troy's party...

last night we had troy's 1st birthday party. he won't officially be 1 until tomorrow. he was sooo cute! i have said before that he loves to eat and he had no problem digging in last night. i actually made and decorated the cake, my first ever. i even made the icing! i think it turned great! brandon even said that the icing was the best part and he hates frosting. i'm not a big icing fan either but it did taste pretty good, maybe b/c it was fresh. okay this isn't about me... caleb was so excited for troy. he stood guard of the cake until we cut into it. troy, of course, couldn't blow out the candle so we let caleb do it. everyone enjoyed watching troy dig in and he acted as if it was no big deal. we gave him one slice and when he was done with that one, he screamed for another (in true troy fashion)!

this is what the boys looked like when we got home. they "party-ed" hard!

go bats!!!

caleb had his first coach-pitch game on saturday. he played really well. he got 2 outs, one playing 1st and one playing 2nd. both times he stopped the ball and tagged the base. his hitting still needs a little work. he went 2 for 3, "striking out" at his first at bat. they get 7 swings of the bat before "striking out".




so now we start another season of baseball. i really enjoy it though. it reminds me of all the time we spent at the little league games when i was younger. i always enjoyed playing and watching!

flashback friday...

this was our family one year ago today. we were at caleb's first tee-ball game. i was obviously very pregnant with troy. wow, can you say puffy all over!! i think i had been to the hospital the day before with no luck. this night was terrible. after the game, we (me, brandon, caleb and my mom) went to applebee's for dinner. i started having contractions as soon as we got there and couldn't even finish my dinner for the pain. we ended up leaving before everyone finished because they were so bad. we got in the car and i laid the seat back to try and get comfortable and the contractions stopped. i would sit up and they would start again. lay back and they would stop, go figure. needless to say nothing happened that night and wouldn't for another 4 days when troy was born on april 1. no joke:)!

one word tag!!

**one word only

you’re feeling: tired
to your left: printer
on your mind: tagged
last meal included: hotdogs
something you find it hard to do: laundry
the weather: nice
something you have a collection of: barbies
a smell that cheers you up: oranges
a smell that can ruin your mood: poop
how long since you last shaved: days
the current state of your hair: up
the largest item on your desk/workspace right now (not computer): speakers
your skill with chopsticks: none
which section you head to first in the bookstore: kids
…and after that?: bathroom
something you’re craving: soda
your general thoughts on the presidential race: annoying!!!!!
how many times you’ve been hospitalized this Year: none
a favorite place to go for quiet time: bed
you’ve always secretly thought you’d be a good: phlebotomist (someone that draws blood)
something that freaks you out a little: snakes
something you’ve eaten too much of lately: chips
you have never: wrecked
you never want to: wreck

easter 2008

where did the day go? i felt like i was running all day long. kind of miss the feeling of last year's easter (check last post).

i got the boys new easter outfits. they both really needed church clothes, so i went all out. they were so cute. i took them out on saturday to make pictures and am i glad i did. they were both stinkers. troy wouldn't look at the camera and caleb didn't want to take "a dumb picture". well this was as good as we could get.




we did get individual pictures of the boys and here they are:




of course, the easter bunny visited the boys and here's what they ended up with.




here's troy checking out his basket (he was more interested in the grass)



caleb got legos and a bionicle (something with legos) and said "the easter bunny was thinking good!" it's nice to know that the easter bunny knows what kids want:)!

easter...last year...

since i missed posting on friday, i decided to do an easter "flashback" to last year.



i had just had troy on april 1st. easter was on the 8th so he was 1 week old. we didn't make it to church that day, understandably, but still had a nice day. we had dyed eggs the night before and hid them for caleb most of the day. it was quite uneventful but peaceful none the less. it was really nice to have my mom here to help us! thanks mom for all you do! you're the best and i love you!

i am thankful for the easter holiday and the reminder that it is of what Jesus did for us all...

flashback friday...

since it is getting close to troy's first birthday, i started thinking about caleb's first birthday. we were living in alabama. poor kid was sick with double ear infection but he was so good. he was always a good baby!

troy's first haircut

troy got his hair cut for the first time today. i was kind of nervous about it too. brandon's mom cut it for us and it turned out really cute. it was so weird to look at him and be able to see his eyes and ears without moving the hair first. here are some before and after shots. unfortunately, he has a double crown in the back and his hair stands straight up. now that it is shorter, it stands up even worse. we might have to start breaking out the gel....

before


after (with dirty hair)


after (with clean hair)

can you please just tell me?

last night as we were driving home, i reminded caleb that he has this baseball team meeting this afternoon. he said that he didn't want to play because he was afraid of getting hurt. so brandon started in with the discussion about not being afraid to get hurt because the pain only lasts for a little while, yada yada yada. the "be a man" talk. then we started giving examples of things we do even though it hurts but may be fun (brandon again) or for other reasons.

okay so here is where i opened a can of worms (way to go me). i asked caleb if he wanted more brothers or sisters and he said yes. i proceeded to tell him that if i was afraid of hurting that i wouldn't have any more kids. luckily, he doesn't know about wonderful drugs but back to my story..... i figured that would be the end of our discussion. well, as we were getting out of the car he asked "mommy can you please just tell me how mommies get babies out of their tummies?" (like i have been intentionally avoiding his question) my brain goes into overdrive, what am i going to tell him? okay, sometimes doctor's have to cut babies out of some mommy's bellies and (as the garage door was closing, it's really loud) that's why girls have different "bums" than boys, they push them out of their bums. i answered his question and he didn't hear a word of it....mission accomplished!!! right???

what is going on in there?

so, i was busy leaving a comment on charity's blog and i heard caleb, in the bath tub, laughing really hard. i stopped typing and listened a little closer. troy is in the bathroom. i heard water squirting, troy gasping, caleb laughing then troy laughing. are they doing what i think they are doing? i go check....yes they are! troy is getting sprayed in the face by jabba the hut (caleb's tub toy). boys......

i was tagged in february....

1.WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? i think so. i think that miss america 1979's name was summer. my middle name is leigh and my grandpa's is lee. don't know for sure or it just worked out that way.

2.WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? today watching a story on the today show.

3.DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? sometimes

4.WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? turkey

5.DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Yes… 2 boys

6.IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? i hope so

7.DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? noooo not me ;)

8.DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes

9.WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? probably not now. having kids makes you have less control of some things, you know.

10.WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? i like POPS

11.DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Sometimes

12.DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? most of the time yes. but put a dr. pepper in front of me and i fold like a lawn chair.

13.WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? dreyers ultimate caramel cup but not crazy about icecream

14.WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? hair

15.RED OR PINK?depends

16.WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? my muffin top but i'm trying to work it off

17.WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? my family in alabama

18.WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? blue jeans and red/orange/black flip flops

19. WHAT'S THE LAST THING YOU ATE? milk and oreos, not gonna help that muffin top, oh well!!!

20.WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? something on tv, whatever brandon is watching

21.IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? green

22.FAVORITE SMELLS? fruity smells

23.WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? that would be brandon, last night from my cell phone. wow, no calls today (except annoying telemarketers, didn't talk just hung up on them)

24.FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? i love, love, love college football. i can watch any team play. i also watch tennis, suns basketball and some baseball.

25.HAIR COLOR? brown w/ old highlights (need to freshen up)

26.EYE COLOR? hazel, a lot depends on what i am wearing, change between brown and green.

27.DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No

28.FAVORITE FOOD? green salads, pasta salads, pizza and shrimp...mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

29.SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings (scary movies keep me from sleeping)

30.LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? non-kid movie- forrest gump (tv version) kid movie-cars

31.WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? yellow w/ brown undershirt (kind of feel like a banana)

32.SUMMER OR WINTER? yes i love myself, oh, seasons. i like winter the best. we can actually go outside during the day and not melt.

33.HUGS OR KISSES? depends

34.FAVORITE DESSERT? don't have a favorite but i like cake.

35.WHAT BOOK(S) ARE YOU READING NOW? doctrine and covenants with family, trying to finish wicked (kind of funny when you consider the titles)

36.WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Nothing, it's just solid black

37.WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? big brother and law & order:svu

38.FAVORITE SOUND? my boys playing and laughing together, no crying baby in the middle of the night

39.ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?neither

40.WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? from arizona...orlando, florida from alabama....not sure i've been to mt. rushmore,sd and yellowstone natl. park which ever is the farthest

41.DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? i can curl my tongue and roll it.

42.WHERE WERE YOU BORN? alabama

i tag....whoever wants to do it.

recommendations please....

i am looking for a dentist to take caleb to. it doesn't matter if it is a pediatric dentist or not, just someone that is good with kids. he is a little freaked out about any kind of doctor so they would probably need to be experienced in "freaked out" kids. any recommendations will be greatly appreciated! thanks!