Quote of the day

If you know Matthew, then you know that his favorite thing to eat (and practically the only thing that he eats) is crackers with peanut butter and jelly. Well, Jeremy and I have been trying our hardest to convince him to try other foods, so the new rule is, "You eat whatever Mom and Dad are eating" (I wish I would have done that a couple years ago and maybe I wouldn't have such a problem now!). Anyway, I was cooking dinner yesterday and Matthew was going on and on about how gross it was. I told him, "Matthew, I think it's time to grow up a little bit and start eating like a big boy."

His response, "Mommy, growing up is a bad idea. Matt-matt boys just eat crackers."

Ha! Poor guy. We've turned his world upside-down by forcing him to try foods other than peanut butter crackers. He longs for the good ol' days when he could just wake up, play, eat his crackers, take a nap, wake up, play, eat his crackers, and go to bed. My dear Matt-matt, growing up is sometimes such a hard thing to do. :)

Halloween 2010

OK so we way over-did Halloween this year, but we sure had fun. We went to the Trunk-or-Treat at our church on Friday, trick-or-treating at the Columbus Zoo "Zoo Boo" on Saturday morning, trick-or-treating for Beggar's night on Saturday night with our friends, and trick-or-treating once again on Sunday (Halloween) in my parents' neighboorhood. Next year, we'll definitely do a little less trick-or-treating. ;) Anyway, here are some cute pics of the fun...

I also made my costume and Jeremy's costume. He was a green army man and I was Jessie (of course!).

"Trick-or-Treat!"

#90...Check!

#90 Make the boys' Halloween costumes -
completed 10/29/10





The hours of costume-making paid off - the boys looked SO cute!

For Matthew's costume, I dyed a white shirt bright yellow, drew red lines with a fabric marker and sewed on big cartoon-ish buttons. I bought a yard of cow-print fabric for a couple bucks and cut out a vest. The belt buckle and gold star were cut out of cardboard and spray-painted gold. He was the darn cutest Sheriff Woody in the Wild West.

Jordan's costume was made mostly of cardboard and duct tape. I used foam for the detail pieces, and the arm bands were made out of yogurt containers and sippy cups. The whole thing was spray-painted white and then painted in detail with craft paint. I wish I had video taped Jordan's reaction when he saw the finished product. He was totally amazed at his real Buzz Lightyear costume.

My 101 in 1001

Brown County

For the past few years, we've made a trip down to Brown County State Park in Southern Indiana with my family. The fall is the perfect time to go there - the colors are gorgeous! We stayed in the park's lodge which has a little waterpark, so we did plenty of splashing around. We also rode the ponies at the stables, visited Nashville (the cutest little town lined with fun stores) and drove around to see the leaves.

I'm only including this picture because I think the horse's crazy eyes are hilarious.

Intense focus

Proud to be 4

We celebrated Matthew and Jordan's 4th birthday this week! We partied at Great Wolf Lodge (one of my favorite places ever) for a couple nights. Anyway more details about the big day will be posted later. What I really wanted to quickly share (before I forget) were some of the funny things Jordan has said about being 4. Matthew thinks it's really cool that he's 4 now, but Jordan thinks he's suddenly an adult...

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We were at the waterpark on Sunday (when the boys were still 3), and they weren't big enough to ride some of the slides. Well, Monday was their birthday and they were officially 4. When we got to the waterpark on Monday morning, Jordan said, "Am I big enough to ride the roller coaster slide now?" As if he had grown a foot overnight. :)

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On Monday my mom and Jordi were walking down the hallway and he told my mom, "Well, my clothes are going to be too little for me now. I guess I'm going to need to wear Daddy's clothes, or buy some new ones." Ha!

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The hotel had a breakfast buffet that served kids 3 & under for free. My parents were going to take them down to the buffet and my first thought was, "Oh geez, Jordan is going to immediately tell the lady that it's his birthday because he's so proud." So, before they went down there I said:

"OK Jordi, when you go to the restaurant, don't tell the lady it's your birthday. And, if she asks you how old you are, tell her you're 3." (nice, I know, teaching my 4 yr-old to lie)

"But Mommy, I'm 4."

"I know you're 4, Honey, but just pretend that you're 3."

"Ooookayyy..."

So, the boys go down to the restaurant with my parents, and what's the first thing to come out of Jordan's mouth?:

Jordan: "It's my birthday!"

Hostess: "Oh, Happy Birthday! How old are you?"

Jordan: "Well...my Mommy told me to tell you that..."

And then my mom clapped her hand over his mouth and said, "He's 4."

Ugh! That's what I get for trying to teach my chatty 4 yr-old to tell fibs. :)

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On Tuesday the boys and I were having breakfast, and I could tell the wheels in Jordan's head were spinning. He asks, "Mommy, am I big enough to drive now?" Ha! I thought he was joking, but when I told him "no", he goes, "Ah man! But I'm 4!" According to Jordan, 4 is the new 20.

A Bride Again

The other day Jordan told me that he wants to marry Hannah in the temple. Matthew immediately told me that he can't marry Hannah in the temple because he wants to marry me in the temple. (aw, I love these boys)

I just had to post this quickly before I forget because I've always wanted a little boy who wants to marry his mommy. ;-)

Halloween Hayride

There is a place here called Windmill Farm that does the BEST hayride ever. It's a wild 25-min ride that bounces up and down hills and trudges through mud so deep that it completely covers the tractor tires. The destination is a cute pumpkin patch in the middle of a cornfield where the kiddos get to choose their own pumpkins.