Boys & Pee

OK, so I banished the kids to the backyard and suddenly Parker starts pounding on the sliding door. I ignore it for a couple of minutes, but when it persists I go and open it. He proceeds to tell me that Tyler went pee on his foot. I was so mad!! Luckily, this incident occurred a couple of minutes before Brock was coming home. When I told Tyler that he would have to tell his Dad what he had done, Tyler went and hid. Well, to shorten this story, as punishment Brock told Tyler he could either miss a birthday party the next day, or he could let Parker pee on his foot. Tyler grabbed Parker's hand and said, "hurry Parker, come outside and pee on my foot!" Wow-I was not expecting THAT response. The picture explains the rest, though luckily for Tyler, "nothing would come out" as Parker said.

Sawyer's Baby Announcement

Here is Sawyer's baby announcement. Babies are so sweet-especially when they are sleeping. Special thanks to my sister Rachelle who designed it on her computer and for Elise's creative additions.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

So I am on a search for a really good chocolate chip cookie recipe. I like the recipe I currently use, and they are even good after freezing them into balls and cooking them later. However, I want a fantastic recipe. I've tried some that I found online recently and have not been too impressed. Does anyone have one?

Dress Up??

Here are two pictures of Tyler. So the first one he has an Optimus Prime Helmet on his head, with his pajama shirt and cowboy boots to top off the look. The other picture, he squeezed his body in our Guitar Hero box and is acting dead. Wow--our summer is full of excitement for him.

Scissors & Tape

So today Parker asked me AGAIN how the doctor got the baby out of my stomach. I replied with my usual, "he cut me open and took the baby out," which I figured is a better reply than the truth. But today, I guess he wanted specifics. He asked whether the doctor cut me with a knife or a pair of scissors. Hmmm... I said scissors because it sounded better than a knife. Then he asked me if the doctor "put me back together with tape or glue." I said tape. Who knew that having a baby would sound like a craft project--I wish my body at this point could be fixed with some scissors & tape!!

First Shopping Trip

Last night Brock had to work late and of course we were out of wipes. So clearly, it was an emergency. I decided to go to Babies R Us, even though it was more expensive, but I figured I could run in and run out, and maybe people would not completely stare at me like I was crazy. (though I am)... OK, so all the way to the store I threaten Tyler and Parker that they have to stay by the cart etc... I even bribe them with ice cream sandwiches if they behave. We go in the store and we are in there for 10 minutes total. Tyler smashes Hunter's hand; Tyler and Parker play hide and go seek and are chasing each other around the clothes racks and hiding; Parker finds a bottle cap and a fight ensues between Tyler and him over a dirty nasty cap; Parker climbs in a plastic pool at the check-out and will not get out because I took away the cap so he is mad; Hunter of course is crying the whole time because he is strapped in and wants to run around and as I check out, Sawyer joins Hunter & Parker in the crying. We get out to the car and Tyler and Parker ask when they get their ice cream sandwiches. Are they joking???!!! They should be asking me to spare their lives. I was nervous to go anywhere with all four and now that fear has been justified.

Father/Son Campout

Here are the boys on Father/Son campout. Brock said he won't take our boys until they are two years old, so this year only Tyler and Parker were able to go. But guess what---next year Hunter gets to join the crew and in two years, all the boys will get to go!!

New Baby

OK--so I am very behind in updating my blog, but he is the latest addition to our family. Sawyer Rooks Bean was born May 22, 2008 at 7:02 pm. He weighed 7 lbs. 1 oz and 19 1/2 inches long. The delivery was pretty quick and easy--which was well deserved, considering it was baby #4!!! We are glad Brock was able to be there for the delivery since he was MIA until the last two hours. (He didn't get cell phone reception that day--how convenient)