriend/girlfriend kiss like that, not mothers and sons. So tonight he no joke brings me a pillow and asks me to show him how to do a boyfriend/girlfriend kiss. I was speechless and couldn't stop laughing at the same time. He's 5! What am I in for with this kid?!

My boys

I decided my boys needed some face time on the blog so here we go.
Rex can be a handful, but he can also be the sweetest thing ever as well. He's kinda got the Jekyll and Hyde moods down. I can't blame anyone but myself because I am the exact same way. Today I just felt I needed to tell him how proud I was of him. It seems like I am always getting on him for things he is doing wrong, but rarely for things he does right. He wasn't really doing anything in particular, just being good and helpful. He was quite shocked when I told him and asked me why. I had to tell him just because he is him and he is such a good boy. He couldn't stop grinning. I realized I need to do this more often. Positive attention is much better for both of us than negative attention.
Rex said the sweetest/funniest thing tonight. He is quite obsessed with me lately and has a bit of the Oedipus complex going on right now. If I didn't know it was totally normal (thank you UofU Child Development courses!), it might freak me out a bit because he tells me all the time he wants to marry me! Well tonight he told me that he thinks Cinderella is the most beautiful princess. He then says, "but you are the most beautifulest mommy, even more than Cinderella!" I would have done anything for that kid tonight, totally melted my heart!
Since Rex got his Lego Star Wars game he is obsessed with Star Wars. Mark decided he should watch the originals so we have been doing that last weekend and this weekend. Sam isn't so interested and is a little young so he just runs around and plays while we watch. Tonight he wanted to get in on the action as well though and this was what he did over and over again while we were watching Star Wars.

15 weeks

I am usually horrible at documenting pregnancy, so here's my attempt. In black and white. So my face doesn't look so ugly.

She came through!

Love my sister in law! She takes the best pictures and she actually takes pictures when I don't so good job Jess! Had to steal some pics off her blog since I didn't take any of our Christmas so here is Christmas in Twin Falls.

The Squeakal

We had to take advantage of Mark being off work to see the new Alvin and the Chipmunks movie! It was a blast and the kids loved it except Sam was afraid of the cat that hisses, of all things. I didn't think it was bad until tonight when he has already woken up from a nightmare about a mean, scary cat! It was like 2 seconds of the whole movie! On a brighter note, I think he has a crush on Britney.

Our laid back New Year's

We didn't do a whole lot this New Year's, in fact I stayed in my pajamas all day. (that is why there will be no pictures of me. You're welcome.) We received our white Christmas a week late and there was no way I was going out in that mess with drunk people on the roads. Combine that with Sam having a nasty cold and we decided to stay in this year. It was really nice and relaxing. I always feel like I have to do something for New Year's Eve. I think it goes back to high school when if you had no plans for New Year's, you were a loser. I thoroughly enjoyed being a loser this year. Here's what our day consisted of:
We started off the morning with the boys and I watching Snow White and building Lego's. Snow White was Sam's idea. Lego's were Rex. Besides the scary witch/queen the boys loved the movie. Then in the afternoon after Sam took a little nap he laid in my bed and watched the Little Rascals because he didn't feel good. That and his mom was tired of his whining. :)

Rex spent much of the late afternoon/evening playing Lego Star Wars. He is amazingly good at this game.

When Mark came home he joined him. They kicked some Storm trooper rear while I made Lentil and Sausage soup. (which I later learned means you are hoping for money for the New Year in some other country. Apparently my subconscious knew something I didn't)

I also cleaned the house so I could admire my new curtains that I HAD to buy to go with the new mantel. You can't have a dirty house with new curtains.

All the while it snowed outside...

Sam and I amazingly had the same craving for homemade oreo cookies. Luckily I had all the ingredients.

Sam then decided to bring out the old year by dropping trough and pooping on my bedroom floor. Way to go buddy. Another thing I thought I would spare you by not taking a picture of.
After that the kids were forced to take a bath and went to bed at the crazy hour of 8:30. My kids are partiers I tell ya!
After the kids went to bed Mark and I got a little crazy with some Martinelli's.

We ended the night by watching Wild Hogs and then the ball drop. Out cold by 12:30.