By Special Request:

I had a special request from Ashley to post some Bailey pictures so here are a few.... i dont have many recent ones so this is the best I can do.... For those of you wondering who Bailey is, one of my best friends Erin and Chris had a baby girl in July... this is Bailey Hannah Badraun
O and while we are on the subject of best friends and babies.... I totally forgot to post this when I was finally able to let the cat outta the bag. The Vallez's are pregnant!! FINALLY!!!! Some of our bestest friends , Jeff and Lindsay, (who live right down the street) found our about a month ago they were expecting. It was one of the hardest secrets i have ever had to keep cuz I was so excited! We are soooo happy for them and cant wait for baby Vallez. They are due April 19th and I am counting down the days!

22 Hours and Counting...

Thats right... we leave in 22 hours and I feel like my head/nose are going to explode. Wyatt is coughing flem balls and has a nose thats leaking like a faucet. Jack isn't too bad, so Im hoping his goes away by tomorrow morning. Luke feels ALOT better today and thinks he will be 100% tomorrow (thank god for antibiotics).... and was playing mommy to me this morning. He brings me three pills (dunno what they were) and a viatamin water then brings me all the "Candee drugs" Echinacea, Zinc, Viatamin C and says "after you eat take these". O and then he proceeds to tell me "make sure you drink lots of water today!" Good thing he isnt still dying and someone can tell me what to do haha. I had so much viatamin water yesterday im surprised Im not floating away. If you havent tried the XXX flavor, its delicious and its all antioxidants. Luke said he was going to bring me home a bunch today when he got off work. PS I bought 6 yesterday and they are all gone. To make matters just a tad bit worst, Jenna, the little girl I watch during the day, is also sick, same thing as Wyatt. Her nose is gross and she is coughing flem balls. I brought out my meds and drugged each one of them up, one by one. I even gave the boys viatamin water with their friendly bacteria powder in it. I have so much to do today to get ready for tomorrow, laundry, pack three of us, go get groceries, pay bills and all I want to do is lay in my bed and close my eyes (my room is super dark and cool right now so its taking everything in me to not lay down). SOOOOOO PLease PLease PLease hold a good thought for the four of us and cross your fingers that by tomorrow we are all ok.

Funny Thought

Wyatt is going to hate me one day when he reads my blog and realizes how many pictures on this thing he is naked in. LOL Poor kid!

Why Now????

Why is it that everytime something is going on thats somewhat important, someone (or in this case everyone) gets sick! You know Luke has been sick for like 3 weeks now, bronchitis, a nasty cough, etc etc.... Well yesterday he came home from work and slept for two hours before I woke him up to go to our softball game. He probably shouldnt have played but I could never get him to miss a game. This morning he slept in a little and then headed off to see the Dr again. Turns our he now has a narly sinus infection (surprise surprise) so the dr gave him amoxiccilan and also a viral infection so he has an inhaler to kill the viral infection. It just wont go away and when he went over a week ago the dr said it was bronchitis and gave him a 5 day antibiotic, which apparentely didnt work. Well now Wyatt has been coughing the last few days and just keeps getting worst. I just went to the store and bought him TONS of medicine and Zinc cough lollipops, which are perfect cuz of course he thinks its just candy. He seems to feel fine its just this gross cough. Keep in mind this started with Jackson over a month ago and his went on for a month. Well yesterday Jackson started getting all stuffy again and when he woke up today he had to blow his nose like 10 times before going to school. When i woke him up this morning i noticed he had barfed last night in his bed, never came and got me, just left it there, so gross!!! But it was just barf like when he coughs hard enough he pukes up a snot ball (sorry a little detailed).... WHY NOW!!!! We are leaving in less than 48 hours for Palm Springs, which we are all soooo excited for. If i have to deal with 3 sick boys Im going to die. Not to mention I feel it coming to me ( I had a zinc lollipop so cross your fingers for me haha) AHHHHH what am I going to do!

Anyhoo.... on a different note. Jackson got to take home the share bag from school on Tuesday so today he got to share a toy, he chose his baseball glove. He was so excited. Last thursday he got in the car when I picked him up and said in this sad little voice on the verge of crying "I dont care if i dont get to take home the share bag" which obviously he did. I felt so bad for him so on tuesday he bolted outta the classroom with bag in hand soooo excited. It was so cute. Its amazing all the crap pre schoolers bring home from school, you should see the amounts of artwork on my refridgerator. Its so cute but realllly????? I think every two weeks I need to throw everything out. Its just crazy.

Its funny these days to watch the boys battle. Wyatt is definetely starting to hold his own with his brother and Jack deserves it. In the bath the other night jack was was pouring water on Wyatts head and Wy would freak out and try to jump out of the bathtub. Well finally he picked up the little cup i wash their hair with and dumped it on Jacks head. Jack freaked out and got so mad at Wyatt and I just laughed. He tried to tell on him and I said "Well you deserved every bit of it". It was hilarious. Sibling rivalry..... it begins.

Thats What I Get!

So tonight Wyatts diaper was wayyyyy soggy and I kept telling him to take it off cuz it was so cute to watch him try. Finally he got it off and was having the time of his life running around naked. I was dying laughing cuz he would stop every 10 seconds to make sure his junk was still there! I couldnt help but to take pictures of that cute little butt sprinting across my family room. Luke finally says "He is going to pee on the carpet!" and I reply with a "Of course he wont!" Not more than thirty seconds later Wyatt stood there frozen just staring at me and peed right in front of me! Such a punk! Guess i should have maybe listened to Luke......... Thats what i get for taking such great naked bribe pictures!

My Last New Toy!

Luke finally picked up my last toy! New patio furniture! Yayyyyy! I actually want to sit in the backyard now that we got that gross stuff outta there. It was falling apart!I love my new stuff, and its cute! Wish we were going to be here this weekend to enjoy but oh well! Maybe tonight with some Monday night football!

Wyatt finally let me take the bandaid off his head last night. Poor little guy. It looks alot better than I thought it would though, babies heal so fast! I know you look at this picture and think "Amy your crazy, thats nothin!" But it was really bad, no joke! That little scratch was a hole! O and I have to tell you what Jack has been calling him lately, dunno where it came from or what it even means but its hilarious... he calls him Bumberball! Is that like he is trying to say butterball? I dunno. I dont get it but its hilarious. What the heck is a bumberball??

Last night we had Jarret and Brittany over for dinner. It was so good to see him and meet the fam. Their baby Brixton is adorable! I hogged him. Surprise surprise! And he was so good, he maybe cried once the whole time he was here. We caught up and reminisced hahah Jarret and I were quite the bullies when we were little. It was funny to talk about. Even out of all our brothers and sisters, and other nieghbor kids, we were always picking on one of them. haha Luke had met him once like 4 years ago, but never actually hung out with him. He really liked him though so hopefully we will be seeing more of them.

Well another week huh.... Its ok cuz Im counting down til Saturday morning when we leave for Palm Springs yayyyyyyyy! We are so excited! Cant wait!

4 and a half days!!!

E-A-G-L-E-S!!!!

Sunday football... you know what that means! Yes everyone decked out in their gear, Luke and Jack just went to Tylers to watch the game and Wy and I are stuck here to clean. Which is fine by me right now cuz this house looks like a bomb hit. Grandma and Grandpa sent out a new jersey for Jackson and he was sooooo excited to wear it today. He even told me it was "3-6"! (36 Brian Westbrook) He said "I have one like Wy Wy!" He was so happy. THANK YOU THANK YOU Grandma and Grandpa! You not only made his day but saved me from a morning full of tears from one sad little boy! Luke left here saying the Eagles were already kicking butt so hopefully he wasnt joking. We will find out when he gets home by the look on his face :)


Last night we went to Dustin and Ambras for some pizza and Wii. Some of my friends that i have grown up with, the Blums, came over too so it was really good to visit with them and let the kiddies play. Jessica and her husband Jake live in AZ now with their three boys Caden, Colson and Cyler. Unfortuantely Cyler (who is Wyatts age) had already fallen asleep at Grandmas so he didnt come. And Jessicas brother Justin and his soon to be wife Lindsay came over too. They left their baby Gavin at home though. The boys all got along really well and played Wii most the night. While the rest of us sat on the back patio and talked about the good 'ol days! It was a fun night.

When i had walked outside to greet Jessica and Jake Wyatt came outside with me, and when i turned my head to talk to Jess in slow motion, Wyatt walked off one of the steps in the front yard and face planted right on to the cement. Head firs, all you heard was a huge THUD! My heart dropped and I ran over there. He had a big hole in his forehead that immediately started dripping blood. Then pouring blood. He was so sad. He was screaming and shaking and would not let go of me when I was holding that towel on his forehead. Luckily it wasnt anything serious, even though I thought we would be taking a trip to the ER. He wont let me take the bandaid off now either. Haha. Poor baby! He was fine though, he sat on the couch with Ambra with a cold beer for awhile haha and then was up in no time playing Wii with the kids, or attempting I should say!

Well I guess i should go get my cleaning done now. We are having company for dinner, actually the other Blum sibling, Jarret and his new wife and baby. Brixton is a month old and I havent met him yet so Im pretty excited! Should be another fun night catching up! Ok, off to clean!! Just another day in paradise huh?!! Go Eagles!!!

Just a Thought

So i was just looking at my last post again and realized two things....

1. How much does Wyatt look like Luke there? Seriously, his clone! Weird!

2. Jackson looks completely ridiculous in this picture! Hahaha its sorta funny!

Anywho... just a thought!

Is it Fall Yet?

It is definetely starting to feel like fall here. Its cold, about to rain, and just plain old gloomy. The kids actually wore long sleeve pjs to bed last night!So weird, i thought we had another month or so before I had to do that. But it was kinda nice. Im actually enjoying this change of weather. Im not dripping sweat when I am trying to get the kid in and out of the car and we can go outside without layering my white babies in sunscreen. I get to throw on sweats and curl up on the couch with a blanket! I love it! Other than the fact that fall means no more bsaeball games, I am pretty excited for this.

Fall also means, back to school for the kids of course. Which means parents have to attend Back to School Night. Yup, Luke and I had back to school night last night. So funny. We people watched quite a bit, considering other than one other couple we were for sure the youngest parents there. Most of them had gray hair, or at least will in another 5 years. Haha we are so horrible. But it was interesting to see. The other couple about our age were sorta entertaining, the mom had blond hair with pink streaks running through it. Bet her kid is the biggest punk on the playground haha. We went to jacksons class after the big parent meeting and got to see some of the stuff hes done so far. Then Miss Amanda had asked the parents to draw a picture, with crayons of our family. Well you know this is right up Lukes alley so he went right to work. While the other parents were drawing stick figures Luke had a full photo of each of us, starting with Gary dog, who had all the right exact markings. He had way too much fun with this. He put an Angels hat on himself and a polka dotted dress on me (so not cool). Wyatt had a curl on the top of his head so he looked like a teletubbie, we were cracking up. Miss Amanda said jack is the youngest in the class (mind you he was in a pre k class the first day!) . She said he is doing very well, he is quiet but just a happy go lucky boy in there. I was so glad.

Luke and I had our first softball game on wednesday night. They put us back in the lower league this season, dont know why since we came in third last season in the higher league. But we all just looked at it as a positive thing because we know we just wipe the league clean with our pink Brokebat shirts. Needless to say we won on wednesday. This league should be a breeze. Im kind of looking forward to it.

Anyways, to make a few long stories short, Fall is here! And im actually really excited about it! o PS. This is the kids new favorite thing to do, Wyatt basically tackles Jackson and will smack him or pretend to tickle him or something but Jack, being such a nice older brother, lets him do it. He will lay there just cracking up while Wy wails on him!

Yes I Do Have BOYS!

My kids love dolls!!!!! Yes I promise you, they love dolls. Most of you probably know that Wyatt has been carrying around this little doll that my sister left here for months (it used to wear pink pajamas til Luke made me take them off). Well today we were at Target (trying to stay busy while jack was at school) and he wanted this cabbage patch doll. I wasnt about to spend 20 bucks on a doll for my SON! So i handed him this little doll in a bathtub (a boy one dressed in blue) and he held it all through target. Even when we went down the boy toy aisles he didnt flinch. Loved it. So tonight we showed it to dad who just shook his head haha. He was giving it hugs and kisses, so cute. But then Jack got involved and is now STILL pretending he is bathing the thing in the little bathtub with all the fake soap. It is so funny. They love this doll. I HAVE BOYS!!!! What is going on here! O well Im getting a kick out of it! However they did do some boy like things tonight which made me remember that yes they are boys. Tonight we went to Chuck E Cheese with Dustin and the boys. We had a ton of coupons so we got like 100 tokens for 12 bucks! So good! They played forever! This was the first time Wyatt has been since he has been walking (so much easier for me) and he had a ball! Most of the time he was off by himself cuz he couldnt get enough. Luckily it was empty in there so he could cruise and I wasnt worried. I totally forgot my camera but they did the little sketches. Jack was being a butt though and wouldnt hold still long enough so we got the back of his head. Wyatt at least cooperated! They won 713 tickets so they each got a toy. Wyatt got a dinosaur (imagine that) and Jack? Well take a guess? Yes, a dirtbike. Soooo his fathers son! The kids had a fun filled day!! And as for me, Im exhausted!

Just Another Manic Monday

Its Monday... ewwww! We had a good weekend though. Luke worked a long shift with Scorpion down south somewhere (he doesnt even know what city he was in) on Saturday so he didnt get home til five or so. The boys and I went to Dylans soccer game, hilarious! Its so funny watching five year olds trying to play an organized sport, cant wait for Jack to start next year! Then we went and ran some errands. I dont think the boys have ever been so good running errands before. I was shocked. Well other than Wyatt sitting in the front of the cart smacking me the whole time and grabbing me and just cracking up. Terror. We came home and took naps then off to Nana and Papas to spend the night. My parents friends Jeanette and Cary have a granddaughter thats jacks age so they came over for dinner and the kids got to play. They hadnt seen each other since they were babies. My dad said they got along really well and played all night. Luke and I went to Mike Morales' 60th birthday party. Very fun. Poker, spa, good food, karaoking. Luke and some of the guys karaokied til 330 in the morning! It was so funny! We had a great time even though the next day we were paying for it with lack of sleep. I went to pick up the boys at ten and Luke told me he was gonna go to the doctor. He has had a cough all week, compliments of Jackson I think. Well when Luke gets sick he REALLY get sicks. He now has bronchitis. WONDERFUL!!! It happens everytime he gets a cold. It turns into something like brochitis or pneumonia. Funny thing is this time he feels totally fine, he is just stuffy and coughing like a horse. Its so lame, ughhhh! Anywhooo... We went to McKennas 6th birthday party at noon. The kids swam and did the pinata and all the fun stuff. By the time we got them to the car they were passed out, lollipops in hand. So Luke and I took naps ourselves when we got home. We were all in bed by 930 last night. It was great.

Now its Monday and Im about to spend my day cleaning out our disgusting house before the holidays hit. Im about ready to put up fall decorations, which means here comes the holidays! EWWW! So not ready for that yet. Monday night football tonight though Eagles and Redskins! One of Lukes best friends is a Redskins fan so we will be watching the game with him tonight somewhere! Should be fun haha!

I did take some funny pictures of the boys. Wyatts hair is so long right now (only on top though) so I put it in a ponytail. It was so funny. Jackson kept yelling at me saying "He isnt a girl MOM!!" And Wyatts new favorite word/thing is saying "CHEEEEEEEEEEEEESE!" Such a ham for the camera now. I was cracking up. So anyways here is just a few pictures of my little girl to make you smile. Just imagine him saying "CHHHHEEEEEEEEEEESE" when you look at them!

My New Toys!

I got some new toys! First off let me start off by saying coffee is a wonderful thing. I never used to drink coffee, I hated it in fact.Tuesday I went to Erins after taking Jackson to school and she was having a cup and I said "please poor me one!" I wasnt used to getting up early and actually rushing to get the boys ready and taking three kids out of the house. I was exhausted. Our mornings are usually slow and I dont have to rush to do anything. Well that cup of coffee did it for me. I felt so much better. And Luke started drinking it when he started working for Scorpion (since he has to be there at 7am). So I bought a coffee pot, LOVE IT!!!! Its so nice to set that timer and both of us have coffee first thing in the morning, especially the days Jack goes to school. So yes now I am addicted. Luke sets the timer for 630 when he leaves so he takes off with a fresh cup then it stays hot for me when I rush out the door at 8, three children in hand!! Its the best! So my next new toy is a new dining room table. Our old one was a piece of crap! I have had it since I first moved out with Chris and Johnny, when I was 20! It was so gross. Lauren gave it to me, its basically brand new but they dont have room for it. And it matches our house perfect. I was so excited. She also gave us a new patio set, also basically brand new but they dont have room for it. (Sorry no pics of that, we have to pick it up tomorrow cuz we didnt have enough room in the truck) Ours was falling apart, just weathered, it was old! So i had a good week with all my new toys. So fun!

Jack had a great 2nd first day in Miss Amandas class. She said he did really good. When we got there he went right in again, didnt even say bye to me. I really shouldnt complain about this becuase there are some moms who really struggle. Guess IM lucky, but HELLO!!! Cant I just get a goodbye! He also had his first homework assignment. He had to fill this school house with pictures of his family to put on the wall at school. Its so fun doing a pre schoolers homework!! We also got to order books from his first book order (remember doing that when we were kids, so exciting to get them when you were little!) Suprisingly, SIKE, he picked out a shark book. O and did I tel you that Wyatts new favortie thing to do is stand on his head. Definetely his fathers child. So anyway we had a good week. Long though, very very long. Now its the beginning of a very busy weekend. We are off to Dylans soccer game now to watch a bunch of five year olds run in circles haha (Ambra said his coach is really hot so Im looking forward to this!) Luke is working some open house for Scorpion in San Diego or something so we wont see him til 5 or so. Just me and the boys today!

Strike a Pose (A Very Brady Talent Show)

Ok so Jackson has this new thing (no idea where it originated from, Im assuming McKenna or Kylee) but its probably the funniest slash gayest thing I have ever seen him do. Its hilarious. With his hands on his hips he sticks his butt out just like this.... We have had an uneventful morning... this is about as exciting as it gets. Wyatt seemed to have put on a talent show for me. A gay talent show... hence the Very Brady Talent Show title. (If you know Luke you know why!)We will start with my gay dinosaur baby (Luke calls him T-Rex becuase he walks with his hands in front of him like a T-Rex)
Then to the dancin queen...
My singing sensation! Then the duo chatted it up....
Then went to bed... (after a glass of wine of course)
Then he just cracked up, like he knew just how homo all these pictures look (and how much he will hate me when i show them to his future wife)!
I told you our day was super uneventful!
So bored.....

1st Day of School!!

Thats right... the first REAL day of pre school! It was great (especially for me!)..... I get there and we are one of the first people there from his class and a little girl had just gotten there too. She said hi to Jack and introduced herself. Jack didnt say anything and hid behind me. I was SOOO scared. I just kept thinking PLEASE dont do this when its time to go in. Well 2 minutes later Miss Karen opened the door and Jack handed her his bag and went right in. Didnt even say bye to me!!! He went straight in and started playing. YAYYY!!! I was so relieved. So after three hours I headed back to pick him up. At this time, as I am peeking through the window, i realize alot of the kids, no, ALL of the kids, are bigger than him. Weird. They line up to come out and he sees me, with a HUGE smile and comes and gives me a big hug. He said " Mommy, I had fun!" He loved it! So then I asked Miss Karen how he did and she says "Oh he is such a sweetheart!" The asks me if he has ever been to school before. I tell her no and he just turned three. Then I asked her "Are most of your kids four?" She says yes, even a few five year olds!! They had put Jackson in a Pre-K class!!! These kids were all going to Kindergarden next year! She said she had asked all the kids to write their name and of course poor jack had no clue how! So she had checked his birthday on the class list, Sure enough it said 6-14-03. She thought he was just an immature 4 year old. Hhaha Then she says "well he is a very mature 3 year old!" Um ya, but one that needs to be with three year olds. So i went to tell the director and she looked in her book and she had written down the wrong birthday! She kept saying "Im so sorry, Im glad you caught it now!" So she switched him to Miss Amanda's class. We went and met her and seems very nice as well. He will be wayyyy better off! When we told Miss Karen she was glad we got it switched but her and Miss Kathy were sad to see him go, they thought he was so sweet! (I said wait til you get to know him haha) They both gave him big hugs, then it was time to go. Jack cried! He didnt want to leave!! I was soo happy. So Thursday we will be in Miss Amanda's class. Ill let ya all know how that goes!! Pre K?? REALLY?????