Chuckleheads

Not sure where the term 'Chuckleheads' ever came from but I am sure if you looked it up in the dictionary, you would find this very picture...
Yes, my two silly little Chuckleheads thought it would be funny to wear Pull-Ups as hats and run around the house giggling hysterically.
I guess you could say I thought it was pretty darn funny myself!
Mostly, I love to capture these everyday moments so that some day when I am old and wearing a Pull-Up of my own I can look back at these pictures and remember.
Not remembering moments like this is something I always fear. I want to remember every single minute of my kids being little because I know you can't ever get that time back.
And I may or may not want pictures such as these so I have some interesting photos to put up at their graduation parties. Shhhh, don't tell them that though!

If I had a dollar for every car...

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i heart faces - 'Smirk'

It has been a while since I last participated in one of iheartfaces weekly photo challenges but this week I just couldn't resist when I saw the theme "Smirk." Then, after I hunted through my many many photos, I realized I really wasn't sure what a true smirk looked like. If I had to wager a guess, I'd say this has to be pretty darn close!Make sure to head over to www.iheartfaces.com to check out all of the other smirkers!!

Sleepy Siblings

While have been sleeping on the (blogging) job, my little rugrats have been sleeping, welllll...all over the place!It has been harder and harder to convince these two to take scheduled naps so it is the unexpected naps that have been happening around our house...literally!
This was a Saturday afternoon the other weekend. While I was cleaning out the kid's room, they dug out the portable DVD player, stuck in The Little Einsteins and had a little party of their own. Actually, I think they are all partied out at this point!
Some time during the nap I walked out to the living room and Audrey was missing. Apparently the couch got too uncomfortable and this is where I found her...
Yep, the hard laundry room floor was a much better option, I guess!
The whole Grant sleeping in his own bed thing has been going FABULOUS! He has not slept in our room at all since we made the waterpark deal. So proud of him! He did crawl into bed with his little sissy one night though :)
I do have to say it was one of the cutest things I have EVER seen! They fell asleep and slept like this the entire night. Love that they have become such good friends.
The lack of updates was because I was out of town this past weekend participating in the North Shore Inline Marathon in Duluth. The weather was cold, foggy and a little rainy so the roads were wet the entire race, then about half way through the wind picked up and that SUCKED! My time was not what I had hoped but I'm not feeling too terrible about it since the conditions were so crappy. Oh, and I wiped out around mile 3 so I have some nice road rash on my knees and hands and a nice bruise on my left thigh. Regardless of how hard it was, I would definitely do it again only next time I think I'll just train on a rough hilly road so I'm used to the terrain on the race course. Plus, the night out with the girls after the race was a complete hoot! My stomach hurt the next morning from laughing so hard! All in all it was an awesome weekend!!!

i heart faces - 'Got to Wear Shades'

It is no secret that my little man LOVES to dress up. It is also no secret that he often comes up with some purdy interesting (to say the least) get-ups! And this time, he did NOT disappoint! The other day I was outside watering my flowers when out from the house emerged this...Yes, my dear little Grant decided a hot summer day was the perfect time to dress up in his cowboy gear - Cowboy boots, a Dodge Ram bandanna tied around his neck, jean (shorts) with a belt of course, his sister's red cowgirl errr, cowboy hat, play pistol in hand and of course, don't forget a pair of shades to top the ensemble off! Hey, whatever floats his boat, I guess!
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i heart faces - 'Surprise!'

What do you get when you are in the car, on the way to a grad party, you have to stop off at the gas station so Daddy can pick something up, Mom is in the front (passengers) seat with her camera, everyone is getting bored waiting so Mom whips out the camera and says,
"Show me your happy face."
"Show me your sad face."
"Show me your grumpy face."
"Show me your silly face."
"Now show me your surprised face."?If you couldn't tell, this week's photo challenge theme over at i heart faces is 'Surprise!" I can't wait to see what everyone has in store this week. Make sure to head on over to www.iheartfaces.com to check out all of the other surprising entries!!!!

Riding In Cars With Kids

Riding in Cars with Boys Kids is always an interesting adventure. Since I am behind in my posts, these pictures are from two weekends ago when we were on our way to a graduation party. All buckled up with their blankies on their laps.
You'd think we were going on a big road trip, wouldn't you!? But nope, only a 10 min car ride but one ALWAYS needs their blankie...just incase, you know!
To pass the time, Audrey sang 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' with hand signals and all. (This is the "Like a Diamond in the Sky" part)
Audrey looked so cute in her little bows and fountain top piggies!
And Grant was too busy watching a movie to have time to smile for me.
Oh wait! There is a smile...a mischievous smile that is!
A little more cuteness...
We did have to make a pit stop so Duke could drop off some parts so to pass the time, I took pics of the kiddos. I told them to make faces and this was Grant lame (preoccupied) attempt at a funny face.
Audrey was much more cooperative! I think this is supposed to be the 'mad' face. She doesn't look very mad now, does she?!
And here's the 'happy' face.
Now the 'crabby' face...
Oohhh...here is the infamous 'stink eye' face!
This one is the 'excited' face...
And this would be the 'super excited' face!
Not sure what you call this face but I think she was making the motor sound with her lips.
And lastly the 'I'm cute and there is no way I am ever naughty or whiny' look. DO NOT let her fool you!!!!!
So which face is your favorite?

I have the day off today so we are headed to the splash pad after lunch and then we have a weekend filled with family, friends and fireworks, OH MY!

Have a Happy 4th of July!

i heart faces - 'Pets'

This weeks theme over at iheartfaces is 'Pets'. I'll give you one chance to guess which pet below is mine...Tom or Jerry?
If you guessed Tom Trixie you are correct!

The story of how this picture came to be is almost as funny as the picture itself. This very afternoon, I was moving three bags of top soil and when I picked up the last one, a furry little baby mouse was scurrying around. Grant wanted me to catch it so I told him to grab one of his butterfly nets. He did, and I was able to capture this little feller (not without a couple of high-pitched squeals and shrieks, mind you!) Since we had actually managed to catch it, I figured we had better at least take a couple of pictures of it. I told Grant to hold the net while I tried to get a picture of him. The mouse ran to the top of the net and sat there while I snapped away. Meanwhile, our cat was enjoying a peaceful nap in the sunshine. Grant decided the cat should 'get' the mouse since that is why we have her (to keep mice out of the garage) and she is usually quite good at it. In this case, she was sleeping so soundly, she didn't even know that a mouse was right under her nose...literally!!!
For those of you who are wondering the fate of little Jerry...well he ended up running up the handle of the net, Grant screamed like a girl and dropped the net right on the cat. At that point the mouse ran right over the cat and up the back of the chair she was lying on and took an Evil Knievel leap from the top rung into an evergreen shrub, never to be seen again. The End.

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Sibling Love

We've been busy busy once again! Busy with the kids, the yard, the flower gardens, building the new shop, planting lilacs at the land, working, t-ball games, grad parties, visiting family and friends and simply enjoying summer. Tonight I have a little down time because after t-ball, the kids left for a 2, and maybe even 3, night sleep over at Grandma and Grandpa's. Daycare is closed the rest of the week and the kids have been begging to go spend some time at the lake so timing was perfect. Since I am going to miss them like nuts, I thought I would share some pictures I took a few weeks back of them loving on each other!NO...Audrey did NOT revert back to a nukie. She found and old nukie of hers in the back of a drawer and decided it would be funny to act like a baby. It only lasted about 2 min but she thought she was pretty funny.
For the most part, I will just let you enjoy them enjoying each other without too many words.
NO...they were not making out! I told them to give each other a kiss and apparently Audrey is an aggressive smoocher! I better watch out for her some day.
I probably shouldn't tell you what they were doing in these next few pictures.
Can you guess?
If you guessed spitting, you are right.
NO, not big old loogies. More like 'say it don't spray it' kind of spitting. But still...YUCK! Whatever it takes to get a cute pic of them laughing together I guess!!
Oh, and check out that cute little pony tail. Audrey's hair is finally getting a little length to it so I couldn't resist trying her very first pony tail.
Now, off for a good nights sleep, in to work early and then I'm thinking a pedicure may be in the cards for tomorrow after work. It will nice to not have to rush to pick them up from daycare and to have a little time for myself but I miss them already.