Squishy bath

So my Noah is the perfect mark. Whenever he sees something on TV he HAS to have it. Doesn't matter what it is; oxy clean, ninjagos(? some kind of Lego looking ninja), hot wheels that go on the walls, today he was asking me if we had CLR and if we didn't we could go to Walgreen's and get some.

So when he saw squishy bath he knew that he would love it! So he has been begging me for months to get it and being the awful mom that I am, i refused. Finally he talked Grandma Wendy into getting him some, and it turned out NOT as cool as on TV.

Noah not too sure...

Pretty much you are adding the little diaper jelly absorber things to your bathtub. So all I could think about is that my boys are bathing in diapers. 

GROSS!

They were so excited to get out and rinse off in a shower! 

Now what to do with the other squishy boxes Grandma bought...

Campbell Soup Boys

So over at  CampbellShop.com they are holding a contest for the REAL Campbell Soup Kids Picture.
Of Course I had to submit my boys.
So Lauren (Collin's awesome cousin who came to stay with me this weekend) and I cleaned up my kitchen and took some pic of my cute monsters. Nick of course started crying. He hates people telling him he has to sit and eat ice cream. Okay he just hates people telling him what to do.

Don't you love pics of little kids crying??

The make the funniest faces sometimes, unlike adults who just look gross

Noah was a little HAM! He loves the camera!

He warmed up eventually...

Christmas- One Big Party

So our Christmas started out on the 23rd. My sisters came into town and we had a mini family Christmas dinner before the boys and I left to Arizona. Giving my family a chance to give the boys their Christmas presents and giving me my new camera!! One of the best gifts of the night was the crossbow that Noah and Nick gave to Taylor. The entire night everyone kept playing with it. Josh being the best shot asked me if we could play William Tell, but with a coke can. Of course since it is just suction darts I couldn't say no.

Christmas Eve we went to a Christmas party at Collin's cousins house. Stacey and George are so wonderful they even got Santa to come bring presents to the kids! Nick stood in on almost every santa picture taken. And all the little girls there were so smitten with Riley, she was the hit of the party (after Santa of course). 

Christmas morning Collin's family came over to our house for presents. Noah was so excited to open presents he sat in front of the tree just watching it. Until it was time to open presents of course! Nick and Noah just wanted to play with their old toys and the Hot Wheels Set that Santa left out for them.

Noah got these really cool drinking glasses from Aunt Cathy, I love how something so simple brings so much joy to a child's life.

Then Nana Nelson came over with some gifts for the boys just after lunch time, and then for dinner we all met at Courtney's house for you guessed it MORE PRESENTS!!! 

Sunday morning we went out to my aunt Gretchen's house for a yummy breakfast with Michelle, Dana, Tracy and Zef (Michelle's Grandpa). Tracy had a special surprise sent from my dad. A replica of his dog Frank. The real Frank wasn't quite sure what to make of the metal dog, but everyone else loved metal Frank.

 Nick likes to look pretty once in awhile

Then that night we had a Birthday/Christmas dinner for Noah with Collins extended family. 

Can you see Noah just digging in!

And of course we had to have one last party for Uncle Spencer's Birthday! 

That's a twenty on his cake. Two candles and a Zero. lol

We had so much fun in Arizona, the boys loved being able to see their dad and all of that family and most especially Bonnie! She has been missed so much while we have been in Vegas by one little boy who NEVER let her leave his side. 

Nicklaus went potty!

Nicklaus went to the bathroom in the potty today!!!

The boys decided to play in the backyard and make a pool, so they ended up naked like all little boys do when its hot outside. I asked Noah to bring me some underwear and a diaper and he came back with two pairs of underwear and told me that one was for him and the other for Nick.

So once the boys had the underwear on they went to go show Daddy.
Daddy asked Nick if he was going to start using the potty now that he was wearing big boy underwear. He said yes and off we went to the bathroom. We got up to the toilet and I asked if he wanted to sit on it. Yes again!
So I sat him down and asked if he need to go pee, sure enough he went! Started laughing and stop so then I asked him to go more pee, and so on and so on for a couple of mins.

And then he went again once before bed! I am so excited I know that it is very early to be thinking that Nicklaus could start potty training, but this is a good start on it!

Bat Masks

My little Noah is obsessed with Super heros. He wants everything to be Iron Man, Superman, Batman, Captian America. It if has a mask and/or a cape he thinks it belongs to him. So when I saw Living With Punks do her bat masks I knew that I had to make some for my little super heros.
They were so simple took me about ten minutes a mask from cutting to letting Noah put it on.
And it is now a new favorite at my house.

Bath Time

My boys favorite time of day is bathtime! Nicklaus is usually jumping in with clothes, shoes, diaper, whatever he is wearing when I annouce it is time to take a bath. They will sit in there and play for as long as I let them. And then when I tell Noah it is time to get out, almost everyday he responds with "aww man! Can we take a bath tomorrow too!??"

But sadly they never get to take a bubble bath because Nicklaus is deathly afraid of the bubbles. Hopefully sometime soon he gets over that because the best part of a bath is the bubbles and wearing bubble beards, hats and bikini tops.

Are you a Proud Parent?

Are you a proud parent? Very Much so

How many kids do you have? 2

What are the ages? Noah 3, 4 in december and Nick is 1 1/2

Boy(s) or girl(s)? both boys

How old were you when you had your first child? 22

Was it planned? Nope

Do you regret it? Never

When were your kid(s) born? Noah Dec 26th and Nicklaus March 26th

Do you plan on having more? Yep

Do you have more than one baby daddy/momma? Nope, they have the same Daddy

Do you love your baby daddy/momma. Always

Are you stiil with this person? Yes I am

Are you married to this person? Yep for over 4 years now

Is this person a good parent to your kid(s)? Most days, he is learning and doesn't know what to do with Nick because he is still so young. The older the boys get the better he gets at being with them.

Do you live with this person. Everyday of my life.

Do you have a happy family? Most days

Do your kid(s) look like you or the dad/mom? Noah looks exactly like his dad, and Nicklaus looks exactly like Collin's grandpa.

Do your kids have proud grandparents? They have lots and lots of proud grandparents

What did you want your kid(s) first words to be? I wanted them to be Mom I love you!

What was their first words? Noah was Dada and Nick was ball

Is being a parent hard? very hard

Do you put your kid(s) before everything? each and everyday

Do you have a job? I work part-time from home

Is your child in school or grown up? they are not even old enough to be in school yet.

Do you have a mommas boy or a daddys little girl? I have One Mommas boy (Nick) and One Daddy's boy (Noah)

Are you looking forward to being a grandparent someday? I am counting the days. I have Noah married off already and Nick has a couple of options but nothing concrete yet.

My Boys

I'm so tired. But I feel like I haven 't updated my blog with a post about me and the boys in a very very long time. So here is a quick update. Then off to bed for me.



Noah- is a stinker butt who no matter what time he goes to bed is up by 630am. He has now learned not to really destroy the house (to much) while mom and dad sleep. He will come in and sit on our bed watch cartoons until Nick wakes up at about 6:30-7:30 Sometimes later if he had a bad night. Noah is oppsessed with Mario Bros and is actually getting pretty good at the game ie. can jump and go in the pipes and shoot fireballs. He still has not mastered level one yet. But he will by the end of the year i'm sure.

The funniest thing he said this week...well... that I can remember is when Grandma Wendy, myself and the boys were on our way to get smoothies at McLoving. As soon as Noah saw the Yellow Arches he said " Look! Its McDonalds! Now THATS the stuff!" lol He is so full of life and laughter I love that boy so much!



Nicklaus- Is growing up to fast! We have now found out that kid is a social eater. If he sees someone else eating, he has to be eating as well. Hence why he is called our Chunky Monkey. Nicklaus LOVES to clinb on everything. He is always on top of my table playing with whatever craft/work I have going on.
He has a facination with my sewing pins. He will grab the pin cushion and just sit there pulling the pins out and putting them back. And no matter how much I think he is going to stab himself; he nevers does.
And he is talking so much. He will tell us, Go it that. You, out! Give me that. Its Daddy (mommy, poppa, brother, Bonnie)! I Love You. More please. I am amazed almost daily with what Nicklaus says.

I have been so blessed with such great little boys. Yes they drive me nuts and somedays I can't wait till bedtime. But most days I just bask in the joy of being their Mom.
Thank you Hevenly Father for giving me exactly what I needed in my life.