Decorating Christmas cookies

I love this tradition! I remember going to my Aunt Margaret's house and her letting us decorate cookies. She always seemed so calm and patient during the process. I hope I come off the same to my kids, but with all the little hands, icing, and sprinkles...Eek! In spite of all the mess, it's just so fun!!


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Happy Birthday to Zane!!

Zane is turning 5 today!
Five years ago, while we were still in the hospital, I said to Bobby, "This one is going to be a dream as a baby, but when he gets older he's going to give us a run for our money!". So far, I was right! Zane is full of mischief (he's the kid in school that breaks the rules but with a wink and a smile gets out of trouble). He argues so well and long, surely he will grow up to be a lawyer! On the other hand, he's never met someone who isn't his "best friend"...he is a friend to all. He will make you laugh with a dry humor that goes right past most 5 year olds. That is our Zane!!

We celebrated today after church by going to Casa Ole for lunch. At Casa Ole, they will sing to you and you get free ice cream. These are pictures of him while being sung to...he was so embarrassed (which I thought was funny because he usually LIKES attention!).






(These were taken about 5 minutes before I had to RUN to the bathroom with Seth...a-hem...let's just say that I hope Germfest 2009 is not making a comeback...)

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Houston, we have a problem...

Boy, aren't we in trouble? She's learned to pull up. Doesn't she look so pleased with herself? :)



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Thankful

I love to see these "I am thankful for..." papers come home from school with the boys. It gives me a little window to see inside their heads.




Seth is thankful for family, Spike the dog (really?!?) and God.





Zane is thankful for his baby sister, Quinn.

LOVE it!!

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Yuck

Look at this poor sick baby :(

We have been held hostage by a virus this week. Seth had it first, shared it with Zane, passed it to Quinn and now I have it. Zane seems to be having a second run of it...one that requires LOTS of towel washing and lots of Lysol. Yuck.

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Testing

Wow. I have not even looked at my blog in so long! I just can't seem to sit down at the computer. I've been conducting all of my "Internet business" from my iPhone so when Bobby told me there was an "app for that", I was interested. So this is me testing it out. Did it work? ...hello? Any readers still out there? ~crickets chirping~


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Summer

So much to do, so little time to blog. At the beginning of the summer, I was a little nervous about how I was going to keep the boys busy, but we seem to be doing okay!
They have both had swimming lessons...the instructors were AMAZING! They had a money-back guarantee that your kiddos would be swimming at the end of the week. Seth had some experience, but Zane wouldn't even get his face wet before we went. He ended the week jumping off the diving board and SWIMMING to the teachers! That was a lot of fun to watch (but oh, so hot outside!).

We had a "Chandler Family Reunion" at Lake Brownwood. The boys both caught their first fish (or two). This was such a fun trip for them...so many "firsts"... first fish, first "smore", first time to stay in a cabin...

Slip 'n Slide...this is the best $10 I think I've ever spent! This kept them busy for hours (and made them tired at night...heehee!).
Of course...the sprinkler! This is a pic of the Jedi's using their lightsabers in a battle with Count Dooku... (don't laugh...this is serious stuff, folks...ha!)

Trip to the Space Center. The lighting in this picture is terrible, but what FUN we had! They had George Lucas' personal collection on display. Bobby was off of work and we took all three of our kids and Kai with us. I played tour guide for the boys. We got to go to "Padawan Training" where you go into a dark tent and crawl around avoiding laser beams. We climbed an Indiana Jones obstacle course and fought the stormtroopers in a black lit room with air soft guns. Oh yeah, and saw some space stuff.
Bobby took care of Quinn. When she got tired, he found a quiet corner, rocked her to sleep, and sat on the ground for an hour and a half while she slept. ~Parent Award~~We've done other things too, but isn't it more fun to look at pics?!
Quinn got her first "hair trim" today...stay tuned for a post on that!