Zeke the big 3!

My little baby is all grown up. He is so cute I could kiss my computer screen.

He loves a good lego tower. The chonies are his staple attire when at home. I love seeing his little booty in his tity whities i just want to squeeze his buns!

They seriously look nothing alike. Ben had the audacity to say the other day that he really truely felt in his heart that i had an affair with another man and got pregnant with Eli. I had nothing to say to that.

I apologize to the four of you that read this blog of mine for my absense. I really haven't had much to write about and i was waiting to get some good pictures off ben's camera from zeke's birthday but i can't figure out how to get them off. Anyway it's raining outside and i have a wicked cold, as does eli which equals stuffy mom and cranky baby, snotty pants, horribleness. Did that make sense? Who cares anyway back to what i origionally wanted to write about. Zeke turned 3 years old. We had a spiderman party for him at the Y. It was a dress up party but the only people that dressed up was zeke and Eli. Bummer. Oh well it was still fun and Zeke had a blast. He had so much fun that everytime I ask him if he liked his party he says "yeah! (pause) were you there?" I then say "Yes, you ingrateful little person. I was there! I threw the whole party for you. And where is my thanks?? Where is the appreciation? What do i get in return?" No i don't say that but don't you think that sometimes or is it just me??? Just me you say? Well i was just kidding i don't think that way at all.....

Pictures to follow..hopefully...if you know how to get them off ben's cannon digital camera call me. (Shannon i'm talking to you).

Zaiah just asked me if she can have farts for dinner.

Well I'm sad to say that another halloween has passed. I love harvest time! We did another year of farmers market and it was lame! Stores had run out of candy before the trick or treating was even supposed to start and it was so crowded i felt like a cow being herded in for the slaughter. Not doing that again. ANd the donuts weren't selling either. People just wanted free stuff. (PS Zaiah's costume cost me 5 bucks).

This is my Mr. Incredible. I love this little man. He really thought his muscles were that big. (Oh yeah and I got his costume at a garage sale for a whole dollar!) Can't beat it.

What was fun was the Church of the Nazareene (too many e's?) fall festival. There were like 6 bounce houses, games, face painting, trunk or treating, and all for free!!!!! THe kids had a blast and Zaiah changed her costume from Princess Belle to a pink and black poka dot cat.

This child as we speak is crawling all over me and trying to push all the buttons on my keyboard. She is a terror. DOn't belive the sweet innocent pictures you see here. And since the time change she's been waking up at 4:45 every morning with no nap throughout the day. ANyone looking to adopt? (totally kidding) (maybe).......

This one's for you...

Eli has been saying "dadadadadada." So I decided to blog about the man he is talking so much about! Here are the stats:

Name: Ben Brown

Age: getting up there

Race: Asian Persuasion (yes i had to spell check that)

Best traits: Best sense of humor ever! Kids love his monster impression and his ability to make them laugh until they pee. Very sweet and thoughtful, loves to touch (and be touched)and i'm not talking in the gettin' freaky sense so don't go there, has a heart of gold, hard worker, loves his wife (most of the time).

Honey, I love you and I couldn't survive one day without you!

We're moving!!!!

Eli is I mean.

And sitting up on his own. Our little Elton John.

Zeke turns 3 in 13 days! It's crazy 'cause he seems so much older to me. Maybe because he's been potty trained for like a year and walking since 10 months. He's growing up so fast. THe other day I got mad at him for something (I think he threw a mini pumkin) and I told him not to do that. He got so sad he started crying and then said "I'm a bad boy." He then runs to his room to put himself on time out. After a couple seconds he then yells from his room, "Mom can I come out now?" I say yes and he says, "No not yet." My children discipline themselves evidently.

"We love each others". That's what Zaiah always says. Unless she's mad at Zeke which is every other second. I've been feeling a lot better lately. The fog has been lifted from my soul. Life is good again. I have already started my christmas shopping (Lord help me). I went to Target BY MYSELF (well with Eli but he doesn't count.) I went there with the intention of spending money on myself for once. I wanted to by at least one sweater and a jacket and maybe some work clothes. I left target with about 5 shirts for zeke, a pair of jeans for zeke, a shirt for Zaiah, and some stocking stuffers. Guess I'm still wearing my maternity pants to work. Whatever I got a man (an asian one at that!) I don't need to look good for nobody. :)

hooray for punkins!

I love love love October for several reasons. It's the hottest time of year in Los Osos. ANd the best time at the beach because all the tourists are gone. There's almost always something going on every weekend. The pumkin patches are a free place to go and kill some time. And of course halloween. The spookiest most wonderful devil worshiping celebration!!! Just kidding...we only celebrate the harvest. Praise Jesus. Amen.
As hard as it is having 3 kids 4 and under I'm starting to get really sad that they're growing up. Eli has been getting not so magnificent in the last couple weeks. He's learned how to scoot himself on the floor and push in his toes to reach a toy. That means i need to watch out for whever is around him so he's not putting stuff in his mouth. He's also been kinda whiney. I just keep asking him what do you want baby???? but he doesn't seem to answer. Oh if I only stuck with the baby can read maybe he'd know how to talk by now.

it came!

My baby can read dvds came in the mail and the your baby can learn spanish. It came with a lot of stuff. I immediatly got intimidated. I don't have time for this. Your kids are supposed to watch the starter dvd twice a day. It's a pretty boring dvd. I can't imagine them watching it once all the way through let alone twice a day! Then theres a book that goes with the dvd and flash cards. So if i really decided to do this you can kiss seeing me goodbye. I'll be up to my eyeballs in flashcards. The other thing is I have 3 kids. I'd have to do it with all three. That's a lot of my attention spent on the kids and less time to spend on the internet. That's not a good thing. (totally kidding.) Right now we're watching the spanish dvd. It was made in like the 80's. Totally cheesy and one of the boys singing really can't sing and his voise is extremely annoying. I don't think my babies are going to be reading any time soon. My sanity is more important at this point.

and it all comes crashing down....

I feel like my season of uphoria (the season i mentioned in earlier posts (basically this whole summer) is coming to a end, actually more like it's crashing and burning right before my eyes. I haven't blogged in a while and i think it's because i'm empty. My brain has turn into mush and my heart to stone. Each day seems worse than the day before...everything that would seem to be good turns out bad. I don't mean to be so eeyore like (oh bother) but i really feel like my season of suckyness has only just begun. I'm old enough to know that life can not always be good (despite what those t shirts tell you). I'm chosing to place the blame on bush and the economy because well that's what everyone is doing, right?

On the bright side I do believe that God brings these seasons in our lives to bring us closer to him. I am feeling His pull (actually it's more like a swift kick in the ass) and am feeling a sense of urgency to brace myself for more bad to come.

oh man the funniest thing just happened. (yes i'm bipolar.) zaiah just brought in a butterfly on a stick to show me. i got a little scared because it was still moving but almost dead (like my soul j/k) well me being scared scared zaiah and she drops the butterfly into eli's lap who is sitting on my lap. we all scream which scares eli and starts histarically crying. i have to jump up and trap the butterfly in a cup to put him outside. it was really funny.