My last post was a WHOLE post, with no Ben...so this is a WHOLE post of Ben....

No, it wasn't cold in the room. this is how he always sleeps. Couldn't pass up this sweet sight. He is such a sleeper... 2 long naps every day and sleeps from 7:30pm to 7:30 am and he just goes to sleep when I put him in his crib. I AM TOTALLY SPOILED with this napping child.
Love the feet...SO PERFECT!
OKAY- You know you've lost your mind when you completely dress your child and sit him down and ONLY THEN do you realize he has both legs in one pant leg.
Hey mom, what's this other floppy thing hanging over here?
YOU'VE BEEN CAUGHT! You paper-eater-aholic. He was hiding over by the laundry trying to eat my brown bag. He could live off of the amount of paper he eats. I might try some...maybe it's a good weight loss program.
Mommy, you're so funny...why did you interrupt my snack?
Just checking out some customers with my cash register here.
I had to run and get my camera, because it looks like he's purposely covering himself with his bucket.
CHEESE!

More Perry Fun, A New Band & Another Lost Tooth...

Crazy boys
Ty came out of the room hopping, with both legs in one pajama leg. He informed us that he was a rabbit. Of course then Hud and Lain had to follow, since he got a laugh.
We now have a new use for the Bumbo seat. Ty is using it as a hat. Oops, looks like he might have had a little leakage below.
AND NOW INTRODUCING.... THE SILVER BOULDERS BAND! The kids made us come outside Saturday afternoon. They wanted us to listen to their new band and had been practicing for awhile. Hudson sang and played the drums (AKA, a broken baton and part of a race track for his drum stick. And a iron table and leap frog for his drum)...Sometimes you'd think these kids have NO toys with the things they come up with....
And Miss Lainey on the Real guitar....
And Tyger on the microphone, AKA a bent golf club. Their performance was wonderful! Way to go Silver Boulders Band!

Wow, does this take me back...I also had a band with my friends waaaay back when....in Nowata, Oklahoma!

Another tooth gone. So cute!
This was the night before. Here is yet another tooth, that was not even close to coming out and was practically knocked out of her mouth. Her and Hudson were jumping on the trampoline and Hud's hand whacked her. Cut her lip and look at her tooth just hanging there. UUGH!

BAD AUNT...

I have been a Bad Aunt for the month of January. I meant to post a Big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my 2 beautiful little nieces. Ava Claire had her 1st B-Day and Jadey Girl had her 3rd B-Day. We had a wonderful time at Ava's Strawberry Shortcake Party and Jaden's Purple Party. I love you two little girly girls....you are getting soooo BIG! This little Ava is just such a petite thing. She is just starting to walk and looks way too little to be walking. So cute!
Danielle, I stole this pic from your blog. Forgot my camera for the party.

Jadey and Lainey

One more thing to add to my "Things kids say" list...

We always take nana out to dinner for crab legs for her birthday. As Lainey was trying to open one of her crab legs she said "mom I can't open up this crab and get my chicken out." For some reason I laugh the same as if I've just heard it for the first time, each time I tell the story. Sean says I laugh too much at my own kids. I can't help it...they're funny!

The things kids say...

Veggin' out in front of the T.V. after school.
Um, are you about to fly away with that hairdo?
Also veggin'
I pulled out Lainey's school work from her bag and came across a cute little picture of our house that she drew and a story she had written underneath it:

My house is yelloy and I grow tomatow's. I would won't to live in a aparment at lastveges.

I love when the kids make mistakes when talking and I hardly ever correct them, because I think it's so cute. Someday when she's like 25 or something I'll tell her what the correct words are if she hasn't figured it out yet.:)

In March we are hopefully going to Hawaii with the whole fam. Hudson was very unsure about this idea, since we will be flying over the ocean. He watched a show with us that showed a plane crashing into the ocean, which is why he's scared. Anyhow, last night he came up to me and asked, "mom, when we go to Hawaii do we have to fly over the Pacific Ocean and through the Batitika Triangle". Sean and I got a laugh and assured him we wouldn't be getting sucked into the Bermuda Triangle anytime soon.

Finally SO OVER Sickness...for now..........

Oh I am so happy that everyone is finally feeling better. We had a rough week, when everyone got pink eye (of course when one gets it, they all do), Hud and Lain both had an ear infection in one ear and Ben in both ears. But I am happy to report we are all feeling better here at home. Poor daddy though...he's in Laguna Beach all week and got a horrible cold on Monday. We Miss you daddy and can't wait for you to get home tomorrow. Cheese Mommy!
Little Lainey posing with our first cherry tomato...unfortunately our yummy vegetables didn't make it through the freeze the next night. Of course this was the coldest it's been here in the freakin' desert in 16 years! And we had at least 100 tomatoes and lots of squash and green beans....boo hoo! Guess I'll continue to buy them at a place known as the GROCERY STORE.
Really- where on earth did this hair come from? He started getting a little wave on the top and then he has just sprouted this curly hairdo. I love it! It actually is getting course in the back. He must have taken after his Uncle Jonathan.
You like my hair mommy? I love it
little Benj.

12 o'clock Midnight....The New Year!

I've been recovering from a busy Christmas season and beginning of the New Year. I posted some pics of New Year's. I actually did not take one picture on Christmas Day. Bad mommy! But, I was really busy and I did get video. In the morning, we opened presents with the kids and then got busy preparing lunch. Jeremy, Kandi and the kids came over and we had a wonderful day! Benjamin was not really feeling well all day and about 8pm that night Lainey came into the living room and projectile vomited for 30 seconds. Thank goodness for Sean (he cleaned it up), as I am NOT good at dealing with throw-up. My stomach has gotten quite weak since I've had kids. Anyhow, the next morning we awoke to hearing what we thought was Lainey again, but was actually Hudson. Luckily this was just a 24 hr. flu. In the middle of all this poor baby Ben had gotten very sick and couldn't keep anything in his system. He was really sick for about a week. Somehow, through all of this we had a great Christmas break with the kids. We weren't doomed to being by ourselves without having people over, because we had also given our sickness to Jeremy and family. So we had each other over and were sick together and had lots of fun hanging out and watching movies. Everyone was feeling better until this Sunday. Ben got a horrible cold and has been miserable and both he a Ty woke up with Pink Eye this morning. When it Rains it Pours around here.

THIS IS WHAT WE WERE DOING THE STROKE OF MIDNIGHT... I was getting kisses from 2 of my babies...
Ben woke up cranky, not feeling well...poor baby...
Hudson was watching the ball drop on TV, looking sleepy...
Lainey and Libby posing...

Tyger being a silly boy...

Sean's Family Christmas Eve...

Oh no, what have we done...Lori is going to be major BULK shopping at COSTCO now...Sorry Paul.

Thanks mom, for the new jacket.

Sean's brother, Nick and his wife Taunya have been married for a year now and have their first little bundle due in April. Little Einsteins CD will get him started taking after his musical mommy.

Thanks grandma and Paul for my own little can of Princess popcorn. Tyger you look so sweet in this pic. I love you both. Hudson you will always be my little baby boy. I love you too!
Um, this blow up sword thing tastes pretty good if you ask me.
Okay, for anyone who does Not have this TMX Elmo, you HAVE to get one. Lori scored before Christmas and got this for Ben. It was hard to get one before Christmas but I'm sure they are more available now. This thing is hilarious. We have loved this Elmo and I think I've actually played with it more than Ben, but he does love it. Look at his face!
Oh, and they've equipped you with extra tasty eyeballs Elmo. YUM!
What to do, what to do#$%^:)
Jammies, Jammies, Jammies...I love Jammies. CHEESE!

and once again, more Christmas

Jon and Danielle and Sean and I got mom a Fender guitar. She's wanting to teach herself to play. She's Little Miss Musical, so I'm sure she'll catch right on.
The grandkids all helping to open grandpa's presents.
What's so hilarious Kandi? Are you thinking about gettin' your jig on with your Dance Dance Revolution?
Thank you grandma, just what I needed make-up, and polish. Love it!
Okay, Danielle is going to kill me for posting this, but I had to. #1 it's the only pic I had of her and she had to be on my post, #2 she does the funniest little dance that I can't even explain, you just have to see it and so I can just picture her on this Dance Revolution game, so funny (hopefully I will have future pics of that) #3 Jaden is in the background looking like she is just telling everyone what to do, and most likely she is. Oh, I hope one day to post a video of Jaden taking charge...it is hilarious!

Christmas Eve Eve...

Well, we had days of Christmas FUN. On Christmas Eve Eve, Kandi and Jeremy had all of us (our family, Jon and Danielle and kids, Mom and Ernie, and his kids, and a friend of ours, Dave) over for a beautiful dinner. They served us and everything. It was really nice. Afterwards we exchanged gifts with one another. It's so much fun watching people open gifts. I love it. I didn't even get all the pics I wanted to post, because #1 my camera is constantly NOT focusing, so my pics are blurry and #2 this thing won't let my post anymore right now. Anyhow, we had a really great time, ate way too much and even got out some old family videos to see how much the kids have grown...and boy have they. Christmas fun to be continued with family #2 on Christmas Eve.... Hudson got a pet from Libby, Colt and Ava.... oh what is it???
Jonathan with his new Cowboys hat
Sean in his new Rams hat...wearing it like he's back in high school.
Mom got all the boys those little b-ball hoops that you hang over the door, and then they discovered Phoenix Suns tickets inside. They are all going on January 9 and very excited!
Yes, a remote control pet tarantula!