...long time..long blog about sleep

Haven't posted really all week...oops... tomorrow there will be lots of post... actually really today - seeing how it is after midnight.

Poor Jon - work is going to come very early tomorrow! 5 am is way too soon.

Actually Bubba wakes up at 6, so I'll be up to. Zek sleeps from 11:00 or 12:00ish to around 6:00ish. But Bubba ever since coming out here wakes up early (even going back to Texas to have Zek, Bubs went back to his normal wake up time of 8...not sure why he gets up early here) anyways - he wakes up grabs the remote and hands it to me. Not that I turn the t.v. on - he just likes handing it to me. (no cartoons until after breakfast) If he can't find the remote, he hands me the phone...odd, and not sure why. He then sits on the couch slowly waking up until around 7:30ish. During that time, he sort of talks to me - or cuddles - or wants to sit with Zek. Its great - but if only he could sleep in first and then do it :0)

Once he fully wakes up he wants "shtree" or "sheere" (aka Shortie) to wake up. And then full boy play mode is on!

Shortie is usually good at getting up - very loving in the morning, always "Hi mom. Love you. Did you have a good sleep? I had a long night sleep" its really cute and then she tends to ramble for a little about really random things. Its adorable. But if she is really tired, and in a deep sleep, like when we need to go to church and you have to wake her up - she rolls over and just cries out "nooooo" and then "I'm not done yet"... and shes out, just like Jon, she can fall asleep super fast! :0) I love the mornings and night when they really talk in their little toddler language - love it!

So - its late and I'm rambling just like my kids - its clear where they get it ... off to bed... then hopefully another blessed Friday.

Cold vs. Hot

Its been in the high 80s the last couple days...maybe at times a little hotter. The kids have been running around in their underwear, trying to stay cool - usually blasting the AC... but today, they became a little silly.

They wanted to wear their beanies, scarfs, and gloves. They thought it was a blast. Although, I bet in the winter they won't be so excited about wearing all of it - plus twenty other layers (Shortie does not like the cold - she loves the look of snow - but this will be their first time in the snow...)

Fight On

This is Baby Zek's new carrier. I love it!

(and for Sarah, he is totally doing the "Fight On" he knew you were going to the game and he wanted to show his support!!)

We have the Baby Bjorn, in brown, and this one in blue - my two favorite colors :0)


I was looking at buying one of these (the Maya Wrap) but I wasn't really sure if I'd like it, and its just as expensive as the Baby Bjorn... which works. Rebecca at church had one (her baby Lilly is two weeks younger than Zek) and I started asking her a bunch of questions about them - well turns out she makes them... so I am very thankful that for the baby shower she made me one :0) I love it!! So does Baby Zek... he has so much fun just sitting there, enjoying life.

flowers

Jon brought beautiful flowers home on Friday

they smelled so good!

still do actually!

Zek..and his diaper leaking

I was sitting at the computer entering all of our reciepts trying to be good, holding Zek in lap, and next thing I know - Zeks diaper leaked all over my just washed jeans - and he started laughing - like he knew what just happened! It was priceless. The camera was right in front of us on the computer desk so I took a few photos, and then video taped him... such a silly boy!

look at that half smile... like he's trying not to grin... and then he just couldn't help but laugh

playing Jedi

So, ever since Jon taught Shortie how to play Lego Star Wars, Shortie loves making everything into a Jedi or pretending to be Yoda or someone from Star Wars... I still can't believe he taught her how to play - and that she's good at it. He also taught her to play our Bible Game Show video game...

Here is a video of Shortie being a Jedi, and Bubba was pretending to be Yoda (trying to do his Yoda voice - but I didn't get that on camera). Also a little clip of Zek chewing on the pacifier...

Bubba feeding Zek

Bubba loves being a big brother

Shirt

First - a picture of Baby Zek sound asleep - with his face all scrunched up looking adorable if I may say so :0)

Here are two pictures of my guitar shirt

Sunday Church

On Sundays, we head to church around 8:00 am so Jon can practice with the worship team until 10:00 when the service starts. Also, on Thursday night worship practice the Browns have been so nice as to have Shortie and Bubba over while they practice. Thomas and Ben (I believe either 9 or 10 years old, and 8 years old) and their Dad, Andrew play with Shortie and Bubba while everyone else practices the music. Shortie and Bubba are around the music so much that they try to play the guitars, keys, and drums. Shortie will also sing all the songs... its great! After church they play around on the drums, and sing in the microphones... so here is a little video of the drums.

The kiddos on the way out the door

silly shirt story

I was working on my guitar painting, and Jon was doing dishes, while the kids played on the back patio. Jon changed his shirt to a wife beater brown A-frame tank shirt (whatever you want to call it). Shortie walked in and said "Hey, Dad, why are you wearing Moms shirt?" It was so funny. Both Jon and I started busting up laughing... I know a lot of my friends use to make fun of me for having so many brown tanks, but I thought I had expanded to different colors and styles...but I guess not enough if Shortie thinks Dads manly tank is Moms. She then went on to say "Mommy and Shortie have those shirts, not Daddy!' Even worse - I bought her a few of them too, in brown and green... like I said in the other post, poor Shortie didn't have anything pink for the first two years of her life unless someone else bought it and someone else got her dressed... just wanted to share our laughter

:O) Jon is still laughing at the comment...

Tropical Storm

We are getting pounded by tropical storm Hanna. Rain, lots of Rain!!!

We were out of milk - which is a big deal for Shortie and Bubba - they just recently started drinking milk - lots of it! So we headed to the store.

When we got home a few minutes later it was really pouring! We knew we'd get wet, but we didn't know we get that wet. Jon reached over his seat and un-did Shortie's car seat, then she climbed down to her door. So he got out of the car and opened her door, when he went to grab the milk Shortie climbed back in the front of the car because she didn't want to get wet (although she was already soaked)... finally she got out of the car and went inside... (we have hers on video)

Bubba on the other hand was left up to me... and Baby Zek. I looked behind me and saw that he still had his rain boots on (which is great, because then I wouldn't have to stand in the rain with him in the car trying to put them on), so I got out of the car (now its pouring even harder) and un-did his car seat and put him down so he could run in the house... well, his boots were on, but not all the way. His heal was stuck mid boot. So, I had to bend over and fight the boots to go on. My entire back was drenched. Not a dry spot (thank goodness its a warm storm).

Then Bubba walked maybe five feet and stopped frozen just looking at his feet. His entire body was one with the rain. Nothing remained dry. I stood there watching him - laughing -- really laughing! Here is my child getting drenched by this down pour and he is standing frozen in a muddy puddle! I had a debate with myself to grab the camera and record his silly antics or to just grab baby Zek and make a run for it hoping Bubba would follow. I wish I had recorded Bubba - but I was too afraid to open my purse which was already in the rain, and risk getting everything wet - including the camera. So instead I grabbed a blanket covered as much of Baby Zek's car seat as possible and took off for the house. Jon came to the rescue at that moment and scooped Bubba up running for inside - he too was cracking up when he saw Bubba frozen in the rain.

I bet our neighbors were either laughing at us laughing at Bubba, or they think we are terrible parents ---

We all felt as if we took a shower with our clothes on --- every ounce of us was wet! Except for Zek, thank God we had a very thick blanket that absorbed all the rain, and the canopy of his car seat was good quality - making a puddle instead of it soaking through and dripping on him. But, man, it was so funny watching the older kiddos in the rain!

Here is Bubba after we came in and changed, his hair was still soaked!

Here I am, soaking wet... it was dripping off my chin! (click to enlarge it, and I think you can see all the water)

Here is the video of Shortie

Shortie and Zek

On converse.com you can 'design' your own shoes. Pick the style, fabric colors, shoe lace colors, and what not. Shortie loves it! She has designed a bunch of shoes - for everyone!

Baby Zek was laughing in his bed. Just enjoying life!

Beds

So, I finally broke, and did something that I said I'd never do... one of those things that when you are younger you say "when I have kids I'll never...." and then you have kids and realize why parents do certain things, or let their kids do certain things, or heck, even let their kids out of the house looking the way they do sometimes...

well, I said I would never have their rooms be character themes - I broke. Bubba now has a train bedspread, and Shortie has Disney Princesses. Its only for while we are out here for the winter - then back to normal (I hope).

Although it is funny because I hate pink - poor Shortie for the first two years really had nothing pink - now I love it for her - I miss her pink and green pottery barn style room... And now, she has tons and tons of pink princess things (although she still has yet to see a disney 'princess' movie) and Bubba -- I dont mind the train theme - I just wish it was more of a true old style looking train ... with engines painted on the walls ... a classic look - accompanied by his thomas the train toys (instead of Thomas being the theme) .. Yes, I know I am odd...

Missing...

Missing family.

Missing friends.

Missing our home...

Home is where the heart is...but what if your heart is torn between places???

We miss my family tons!

We miss Jons family!

We miss the MacLeod Family lots and lots!

We miss our house, the kitchen, yard, our books... just our home where we had lots of great memories...

We miss San Diego friends, beaches, and food!!!

Kids & Flour

So this morning I was changing Baby Zek in our room, when I heard the kids getting into something... as I came walking into the living room they ran out of the kitchen and jumped on the couches--- covered in flour!!!

I had left a bowl of bread flour out (we buy it in 25 pound bags, and keep it in the pantry, but last night I made cinnamon rolls and had extra flour in a bowl for kneading the dough...I left it out to use today for the tomato bread... my mistake) Usually I let the kids help me make bread, so they know how to mix it and knead it and what not. Since they already got into the flour, I figured I'd let them have fun with it and pretend to make their own bread.... I didn't think they could make such a mess.... we all enjoyed it, mess and all!