Random Summer Pictures

I haven't changed this for quite awhile and I'm getting tired of looking at the same (although adorable) pictures when I come to follow the links to everyone's blog. Soooo, here are a few pictures I took last summer and am finally getting around to posting.

Levi is getting so big!

And a big helper to boot! =)

The biggest change for our big guy would be the absence of diapers! YEP! That's right! At only 19 months Levi was potty trained! He caught on quick and soon was completely trained. Even at nap and night time! No more diapers! YAY!!! =)

Silly Toby

Skater Dude!

He LOVES to spin!!!! I would sooooo hurl!!!

I think he would spin for hours!

Levi Cutie Pie!

Levi is such a cute little rascal! I caught him the other day rearranging the pantry cabinet. He loves to stack the cans and then crash 'em down!

Silent Sunday

Paper Boys

Toby and Levi have both been in the local paper, the Owyhee Avalanche, and just the other day I realized they have archive copies available online. I thought you might like to checkout our little newspaper stars!


Look on page 5 to see Rob and Toby(2) playing on the merry-go-round.
http://www.owyheepublishing.com/pastissues/2007/07_11_07%20LR.indd.pdf

Find Levi(1) and Toby(3 .5) on page 12 sitting on Santa & Mrs. Clause's laps.
http://www.owyheepublishing.com/pastissues/2008/12_17_08%20LR.indd.pdf

Toby(3.6) is Front Page news as he helps Grandma advertise for the Marsing Disaster Auction.
http://www.owyheepublishing.com/pastissues/2009/02_04_09.indd.pdf

Our Story Twister

You may have noticed I haven't posted in a few weeks and while that is not altogether unusual my reason this time is once again computer problems. Rob is still working out the bugs in our new system so I don't have access to all my really cute pictures of the boys. In the mean time, I'll entertain you with yet another comical quote from Mr. Toby. Keep in mind that Toby has a talent for taking quotes and concepts from stories he's read and infusing them into his conversations. This one is a bit long but stay with me.

Tonight after we tucked the boys in, it wasn't long before we heard voices and rustling coming over the monitor. As I entered the room I heard Toby conk his head on the wall as he dove for the pillow!

"What were you doing, Toby?" I asked.

"Headstanding" he replied, knowing full well this is a forbidden activity. I told him to lay down and wait for me as I needed to lay Levi back down. When I finished re-tucking in Levi I went over to deal with Toby.

He tells me, "first you have to sniff my bum."

"What?"

"You have to sniff out my bum first."

"What?"

"Like Scooby does for Freddy and Daphne to find the honey. You have to sniff out my bum before you can spank it."

Amazingly, I managed to not howl with laughter or completely lose it until after I'd dealt with our little headstanding story twister and left the room!

Interviewing Toby

I copied this fun idea from my friend Lisa. Interview your child(ren) and enter their answers...quite amusing! Of course, you may have a little explaining to do afterward! =)

1. What is something mom always says to you?
No computer & I love you

2. What makes mom happy?
Playin'

3. What makes mom sad?
not playin'

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
silly things, like tickling

5. What was your mom like as a child?
nothing was invented yet

6. How old is your mom?
5

7. How tall is your mom?
5/8th, 9 parts, and 11 parts

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
hug and play games

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
look and try to find me

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
for me

11. What is your mom really good at?
playin' games

12. What is your mom not very good at?
not running into walls

13. What does your mom do for a job?
Working on the computer, no that's Daddy's job. So what is your job?

14.What is your mom's favorite food?
Life cereal

15.What makes you proud of your mom?
running around the house three times

16. If your mom were a Cartoon character, who would she be?
pretend

17. What do you and your mom do together?
Play, we get honey, go swimming in the ocean, nothing else that I can think of.

18. How are you and your mom the same?
we have bones

19. How are you and your mom different?
I'm three and you're 5

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
Someone told me

21. How do you know your mom loves your dad?
No one told me

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
Carl's Jr. because I miss playing on that toy.

No matter how big he gets he'll always be my baby!

Toby is whooping Mom and I at Settlers of Catan!

I just love this little guy to pieces!

I LOVE his smile!

Mr. Insightful!!!

Tonight as I was making dinner Toby was playing on the floor behind me. I hear him giggle and this is the conversation that followed:

Toby: (giggling) I just farted on my knee!
Mama: Silly boy, why did you do that?
Toby: Only God knows.

(So true my boy, so true!)

YOU COULD WIN!!!

I love give-a-way's don't you? Well, here's one that I'm taking from my friend Lisa's blog (plus I want to win too!) And this will make me be creative.

Here's how it'll work...The first three people to comment on this post will get something made by me! My choice--but just for you.

This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:
1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!
2. What I create will be just for you.
3. It'll be done this year
4. You will have no clue what it is going to be.
5. I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.

The catch? Oh, the catch is that you must re-post this on your blog. The first 3 people to do so and leave a comment telling me you did, will win a marvelous homemade gift by me! Let the games begin! Oh, and I have to be able to contact you with mailing information! I promise it will be something good! Good Luck to all!

A New Generation

You know it's a new generation when your son is watching Grandma gargle and says, "Grandma, what are you Googling with?"

Grilled Tomato and Cheese Sandwich

I made this for Toby today at lunch because he LOVES tomatoes. Sometimes I wonder if he's really my child, I don't understand how but he can eat a whole tomato just like an apple. Uuuugggg! Anyways, I made this for lunch and he gobbled it up. I even liked it and I don't like tomatoes, so it must have been good.

Grilled Tomato and Cheese Sandwich

Ingredients:
sliced bread
butter
Monterey Jack cheese- thinly sliced
tomatoes - sliced
oregano
basil

Directions:
Prewarm pan or grill on medium low heat. Butter bread, place both slices for sandwich buttered side down to grill. Add cheese to each slice. Place sliced tomatoes on grill just long enough to get warm. Arrange grilled tomatoes on one side of sandwich, then sprinkle with basil and oregano. Put your two pieces together and enjoy!

My Sweet Geek

Rob has put in lots of hours on the computers lately trying to get everything upgraded. His inner geek really loves it though especially when there's not too much pressure and everything works properly! I recently found this picture of Rob several years ago playing with his computer boneyard. He was trying to Frankenstein a good system out of several that he'd picked up for pretty cheap. Doesn't he look like a kid in a candy shop!

Photo Meme

Since I haven't had much time to get up any new posts lately, I thought I would play along with this meme from a friend's blog.

If you want to play along, here are the rules:

1. Choose the 4th folder where you store your pictures on your computer

2. Select the 4th picture in the folder

3. NO CHEATING! (no cropping, editing, etc...). Join in the fun!

4. Explain the picture

My mom has a picture of her older two grandkids crawling under a coffee table at this same age. I was instructed to be sure and take Toby's picture so she could add it to her collection. So here's a picture of Toby crawling under an end table at about 8 months old. It's actually a copy of the original in a folder of pictures that need sorted.

This isn't part of the meme but just for giggles I thought I would post Levi's end table picture too! Levi was almost 10 months in this pic. I just have to say, Rob and I make really cute little boys!!!

Recent Pictures

Our main computer recently croaked! Rob's first thought was that it was the hard drive! Which would mean all my pictures would be gone. 8-0 Just poof! Turns out its the motherboard so we're still down a computer but my wonderful geeky husband hooked up the old hard drive to a different computer so I can still access all my documents and pictures! YEAH!!! We're still working the bugs out but I thought I would post a few recent pictures to commemorate his many efforts.

Aunt Misha holding Anna and Levi

Toby, Laine, and Ayden playing on the dirt pile at Grandpa & Grandma's.

King of the Hill!

Our little "Pig Pen" loves to literally roll in the dirt!

Toby and Ayden sharing a new language toy Levi got for Christmas. For some odd reason Toby LOVES to drag this thing into the bathroom for potty time entertainment!

Toby and Jade playing games and ringers on some old cell phones.

Laine, Toby and Levi wrestling Grandpa!

Game night!