some recent pics, just for fun...

the cats have decided that under the tree is their new fav hidey hole. which, od course, only makes it all the more attractive a locale for the dudes. sigh.... here's rafter (aka chunk) being cozy & cute.

finger painting with edible finger paints (i used gerber yogurt with food coloring, but yu could also use pudding.) the dudes LOVED this-- kept them occupied for almost a half hour, which is pretty much unheard of. the con man especialy got into it, & COVERED his plate, then ripped it off his tray & covered the back, all while yelling joyfully. val very methodically covered every inch he could reach & then carefully smeared it all together, taking it all very seriously.

& i just love this picture. (yes, they're wearing hoodies over their jammies. it was cold!!)

Gratuitous Heritage Festival Pics

i know photo posts are kind of a cop-out, but i'm ok with that.
:)

the boys' aunt m & a mini-cow (steer, whatever.) i'm not sure what purpose miniature cattle could possibly serve on a farm, but he was a nice cow.

me & a charming pygmy goat.

the dudes cruising in their new stroller. (karianne-- check the outfits! soooo cute, & they are even a little big yet, so hopefully we can wear them into fall. thanks again, girl-- we love them!)

me & the dudes with the BOB. have i mentioned how much i love this stroller? it's about a million times easier to push/turn/manuever/set up than our old stroller. we've only used it once so far & i'm already convinced it was worth every penny. parents of twins-- invest in a BOB!!! only downside to pushing a giant orange stroller around a small community fair-- on our way back to our car we got stopped at least 3 times by folks saying "oh, you're they people with the twins!" & wanting to talk. not the end of the world, but by then i really had to pee, so i was a little less than patient. :)

update on N's job-- things are looking more hopeful. nothing is certain yet, but the rumors are turning from pending layoff, to re-hiring 15 troops. so we're still keeping our fingers crossed, but it looks like enough public pressure came down on our charming governor to get her to reconsider laying off more police. (knock wood!)

cute, cute, or cute?

"working" our garage sale this weekend. i love baby hoodies :)

Sweet Dreams

All my men, sound asleep.
this is what they were doing while i did laundry, washed the dishes, vacuumed, & made dinner. i might almost have been annoyed. at least with the big guy, but they were all too cute for me to do anything but smile.

Weekend Pics

Just bc they'er super cute:
My boys in their new UFC onesies N's old partner gave us. one says "crib fighter" & the other "ultimate screamer". :) In related UFC news, super bummed forrest griffin bombed so badly on saturday. anderson silva just seems unstopable... & should def be fighting in light heavy weights, if you ask me. so there.

N made some amazing ribs this weekend, which we shared with the WHOLE family (birds included!) the cheeps love pork, & ribs are apparently a new fav. here is cooper picking his bone clean:

& scouty, enjoying hers.