Looked out the window

To the tune of "Popcorn popping on the apricot tree"
I looked out the window and what did I see...there was my cute Cody up in a tree...Fall has brought me such a nice surprise...my darling little cody right before my eyes!

A date?!

One of my favorite things about having the Grandparents come and visit is that Tyler and I usually get to go out all by OURSELVES!!! Whoo hoo! We went to see a movie. It was nice to get away for a few hours and get to be a wife instead of a mommy...not that I don't love being a mom...but once in a while it's nice to be just Jen again.

Look at me...

"Look at me...I'm a little baby again!" (I sure wish you were Baby Dane..I sure wish you were...where did my little "Dew Berry" go? I can't hardly pick you up anymore.)

Thank you

Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Thomas for Cody's birthday gifts. We have watched the Diego DVD several times already, the stuffed kitty is loved by all. Dane's friend Jake came over to play the other day and though it was a real cat at first! The fire truck book is a big hit also...I mean really...what 3 year old boy would not love a book with wheels?! The best present of all though was to have you come and visit!

A great visit!

Except for the fact that Dane and Joelle got swine flu while they were here, we had a great time when Grandpa and Grandma Thomas came to visit. The kids just adore their Grandparents and love to spend time with them. We hope the next time we get to see them nobody will be sick!!! We love you Grandpa and Grandma Thomas!

Cool Halloween crayons!

Thank you Aunt Janet, Uncle Kent, Tate, Anna, & Sarah for the cool Jack-O-Lantern Crayons and the candy you sent us! We ate the candy imediatly and had a lot of fun drawing with our crayons. What a thoughtful and fun surprise!
~ Dane & Cody

Getting ready for Halloween

The kids are getting really excited for Halloween. They love all the decorations, especially our candy bowl with the grabbing-talking hand. We went to get their costumes today. Why I waited until the Saturday before Halloween I'll never know...it was a mad-house! Oh yeah, now I remember! We've had the Swine flu! I'm glad they will be all better for Halloween...(knock on wood)...next to Christmas it is our favorite holiday.

Mom! Mom!

"Mom! Mom! Take my picture for our blog!"
Your wish is my command buddy!

Sweet Joelle

Everything is a phone to Joelle these days. She will pick anything up and put it to her ear and say "Hi Dad!" So cute!

Cody's new bike

Cody got his first big boy bike for his birthday this year.

Of course he loves it.

We let him ride it up and down the hall way on his birthday because it was raining that day.

Dane and Cody "fixing" the bike.

Thank you!

Thank you Grandpa and Grandma Stevens for the pirate ship set that can even go in the bathtub! Every time Cody has seen the commercial for this toy he would say "I want that for my birthday". Dane asked me all afternoon "Mom, is it time to take a bath yet? Because I'm feeling really dirty. I think I need to go take a bath NOW." The boys were pruny by the time I was finally able to get them out of the tub that night.

Cody with his cake

Cody with his cake.

Cody wanted a fire truck cake, and a basket ball cake, and a cat cake. So this is what I came up with. Firefighters putting out a burning tree full of kittens, accented with edible sports decals. He seemed really pleased with it so what more could I ask for.

Blowing out his candles at Chuck E. Cheese's.

3 years ago

Here I am posing with Cody on the exact spot that he was born 3 years ago. I wish we had taken pictures that night while we were still at home but we were all in a bit of shock. I told Cody that this was where he was born and he just looked at me like "whatever Mom, I don't know what you are talking about!" He is really talking a lot more these days and it is such a blast getting to know more about what he is thinking about. He is such a fun little guy. Yes, it's true, he is a bit of a trouble maker but he makes us laugh every day and brings us so much joy. I just can't imagine a world without Cody in it...how dull it would be! His favorite game right now is to wipe off my kisses and then I have to say "Swiper, no swiping!" (A line he got from the cartoon Dora the Explorer). We love you Cody! Happy 3rd Birthday!

Safety first!

Well, at least if he falls off the ladder he's wearing his helmet!

A day in the life...

Joelle loves to visit the statues next door. Probably because they are just her size. I just love this picture because with her hat on she looks just like the the one she's standing next to. What a doll!

Joelle wishes she could be just a little bit bigger so she could get this tricycle going all on her own. She fits into our bike loving family just fine.

I love when kids are this age and they explore every little thing and find it so fascinating. She was picking the green berries off this bush and saying "ball". It was really cute until she started putting them in her mouth and we had to move along in our adventures.

Teddy Bear parade

Dane had a Teddy Bear parade at school. Tyler helped him make the float for his bear. (Actually, Tyler did all the work and Dane stuck on a few stickers!) He was so excited about it that morning when he woke up. He jumped out of bed and said "Today is the day! It's the Teddy Bear parade!" You would have thought it was Christmas or something. Of course it was an army themed float, which ended up being very apropriate because I found out after that the parade was in support of our troups.

All played out!

They played 'till they dropped! The tricky part was getting them up to bed without getting them going again!