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Daneilla and the neighbor's kids. Actually just the one right beside her is a neighbor the other two are her cousins.

Ian's new "cheese smile". Ugg......... I thought I still had time before this started to happen :(

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Today I spent all day sorting Sean's toys into containers to better organize his room...... hummmm... now, I know it won't stay "organized" for long but, a mom can hope can't she?G.I. Joe's......... Hey. isn't that shirtless guy sporting "The Situation"? LOL! I'm just kidding... I don't watch "The Jersey Shore" but, it's all over t.v. and I've caught snipes of it but, truthfully it doesn't spark my interest at all.
Sizzler cars... I think Dean bought these more for himself. He had these as a kid and when he saw that Target carried them he actually got VERY excited. Sean now has two different tracks and about 6 cars. Two years ago we found the "power pit". Now, Dean swears that his plugged into an outlet.... I wish this one did.... it would save us some $$$. I think we spend a small fortune in batteries every year (mostly around Christmas).

Thomas the Train.

Wooden blocks and wooden Thomas the Train. Right now this is Ian's favorite toys. I think it's the magnets that connect the trains together that really spark his interest. I personally like making towers for him even though he knocks them down by kicking them. :0)
Mr. Potato head and Spudz. Ian received this from him Uncle David and Aunt Gloria. He LOVES this!! We play with this at least once a day if not twice a day. Daneilla and Sean have both had this toy growing up but not one as cool as this one. This one came with two big potato heads, one small potato (that we call Spudz) and over 50 accessories. Next time one of the kids make the pirate I'll take a pic... it is soooo cute! He even has a wooden leg and an eye patch!!

Ian playing with the wooden Thomas the Train.

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Why am I posting a picture of pull ups and underwear?? Well, today is the second day in a row that Ian has gone to the potty! Now, before you get too excited he has only peed in the potty "ONCE" each day. I'm excited.... it's a start! I think he's excited also..... not because he's actually going in the potty but, because when he does, mommy breaks out in a CRAZY happy dance that he finds hilarious!! Hey, whatever works :).
I'm thinking these undies are just "dog"gone cute! I tried to put just plain white undies on him but, Ian would just pull them off.....he doesn't like plain undies. LOL!! I showed him some spiderman undies and he liked them and kept them on! These undies below have doggies on them. I know he'll like them. I need to see if I have a coupon for Gymboree.....even thou these undie are already markdown (from $24.97 to $14.99.... yea!!). I'll probably need to buy two packages. When Sean started training he peed threw 10 pairs of underwear in ONE DAY!! Oh, fun times!! Why are boys so much harder than girls? Daniella at 20 months went to the potty and that was it....maybe a handful of accidents before she was 2yrs old but, most were my fault for not getting her to the potty fast enough. But, after her 2nd birthday she was 100% going to the potty. Now, with Sean it was different. After the first time he went to the potty he NEVER went #2 in his underwear. I say underwear because with Sean I didn't do the pull ups. At night I would put a pamper on him but during the day it was underwear. He was pretty good but, if he was outside playing he wouldn't stop playing to come inside to pee.... But, after I told him to pee outside on the trees... we cut down on alot of the accidents.

As soon as Sean came home from school Ian gave him a HUGE hug. Doesn't this picture just warm your heart?

Today I also worked on trying to finish some posters I'm doing for the school district. I just LOVE this Cricut Expression machine.... it is soooo cool and fun!! I have the Cricut Personal but, I like this one better because it can cut thing 200% bigger than my can. The good thing is I can always go to the Parent Involvement Center and use this anytime..... sweeeet!!

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Just a couple of pics taken today.... It was such a dreary day.

On the bright side Ian pee in his potty!! Yea! Potty training here we come!

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85% of the pictures on this blog is Ian (because Daneilla and Sean are at school during the day) but, not today!

Today Daneilla and Sean stayed home from school. All last night they both were coughing so bad they weren't able to get a good night sleep. Sean still sounded like he was going to cough up a lung when he woke up in the morning. I decide to give them a little NyQuil and put them back to bed. Once they got up (at 10:30am) they were doing ALOT better. I love this picture of Daneilla with her little brothers hanging on to her like little monkeys :)
My reasons to be the best person I can be. Life would be so boring without these three.....

Playing outside in the dirt!

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Pinata line......



The Birthday boy!! Happy 2nd Birthday Gage!




How cute is this cake?? Not only was it cute but it was HUGE!! A three layer chocolate cake mmmmmmmmm........



Ring Toss



Balloon darts?? Is that what it's call? Hummmm.... I'll have to check on that. Maybe it's just called "Darts".


This picture was taken at the end of the party. Ian got into the "Face Painting" paint when no one was looking!! LOL!! Daneilla and Lexi (the birthday boy's older sister) were the face painters.... Sean's cheek is sporting a "TANK".

The party was a success! The kids had lots of fun playing the carnival games we set up and Elsa and Mingo bought some VERY COOL prizes!! The kids were siked about the prizes.....Pez dispensers, Jacks, Flarp (noisy putty), Rocket Balloons, Guns that shot out foam airplanes, and some Meteor Balls that lite up.... And to top it all off the goody bag had a HUGE lollipop that was as big as some of the kids head!! The kids will probably STILL be on a sugar rush when they go to school Monday morning! LOL!!

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Well, we're going to start the weekend off with a "Lord Of The Rings" marathon. We'll see if we finish it :). We've started this before but never follow threw and since tomorrow we're planning on going to a boat show all day and Sunday we have a birthday party to go to...... I seriously think we won't even touch the last one (which is my favorite).



I don't know what happen to make this picture soooooo blurry.... hummmm? But it was such a cute pose and I wanted to add a pic to show what our darn kitten did to him. Ugggg! This kitty is so wild! He even bites the hand that feeds him. I guess that doesn't make him very smart. He was going to be an inside cat but not anymore! I put him outside. Sorry kitty, I know Ian bathed you in the toilet last week against your wishes.... but, you can't scratch him on the face!! Bad Kitty! Actually since the toilet incident Ian hasn't paid much attention to the kitty. Ian was on the floor playing with Mr. Potato Head when the cat came into the room and jumped on Ian's head!!



It's soo funny to watch Sean talk.... When he wants to argue something, his hands start moving 50 mph!! Here he's saying "Why does Daneilla get to pick out the movie?? We ALWAYS watch what SHE wants!" Ever notice that with kids it's "ALWAYS" something? She ALWAYS gets the last cheese stick! He ALWAYS gets to play the Wii first! We ALWAYS have to go to bed early! If it not "ALWAYS" it's "NEVER".... I NEVER get a new toy! I NEVER watch what I want. I NEVER get what I want! ..... Oh, fun times!!



Here Sean is saying "That Gollum really FREAKS me OUT, MOM!!" He's really just upset because he wanted to watch the Star War Trilogy instead. Why can't siblings get along? You would think since they have the same genetics, that they would agree on SOMETHING!!! ANYTHING!!

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Working on friend's birthday party items..... So, I'm not going to blog too much.

I finished all the Twilight saga books today (in less than a month!!) :).

I added a picture of the Bee movie because today 7 honey bee's were in MY HOUSE!! 7!!! They came threw the stove air vent. I guess this weekend we will be up in the attic looking for the nest and fixing it so they don't come in anymore.