{kid update}

Apparently I was informed from my dear mother today--that I have been "slacking" on the kid posts on this here blog. Really other than the fact that everyone in our house (excluding me thank goodness) has been sick for the past 2 weeks, there hasn't been a whole lot going on around here. But it looks like everyone is doing much better this week, and all I can say-- is that it better stay that way! :)

I don't know why until just now, I hadn't thought of introducing Tanner to the wonderful food that is.... Spaghetti. The pictures say it all--he loved it!



I can't believe my little Tanner bug is going to be one year old next month! Wow did that time ever go by fast. He is literally the happiest and most content baby I know. I love this kid.

Hunter has a bit of an obsession for farm/construction type equipment as of late. Namely tractors, dump trucks, diggers and steamrollers. The funniest one to me is the garbage truck fascination. When we were in Utah this summer his great grandma Stewart bought him a mini garbage truck. And to be honest it hasn't left his side since. Every Friday is garbage day at our house, and every single Friday at around 12:00pm-- you will find Hunter sitting on the chair looking out the window anxiously awaiting the arrival of the garbage truck. He literally is fascinated by them, and has his mini garbage truck right by his side as he watches the garbage being emptied into the real truck each week. Maybe there is a future in "Environmental Services and Waste Management" for my little Hunter.... hmmm????

Seriously what a cheese that Hunter is with his smile. Could he possibly look any happier with his garbage truck and new digger?????

This past Friday Steve and I did something we have never done before!! We dropped the kids off at the "Parent's Night Out" at the local YMCA and went out on a date! One Friday night a month at the YMCA-- they have child watch services for 3 whole hours. I was really freaking out a half hour before I had to drop both of them off, because I have only ever left them with close friends before now (literally I had a panic attack!) And you may be asking... what kind of crappy mother drops their sick kids off to be babysat by strangers??? Well somewhat to my credit the boys surprisingly appeared to be feeling much better than earlier in the week, and were both fever and runny nose free. Well--they both survived and so did I. We ended up picking them up 30 min. early and interestingly enough--neither one of them seemed to have noticed we had even been gone. No tears kicking or screaming in sued--just two little boys having a good time at the local YMCA.
PS: Texas Roadhouse is awesome!! I could eat those divine hot rolls with that cinnamon apple butter all day long! So thanks YMCA for watching our boys-- so Steve and I could go out on a much needed date!