Crazy Man CJ!

He's a crazy-man! Determined to do some damage to those pillows!

Off to run some errands with Daddy!

Who does that look like?!? And where'd you learn to smile like that?

Helping to put together the new filing cabinet. (yes my office organization project is still underway)

Hey buddy, do Mommy a favor and stop growing up so fast! Please?

Precious Moments (video)

Here's a few recent photos of the kids when they are not fighting!
I like to look at these... A LOT... and remind myself that peaceful, happy moments DO exist and will come again! hehe

Story time with Daddy. CJ is finally starting to smile at the camera!

Watching T.V. CJ just loves to do whatever his big sister is doing!

Eating a special, gingerbread cookie for dessert! It's not Christmas-time, but why not?

Bria jumping rope. Chris got a good action shot here!

And CJ about to jump rope too!

"What about me?" is CJ's most common phrase lately. Gets us every time.

Last but not least, Bria is showing CJ one of her online petshop games. It's about 37 seconds long. Such a nice 37 seconds!

And that's just about how long the nice play lasts before the battles begin again in earnest over who gets the mouse and who pushes the buttons on the keyboard and who has dibs on sitting in the chair, and who is or isn't getting a turn, etc.. etc..

Ah well, thank goodness for digital cameras! ;-)

Bria's take on a cartwheel (video)

Here's Bria doing a cartwheel with a new twist! I bet she's the only kid who has done a cartwheel over a dinosaur! ;-) (it was a soft dinosaur)

CJ follows behind trying to copy everything she does. So, I signed both her and CJ up for gymnastics class once a week this summer. He'll be in the 18mos - 3 yr old class with me while she is in a class for her age group.

I'm pretty excited about it... I hope the kids like it! ;-)

CJ the Barber (video)

CJ loves playing barber!

He puts his whole body into it! haha I don't know where he got the idea to push the lever with his tummy... but that's the way he insisted on doing it!

Maybe we'll talk Daddy into letting CJ do his hair someday ;-)

Rest In Peace Uncle Allen

We said goodbye to my Uncle, my father's little brother, this week. He died Friday morning and was buried yesterday. He was 64.

It's a little ironic that my grandparents and both of their sons all went within a 6 year span of time. It seems too fast. Family was always important to my grandparents, my father and my uncle.

I like to think that they were just meant to be together again… as my father’s friend said Tuesday evening, “Now that Bill and Allen are up there, Heaven will never be the same!” Haha, he’s probably right. God willing, with the way my grandmother loved to cook, everyone in Heaven is much more well-fed! I’m sure my grandparents, who loved to renovate old homes, have knocked down a few walls and created a few additions too. No doubt my father has the choirs of angels singing barbershop harmony by now and if there’s any record keeping to be done he’s taken charge, got them labeled and cross-referenced three ways. Now my uncle is putting his fisherman’s skills to new tests, showing them some card tricks on the side, and reminding them all to laugh more and not to take themselves too seriously. ;-)

A "Mock" SleepOver

Bria attended the cutest birthday party this weekend. It was a mock-sleepover/pajama party. Just 6 little girls, pizza, cake, ice cream, and a movie! After the birthday girl opened her presents, they all changed into their PJs and snuggled together on the floor with lots of pillows and blankets to watch "Barbie in the Twelve Dancing Princesses". They alternately danced and giggled and snuggled! It was just the right size and soooo much fun! I got to help out and the pleasure was all mine! :-) I'm only sorry I didn't bring my camera! What was I thinking! Hopefully, if I get copies of pics from the birthday girl's mom, I'll post some later.

Happy Easter!

Hi All,

Hope your Easter was wonderful! :-)

We had a great celebration, and I didn't have to cook this time! :-) Haha
We met my mother and brother for Easter Brunch at 2:30pm and then went on over to Chris's folks for light dinner & snacks (we were too full to eat more) early in the evening.

The Easter Bunny hid the kids' baskets as well as eggs inside this year! We got that on video so I don't have many pictures to share. CJ really got into the whole idea of hunting for eggs this time though and had a blast!

Our camera batteries died while out to brunch so I don't have any pics to share from our visit at Sitty and Jagee's unfortunately either. But suffice it to say that it was wonderful, Darren & Kay and their boys were there also so the kids had a blast!

All in all we had a very blessed and joyous celebration! :-)

Here are some pics that we did take: