Tuesday Randoms

I have been so bad at getting the camera out and taking pictures of these guys. I hate that I forget, I'm making a bigger effort in the next couple weeks before school starts and I hardly ever see the older two. Yesterday Dane thought he was so funny. He told me this was tractor head. I thought it inventive since he used the glasses from Mr. Potato Head and put them in his tractor. You can tell he thinks he's funny.

My Tuesday Randoms...

Without sounding too sappy, yesterday was a good day. I finished putting all the the weekend laundry away, cleaned up one of the bathrooms, sent Kathryn to a friend's house for a few hours, talked on the phone a couple times and read some of my book. I'm reading New Moon by Stephanie Meyer (along with most everyone else in the free world) and I haven't been totally sold on it yet (I feel like you Becca). I just want to get through it because my mom just sent up the Big Stone Gap series by Adrianna Trigiani. I have heard nothing but great reviews all over the place about this series so I'm excited to start it. My mom did say she cried over and over (in each book) so I'm preparing for that. Have you read The Big Stone Gap series? Fill me in with no spoilers, is that possible?

To catch up on the weekend a little bit, On Sat we ended up at the pool with Mike and Marion, Matt and Shaila and their boys. It was perfect weather, not too hot and just a little breeze. Milo thought it wise not to use sunscreen on his back (um, white back) and has been paying the price for that the last couple days. While we were at the pool the girls (Marion, Shaila and I) decided we needed to head to the movies without men or children. We went and saw Hairspray, which all of us liked. The dancing had me so jealous. Where was I when they handed out moves like that? I missed it all, I guess I was talking in another line!

On Sunday we got together at Marion's with the Hardy crowd and ate a good dinner. Every Sunday when we are leaving the church parking lot Nathan is begging to eat at Gramimi's house. I swear we don't set him up to call and ask her, he just loves to eat there. Everyone knows how grandmas cook good food and Nate has learned this lesson early in life. Both of his grandmas are fabulous cooks and when they cook he just eats it better. What's that all about? It was a nice Sunday and the kids came home and crashed!

Nathan has taken control of my old digital camera. He loves it and is usually cracking me up with the photos he 'sets' up. His cars, his horses, whatever. The funniest is when he tried to take a self portrait. He told me they were really hard to get right. Thanks Nate, I can't tell you how many self portraits I haven't gotten right. At least he knows he needs practice right. Here are a few of his funnies.

I should probably be disturbed that Dane is playing 'dead' with his tongue hanging out but really I find it hilarious. They were playing horses and he told me this is how horses die. OK Dane, how do you know this little fact?

I didn't take the time to fix their eyes but I wanted to post how willing these two are to be his subjects. He directs them around and they do it. Too funny. I hope he takes some more. He's sure to take some funny ones of my mom while she is here. So if you come over, watch out if he has his camera in hand!

I have my dr's appointment this afternoon. I'm so glad I have been feeling better but I am dreading the scale. Usually I don't care about it but this time it is one HUGE chunk of weight in one month. I'm telling myself that it's my body catching up but really it's me eating food again. And apparently too much food in 4 weeks time. Oh well, all for the greater good of the baby right? I'm hoping to get my ultrasound scheduled in the next week since my mom will be here. (She decided she would get bored on her break and wanted to see the grandkids again. And maybe her kids too, not sure on that one.) And I want to find out what this baby is. I love the 'idea' of not finding out but just knowing that I can does me in. I have never been one for liking a surprise, they drive me crazy! If I had a girl, I would want girl things. If I have another boy, I'm ready for some new boy things. So there you have it I don't care what I'm having, I just want to know!

My mom, Heidi and Kate are going to be here on Wed (tomorrow). I'm going to do Heidi's hair while mom figures out how to entertain all 4 kids in my little house. That sounds like a grandma thing to do right? Maybe she could put Kathryn in charge of Kate. Or Kate in charge of Kathryn, that might work too.

As for the rest of the week, no plans or pressure. I love it! I do need to think about some school clothes in the next couple weeks. Not a ton of stuff but both kids need shoes like no tomorrow, Kat needs jeans and Nate needs shirts. Now maybe I'll remember what I need to shop for.