Just Me & the Boys

One day, a few weeks ago, the boys and I were being silly with the camera. Some of them turned out okay. They are not the best pictures, but they make me smile when I think of the day we took them. We were laughing so hard when we were taking these.

This one is of all three of us. We had been wrestling on the bed.

Here is Bubby and me. He looks so innocent in this one. But we all know better don't we?

Bubby loves to give hugs and kisses. This is typical of him.

The "eyes" have it.

I keep telling T-Rev that he will always be my baby and have to give me hugs and kisses. He just laughs and tells me I'm crazy.

These were good memories. Thanks boys!

Catching Up

I have been reading all my favorite blogs and realized that it has been five weeks since I last posted on my own. We've had a lot going on around here. Trevor had a birthday and was baptised. We've had family come and visit. We've also started school. I uploaded my pictures last night and had over TWO HUNDRED. So my goal is to get our blog caught up with our life.

Below is a slide show of our trip to see Clone Wars. In case you don't know, the boys and I are HUGE Star Wars fans. We were really excited when this came out. Now I know that the Star Wars purist didn't like this movie as much, but to 8 and 5 year old boys, it was "AWESOME." So without further ado....our Clone Wars saga....

Catching Up

Summer Fun

I thought before the school year starts, I would post a few pics from out last trip home. The boys and I had spent the day with Brian's parents and our niece and nephew.

Bubby and cousin K are hangin' on the steps.

Bubby getting on his gear for some serious swimming.

T-Rev initiating a complex move called a cannon ball. Pay attention to the expert way he holds his nose.

"You want a piece of me!?!"

Cousin E having a spiritual moment.

Just floating around.

Little Brother

Today, I'm going to brag on my little brother, Jeff (Even though he's almost a foot taller than me, he will always be my little brother.) Jeff is a GSP trooper and has recently won the award for Valor. He played a major role in a recent hostage situation. Now if you know Jeff, you know if anything is going on, he's going to be in the middle of it. A lot of times, quite by accident. He just kind of falls into trouble. But he usually manages to come out on top, unscathed, and having done a lot of good in the process.

Below are some pictures of my brother receiving his award. Sorry for the quality of pictures. My camera was having a bad day that day.

This is Jeff getting his award.

Jeff trying not to smile while holding his award.

Now, this picture is a shot of all the officers who received the award for Valor. All the other guys were working together at one hostage scene. Jeff was the lone trouper at the hostage scene for which he was given the award.

Mother and Son. We are all proud of Jeff, but none as much as our mother.

I'm very proud of you little brother! You take care of yourself out there on the highways.

Phineas and Ferb

Well yet again, I've let a long time lapse since posting. My old computer crashed, then my new computer had a bad wireless card and had to be sent back. I now have said computer back. However, I have not taken the time to sit down and upload all my new pictures of the boys onto it. So until I do, I thought I would share the new craze in our house.

It's not really new to the boys but Brian and I have just been infected with the Phineas and Ferb bug. This is a cartoon that comes on Disney and it is just hilarious. Brian and I find ourselves watching it even when the boys are not around. Phineas and Ferb are brothers who are on Summer vacation. The cartoon is about all their shenanigans. Anyway, there is this one song that my boys sing constantly. It's quite catchy! So much so, that Brian and I can be heard singing it at any given moment. Further more, it's not uncommon for all 4 of us to break out in song at the same time for an impromptu family sing fest.

So until I can get pictures on here, I thought I would share what the rave is all about. Below is a video of the song. But beware, you'll probably find yourself singing this yourself at odd times during the day.

Happenings

Hi everyone,

I know it's been a while since I've posted. My computer crashed several weeks ago. Something about the mother board....go figure. Well my wonderful husband surprised me the other night with a new computer. He had found a good deal on one and bought it for me. So now I'm back in the blogosphere.

We have some exciting news. T-Rev asked Jesus into his heart on June 12th! He is so excited! I cannot even express how I feel. To know that my son will be with me eternally is just.....overwhelming. The joy his father and I feel is immeasurable! I get teary eyed just thinking about it. We plan on having his baptism on August 31st. What a wonderful day that will be.

On a funny note....The day T-Rev accepted Jesus, we were talking about this being sort of a new birthday for him. He and I were discussing the concept of being born again. It amazed me just how much he understood. He just blows me away sometimes with his ability to "just get it". Well anyway, Bubby was listenting to this and here is what followed:

Bubby: " Will "T-Rev" get presents on this new birthday?

Me: "Not the kind that you can unwrap."

T-Rev: "Yeah. My present is I get to live eternally with Jesus." ( I kid you not, this is what came out of my 7 year old's mouth. It just blows me away!)

Bubby: "Well, I don't want one of those (kind of birthdays.)" He's all about the presents at this age.

Other than that, not much has been going on around here. We pretty much spend our days outside. Either we are at a park or in our backyard with our neighbors. Lazy summer days are here!

I'll post pictures later. Have a great 4th everyone!

Kim