HAPPENINGS FROM HERE

It's been a bit since I've blogged....here are a few things we've been up to:

MCKENNA has:

lost another tooth - #4 (this was back end of January) and #5 is already loose.

enjoyed her first mud mask - she saw this on the t.v. show, Zack & Cody, and just had to try it!

started collecting rocks!! She brings pockets full home from school, steals them from my rock beds and then her and friends color them - she's got quite the rock collection already! Sadly, on this day, the nice weather outside quickly went downhill, so they decided to color them in the garage - what a fun spring activity?!?

HARRISON has:

really gotten into doing puzzles, and can put them together really fast! His favorites to put together are pics of our family and one of G&G Croms... given to him at Christmas.

also decided a rock collection is a good idea, as long as they can be colored!! I sure hope I have rocks left IN my rock beds this summer!

started to "befriend" Tyler and likes to get him laughing - I just thought this picture was really cute...Harrison was playing a "tug of war" game with Tyler in the bath!

TYLER has:

found the TOILET!! and the garbage cans!!

found a new friend in his cousin, Christopher, they are only 9 months apart so they'll be great buddies in the near future!!

had multiple ear infections, so he went in for tubes last Friday...he was voted the best baby of the day (I'm such a proud mom) and he's been doing great ever since - fingers crossed for no more ear infections!

I just had to add this photo because he looked so sad, yet so cute?!? and the hospital robe?!?..too cute!

MONSTROUS ILLUSTRATIONS

Back in January, we had the kids' cousin, Parks, over to play. They also took some time to draw their own monsters:

Parks's monster

Harrison's monster

McKenna's monster

MY PLAYLIST

During the weekend while I suffered through the stomach flu, Adam took the kids downstairs to have what we call a "pizza picnic". We'll order pizza, eat it downstairs on a blanket and watch a movie. They decided to watch "An American Tail" Do you remember this movie?!? I used to LOVE it. Harrison was so cute because he kep calling the little mouse (Fievel) "Bible" so funny...
though I'm not going to post a song from that movie, I thought it would be fun to see what some of the #1 songs were from 1986 - I was 10 years old!! I was amazed at how many of them I remembered - see how you do... and don't be afraid to sing along!


side note: I finally posted our holiday post but forgot to change the date and don't want to "mess it up" by editing it again, so if you'd like to read it, it's back in January :}

TA - DA!!

After 2 1/2 weeks, 4 days out of our home, 4 more days with only one available bathroom/toilet, many meals at the table...located in the front family room, a couple cuts, and three separate cases of the stomach flu thrown in for fun....we finally got tile laid in our hallway, kitchen, bathrooms, and laundry room!!! I have wanted this for some time now, because our hallway carpet takes ALL the household traffic and was impossible to keep clean! We thought we'd update the other hardsurface rooms while we're at it - I really do love the tile!! (and a lot less vaccuuming)

hallway before:

tearing out the carpet:

o.k...this next picture deserves a bit of an explanation. I had to run Harrison and McKenna to playgroup and had told Adam that Tyler was in his chair at the table. I came back 10 minutes later to find Tyler on top of the table and Adam at the other end of the hallway. I just stood there trying to figure out why Adam would've gotten Tyler out of his chair and set him on the tabletop?!? Adam was just as astonished as I when he caught a glimpse of Tyler! I guess he can get out of his chair now - and good thing Harrison's leftover lunch was still there to keep Tyler busy!!

and....hallway AFTER!!

MY PLAYLIST

Today, while I was looking for my past yearbooks, I pulled out my memory box. I came across my Depeche Mode music books - whoa brings back some memories from past years. My senior year in High School, me and Lenes went to see them in concert - that was so FUN!! Here are a FEW of my favorite songs from the group (not even close to all my favorites)!! I hope the songs take you back to fun times too!