Best Friends

Oh how sweet. Mak Mak came over to play on Saturday and they had a great time. Conan didn't tackle her once, just a few hugs. I love to watch them play together. Conan is very protective of his Mak and watches her closely. Actually, now that I think about it, he is rather bossy.

Taylor, Conan and I went to Ft. Worth to visit with Aunt Cassy and Rylee. We had a nice lunch and watched the "Monkey Show" as Rylee calls it. Conan sat still while he was eating popcorn but as soon as that was gone he was a wiggle worm. I ended up leaving for about 20 min to let him run around the lobby. He did eventually fall asleep and I was able to watch a few minutes myself. We had a nice day and a good visit.

Chris spent the weekend studying, I mean ALL weekend. The poor guy really needs a break. I am super proud of him and his dedication to whatever he is doing.

Well, off to do some major housework.

Thanks Honey!

Thanks sweetheart for a great time last night at the hockey game! This was our first hockey game ever. We had a good time trying to figure out what in the world was going on. I was very impressed at the players skating ability, yes I know they are professionals, but good grief they can skate well. As we were waiting for the game to start, we were looking through the program and I guess I didn't realize how young those boys were. They are practically babies. At one point a player was getting pushed around pretty good by the other team, right in front of us, and I almost stood up and started cussing. I wanted to defend that boy for his Mama. Man, I hope my son does not want to play hockey. Although, he does have a very tough "hockey like" name.

It was nice to get to do something together as a couple other than sleep.

Oh and a big shout out to Sheesha!

what happens when I am not at home

Taylor has no problem keeping the kid entertained when I am not at home. She is always doing something silly with him and he loves it! He actually wanted her to put him to bed the other night. It kind of hurt but then it also made me rest easy knowing he loves her and she takes good care of him. I think I am very lucky to have the kids I have. Oh and for anyone wondering, it might not be a bad idea to have your children 12 years apart. They get along much better and you have a built in babysitter. Wink wink!

How to catch a wild monkey -Part 1

I finally figured out how to catch a wild monkey---YOU DON"T!

I have been running around crazy after my kid for a week now. I swear the day he turned 15 months aliens came and took over his body. He seems stronger now, more verbal, throws fits, hits, and of course big old bear hugs, when your not looking and you end up on the floor. What happened to my calm, quiet, contemplative and sweet baby? Anyway, life is great and very busy. Conan make me very happy even when he is driving me crazy.

I was at the computer and he came around the corner with his shirt over his head and the vacuum attachment in his hand. How does my 15 month old get his shirt like that? I would love to know.
Chris and I have been working out religiously and ordered a case of Speed Stack, well as you can see the monkey boy found it and stuck the bottles everywhere. (No, I do not put speed stack in his sippy cup-just in case you were wondering)
Thanks a million for the Jeep Granny-I LOVE IT!
Oh man, if only Mak Mak knew how much I love her vacuum. Thanks for letting us borrow it!

My Therapy

I decided this is a great way to end my day...Painting. Chris usually studies at night and it gives me a few hours to paint away. I have a station in the office that has all my art stuff and it's like a small piece of heaven for me. I painted this one to go in the dining room. I haven't decided if I want to keep it as is or do something different.

Playing outside

Last Friday we had AWESOME weather. I took Rylee and Conan outside to play and a nice looking cat came up to the kids and was letting them pet her. After about 10 min. I guess she had had enough and scratched both kids on their hands. I made the mistake of saying, "stupid cat" and Rylee spent the rest of the day pointing at the door saying, stupid cat, stupid cat. Here is a shot of our new rent house.

No worries Mom

We have Rylee for a few days and she is doing great! She loves to ride in Conan's jeep out in the backyard. "More Jeep, more jeep" ....all day. At least the weather is nice so we can play outside.

Don't worry Cass, your girl is just fine!