no good deed . . . . . .

I have never been pulled over in my life.

Well, that was true, until Saturday. I was driving to Wal-Mart with Logan in the back. We were turning right and there were a ton of people (probably 20 or so) trying to turn left, since my side was clear I decided that I would be nice and let them all go in front of me while they had the chance. I did not know this at the time but this would be my egregious mistake. So, after letting all these people go, I went. This puts me at the back of the line of cars all traveling the same speed. I saw the cop sitting there, glanced at the MPH sign beside him and saw that it was 50 and that was the exact speed I was traveling. I thought I was fine. But I was wrong.

Apparently the speed limit is 35 UNTIL you get to the where the cop was sitting. I had no idea that I was even breaking the law. To make matters worse Logan is trying to get out of his carseat the whole time and we have yet to receive the plates for our new car. I was shocked (and so relieved) that the policeman only gave me a warning.

On my way back from the store I saw him pulling over someone else in the same spot.

sleep habits

Yesterday when I walked into Bronson's room to get him up from his nap, he had piled all of his blankets AND his pants up in the corner and was about to climb out of the crib. So we have a crib we are getting rid of and Bronson is transitioning into a twin bed. Last night the boys actually slept in the same room (well, for about half the night).

It was so funny. I put Bronson down first and let Logan stay up for a bit to give Bronson a chance to fall asleep and the whole time Logan kept telling me how tired he was and how he really wanted to go to bed. Mama of course knows better than to be fooled by this and I easily deduced that he simply wanted to go upstairs so he could play with Bronson. When we did finally put Logan to bed we explained to him that it was his job as the big brother to protect Bronson and stay in his own bed and let mommy and daddy know if Bronson woke up.

Bronson did wake up. A LOT. but Logan slept right through all of it. Eventually we put Bronson back in the crib with just one blanket (and really warm pajamas!) so that he wouldn't wake up Logan and we will try again tonight. We have someone coming to pick up the crib today so we are not going to have the option of taking the easy way out tonight. Wish me luck!

Strong man in the making

At first glance you may see this picture and think that my 3 year old has been lifting weights. He definitely has bulked up, right? If that is what you thought, you are wrong. No, this is an example of an independent three year old who likes to dress himself and has chosen to wear a thick wool sweater UNDERNEATH another long sleeve shirt. I was lucky to get a picture of him, as he grew tired of this outfit after about 2 hours and has since changed about three times. underwear and all. makes mommy so happy when she is doing laundry!

Any Ideas?

Well, it is now September. I am getting rid of the boys old costumes and starting to think about this year's costumes. I have a few ideas, but I am looking for some more. I would really like to do costumes for the boys that go together, and I am hoping you all will be able to help out.

Here is what I have so far:

Woody and Buzz (Toy Story)



Mike Wazowski and Sully (Monster's INC.)




Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber (Veggie Tales)


Any input would be GREATLY appreciated!

eBay listings

I am selling the boys old costumes on eBay, I made Logan pose in them for me so I would have good pictures. He was so helpful, really cheesed it up for me. The boxer costume is from two years ago, so we were lucky to squeeze him into it. What a good sport!

Daddy time

Today Logan and I were playing downstairs and Steve was upstairs playing a game on the computer. Logan asked where daddy was and I told him that he was upstairs, that he needed some daddy time. Logan quickly says 'but I need some daddy time!' I thought that was cute so I told Logan to go tell that to daddy.

Logan went upstairs and asked Steve what he was doing, Steve told him that he was playing his computer game, and Logan proceeds to tell him that he needs some daddy time and he would like to 'go to the park or maybe swimming!' How could Steve resist? He thought it was too cute to pass up.

They went to the park.

What a little charmer. Boy are we in trouble!

just in case

I realized that my last post may not have been too clear. Logan is not really washing dishes. Just playing with play dishes in the sink. They weren't dirty. Don't worry. I don't use my three year old for slave labor!

Mama's little helper

I had a lot to get done the other day so I set Logan up at the sink 'washing' dishes. I ended up taking about twenty pictures of him instead of actually using my 'free-time' wisely. Sometimes kids can be so cute it is distracting!

Another quick story, Logan is particular about his clothes, he changes them several times a day, usually for no reason at all. The other day we were having spaghetti for dinner and Logan was very neat and clean, Bronson was a complete mess. Logan was talking to Bronson and Bronson kept reaching out trying to get him. Logan very seriously says to him: "No, Bronson! This is a very beautiful shirt I have on!"