How she sleeps,I will never understand

This is pretty much what it looks like when Siena is trying to sleep and Cole is any where near her.  How she sleeps though that is beyond me.

More of the little princess

The Fredy's are a book!

It finally arrived!  After a year of long hours at the computer, the time has finally paid off.  The first of the 6 books I have been working on came in the mail today.  This book is the Fredy family's life in 2007.  It is a 440 page book with just under 1100 photos.  What I love about this is that I don't have to be selective about my pictures.  I can use as many as I want.  That proves true in the 2008 books which are two 440 page books.  Yes, I have a problem.  :-)  

I am super happy with the quality of the book and very impressed with how the photos turned out.  I can't wait to get the 2008 books and the 2008 blog book.

When I see this...

It makes me wonder why the hell I thought cloth diapers were a good idea.  The kids were on a roll today and it's only 3 pm!  If a certain little one (Siena) would just take a nap, this situation would not have occurred. 

Twilight Party of the Century

The main entrance!

The games!

Teams: Pattinson Power lead with 6000 points in to Final Jeopardy

The Forkers in second place with 3200 won Final Jeopardy over Pattinson Power to take the win.  The Bloodsuckers came in 3rd with 3000.

Lindsey you did an awesome job at setting up Jeopardy.  My favorite part was the categories.

The details!

A tribute shelf to each book and one to Edward and Bella.

Attire - Red, Black & White 

Red Velvet Cake

We dined on ravioli, bread sticks, caprese salad, cheese assortment, artichoke dip, and of course only red drinks were served.  There was also a white chocolate fountain with assorted items for dipping.

Until November.......

Thanks to Lindsey and Elissa for planning the best party ever!

Thanks for some of the photos too! :-)

25 months old

Cole is now 25 months old.  1 month into his terrific two's!  He has his moments of sweetness and he has his moments of out-of-body-experience tantrums.  He is constantly on the go and if left to rest for to long he tends to get a bad case of cabin fever that usually turns into destruction (turning the entire house into a mess).

Every time Cole sees some thing that is broken or he breaks some thing he says "oh no!" in a very concerned voice.  He can be heard saying "Oh no!" probably 50 times a day.  He says "It's done" when the buzzer on the dryer goes off, the microwave or timer dings, and when his plate is empty.  He is able to repeat a lot of things we ask him to say like - I love you (I wuv ooo), all of our names except Siena (I think he is holding out on that one), Edward (eh wa), and arm (ahmmm).  His please has turned in to "please dow" and he attempts "thank you".  But like most toddlers he will only do it if he feels like it.  He tells people "bye" (dye) when they leave.  He is actually talking on the phone to grandma and Mike.  He thinks they can see what he is pointing too when he is on the phone so he is always asking them "What's that?"  If we are really bored we will let him answer the phone when telemarketers call and they can talk to him.  It is quite entertaining.  When the phone rings, Cole will run to find a cordless and answer it and then bring it to us.  

Cole's 2 year molars are almost fully in so he has a full set of chompers.  He is pretty tall and most people think he is 3 years old.  He is pretty coordinated and really seems to be taking an interest in sports.  He likes to kick a soccer ball around, play t-ball, use the croquet mallet as a putter, he pitches crushed soda cans to Grandpa Glenn and grandpa hits them back, he also shoots baskets pretty consistently into his basketball hoop.  Cole can also put together a 24 piece puzzle in about 10 minutes.  He has 5 puzzles and he knows if he picks up a piece and it does not belong to that puzzle.  He looks at it and then says "no" and sets it aside.  He will look at the box and hold up pieces to see where they go.  I am pretty impressed with his puzzle putting together skills.

Cole is very observant and so you have to be very careful what you do in front of him.  He will copy everything.  He knows how to use tools, how to turn them on, what they are used for, and he tries to use them if they aren't put away.  He has learned to unlock the front door so we had to get one of those security locks for the top of the door that he can't reach.  That hasn't gone over so well with him.  

Currently his favorite movie is Toy Story 2.  He gets super excited when it comes on.  His second favorite thing to watch is the TDX intro to the movies.  He picks up the DVD cases and points to the TDX logo on the box and then points to the t.v.  We have been ordering other Pixar and Disney movies from Netflix and he wants nothing to do with them.

Cole has been pretty controlling of Onyx lately.  He is always locking her in his room so she is forced to stay in there with him and play.  He tugs on her tail to get her to pull him or chase him.  Cole also stomps on her feet when she is sleeping.  Onyx has been spending a lot of time next door with Mike's brother.

Cole continues to eat anything with pesto on it.  He still loves humus.  His newest favorite thing is the fish sticks from Trader Joe's.  Pretty much a guarantee that he will eat those or Dino nuggets.  He eats any fruit but wont really drink smoothies at the moment.  

Cole is very protective of Siena and he always wants to know where she is when we put him in his car seat and she is not there in her seat yet.  Any time she is with in his reach he is hugging and kissing her.  However if he wants attention then he throws her to the wolves and she some times gets bitten.

Cole still  has no interest in potty training.  He really seems content with the cloth diapers.  When I do put him in a disposable he is always acting like it bothers him.

Cole has his 2 year check up next week so I will know his height and weight then.

Buddies

Cole loves being in control of Onyx.  We figured we could use this to our advantage and be able to get a couple of laps in at the park before he went toddler on us.  It lasted about 10 minutes.  Now if we give him the leash he walk two steps and then drops the leash and then gets mad when she walks away.

A good substitute

With the garden being a long ways away, I don't have a tomato supply to go to every time I was salsa.  So this is a great substitute until summer time.  You really can't go wrong with any of their salsas.  This was the most recent one I picked up.  It has kick to it but in a good way.  The chips are awesome!

7 weeks

Siena is 7 weeks old!  She is now "tracking" with her eyes when people move around the room.  She like to push off of our stomachs with her very strong legs.  She can even stand (assisted of course), but she doesn't flop over like spaghetti right away.  She has much better control of her head and enjoys getting a view better than the ceiling.  We have started to give her a pacifier (when she will keep it in) to help with her constant needing to nurse.  She still projectile vomits when she over eats.  She is pretty much sleeping though the night, only waking once to nurse but I have her in bed with us so we all sleep through it.  Thank goodness she will nurse in bed, otherwise I might be a walking zombie in the mornings.  Cole is doing less hitting and more hugging and kissing so she seems to appreciate the change of heart.  I guess he decided I am a better target.  I give better reactions.  She has grown out of her newborn diapers and is on to size ones.  We still use cloth the majority of the time but when out and about we use disposables for the sake of not collecting tons of poopy diapers and leaving them in the car to fumigate.  She is also starting to coo and smiling is occurring more than just with gas.

Happy 30th birthday Mike!

Mike turns 30 today!  Now I am not alone!  Yay!!!  Here are 30 things you may or may not know about Mike.

1) The best lunch I’ve ever had was $1 tacos and Pacificos in Cabo San Lucas.
2) I don’t like butter on my pancakes, just syrup.
3) One of my favorite songs is Jolene by Cake.
4) I like Jägermeister but not black licorice.
5) I still play with Legos.
6) I have bought 3 boxes of cereal in the past month just because there were legos inside.
7) I haven’t paid for a haircut in about 4 years.
8) I know almost every word from the following Beastie Boys albums: License To Ill, Paul’s Boutique and Check Your Head.
9) I have no view of the outside from my office at work. I’m trapped!
10) I have watched more episodes of The Bachelor than I’d like to admit.
11) My favorite color is blue.
12) My favorite number is 2.
13) I’ve seen my house from above in a 4-seater airplane.
14) I think my wife would choose me over Edward…I think.
15) My favorite skateboard company is Element.
16) I own a long board.
17) I’ve caught and eaten a 17” golden trout.
18) I’ve driven a 1928 Ford Roadster Pickup
19) I’ve seen the Grateful Dead in concert.
20) I’ve shaken M.C. Hammer’s manager’s hand.
21) I eat my steaks and hamburgers medium.
22) I was a high school football coach.
23) I not only know what a Pionjar is but I have used one.
24) I know how to saddle a horse.
25) I lived in Yosemite Nat’l Park for over15 summers.
26) I’ve stepped in both my dog’s puke and poo in the middle of the night.
27) I’ve bought & drank canned beer from an Italian vending machine in Florence.
28) Cow tongue tastes pretty good.
29) I enjoy cutting, splitting, chopping and stacking wood.
30) I have been to 10 US states.