Rough night?

And yes, that is how I found them both, on the same night, no staging involved!

So sweet!

Jared picked Emily some flowers on the way down to the bus stop the other day:


(did you notice the clump of dirt and roots still attached?)

When the face says it all...

Do you think Jared was jumping at the chance to get to touch sea stars at the zoo?

Aughhhhh!!!!!!!

Call off the search party!!

Bedding for the boys has been found! Alert the media!

After a LONG drawn-out search for boy bedding, I've finally found something I'd be happy with. My goal was to find something suitable for a boy (boys, in our case) that wasn't totally BOY (bugs, sports, Spiderman/Superman/etc, trucks). I didn't want it to be something they'd lose interest in by next year (do I know for sure Jared will still be obsessed with Spiderman or Superman next year, or that he'll still be into construction stuff next year, do I have ANY IDEA what Connor will be interested in next year?).

A few weeks ago, I found one set online that I LOVED. It had wavy blue, green, white and yellow pinstripes. It was a reversible duvet cover. It had optional decorative pillows. It was boy, it was fun, but it wasn't BOY. It also cost $998 for a three-piece set! OMG! Do people actually SPEND that kind of money on their children's bedding? I don't even spend that kind of money on MY bedding!!!! The search continued.

There's been a reversible comforter at Target I've had my eye on for awhile, but it was just too PLAIN (solid light blue on one side, and solid dark blue on the other) and I didn't want the bedding to be totally boring for the boys, so I've held off, hoping to find something better suited, but knowing it was there if all else failed. WELL, the last time we went to Target, I checked out the bedding aisles, and this time, there was a new car/truck themed set. WAY too busy for my tastes, but there was an optional decorative pillow in light blue and dark blue, with a single red car on the front with the words "Beep Beep". It was something fun, without being crazy busy, it gave the light blue/dark blue set a little extra color and it sparked my interest. Then, I noticed some light blue/dark blue plaid sheets that would go perfectly with the comforter and the decorative pillow that added some "detail". I was sold.

So without further ado, HERE ARE SOME PICTURES:




The boys LOVE their "beep beep pillows" as Jared calls them, and Jared is just thrilled as could be to have new bedding along with his new bed. Dan thinks I'm nuts for putting this much effort into it, but J's reaction was well worth the LONG search. I'm very pleased with how it all came together.

Connor can read!

Well, he thinks he can, anyway!

Birthday LOVE

First, I got an email from cafemom.com wishing me a Happy Birthday:


Then I got an email from a local radio station I'd signed up with (in order to be able to email the radio DJ with a question about a song I wanted to use for Connor's First Year photo montage and didn't know the artist...) wishing me a Happy Birthday:


Then, I got an email from a new friend, Shellie, who is totally awesome and hilarious and I WUV HER:


In case you can't read the speech bubble, it's Patrick Dempsy thanking me for coming and watching his movie, and saying he was watching me too and calling me hot stuff. LOL!!!!!

THEN, I got a "delux spa package" from my husband which includes an hour massage, a pedicure, a facial, and I think a haircut and maybe a manicure?? He wasn't entirely sure, so I'll find out when I call to make an appointment in the near future...

Lastly, I got this award from one of my BFF's, Kaci, my internet partner in crime, whom I get to meet in person in approx 2 months, 2 weeks, and 6 days (YAY!):


And since I'm a lover, I MUST share this blog award with some other award-worthy people:

Betsy, who is an A earning school chick with teething monsters living with her (and who FINALLY is cooperating with my desperate pleas that she BLOG MORE OFTEN)

Cattigan, who has me obsessed with Gold Canyon candles, keeps me updated about baby births, and didn't mind that it took me eleventy bazillion years to pay for the Girl Scout cookies it only took us one day to devour

Shan, who has Linky Love linked me several times now, makes me laugh, and is a Martha Stewart type gal with her "what's cooking wednesday" posts, and her knitting and EVERYTHING else

And finally, even though she JUST received this award herself (and didn't find me worthy of the award...LOL), I have to award this to Shellie, because anyone who takes the time to draw me a birthday picture in Paint DESERVES some serious recognition