The boys rediscovered Elmo in the past few days. They found it very amusing to....well just watch. You'll see. It is kind of funny. Such boys!!!

Elmo...

Some new pictures....

9/7/08- Daddy and Miss E are enjoying a nice nap together on Sunday...
9/9/08- While Bubbs goes to preschool, Boy Scout and I have a little time together. We were working on some letters in the alphabet. The other day Scout kept pointing to my purse and saying "mama, want an O, want an O". I couldn't figure out what he was talking about so I told him to get me an "O". He pulls out one of the orange certs/mints he loves. He calls them "O's". I thought that was pretty darn smart of him to recognize that it's an "O"!

Boy Scout still loves playing with "Whitning Acqueen"

9/11/08- My honey turned 32 today! And boy what a birthday we won't forget! We were preparing the final food for his birthday party around 5:30 or so when the power went out! Thankfully I have a gas stove so we were able to finish boiling the ribs and potatoes. We thought for sure the power would come on again any minute. Let's just say we ate by candlelight, opened presents by flashlight and had cake by both candlelight and flashlight. Thankfully there was a very cool breeze outside so we opened the windows and kept cool. Of course there was a lot of dust all around my house by the end of the night but we made it! Daddy says he still had a great birthday party. He got lots of cologne, golf balls and a new glove and a new pair of Ecco shoes that he loves! He also bought himself the Wii Fit with his birthday money from his parents. Oh by the way- the power did come on again- the next morning around 9 AM. I was stressing about all the food in my freezer in the garage and in the house but it was okay. We made it! A birthday card handmade by Bubbs for daddy...

9/12/08- Miss E loves her daddy!

9/13/08- Grandma B has taken such wonderful care of us all week. Thank you, Grandma! You've been absolutely wonderful to us all! Saying goodbye's to the boys...

Bubbs made a thank you card for Grandma that morning. I think she loves it!

While we went to lunch with Grandma and took her to the airport, Bubbs and Boy Scout stayed with the babysitter. Together they made a dinosaur out of tinkertoys. They love Mercedes!

A side view of Little Miss E
More tinkertoy creations with daddy on Sunday before church. This time they made "Rocket" from Little Einsteins.
Bubbs's own version of a tinkertoy bee- complete with a "stinger"!
We've been working in reading with Bubbs. He's getting so good at his sounds that we are trying the "Bob Books" that Gigi bought him. In the beginning he was picking it up so fast that I was surprised. Then I discovered he was saying what he saw in the picture so I decided to see how he did if I covered up the picture. His response was "mama, I can't read if the picture is covered." Ah-ha! We've been working without the pictures and he's finally learning how to sound things out. He is on book 3 now and is feeling so good about himself since he can "read". "I'm reading mama, I'm reading!" he says so happily. Music to my ears!

Finally getting the hang of this...

Just a few pics of what we've been up to. I feel like I'm finally getting the hang of this "3 kids" thing. Slowly but surely. Haley stayed another week to help me out. Thank you, Yaya! We couldn't have done it without you!

A sweet moment of Boy Scout taking sleepies. He still loves his "Whitning Acqueen" jammies. He looks like he's striking a disco dance pose...
Miss E is quite mobile for her age. She has rolled herself over (only once but nonetheless, she did do it) and she scoots herself up the lambie all the time. Here we found her with her arm hanging out the side of the cradle and her face all the way up to the bars. I swear, I put her in the very center of the cradle when she went down. She was very wiggly in my belly too so I'm not surprised at this.
Nice freckles, Mama. Thought this was cute of her yawning with her big bow on.
Here is our little princess with her "gangsta bow".
B&K bought these masks for the boys. I wonder what Bubbs wants to be for Halloween?
Miss E smiles quite a bit too. Either she has LOTS of gas or she is one happy baby!

We decided to do some fingerpainting. The boys really enjoyed painting pictures and making a great mess in the kitchen (something mommy needs to let them do a little more of I think). I think Boy Scout is a lefty!

Bubbs started pre-school at a woman in our ward's home. He and Zachary go every Tuesday and Thursday for a few hours. They are learning to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, the days of the week and months of the year, the seasons and of course their ABC's. Bubbs is having fun getting out and socializing with his friends and it gives me a little one-on-one time with Boy Scout while Miss E sleeps. My babies are growing up so fast!

We love wearing bows!

No more pictures, mama!

Grandma B is here to visit this week and help us out! (That's why I actually have a minute to post this blog!) She is cooking up a storm for us and letting me sleep in. It's fabulous! Thanks, Grandma!

Miss E sleeps on her changer table sometimes while we eat dinner.