Our new show

Chad and I love each other, but to be quite honest, we don't have a lot of hobbies or interests in common. We can't agree on music either! Anyways, when we do come across something we both enjoy, it is fun for us. Our last bonding experience was over Boston Legal. Great show! Well, we have watched the entire series and now that it is over, we were looking for a new show. Here is our new show:
Has anyone else heard of this one? It is The Big Bang Theory and basically it is about the biggest nerds on earth. They are all some sort of scientist and they will have these conversations about comics, physics, Star Wars, computers and so on that are hysterical! Those of you who have a husband with a nerdy side (like mine) will get it and enjoy it. I think one of my favorite parts of the show was when they showed the guys on their bowling league complete with uniforms. The best part is that it was a Wii bowling league! Chad and I end up having discussions afterwards about people that are actually like that and it becomes a bit of a chicken or the egg conversation. Which came first the anti-social or the nerdiness? Anyways, it s a good show and you can catch it on CBS. Enjoy!

Potty Rules by Micah

On the way home from the park today I said I needed to go potty and here was Micah's response: "Hold it, OK mommy? You gotta hold it...and don't go on your seat, you can't go on your seat...and you can't go on the trees, you understand me?" He is so funny!

It's coming...

For those of you who know my mom, you know she has been limping for a while. Her hip has been bothering her for a long time and since she doesn't like doctors, she let it go for a LONG time before she finally went in. Funny how someone who is always willing to cart you into a doctor is always the last one that will go in themselves! Anyways, she has gone in and time after time she has been given different diagnosis. They have said bursitis and arthritis and a pinched nerve, etc. That is an HMO for you! Well, my dad was sick of hearing all these different things and never seeing an improvement. I think he is actually sick of having to help her put her boots on! He was persistent enough to where they finally gave her an MRI, two actually. Finally, we know what it is. She has worn away all the cartilage in her hip. It is bone grinding against bone! She has met with an orthopedic surgeon and now it is official. She is getting a hip replacement on February 25th. I am so nervous for her. That's my mom going under the knife, so of course I am worried. I know she will do fine. She is a fighter and I am willing to bet she will make one of the fastest recoveries they have seen. She is going to be so sick of being in bed and taken care for two months that I am sure she will be dragging herself out of bed as soon as possible. Besides, I think she is petrified of a bedpan! In the mean time, she has to start using a cane to take some pressure off of that leg. For those of you who know my mom, you will agree with me when I say that she must have been a squirrel in another life. She hordes all things shiny and sparkly. So for now I am contemplating buying her one of these:


...or just encrusting one with rhinestones!

Here we go!

Here is a quick post to play catch up. I think it is more about showing the pictures I have gotten to take with the new camera than anything else! Well, over the break, Shelby hung out with us, which Micah LOVES! We went out to the park and played one day with the new soccer ball Santa brought. While I played with the camera of course!

I love this one of Micah pushing Brooklyn on the swing. He wanted to push her so bad. He is such a great big brother. You might be able to see below, that we are in trouble. This little girl is already pulling herself up on furniture and trying to hard to walk. She is keeping us busy. All I can say is high-maintenance!

Chad found this cool feature on the camera where you can select a color that you see through the viewfinder and it will find that color and put the rest of the scene in black and white. I think I might try to do a photo shoot and use that feature on Brooklyn's baby blues!

And these, well they are just so typical of my kids!


P.S. I finally cut Micah's hair. Here is the before and after photos!

Well this'll cut down on the amount of time I spend on the computer

I'll get to it...

We did get the card reader and I can get my pictures now, so I should be doing that. I promise I will, but give me a little time. I decided to stop nursing all together since Brooklyn's top two teeth are coming in and she thought I would make a good teether. Right now, I look like I have huge fake boobs and I am mostly thinking "ouch." We also got very little sleep last night since Brooklyn seems to be thinking "ouch" too with those teeth coming in. When I finally did get her to sleep, she decided the best position for her was horizontal with her feet in my back. I think nap time will count for all three of us today!

Little Hiatus

If you haven't noticed, I am taking a bit of a blogging hiatus for right now. A blog just isn't a blog without pictures to help tell the story, so I am waiting until we get the card reader that will work with our camera so we can put some up. We have been having fun and taking lots of pictures. It has some great features. I also have some fun and cute stories to share (I hope I remember them all), a few fun family happenings and just general stuff. By the way, it is freezing here right now! It literally will be dipping down around freezing tonight and tomorrow night. Our heater has been on a lot lately. Poor Ashley and Troy are freezing in their new place. They asked us to wear jackets when we came over. I think they might have to breakdown and turn on their heater for the first time! Well, when we stopped by last night to check out the place, Ashley was showing us around. It is really a cute place. They only have minor things to do to make it their own. Basically, the people that lived there before were kind of tacky. The paint colors and wallpaper and, my favorite, the metal toilet lid all need to be changed. We went into one room and it had one wall that was fuchsia pink and they had painted the closet door frames the same color. Micah walks in and says "ooh, Ashley nice paint!" I guess the former owners let their kids do the decorating. Anyways, like I said, I will be back with some fun photos and stories!