Travis's first snowball fight 3-6-08!

I know it has been a few months since I blogged and I owe you all Thanksgiving, Christmas and Birthday pictures but I thought it would be a crime for me to pass up putting these pictures on our blog page. Similar to NY, the schools let out as soon as they open with just the threat of even an inch of snow. So Travis was home by 1:30 and we just finished his homework when he begged for 10 minutes straight to go outside and play in the snow. When I finally gave in with a promise from him that we would be coming back inside in 10 minutes he was so excited he actually agreed! I actually believed we would be back inside in 10 minutes too. I hate the snow and everything about it. So i grabbed my camera and out we went. I didn't realize that once I got outside how much fun we would have. Travis loved driving his jeep around in the snow. It was pretty cool to watch it go. Then a few of our neighbors decided to start up a snowball fight and well, the rest is history. We stayed outside for an hour with one clothes change. We were frozen to the core when we went in but I had never had more fun playing in the snow ever! Watching Travis with all of his excitement and joy of playing in the snow for the first time was worth freezing my but off. I still do not like the snow but i do have a new appreciation for it now!

Dad's visit

Dad came into town this past weekend for a visit. Unfortuantely we were all sick and he came to the boy's doctor with me on friday and he was gracious enough to watch the boys for me on sat morning so I could run down to the dr's and get checked out. Thankfully we all checked out ok. Just your usually sinus infections but nothing serious. We did salvage the weekend and the beautiful weather by going to feed the ducks at the park and play on the monkey bars. Travis slid down the fireman pole for the very first time! We were so proud of him! Zach was his normal cute self. Dad got a really good picture of him that totally shows his personality. All in all Dad had a good time but was really tired after his weekend. We look forward to seeing you again soon!

Halloween 2007! Superhero Family and Friends!

Hey all! We had a great Halloween! Yes, you guessed right! We were the family of superheros! 2 superman, 1 superbaby,(who wouldn't wear his cape), and to complete our happy family one supergirl or supermom, whichever you prefer!

I started our afternoon by putting on my Supergirl outfit and picking the boys up from school. I made them put their costumes on at school and we then went to the gym to trick or treat. The boys got lots of goodies from Ashley and Rachel. Next, we went home and got ready for the evening by setting up the bounce around and pulling out all of the candy for the trick or treaters. We had some pizza and then we went trick or treating! Our friend Heather manned the door while we were out. What a blast it was. Zachary caught on really quick. He was amazed that when you knocked on a door someone would answer and give you candy! He liked to pick out his own candy though and he had to put it in his bag himself. Travis was riding his scooter from door to door. We just couldn't keep up. He filled up his bag superfast! We only went around our neighborhood this year. Next year we will expand our trek to the neighborhood behind us, which means more candy! WHOOHOOO!

Race Day! 5k Race for the cure...

Hey All! Race day was so much fun! We started the day by meeting at the gym at 6:45am. Rachael and Ashley had breakfast for us and we all took our turns warming up. we walked over around 7:30am to get our numbers and our tags that kept our official time. We were in our bright green shirts that said save the TaTa's! I was told that we were all on the news that night because we were at the front of the starting line! Rachael won 2nd place, overall, and won a $200.00 prize! she finished in 19:34 only :14 behind the winner! Congratulations Rachael!

I finished the race in 39minutes and 35 seconds! Well under my original 45minutes goal from the last race and under my personal goal of 40 minutes. I started the race running, very slowly, and made it farther then I thought I would. It felt as though everyone was passing me but I stayed focused and just made sure I kept up with the group. I stopped in one minute intervals when I needed to and increased the interval time to 2 minutes as the race wore on. Toward the end of the course I had a little set back as the final 2 or 3 tenths of a mile was all up hill. I almost died when I turned the corner and couldn't see the finishline but I stayed focused and ran/walked the rest of the way in, making sure to run over the finish line. That is the greatest feeling in the world! Anyway, my team from Fitenss Together was there to cheer me on as I crossed the finish line!

Zachary's Birthday Party at Dad's House 10/27/07

Hi All! Well, we had party number 2 for Zachary! This one was for just the family. Mom, Dad, Travis and of course, ZACHARY! We had a blast eating the Nascar cake that Dad bought for Zachary. It was super cool with and came with a steering wheel and a speedometer too! Zachary LOVED all of his gifts, (some a little more then others), but we are certain that this boy of ours, (and he is all boy), will grow into the toys that he got. Dad bought him this supercool car that is made for 1-3 year olds. You sit in it and press the red button and it goes all of 1 mile per hour. Zachary was a little nervous about it but Travis jumped right in for a test drive. It was hilarious watching him squeeze himself into the little car and then take off. I don't think that John and I had laughed so hard together in a very long time. Zach preferred riding his 4 wheeler that mom got him. He can sit on it and move himself. He was slow getting started but when he got the hang of it he was off and rolling like it was nobody's business. His favorite gift was the Lightning Mcqueen racing tracks! Being all boy and LOVING cars, (just like his big brother), Zach played with that one for a very long time! Mom also bought him Tic-Tac-Toe Toss Across, (remember that one!) Travis is always telling me how boring it is at my house so I wanted to get a game that we can all play together. i can;t wait to put that one toghether. it's going to be fun! I believe that birthdays should be celebrated! We are only 2/3 of the way through with Zach's celebrations. His final party with his classmates will be happening on 11/10. I can't wait!

Hey All I am 2! Zachary's Party at christ Methodist Daycare!

Hey all! Look I am 2! I got to celebrate with all of my friends at Christ Methodist Daycare! Mom and Travis stayed up late and made my special cupcakes for my birthday! There were Pigs, sheep and dogs! the best was they were all made from scratch and they STILL tased good! I guess anything tastes good with marshmallows, cookies and icing on it! Then mom stayed around and read books to my class and gave us all pony rides on her lap! We had a lot of fun together! We are going to have a second birthday party at dad's house tomorrow afternoon! I can't wait to see what presents mom and dad have bought for me!

Travis's First Batch of cookies!

Well baking season has officially begun! Travis was home from school today and I decided that we would kick off the holiday season by making our first batch of cookies from scratch! Travis enjoyed using the mixer. We had a lot of fun as butter and sugar shot all over the walls! He also liked to decorate the cookies with the cool food writing pens that I bought him. if I let him he would have ate all of the cookie dough raw! He did a great job with them and we really had fun. He even spent 30 minutes after we were done just cleaning the counter and the walls, all by himself! I think we have a chef in the making!