Wanted...

We haven't done anything too exciting lately. We're very excited that Shane is taking an extended leave, so we can play together. I decided that I'm getting way too in demand these days. We couldn't afford to have a security system placed, so Buddy has been in training to be my personal body guard...

With crazy things around your house like this.....

You can never be too careful.
So far we have caught one fugitive on the run that goes by the code name Buddy....

Be careful he's a dangerous criminal, specializing in being cute, cuddling and giving nonresistant pleas to play trains...

The aliens are coming...

We DID NOT, I repeat, DID NOT play with trains today. Then of course, the day isn't over. We whipped out Shane's Lego's from when he was a kid and built a space station on the moon. The moon of course has gas stations there...


Buddy created a lovely rover...


And of course the piece de la resistance, the space ship....


Which can apparently transport rats to the moon (thank goodness for that, now I know where to send her when Shane is gone)...


Over and out from Space Station 3000 ...

The many misadventures of Buddy...

So the past few days, we haven't done much of anything, other than hang out together as a family. It's been super exciting around here. Buddy has picked up reading on his own. Of course he's doing it true family style...


Buddy has discovered a lump on his belly...



But thank goodness it turned out to be benign...


We've played ball...




We had time to build a ramp(Buddy did it all himself) and play with cars...


We brushed up on our super flying abilities...


In our laziness I did forget to put in some pictures from our trip to Seattle, so here they are, we had a great time looking for sea creatures....


Spelling our names in the sand (I promise it read Buddy, just in 4 year old)...


Since we were in Seattle, we decided to hug some trees like the locals...


We took a great nature walk...





Then, we weren't quite satisfied, so we decided to commandeer a sail boat an let out our true pirate nature....



You see those scallywags smiling, but they were trembling in their boots, fearful of the pirate Captain Buddy...



Even the dog was shaking in his boots...


That is until there was a revolt and Captain Buddy was tied up and taken prisoner with a sour lad...

All in all, we had a really good time! Now it's time for a snack....


Over and out, Buddy and his stick...

Finally, a new addition to our family!

So many of you know, we've been trying to expand our family. Yes, it's been years, but somehow, some of our prayers were answered. OK, that would be Buddy and Shane's. I came home from work yesterday to be greeted at the door by Buddy and Jerry. Jerry used to be his imaginary mouse (because another kid just wouldn't be fun), but now, thanks to what I imagine as a couple cute "I love you dad"s and a couple extra hugs we have now accepted into our home the descendent of the Bubonic Plague...


But he's a great fit, he gives loves...


And, we're so proud, he can already play trains...



All in all a bunch of super "rat"tastic days....

Aaaaaaaaaaaa!

So now we are in Seattle visiting the in-laws, sadly we couldn't find any toys to play with....




But thank goodness, Buddy has a few connections, all he needed was to make a few of these....

Which ended with a lot of these...

All in all a bunch of super fantastic days!

Ode to a triangle...

OK, so really today was pretty much same ol', same ol'. We played with trains, went to church, came home played with trains, went swimming, then played with trains some more. I know sounds exciting in every way. While we were swimming the hot tub was making some freaky sound and the drainer kept shaking. Buddy was slightly afraid, until I stepped in with my fine mama skills and told him that the hot tub had just eaten and now had some serious indigestion and bad gas. Then the boy couldn't get enough of it. It's amazing how gas can always brighten your day!
We also played a game of favorites...
Favorite shape.........triangle
favorite food..........strawberries
favorite dessert.......pancakes
favorite color.........blue
favorite restaurant....IHOP
favorite thing to do...swimming(I'm sure because that's what we were doing)
favorite outside thing.Lagoon
favorite person........me(once again because I was the only one there)
favorite body noise....heartbeat (this one actually surprised me, we love toots)
So that's it for our day, slightly boring, but super fantastic in it's own way!
We'll see you on the flip-flop!

Need I say more?...

So our day pretty much consisted of this...


But before you completely write us off as total train freaks, we did get some spring cleaning in...


We did go outside and play a game that did not include trains, it's actually one of his favorite games called THERE'S THE GIANT. It basically goes like this, lots of running around, hiding from the invisible giant, the eventual getting eaten by said giant, and yes our favorite, getting pooped out by the giant. Poor kid never had a chance with a mom who thinks that all body functions and fluids are hilarious.
We'll see you on the backside..


All in all a super fantastic day! We miss you dad!