The Latest and Greatest: February 2008

Friday, February 29, 2008

Happy Brithday, Grandpop!

Cody and Ty have been having a hard time keeping track of which grandparents and great granparents are which. We have Grammy, Grandma and Grandmom so it is easy to see how they get confused! A few weeks ago my dad had surgery to straighten one of his toes out. The docs put a nail in his toe to do the job. So now, whenever we talk about Granpop they say --"which one, the one with the nail in his foot?"

Luke, can you share some dessert?

Last night we went to a restaurant with a bunch of Ron's work people. The service was terrible so in an effort to make it up to us they brough us desserts onthe house. I guess they really liked Luke - look how much ice cream he got!

Grass Monsters

We have a Cabella's store here and the boys think it is their own personal play place. They could stay there all day. It was only a few seconds after they saw these "grass monster suits" that they decided to put them on to scare people. Luckilly, they only had one victim and he thought it was very funny.

Monday, February 25, 2008

Blast from the Past

Some oldies but goodies....

January's trip tp Disneyland

Thanks to Ron's brother we got to go to Disneyland for 4 days in January. Ron had to work so Caroline and Annie took all the boys to the happiest place on earth. The weather was great and the kids LOVED it there. Cody and Ty fell in love with Buzz Lightyear and Peter Pan. Jeff and Carrie got a little taste of parenthood---hopefully there were not too scared off!

Sunday, February 24, 2008

The boys....

Little Luke

Luke was born on 3 June 2007. He has 2 teeth and in a few days there will be 2 more. He enjoys crawling in the forts that his brothers build for him, eating people food and trying to stand up on his feet. Luke is a mama's boy for sure.

Crazy Ty

Ty is 3 1/2 and has got quite a personality. Let's just say that there is no doubt as to how he feels about you. He is very daring and loves to go on adventures with his dad, play with Cody, and build forts. He is really sensitive but tough at the same time. It seems like he is always up to something....

Cody's Birthday

Cody turned 5 years old on Feb 3. He has grown up to be such a nice little guy. He loves to work with his dad, pretend he is a Power Ranger and he wants to be a chef when he grows up. He loves the kids cartoon, the Backyardigans and his favorite character is Pablo. Annie made decorated her first birthday cake - a Pablo cake.

Quote of the Day

"Ty do you know why they call it superglue? Cause it glues stuff and it does a really super job!" - Cody

"Mom Luke never follws the rules. He has his own rules. They are: fart whenever you want, cry and scream as loud as you want and always make a mess." -Cody

"Mom, every time I go to the park when Brittany is there she always kisses me right on my nose!" -Cody

"Ahhh man, I wish Daddy were here. He always let's us eat cookies for breakfast." - Ty

"Mom, I am not going to heaven. When I grow up I am going to be a Power Ranger and Power Rangers never die." - Cody

"Whaaaaaa, whaaaaa, whaaaaaa" - Luke

Heard and Seen Around....

"Luke why is the screen to your window knocked out and most importantly, why are you on the roof?" "Oh, I was just sitting outside on the roof so I could read a book."

Cody on a river rafting trip: "Look at that bald eagle, he is really, really bald."

Ty: "Dad, can you help me build a trap around my chair? That way Luke won't be able to steal my food from my plate anymore."

Luke asking what the big jet with a pointy front at the Air Force post was and Ty replying that it "was a plane with a big needle so that the pilot could poke the aliens that come to earth from outer space."

Cody coming home with a certificate of achievement for reading over 1000 hours at home for the Reading challenge at his school. (Cody was first in his class to be done, three weeks before anyone else!) Not knowing anything about it, we asked him who kept track of the hours. He replied, " Oh I kept track myself with my watch and turned them into my teacher on my own.

Ty to Luke when Luke tried to take a shortcut through the bushes on the way to the hospital - "Luke, get out of that bush, their are rattle snakes in their!

Cody's prompt response when asked if he wanted to sign up for National No TV Week..."Why would I want to do that? No way!" (We then decided it was best if we did support no TV week!)

Cody when seeing Annie pump milk for Grace, "Hey do you have any chocolate milk in their?"

Ty to Luke when picking up the milk out of the milk box (His weekly Chore), "The milkman brings us milk here Luke, but mama is Grace's milk cow"

When Ty was visiting mama in the hospital he overheard the nurse speaking to her roomate who had just delivered her first baby. The nurse asked her how her pain was down low? and Ty replied on the other side of the curtain, "Down low, your too slow!" (Like when he is playing high five)

Cody on the elevator in the hospital (which was full of people) says "Hmmm, this tickles my "wiener" the same way that it does when we take off in an airplane."

Cody to Ron after returning from visiting his mom and new sister at the hospital says "I cannot wait until I have a baby so that I can get french fries delievered to my room just like Mama did."

Cody: "I am a 3x big brother, Ty is a 2x big brother, and Luke is just a 1x big brother."

Ty to Cody: "Daddy shaves his beard on his face but Mama's beard grows on her legs."

Ty to Cody: "Hurry up and get me the fly smacker quick. I need to kill this fly!"

Ty: "My shoes keep pulling off my socks."

Cody (who just heard the song Born in the USA by Bruce Springstein) Got out of the car in the hospital parking lot and began chanting at full volume, with loads of enthusiasm and arms raised in the air "I was born in the USA!" (Several strangers gave him a thumbs up and a big smile)

Seen in our Kitchen full of guests: Ty bringing a beer to Mr. Eric within one minute of him coming into the house, then Luke getting out a beer and giving it to his wife Melissa. Then, Ty getting out a beer for himself and opening it with a bottle opener and Luke grabbing one for himself and bringing it to the table! What great Irishmen they will be....! (They both had full intentions of drinking them and our guests laughed hysterically as to why our 4 year old and 1 year old had no qualms about trying to drink a beer!)

Doctor to Annie in delivery room: "Go ahead and push, it will ease the contraction.... Whoa Wait!!! I am not ready to catch the baby!!!!"

Luke walking up stairs and shooting himself in the face with his pop gun.

Cody's weapons cache hanging down from his bunk bed in a bucket. He has toy knives, water guns and a sling shot stored in there just in case. When Ron asked if Cody and Ty wanted to go to the store with him, Cody responded with, "Ty lets get some weapons just in case"

Ty asking Cody what he has been doing out in the garage... Cody, "Ah, nothing really. Just talking to myself."

Abe (the boy's best friend) to Ty while they were riding bikes: "Ty, let me see you ride your bike like a high speed internet."

Ty on the beach "I found a clam shell and his face is still inside!"

Cody to Luke: "Luke, get your big butt over here and sit with your big brother Cody!"

Cody: "Why is Gracie crying?" Ty, "Because she doesn't like the smell of dinner."

Ty: "Mom, go put Luke's diaper underneath Cody's pillow! It will be so funny!"

Ron was talking to an "big man" who was looking at the house which is for sale next door. Ty says right in front of them "Daddy, is that man going to have his baby soon!" (Which is worse, the fact that he thinks men can have babies or that he insulted the man's size?)

Ty was crying because Cody kicked him in the head. When we asked Cody why he kicked him in the head the response from Cody was "Well, Ty's head didn't move out of the way of my foot in time."

Ty at the Dollar store deciding what to get his Dad for his birthday--"I know, Daddy always says that there is nothing to eat! Let's get him a can of corn!"

Annie's friend, Amanda sewed up some pants that had a hole in them for her and Cody says, "Mom, you need to take all of Daddy's clothes to Ms. Amanda cause all his stuff has holes in it."

Mom to Cody and Ty-"Well, I guess Daddy is tied up at work so he will not be home to eat breakfast with us." Ty, with a very serious face on says, "Mama, will the bad guys who tied Daddy up hurt him?"

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