Mickey Mouse Birthday Party

My boys' birthdays are only 5 days apart, so we decided to have a joint birthday party to celebrate Cohen turning one and Pierce turning three.  Pierce was obsessed with Mickey Mouse, so a Mickey Mouse Party was in order.  Enjoy the pictures, done by Wendy Childress Photography!

Coming back to the Blog

I decided to try out a couple of different blog sites, and, for someone who isn't very technological, the other sites were too complicated for me. So, I'm back on here.  I find this site to be very simple and user-friendly. Now, if I could tear myself away from all the lesson planning and grading that I have induced upon myself, I would be able to blog a little more.  I moved up to the high school this year, so it's all new curriculum, a new site, and a new grade level.  But, I love it!

Red & Gold!

I am so uber excited for this weekend!  My Niners haven't been in the playoffs since 2002!  I know this will be a great game.  The Saints have the #1 offense in the league and the Niners have the #4 defense in the league--so it should be a good game.  I would be lying if I said I wasn't nervous.  But, if we are going to lose to a team, I'd rather lose to a good team, then to some crappy @ss team.  So to gear up for this weekend, I'm getting a head start......

RED & GOLD! RED & GOLD! RED & GOLD! RED & GOLD!

Rock Wall

Ever since Pierce watched his buddy, Erik, climb up the rock wall on his swingset, he does it all the time.  I was nervous the first time he started climbing because I was worried about what would happen if he fell.  But, he hasn't fallen yet! =)

Birthday Party

Pierce was invited to his first birthday party today.  Well, actually, he was invited to another little boys party back in October, who happens to have the exact same birthday as Pierce.  Well, he isn't exactly the type of boy I want my son hanging out with, so I didn't take him to that one.  Not to mention that I just had a baby 10 days before that party, so it wouldn't have worked anyways.  Anyhow, this little girl is in Pierce's class and is super sweet, not to mention a cutie patootie!  They had it at an indoor facility where children can play, in fact, it's called Child's Play.  Pierce loves it there, so he had a blast.  We didn't stay the entire time because it ran well into his naptime, but we stayed until the 30 minutes before it ended.  =)

Here is a picture of M&M's.  We use them when Pierce sits on the potty seat and only when he sits on the potty.  He now allos me to take his diaper off and it's amazing what he will do for a few pieces of M&M's.  It's almost like we are at Sea World and he is Shamu and I'm his personal trainer.  He doesn't always sit back on the potty seat so that his wee wee is in the bowl.  But, if I tell him to scoot back on the seat, he does, all while looking at the chocolates in my hand.  Who knew that these colorful little chocolates would do such wonders.  Now, if only he would actually pee in his chair.............  Oh, he will tell us pee-pee sometimes, but he's usually gone by the time we get to the seat........Oh well, it's a work in progress.

Playtime to Sleepy Time

Yes, it's the next morning once again.....I'm a mom of a two-year-old and a 3 month old, what do you expect? =)  Will add comments later tonight!


Pierce goes to a preschool class 3x a week.  I learned rather early on to send him to school in clothes that you don't mind get dirty and may possibly always carry a dirty stain on it.  No better shirt then a football shirt.  As you can see, he had some fun with markers.  Why am I not surprised.

So, after a long day at preschool, he passed out on the couch.  I didn't want to move him because he is so sweet and angelic-looking when he sleeps.  But, I do love carrying him off to bed because I know one day very soon I won't be able to pick him up and carry him to bed. =(

Two of my favorite things!

Cohen has been learning to sit up on his own for quite some time now.  In fact, he has been holding his own head up since he was about two weeks old.  After a while, his head does start to bob like a bobber just sitting in the middle of a lake waiting for a fish to bait.  But, for as chunky as he may be, I am pretty impressed that he is doing so well. 

Surprisingly, the doctor said that the "little" guy (and I am giggling like a little school girl right about now because even he can't be serious about him being "little") has a small head for his big body.  Still not quite sure how he came to this conclusion, but if he says so, then I guess he is right.  After all, I didn't pay $250k to go to college and work 20 hour days, 6 days a week, to pay said college tuition before I can start making money.  So, he must be right.  So, all in all, I am pretty excited for my baby to start sitting up on his own.  Let's face it, it would make my life so much easier.  He likes to be held, but I don't know how many people would like to hold a 13 lb. sack of potatoes all day long.  That is literally what it feels like for me........

So, after holding my chunky butt for a good portion of my day,and  feeling like I've just played the linebacker position for the Green Bay Packers, I get to enjoy this at the end of my day.....

There is nothing that a little Starbucks cannot cure.  Awwwwwwww.............

Good Night Ya'll