way to break in the new year boys! both the big boys had a rough stomach bug this past week. when rex was sick, gus would pretend to barf in the bucket just like rex. completely hysterical. though possibly contributed to him getting the bug a few days later. surprisingly[not] he was not able to apply that practice when he was the was barfing. ah well.

they were both very sweet and would pat the other's face, saying sweet things.

"ok wex? you ok?"

when gus would throw up, he'd help us wipe him up and say, "tank tu, mama, tank tu" in the sweetest most pathetic voice ever.

good times.

i do secretly like my kids being wimpy and sick, just a little, (i know i'm not the only one!;-)) b/c they are so sweet and snuggly. and they just need their mommy. at one point rex said, "mommy...i just need to hold you."

shucks.

a few kid quotes.

"daddy, that fountain is almost sizes as you."

[i have no idea why "sizes as you" = "is almost the same size as you". but it's CUTE"

"mommy, at school, i saw a 4 whee-wer that looked like a moanercycle!"

[2 of the only few words left he says wrong...in one sentence! love it]

gus is harder to quote...but in his bedtime prayer he's now clearly including leo, rex and daddy. not sure what exactly i have to do to make that list...but i'm hopeful i'll be added soon.

gus does talk to me about leo a lot. "mama, get 'em. cwyin'." "mama, baby. paci?"

speaking of leo. we've seen some good smiles lately.

for papa

"assume the position"

worth the extra time

one of my new year's resolutions is to get back into my crazy couponing. i quit about nov b/c it was too time consuming. i had forgotten what a rush it is! here's what i got yesterday.

ALL laundry dtg. $4 -$2 coupon = $2

colgate toothpaste $2.99- $.75 coupon, $2RR = $.25

halls coughdrops $.99 with walgreens coupon, -$1 coupon = $.49 each

thermacare wrap $2.49, $2.49 RR = free

triaminic thin strips sale $5, -$3 coupons for each, $3RR = $1 for both

kids' motrin and tylenol sale $5, -$3 coupon, $5 RR = $1 for both

snuggle sheets sale $1.87- $2 coupon, =free + $.03

lysol wipes buy 1 get 1 free - $1 coupon - $2.49 for both

total out of pocket $17ish(used a $3 off walgreens purchase coupon from paper), and recieved $12.50 in register rewards[RR= walgreens money]

so total for all that pictured counting RRs was $4.50!!!!

i actually did this in 2 transactions, so got to used some of the RRs earned toward the other stuff.

worth well over $40. woot woot.

2009

copying my friend des and doing a year in pictures, 1 per month. amazing how much they've grown! i love watching rex's hair grow out, haha

january
gus got tubes the end of the month, and in almost every picture before he looked sick as a dog! he was wimpy here, i remember...



february
it got warm enough to go back outside...



march


april
this is an easter picture we had taken for jan...we annouced we were pregnant this month, on easter!



may




june
rex turned 4 this month. we spent most of the summer going to parks in the morning, doing picnics, then baths and NAPS!:-) this day we cleaned i suppose...




july
a hot day at the park




august
about to head to a park:-)



september
a garage sale score. we went garage sailing ALL the time that month...




october

november

december

many more pics to come with all THREE BOYS.

a good year.

snow!
rex was PUMPED to play in the snow. gus liked it for a bit, but did not appreciate kev and rex's snowball fights. gus lasted about 10 minutes, while i think kev and rex played for over an hour! then they went down the road in kevin's truck doing donuts. i did not watch that part...

sweet teeny leo

and some friends of ours at a new year's party

happy new year!

christmas time!

our 1st christmas as a family of 5:-)

3 boys

picture fix for grandparents:-)
these are out of order...

this is the other night. we went to see santa and played in the cars/carosel[sp?] for a while.

he is such a beautiful boy!

our little chubbers.

1st non hospital family picture:-) at church. leo, one week old.

the boys were quite disturbed by leo's belly button


a few hospital pictures