Not AGAIN!

Austin has ANOTHER ear infection. I just need to know as SOON as he starts fussing, not napping and not eating it is an ear infection. I called Mike yesterday to complain about Austie clinging and whining all day thinking he was just in a funk. Then, I had the brilliant idea of going to the gym and letting someone else deal with him. Of course the childcare lady came and got me because he had been screaming for half an hour. By then it was too late to see his regular doctor so we paid yet another visit to urgent care. Let me tell you how fun it is to sit in a waiting room with a wild 4 year old and whining baby. It was a blast! I'm calling the ENT today. ENOUGH already.

wrangler butts drive me nuts!

I found these jeans in a box of Tyler's old stuff. I really can't imagine myself buying them. They were too funny not to put on Austin.

Bath-time

This is the 2nd time in our marriage THIS has occured!

There is a hidden bathroom in our house. You probably only know about this bathroom if you know me very well. And, even if you know me well I won't let you inside this b-room. It is off of the office, and it shouldn't be there. It is just a wierd location for a bathroom. However, this is a bathroom that Mike and Tyler really enjoy. It is my DIRTY little secret! Lately I've had cleaners block. I'm usually fairly clean, but for some reason I can't seem to get everything in order. The above picture should illustrate how bad my cleaners block is. This hidden bathroom got so horrendous that Mike actually cleaned it!!!! Mike is very helpful about everything else, but he does not mop or do bathrooms- EVER. That is, until now. I think I figured out the secret...

Downtown P-town

I have lived in 3 towns in my life: Prescott, Provo and now Peoria. P-town used to mean Prescott, so when people say P-town here I think of Prescott. Today we went to downtown Peoria for a walk. Tyler got soaked in the fountain. Austin has been a GROUCHER so he had to be held the whole time.

Right now Tyler and Austin are actually playing together. Austin will chase (crawl very fast) Tyler when he says, "You can't get me." It's pretty cute that there is real, live interaction between them now.

This is how we roll

Tyler and Mike were mowing the lawn together last night & I thought it was cute!Austie hanging out watching Daddy mow

Tyler making silly faces for Austin

Tyler sat still for a minute

Austin clapping

Mike was home last night, and finally had time to mow the poor, neglected grass. Both boys love playing outside. We'd better get it out of systems because come November we'll be hanging out at home a LOT. I'm NOT looking forward to this Winter!

You know how at Halloween time people put a bale of hay on the porch with pumpkins and mums etc.? Well Mike picked up some hay for me, and in a moment of stupidity, I cut the rope bounding the hay together. Now we have a pile of hay on the doorstep. I really can't even tell you why I cut it. Now I need a new bale of hay for all of my cute fall stuff.

Daddy's boys

Tyler & Mke with Tyler's fishTyler and his Rocket Blaster fishing pole

Tyler steering the boat (scary)

Austie practicing walking

Austin is so glad when Daddy comes home

Don't you hate it when you get NOTHING done all weekend. Bob Villa decided we had to change our back patio (okay we really did have to, it was in BAD shape) so he has been working on that in his spare time. (He was working on the built in BBQ this weekend.) I like to clean over the weekend and Mike can take charge of kids, but no such luck. I really feel unsettled when I have a dirty house. SO, I'm avoiding it by being on the computer.

Mike and Tyler had a blast on the father/son campout. Tyler keeps asking when he gets to go back. I think he drank 2 gallons of soda and had a piece of junk food in his mouth the entire time. Mike also let him play with fire. If Tyler burns the house down we all know who to blame.