My Boys

I love this picture of my Nathaniels. They are my favorite boys in the world! If Nathaniel was looking at the camera, you would see just how alike they look. Although, I have heard lately that he looks a little like me...but I think it is just the nose and the chubby cheeks. (I can't seem to get rid of those.) I love to see these two together. Juner Bug (Nathan) is getting to the age where you can really play with him, Daddy is starting to really like that. Just a little longer and Daddy will be showing the kid how to play sports. We just need to get him walking...

Jumpin' Bubba

I thought this was so cute I had to share it with you. He is just so stinkin' adorable I can't help myself. I take so many pictures of him. He is teething right now and the only thing that tipped me off (besides that fact that he is 11 months old and eventually has to get more than just the 2 he has in) is his diapers. I don't have to tell you what they are like because every mother knows them too well. He has been so fun and happy and hasn't been fussy or whiny at all. Count my blessings (and knock on wood). I don't what him to prove me wrong.
He was so protective this morning when I was at the chiropractor. When he started to adjust my neck, Nathan started crying like I have never heard him before. You could tell he was scared or worried, not just sad. He was getting more and more worked up until I was done with the visit. I went over to him and he had huge crocodile tears rolling down his face. He gave me a little smile when he saw that I was okay. Poor little guy, he thought he was witnessing his mother being abused. I won't bring him to those visits anymore.

Who's going to make fun of Mom with me?

That's what Nathaniel asked the kids when these came in the mail. Megan and I got these so we can run on the River Trail when it is getting dark (or ride our bikes if we ever get around to doing that). I said I think they will make us look hardcore...Nathaniel said they will make us look ridiculous. He's probably right, but either way, I'm still wearing it with my head held high!
P.S. See what I mean about Kate never keeping clothes on...

New Toy

Nathaniel got a deal on this cool machine. I tried it out this morning and ... WOW!!! It was humbling to say the least. I may be able to run 10 miles, but doggonit...I can barely use this without feeling like a failure. It's going to make me work hard to lose all of that stubborn baby fat.

Ready for High School

This afternoon I took my girls to the city pool. We have never been before and I thought this would be a great time to go. It was a little too cold for the little guy since it is an outdoor pool, so he stayed home with Daddy (since he is on Spring Break). The girls and I had a lot of fun and then we had to pack things up. I was putting Kate's clothes on in the locker room and Eliza was right beside me...then she was gone. I knew she had to be close since there wasn't anyone else in the room and it had been like 10 seconds since I had seen her. I called her name and she responded quickly, but I couldn't see her. I called her name again and she answered, but I still couldn't see her. I said, "Eliza, you know the rule, I have to be able to see you." She said, "Mom, I can't get out of here." I looked around and saw movement in a nearby locker. She had shut herself in and couldn't get out. I thought it was pretty darn funny and so Kate tried to shut herself in while I got Eliza ready. You hear of people getting stuffed in lockers, but I didn't know it ever really happened.
(I know this picture has nothing to do with the post, but it just shows how random and imaginative she is. What a character!)

Reaching New Heights...or Distances at Least

Megan and I ran a whopping 10 miles tonight!!! We averaged 10 1/2 minute miles, and quite frankly, I'm darn proud of that. Earlier this week I did 3 miles and averaged 9.2 minute miles, so I know my interval training is working. (I'm that runner out there that runs with a stop watch because I like to know how I do and try to improve something every time I run, whether it be my time or my distance.) I love the way I get goose bumps my last 1/2 mile and the adrenaline kicks in and I get this "runner's high". I never thought I would know what that felt like, but it's exhilarating!!! Megan and I always have to sprint the last tenth or two tenths of our run. It's our way of finishing the deal. I couldn't do it without her. That's for sure and for certain!
(Sorry for the horn tooting...I'm just really excited we did it!)

Is this a telescope?

I was tired this afternoon and was trying to find something that would entertain Eliza while I could take a break and relax. Eliza wanted to act out a book we had read recently. It's about a girl getting her tonsils out. She was the doctor and I was the patient. I was laying down with my eyes closed (since I was "sick") and she went and rifled through my purse and said, "open your mouth." I opened my eyes to see what she was going to stick in my mouth and low and behold...a tampon! I laughed and asked her to put it back. She, of course, wanted to know what it was. I told her it wasn't a tongue depressor but it was for grown up girls. She said, "is this a telescope?" Where did she come up with that? Yeah, I'm just trying to hide a really cool toy from you.

Later this evening, I found Katelyn playing with the same tampon from my purse (it's getting the rounds). I asked her what she had. She said, "this is my carrot!" What imaginations my girls have for such a mundane thing like that. I remember when my brothers were little, they thought they were guns. You can see where they were coming from, you can shoot things out of them.