1.31.2009

smoking hot early birthday wishes to faith!

enjoy your special super bowl birthday day!

may your favorite team win!

1.30.2009

happy friday.

happy day.

if this picture doesn't make ya smile.

happy weekend.

stay warm.

chill out.

watch some football.

eat some queso.

play basketball.

go to birthday parties.

enjoy!

1.29.2009

early morning walks...

produce early morning dog tags...
congratulations colin!
we are so proud of you.

1.28.2009

nathans perfect attendence record is now broken.

one flu.

two days home.

sprite and crackers.

feel better soon.

1.27.2009

guess what i've been doing lately?

talk about test stress.

fell asleep with books in bed.

woke up early to study.

do not miss those college days right now.

(yes, i passed - barely)

1.25.2009

well as long as i'm obsessed with nightstands.
heres steves side.
note to self.
project this week.
replace the kate spade girl with real photos.
i've been looking at her for over a month now.
thanks mom & dad for the gift.
promise to fill them with great photos. (soon!)

1.24.2009

todays photo for 365 project.

my nightstand table today.

slightly concerned.

nightstand picture from april 2008 below.

all the books remain unchanged under the clock.

better find a new stack to elevate the clock.

better start reading some of those books
before they turn into official props.

1.23.2009

step one: gather stuff

step two: print stuff
step three: remember stuff
step four: enjoy stuff

1.22.2009

its all about the science fair projects today.

two months in the making.

three poster boards decorated.

hours of fun and experiments.

our microwave still smells like dove soap.

heres our exploding soap.

heres sticky sand.

classic corn starch and water mixture.
we are off to indian land.
complete with teepees and tomahawks.

a quick ride to outer space and star filled skies.

a little lightninh madness to finish the night.

great job by all.

today its teravista.

tomorrow you'll create the next google microsoft apple.

go. create. learn.

1.21.2009

guess who lost another tooth...guess who insisted i take a picture for the blog at bedtime...guess who likes to procrastinate on going to bed...guess who has the cutest toothless smile in the world...guess who forgot to tell the tooth fairy to come last night...guess who should stop blogging and go find that tooth fairy now...guess who?

1.20.2009

today

history was made

the boys all watched at school

i watched at home

steve watched at work

we wish you strength & peace as you start

to lead our country

a glimpse back at yesterday

{the family room yesterday - filled with double sided tape}

no school

mlk day

science fair projects

mall cop at the movies

relaxing monday

laundry can wait

to do lists for tomorrow

today we are hanging out

what a great way to start the week!

1.18.2009

{"a house without books is like a room without windows." ~heinrich mann}
we bought nathan the new diary of a whimpy kid on friday and he read the whole book cover to cover on friday (he's rereading it today!).
colin loves where's waldo, amelia bedelia and junie b. jones books.
justin is into the margaret patterson haddix books - he can't reserve them fast enough at the library.
on friday we all went to barnes & noble and spent the entire morning in the store - how cool is that.
i'm so blessed to have boys that love to read.
nathan reads the sports section almost every morning.
colin has the lego catalog memorized.
one of our all time favorite books is where the sidewalk ends.
whenever i am reading it outloud to colin after school usually one or two brothers show up to enjoy their favorite poem.
i just finished the time travelers wife and am now enjoying the devil wears prada.
we each have some new christmas books to jump into thanks to our cousins.
heres to a good book.
heres to reading together.
heres to the love of words.

1.17.2009

bball saturday

week one

let the games begin!

goodbye football

hello basketball

justin running.
nathan analyzing.
colin observing.

saturday afternoon fun x 6 weeks.

stay tuned.

1.16.2009

friday family fun night + one science fair indian project.

adyson + colin.

saturday + sunday.

basketball + games.

watch out weekend

here we come.

1.15.2009

my name is carol and i play guitar hero.

i love hangin' with the boys and jam.

heres to pat benatar & hit me with your best shot.

heres to sarah walking in on me attempting to play it.

heres to a celebration cocktail for sarah.

heres to troys funny emails.

happy thursday.

1.14.2009

pj bunko at cindys last night with margaritas and this is what i found in the hall closet this morning....my beautiful monogrammed pottery barn robe (thanks mike & sandra - i love it!) has apparently found a new home !!
as a side note, i won at bunko for the first time - i was the biggest loser - lost 12 out of 18 rounds! i think i'm getting the hang of this game.....

1.13.2009

{here is todays picture - part of project 365 here}
random notes for today.
colin home with a cold - he caught me at a weak moment at 6am.
office work - those monthly commissions arrive so soon.
emailed the school newsletter for approval - yikes a little late this month.
dvr all set - american idol season begins.

happy day clark and kevin jr.

happy birthday clark today!
happy birthday kevin jr - yesterday!
may your days be filled with fun, games and blueberries!
happy day.

1.12.2009

today was filled with to-do lists:
meetings at work
school newsletter
commissions for zang
watch dark night
pick up curly early from school - ear ache
enjoy sunny skies and 60 degrees

1.11.2009

mini snow day for me.

z'tejas for brunch.

can't remember the last time we did brunch together.

no more pancakes on the menu.

cheeseburgers at 10am?

muffins as always.

memories of jimmy macs.

off to work.

1.10.2009

simple saturday 2day.
work.
boys x 3 basketball practice.
jesses birthday party.
sleep.

1.9.2009

daily snack time.
mootopia chocolate milk.
mircowave popcorn.
good stuff.
my favorite time of the day.
listening to the events of the day.
planning the rest of the day.
starting homework.
great stuff.

1.8.2009

football. football. football.

boys. boys. boys.

bowls. bowls. bowls.

thats what january is all about.

some gater fun at jones' tonight.

go OU !

1.7.2009

{today. now. simple signs}

“just living is not enough,”said the butterfly,

“one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower.”

-hans christian anderson

1.6.2009

95% nathan

5% justin

5% colin

100% complete

nathan finally completed his k'nex roller coaster

a christmas present that

lasted all christmas vacation

well done nathan

thanks for the page by page summary

each and everyday!

1.5.2009

back to school.

back to work.

hello routine.

i've missed you.

happy riley day

happy birthday riley!

enjoy your special day.

heres to strawberry cake and frosting.

can't believe your f-i-v-e!!

happy day you big boy.

1.4.2009

sunday science project fun.

two dads + two first graders =

one great indian project.

busy at work...
fun with spray glue and colored sand...
these are the days we will always remember!

1.3.2009

just a quick photo from yesterday.

the best way to practice lacrosse is in the sand.

too bad santa only brought 3 sticks -

looks like we might need one more!

1.2.2009

this beautiful & thoughtful christmas present

hand delivered to us....

leads to this afternoon treat!

we went to see bedtime stories today.

perfect family movie with a romantic story too.

thank you aunt lauren and aaron.

what a fun way to wind down our winter break.

heres to raining gumball days & rice cake toothpaste

sandwiches for breakfast.

we hit the library to fill our bag.

we hit target for some new jeans for colin.

justin had his first bball meeting tonight.

we are getting ready for mondays reality day!

happy taggert day

happy eight taggert!

my your birthday be filled with shinny new bike rides

up and down and all around the path!

1.1.2009

{colin watching old football games on nfl.com}

happy new year.
happy new resolutions.
happy new day.
wii morning fun.
first class party at huttons.
finished off the christmas cookies.
cleaned out the fridge from all the holiday parties - scary.
todays quote "i'm kinda tired" from colin.
the holidays have caught up to him.
heres to this new year.
heres to an exciting upcoming wedding.
heres to lauren & aaron.
happy 2009!