it's been a few months...

...since my last blog. not much has changed. the boys are getting bigger. life is good. Like almost everyone, we are busy...which explains the lack of blogging. check out my facebook page for updated info and some recent photos. here are a couple from trick-or-treating last night! fun times! and I have to say, these boys love their candy!!!

7:37

so that's what time i run the mile now. I know it won't get me to Beijing, but it's 2:30 faster than I was running 8 months ago! I listen to the same two songs on Josh's ipod every time i run so that I can pace myself. (it used to be 2 1/2 songs, but now I don't even finish the 2nd song!!!)

The songs: Dismantle. Repair. by Anberlin - The Kill by 30 Seconds to Mars

now on iTunes!

Josh's cd "Expect the Unseen" is now available on iTunes.
Check it out!

working together

fun with a box on a rainy day

it's here

In case you don't read my husband's blog, I figured I'd let you all know that his newest album just hit the shelves. It is a worship album containing 10 original songs. Visit Josh's myspace page to hear 4 of the songs.

F I N A L L Y

• Kyle is finally sleeping through the majority of the night (7-9 hours at a time).
• Justin is finally tall enough to go to the bathroom w/out a stool (or w/out my feet being used as a stool).
• Josh finally has an office to work at so he doesn't have to try to get work done at home with two boys who can't stay away from him.
• I'm finally getting some good sleep!
• Spring is finally here to stay...I hope!!!

get in line

josh's album is set to release this month. I may be a little biased, but the cd is awesome! (I got to hear the master copy before it got sent off to discmakers...wife privilege!!!)

baby on the move

The other morning, Kyle was entertaining himself with toys, so I took the opportunity to sit down at my computer. However, as soon as Kyle heard Justin and Daddy upstairs, I heard him crawl over to the stairs and start hitting the bottom step...or so I thought! I walked over to check on him, and he was halfway up the stairs! Kyle really doesn't seem to be afraid of anything--he even tries to climb on top of the vacuum while I'm using it! Justin is loving the more active Kyle. He's anxious to have a playmate.

lovin' a little rice-a-roni!

update

this is what's been going on in the weeks since i last blogged...

• josh is almost finished with his album
• kyle is not only crawling, but he's using anything and everything to pull himself up to a standing position (and he's not afraid to let go and fall down!)
• kyle can crawl up stairs with no help
• justin can recognize and name all the letters (uppercase) of the alphabet and numbers 0-9
• justin can go to the bathroom and get dressed all by himself
• Easter was fun--i posted pictures on my facebook page
• more to come...including pics

like josh said...

...i like to take pictures!
enjoying a popsicle and a chicken nugget

watching the rain

uh-oh

a little something to hold you over until I have time to upload some more pics...

time to read

I like to read. I don't get to read as much as I'd like to these days, but I still keep up with the John Grisham and Mary Higgins Clark books. Josh gets them for me almost as soon as they come out. (I believe I'm all caught up.) I make the time to read those books; however, there is One Book that I haven't really been making time for...The Bible. Since I grew up in a Christian family, went to church, and attended a Christian school and college, I have read the Bible a lot, but to be honest, most of the time it's been a chore. However, this week I started reading Ruth (I don't know why...it just jumped out at me), and now I am in I Samuel. I already know "what happens" in these stories, so now I'm looking at the details and picturing what I read...it makes it more real and interesting.

blog title explained

I am ready for warm weather. When I thought about what I'll be doing this spring, I realized most of my time will be spent in our yard or at the playground. Justin LOVES playing outside, so we've been doing a lot of that this week since the weather has been decent. Today we made mudpies!


(daddy's on the roof fixing the gutter)