Friday, May 29, 2009

COAL BABY!!!

I just can't get enough of our new little rescue pup, Coal! He has been THE BEST dog! He LOVES the boys; so patient and so kind! He's really warming up to just about everything. He loves to take baths and get brushed. We haven't taken him yet, but I feel fairly certain he's going to love the lake! He learned sit and shake as soon as I taught him - now he won't stop shake-ing! Favorite activity, still the swing! Everyone at the playgrounds always come over and ask to take pictures of him and pet him. He loves the attention! I'm so thankful we found him and have him to grow up with my boys and be a part of the family. WE LOVE YOU COAL!!!



Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Thurston's First 'Bike' Ride!!!

For those of you who don't know, my husband has long had a fascination with all things 'off road'! He hasn't had access to anything in years, though. Recently he has been working really hard, and given his dedication to our family, he really has no time to himself or any outlet just for him. He's wanted to get a dirt bike for as long as I have known him, but the timing hasn't been really good for us. However, being the 'craig's-list-er' that I am, I was confident that given our determination, and lack of pride when it concerns bartering, that we could eventually make something work out. And we did! Marc eventually struck up a deal with a guy who had an 'oldie but goodie' bike that has proven to be worth every bit of our effort. And finally my husband has his own little outlet. Its been a great stress reliever for him and I'm so happy he has something just for him after all he does for us!

So the other night he took Thurston on his first ride. As timid as he tends to be I was really surprised by how well he took to the idea, and the experience! He LOVED it! Just look at the before and after pictures! We've got another future off roading maniac on our hands!!! :)








Thursday, May 7, 2009

PIZZA & CUPCAKES!!!

Okay, so I know I am WAY behind in blogging, and I wanted to catch up with my old post before putting up any current ones, but this just couldn't wait! Yesterday, Thurston and Charleston had Ella, Jordan, and Keller over to make Pizza and cupcakes - Yum! Everyone did so good with their little part of the process and the end results were SO Yummy!!! There were A Lot of chefs in the kitchen, but everyone did very well taking turns. And boy did those boys have some energy to run off! Wow! It was borderline overwhelming, but in the end so much fun and well worth any fuss! And our dear little Ella was just so excited to have four little princes cook for her! Any girls dream! ;) We'll definitely be doing this again - Thurston and Charleston have a lot of other friends they'd love to cook with, too!
(sorry for all the pictures- I couldn't choose!)


The Little Chefs!




On to the CUPCAKES!!!!


Bring Us FOOD!!!!
YUMMY!!!!
Um, Keller?!?! Clothe much? ;)


You didn't really want to sleep, did you Keller?!?!

Move Coal, this looks like fun!!!
What else to do with a bunch of Sugared-Up Boys!!! ;)