Good Times Go So Quickly

My Dad, Stepmom, Sisters and Brother just visited last week. It's been over a year since I have seen them last. In the picture above from left to right is Cassandra, Layton, Nathan and Kayla. The kids got along so well. Diane bought them each a Nerf Gun and they spent hours running around chasing each other.


We didn't really do anything touristy while they were here. They found this huge house they rented for the week. We pretty much spent a majority of our time at the house because it had a huge yard with a pool so it's built in entertainment for the kids. :) We had a family BBQ Thursday night, and another family lunch at Sweet Tomatoes on Sunday.


I forget how much I miss my family until I see them again. It is so hard to see them leave and I wish we had more time to spend together. Maybe someday we will be able to move away from this horrible, horrible desert, and we can move closer to them.

We love you guys and we miss you so much already! Next year we are coming up there. :)

The Many Faces of James

Those of you that know my husband, know how

he loves to "pose" for the camera. These were

some random shots that I took the other day

while he was doing his thang. :)

Who needs regular clothes anyway?

Nathan has learned that staying in your jammies all day on the weekend can be a very fulfilling day! Most Saturdays he doesn't get changed all day. He just plays around the house in his jammies or his underwear. When I ask him if he is going to get dressed today, he asks if we are going anywhere, when I tell him no, then he says he doesn't wanna get dressed. When he wants to play outside I tell him he has to get dressed, and of course, he changes his mind and just stays inside.

WHAT A LAZY BOY!! :)

Who is that Masked Man?!

Gregory got ahold of one of Nathan's swim masks and tried for about 20 minutes to put it on. He finally got so frustrated he brought it over to me, crying so that I could put it on for him. He walked around the house for about a half hour wearing it until it got so foggy he couldn't see anymore and kept walking into furniture.

Mini-Pool

James and I bought a small pool for the patio. The twins love it! Every day when we get home, they both try to climb inside, even though there is no water in it. Timothy cries every time he has to get out...just like he does in the bathtub.

On another positive note, my friend Jamie is going to attempt to teach Nathan how to swim. He used to teach for the city and I have convinced him that he needs to teach Nathan. Tonight I will be going out to buy the necessary supplies and hopefully Nathan will get over his fear of water and learn how to swim very quickly. :) I am so excited!

"Hi!"

Last night when I picked the boys up from Daycare, Gregory walked up to me, said Hi then walked away. This is the FIRST word he has said, other than the usual Mama, Dada stuff. It was so adorable. I just can't believe his first little word was "Hi". He is such a cute cute cute baby boy!

Lesson Learned?

I got the Mother's Day gift that a Mother never wants to receive this year. We were out at Lowes shopping for a new kitchen sink; after the purchase was made, we went to El Pollo Loco for dinner. James and Nathan went into the bathroom to wash up while I waited with the twins in the dining room. I heard a strange noise come out of the bathroom and then Nathan cry. I thought he had hurt himself while washing his hands. James came out of the bathroom without Nathan and I asked what had happened. He put a spray nozzle from a kitchen faucet set-up on the table. I asked him if Nathan had broken that in the bathroom (not understanding what was going on). James then informed me that Nathan took it from Lowes and had put it in his back pocket. Needless to say, Nathan was in ALOT of trouble.

After much discussion, we decided to ground Nathan from any TV viewing for the next week. Yesterday I called a friend of ours who works for the Mesa Police Department and asked if he would mind talking to Nathan about stealing and why it's wrong. He agreed right away and met us at Nathan's Day Care in his patrol car and in full uniform. The kids were all shocked to see a police man there and Nathan knew exactly why he was there. Jaime asked him why he did it and explained that stealing is wrong and you can go to jail for doing something bad like that. He then had to explain what jail was and he even put a handcuff on Nathan so he could see what it was like. Last night we drove Nathan to Lowes and I made him return the nozzle to the manager and apologize to him. The manager told Nathan he was sad that he took it, but glad that he came back and returned it and felt bad for being a bad boy. He said as long as he never ever did anything like that again, it would be okay.

Hopefully after all of these experiences, Nathan has learned a lesson and he will never do this again.