kiddos update

I know I haven't done one of these in awhile & Mason had a dr's appointment today, so I figured now was a good time to catch everyone up on the boys. Wow, time sure flies when you are having fun (or EXTREMELY busy). The boys are now 4 years old & 7 months old. OH MY GOODNESS! where did the time go?? Eric is becoming so independent & really wants to do all the things the big boys do (like video games that he's not quite ready for). He is still Mommy's little boy too, that is evident when it comes time for bed or he has woke up scared in the middle of the night. He currently is very into games on the computer & his hand-eye coordination is awesome! I have really been impressed how well he is at pong-like games & tangram puzzles. Eric is also a great big brother! He loves to make a pallet on the floor for he & Mason to play on (sometimes a little rough) but is usually very good with the baby. Speaking of Mason, he has become MOBILE!! He's very fast at the army crawl & will follow Eric everywhere (most of the time). He's at that stage where if he sees me, he wants me & no one else will do. (Sorry Daddy, no hard feelings!) We did visit the doctor today for his 6 month check up. (I know we are a month late, we got behind with the move.) Anyway, Mason weighs 18lb 5oz (50% for his age) & is 28in long (75% for his age). Now lets see if I am 63 in. tall, that makes him almost half my height!! Geez!! I really like our pediatrician here, I've been very impressed with the fact that she gives the shots instead of a nurse. I don't think I've ever seen a doctor do that, very rare!! She said Mason is doing very good & is where he should be. She also said not to be surprised if he walks sooner than Eric did. (Isn't it normal for 2nd babies to walk sooner than the 1st one did? Or is that just an old wives tale?) Oh I almost forgot, Mason has 4 teeth now (3 on the bottom, 1 on the top) with 3 more on the way. He has been surprisingly good with the whole teeth thing. Okay so I guess that's about it for now, take care & we'll see everyone in August?.

He's concentrating so HARD!! Video games

can be killer!

All smiles, most of the time!

you just never know...

"Oh, I wish I were an Oscar Meyer wiener......." I've been here long enough to learn that you just never know what surprises this place has in store. Well, the kids & I set out early this morning to do our Friday shopping like any other normal day. One of our errands for the day was to go to Albertson's in Santa Fe (I am on the hunt for some Raspberry Chipotle Sauce). You will never guess what we found in the parking lot of the Albertson's...THE WIENERMOBILE!!!!! Yes, we went inside & yes, the Oscar Meyer people really are as nice in person as they are on TV. Eric got some stickers & a wiener whistle, he even got to honk the horn! I wasn't as quick to act as I should have been & did not get a pic of Eric in the driver's seat but I did manage to snap a pic of the Weinermobiles after our tour. Notice the new Mini Cooper Weinermobile?? Guess they are trying to keep up with the times!