Ice Cream

In the town I grew up in ice cream trucks where things of tv shows and movies but they never ever came to my little neighborhood. Now that I live in NW Indiana they once the warm weather shows up they come out in droves and go up and down our street at least once a day through out the months of March through Oct. I find them exciting and willingly go running out to buy ice cream when I hear the tinkling tune of the truck. My husband on the other hand having grown up with them always driving around his neighborhood has lost the magic and the excitement of the ice cream truck.
James yesterday heard the tinkling bells and went rushing to the door in awe and excitement!!! When Brian was asked to take this excited child out to buy him and ice cream there was a great lack of enthusiasim at the idea of chasing down the ice cream truck but begrudgingly took the excited little boy out to get the ice cream.
They came back with a very expensive but none the less yummy looking Bugs Bunny with gumball eyes. James for the first 5 minutes could do nothing but look and ohhhh and aaahhhhh over the beloved ice cream before digging in and making a HUGE mess but as the mommy who has to clean it up feel it was well worth it!!! But I wonder about my darling husband and why he doesn't look at the magical ice cream truck the same way as his wife and child do, Is it his take it or leave it attitude about ice cream or is it truly a worn out opinion of the ice cream truck I do not know but I have no intentions of joining him in his attitude on ice cream or ice cream trucks!!!!
I just need to makes sure I keep plenty of change around this summer!!!

James Birthday

My baby just turned two!! How is this possible? Wasn't it just yesterday that I was graduating from high school or heading off to Russia, or Moving to Maryland, or getting Married, or found out that we were expecting!!! or just went through 12 hours of labor, or just brought this little tiny bundle home from the hospital??? But now he is two and I wonder where the time went!!! I know a good nine months of it was spent in a tired daze with being preggers with Mr Issac but the last two years have been busy full of new things: walking and talking, getting his first,second, and third hair cuts and simply becoming a little boy!!
James is a sweetie pie and I can not imagine my life with out him even those moments when I want to scream and pull my hair out because he is being so frustrating I still wouldn't trade those moments for anything!!!
James has many interests in his small world, cars, trucks, Wall-e, but the one true love seems to be trains, it does not matter where he is or what is going on if he sees a train or thinks he sees a train his face lights up like you wouldn't believe and he squeals in delight and yells out "T" "T" "T"!!!
So for his birthday we decided to take him to a Train restaurant called "Tyler's Tenders" They have trains you can drive around, a large train you can ride on and if you sit at the counter a train will deliver your food. We had never been to this restaurant before which in hindsight that wasn't a good thing as there wasn't room for our party in the main part of the restaurant and so we were all at the counter. Those who attended the party where James cousins Zoe and Jefferson Norris, and McKenzie, Trenton, and Logan Andrews along with Uncle Jeff and Aunty Megan, Uncle Charlie and Aunt Kathleen and Grandma Andrews.
From the moment we walked into the place James was sooo very excited running from one thing to the next squealing in delight about all the trains!!! He and all the cousins rode on the train many many times and he was constantly over at the train table in fact he was a little overly excited and bumped another child right off the stool to drive the train.
For presents James received a very cool snake and lizard and book from cousin Zoe, Cousin Jefferson gave James a ball and a bubble blower, mommy and daddy gave James a train set, Cousins McKenzie, Trenton, and Logan gave James a whiffle ball and bat, and golf ball and club and a sprinkler, and Grandma Andrews gave James a very cool Thomas the tank engine tent. That takes up our entire living room!!! James is two and he is already getting toys to big to fit in our house!!! It is time for a bigger house!!
Everyone had cake and Ice cream and I do believe fun was had by all who attended!!!

TOOO MUCH PINK!!!!

I know I have very few followers and with my on again off again posting habits I am not sure how often people check my blog but why didn't some one tell me that I had WAY!!! to much hot pink going on there for a while???? Come on people I thought you were my friends =-) ya know if my undies are showing or I am wearing clashing colors ya need to tell me this!!! So I have toned my page down a bit.... would maybe like a little imput on the colors and layout. I think although nothing to harsh ya might hurt me feelings.

What to do with myself?

Ohhhh my!!!
My two sweet little boys are in the bedroom with door shut because they want it shut playing together well probably demolishing the room, Neither one has a sticht of clothing on both just wearing their diapers, playing with cars and stuffed animals. Wow!!! I never thought that this moment would come so early. The joys and giggles coming over the monitor well and actually a sob or two from Isaac so maybe mommy is going to have to go rescue Snicklefritz sooner than later =-) It is very cute though two diapered little boys standing together playing with their cars conversing in their own made up language that works just for them. Usually if I am at the computer they are at the gate fussing and complaining and trying to come to mommy. Part of me wants to go join in with my little people to watch them giggle and play and another part of me is wondering what I can I get done while they are playing happily and then there is this part of me that is sitting here in great fear wondering what major mess I am going to come upon when I open the bedroom door. Because with James there will be one. This Mommy knows!!! So maybe I can squeeze in a quiet time, or work on some dishes or even sit here and play a game of Jungle Jewels but I know as soon as I start something the magic will end and they both will be standing at the door banging to be let out of the prision they locked themselves in. Now if I could only get the cat to leave me alone!!!

Food

It truly amazes me that I can have two children from the exact same parents. I ate pretty much the exact same things during both pregnancies but one child is a total snob when it comes to food a very VERY picky eater and if he decides that for some reason it isn't good enough for his consumption he will spit it out. In fact if during mid chew he sees something that would be better he will spit out whatever it is he is chewing and go in for whatever it was he spotted that MUST be better. Getting this child to eat anything can be very difficult and he has a few staples that he will eat. Chicken nuggets, fruit of any kind and cheese and thats about it. Now my other child you would think he had at some point been starved as he will eat whatever you put in front of him even if he doesn't like it. Which can make for some very comical faces but he will keep on eating. But this is also the child who if he sees his food or his bottle will get sooooo very excited bouncing up and down and kicking his legs it is very cute to watch!!

My Boys

I figured I would post two seperate posts.
Snicklefritz is getting so big!!! He has recently realized that crawling is a great way to get around and has a blast following his big brother and mommy around the house. He has quickly gone from just crawling to now pulling himself up and letting go so I have no doubt that he will be walking very soon. Watch out mommy!!! He is my snuggle bug, he loves his blankie and after being away from it for a while will pick it up and rub it on his face making all sorts of happy noises. =-) Brian said just the other day that Isaac had found a dirty blankie on the other side of the gate from him and he sat there in front of the gate crying for his blankie. He gets excited to see his blankie and his bottle too bouncing up and down and squealing in delight. Although he feels he doesn't get enough to eat and must supplement his food with anything paper that he can get his hands on. Which made Christmas OH sooo much fun!!!! Isaacs favorite song is Twinkle Twinkle Little star esspecially when mommy sings it!! and he loves to watch Winnie the Pooh and will sit motionless for a very long time watching pooh!

Funky Winkerbean is as busy as ever getting into whatever he can. He has a thing about having every last toy on the floor and will open every tub or container and dump it on the floor just so it is out. Which makes for ohhh so much fun for mommy every night. Since we moved Isaac into the nursery with James (over Christmas break), James has decided that he no longer needs to stay in his crib but should join his baby brother in his crib and or demolish the bedroom for entertainment. Now rather than waking up screaming he gets up and wakes his brother then plays for a while and when he gets board with that I hear a knock knock knock on the door and a MOOOOOMMMMMYYYYY!!! and if he does not get a response from mommy it becomes DAAAAADDDDYYYYYY!!!!
It is sooo much fun to watch the two of them interact with one another James can be sooo loving and kind and the very next min not nice at all but Isaac is finding his voice and has no issue with screaming his frustration if Brother will not give him the toy he wants or takes his toy from him.

Life

I have been enformed that I need to update my blog........and being here now and seeing the last time I posted was Oct 09 I realize that yes I need to update but life has been crazy as anyone with two little boys knows. Trick or Treating with my two dears was hilarious we also carved pumpkins with the cousins in Oct another fun time and very very messy. Thanksgiving was eventful. My Father in law was taken to the ER and my boys and I spent the night on Grandma Andrews couch waiting for daddy to come and get us. Which he finally did at 5 in the morning, so much for going shopping at the crack of dawn on Black Friday. But that was the beginning of a crazy month... my fil was admitted and spent the next 2 weeks in the hospital where they finally decided that he had cancer and it was terminal and he was sent home. Brian spent the entire month going from work to the hospital and then his parents home to our house where he would shower and be back to work again. I don't know how he managed and then Christmas eve his dad passed away. So Christmas was not at all what I had expected or planned for. Then January came and went and here we have arrive in Feburary.
Happy Valentines Day its belated of course but I do send out lots of love to you all
James and I made Valentines for the Grandmas and great grandmas and Grandpas out of foam hearts and instead of glitter we used sticky foam hearts to decorate them they were very cute!!!

My Sweet husband managed to supprise me this year he bought me long stem roses and a $25 gift card to Starbucks! Such a sweetie!!!