Saturday, February 26, 2011

Boys in Our House

I've posted this before and love to repost sometimes as a reminder of how lucky we are to have 2 funny, smart, curious, and full of energy little boys that constantly keep us on our toes.

BOYS IN OUR HOUSE
There are boys in my house – and Spiderman shoes
And 200 papers in various blues.
There's Bob (he's a builder) and Thomas the Train,
There's a fireman coat to wear in the rain.
They have cars on their shirts and frogs on their hats
There's a glove and a ball and a red plastic bat.
There's dirt on a face and a smudge on a nose;
Grass stains on knees and sand between toes.
There's bathtime at night with bodies to scrub,
And when we're all done there is dirt in the tub!
There's bandaids and bruises and curious bumps,
There's smiles and laughter and sometimes there's grumps.
There's odors most icky; there's boogers so green
There's more yucky things than I'll ever get clean.
There's piles of laundry; there's stories at night;
There's bedtime and bathtime and dinnertime fights.
There's cars and there's trains and there's books about trucks
There's Scoop, Lofty, Dizzy, and Travis, and Muck.
Sometimes there are bugs, and sometimes there are frogs;
Sometimes they are lions, or dinos, or dogs.
There are cute little vests and darling neckties
Dragged right through the mud – oh what a surprise!
There's running and climbing and jumping and falling
And laughing and crying and hugging and brawling
And rolling and losing and finding and creeping
And whining and stealing and sometimes there's sleeping.
There's tantrums and time outs and extra loud noise –
There's love in my house shaped like two little boys.

(for my friend Anne (The Abris 5), I hope this hits home a little for you too!
With those adorable two little boys of yours!)

Friday, February 18, 2011

Conversations with my 4 year old!

I really should be better about writing these things down. I always have good intentions that sometimes just fall short. I will say though that most of the funny stuff, milestones and things I don't want to forget are jotted down on my handy IPhone note pad, and emailed to myself periodically so I don't lose any of that precious info.
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The other day we were driving to the mall, and literally out of nowhere
Mateo says, "mommy, what am I going to do when I'm 10?"
Me "you'll go to school and probably play sports and play with your friends"
Mateo "Will my voice be different when I'm 10?"
Me "why are you asking me that?, did someone tell you that?"
Mateo "no I was just wondering"
really, where did he get that from?

While these past few weeks have been "challenging" to say the least. I think he has pushed every button, gotten on every last nerve and pushed every limit, He has also been sweeter than I can remember, giving me kisses all the time and telling me he loves me!! Honestly, he probably is just smarter than me and really knows how to work me. I don't think I was that smart at 4!

And definitely one to remember ~ last week the boys were playing and Marco came downstairs by himself. Mateo went to find him and when he did, this is what he told Marco

"Dude, you can never do that without an owner". Made me giggle it was so cute!

Friday, February 11, 2011

Disney on Ice!

Yes, our family LOVES disney. Mateo has been talking about Disney on Ice since we left the show last year, so this year we decided to go again. We went with Aubrey and her mommy just like last year but this year it was Aubrey's Birthday! They both had a blast and were out before we were home! (we left the little one's home to make it a little more special (and easier) too!)

An excited little boy who could NOT wait to go in


Note to self ~ next time show up 10 min before show time so I only have to answer 10 more min ten times!







2 very pooped little people

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Bucket List!


I've decided to start a "bucket list" for the year 2011! It isn't going to be JUST for me but for myself, Jeff and the kids. Thought it would be something fun and motivating to do! I will add to it as I think of more things and cross off items as they are completed!

(Plus of a reminder of things we want to do on days when we're wondering what to do!)


1. Take a trip to the snow
2. Finally take our Las Vegas vacation we bought last year
3. Get plenty of uses out of our Oakland Zoo membership
4. Go to the SF zoo and take Daddy this time
5. Go camping
6. Visit different water slide parks
7. Enroll the boys in swimming lessons
8. Read more books
9. Go to Safari West
10. Finish Marco's 1st year book (bad but had to include it)
11. Build a sand castle at the beach
12. Go to Gilroy Gardens
13. Feed the ducks
14. Teach Mateo how to ride his bike without training wheels
15. Take our long awaited Hawaii trip
16. Continue to go to story time with Marco
17. Enroll Marco in a mommy and me class
18. Sign Mateo up for a real soccer team when he turns 5
19. Start T-ball
20. Organize, Organize, Organize
21. Be more crafty (vague I know)
22. Finish the Christmas plate that should all ready be done
23. Go the aquarium in Golden Gate Park
24. Go to the Montery Aquarium
24. Go to Golden Gate park, the big cement slides, the paddle boats
24. Go fishing
25. Have an end of the summer, back to school party with friends
Completed 26. Have a super bowl party
27. Plenty of girls night outs
28. Go to Del Osso for during Christmas (havent made it there yet)
29. Sleep in a tent in the backyard
30. Go on a "date" with Mateo
31. Complete my "one frame a day/365 day" project (this should probably be #1 on my list)
32. Improve my photography skills
33. Learn to use photo shop