Missing Daddy!

What happens when your hubby is out of town for 5 days? Chaos and ghetto games. I don't think I need to explain chaos. It is exactly what it sounds like. Three very high energy boys taking over the house and turning it upside down in 3 minutes flat. What are ghetto games you ask? Playing with cardboard boxes, toilet paper rolls, and paper bags. Many people would call that using your imagination. I call it survival! Here kiddo, pretend the box is your house, the toilet paper roll is your telescope, and the paper bag is...umm...a hat? Before you gasp at my irresponsible parenting, I was a very close observer when it came to playtime with the bags.


It was a fun weekend with the boys but I am so very appreciative of Eric. I get this huge sigh of relief when he comes home from work. Imagine the relief I felt after 5 days! We missed you honey!

As you can see, we spent much of our time in my bathroom. This was purely selfish. I was able to take my shower, do my makeup and hair, and organize my closet, which was quickly destroyed. In the background you'll see the beginning of the bathroom destruction. Ethan is sporting his 'Obama is my Homeboy' t-shirt in this picture. Don't worry, this is my first and only attempt at campaigning through the blog.

You may be seeing this costume a lot on the blog in the next month and a half. Ethan has a new obsession with his Spiderman costume. He has seen maybe 5 minutes of the movie and could care less about action figures but he absolutely loves dressing up in costumes and dancing in front of the mirror. So...in case you haven't figured out Halloween 08' yet, he is Jeff from The Wiggles disguised at Spidey.

As if coloring your brother with an orange marker wasn't enough, Ethan had to try out the sunblock lotion spray on Carson.

Presley and Carson somehow managed to get Ethan's plate off of the table and onto the floor. Gotta love a mischievous boy and his dog.

A Shark Reef Birthday Party

Ethan's friend Andrew had his birthday party at the Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay two weeks ago. Ethan had a fantastic time and it was so fun to see him in action during the tour and in the party room. The employees really did an awesome job with all of the little ones. Now everytime he wears his shark t-shirt, he thinks we're going to another party there.

Ethan posing in front of Mandalay Bay while waiting to take the tour.

The tour guide had them all walk in a line with their "shark fins" on their heads. It was so cute!

Ethan has this new smile going on now where he scrunches up his nose and shows all of his teeth. Here he is in the party room after the tour.

After the tour, the kids all sat in a circle and passed around fun stuff like shark teeth and scuba goggles. At the end of the party, the birthday boy pulled the curtain open that revealed a ceiling to floor aquarium. Thanks again to the Solow family for a great party!!

Painting Adventure

I have been itching to paint the house for quite some time now. After my sister told me about this paint color, I ran out and got a swatch and immediately knew that I had to take the plunge. I have never painted anything before so I was pretty scared to say the least. I'm so happy though that I started and actually finished our breakfast area. It took me 2 days with many interruptions, but I have to pat myself on the back for completing it.

I definitely bit off more than I could chew the first day of painting. I didn't realize how time consuming it would be!

The finished product! I still have to do some touch ups around the ceiling and baseboards. I'm a bit neurotic about stuff like this, but overall it actually looks pretty decent.

The color is called latte by Sherwin Williams. I'll post more pictures of the rest of the rest of the house when I finish....in 2012.

Back to School

Last Monday marked the first week of the new school year. Ethan loves going three times a week to Miss Teri's class where he paints, sings, and stays very busy. Below are some pictures taken the morning of his first day. It's always a challenge to get him out the door and off to school on time. This particular morning was no different than the rest. Right before we rounded him up, we caught him drawing on his brother. Usually Carson would be screaming his head off if Ethan was torturing him. However, this day he was entertained by the orange marker Ethan was using.


As if the orange marker wasn't bad enough, he had scratches all over his face from falling into the Lego box. Poor thing.

Ethan is quite the proud artist.

Mason stayed out of the chaos as usual. I think he already knows to run from Ethan when he has a marker in his hand. Smart little man.