April Fools

Yes, I am that far behind with blogging. Sorry, life got busy and things have been too much fun to sit and write

I was really into April Fools this year. We had a yummy dinner that I was so excited to make for Neacel. It was chicken nuggets (oreo's covered in pb rolled in crushed corn flakes) carrots and corn (yellow and orange starburst) and mashed potatoes (vanilla ice cream with caramel and a yellow starburst) and we can't forget the orange kool-aid (orange jello). Dessert was cupcakes (meatloaf with green mashed potatoes). I had this planned way in advance and spent most of the day wondering when I could start dinner! Neacel loved dinner and refused to eat "dessert" that night. He realized he was getting the good stuff first....smart kid!
Just wait next year will be even better!!!!
Ps. Keep an eye on the blog over the next week, I have a lot to catch up on and I finally have found a little time!!! Be looking for Picasso, amazing blinking baby and more....

Loud Neighbors!

So when we first moved in to our new place we found out the guy next door has passed away and that she would be moving. Of course, I was crossing my fingers for a younger family. Well, we got a family...and to be nice, I will just say its the parents and their teenage son(I won't give the description Nick and I use for them) Since they have moved in we hear music (rap of course) and their tv daily. Now the people there before...we didn't hear anything. And the couple on the other side of us...don't hear them either. So how loud are they? Very, Nick and I were watching a movie last night and all the sudden heard music again. We had the tv ON and could still hear them! As I'm writing this I hear music and something being thrown against the wall. Its just flat out rude. But how do we deal with something like this? Our super annoying neighbors don't exactly give off the appearance and vibe of being friendly. Nick and I have questioned, what do we do? Do we go over and say something? Go straight to the landlord? We have never been in this situation before. They have been here for maybe a week and its old already. All I can think is if you wake my kids you will have one angry mother pounding on your door! Advice please! What would you do if this was your neighbors?

Brody Brod

Brody Brod (nickname given to him by Neacel) is growing a little faster then Neacel. At his 4 month check up he was 16.13lbs (almost a pound heavier then neacel at 4 months) and 24 inches. He is about to get his 2 bottom teeth, and he has the cutest inch worm crawl. And yes, that is his real hair, that he was born with. Jealous? He has big blue eyes and the cutest smile. He loves food, I have yet to find something he won't eat. He loves peaches and squash though, and isn't a huge fan of pea's but still eats them with a smile. The dr told me at this age he should only be eating about half a jar of food, yeah well Brod has a big appetite and eats the whole jar and then wants a 4oz bottle to wash it down. On the 10th he rolled over for the first time, from tummy to back. Nick and him talk a lot, and I'm not kidding. Nick will say "uhhh" and brody repeats, they do this until Nick is bored :-) He is sleeping in his crib now, still in our room because I'm too lazy to walk to their room in the middle of the night to give him the binki or feed him. So he will stay with us until he sleeps through the night, or at least a 6+ hour chunk. Brody also loves people, of course during the winter and yucky months you keep your little ones covered, Broden screams and cries until you let him see everything around him. Luckily, he has had a few colds but nothing more. He loves rattles, and anything he can shove into his mouth. He smiles for Neacel and laughs at everything he does. They definitely have a special bond.

Also at his 4 month appointment, "it" hadn't dropped yet. She couldn't even feel "it" to give us a little hope of no surgery. I have this gut feeling that at 6 months we will be going to a urologist and getting surgery done soon after that. I know I should think positive, but at the same time, I want to mentally prepare myself for this and not just have it thrown at me. Luckily, I know some people that they have been through the same thing and the surgery is quick and easy. Nothing too complex. Little scarring, and a few not easy rules to follow after but they said the worse part was just knowing they had to get it done. Either way, everything will be ok!

"Three Hundred dollars please"

Neacel is one in a million. The things that come out of his mouth just amaze me. This morning I was sitting eating my breakfast and Neacel was sitting next to me playing with his dragon and a plush dino. All the sudden he goes to give me the dino then said "Three hundred dollars please" I said "No way, its a tiny dino, I'm not paying three hundred dollars for it!" He throws the dino at the wall next to me and says "You cheap!" He says things like this often, just random, off the wall things. At night he gets really goofy. We will go lay in bed with him just to talk to him and see what he says like...a goldfish wearing boots, a blue giraffe, someone is eating a bathtub etc etc. Then there are the times he rambles and you don't get a word from it then he says "Ewwwww Caca!" Neacel couldn't be anymore like Nick, its impossible. He loves and adores Nick so much. He is already trying to wear his shoes. Besides all the funny boy stuff, he is such a sweet boy. Im sure one day he will get rosy cheeks over this story but that's ok. He recently wants us to stay in bed with him. It's really cute, we will lay next to him and sing songs, and read but as soon as we say we have to go then he grabs us (like a hug) and says"Stay here, please" We will agree to a few more minutes, but again as soon as we get up to leave he begs us to stay. Once we pull apart he says that he needs hugs and kisses, even though he just got them. Neacel has never been the cuddly type, but I won't lie, we LOVE this. We love every minute of him wanting us to stay there with him. This is the same kid that jumps on you and when you say "OUCH" he gives you a hug and says "It's ok, your fine" This repeats itself till we finally get up and move.

Neacel's biggest news! He uses the Big Boy Potty now! He is doing pretty good. He usually makes it 4-6 times a day with only 2-4 accidents. He has a potty chart, and after 10 stickers he gets a ball (which we are going to buy today) after 20 a new book, 30 he gets a Buzz Lightyear toy since thats his new favorite thing. (Believe it or not he sat through Toy Story 3, he never sits still that long) After 40 stickers he gets his big boy underpants of his choice and are going to take him out for ice cream. He of course doesn't know that part because he would only talk and drive us nuts over that one thing. He is really doing great though. It can't be boring of course, its full of weird things. We put fruit loops in the potty and he makes them "float" (I had to share the picture, Im sure other moms understand the excitement on your kid finally using the potty!) We tell jokes, play with the lights, turn the fan on and off, read books, play with toys....anything to get him to sit long enough and to stop thinking about it. The minute he is distracted, he goes! It's weird, I know but you have to do what works right?

Nick and I talk a lot about how fast neacel is growing up. He truly is such a smart little boy, with such a big love for sports. This kid plays soccer and basketball better then I do, not that I'm any good but seriously, he knows what he is doing. He loves church and always talks about a boy named Jude, and how they are friends. He loves his little brother so much and doesn't hesitate to help us with Broden. We are so proud of the little smarty pants he is becoming!!

Just incase you were worried...

We finally have internet (couldn't live without that AND cable) and we are loving our new home. Everything is picture perfect, minus the 5 loads of laundry calling my name from the basement begging to be folded and put away. Oh and on moving day my camera fell out of one of the couches and one of the missionaries found it, I literally almost cried. Ok, I'll admit there was a few hidden tears. Now that the internet is back I will update in a couple of days about the boys and all the exciting things going on in our new home...for now Im going to keep watching episodes of Giuliana & Bill and folding laundry. Perfect rainy day in our home.

Little teaser....Broden is growing up faster then Neacel. Neacel should be a Big Boy here soon :-)

It's Moving Day!

I am so excited to be moving. Now the packing and unloading I wish wasn't something we had to deal with but considering the cute town home we are moving into...I'll deal with it. I am really going to "miss" this "wonderful" apartment. All the charming people that never say Hello, or the side entrance right outside our living room where people yell wonderful things, slam the door shut or jiggle the 2nd locked door until the door gives and opens without a key. Im going to "miss" the management that are really grumpy people, that just want their money and don't care where its coming from or your problems about the apartment.....
Here are 2 pictures from the craigslist ad. Our kitchen has black appliances, and the picture is taken from the dinning room/eat in kitchen area, the door leads to the full basement. The other picture is looking from the dinning area into the living room. The pictures don't give it enough justice but its at least giving you an idea.














I don't know when we will have internet, but my cell works great in the new place! Also, I can't find our camera and its killing me. I have never in my life stressed over an object so much. It's constantly on my mind, thinking about places I need to look, it's starting to get really annoying.

La la la

We are moving Friday and Saturday, and won't have internet so this might be the last update for a while...we don't know for sure.

I lost my camera! I'm going insane because Ive searched everywhere, hopefully once we move it will show its face. If not, then Ill take horrible pictures with my cell until we can afford a new one :-(

Brody is wearing 6-9 month clothing, he is not even 4 months!

Neacel told Nick he would pay him "HUNDRED dollars" for a sip of pop

Nick is going to be putting together his summer semester this week I think, and depending on time he gets off we are going to Utah to see family and friends.

Im looking for a part time job to make us some extra money

We are buying a mini van, and I haven't been this excited in a while

Even though we are moving in 2 days, we only have 5 boxes packed! Luckily we are only moving 5 miles away so we can load up my moms vehicle, take it over, unload, and put away...then load up again....we will do this at least 15 times Friday!

Neacel and Broden are the cutest kids ever...

I made sugar cookies and it's taking all my will power not to eat a ton of them.

Im so excited for dinner tonight, Rustic Italian Tortellini Soup!

A moment in My Mind....at 5am

Brody decided we didn't need sleep tonight.....its 5am and we have been up since 2am. I'm glad he chose tonight since I went to bed at midnight!

Since Im up I should workout or clean...or both

We sign our lease papers soon! Im excited to have my washer and dryer back :-)

I can't wait to buy a van

I think I might start drinking soy milk

Summer, oh summer...Where are you?

I need to paint my nails that super cute coral color Nick bought me

We got rid of the binki, day 1 was great, by day 3 we all needed a padded room....I hate binki's! Everything went downhill when he got it back

Im enjoying watching The Nanny, but I wish Golden Girls was on

I can't wait to move back to Utah

My house is freezing

Little Brody

Little man is doing great. He had an ultrasound Friday at Akron Children's Hospital and we found out he has what we thought was missing and over time it will drop. If "it" doesn't drop by 6 months we have to see a specialist and then there is the possibility of surgery when he is 1. But in general everything looked fine, and now we just pray that it does its thing and shows up so we don't have to look at surgery as a possibility. Oh and he pee'd on the technician 4 times!

It's a monday in my home. The house is a mess from not being home this weekend and I need to get packing. Both boys have HORRIBLE coughs, the deep hoarse ones, and runny noses! So sad! So we have the humidifier out, and pedialyte popsicles in the freezer. I woke up with a little bit of a sore throat....but feeling fine now. But on the bright side, I got to sleep in till 10:30 this morning thanks to my wonderful husband, and Broden gave me 5 hours of sleep before he was hungry last night!

Oh and we got the town home! We are moving the 18th and 19th! The owner is working with us with the rest of the deposit....now to get a part time job at Target or somewhere fun!

Ice Storm

We got hit by the storm! We have about half an inch of ice covering everything. Will I leave the house today? Heck no, but I think its so pretty. Everything just has this glistening to it. School was canceled yesterday for Nick and it was pretty calm around here, today its canceled again luckily. (yes the flag is frozen solid, and the plant is covered too....if you look closely you can see drops off the leaves that froze)

Fast forward 3 hours: Mother Nature warmed up and ice started melting, then rain/sleet started up again and now its a winter wonderland outside. I was able to get some pictures of the ice from a local news channel so that you guys can see what we are dealing with. Ice storms are one thing I missed while living in Utah. I think they are just amazing, time is frozen for a little while. It seems the state is pretty much shut down when I go down the list of school closings, rumors are that a lot of businesses are closed too.

Besides the storm we are doing good. Broden had to go to the dr Monday and we found out he weighs 16lbs 4 oz, which is what Neacel weighed at 4 months, not 3! Brody is definitely a little chubbers, but we wouldn't have it any other way. Also, I need to ask everyone to keep Broden in their prayers. I don't want to say anything just yet about why, but we will know for sure Friday whats going on. Neacel is doing great, and is currently sitting on the other couch with Nicks xbox remote acting like he is playing while watching Sesame Street. We found a perfect townhome in a wonderful area and are trying to work out little details and hopefully we can take it. Its ours if we come up with a certain amount of money. We are wanting to try and work a little deal with them. The town home is adorable though. Huge eat in kitchen and living room, large bedrooms with plenty of closet space. We would have a full basement which has a room down there too that we could use for a toy room or something. We would have more then enough storage and room for everything we owe. I pray that everything works out because Im in love with this place!!!!

This isn't for sure but we are hoping to visit Utah this summer in June!!!!