The Ultimate Looser

Dear Family and Friends,
Some of our family members (especially me) are fans of the Biggest Looser show. Locally our Fitness Accademy has a program called the Ulitmate Looser. The first year they did this program the prizes were really big and there was some cheating. So they've modified it a little so as to prevent such cheating. Well, to make a long story shor (as if I could) my mom and I have joined this program to get bathing suit ready for Mexico. I have my "before" picture on my fridge and will not be posting it. I do know that it is on the SARC site and will get that to you if you are so interested in tracking our progress. Every Friday we weigh in to see how we are doing with our nutrition and our exercises. So I will post those.
We go to the SARC every night at 7 pm to exercise with one of our two trainers, Patrick and Greg. They have helped us track our calories through the dotfit program online. So here is to us, and I will post more info as we get it. Wish us luck.

The "no" to "why and what" transfer

For all you mothers out there who have experienced this in its full glory just sit back and smile and say to yourself "ah hu, I've been there." Adon is in the wonderfully independant stage that two year old go through where "no" is the answer to everything and tantrums attack at any given time. Adon's tantrums cannot be labled as such because they are small and very manageable. Call me lucky. But the word "no" is no answer at all in our house any more. It has transformed (or morphed) into the words "why" and "what". Now Adon is a big fan of the character Super Why from PBS kids. So sometime when he starts on his "why" antics he will end with and exclimation of "Super Why" and I laugh. But it is the "what" that sometimes gets me going. He repeats "what" so often that he sounds like a deaf old guy or a broken record player. Personally I really really don't like repeating myself, especially to a two year old who compies my every gesture and word. I know your listening.... :P But this is good that he is out of the "no" stage because that means we are one step closer to potty training!

This face that Collin is pulling reminds me so much of his cousin Faith. Collin and Adon are checking out their stash and shoving it into their mouths as fast as they can.
Yes, I dressed them the same on purpose. They are a cute pair of kids. Collin does this hand thing for Papa where he "tosses it up" for patty cake. Adon is just focused on counting his loot and shoving it into his mouth before someone else gets it. Who cares that Mom wants them to smile for a picture.

Adon hunted for Easter Eggs, hidden by Nana. Every one helped. Thanks so much for all the goodies. I've got this egg huntin' thing down.


Ryan was talking about something and I caught this way macho picture of him holding such a cute kid. Hey its balanced right?

Collin and Papa hanging out at our hot dog roast while the "big" kids played on the jungle gym and went down the slides. Collin loves his Papa so much.

Dad being one of the "big" kids. Having fun is what we do best. Love you sweetheart!

Random Pics

Here are some silly, random pictures that I haven't published yet. Here is Collin. He was actually in a tired mood then auntie Kelsey put this in his hair and made every one laugh and that made him laugh. I love that this picture shows his bottom teeth. What a goof!
Collin's personality is really coming out. He loves to chew on everything, especially these glasses but we managed to stick them on him a catch a picture before he quickly yanked them off.

Rub-a-dub-dub, three men in a tub and who'd you think they's be? The butcher (adon), the baker (ethan), the candlestick maker (collin), as they all went out to sea. Gotta love those handsome boys, and we can't resist taking a bunch of bath tub pictures. Its not very often when we can get them all looking at the camera at the same time.

Ah, my sweet Collin with lunch on his face. Those big eyes say it all. "Mmmm, thanks for lunch. I love you Mom!"

Amalga Easter Egg Hunt

There is a park about a mile away from our house where there was an Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the town of Amalga. At 9 am sharp (lol) the kids were let loose to find Easter eggs. After we emptied our eggs, Adon was excited about all the loot he had collected.
Adon got a little basket for Easter to put his eggs in. He was a very good hunter. He found a few for Collin too. Happy Easter!

Nana came to watch the festivities. It was a little cold but that didn't stop the whole town from showing up. Even Collin was excited to get an egg or two. He mostly just like the fact that they rattled when he shook them.

Announcement...

Hey everyone who wants to know. Collin has six teeth. Yea and more coming. He isn't the happiest baby right now but there is progress. He still doesn't want anything to do with crawling but he is content with the mobility that he has attained. I've gotten out the next size up of Adon's old clothes for him. Most of them are summer shorts and such but we will work it out until it gets warm. He is getting so long that some of the 12 month pajamas with the feet in them don't fit him. Yet he is skinny as a bean pole and eats like a horse. I hope you all are jealous or our six inches of snow we got today. You know you are!

No Picture Included...

I am daily surprised at how cleaver a two year old can be. Especially a determined two year old. Adon likes to play games on www.pbskids.org, or"play elmo" as he calls it. This morning I woke up to the sound of this certain website. Aaron says that he had turned off the computer the night before. Adon turned the computer on, navigated through the Internet to find his favorite sight and adjusted the volume to his preferred setting. Then he found Aaron's favorite music list in the local media player and was playing some good tunes. Usually in the morning Adon entertains himself with toys or books until Aaron and I get up (usually by the call of Collin). So I got out of bed to see how my cleaver two year old had gotten so accustomed to the computer. He sure is going to know more about it than I do by the time he turns three. There he was standing on the computer chair completely naked enjoying his favorite game of Likity Letter Bingo. He turned and saw me and got all excited. He said "Morning Mom" and jumped off of the chair. I asked him why he was naked and he said with a smile "poo poo" Then leading me into his room he showed me where he had taken off his pj's and diaper and pooped on the ground next to his bed. We have been attempting to potty train him but he won't go in the potty. But this morning he was so proud to show me his not so little deposit on the ground. Good morning to you too Adon.