Nicholas is One!!!

Yesterday was Nicholas' birthday. I can't believe he is already one. Here are some things Nicholas accomplished in his first year of life:
He can walk.
He can give five.
He can play patty-cake.
He can point to his nose and hair.
He can say "Doggie" "Daddy" "Light" "This" "That".
He can squeal at the top of his lungs to get what he wants.
He can spot a dog a mile a way.
He can follow Sam and Benjamin around and destroy whatever they are playing with.
He can eat a whole bag of grapes or a whole can of mandarin oranges in seconds flat.

Now -- here's what I wish he could do
Say Mommy.
Sleep through the night.

We sure love our Nicholas!!

Thanks Karen! I'm having a great time doing all the family pictures on my computer. Some of them turn up the BEST matches! All my boys match Shirley Temple -- and Nicholas has a 40% match to Oprah! It's classic!


SAM



BENJAMIN




NICHOLAS

Six Weird Things about ME (I was tagged...)

Six ThingsRules: Each player of the game starts with “6 weird things/habits about you”. You need to list six weird habits you have or things you do that seem weird to others. At the end you must list or “tag” six people who need to complete this. People who get tagged need to write a blog of their own “6 weird things/habits” as well as state this rule clearly. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they have been tagged and to read your blog!!


1. I can't swim. I never learned (not that there are many opportunities to go to the beach in Alaska.)

2. I don't like to listen to music in the car if there are other people in the car -- it's too chaotic. I don't mind having it on when I'm on my own, but put one other person in the car (even a baby), and the radio is off.

3. I am afraid of moths. They fly into hair and leave a chalky residue. I have also been known to shy away from an occasional butterfly if it's mistaken for a moth.

4. I HAVE to read the newspaper every morning.

5. I like to set my alarm for 30 minutes before I really have to get up so that I can look at the clock and blissfully think, "Oh good -- I have 30 more minutes to sleep." Of course, Nicholas is on to my game, and wakes up 10 minutes before the alarm so that not only do I not get the extra 30 minutes, but I loose 10 more!

6. I am obsessed with finding new recipes. I get tired of eating the same dinners over and over -- so I am always searching the internet for new recipes to try.

Since I don't know anyone else that blogs, the list will have to die here . . . Sorry Karen.

Keeping up with a blog is harder than I thought!

The boys were really excited to carve our pumpkin for Halloween. They even named it -- Evil Ed. Since Josh had to work, the carving task fell to me . . . so the pumpkin didn't turn out as scary as Sam had planned!

My poor Sam . . .

I've been cutting Sam's hair for three and a half years. And it usually turns out pretty good.

But last night -- I got distracted, and started the hair cut without the attachment, and this is what happened. . . .










After he saw it, he tried to get me to fix it his way.
Sam: "Do the same thing to the other side. That way my friends will think that's how I wanted it."
Mom: "No way. Just tell them you had to have brain surgery."
Sam: "There aren't any stitches. No one will believe that."
Mom: "You could have had the surgery will a small microscopic device."
Sam: "Or I could just tell everyone that my mom butchered me."

I guess that's the truth.

Life with Boys -- can't beat it!

So . . . I've had this page, but haven't put anything on it. You could call it laziness, but I prefer to put the blame on the fact that I have 3 boys. (but it's probably more laziness than anything else). So here we are.




Sam's first day of first grade

Benjamin humoring me

Nicholas doing what he's not supposed to . . .