Paparazzi

Aiden has a naturally subdued personality, but when he opens up, it's party time! Here he is rocking my sunglasses (all his idea).

"Do I look cool, Mommy?"




Cooler than Ditty. Or is it just P.? I can't keep up!


Or maybe Lindsay Lohan


See, he can do a druggie look too!


This kid is my buddy and constant source of either exasperation or laughter (or both!)

Weather Update

Tomorrow's forecast: Sunny. High of 16. With Wind Chill: 0-2 Degrees Fahrenheit.

As I sit on the couch, wrapped in sweater over a sweater, contemplating checking on the boys to make sure they are under their covers, I watch House Hunters International. Today's stop: the Nicaraguan coast.

Hmmm. Hmmm.

Old Man Winter

He came a knocking and I said, "You can come, just not inside." He's stickin' around for a while.

You Can't Come Back In Until I Say So!

Happy New Year!

Andy and I rang in the New Year in front of the tv, flipping between channels for the best of Black Eyed Peas, Daughtry, and Green Day while battling it out over a hot game of Monopoly. Finally at 2am, I was declared the champion!


And as you can tell, we haven't ever opened our Monopoly game. After 6.5 years, it was time!

Daddy and Lil' Ash

Andy's Birthday

Poor Andy, his birthday was overridden by the trip to the ER with Ashton. I had a party planned, with our University of Nebraska fan friends coming over to watch the Holiday Bowl Game with us. Andy ended up just catching the 4th quarter of the game, to see his alma mater getting stomped. He also didn't get his cheese pizza but had to settle with taquitos and enjoyed his chocolate sheet cake at 11pm. Definitely not the best birthday. I am hoping the new video game will help cheer him up!




Ashton took it upon himself to try and unwrap Andy's birthday gifts. He tried for almost a month to tear into them. And then Andy ended up unwrapping them after Ash had gone to bed! )-:

Ash is Back!

And more ornery than ever!

Ashton Trying to Bring in the New Year with a Bang

Yesterday was Andy's birthday. Although it seemed more like an Un-Happy Birthday. After an uneventful day at work, he came home earlier than I expected so I was rushing around the house, getting decorations in place, putting cupcakes in the oven, and getting appetizers out for the Holiday Bowl Game party. I came up from the basement with arms full of clean throw rugs and forgot to close the basement door. Little Speed Demon headed for the stairs and slipped just inches from Andy's grasp as he tumbled down all 12 stairs, landing on the tile. With scrapes on his head being the only physical injuries, the pediatrician still suggested we take him to the ER for an examination and scanning. As Andy and I prayed and ran around trying to get out the door, the Lord answered our prayers (as He always does!) and landed our friends Nathan and Lauren right on our doorstep. We flew to the ER (Andy's driving was slightly less than smooth! LOL) while Aiden stayed at home and was taken care of and entertained by his "Uncle Naphan" and "Ant Wawren." Thankfully, by the time we got to the ER, Ashton was back to his normal, happy self, enjoying the one-on-one time with Dad and Mom (although we were sure he kept looking around and calling for his big brother.) And praise the Lord again, the ER was completely dead (which Andy informed me was probably not the most kosher thing to exclaim in a hospital.) Anyways ... 4 nurses, 3 hours, 2 doctors, and 1 CT scan later, Ashton fell asleep in my arms as we were being discharged - happy and healthy. Praise the Lord!




We are pretty sure the scrapes are from Aiden's toy planes that were lined up on one of the stairs. Oh, these boys!

Mom, I Want to Go Outside and Play!