Busy Boys!

I have to say...being a mom of two BOYS is a lot of hard work. Ben and I have noticed that we rarely get to sit and relax...which of course is good and fun etc...but at times...exhausting! Above is the new picture one of my student's mom took of the boys two weekends ago. She did a really great job and we had a lot of fun taking them with her. I will post more soon!!!

That same weekend, Mary and Mary Rose came down for a shopping extravaganza. :) We went to Zona Rosa to celebrate Mary Rose's birthday a little early. Dillards had 70% off summer shoes. SERIOUSLY! Who can resist that? I couldn't. Mary couldn't... Mary Rose could...she found some fabulous new birthday shoes for full price. She hasn't bought into Mary and I's philosophy of always going with the intention to save more than you spend. We had lunch at Tom Fooleries and coffee at Latteland before heading home. A big thank you to Ben for taking the boys all day so I could have a little retail therapy. It was exactly what I needed and so much fun.

This weekend was much more low key. I have a pretty nasty little cough going on and I couldn't talk at all on Saturday. ROUGH for me...because I love to talk. Tate has it too...we went to the doctor today and luckily we just have a virus...so we will get better. He did have a little infection in the one ear, but because of the tubes, we will be able to treat it with no problems.

In other news, I am no longer blonde...I am a nice little shade of brown. My students were pretty shocked...I was pretty shocked...but I think it looks OK. No one has said it looks terrible, so hopefully they are telling me the truth. I actually feel a little smarter...OK maybe not...but it is a good change!!!

Have a super week!!!

Weekend photos

So, I am not great at uploading photos in the correct order... I also did not get any pictures of Grandma Mary! I am not the best photographer!!!

In the Jungle...

Tate, Joey and I after a long day at the zoo....

Peyton heading to the water...

Our Sandcastle!














Ben and Tate building, while Peyton ventures off to the water...

Ben and Tate at the aquarium

Ben and Peyton with the bears.

Labor Day Weekend Fun

We have had a busy and fun filled weekend! I have been wanting to go to the Omaha Zoo with the kids all summer. Unfortunately, it was way too hot for most of the summer for that idea to even sound fun. BUT, the weather cooled off, and since we had three days this weekend instead of two, I thought it would be a great idea. Ben was a little concerened about missing college football Saturday, but ended up agreeing to go! On the way there, we called Uncle Joey to see if he wanted to join us since he lives in Lincoln...and then called Mary to see if they would like to join us too! Mary Rose had to work and Roger was busy, but Mary was able to meet us. Meeting inside the zoo was a little crazy...but we ended up finding each other and having a great time. Our favorite exhibits were the tiger mom and her new baby, the aquarium with the sharks, and the bears. We were all very exhausted when we got home!!!

Yesterday started off kind of lazy, because we were all so tired from the zoo....I cleaned a lot of the house and started organizing closets. I think I might have a slight problem with organizing things. I start and then can't stop. Yesterday it was the boys' closets. I started taking the too small out and rearranging what was left. Then I started going through the tub in Peyton's room of too small to see if there was anything that Tate could wear this winter. Suddenly I found myself in tears because of some of Peyton's clothes. Peyton has gotten so big in the last 6 months...he is bigger physically and has grown a ton...but also mentally...he understands and talks like a big boy. Seeing his little gray sweatpants that used to be so big on him that he wore all of the time made me sad. I wish I could keep my boys little forever...I am not ready for the world to be mean to them and for them to experience life events that are less than perfect. So, when going through all of the too small clothes and the too big clothes, I made a promise to myself to really enjoy every moment we have with the kids when they are the age they are now. Soon Tate will be growing out of those same gray sweatpants...

SO...to enjoy the boys yesterday, we took them to the Mozingo Lake beach. I am SOOOOO glad I didn't try this adventure alone this summer.... They were both little sand monsters and were covered from head to toe with sand. We played in the water, built a fabulous sand castle and then rolled in the sand and buired Peyton's feet in the sand. It was a really fun afternoon...and also made me so THANKFUL that my own sandbox at home is filled with soybeans instead of sand! I can't imagine having that sand mess at our house!!!

Peyton was invited to his friend Derrick's house to play this morning. Derrick is 4, and they have the BEST time together. We had him over on Thursday night. So, this morning, Ben and I have been doing little odd jobs around the house...It is so much easier with one little boy instead of two! I really can't remember life before Tate...but no wonder I was able to keep everything together and clean so much easier!!! :)