pictures of the boys

As my mother told me recently, "The question isn't are you gonna need a U-Haul, now it's what size are you gonna need?"


Hardy, har, har! Last week the boys & I made our weekly trip to Wal-Mart with a specific need in mind. We were going to get Mason a walker. Now, Eric never had one & did just fine but Mason is already at the point were he wants to be up & going. He also wants to be with me no matter where I am in the house, with a walker he can do just that. So, we picked out the walker & started to look around. Wasn't long & we came across the bicycles. After examining it, thinking about it & testing it out in the store, we picked one out. Eric is now the proud new owner of a red & black Rocket bicycle, complete with Lightening McQueen helmet & pads. Lucky for us our sidewalk is the perfect place for him to ride during the day. All of our neighbors on the bottom floor are at work & the sidewalk is not right next to the road making an excellent place to ride for a beginner.

proud new owner.

by golly, I think he gets it!

BUSTED!! Sorry, no pics of Mason in the walker yet, but this one was too cute to not post.

*On a side note: we (@7500 ft.) got some rain earlier this week but it snowed in the mountains (above 8000 ft). Can you imagine, snow in mid-May? Does it ever get warm enough up there NOT to snow? I don't know if I'll ever get used to this crazy weather.

snow in APRIL!!!

About a month ago we got a really strong cold front come in from Colorado & the resulting precip was SNOW!! The weather up here really does take some getting used to. Even still we have some days that it is a little too chilly to wear shorts or days that may require a light jacket. Is this what spring is supposed to be like?? Being from Texas (and MUCH further south) we don't typically have a spring season, maybe a week or two max. Don't get me wrong, I could really get used to this, no 90's yet. Anyways like I've said before, Eric loves the snow & will get out into it whenever he can. Being that this was probably the last time we were gonna see snow for a good long while, I let Eric loose outside & he enjoyed every minute of it!!

ATTACK OF THE NOODLE MONSTER!!!

I so think I have created a monster, a noodle monster to be exact. Mason is very quickly moving on from processed baby food in a jar to more "real" food. I could easily say that noodles are one of his faves right now. About once a week I make some sort of noodles (speg, mac & cheese, pasta roni, etc.) & you can just see his eyes light up when I put some on his tray. His dexterity is amazing & he manages to get about 95% into his mouth. Really though, I have yet to find much of anything this kid doesn't like. Eggs, noodles, bananas just about anything makes him happy. (and Heaven help us when he really gets going, he's gonna eat us out of house & home!) But like they say, the proof is in the pictures...


Yes, he ate all of that & then some!!


teether biscuits & eggs really do make the best messes!

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!

Just for Jimmy

About 2 months ago Jimmy called me with a request, he wanted pics of the job site. What I told him that day is still true today, ALL cameras are prohibited. Well, somehow the Los Alamos Monitor (the local newspaper) was allowed to publish a story about the expansion of LANL which included a pic of the job site!! So below you will find a semi-recent pic of the mud hole that Danny works in. Sorry, this is the only pic that the paper ran & the only one I can post here. Apparently if you even take a picture of LANL property, you can be accused of being a traitor, but since the pic ran in a public media outlet, we'll be alright. Hope you can see the pic well enough.

pics

*April 10, 2008 - I've tried to get this post ready for about a month now, but the pictures & my computer were not cooperating with each other. Not much has changed since I took these except I've moved the living room around & it's not quite so bare anymore.

Below are some pics of our new apartment, Eric playing on the computer (his new favorite past time) & Mason in his new highchair (his new favorite past time). Enjoy!

Like the green marble?

Our very bare living room!!

Playing one of his many games.

Isn't he just too cute???