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Monday, September 7, 2009


Thomas and his friend, Luke, were being pretty giggly so I went to check on them and found they had taped my babysitting kid to his chair. Lucky for me, Jack, thought it was hilarous!

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Thomas is Missing a Total of 5 teeth


Wednesday, August 26, 2009

6 yr old + permanant paint = one big mess








Tuesday, June 2, 2009

ThomasISMs

The boys and the neighbor girl were talking about something and I heard her say something about her undies and then she left the room. And Thomas whispered to his brother "They're actually called pantyhose." I think he was looking for the word panties but I didn't bother to correct him.

The boys and the neighbor girl were outside playing baseball. They all came in and Thomas announced "I'm the Empire." I told him "You mean umpire."

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Random Pictures From Baseball






Sunday, May 24, 2009

Thomas can fall asleep anywhere. This particular night, we sat down to read a book before bed but my brother called. After talking to him, I returned to the couch to find that Thomas had gotten himself a snack but was too tired to eat it.

Mohawk

Thomas has been begging for a mohawk for months. We promised him when school was out he could get one but Dan went ahead and gave him one. I despise mohawks. I think he looks cuter with a little boy haircut but it's not so bad. I'm still getting use to it. He has gotten alot of compliments at school, church, etc. And is eating it up....

Tuesday, April 28, 2009








A few weeks ago my husband and I and another couple went on a cruise. It was so much fun! We went snorkeling and zip lining. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of the activites but here are some good ones. My 82 year old grandma stayed with the boys for 10 days. I'm so appreciative. Without her, it wouldn't have been possible.

Monday, March 23, 2009

Fun Pictures w/My Sister & My 7 mth old Niece


If you're on facebook, you've probably already seen all these photos. The boys and I went to my parents house to help my mom babysit Ella. My sister had a bridal shower and bachelorette party to attend.









Friday, March 20, 2009

Lil Bit of Fun...

My in-laws just decided to get a divorce a few weeks ago, after 33 years of marriage. Actually it wasn't really a joint decision. One made the decision and the other still wants them back. It is a big eye opener. One minute you have something and the next minute they are gone. Anyway, I thought my mother-in-law could use some cheering up. We haven't had our picture taken together for years. BTW, I got my dress for $2.97 at JcPenny :)



Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Asleep


Thomas can fall asleep anywhere. He was awful quiet so I went into check on him and he had cleaned out his toy box and apparently climbed in and was too tired to get out and get in bed.





Monday, March 9, 2009

The Face Says it All...

Jonathon was invited to one of his best friend's birthday party. He was the only boy. His face in this picture is priceless! He got home and said he had a blast!


Sunday, March 8, 2009

My Grandma & the boys


Saturday, March 7, 2009

New Way To Play Wii


Sunday, March 1, 2009

Sleepover At FunCity

What do you get when you have 11 boys (1 didn't get in the picture), 4 adults, 2 hotel rooms, and swimming fun? Chaos!






We did get them to sleep around 11:30ish. Which I didn't think was too bad for all the kids we had :)

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Happy Valentine's Day 2009

See him?? I'm talking about my youngest son. The onry one...


Friday, February 13, 2009

MRI Update...

MRI shows that everything is normal. Thank god! And Thomas has his smile back :) No more worrying...until the next thing comes along...

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Nervous...

Still no answers...he is scheduled for an MRI of his brain & face on monday in Peoria. They want to rule out a tumor. I'd like to think it is not a tumor because EVERYTHING else seems normal with him...for example he can hop, stand on one leg, touch his nose, closes his eyes etc...the only problem is his left check/mouth doesn't move. However, inside I keep thinking the what-ifs...

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Concerned...

Ok, you have to ignore the mess all over his face and the bed head. But this is our latest concern...the left side of his mouth doesn't move. The doctor is saying facial neuritis or bells palsy. We don't know anything at this point...



Can't Get Much Easier Than This...

Thomas had a sleepover on Saturday night. Around 10:30 I thought things were awful quiet so I went and checked on them to find that they put themselves to bed!


Thursday, January 29, 2009

How Can Two Boys Be So DIFFERENT

Jonathon


~Simply a slob. He doesn't care about cleanliness (hence, no after picture for the messy room post). He puts his clothes on not caring if they match. Usually his shirt is on backwards and goes to school like that...unless I force him to change it.

~Pickiest eater ever.

~Lazy. Ask him to do something several times before it actually gets done or he cons his brother into doing it.

~Behavior wise = excellent at school and at home.

~Has never broken toys on purpose.

~Up until this year (3rd grade), was ONLY friends with boys.

~Bossy

~Won't share for nothing.

~No holes in jeans just dirty knees.

Thomas


~Appearance is important. He wants to wear what he chooses. It always matches and is on the right way. Sometimes he even puts gel in his hair and deodrant on before school.

~Eats almost anything you put in front of him (plus his brother's portion that never got finished).
~Usually does what is told (chorewise).

~Behavior wise is excellent at school but he is a holy terror at home.

~Breaks his toys on purpose because that's how he likes to play with them. For example, most of his Power Ranger figures have the feet and/or hands torn off them.

~Plays with boys AND girls.

~Sits back and lets his brother tell him what to do.

~Doesn't mind sharing. Would probably give a child anything they asked for.

~Very hard on jeans. Always sliding around and getting holes in the knees. And they are not hand-me-downs because he can't wear his brother's slims.

Brought To You By The Letter A

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Mamarazzi is doing a fun alphabet post complete with cute pictures. She assigned me the letter A. Here is a list of things I came up...


Action Movies - yes, I'm a movie junkie. Love watching movies. Apple Orchard - a couple months ago, Jonathon and I went to the apple orchard for the first time. They had delicious apple cider and we bought apples, of course. Good times! Active - no, I'm not talking about me working out. I don't do that but I should. I'm talking about how active my kids are. I'm thankful they are healthy and running around crazy most of the time. They wear me out but are a joy. Attitude - I truly believe a positive attitude is contagious. If you know me in real life, you would know all about my attitude/personality. Avocados - try to eat healthy but in this face paced world it doesn't always happen. I love avocados and I've gotten my younger son to eat them, as well. Advice - now I'm not always good with advice but I'll lend an ear and listen to your problems. Alcohol - I'm not an alcoholic by any means but I love a good drink now and then :) Air Conditioning - couldn't stand life without it in the summertime. Automobile - Dude, I can't live without my car. I have a friend that bikes everywhere but that just isn't possible for me especially with two kids.

Wanna play along, let me know. I'd love to read your ideas!

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Fun Contest

Miss Sasha at Barely Keeping It Together is having a contest and giving away two bottles of really cute OPI nailpolish. The colors are Merry Hollydays & Don't Toy With Me. Click Manicure Mommas for more details. Hurry because it ends January 30th.

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Burnette vs Blonde

I was dared to dye my hair blonde. Instead of going crazy, I thought I'd just get it highlighted. So I tried to find a before picture. I'm always the one taking pictures so my picture rarely ever gets taken. You can see that it is dark brown.

BEFORE



AFTER


So with the help of my mother-in-law and a $12 box from Walgreens, this is what the result is. It is much more blonde in person. I really like it!

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Mysterious Rash

Thomas had a sore throat two days in a row. The third day he woke up looking like this...



At first, I didn't think much of it but as the day wore on the rash got worse. We took him to the doctor who confirmed he has impetigo. Bummer! He's ready to go back to school but he can't return until Thursday.

Monday, January 12, 2009

Reorganizing Jonathon's Room

I got home from work today and instead of the boys being in front of the tv like usual...Dan & Thomas were helping Jonathon reorganize his bedroom. I wish I could've got a before picture. Jonathon's is the most unorganized person ever. This picture is a work-in-progress of the stuff they moved out to sort. They also rearranged his furniture. It looks really nice! Hopefully he can keep it that way...

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Cool Things...

Christmas was great. We spent Christmas eve with my family and Christmas day with Dan's family.

Some of the cool things I got were...
waffle maker
skin care system
Philosophy soap
storage containers
Bath & Body Works Fragrance Plug in

Dan got...
hanging shop vac
Cardinals shirt

Jonathon got...
Magnext Icoaster
rollerblades

Thomas got...
alarm clock
Lego city
Hyperdash
Apples to Apples Jr

And a family present from my in-laws...WII

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Fireworks In Winter?

When the ice storm hit, we packed up intending to sleep at a friend's church until we found out the church lost power, too. Today I brought in the forgotten suitcase that was in the trunk. I was running around the house doing laundry, cleaning, vaccuuming, etc. I came back in the kitchen to find Thomas had opened the suitcase and pulled out two tampons. He had unwrapped them and was playing with them. I asked him what he was doing and he simply said "I'm playing with fireworks."

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Pictures








Saturday, December 20, 2008

Ice Storm

The last couple days have been interesting. We were without power & heat for 36 hours. Thankful when we got home tonight from a family Christmas party in Burlington, our electricity is back on! We couldn't have spent the night here again with no heat. It was awful! And I hope we don't have to experience that again. If you'd like to check out some pictures of what our town looked like go to GJean3 and Firefighter2B.

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Fashion Tip 101

I went to help out at the school for the Christmas party today. While sitting in the chair, waiting to figure out what I'm suppose to do...I observed some of the teachers. Fashion Tip 101: When wearing white pants, make sure you are not wearing colored underwear :)

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Last night Dan, my mother and law and I went to see the Trans Siberian orchestra in the Quad Cities. It was phenomenal. Click on their site if you've never heard of them before.

http://www.trans-siberian.com/intro.html

Friday, December 12, 2008

Tired...

Last night we ended up eating chinese food at Hyvee with our friends. In the middle of the night, Thomas comes in and says his stomach hurt. I wasn't sure if he was getting sick or hungry. All the sudden he sat up and was still. I ran him into the bathroom but it was too late. He puked in the hallway. It went all over the wall and the carpet and the bathroom. I had to clean the carpet at 2 a.m. We didn't have any febreeze spray so it still smells like puke. YUCK!

Thursday, December 11, 2008

This video of the couple first dance at their wedding is really pretty neat. Check it out...

http://www.parkwayreststop.com/archives/2937

Saturday, December 6, 2008

Tree's Up

Every year we always went to a tree farm and cut our own Christmas tree. It got to be kinda pricey and messy (with pineneedles EVERYWHERE). I grew up with an artifical tree so that's what I've been pushing and we finally purchased one last year. I love it! The boys always have fun hanging the ornaments.

Friday, December 5, 2008

Hilarous!

This woman cracks me. If you get a chance, click on the Mom Song. She sums life with children up nicely...

http://vimeo.com/1509073

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving!

This year was totally different. Usually we go to my family's for Thanksgiving and my grandma cooks it all. But my mom ended up working and my grandma went to Chicago. So Dan & I made our own Thanksgiving dinner here and invited his dad & brother to come over. Everything turned out good with a few exceptions. Dan told me to make the stuffing but I didn't realize he already put the butter in so I added the butter, too. It was still ediable. And my pie...well Dan talked me into doing the frozen pie crusts instead of homemade and it just wasn't the same. It was fun staying home and cooking. The boys even helped with alot of things! And tomorrow instead of being an early bird shopper and standing in the cold...I'm staying in bed!

Monday, November 17, 2008

Thanks, Margie!

My wonderful friend took pictures of the boys last sunday and here are a few of my favorites :)










 


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