The Adventures of little Mario

Ollie and Max have been OBSESSED with the Mario Brothers for sometime now. We bought them a collection of little action figures. They are all long gone now. All but one, Lil Mario. He is less than an inch tall and his paint is starting to wear off. It is kind of creepy how he keeps getting lost and then reappearing. Ollie insists on bringing him places and i always say" you're gonna lose him". When he does lose him we always find him in the most randomest spots. Like in the middle of the street or in the grass at baseball practice a week after practice. Stuck beneath couches and carseats. You name it. When we find him Ollie giggles and says "see mom, told ya". Right now he is lost again. Ollie has faith he will come home. So if you happen to see Lil Mario send him are way.

This is completely unrelated but funny. Today at Target Harper was starting to fuss and Ollie said" Harper is buggin me out Mom". What? Buggin you out? No more gangsta rap for him.

Holy smokes he's 6 months!

Where did the time go! Wasn't he just born? Harper is officially no longer a blob. He is rolling and scooting everywhere. He has got some fast hands that can swipe anything. He loves to stand but oddly enough he still isn't sitting up on his own(oh well). He is a very smiley boy. I think he is constantly waiting for someone to just look his way so he can throw you a smile. He has been eating solids. He likes pears and sweet potatoes. He dislikes avocado(i can't blame him). He is my first child that i haven't had to work at all. There for he is pretty spoiled. He does not like bottles, he is usually being held by me and he has horrible sleeping habits. I take full responsibility for this. I know I need to crack down and start doing baby wise. Despite the no sleeping thing he is a good baby. I think I will keep him.

My 1st cruise

This weekend my whole family went on a cruise together for my parents 50th Wedding anniversary. It was 3 day trip to Ensenada. We brought Harper with us(still breastfeeding) but left Max and Ollie at home. It was alot of fun. We ate a ton, watched shows, karaoked and the last night went dancing at a nightclub. I still got my dance moves. I guess if someone announces "I still got my dance moves" they probably don't. But whatever I had fun. The best part was the actual party for my parents. My Dad told how he met my Mom. And we all told memories of them. I had a moment of clarity listening to everyone and looking back over my parents life together. 

1. You really shouldn't sweat the small stuff. Even some of the big stuff. It all seemed obsolete. Most of the crappy stuff was either forgotten or funny.

2. Family IS the most important thing. 

3. Life is short, enjoy the phase your in.

4. I really don't like buffets. Alot of food does not mean better food. Stick with restaurants.

 All in all it was a fun weekend. But I never quite got used to the rocking of the boat.

2:00 am

That's right 2:00 am. Lately all 3 of my boys have been getting up at night. Harper does every 3 hours. Max has nightmares about spiders. Ollie has leg aches. This picture they both got up and then needed drinks. I had to take a picture. So I have been a walking zombie. But thankfully Scott has been getting Max ready for school. He even makes banana pancakes.

Early mothers day

Ollie gave me his Mothers day present he made at school today. I love the handmade school gifts. My boys are always so excited to give it to me. We never make it to the actual day. The gift was a black paper silhouette of himself, a drawing of me and  the teacher had him write some things about me. Here were the questions.

1. How old is your mom......100 years old(i like pretty good huh?)

2. My mom is the prettiest when..... she has a heart on her shirt.

3. My mom likes to make ..........cupcakes(true that)

4. My mom always says........don't bring toys to school(see post below)

5. My mom is funny when she... kisses me soooooo sooo fast(I love doing that)

I fell really grateful for my boys. I'm so lucky they were sent to me. I think God knows i have a sense of humor and love a good comedy. If I could type faster I could write you a novel. But 17 words a minute gets you this.

1234 I declare a thumb war

Every day before school Ollie and I have a battle. He insists on bringing toys to school. Obviously That's not allowed, but he usually sneaks one in his pocket. So once again he is trying to bring an armful to school and I say "Ollie no toys to school." Oh mom! ........How about I thumb wrestle for them. If I win I get to bring them. If you win I'll leave them at home. "Yes! That sounds great". Let me tell you I showed him no mercy. 1234 your out! Oh man! How about another one. Sorry dude you lost, no toys. He really thought he was going to win. But he got in the car no problems. I realize I have stumbled on to a good thing here. So tonight when he asked for a snack before bed I said I'll thumb wrestle you for it. He won . For now his faith in his thumb wrestling abilities is restored.

Yeah for Saturdays!

Saturdays truly are a special day. The boys and I wait all week for them because we know daddy (Scott) doesn't have to work.(usually) The boys have dubbed it "playday", which means bike rides, 7-11 runs, chocolate milk and sleep in daddy's bed. I have dubbed it "let's fix up the house day" which means hang pictures, help with random computer questions and take this to storage. This past Saturday we did so much. We woke up to a Heart attack on our front lawn. Courtesy of The Williams. The Boys LOVED it. Scott then took off to Max's baseball game. He actually got someone out at third base.Yeah for progress! When he got home he cleaned out are water barrels for are emergency preparedness. The boys went on a bike ride to 7-11 and we met up at the park. I brought the camera along to practice what I learned in class and Scott gave me a few pointers. We had a race to home(I won) and Scott hung up some frames in the boys play room, while I ran to buy some organizing stuff for the kitchen. Which I need to thank Nanette for. She came over Friday and reorganized my kitchen and it has never looked better. So thanks Nan. Anyways I thought the day could not get any better...BUT then Julia and Erika called and invited me to Irvine Spectrum. Scott said he wanted to work so I got to go!! We shopped, we ate Pinkberry frozen yogurt(delish!) and then saw Baby Momma(hilarious). Days like these are hard to come by.  I felt very accomplished. But I have to wonder if Scott hates Saturdays.