Pathetic, maybe...

Aloha my good man

My wonderful husband and my fantastic brother went to Hawaii last Thursday morning to support our beloved Cougars. They returned this morning around 2:30 am. The intent was for James to celebrate his 40th birthday and Tony decided he would tag along, which I thought was a great idea. Sure I missed him, and our children missed him, and I think Aidan may be harboring a little resentment toward his Uncle Jimmy for taking what he thought should be his place, but Tony and James both deserved it!

Tony has made my schedule a priority this year so I can work toward some of my goals. He has changed plans, worked early, worked at home and sacrificed his own time to make sure Aidan and Nadia never have to stay late at childcare. He has taken on the Super Dad role without complaint. He cooks, cleans, maintains, fixes, budgets, listens, organizes, packs lunches, brushes teeth and hair, loves and makes us laugh. To top it off, on his vacation he searched out perfect and thoughtful 'pre-prizes' for each of us.

Reason # 5123 that I have the best husband on the planet!

100!

Last week we had conferences. Here is the mini version. Our kids are smart, stubborn and cool. They come by smart and stubborn naturally, but cool? Who knew?

Afterward we celebrated at Fiesta (fitting). Nadia and Aidan were very chatty. Nadia said she does not want to eat animals anymore because her Papa is a farmer and that would make him sad if she ate them. She was eating a cheese enchilada. Tony asked her what cheese is made of. She whinned, with a worry-stricken face, "lion?". Ok, maybe she is a late bloomer in the smarts department like her mom!

By the by, this is my 100th post! Whoa!

Crazy Cats and Crazy Kids

Last Sunday we stayed in our pj's all day long. It was the best. Here are some of the highlights:)

Spooky

I think not. . .
unless it scares you that your daughter wants to have 5 children and that your son looks like a cyborg.

Nadia was a mom with 5 kids, Aidan started as a CIA special operative with night vision then transitioned to an alien but really looked like a cyborg, Cousin MacKenzie was a beautiful Princess, Cousin Cooper was a cowboy equipped with his own horse (that he traded for the pantsless look) and Uncle Jamie was a Hazmat Worker, but everyone thought he was a GhostBuster!

A declaration of "no more candy tonight" brings tears to the young and the not-so-young.

halloween is on its way...

Tombstones are pretty wicked, but if you want to see real halloween spirit, check out these creative pumpkins!

More pics!

Sara giving the kids a sugar high!
Sausage Fest '08!

Thank you Sara for these pictures. I am a lame-o and always forget my camera. Sara is there to cover for me.