Priceless

I have to post a picture of these precious pumpkins. Max and Myles made them at school last week. I told Miss Kristi, the director, I had some concern about Myles' visual perception. She told me not to worry. Right now, at this age, the idea is the process not the product.

There are actually days I leave school feeling like Myles' pumpkin!!

We Built A Great Third Birthday Party!

Max and Myles love anything to do with trucks, cars, tools, lawn tools, and the garage. So we found it fitting to "Build them a party". The McDaniel Construction site was where all the fun took place on the 18th. For not knowing much about boys, I'm starting to get the hang of it...


This cake was perfect. The lady who helps us with cakes for special occasions is an artist and a cake decorator. I simply told her the theme and she went to town.
Notice the "rocks" that are chocolate covered marshmallows. They were so realistic!
Max and Myles had their own little orange construction cones with a blue 3 on it. It's so fitting because Myles' favorite color is orange and Max's is blue.



Uncle Doug, Molly and Libby arrived ready to construct. Everyone built his own fajita for dinner. As many of you know, I love Mexican, and I try to incorporate it whenever possible!!
Papa Denny and GJ arrived with their very own construction hats. The invitation said hard hats and tool belts were required. Our special guests received yellow hard hats and Home Depot tool belts.
Check out Daddy's shirt. It was quite an experience for me, but eventually I figured out how to print and transfer images onto shirts. (Thanks to Lala!)

Lala told us she was the K-State white trash construction worker. My dad told her he hoped she would not get stopped by the police on the way home. (She had on quite the boots!)
Here is Great-Aunt Jackey, Great-Uncle Don, Papa Tim, and Great-Aunt Bonni. (They are all from Sean's side of the family.) We were glad they could join us.
Eddie and Aunt Monique. They really looked too fashionable to wear a hard hat, but they joined in with the tool belts.

Max and Myles were blessed to receive so many neat gifts. Aunt Kelly and Uncle Doug bought them new winter coats, hats and mittens. They put them on immediately, and I hope to get pictures from them to post on here. It was darling!! Lala spoiled them with a sleeping bag, lots of clothes and very stylish Nike tennis shoes. (They are red, white and blue for USA and NOT KU!) Papa Tim gave them a darling dump truck shirt and sweatshirt. They were more than thrilled to wear it last week. Myles told Max he was the construction worker!! Aunt Monique and Eddie gave the boys darling shirts from the Gap with a musical card. We have heard "Who Let the Dogs Out" quite a bit. They have loved opening the card!! Many other gifts were given including a darling outfit from my grandparents who never forget us and sent it in the mail.

One thing is for sure, Max and Myles have very special relatives who love them and spoil them. We are so grateful!

Three Years Old

Is it possible? Was it really 3 years ago we welcomed our miracles, Max and Myles, into the world? It just does not seem possible to me. We have had lots of great times with the boys, and there is not a day that goes by we don't thank Heaven for our precious gifts. We are truly blessed. TWICE!

When I asked Sean if he wanted to take Max and Myles to Chuck E. Cheese's tonight, he thought I was nuts. He was worried they would want to keep going back. I told Sean we should tell the boys it is just for birthdays. So we went, and boy oh boy oh boy it was fun! I honestly don't know who had more fun, the boys or us!
Can you tell Max was terrified of the "Big Chuck E. Cheese"? He cried when Chuck E. came near us. Myles, on the other hand, loved him. He kept yelling, "Hi Chuck E. Cheese" across the room.

Look at these two boys! Aren't they the best? They loved the motorcycle as well as Daddy! Notice their shirts that say "It's My Birthday". GJ gave them to the boys, and they were a hit at school today.
When we were in the van on our way, Myles asked Max, "Are you excited, Max?" It was priceless.



Can you see Max's stamps on his hand? If they have a good day at school, they can get one from Miss Kristi. Yes, we have had a day where both did not get a stamp...we are working on it...
The "diggers" were the fan favorite. Both Max and Myles spent the most time in this with Bob the Builder on the side. I guess it's a good thing we are having a construction-themed party on Saturday!

Lala, Our Star

Saturday night, Sean and I, attended an Arthritis Foundation event in Topeka. (Papa Tim and Aunt Monique baby sat for Max and Myles.) My sister, Angie (AKA: Lala), was honored as volunteer of the year by the foundation. As many of you know, Angie is always willing to help donate her time and talent to a good cause. Because she sells knee injection shots to orthopedic surgeons, she is in contact with the Arthritis foundation. In the picture above, the lady is talking about how Angie does so much for others. She is constantly giving her time to others. She is honestly one of the most kind-hearted people I know, and the gal talking about Angie said the same thing.


Here is Lala with her award. We are very proud of her, and we know she is very deserving of this award. She is up against 4 other people for the Hero of the Year award for the Kansas City Chapter of Arthritis Foundation. Hopefully she wins, but we know she does not need an award to tell her how great she is!

Daddy's surprise

Daddy said he saw the van in the parking lot, so our surprise was not quite as much of a surprise as we had hoped. However, it was very fun to see Daddy's work friends, other friends and family on Friday.

It's hard to believe Sean is turning 40 tomorrow. It feels like it was just a short time ago we were celebrating his 30th birthday. I must say it has been a terrific 10 years in between. Like good wine, Sean gets better with age!
Here is Myles with the top of Max's head! The boys had a great time! Unfortunately I did not take many pictures. Papa Tim took lots, so I hope to post them soon.

Here is Molly and the top of GJ's head. They were cutting Daddy's cake.

Thank you to all of you who helped and attended our party. We appreciate Mike and Aina driving all the way from Columbia! You guys are the best!

Time for an Update!

It's been a while since I added some pictures, so here are some new and recent ones!! This picture was taken a few weeks ago when we all went to the park for a picnic. The boys were so excited to have their own slide! When I look at this picture, I dream Max and Myles will be close friends forever.


GJ bought the boys their own red Radio Flyer tricycle. Both got on immediately and took off. It's crazy how fast they can ride, and they have little fear. The pictures below were take this past Thursday and on Friday Max tried riding down their sloped driveway alone! Luckily there were cars in the driveway to stop him. They are fearless!! I told Sean we need to buy them helmets soon.

Good 'Ole Papa was there to help push Max up the "hill". Max and Myles got a little frustrated when it got tougher to pedal, but I think they have figured it out.

Today I took Max and Myles to get a Halloween costume. As many of you know, costumes go fast. And if you have tried to buy two of something, you probably know it's not good to wait. The first costume I saw was Batman, and Myles immediately said he wanted it. The second was Superman, and Max chose it. So the shopping was quick!!

Is it Batman? NO! It's Bat-Myles!! As soon as he put this on, he squatted down and said, "I Batman, Max." Then he walked over and pushed Max down! I told both boys that these superheroes HELP people...

Super Max! Max chose to wear this costume until it was time to get in the bathtub. He had no intention of taking it off unless he had to take it off...very typical of Max!

These pictures are cute, but they are soo much cuter in person. I have a feeling we will be getting our money's-worth out of these costumes.

Note to other mothers buying costumes: These run small...the size said 2T-4T, and these just fit.