Funny story from Mattea Marie

So, Mattea had a birthday party to go to on Sunday at a roller rink. The last time she skated was at her own birthday party and she had the locked skates which basically allow you to walk around the rink and not technically skate. But, hey, that is better than constantly falling down! Anyways, Mattea was determined to wear her new non-locking skates to the party, so she practiced outside the day before the party. I was holding her hand while she skated just in case she lost her balance. She learned SO quickly and was skating a lot better after such a short time that I said "Wow... where did you come from?" I know you all know what I meant by that, but she didn't. Her response was "From God. I was a gift." And that's that!!!

Josh and his ways...

Josh came home yesterday and announced, "I got a girl to do my homework for me on the bus." I think he's realizing how his cuteness can work to his advantage. I'm frightened!

Picture of the Day -- Week 13

March 27th - I love Saturdays!!! We slept in today and it felt so good. I brought Jeff and Mattea breakfast in bed and we watched The Blind Side. It was a wonderfully relaxing morning.


March 28th - I took this picture at about 8:30pm on a Sunday night after peeling myself off the couch to go to the gym. I have vowed to finish this C25k program and I hadn’t made the time all day to do my workout. I actually had a great time at the gym… it was quiet and I was able to do my walk/jog, ride a stationary bike and lift weights. Jeff was surprised when I got back home and it was close to 11:00pm!


March 29th - Terry’s friend, Kim, rode out with him when he moved to Colorado from Wisconsin. She had an early flight on Tuesday, so she and Terry spent the night at our house. Luckily, Terry told us that it was Kim’s birthday, so we took them to Dave & Buster’s for a nice dinner and some video games. We had a really fun time!


March 30th - I had gone to bed without realizing that Alex hadn’t put Cody in his room. I heard a noise, so I went to check it out. Cody had hopped up on the couch and was all settled in. What a little stinker!


March 31st - I was checking on Mattea in the bathroom and this is what I saw... her peering down into the toilet from the top of the bathroom counter. She gets quite nervous about putting too much TP in the toilet and having it overflow.


April 1st - This picture reminds me of the time when Cody was a puppy and couldn’t get near Indy without him getting up and moving. Now, they play every day and seem to be best buddies… of course, Indy will still prove he is the alpha dog when necessary!!!


April 2nd - Mattea took advantage of Daddy having a furlough day and talked him into shopping! She scored some new summer clothes and accessories. What a lucky girl!

WE'RE GOING TO SEE TAYLOR SWIFT!!!

Taylor Swift is a young pop star. Mattea and I love her music. A lot. Mattea knows the words to pretty much all of her songs. (Yeah, so do I and I'm not ashamed to admit it!) It just so happens that Taylor Swift will be in concert in Denver tonight. And, oh yeah, we are SOOOOOOOOOO going to see her! I told Mattea about it this morning so Jeff could see/hear her reaction. There were squeals. Loud squeals. I think if I told her she had to sit in her room all day and be quiet or she couldn't go, she would do it. Well, that might be a stretching it a bit, but needless to say, she is very, very, very excited. So am I!

Mattea told me that she wanted to tell Taylor that she's her biggest fan. How cute is that? I had to set expectations, though, because there is no way we'll get to actually meet Taylor. Unless we have some Dolan luck... you never know! Mattea is very excited to see Taylor in her "sparkly" dresses. That's what I told her she'd be wearing, so I hope it turns out to be true! Mattea wants to wear her own sparkly Christmas dress so they will both be sparkly. Stay tuned. I'm sure there will be a post later this week with pictures from the show.

HOPPY EASTER!!!

From a kid's perspective

Sometimes when I look through pictures on my point & shoot camera, I am surprised at what I see. The kids like to take pictures and it's always interesting to see their perspective. I was looking through pictures the other day and was wondering who had taken them. I laughed hysterically when I found out. Let's take a look.

The TV... gotta get a picture of what cartoons we are watching today! Looks like a show any of the kids might watch.

The fireplace... I tried to zoom in on the picture to see if I could figure out who took the picture, but didn't have any luck!

Cody... I'm thinkin' Alex is the photographer. That makes sense. Moving on.

The fireplace mantle... well, Alex is a bit tall to have an angle like this. Maybe it was Josh or Mattea. Hmmmmmmm...

My Taylor Swift piano music book. Okay, I'm thinking I might have figured out the culprit of these fascinating photos. (Although, I do make the boys listen to Taylor Swift and they do know many of the songs!)

A little pink jacket hanging on a hook. Although, there are quite a few coats hanging there. I can't be too sure Mattea is my phantom photographer. Let's keep investigating.

AHA! Busted... a self portrait at an amazingly close zoom! A little cross-eyed, but that is definitely the divine

Miss Mattea!!! Apparently, when the camera is RIGHT in your face, it makes your eyes look a little crazy!

But, it also made me laugh. Hysterically. She just cracks me up!

Picture of the Day -- Week 12

March 20th – Mattea & Aunt Julie LOVE to get their toes painted together. Today, they went to get purple toes with Easter bunnies on their big toes. Unfortunately, the girls at the nail shop weren’t able to do bunnies, but the yellow flowers look very beautiful!


March 21st – Today was the last day of Aunt Julie’s visit. Joshie really wanted us to fondue for dinner. So, Jeff & Josh went to the store and brought back enough food for an army – steak, pork, crab, salmon, chicken, bread, potatoes, broccoli and cauliflower. We cooked the meat in the oil and dipped the bread & veggies in the cheese. Afterwards, we had some “sherbert” and enjoyed marvelous stories about the kids when they were babies.


March 22nd – It’s the little things that make me happy… like a sweet new pair of sunglasses! The fact that I got TWO pair of sunglasses for less than $5 by hitting a Buy 1, Get 1 Free sale plus using two coupons makes me even HAPPIER!!!


March 23rd – Uncle Terry came to visit today! Well, actually, he is not only visiting, but will be LIVING in Colorado for good. Terry starts his new job next week as an Electrician at Keystone Ski Resort. We are so proud of him and very happy that he’ll be living so close to us.


March 24th – Today is a wonderful day to celebrate our sweet, loving, sensitive, adorable, super, awesome middle child – JOSHIE! He turns nine today. He was anxious to open his cards and presents and was very grateful for everything he received. He’s one lucky boy! We love him to the moon and back!


March 25th - I was working on my Project Life scrapbook and I left the room to get something. When I got back, Cody was resting his head on my scrapbook. I guess he was looking for some attention!


March 26th - Josh had his eyes examined today. He was fascinated with all of the technology that is used for an eye exam. They had this cool machine that takes a picture of your eye instead of having it dilated. It was really neat to see the image of Josh’s eyeball.