I wanna be a rockstar

Brayden takes this rockstar stuff serious. No joke. This photo was taken at a children's museum but he's also rocked out at Best Buy with the demo rockband set. He made me take over the drums while he took lead vocals on Lenny Kravitz's ARE YOU GONNA GO MY WAY.

SNOW!

I guess it does snow around here every now and then. The forecasting started early yesterday with "Winter Storm Warning" and predictions of 2-4 inches. Imagine how disappointing it was to wake up to not a single snowflake on the ground. I felt like a kid again wishing for that snow day but not for me, for my boys. We didn't see a single flake last winter and the year before that only an inch. It finally started picking up before lunch so everyone went out to play a little. Keaton was very impressed! Brayden decided to get the arctic cat out for a little snow driving but got hung up in the ditch. Austin was willing to help him out at least once. So, they had fun. We ended up with an inch or a little more.

Updating

I can't believe I haven't updated in a while. Really, things have been rather low key or boring I guess you could say. Just hanging out. Austin has been back to school for a couple of weeks so earlier mornings and late night homework is starting to become normal again. I’m always sad when he has to go back after a break because it’s nice not to have to get up and make a peanut butter or turkey sandwich at 6:30 in the morning. I’m really not a morning person.

Of course there are daily happenings that are a big deal but probably just to us. Like the day that Brayden left a jar of peanut butter out on the table and Keaton climbed up and smeared it all over his face. He also smeared it on one of Austin's hardcover Harry Potter books that just happened to be sitting there. Austin was not happy.

The $12 haircut that cost me $30 + tip. Brayden has only let one person besides me ever cut his hair. He kind of let Wendi in BG cut it before Kandess’s big wedding in July but he wasn’t thrilled about it. I am rather tired of doing it myself. It takes me longer to do it and it’s gotten thicker so I can’t do the best job anymore. He let a lady at a local salon cut it recently. He had some moments of weakness when the hair started falling on his face, but I was able to bring him back to reality after a minute. Anyway, he made it with only a few over the top freak out moments so I was proud. He spotted a Mickey Mouse balloon at the party store next door and had to have it. I had promised him popsicles for getting it cut but if he wanted to substitute a balloon for popsicles, I figured why not. When we got to the store though he remembered the popsicle promise and also wanted to throw some mini chocolate donuts in the deal.

Showering is the best way. Brayden has decided that showers are fun and he will try to stay in for as long as there is hot water. He will go and jump in with Austin. Even if uninvited.

Wiiiiiiiii. I’ve been trying to get back into exercising on a regular basis. So far no problems from my hips but my left knee did a weird thing this week and tightened up to where I couldn’t even bend or straighten it all the way. I think it’s finally back to normal now. I scored a Wii Fit from amazon.com a couple of weeks ago and we’ve had fun playing with it. Austin and I get the most use out of it but Brayden likes to give it a try.

Besides all of this other fun stuff, we've been playing outside when we can. (It's been too cold since Friday though.) I've been trying to work on my website at least a little every day. I still have several things to do but it's coming along.

our moon

Just got this beautiful shot of the moon looking through Austin's telescope on the deck. I really didn't know I could even do it but the camera came through for me with a little manual focusing and my steady hands. I love it!

no more land line

This message is for those who might be interested in talking to me or any of the other boys I live with. We have cut the land line so you can now reach us by cell phones only! If you don't have our numbers you can send me an email and I will get them to you.

The Dolphin Dip

Sunny day.....Thirty-eight degrees......PERFECT day for a dip in the Atlantic Ocean.....um, no? We went to the beach today to check out all of those participating in the annual Dolphin Dip. Some were out faster than they went in. It was a nice outing though. We pulled all of our winter essentials out for the first time this year but surprisingly it didn't feel that cold once we got there. Austin couldn't figure out why in the world we were going. To watch people freeze their butts off of course! Or, maybe watch them be more courageous than I am. I think he should plan on participating next year! Brayden brought little Wall-E along and we managed to take a few pictures. Austin kindly snapped the last shot.

Straight out of bed....

a Happy New Year wish for you!