The Night the Lights Went Out

Yesterday afternoon the lights went out and what was supposed to take 6 hours to fix took 10! It began as a brown-out where the lights were dim and we couldn't watch TV or cook (horray!), but eventually it turned into a full-blown blackout. Luckily we had a flashlight and two little boys with crazy imaginations. They told "scary" stories that involved a man getting his arm eaten off by a 100lb. hippo.

As a black-out bonus Evan slept 11 hours straight! Fabulous!!!!!

4 years and 4 months

Yesterday both Cameron and Evan had check-ups at the doctor complete with shots! I have a few facts about each.
Weight: 41lbs. Height. 41in. Cameron loves to watch his big brother play video games, working with his hands and completing puzzles. His favorite website is Starfall and he loves to rhyme words and dance. Cameron lost another tooth prematurely yesterday, but all is well.

Weight: 12lbs. 14oz. which is very surprising to me. I thought she was at least 15lbs. I mean look at those chubby cheeks and she's got rolls of fat for days! Length: 24.5 in. Evan loves to lay on her tummy, watch her brothers, and chew on her hands. A few days ago we got an Exersaucer and she loves it! It's helping her grab and batting reflex and allowing her to "play" with her big brothers.

BREAKING NEWS!!!!!

I'm interrupting this week's regular blog update for a breaking news alert...


EVAN IS CUTTING A TOOTH!!!!!

Now back to your regularly scheduled web surfing.

First Foods and Great Pics

Last night Evan got her first taste of real food. Well, if you consider organic (thanks Tamona) whole grain rice cereal in a soupy consistency "real food". She did pretty well, but definitely let me know when she was full by turning her head and sticking out her tongue.
BTW-Bumbo's work for feeding much better the bouncy seats.

Here are a couple of great pics for your viewing pleasure.


CHEFS CAMERON AND DAMON FRYING UP SOME CAT FISH. YUMMO!!!

DJ ON HIS WAY TO THE WINTER PROGRAM

CAM BEING GANGSTA (SCARY!)

Holidays????????

So, lately Christmas has been a major topic of discussion at our house. We really don't celebrate it, but in past tears we have always gotten the boys a gift a piece. This year seems to be a bit different though. DJ and Cam are older and they're being sucked into the marketing machine that is the holiday season. They want a tree, and stockings and ten thousand presents that they probably don't deserve.

I feel bad that I'm not allowing them to really participate, as I do have fond memories of trimming trees and presents from my Grandma's, but I just can't do it. No tree and no stockings here, it's totally against who I am. Now, I can see myself bending on the gift thing. I mean who doesn't like to buy their kids stuff and see their little faces when they open them up. Damon doesn't want to spend a ton of money though (that goes against who he is), but I'm hoping he'll have a change of heart by the end of the week.

Here's the shopping list thus far:

DJ- Sonic learning game for his Didj, complete series of Roscoe Riley's Rules Books, and a big Bakugun.

Cam-New Leapster game, sight word early reader books, and a big Bakugun.

Evan-Exercauser, and I don't know what else?????

Happy Baby

Evan is such a happy baby. She's always smiling (much more than DJ or Cameron ever did) and yesterday she gave us her first giggle!!! A full blown laugh is right around the corner. She also rolled over from her tummy to her back for the first time last night. I'm hoping to catch it on video to share with everyone.

She also thinks that she's a big girl and loves to sit up. Now, she can't sit up on her own (unless she's resting on her huge belly), but if you hold her up she's pretty happy. If she's laying down and doesn't want to be she'll raise her head and try to lift herself up into a sitting position. Her head is just too big to be successful.

In shopping news, they opened a Buy Buy Baby pretty close to my house, so the other night I went out and got Evan a car seat cover. It's just like Babies R Us but they don't have as many clothes and they're a tad more expensive. They have cute stuff that I haven't seen in regular stores, like those Robeez shoes, Taggies blankets and Loopa Bowls, but other than that I think I'll stick to Carter's outlet and Burlington.