ryan's world

favorite shorts
no shirt
wii olympics dream bobsled

yup, all is good in ryan's world

olivia's "sport"

olivia tried soccer
olivia tried t-ball

but wasn't too excited about either

but one "sport" that she LOVES is dancing

dancing with the high school girls comes along
twice a year - and olivia lives for ever moment of it!



and yes, olivia calls dancing her "sport" :)

sometimes it's hard to be olivia

dear: mom
I think nobody likes me except you and dad
plus the boys are crazy and garrett haaaaaates me
and ryan loves me so much. i don't know what is the
problem. so what can i do?
love, olivia

dear: mom
i hope your dreams come true
but mine aren't coming true so what
is the deal. do you know what i should do.
love you
daaa daaa dum
sincerely, olivia
...

and sometime's it's hard to understand olivia -
she's so NOT how i was as a kid.
where did she get the drama gene??

oh well, her drama makes me laugh
(when it's not driving me bonkers!)
and i love her to pieces -
and i can't wait for the teenage years - HA HA

someone special

someone special was recently at our house...



check out olivia's blog for the full story :)

celebrating valentine's day

step #1 - school parties
lots of red & lots of sugar



step #2 - valentine's day lunch
heart sandwiches, of course

2 boys thought broken hearts were more fun

step #3 - romantic dinner for 2

or not...

step #4 - chocolate chip heart cookies before bed
cuz sugar always makes everyone sleep better :)

. valentine's day 2010 .

playdate

hey, meet me in chatroom a

ok!



the ds has definitely changed playdates :)

happy valentine's day

party on

why stop with just one party?

and why stop with one good group shot??

makeover

the boys' room was in desperate need of a makeover.

when we first moved in, this room was light purple.
garrett was only 6 months olds,
so we painted it very neutral - because we really didn't know
what direction we wanted to go in.

almost 5 years later,
it was filled with lots of boy stuff
but looked ohh so very blah.

plus the rooms gets TONS of light
so that just makes it look so blah.

so we took garrett's love of all things
skateboard & snowboard related

and ryan's love of green,
which now is no longer his favorite color -
but that's another story...

and here's what we came up with
{imagine the corners are totally painted - ha ha}

WAY more fun

field trips are lots of fun

but

they are WAY more fun
when your cousin goes to the same school!!!