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Baby Picture Sundays

This week’s theme is Love of My Life.

That’s EASY. This guy is:

(The big guy on the right...)

However, this is Baby Picture Sunday, and these guys come in a close second:

Logan, Burke, and Maggie watching the oven

(What are they watching, you ask?)

We made crayons today!

Too bad I only had star shapes

…wish I had some heart tins! Oh well, Stars work too 🙂

Happy Valentines Day everyone!

Debi hosts the Baby Picture Sundays. Hop on over there to see who’s playing, and join in too!

Debi hosts the Baby Picture Sundays. Hop on over there to see who’s playing, and join in too

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Blanket Wars

I’ve always known that I’m a bit of a … let’s say … blanket hog. Or perhaps the correct term is blanket thrasher.

While growing up, I actually had a hand-me-down king sized comforter on my twin sized bed because I moved around so much and the twin sized comforter just wouldn’t stay put. Seriously. When I’d wake up in the morning, there’d be a pool of blanket on the floor and I’d be freezing. It got better with the king sized one…but it still happened.

Now that I’m in a king sized bed … and sharing it no less … there are no bigger sized comforters AND I have someone who tugs back!!

When Mike and I first got together, I thought he was a blanket hog. (And I still do think that sometimes.) And I swear that he tucks ’em all under his body so I can’t budge them!!

As the years have passed though, I’ve noticed that when we wake up, more often than not, the blankets are more on my side of the bed. At first I felt bad…but then I realized that half way through the night, Mike throws the covers OFF!! And when that happens, my shoulders get cold, so I snuggle in (and ah, tug the covers back around me). So…it’s only sometimes that I hog ’em … and it’s Mike’s fault, right? LOL! 🙂

You’d think that having two blanket hogs would even the playing field.

Makes My Mondays: Goofy Faces

A favorite spot: on Daddy’s shoulders!

Cheryl over at Twinfatuation hosts this one. Head on over to see what else makes people’s Mondays (there are always some really good ones!)

Way Back When-esday

Cheryl over at Twinfatuation hosts this one. Go on over to see who else is playing – and join in too!

This one was taken on Thanksgiving in 2004. Mike and I were visiting his Pop and Step-mom in Arizona. I was 5 months pregnant with the twins…

Which Tummy?

Makes My Monday: Trains!

Daddy set up a cool train track for the kids to play with. 🙂

The fact that Daddy has time (and patience) to put together such a cool track, and seeing the pure joy on the kids’ faces Makes My Monday!

Cheryl over at Twinfatuation hosts this one. Head on over to see what else makes people’s Mondays (there are always some really good ones!)

Baby Picture Sundays

This week’s theme is “Boo” – but since I’ve already put so many pictures up about Halloween, I’m just going to post this terribly sweet one taken yesterday.

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Debi hosts the Baby Picture Sundays. Hop on over there to see who’s playing, and join in too!

Baby Picture Sundays: At the Circus!

Debi hosts the Baby Picture Sundays. Hop on over there to see who’s playing, and join in too!

This week’s theme is: It’s a Video Age.

As luck would have it, we just went to the Circus yesterday!
circus

I even took some video! I love it when I have stuff that just fits right into the chosen theme 🙂 I’m going to put pictures in as well…just because I can.

Watching the Pre-Show

Watching the Pre-Show

Clowns!

Clowns!

The Ring Master

The Ring Master

WOOT!

WOOT!

Yee Haw!

HAHA! We're at the Circus!!

Mommy's Favorite: Tigers!

Mommy's Favorite: Tigers!

Elephants are cool too

Elephants are cool too

Mommy and Marjorie

Mommy and Marjorie

The Grand Finale

The Grand Finale

(About 3 minutes plus OneTrueMedia wrapper)

And to finish it out, here’s a video of Logan and Daddy having a blast while we were waiting for people to file out of the Circus.

(22 seconds)

And a matching picture, of course!

Catch me, Daddy!

Catch me, Daddy!

Way Back When-esday

Cheryl over at Twinfatuation hosts this one. Go on over to see who else is playing – and join in too!

This is from 2 years ago tomorrow. Logan is 6 days old, Burke is 2.5 years old.

Daddy With His Boys: 9.10.2007

Daddy With His Boys: 9.10.2007

Makes My Monday: Paint!

Cheryl over at Twinfatuation is awfully busy hosting all these great things…

I leave Mike alone for a week, and what happens?? I get the following rooms painted:

Hallway

Hallway

After

I don’t really go around taking pictures of my hallway, so no before picture. Mike did both the up- and down-stairs hallways!

Back Entry way

After

After

Same as above…no real picture from before. (And I just couldn’t wait for Mike to take the tape off … so please excuse the blue lines LOL!)

Bathroom

Bathroom

After

The only before pictures I have of the bathroom are focused on the tub…not the walls, so no before picture here either.

Dining Room

Before

Before

Not a great before picture…but it gives you a little bit of an idea.

After

After

Living Room

Before

Before

Again, not a great before picture…but you get the idea.

After

After

So…paint and a very hard-working husband make my Monday. (I can’t believe how much he got done in a WEEK!!)

Is it Decadent to Own Two Grills?

You may recognize our grill from various posts I’ve put up about grilling (The Succulent Death post comes to mind…)

Grill with Side Smoker

Grill with Side Smoker

I bought this grill for Mike before the kids were born…so it’s over 5 years old. It’s done VERY well for us (I’m sure having a grill master helps 😉 )

Last week, Mike stopped off at Home Depot to pick up some supplies to put shelves onto my newly aquired hutch for my desk. (Thanks honey!!) When he pulled into the parking lot, he saw that they were holding a contest: make 5 out of 5 baskets, and they’ll give you a $20 gift card. His first thought (according to him): “I’m just going to shank these, should I even bother embarrassing myself??” And second thought (according to him): “Oh why the hell not.

Lo and behold, he shanked the first two shots. But he made the third shot…to which the attendent said, “Here’s your raffle ticket. You won the grill!!” LOL Mike didn’t even know that the grill was one of the prizes. 🙂 Apparently, you got a raffle ticket if you made 1 shot, but you had to make all 5 to get the $20. The attendent already knew that whoever made the next shot would get the raffle ticket to match the one on the grill. Too funny.

This weekend, Mike finally got the chance to put the grill together (and my shelves up!)

Harps playing, angels singing

Harps playing, angels singing

(Notice the poor old grill in the background. I hope he takes it okay…I know, I know, get over that whole feeling sorry for inanimate objects thing, Nance.)

The plan, right now, is to use both of them! One is charcoal and one is gas…so they could get along just fine, right?

Happy Griller

Happy Griller

The only problem is that the new one has already taken the old one’s place…I suppose I should go out and talk with it…let it know that the plan is to get more stones so that it has a place to stand as well.

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