Army Woods

Here's what we've been up to...

2009-07-10T16:11:00.004-05:00

Happy Birthday Cohen

2009-07-07T20:44:00.004-05:00

We had a fun birthday for Cohen today, I cant believe that he is already 2! Just in the last month or so, he has seemed to grow up so much, he is so funny, I cant wait for him to start talking more so I can hear what he is thinking about! He loves playing with his brothers, and he is still super cuddly, he's just way too sweet! We love him so much!

rock stars

2009-05-29T12:27:00.005-05:00

I tried to email this video to Austin, but it was too big so I guess I need to start blogging again. I dont even know if anyone checks my blog anymore. Sorry I sort of went AWOL for a while. By the way, the song in the video is kind of hard core, so you can ignore it or just turn off your sound. I applogize for the offensiveness.

SNOW DAY!

2009-01-23T18:35:00.005-06:00

So we had an actual SNOW DAY on Tuesday. It was the first one of my life. Izaac's school was cancelled and it was even so crazy that the ARMY WAS CANCELLED! What? I know! I couldn't believe it either. It was so fun! We had about 6 inches of snow and it kept going all day.

We decided to take the boys out to play in it and they had a great time. Well, all but Cohen who hated every minute. I actually had to go inside with him because he wouldn't stop screaming. It was pretty bazaar. The other kids tried to make a snowman with Austin, but it was really lame, I didn't even get to take a picture of it before it fell down. Oh well.

That is going to be the last snow day we have for a long time because it really doesn't normally snow here. I knew there wasn't going to be another opportunity for this in a long time, so I let the kids go out 3 separate times and as soon as they came in, they got snow all over the floor and I had to change their soaked pants, but it was worth it.

Game Day

2009-01-18T11:15:00.005-06:00

I thought I would take a few pictures of all of us looking nice and clean. This is probably the only 5 minutes of the day that we will all look this way before we wrestle around, eat and mess up our hair. It is the day of the big game, Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh and hopefully Baltimore secures a spot in the SUPER BOWL! We are all very excited, so ROOT, ROOT, ROOT!!

Oh Yeah, I do have a blog...

2009-01-16T18:51:00.004-06:00

Sorry, I have been a MIA lately. I just haven't been in the posting mood. Things have changed now, so here are some great pictures! My dad, AKA Grandpa Michael, is here for a week, and we went to the park, Izaac was at school, so its not just that I didn't want him in the pictures. Cohen had a great time going down the slide for the first time. I don't know how I have made it until he is 18 months old and never thought to help him down the slide. I must be the special-ed mommy.

We also went to the Special Operations, Airborne Museum in Fayettville (the town outside of post) and the boys had a good time. It was pretty cool, they have it set up sort of like a 3-D maze where there are life-size manikins stationed all over, and big displays in the isles. It was really interesting to see all of the stuff they had. I have read some books about some of the Special Operations led by Aviation units and to see the exhibits about the stories I'd read was fun.

ARIZONA!!! HOLLA!!!

2008-12-18T10:51:00.004-06:00

So Austin in #1 for SURE! He decided to send me to Arizona to see my BFF Jenna graduate from college with a degree in biology and chemistry! So smart. We got to hang out and have TOO much fun! I also got to see my super cool friend Nikki at Bahama bucks, it was SO GOOD! On my last night there, I went to the Wood's for a yummy dinner from El Charro. DELICIOUS! I got to give my nieces and nephew their Christmas presents and I think they really liked them! It made me so happy! I LOVE ARIZONA!!

So when I got back, Austin was exhausted. He really had to work hard for 4 whole days with out mommy. It must have been pretty rough because he took a long nap on Monday when I got back. He is the BEST!!!

Turn the volume all the way up and mute the music player on my blog.

2008-12-04T10:55:00.005-06:00

The boys got musical cards from grandma and grandpa Wood for their birthdays and it was so funny watching them open them and realize they had music. They immediately started opening and closing them over and over, and dancing to the music. Izaac even memorized his song and they both wanted to sleep with their cards. They were such a huge hit that they almost forgot about my promise to take them to pick out toys with their birthday money. I decided that this year, they are old enough to make some more choices about what they get with the money. It is usually up to me, I am interested/scared to see what they choose. It has had to wait until now because everyone in our house has been terribly sick for the last 2 weeks. It has been interesting, but we are finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Izaac just got to go back to school yesterday, and he brought home a bunch of birthday stuff that he had to miss because he was out for so long. Being sick is LAME!

PS: these videos were taken with our cell phones so please forvive the quality.

Max's Birthday

2008-11-25T07:41:00.003-06:00

Max is Such a sweet 3-year-old. He is SO funny and cracks us up. He really is the class clown. He can also be super-serious, whenever he is doing something wrong, and Austin tries to talk to him about it, he stops and listens, and responds with, "Okay dad, I wont do it again. I'm sorry dad." It is all we can do to keep from laughing. Max loves his brothers, and always makes sure that even Cohen gets a turn. He gets so excited about just about everything, and is always quick to say, "thank you", but make sure you say, "you're welcome" because he wont stop telling you thank you until you do.

It has taken me a long time to finally post this, but here are the pictures of Max's 3rd birthday. We didn't have a party or anything, but we all had fun. We got him some cupcakes with pink frosting because he told me that he wanted a strawberry cake. He got a few presents that were really fun. Grandpa Michael gave him a Dinoco Helicopter from the Cars movie, and he slept with it that night. He wont share it with anyone. All of these pictures are out of order, but I cant get them to move around.

So Obnoxious, Who do I think I am?

2008-11-22T06:30:00.005-06:00

I hate when the only parking spot available is a tiny spot. I feel so obnoxious in my huge Tahoe, and I practically have to get the kids out through the trunk. Lame!

Cohen

2008-11-09T13:59:00.005-06:00

Here is Cohen rockin' out. I thought it was pretty funny, the goal of the video was to get him to walk on camera, but that failed miserably. He is determined to drive me insane trying to get a video to post of him walking. He isn't an "all the time" walker, but when no one is looking, he will just get up and go.

He is sneaky!

5 Years...

2008-11-08T22:02:00.003-06:00

...And nobody thought we would last!

We went out for our anniversary tonight and it was interesting. We went to outback, and the waiter was trying to remind us of how we met, and mimic Austin's waiting talents from Applebees. He was pretty lame. He brought out our soup and salad all prompt, and it was looking great, but then after we were waiting for about 30 minutes for our meals, he came out and told us that the kitchen staff "lost our ticket". Now anyone who has worked in a restaurant knows that that is waiter speak for I totally forgot to put in your order. When it finally did come out, Austin's medium steak was well done, and his asparagus was cold, they brought him a new dinner and gave it all to us for free. Score!

When we went to our friends' house to pick up the boys, they were asleep, and Max just didn't want to get up. He was like clawing at the pillow and blanket he was sleeping on so that Austin couldn't pick him up to leave. Then as soon as we set him in the car he folded up in a ball and went back to sleep. So funny!

2008-11-07T14:59:00.003-06:00

This is my friend's daughter, Addison, and I watch her every morning so that Julie (her mom) can sleep after she worked the night shift at the hospital. She is a labor and delivery nurse. She actually helped with my delivery at Rucker. Now she lives next door to us. Small world. Julie and I picked out some fabric to make crib bedding for Addison's room, and I think it turned out great. Julie doesn't sew, so she cut out all of the pieces and I put it together.

Today, when I was watching Addison, I decided to do a little craft project with her. I used Mod Podge to put some scrapbook paper on a piece of wood, then I added her picture, and put her hand and foot prints. Finally I put an "A" at the top.

2008-11-06T12:41:00.003-06:00

Here are some cute pictures I took the other day. Enjoy!

What Now?

2008-11-04T09:11:00.002-06:00

We have decided that now that we no longer live in Bama, we can't be titled "Bama Woods". I must however give a shout out to Nicole for coming up with it because it is mighty clever. Now I am going to enlist the help of all of you to give me some suggestions as to what our new blog name should be for the next few years. Here are some facts about us to give you some inspiration; We have 3 sons, and 2 dogs. We live in Fort Bragg, NC. We have been married 5 years. Austin flies Chinook helicopters. I am an at home day care provider (pending). I really hope you can help give us a super cute name, I am just too slow.

Trick or Treat

2008-11-03T07:26:00.003-06:00

Hey everyone, I am very late for my Halloween post because everyone got sick in the middle of the night after Halloween, and we got NO sleep at all. It was lame.

Trick-or-Treating was fun, Max was really cute. After every house he would say, "I need one more trick-or-treat." He was running from house to house super excited about everything. He told us, "This is the best trick-or-treat EVER!" He had a great time.

Izaac didn't do so bad either. He had a lot of fun with two of his friends who went with us. One went as Optimus Prime and the other as Spiderman. At one point, Hunter and his mom got ahead of us, and Izaac asked me, "Where's Optimus?" It was so funny, he was referring to him as Optimus the whole night.

Once again, Cohen made the biggest splash as the chicken, I didn't give him a candy bucket for obvious reasons, and he was just riding along in the stroller, but someone thought he was so cute that he deserved some candy, so this is his first trick-or-treat.

I went as a cowgirl, sort of. I just wore my cowboy boots and hat, but regular clothes. At least it is something. None of the other adults dressed up, so maybe I was a loser, but oh well.

After Disney On Ice...

2008-10-27T08:51:00.005-05:00

We went to Austin's unit Fall Festival. The kids got to wear their costumes, and they were so excited and SO CUTE! No, if you are wondering, you are not having de-ja-vu, Izaac is wearing his dragon costume again. It worked out because he has hardly grown at all this year. I felt pretty good about myself because last year, I bought 2 new costumes from Old Navy the day after Halloween, they were only $5 each marked down from $25. I am so cheap. Everyone LOVED Cohen's chicken costume. I am such a mean mom, I don't let them choose what they are going to be, they just have to wear whatever fits them that year. So expect to see a different combo of the same costumes next year. What can I say... I'm just too thrifty.
The boys got to participate in a popcorn relay. Max decided that instead of going all the way back to get the popcorn out of the bag, he would just fill the bucket with the individual pieces that had fallen on the ground. I guess speed is not his first priority. They somehow managed to win in spite of his flawed strategy.

Cohen got disgustingly filthy after eating his Halloween treats.

Nicole, I am going to need to get some tips from you on how to get all three kids to pose perfectly in each picture. Mine always look a little off.

Busy Day...

2008-10-25T16:28:00.003-05:00

Max had his first taste of cotton candy and it was good.

Today we went to Disney on Ice today and the kids totally loved it. The tickets were super cheap through the military, and I stuffed my purse full of snacks and juice boxes thinking we were going to be thrifty. Instead, Austin bought about $50 worth of goodies at the shops on the way in. We all had a really great time.

Halloween Festivities

2008-10-22T07:52:00.003-05:00

The boys had a great time painting pumpkins yesterday for my Halloween decorations. I very rarely do projects with the kids because I just don't have it that together, so they were pretty stoked to get to paint. Cohen didn't really want to paint as much as he wanted a snack, so he screamed the whole time I helped him with his pumpkin, then he ate 2 Pop tarts. I invited their friend, Hunter over for the fun. Man I am a cool mom! :)

Rock Stars!

2008-10-21T15:24:00.003-05:00

The other night, Austin and I had a couple of friends over, and while we waited for them, we decided to get all dressed up like crazy rock stars because we were going to play rock band. Well it turned out pretty hilarious! See for yourself!

A Day At The Park

2008-10-19T07:44:00.005-05:00

Austin's company had an organizational day where all of the guys bring their families to the park to hang out and meet everyone. The park was kind of lame, because there wasn't any playground equipment. The kids didn't care because we brought our soccer ball and there were two of those big blow-up jumping machines. We were there all day, and when we got home at 3, we put Cohen down for a nap and he slept until 8:30 in the morning. It was quite remarkable. I have added way more pictures than I normally would... I have had requests out the wazoo for new pictures of the boys. So here they are.

2008-09-28T20:24:00.003-05:00

I don't know what it is about moving that makes me completely incapable of behaving like a normal human. I can't seem to remember how to cook, clean or go to the grocery store or most importantly... update my blog. So here I go with some pictures of the kids, also I have finally gotten my FCC room together. I will be opening a family child care home in the beginning of October. So let me know if you think the room is day care enough. I made the green book shelf in the back, I again stole the idea from Nikki Grandy, jeeze, Laura can't you have an original thought?! I guess the answer is no. Oh well, I hope you don't mind, Nikki.

Too Cool For School

2008-09-14T07:37:00.002-05:00

These kids are just too cute. I don't have a picture of Izaac looking like a bad-mamma-jamma right now, but I assure you that he too is way too cool for his own good... more like he is too cool for my own good. Lady-killers... all three of them. What am I going to do!?

This one's for you, Nikki

2008-09-12T07:47:00.003-05:00

Here are some pictures of our new house. I haven't decorated every room yet, so I'll put the rest up when I am done. The house we are living in is on post, and it is huge. We got so lucky to get this new house. We are the first people to live in it. It's a 4 bedroom 2 story with a single car garage. The kitchen is really big and has a ton of cabinets, some of them are empty because I don't have very much stuff. There is a living room, separate family room and a dining room. I am going to do Family Child Care again, so the family room is going to be used for that. It is really nice because now I don't have to have toys all over our main living space. I haven't finished making the curtains in the living room yet because I am embarking on a kind of complicated journey into Roman Shades. I haven't ever made anything like that before so I hope they turn out nice.
The master bedroom is really big and Austin and I each have a walk-in closet. There were 2 really small weird windows above our bed, so I bought 2 carved wooden panels and put fabric behind them to cover the windows, during the day the sun shines through a little, it turned out pretty cool. Soon, I will put up some pictures of the boys rooms, and the front of the house. We are loving it here so far. We just hope that there are some cool people in Austin's unit. He hasn't really met anyone yet. Izaac loves school, and is learning a lot. We have some extra space here, so visitors are welcome!

2008-09-11T08:40:00.003-05:00

It was Austin's birthday yesterday, so we went out to celebrate. Our neighbor friends watched the boys while we went to get our favorite cuizne, sushi....(Ignore the sushinow.com thing, it was the only picture that I could get.)

it was GROSS. I don't know what we were eating, but it was not sushi.

Oh well, we ditched that plan and went to our origional meeting place, Applebees.

That was delicious

Then we went to see The Rocker, it was pretty funny.

We had a great night and I think overall the birthday was a success. While we were out, we started thinking about how young we still are and that when I am 25 like he is now, Izaac will be 8 years old, and our youngest, Cohen will be 5. WHAT!? That seems crazy, I guess there is one advantage to teen pregnancy; we get to spend more years together than most couples! I sure love that Austin and I am glad that we are going to have so many more birthdays together in the many years ahead.

From Civilian to G.I.

2008-09-11T07:42:00.004-05:00

This is what Austin looks like after 20 days of not working. He doesn't need to shave or get his hair cut. He starts working again this week, so we can say goodbye to civi Austin for another few years. And here is G.I. Austin, clean shaven, uniformed up and still handsome as ever! How does he do it?

Izaac's First Day

2008-09-03T14:04:00.002-05:00

Izaac started another year of pre-k on Tuesday, he missed the kindergarten cut-off by a month. I am okay with it... I don't really want him being the youngest in his grade, there's no rush to push him through. He is going to have a great time.

Up & Down

2008-09-03T13:57:00.004-05:00

Cohen is getting braver by the day, he started standing up on his own and he thinks he's awesome. No steps yet, but maybe soon.

Movin' on Up!

2008-08-29T07:45:00.004-05:00

Here is some footage of how we decided to get the truck in the perfect position to load everything from our house. We have front steps right outside our door, so instead of going down the steps and up the ramp, we backed the truck up through the grass and pulled the ramp right up to the door. I think it was a stroke of genius by Austin. It also helped a lot for when Tropical Storm, Fay decided to rain on our parade. there was only about 10 feet from the house to the truck so there wasn't as much time for all of our stuff to get soaked!

The Civic was a different story, Austin's window is broken so it doesn't go all the way up, and it was turning the car into a swimming pool, and so we put Saran wrap all around the entire door. It was pretty W.T. of us, but it worked.

Izaac was a big help when I was packing the office, he had a really good time shredding all of our evidence!

Packing... What's That?

2008-08-14T09:22:00.004-05:00

Am I having de-ja-vu? It feels like I have done this before. Though I don't think we will ever have Ryan and Nicole beat, our 7 moves in 5 years is nothing to sneeze at. I have started the process of boxing up all of our belongings, only to get them somewhere and do the reverse. We are living out of suitcases, the boys are sleeping on the floor, we only have one pot to cook in, the road to insanity is short and direct. We are packing the truck on Sep. 1st, and rolling out on the 2nd. Our house on Ft Bragg will be available on the 3rd so it will be a busy few days.

Woah, big PILOT!!!

2008-08-07T10:10:00.004-05:00

It's official! Austin is a Helicopter pilot for the United States Army! He has worked so hard these last 2 1/2 years and he has finally earned his wings! We went to his graduation yesterday, and it was great! We should all be so proud of him for being selected for and achieving this great task. The boys got to pin on his wings, and I must say, it was pretty cute. Then we all went out to dinner with some of his fellow graduates. Austin has been working so hard for this for a long time, and I am s proud of him for his accomplishments

This is the CH-47 Chinook helicopter that Austin will be flying. Despite its size, it is actually the fastest in the Army.

Izaac took this picture of everyone's favorite pilot.

The boys losing focus while pinning their dad.

The Ball

2008-08-06T08:56:00.005-05:00

Each graduating class has a ceremonial graduation ball where they honor the people in the class who got a leadership award and they also honor the family members of the graduates. Ours was last night, and I thought it was pretty fun. We got to sit with all of our friends, and the grads do this thing where they give the wives a little diploma and a pin and Austin couldn't get the pin on my dress so we were standing up for way longer than everyone else and it was really funny. Mom, if this dress looks familiar it is my sophomore winter formal dress, it took a lot more effort to fit into this time! The whole thing was pretty cute, and now it's time for Austin to get his real wings!

Our friends Erin and Josh, she just found out she is pregnant with their first baby, they are going to Ft Hood, Texas.

The guys, GQ style.

Erin and me.

I am pretty sure I don't need to describe this one.

Austin pinning my "wings".

Austin and I are the last ones standing when he just can't figure out how to put the backs on the pin.

Cohen's Concussion

2008-08-06T08:44:00.003-05:00

I don't know if all of you heard but a couple of weeks ago, I was outside with all the kids and I had Cohen in his booster seat eating a snack at the patio table. When he was done eating, he tried to push his chair away from the table, and he tipped it back and his head hit the brick steps behind him. I was obviously upset, but I thought I would just pick him up and he would cry for a minute and he would have a big bump on his head. Well, when I went to pick him up out of his chair, he made a whimpering sound and then his eyes rolled back in his head and he went limp and wasn't breathing. Naturally I completely freaked out and called 911. By the time the firemen got there, I had him somewhat alert, but he was still in a daze and wasn't really holding his head up. They said that we needed to take him to the hospital and we should try to keep him up. Just as he was saying this, we looked down at Cohen and his eyes were closed again. So the fireman held him to try to keep him alert, and we got in the ambulance. I called my neighbor to come watch the other boys because Austin wasn't home from work yet. As soon as she got there, Austin pulled up and saw the emergency vehicles, and was thinking, "Please be the neighbors!". He went to the ambulance to check and they asked, "Are you the dad?" and he said, "Well, it depends on who you've got in there." So we all went to the hospital together, and Cohen had a ct-scan. He is just fine, he had a mild concussion. Oops! When we got home, we realized that the paramedics left behind a souvenir. They forgot to take their baby neck brace so the older boys wanted to try it on.

2008-07-17T11:14:00.004-05:00

Here is my little survey about my kids. Nicole tagged me and I thought it would be pretty cute. Max was a little confused. He didn't really pay too much attention. He just kept stealing the mouse from me and running off. Also, Izaac did happen to feed Max most of his answers, so I guess my kids are just big cheaters! These are some of my favorite pictures of these wierdos, some of them are not up to date.

What does Mommy always say to you?
Izaac: Um... Be nice
Max: Shrugs

What makes Mommy happy?

Izaac: To take a good nap.
Max:Shrugs, I don't know. (Izaac: Max when you take a good nap!) When take a good nap.

What makes Mommy sad?

Izaac: When I don't be nice.
Max: Take a good nap?

How does Mommy make you laugh?

Izaac: Um, when you sing funny songs!
Max: Uuuuu... like dis (sticks his tongue out) uuuuuu.
Izaac: Tickles us!!

How tall is Mommy?

Izaac: (Stretches his arm up high) This tall.
Max: I don't know (stretches his arm up high) dis tall.

How old is Mommy?

Izaac: Hard to tell.
Max: (Shrugs) Dn'know. (Stretches his arm up high) Dis tall.

What does Mommy like to do?

Izaac: Race with us, go to Disney World and race with us.
Max: Dn'know, laugh.

What is Mommy's job?

Max: Dn'know?
Izaac: To help us.

What is Mommy's favorite food?

Izaac: Uh, what we ate for dinner last time.
Max: Is for dinner. Yeah!

How do you know that Mommy loves you?

Izaac: Wheennnn we give you hugs and you give me hugs.
Max: Is for dinner. Give me kiss, (kisses me) (Me: is that how you know mommy loves you?) Yeah.

Why Cohen?

2008-07-16T18:46:00.006-05:00

Cohen is so sweet and cute and I know with my whole heart that he was put on this earth to soften my soul. He is such a light in our house, as he crawls toward us, he is smiling and laughing. He rarely cries. Cohen loves nothing more than to watch his brothers play and he claps along. I just don't think he could be sweeter. He has taken some great leaps this month in his development. He started standing, he pulls himself up at the couch or coffee table, I think he will be my fastest walker. (Which shouldn't be too hard considering Max was 15 months and Ike was 17.)

He only has 2 bottles a day and that is due solely to my own personal laziness, he gets one in the morning and one when he takes his second nap. The rest of the time he eats table food. He has gotten 6 teeth this month and we are waiting on 2 more. I have never needed to rock him to sleep since the day he was born, I have just put him down wide awake and he drifts off to sleep quietly.

He is just a great baby, and a super member of this family. I have always said that I think three kids will be the easiest, and I was proven right when Cohen came along. He is so funny that I can't be stressed around him. He truly helps keep me from loosing my mind!

Happy Birthday Cohen!!

2008-07-08T07:32:00.003-05:00

Yesterday, we celebrated Cohen's birthday. The boys were asking all morning where his presents and cake were. They didn't understand why we weren't having a party at the park like we did for their birthdays. So we took them to the store to pick out some presents to give Cohen. They were so excited. Then we took them all out for ice cream. Cohen owes all of his birthday fun to his older brothers.

Since Cohen was born, he has been the most easy-going member of our family. He can sometimes go an entire day without crying. He loves attention, and laughing. He could not be sweeter. Cohen has refused to eat baby food, I have had a hard time finding anything that he will eat. The one consistency is that he has to feed himself. His chatter is sometimes a high-pitched scream, and when you look at him to see why he is screaming, he will just laugh. He loves his brothers and thinks they are hilarious. He finally started crawling last month and he's getting pretty fast. He might just be the easiest baby in the world, and I love him so much. I am so interested to see how his personality will evolve as he gets older.

Swimming

2008-07-07T19:35:00.002-05:00

I took the boys to Nikki and Caleb's for a little fun in the sun. The boys all got in the pool and it was pretty cute.

Painting

2008-07-07T19:21:00.003-05:00

Well, it never fails, any time Austin is gone I decide to redecorate. This time it consisted of painting the office in my house. I decided to let the kids help and needless to say, they made a pretty substantial mess. Nothing I couldn't clean up. They had a great time getting involved, hopefully they will grow up to not be afraid of a little craftiness!

My New Bowl

2008-06-27T17:01:00.004-05:00

Max tried to pick up the toilet tank lid and he dropped it, cracking the back of the toilet bowl. This is not a good selling point for my home. So, I went to The Home Depot and bought a new toilet for only $80 and proceeded to try to install it. No, no... don't worry, I didn't do it alone. Our friends, Caleb and Nikki came over and Caleb did the whole thing. He let me pretend to help here and there so that I could feel like a handy man, but we all know I am just kidding myself.

T-Ball

2008-06-27T13:11:00.004-05:00

I am such a bad mom, but I am so glad that Izaac had his last T-ball game on Tuesday. I usually put the boys to bed between 6:30 and 7PM but the t-ball games started at 6. I was so bugged every time I had to keep all three of them up just for a little game. I usually sent Izaac with Austin so I wouldn't have to do it, but this week, Austin is in SERE so I was on my own. The kids are really little, so they only play 2 innings, but this time they went through them pretty fast so they decided to play a third. I must have looked like the meanest mom ever because when they finished the second inning, I was already calling for Izaac and heading out to the car with the other kids when I realized that they were calling up more batters. I wasn't really being on my best behavior, so I said rudely, "What?! They are playing a third inning!?" After realizing that I should probably be more supportive of my 4-year-old's dream of playing t-ball, I tried my best to calm down, but to no avail. When the game was finally over, I was already at the car opening doors, and getting car seats ready when the coaches reminded me that they needed to do a group photo and pass out trophies and cupcakes. I huffed and puffed and stomped over to the picnic tables, to help pass out treats. When Izaac was given his cupcake I hastily encouraged him to eat it as fast as he could, and continued to ask him every 30 seconds if he was done. During my blustery tantrum, I almost took out one of the three-year-old siblings of a kid on Izaac's team. As soon as I saw the last bite go into Ike's mouth I was not so subtly letting him know that we were in a hurry to get the hell out of there. Then one of the other moms busted out another huge box of cupcakes, and I was visibly annoyed. I can't be sure, but I think I said, "Are you serious!?" Not one of my finest moments. After a few bites of his cupcake, I gathered up all of Izaac's stuff and told him to finish it in the car. He looked disappointed and said goodbye to all of his teammates and we finally left. So I guess I just missed the Mother of the Year award... oh well, there is always next season!

Izaac the Surfer Boy

2008-06-24T14:05:00.002-05:00

Izaac loved the water, and was totally unafraid to get on the boogie board! He had such a fun time!

The Beach

2008-06-23T19:59:00.000-05:00

We spent a week at the beach with my dad's side of the family, and we all had a blast! The 11 1/2 hour drive there was a breeze, but the 16 hour drive back wasn't so much of a picnic. But thankfully, we all survived, and now we are home sweet home. Austin wont be back from SERE for another 2 weeks, and I am already exhausted... but at least I got a great tan! ;)

Blog Neglect

2008-06-23T19:50:00.000-05:00

Okay, I"M SORRY that I haven't been blogging, I have no excuses. It is what it is. Here are some pictures from a trip we took to Texas to visit our friends that just moved down there. We had a good time. The kids did great on the drive. They are so cute!

Austin is so LUCKY...

2008-05-15T20:20:00.000-05:00

(I don't know why this picture is sideways, it is the only way I can get it to go. Sorry)

...To have such and awesome wife! (Wink) I offered to make him some cookies, and he said that he doesn't like to have so many chocolate chips in them. Well, we only had the pre-made dough and the chip:cookie ratio is pretty high, so I picked out most of the chocolate chips so it would be more to his liking. I think I get an A+ for wifeliness!

Happy Mother's Day!

2008-05-11T19:20:00.000-05:00

Moms ROCK!

I know I had a happy Mother's Day. I woke up at 8:30 to 4 cute boys with lots of presents! Chocolate; good... smutty magazines; good... program to burn CDs from my Ipod; good... It all ads up to a great Mother's Day. Thanks family!!

Professor

2008-05-08T20:45:00.000-05:00

This is Professor Max, wearing Austin's glasses. What a cute little nerd! Maybe this means he will be the intellectual type.

By The Way...

2008-05-07T18:17:00.000-05:00

I am SO jealous of Nicole running the Half Marathon.

Sorry

2008-05-07T18:06:00.000-05:00

Hello out there, I haven't put up a new post in ages! I have a lot of catching up to do. Here are the boys jumping on my bed before church. Sorry they are blurry, they are action shots! I have them in some new outfits. Holla Grandma Ruttman! Izaac was watching Blues Clues on DVD and he asked me how I turn it on, and I said, "Magic.", so later, he brought me the remote, and asked, "Mom, where is the magic button?" So cute!

Oil Change

2008-04-13T17:49:00.000-05:00

The boys had to change the oil in the Tahoe today, and i guess it was more complicated than anyone thought it would be. Here they all are looking quite baffled. Silly men!

Moving Day

2008-04-13T17:44:00.000-05:00

Shortly after tattoo day, we had to pack up their moving truck and get them ready to go. It was still a fun day. The guys (and me) all worked really hard. Now that Austin and I are moving all of our friends out of here, we aren't going to have anyone left to help us move... oops!

Tattoo Day

2008-04-13T17:25:00.000-05:00

Austin and I and a couple of friends who are about to move to Texas decided to all get tattoos together! It was so fun we dedicated the day as tattoo day, it was a good time!

From left, Laura, Austin, Leslie, Jay

Thrift Shopping

2008-04-06T12:13:00.000-05:00

On Friday, after we left the gym, my friend Lisa took me the the Thrift Store on post for something called a "bag sale". I had never heard of such a thing, but it was awesome! They lay out all the clothes and shoes that they have, and you go searching through it all, you put whatever you can into a paper grocery bag, and each bag costs a dollar. It is genius. I scored 2 pairs of jeans 2 t-shirts and 2 pairs of pj pants, a pair of Nike soccer cleats and one pair of shoes each for the boys, I got a pair of New York and Co jeans for myself, and some basketball shorts for Austin. I was pretty pleased with myself. Here is Max sporting his new shoes. Shout out to Uncle Mike!

Cohen's New Bed

2008-04-04T07:43:00.000-05:00

I am testing out putting Cohen in a regular bed so that we can get rid of his crib before we move. I left the bed in Max and Izaac's room just as an experiment, but I think I am going to move it into Cohen's own room. When the boys went to bed, they were where they should be.Then when I went in to check on them later, Izaac was in Cohen's bed, and Cohen was way down at the end. Max was sideways in the middle of his bed. I don't understand these crazy boys.
Their room is always a mess, because when I put them to bed, they play with their toys for about an hour before they actually go to sleep.

Do You Have Tickets?...

2008-04-03T13:07:00.001-05:00

....To the GUN SHOW?! HaHa!

GRRR! So Fierce!

The House

2008-04-01T22:26:00.001-05:00

We had our first inquiry about the house yesterday, I just finished sending the man back some more pictures. He is living in Honolulu right now and will be retiring from the military and moving here in June. He seems really nice and I hope he is super-interested. I am so nervous about this whole house-selling business. Zanax anyone?

YUM!

2008-03-31T19:22:00.000-05:00

Linguine with Turkey Meatballs and White Clam Sauce

I made a super yummy dinner tonight so i thought I would share the recipe.

1 pound of linguine

1 pound of ground turkey

1/4 cup of Italian style bread crumbs

parsley

garlic powder

1 can white clam sauce

Parmesan cheese

While the linguine is cooking, mix the turkey, bread crumbs, and spices, and form into 1 inch meatballs, cook them in a skillet on med-hi heat covered for about 10 minutes. Add the can of clam sauce, and heat uncovered until it is hot, add the Parmesan cheese. Toss in the pasta and serve.

Max loved this so much, he shoved as much into his mouth as he possibly could. When his plate was empty, he finished off what was left on Izaac's plate. Izaac even asked for seconds, so that says a lot.

Yes That IS a Bee!

2008-03-30T17:52:00.000-05:00

So last night I was going into the kitchen to turn off all of the lights before I went into bed, and I saw a huge bumble bee buzzing around. Naturally , I freaked out like a little girl, and ran to get the bug spray. I sprayed it until it was weakened, and it fell right into my purse that was on the counter. This was all happening just as Austin was walking in the door. As he was laughing hysterically at my escapade, I could hear the bee buzzing to its slow and hopefully painful death in the bottom of my bag. YUCK!

FSBO

2008-03-26T20:17:00.000-05:00

FOR SALE BY OWNER

So it's official; we are listing our house. We haven't decided how much to list it for, so I am going to consult with a real estate agent in the area tomorrow. I am really nervous. I hope it sells fast. We have about 3 months before we should be moving, so about 2 months to sell. Pray for us! Any advise? Maybe our family connections with the real estate industry will help us out?

2008-03-25T19:38:00.000-05:00

I don't know how much you can tell, but our dogs are usually white. Now they are filthy. Austin gave them a bath yesterday, but they seemed to find the biggest pile of dirt as fast as they could. I guess it's bath time again.

Another Soccer Game

2008-03-25T19:07:00.000-05:00

Izaac had his second soccer game today. It did go a little better than last time. He was more excited to get out on the field, and he started out strong. He got really tired in the middle of the game and asked to go home because he said he "was having a hard time getting the ball from the other kids" so he gave up. Our friend Jay came to the game for fatherly support because Austin is flying nights, so he goes to work from 5-2AM every day, needless to say, he can't get to the games. Anywho, Jay gave Izaac a little pep-talk, and he just dragged through the rest of the game. When we got in the car, he told me that he wanted to be "out of soccer" he doesn't like to run so much and he can't get the ball. I told him that he just needs to do his best and if he doesn't give up, he will like it more, and keep getting better. Well, we'll see.

Just a rant!

2008-03-24T18:55:00.000-05:00

I haven't actually seen the movie 'Stop-Loss" but from the previews, it looks like a bunch of BS. Maybe I am out of my league, because I will be the first to admit that I don't know everything about the Army, or this war. I seriously respect all soldiers and their sacrifice, and I understand and respect the seriousness of this war. One thing that really, really bugs me is irresponsible, politically charged, badly researched liberal media. The basis of the movie, "Stop-Loss" is that this policy is a type of "back door draft". In the movie, (or at least in the previews) a soldier is coming up on the end of his commitment, and he is told that before he can get out of the Army, he has to serve another tour with his unit in Iraq. He seems to be shocked and outraged, about this news as if he has no idea what a stop-loss is. A stop-loss date is a date a few months before a unit gets deployed that holds everyone in the unit so they all deploy together. So, if you were going to get out of the Army, or going to move to another unit, it would be postponed until the end of the deployment. One reason for this is that the unit prepares for a deployment for months, and to loose soldiers shortly before a deployment could be detrimental. In the movie they make it seem like it is just an awful, terrible thing and the Army is somehow doing these soldiers wrong, but in real life, everyone knows about a stop-loss date long before it gets there, and it is just part of being in the military. I am just sick of all of this BS in the media about the war and the military. A soldier knows what to expect, and is usually ready to prepare for it. The Army isn't "screwing people over" when something doesn't work out the way they expected. The Army is what it is and it isn't going to change. People need to stop causing uproars about it.... that is just in my opinion.

Happy Easter!

2008-03-24T18:30:00.001-05:00

This was the first Easter that the Easter Bunny made it to my house, and I have to say that the boys Easter baskets were a little lame.

We had lots of friends over for dinner, which turned out pretty good, if I do say so myself.

Everyone had fun, but no one had nearly as much fun as Max who was introduced to the wonder that is an Easter Egg hunt.

This is for Aubry!

2008-03-21T19:41:00.001-05:00

Aubry, we love these outfits SO much! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

Izaac's First Soccer Game

2008-03-19T13:45:00.000-05:00

Izaac had his first soccer game yesterday, and I think his team, the Blue Rhinos, won. You can't really tell what is going on in a 4-year-old's soccer game, but it sure is entertaining. Izaac was reluctant to go out onto the field in the beginning, I am not sure why. Then about 3/4 of the way through the game he came off the field to me and said, "Mom, I'm done, I don't want to play anymore. I want to go home." I was so bugged. I finally forced him back on the field just in time for him to be a poor sport and not give the other team a high five. It was pretty lame! Oh well, maybe next week will go better.

Izaac's Easter Party

2008-03-19T13:32:00.001-05:00

Izaac's preschool class had an Easter Party on Tuesday, and Max, Cohen and I got to go to it. It was a lot of fun. He did an egg hunt and each kid got to take home 12 eggs. They played on the playground and had chips and dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets for lunch. Max and Izaac both had a blast.

Surrogate Daughter

2008-03-19T13:25:00.000-05:00

I have been watching my surrogate daughter, Aryana for the past three days, and it has been really fun. She is really well behaved and low-maintenance, which is exactly what I like in a kid. Her mom is really sick with some unknown stomach ailment, she has been admitted to the hospital in Enterprise. They are supposed to be moving to Ft Hood, Texas next week, we all hope that she gets better soon. Please keep Lisa in all of your prayers.

Izaac's Date

2008-03-17T15:32:00.000-05:00

We are watching my friend's daughter, Ariana so they can pack up their house. They are moving to Ft Hood, Texas on Thursday. So Izaac and Ariana are playing outside, and he was driving her around in the Jeep. It looks like he is taking her out on a date. They are so cute together. I wish Lisa would let me adopt Ariana, she is so sweet!

Germs? Who Cares!

2008-03-16T20:10:00.001-05:00

We went to Wal-Mart today to pick up a few things, and we got one of those giant carts with the extension on the back for the kids to sit in, and Cohen was sitting in the regular seat. Well, Cohen likes to chew on everything, so he was eating the handle. Mothers everywhere are cringing, but I guess I am just not a germ-a-phobe. I tend not to worry about these things. He will just have a great immune system... or a communicable disease. Oh, well.

Could Every Baby Be This Easy?

2008-03-15T11:03:00.000-05:00

I Wonder how I got so lucky to have a baby like Cohen. He is so happy all the time. He doesn't get fussy unless he is tired or hungry. When it is time for bed, I just put him in his crib, wide awake, with a pacifier and a blanket, turn on his mobile and he just goes right to sleep. I really hit the jackpot of easy babies with this one. He is just too sweet!

Hard Working Men

2008-03-15T10:26:00.000-05:00

We needed to do some yard work today, now that Spring has sprung. Austin mowed the lawn while Izaac and Max got as dirty as possible. The good news is that we will be ready for Papa Walt and Mama Lori to get here. If i heard correctly, Lexi will be gracing us with her presence! We all can't wait!!

Rub-a-Dub-Dub...

2008-03-14T18:54:00.000-05:00

Three Boys In a Tub!

This is the first time that Cohen has actually been able to sit up in the bath tub. I am SO glad that he has finally gotten to this point, because before, he would have to lay down and I could only fill the tub up a couple of inches and the older boys wouldn't like it. Now, everyone wins, including ME, I can get them all in the bath at the same time!! YAY! It only took him 8 months, but Cohen is now sitting up more comfortably on his own.

These boys look SO cute in their jammies. I especially like Cohen's. My awesome mom sent these to me, they are so dang cute!!! It is one of the only new things that Cohen wears, everything else is a hand-me-down from Izaac, then from Max. Most of his stuff looks a little dinjy, and some of his jammies have holes in the toes. Poor, homeless Cohen. Maybe someday he will out-grow his brothers and finally get some new clothes. I doubt it. :)

A Beautiful Baby is Born!

2008-03-11T19:13:00.000-05:00

My friend, Leslie had her baby today! A super-cute baby boy named Kail Kevyn Carter Williams. He looks identical to his dad, Jay. He has the cutest lips ever, and huge eyes that I think are going to be blue.

Leslie invited me to be with her when she delivered, and I was so excited. I have never been on the recieving end of a birth before, it seems like I am always on the other side! It was awesome! Leslie was so tough.

She has had a lot of surgeries so she doesn't have very good veins for an IV, so after her first IV vein blew, they took about an hour to finally figure out where to put another IV and it ended up in her neck. They stuck her about 20 times. She took it all like a champ. I would have been in tears and squirming all over the place. The labor was fast she didn't have to push. Things went great. Congradulations, Jay and Leslie!

Artist

2008-03-10T20:23:00.000-05:00

Izaac drew this Chinook on the Magnadoodle, it is sling-loading a block. It's so funny, he can tell you what each helicopter is when he sees them flying in the air. Maybe we have a junior aviator on our hands.

Jay Gets His Wings!

2008-03-09T20:44:00.000-05:00

Max climbed into the stroller with Cohen. He loves his brother.

Congradulations! Jayson Williams got his wings on Thursday, March 7th. He is officially a Winged Army Aviator. They will move to Fort Hood, Texas in April. Max, Cohen and I got to go to the graduation, Max was SO good. He just played quietly with the people sitting behind him. Leslie is going to have her baby on Tuesday, so they aren't going to move for about a month. We will sure miss them a lot!

soccer gear

2008-03-01T16:52:00.000-06:00

We went and bought Izaac some cleets and shin guards for his soccer league that starts on March 4th. He looks pretty good in his new duds. He was really excited to try them out.

funny faces

2008-03-01T15:15:00.000-06:00

Izaac thinks it is super-hilarious to try and make silly faces, so naturally, Max thinks it is equally hilarious. Here they are at their finest!

Family Day

2008-03-01T14:30:00.000-06:00

We had Family Day at the flight line where we got to see Austin's helicopter and we got to watch them sling-load a 14 thousand pound block and carry it away. It was pretty crazy. The boys wore ear plugs because of the noise everyone thought they were so funny. We sat in the pilot's seat and got to see all the switches and guages and I said to Austin, "I can't believe you know what all of these things do." There are so many differrent things to remember, I don't know where he keeps all of that information. The boys had a great time seeing where daddy works. It was a fun day.

Gabe

2008-02-29T17:22:00.001-06:00

I watched Izaac's friend, Gabe, for a few hours the other night and I think it was like the best night of Izaac's life. He loves Gabe so much, whenever he comes over Izaac says, "Gabe, I love you. I'm so glad you came over." It is so funny and cute. Gabe is such a good kid, he always says "sir" and "ma'am". He is almost too polite.

ahhh, the sweet smell of progress

2008-02-29T17:14:00.000-06:00

Cohen is finally able to sit up for a few seconds. He is just too happy to be still and lay down and giggle. He is so sweet, but I just don't understand why he isn't just itching to get up and play with his brothers. He is really the most shockingly happy baby I have ever seen. We love him tons!!

Catch Up

2008-02-27T18:58:00.000-06:00

I haven't been posting much lately, so I just put up a few that were over-due. I should be back on track soon. I started going to the gym every morning, and by the time I get home it is time for lunch and naps, and there just really hasn't been much happening, so we are sorry that we are so boring. Maybe soon we will get interesting and post about it! Love you all!

Accidents

2008-02-27T18:47:00.000-06:00

"Oops"

You would think that now that I have the dogs, I would be cleaning up more pee than ever before... but acctually, I clean up more accidents from Max everyday than both of the dogs combined. I clean up maybe one accident per day from the dogs, and 3 or 4 from Max. Some days, it's like he just decides not to be potty trained at all. He still hasn't gone poop in the toilet even once. I'm not really sure when he is going to come around. Until then, he has the dogs beat by a land-slide! YUCK!

Homerun

2008-02-27T18:40:00.001-06:00

I think Izaac is going to be great at T-ball this year. It's not the same as when daddy throws him the ball, but it seems like he has an innate ability to be great at any sport he tries. Gee, I wonder where he gets that from. He is really excited to start Soccer in March and T-ball in June. He will be the star of the team for sure.

Babysitting

2008-02-27T18:31:00.000-06:00

My friend, Melissa has a 2-month-old baby, Evan Lee, who is super-cute. Her husband, Noah was supposed to start SERE school on Sunday, so I took Evan in for the night so they could both get a good night sleep before Noah was gone for 3 weeks. He did great and I'm not sure if wakin up every 2 hours make me want another baby, or makes me glad that I can't have one. I do love watching him, though. he sure is sweet.

Her Name is Lola

2008-02-21T16:12:00.000-06:00

Austin went to the animal shelter to pick up some calcium pills for Markey-Mark, and the lady there told him the someone had brought in his sister. She took him back to look at her and she was SO cute. Austin told me about it later and to both of our suprise, I immedeately said that he had to go back and get her. We named her Lola and we got them pink and blue matching collers. So now we have two dogs. I know, I don't really know what has come over me, either. I just love them so much!

We have a dog?

2008-02-19T18:35:00.000-06:00

Austin was at his stick-buddy's house to study today and this little puppy came wandering into the yard. Austin and Jeff took it around to all the neighbor's houses to see if anyone knew who's it was but no one did. So, Austin took it to a shelter who said they were too full but they would call us if space became available. The vet there said that he looks healthy, and we can take him back on Friday for a full work-up. We named him Markey-Mark. We decided to keep him, so here is the new addition to our family.

Cohen

2008-02-19T18:30:00.000-06:00

I just thought I would post a super-cute picture of Cohen. Enjoy!

Things you should never say to a military wife.

2008-02-17T11:39:00.000-06:00

1. "Aren't you afraid that he'll be killed?"(This one ranks in at number one on the "duh" list. Of course we're afraid. We're terrified. The thought always lingers at the backs of our minds ---but thanks brilliant, you just brought it back to the front. Maybe next you can go ask someone with cancer if they're scared of dying.)

2. "I don't know how you manage. I don't think I could do it."(This is intended to be a compliment. Though, its just a little annoying. Here's why: it's not like all of us military wives have been dreaming since childhood of the day we'd get to be anxious single moms who carry cell phones with us to the bathroom and in the shower. We're not made of some mysterious matter that makes us more capable, we just got asked to take on a challenging job. So we rose to the challenge and found the strength to make sacrifices.)

3. "At least he's not in Iraq."(This is the number one most annoying comment for those whose husbands are in Afghanistan. What do they think is happening in Afghanistan? An international game of golf? Guys are fighting and dying over there.)

4. "Do you think he'll get to come home for Christmas/anniversary/birthday/birth of a child/wedding/family reunion, etc?"(Don't you watch the news? No! They don't get to come home for any of these things. Please don't ask again.)

5. "What are you going to do to keep yourself busy while he's gone?"(Short answer: Try to keep my sanity. Maybe there's a military wife out there who gets bored when her husband leaves, but I have yet to meet her. For the rest of us, those with and without children, we find ourselves having to be two people. That keeps us plenty busy. We do get lonely, but we don't get bored, and drinking massive amounts of wine always helps keep me busy.)

6. "How much longer does he have until he can get out?"(This one is annoying to many of us whether our husbands are deployed or not. Many of our husbands aren't counting down the days until they "can" get out. Many of them keep signing back up again and again because they actually love what they do or they VOLUNTEER AGAIN and AGAIN to go back to Iraq b/c there is work that needs to be done.)

7. "This deployment shouldn't be so bad, now that you're used to it."(Sure, we do learn coping skills and its true the more deployments you've gone through, the easier dealing with it becomes. And we figure out ways to make life go smoother while the guys are gone. But it never gets "easy" and the bullets and bombs don't skip over our guys just because they've been there before. The worry never goes away.)

8. "My husband had to go to Europe for business once for three weeks. I totally know what you're going through."(This one is similar to number two. Do not equate your husband's three week trip to London/Omaha/Tokyo/etc. with a 12-15 month or more deployment to a war zone. Aside from the obvious time difference, nobody shot at your husband or tried to blow him up with an I.E.D., your husband could call home pretty much any time he wanted to, he flew comfortably on a commercial plane, slept between crisp white sheets and ate well, paying for everything with an expense account. There is no comparison. We do not feel bonded to you in the slightest because of this comment and, if anything, we probably resent you a bit for it. Comparing a 12 month combat deployment to a few weeks business trip is like comparing a shitty ford taurus with mercedes convertible.)

9. "Wow you must miss him?"(This one also gets another big "duh". Of course we miss our men. There are some wives who do not and they're now divorced.)

10. "Where is he exactly? Where is that?"(I don't expect non-military folks to be able to find Anbar Province on a map, but they should know by now that it's in Iraq. Likewise, know that Kabul and Kandahar are in Afghanistan. Know that Muqtada al Sadr is the insurgent leader of the Mahdi Army in Iraq and that Sadr City is his home area. Know that Iran is a major threat to our country and that it is located between Afghanistan and Iraq. Our country has been at war in Afghanistan for seven years and at war in Iraq for five years. These basic facts are not secrets, they're on the news every night and in the papers every day ---and on maps everywhere.) 11. "Well, he signed up for it, so it's his own fault whatever happens over there.(Yes, ignorant, he did sign up. Each and every day he protects your right to make stupid comments like that. He didn't sign up and ask to be hit by anything, he signed up to protect his country. Oh, and by the way, he asked me to tell you that "You're welcome." He's still fighting for your freedom.)

12. "Don't you miss sex! I couldn't do it!"(hmmm, no i don't miss sex. i'm a robot. seriously...military spouses learn quickly that our relationships must be founded on something greater than sex. We learn to appreciate the important things, like simply hearing their voices, seeing their faces, being able to have dinner together every night. And the hard truth is, most relationships probably couldn't withstand 12 months of sex deprivation.)

13. "Well in my opinion....."(Stop right there. Yo, I didn't ask for you your personal political opinions. Hey, I love a heated political debate, but not in the grocery store, not in Jamba Juice, not at Nordstrom, not in a bar when I'm out with my girls trying to forget the war, and CERTAINLY NOT AT WORK. We tell co-workers about deployments so when we have to spend lunch hours running our asses off doing errands and taking care of the house, dog, and kids, they have an understanding. We do not tell co-workers and colleagues because we are giving an invitation to ramble about politics or because we so eagerly want to hear how much they hate the President, esp. while we're trying to heat up our lean cuisines in the crappy office microwaves.)
last but not least....

14. "OH, that's horrible...I'm so sorry!"(He's doing his job and he's a badass. Don't be sorry. Be appreciative and please take a moment out of your comfortable American lives to realize that our soldiers fight the wars abroad so those wars stay abroad.)

If you want to say anything, say thank you. After all, we are sexually deprived for your freedom.

Tired

2008-02-08T16:58:00.000-06:00

I don't know if you can tell that Austin is in this picture, but today, after waking up at 3:45 every morning since he has been back in school, he came home and crashed. Izaac was taking a nap in our bed, so he covered himself in a twin sized fitted sheet and fell asleep on the extra bed in the office. I guess he deserves a little rest.

Just Chillin'

2008-02-08T16:41:00.000-06:00

We haven't really had much to post about lately. Things around here have been pretty boring. I usually try to post more often, hopefully we will do something of note so that I can update everyone soon. Here are the boys just hangin' out eating a snack. As they get older they are starting to get along a little better, I hope things continue to progress in this direction as Cohen gets thrown into the mix.

Strange Boy

2008-02-06T12:42:00.000-06:00

I think Max is going into showbusiness. I was at the store the other day with a friend, and we couldn't get Max out of the womens shoe department. He was sitting on the floor and he had taken off his shoes and was trying on pairs of high heels. I don't know about him sometimes!

One for the Record

2008-02-06T12:31:00.000-06:00

This is one of my favorite outfits on Cohen. I don't know why I just love it so much. He is growing so fast now, that by the time I wash it and get it put away, it wont fit him anymore. I just wanted to have a record of him looking super cute in his little dinosour outfit.

A Trip to the Museum

2008-02-02T13:05:00.000-06:00

Austin took the older boys to the Aviation Museum on Fort Rucker today, while I took Cohen to the commissary. It was pretty nice to have a grocery trip where the kids weren't fighting with each other the whole time. I did realize how stupid I must be to go to the commissary the day before the Super Bowl. I wanted to just scream to everyone in there, "We are all idiots for shopping today! What are we all thinking?!" It was the bussiest I have ever seen it, except maybe the day before Thanksgiving. Anyway, the kids had an awesome time at the museum and saw all of the helicopters and airplanes. I was gone for so long the got to go around the whole thing 3 times. Izaac was especially excited. Austin picked them up and put them on each one of the planes that were outside. They were totally stoaked.

A Poll...

2008-01-31T18:53:00.000-06:00

I don't understand why Cohen in so lazy. I am not even sure if I mind. He is just too happy to be completely imobile. He will roll over, but he doesn't really try to get anywhere. When I try to sit him up, he just plops over and laughs. He is just a lazy little bum. It's okay though, I still think he is too sweet. I have added a little poll to see what you all think.

Pajama Day

2008-01-31T14:58:00.000-06:00

Izaac wanted everyone to see that he got to wear his cool Spiderman jammies to school today.

TV Junkies

2008-01-31T11:26:00.001-06:00

When I was getting ready this morning, the boys were being so nice watching Blues Clues together. I thought it was pretty cute.

Good Genes?

2008-01-26T18:50:00.000-06:00

I just don't understand what it is about the Woods and athletics. Austin just happens to be fantastic at every sport he plays, even the lame ones. Here he is demonstrating some of his skills bowling. Whatever!

Bowling

2008-01-26T18:08:00.000-06:00

We went bowling today and the boys had a really great time. Izaac even beat Grandpa Michael's score. Max was super enthusiastic when his turn was over. It was pretty funny.

HOLLA!

2008-01-25T22:38:00.000-06:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY K-DUB! WE LOVE YOU!

DISNEY WORLD 2008

2008-01-25T20:25:00.000-06:00

My dad and I took the boys to Disney World this past week, and they had a great time. They were great on the way over. We left at about 3:3o AM for a 5 and 1/2 hour drive to Orlando. It was a pretty quiet ride. Max was so tired, he was asleep with his eyes wide open. It was ridiculously creepy.

Izaac was super excited to meet Mickey. He was being a little difficult when it was time to take the picture. We couldn't get him to smile. Max was too freaked out to even near any of the characters.
All of the boys had a really great time. Izaac loved the rides. Max was pretty exited about everything. I was supposed to catch up with my dad and the other boys, but I didn't get to them in time so I ended up going on one of the rides with just Cohen. It was actually a pretty fun ride.

Here are some more pictures of the fun we all had. And some of when we were done. Everyone was so tired they all fell asleep on the bus back to the hotel.

When we were eating dinner on Wednesday, Max fell out of his chair (that happened to be bar stool height) and landed flat on his face. It was pretty brutal. The manager of the restaurant insisted that we call the paramedics. It was quite the spectacle. Max is fine, but he got away with a pretty substantial souvenir.

Daddy

2008-01-21T00:21:00.000-06:00

This is what Austin did when I was busy packing today. I wish parenting was that straight forward for me! ;)