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Becky's Saturday with the Boys: Guest Blog

So i saw these instructions in the new family fun magazine I got and luckily Cori had left a scrap of yarn under my front seat when we came to your coffee shop photo thing so we made these giant bubble wands... Download IMG_0127

This (Download IMG_0129) might be my favorite because it shows how well Matti and Ari get along, shortly after this Ari went inside and K, the boys and I went and did some laps around Collins Park while the boys biked. I told them when we got back they had to shower/bath, which of course did not happen. Auden was in bed asleep in less than 5 minutes. Matti really wanted to play the Wii and he said he really wanted his mommy to come home he was out in like 15 minutes and it was only 8:45!

This (Download IMG_0130) is cute because Matti is concentrating so hard. 

Okay so this morning we got up and played some Blockus (at 8 am one reason to not have kids). Then we ate breakfast and went to the park, stopping on the way to get Ari. 
On the way I was telling Matti that after lunch I was going to pick up a dress and he said "I am not buying it for you because I only have one dollar" hahaha (maniacally, of course)
After the park we went back to the house for more Blockus. Actually, Auden laid out on the porch in the sun with Nellie while Matti and Ari pretended that all the little blocks were new babies they were taking home from the hospital, congrats you are the new grandma of 108 pieces of plastic. 
At lunch I was telling Ari and Matti that after lunch I had to go pick up my bridesmaid dress for a wedding and they could come with me or go to Ari's they decided to come along and help me pick......
Me: yeah it will be real fast I already know what I am getting
Matt: what color is it?
Me: purple 
Mattie: purple really isn't my color, you should get green or pink
Me: everyone else is getting purple I think I will just get the purple dress

So we jump on the trampoline then went to Ari's and painted and played for awhile. Then I went to get the dress and all the kids stayed with Katherine and Matt. When I got back and showed the dress to Matti he goes " I really like the pinky purple color better" Then we ate dinner and did the bubble thing.....

Oh yeah and at one point we were in the car and I found Dralinn's checkbook and I told Matti I would just use that to buy the dress so I wouldn't need the $1. He said "you better not or it will be two against one and I will be on Dralinn's side." At least he is sticking up for his best friend.

Love, Becky

Cowboys Like Cash & Hannah Montana

The boys are almost always up to something, and most times it's pretty darn funny or cute or shocking- the stuff of great video, right?  Every time I break out the camera though, they go dull on me.  So after who knows how many minutes of film, this is all I got...Download Cash1.wmv 

You may have noticed the new cowboy hats & boots.  The one-size-fits-all cowboy hats replace the Christmas present- custom made (expensive) ones that blew out of the back of the truck on our way back from Texas (pretty tragic I thought, but when I asked Auden how sad he was about it, he replied, "it hurt my head anyway)."  The new boots are an attempt to quell the brotherly fighting over (Hannah's) hand-me-down boots.  Matti (as always) gets those and Auden scored the new, bigger pair.  Fortunately for Matti, to compensate for all the second hand clothes he'll have to wear over the course of his adolescence, Chris & I will let him drive & date a year earlier than we'll let Auden (tongue in cheek, Gamma- actually, we'll respond to his complaints with words like money, trees, & character development).

Friday was nothing less than thrilling for the boys.  We left town about 11am- headed for Chucky Cheese which was followed by a trip to ToysRUs (all with Auden's preschool mate McKenzie, her mom, & 3 year old brother).  As if that weren't enough fun, the boys and I left Topeka for Jan, Steve, & Nathan's house.  Saturday morning, Jan, her usual running partner, & I ran the 9 miles to town, not stopping until we reached the Masons' Pancake Breakfast.  I'm not big on the whole secret society thing, but pancakes are pancakes and running to food is definitely the way to go.

We got to talk to Chris this morning and it turn out he Finally made it to Iraq (after sandstorms and other miscellaneous delays).  So, that's about it I guess.  Hope everyone is doing well. Love, Sara

Inaugural Post

So here it is: Our first family blog.  Letters, Photos, and Movies to keep us connected to each other, family in Texas and North Dakota, and friends in places as far away as Turkey and Japan.  I'll try to make my entries each night before I go to bed unless, of course, knitting, travel, or the boys prevent me. :) So add it to your favorites, check it occasionally, and don't forget that there are interactive options (like comments).  Love, Sara

PS. Below, you'll find Video of the boys dancing with Hana

Download Dancing.wmv