Fireworks too scary

Logan was asleep this year for fireworks. Sam was funny he jumped everytime one popped. The cracker balls sent him running into the garage. Sorry no pix just videos this year.

Legoland and Disneyland

There are just too many pix to choose from. We took 460 pictures. SO here are a very small sample of our Disney trip. It will get easier next time we go. You have to be 7 to ride the rides alone and 54" to help someone younger. So Parker went on the rides alone and Gordy and I traded off taking Sam and Dylan while the other person sat outside the ride with Logan. Gordy and I didn't mind the arrangement but Logan did. He was tired of the stroller after awhile snacks just don't cut it. We had a great time. We did 1 1/2 days at Legoland and 1 day at California adventure and 4 days at Disneyland. Then we spent 1 day with Danny, Danielle and Rosabelle in their beautiful new home. We were BUSY BUSY BUSY!! But worth it to see the smile on the kids faces (especially Sam's) when he saw one of the characters. Mickey, Buzz and Goofy were his favorites. He tried to kiss everyone. They would pat his head and he would say "I love you, you're my buddy." The boys highlight was getting to train in the Jedi academy and fight Darth Vadar with lightsabers.

Logan kept tugging his ears off. Parker preferred the baseball hat to ears this year.

Sam would not top talking about Buzz! The boys were great with him waiting in line to take his pix with the characters.

Momma's new ride

This is my long awaited Momma mobile. We can pick it up in a couple days. Gordon said he would never own one. Never say Never!! Like a good husband he's buying what his wife wants.

We are having a must needed DVD player (Parker & Dylan requested a movie in their car). Like they don't get enough TV time at home. It will be so great for a rode trip to Boise next weeekend. It is hard to share the 7" one between all 3. Now Parker and Dylan can watch their own movie if they want. I am so excited to have more space and so are the boys. Leather seats, automatic sliding doors, rear air, 8 seats and a reversing camera.

We have 6 weeks to go before baby "Ranger" comes to the family and I was starting to get nervous that we weren't going to have a car for him. But, it all worked out. When Momma's happy everybody's happy!!

R or no R that is the ?????

7 months pregnant. I now have 8 or 9 weeks left but who's counting? Pregnancy has been good for the most part I get a lot of back aches and heart burn. Heart burn is a sign of a head full of hair. Just like Sam hopefully. We do have baby name issues.

Gordon, Parker, Dylan and Sam all have a middle name that starts with R. Gordon is convinced that this baby boy will feel left out if he doesn't have a middle name that starts with R. I don't want to do R again. I really didn't want to do R with Sam but Gordon did so I let him pick it. No we haven't decided on a first name. I have to get this middle name issue resolved.

Basically what I need to decide is if I don't give him an R name will he have 1 more thing to blame his parents for when he talks to his therapist? Isn't that the excuse for adults "it all started in childhood, it's my parents fault?"

Use the poll and vote. Will this hurt his pysche? I mean the other 3 were born in August and he's hopefully going to be born in June so already he's different. Maybe he won't feel left out if we name him August. August Rush!!! That's it that's the name! Thanks for the Love. VOTE!!!

Let them in?

Two nights ago while among peaceful dreams I barely am aware of the door opening and pitter patter to Gordon's side of the bed. Dylan had come into our room and he always goes to Gordon's side of the bed because guess who is always on my side, Parker. Parker usually doesn't come in until 5 am and crawls over me (I sleep on the edge hoping for my own space). Sometimes Parker wakes me up asking for me to hold him. I have to be touching him. He is a mommy's boy. Anywho, 2 nights ago after Dylan has been in our bed awhile he gets up and leaves. I wonder why until I roll over and hit the dreaded wet spot. Oh sure pee in my bed then leave to change into dry clothes and hop in your DRY bed. Well what do I do at 4 am. I roll over hoping Gordon doesn't find out because he'd make me get up and change the sheets. Minutes later he realizes Dylan left and asks me where he went. I played dumb and rolled over. Well he felt the wet spot got up grabbed a towel put it over the wet spot and got ready for work.
Not a good morning to have to strip the sheets, mattress pad, feather bed thing and the mattress was soaked. I go through spurts where I let them come in then I tell them to stay out of our bed for awhile and threaten to lock the door. Sometimes I think that their little it won't last much longer and they'll be to big or too cool for snuggles with Mom so why not enjoy it. (except for when they pee us out of the bed). My Mom says I did the same thing when I was little. Sorry Mom and Dad I now know how frustrating it must have been.

Children of the Corn

We went to Cornbelly's which is a corn maze and this year the corn field maze is shaped as American Idol singer David Archuletta. They had more activities than I thought for the kids. They had a big jump on it pillow and pedal carts and we can't forget the mini-cow train ride. We did the corn maze and after a 1/2 hour of following the boys directions we saw the emergency exit and told them they did it! They conquered the maze.

I tried to semi-coordinate all of us in orange. We don't have very many family photos done.

Parker took this picture of Gordon and I. He is a great photographer. He says he wants to be an artist when he grows up.

Don't be surprised if this is our Christmas card photo. It turned out cute. You never know what your gonna get when strangers take your photo. This girl actually asked feet or no feet?