"OSM"

So this post is called "OSM" because I have included only one example of many that Tyler makes every single day. This is him on his new skateboard that he got for his birthday. It is OSM. I thought this was so funny and cute. He is really enjoying learning how to read and write.

The waffle picture is to show that this is much of what Brandon's diet consists of lately. He won't really eat anytyhing else for breakfast. He will eat other stuff in the day but does ask for these Cinnamon Waffles every meal. If you haven't tried the cinnamon flaver yet you should, they really are good. They are also whole grain which is a nice plus. I like them with Banannas and whipped cream myself!

Here are some other pics of the Halloween party we had at church last week and the kids were so excited that I dressed up as a witch. Is that because they really think that I might be one?? Tyler is not Edward Scissor Hands by the way, he supposed to be Wolverine from X-MEN, it was the best I could do. Ethan was a Gorilla but I didn't get to take any pics of him, you'll have to stay tuned for Halloween night to get that pic. It's pretty cute as well.

The other pictures are of the "Tot Trot" that we had at the shcool next to us at the track. It was so cool, my friend Krissy put on this benefit for her sister in law's nephew who has hypoplastic left heart syndrome and has to have multiple surgeries. The kids all paid $5 to run and got a T-shirt and goodie bag and a medal. They ran once around the track and it was really fun. It was neat to teach them about serving others. Brandon however had this to say when the whistle blew to run. He started to cry and sat down and said "I hate thith game, thith ith a sthupid game!!!" He was mad I think because there were so many people there. My kids have never liked being places where there are a lot of people. Tyler is over that finally thank goodness and did great.

Funny Video Of the two Crazy Clowns

Our Two Little Ones

Well, Brandon and Ethan are quite the pair I decided today. I took them on a whirlwind errand day to get all my stuff done that I needed to. They both took naps in the car which was great, they both woke up and laughed at each other for like a half hour or so. They were so funny. Ethan has such a mouth full of teeth and looks so old now. Brandon is just so dang funny. This morning he put Tyler's helmet on his waist and had the helmet part on his "bummy" or his "but-tocks" as has somehow learned to say. He went around all morning long like this laughing histarically. Kids are so funny. Tyler was at school as I took these so there are none of him.

Things are going well here, the weather has been so nice. We have just been trying to keep up with all that we are busy with, Tyler is playing soccer and he likes that. He really likes kindergarten which is so nice because he is so excited to go everyday. Brian and I have taken on some fun little prjects, I found a cute kitchen table for only $75 and so Brian mostly is re-sanding and staining it for me. We got some chairs on craig's list to go with it and got an extra table in the process so we (he) will sand that and finish it an sell it. I will post a picture when we get it all together in our dining room. We fianlly decided to get rid of the tiny little round table and chairs from TEN years of marraige ago...can't belive I even kept it that long.

We are also busy maintaining our rental house south of Bend in La Pine which is where I took the little boys today while I cleaned. It was so great though, they just played and had a great time. I like easy days like today, but I am still really tired! Brandon really likes to clean bathrooms I found out! The kid goes crazy non-stop. Oh, and windows. This age is so nice because they actually WANT to help, even if I do have to follow him and do it right, get the straks out of the window and soak up all the water from his version clean. He is too cute. They can be pills at times, but I am trying to focus on the good here.

Well, here are som pictures of the two crazys. A lot of these are from our car ride, it is an hour from Redmond to our La Pine house, but only 20 minutes south of Bend! If anyone wants to rent it let me know by all means! We are looking!

Birthdays and School

Tyler started kindergarten and he loves it! He also turned 6 last week and had a great time at his BMX Track Party. The boys rode and rode for hours! We had to get them to take a break for cake. They hardly stopped for water, it was amazing. Brian and I even had a little race between us two on some tiny bikes and he won. Only because his legs are longer....?

We also got a bunny and the boys named him "Brown", he is shuggly and soft and I am totally allergic to him! That is why we don't have pets pretty much. My good friend Amy gave it to them and they love it. It is cute I just wish I could hold it without getting athsma! Ethan gets totally excited and crazy when we let it out of it's cage. We keep the cage in the garage so that I don't have to breathe the same air!

Tyler got some snazzy new church clothes for his birthday and this is how they posed for me for pictures! They are so crazy and goofy. The weather here is officially cold now. I think we only had two seasons this year it seems. Summer and Winter. Well, this post is mostly pictures so enjoy.

Already September?

Well, it has been more than a month since we updated our blog. We are getting ready to go back to school (just Tyler). He will start tomorrow at Tom McCall right across the street from us and he will be in afternoon kindergarten so that will be nice! It's still pretty laid back for us since our kids are still younger. Tyler is really excited to be at the "big" school now. Brandon is doing great and as always I have a funny story about him.

We were getting ready for bed and in the bathroom and he pulled out the scale to see how much he weighed. He stepped on and looked up at me and asked "Mom, how weighs I do weighs?" But he did it with his lisp and it sounded more like "how wayth I do wayth?" I was laughing so hard. He is seriously so funny, everyday.

Ethan turned one on August 25th and he had no idea but we had some fun (sort of) down at the lake that day. It was so unusually cold in August. Now that it is September it is hot again!

Cathryn, Brian's younger sister, went to college this week so that is always a bummer. We love having her here. Like I always remind those I love, we need you to move here!

We had fun with Paige and patrick here for a weekend and she took an enormous amount of cute pictures. Then for Labor Day weekend we went hiking with the boys and Grandpa John to Todd Lake by Bachelor and then up to Big Lake by Hoodoo ski areas. It was really beautiful. I love this time of year!

I just have to say that I think I am really in love with our boys! They do drive me crazy at times, but they are so cute. Mostly well behaved (except they really act like boys sometimes). "Tooting" since we don't let them say "fart". They do it ALLLL the time, even in church which Brandon got in trouble for. I think he really thought that it didin't matter that he was there! I am trying to teach him that they can only do that when they are their room or something. Ethan is just the cutest boy ever. I think I really like the one year old stage, still so innocent and cute and they just soak up everything you say and do. Tyler is just a sweet boy, he's very thoughtful and loving. Brandon is always bringing me flowers and making me pictures. Tyler is always making picures and books for his friends, it's cute.

Here is a sad picture of Ethan. Yesterday he got ran into by a neighbor kid on his BIKE, yes the front of the bike actually made contact with Ehtan's face! He has kind of a black eye now. The kid is only 4 but seriously, look out! I can't believe still that he just ran over my baby! We live in this cul-de-sac with boys riding bikes everywhere so I only let Ehtan walk around during the early day when most of the boys are in school. Well, this one is too young for school and apparently too young to drive safely! It was really sad. He is ok though.

This is Brian waterskiing again since I don't seem to get good pics when I get out on the water! Mt. Jefferson and then just pics. of the fam.

Tiny Crocs

So here is the Ethan man walking all over the place! I had to buy him some shoes that would actually stay on now that he walks and I found these cutest ever teeny tiny croc shoes. The boys have them and love theirs so they really wanted Ethan to have some. It took some searching but I came through for him. He is a happy excited little man now that he can run with best of them.

Not much has been happening here, just staying cool in the water during the day, going to the houseboat, and keeping up with vinyl orders! I am teaching a lot of fitness classes at the moment as well so I am feeling tired most of the time! We can't believe Ethan will be one at the end of the month. How time flies...

Oh, I almost forgot one of the biggest things that happend last weekend was that Brandon got his tooth ripped out of his mouth on accident! Here is a picture, he is fine now but it was sad. He was chewing on a rope and got picked up to be held and the rope ripped the thing right out. The tooth fairy came a little early for him, Tyler hasn't even lost a tooth yet. He also has been saying some pretty funny stuff around here (as usual).

Brian tells the boys a story almost every night before bed and one of the stories he has been telling is of when he threw a "hunk of cheese" at his brother Steven as a kid. Well, Brandon has his own version of this story and re-inacts it every time we have slices of cheese for a snack or lunch. He throws the cheese and laughs yistarically while he says it in his own translation as "A PUNK A CHEETH". It has to be one of the funnier things he does. I laugh even though I get mad that he is THROWING FOOD! Thanks Brian.

Then! Today he was telling Tyler how he can do a "honey hop" on the scooter outside. Tyler looked at him like he was an idot and said, "Brandon, it's BUNNY hop not HONEY hop." Brandon just looked the other way and then said it over and over again the wrong way down the street just to bug Tyler "HONEY hop, Honey hop". Again, to me, hystarical. What a funny kid.

Proof!

So here is the proof of Brandon's waterskiing abilities. He is quite the little man. Here are some pictures of our trip to McCall Idaho where we had a family reunion last week. It was a blast and we are sad to be back working and doing normal things! It was great to be with all the cousins and have so many kids to play with. This is a little video of Ethan's fist steps though he still chooses to crawl.