News Flash: Lack of blogging loses lurkers

Well, I think it's official. There was such a draught in my blog, that I've lost my faithful followers. Maybe it'll pick up again after the holidays...

Funny thing is I check my un-updated blog as often as I check my fellowbloggers blogs, with the hope, I guess, that something new will have been posted. No luck.

Now I'm FREEEEEE, Free Fallin'

Kraig turned 29 yesterday. We had a small celebration with just our little family last night after church. The boys gave him some pretend food so that they can practice cooking and grow up to be like Daddy (more of a gift for the boys than for Daddy, but they don't mind). Andy gave Kraig a chef's hat (he got one for himself too) because he likes to stand on a chair and cook breakfast with Kraig in the mornings. He's become very proficient at flipping pancakes and cracking eggs. I think that's pretty great for a two year old.

So during dinner I dropped the big birthday surprise: Sky Diving. Kraig was shocked, thought I was joking, and then started getting giddy, he was so excited. Here's the deal: There are two indoor skydiving facilities in the world--Denver and London. The one here in Denver happens to be about 2 minutes from my parents home. After a short 30 minute training, the diver walks into a wind tunnel and experiences 'falling' (looks more like levitating) for a few minutes. It was pretty great. If you look closely in the photos of Kraig, you can see the drool.

Happy Birthday, Babe! I love you!

When I was a little girl...

...I made pretend phone calls using a brush, shoe, banana, spatula, etc. and I think I called Baba, my blanket. My son looks like I've just interrupted a very important phone call with his agent, Harv, or that I'm some paparazzi sneaking out from behind a bush (Christmas tree) to get the $15,000 shot. What a kid.

PS--notice the pile of ornaments on the Christmas Tree directly above and to the right of his head. That's where every ornament we gave him to hang ended up.

Tree Shopping

We went out as a family on Tuesday to buy our Christmas tree. Andy was a big helper carrying the tree out to the car.

Last year we bought a tree at Kings, the local discount store in Heber. We paid $20, I think, and the poor tree was dead and dropping needles before we brought it in the house. Half the needles fell off when we were carrying it in the house, half when we had to move the tree to the kitchen because our landlords decided to put new carpet in during the holiday, and then half again before we took the tree out to the curb after New Years day. After that, every time I ran my vacuum I could smell the 'pineyness' from all the needles I had vacuumed up. Sad. Sad.

This year we sprung for the pricey tree of $30 from Home Depot. I didn't even know there were trees for sale there until reading it on Ashley's blog, but we were pleasantly surprised at how fresh the trees were. Now my home smells like pine all the time, not just when I run the vacuum.

The Party

Kraig's schedule has been crazy lately. We had a hard time deciding when to celebrate Andy's birthday and ended up choosing this morning, Sunday, before Kraig went to work.

Andy woke up before we got out of bed (like usual) and so while he was playing in his bed I decorated his chair and set out his presents. We got him out of bed while singing Happy Birthday, opened presents, and then he helped Kraig make pancakes (his choice, with a little urging from Mom) for breakfast. He loved his gifts and was excited about every package that he opened. He totally made out like a bandit--new game, new clothes, lots of books!

My boys' milestones:

The morning of Andy's birthday he woke up and since he's two now, we threw away the BINKY! Last night was his first time going to sleep without it. It was a little rough going, but he settled down after 20 minutes, which I thought was incredible. I was prepared for hours of screaming for his beloved friend and confidant.

Joshy ate solid foods for the first time yesterday (if you don't count the cheerio that Kraig sneaked to him). He'll be 5 months old this week. There was no real reason for waiting past 4 months, but he has not been sleeping well for the last few weeks and I reached my breaking point. So he got rice cereal before bed last night and hallelujah, it was a MUCH better night