Stud?

Posted by Rob Dog at 11:45 AM 10 comments

I KNOW I am a bit biased but I think he may be kind of a STUD!!! :) (do people even use that word anymore? hmmm, well I just did!!) Not the best pictures, but he is difficult to get to stay in one spot, especially AFTER church!!I could not resist trying to get a few pictures. I want to remember him in his cute little tie so when he is 16 and a gross, stinky, teenage boy, maybe I wont strangle him! :)

**his first "real" tie! no more of that clip on garbage! :)**

You Should Check This Out!

Posted by Rob Dog at 7:32 PM 3 comments

So my awesome older sister, Heidi started this blog....

paisleypatchwork.blogspot.com

Heidi has her masters degree in education, has taught school, and is now a stay at home mom. She has always been a huge reader (like she would finish a book in a day) that took me 2 weeks to read! She has always been my

go to person for help with writing papers (even to this day, she is currently proofreading my research paper),

almost any thing I know about writing has been a random rule she has taught me (for example "Robyn professors hate when you use the word very!"). She has been the one to give me all the advice and research on reading to Hayden. Thanks to her Steve and I have read to Hayden every day since he was about 2 months old. She has given me tons of books and even more really great advice! So what I am trying to say is she is really qualified, but

even more helpful. So if you have kids, or going to have kids, or hang out with kids, you will want to put her blog on your google reader account, or check it out when you can. She does posts on what books to buy, what books are good for boys, what books are good chapter books, what books to read aloud, and other stuff like art projects for kids and all that jazz! Anyway I am so glad she finally started this blog! I have been wanting her

to do it for so long!!

P.S If you have questions about any kids books, or are wondering what books to get for your kid(s), I am sure she can give you advice on that if you leave a comment on her blog, even if you don't know her. I know for me its nice to know what books are worth buying, what ones are not, and what ones to keep my eye for that I am going to want to have for Hayden later on (and this is the kind of stuff she knows!)....I am going to bug her to do a post on the best board books to buy, and where to buy the cheapest ones (cause books are so dang expensive!)

P.P.S The other thing Heidi introduced me to last week, a web site called http://www.goodreads.com/ I LOVE it! It is kind of like facebook but for reading! If you are a reader you should check it out, then add me

as a friend! I think it is so cool to be able to keep track of the books you have read, want to read

and get reviews on books from your friends! check it out!

Halloween

Posted by Rob Dog at 4:50 PM 1 comments

What kind of mom would I be if I didn't do a Halloween post! So here it is, even though it is kind of old hat by now!! :) We had a great Halloween this year! We had pumpkin pancakes hung out with family and then went to the U game. It was Hayden's first game and I was a little worried about how it would go. Luckily it was really fun and Hayden had a blast! Not much trick-or-treating (but to be honest I don't feel too bad about that, its not my favorite and there will be plenty of years that he will actually get it, that he can go!) but it was a great weekend! I did not get too many pictures, and most of them are from my phone! But I thought he made a pretty cute skeleton! (It glows in the dark!! ha ha ha!)

After the game! eating a little cheese before bed! :)

packed in tight at the game!

A skeleton bum!!! Ah ha ha ha!! (ok I thought this was really funny, so sue me!!)

It was a kick in the pants when it got dark and he glowed! :)

Just Because...

Posted by Rob Dog at 10:47 PM 6 comments

Just Because.....

I am head over heels for this kid!!! He just makes me smile, and that makes me feel pretty dang lucky! (except when he is dropping cereal down the heat vent! then I am just mad!**I blame him if I get bad grades, He is just a lot more fun than lame-o homework! Don't worry dad, I still make time for some homework!

Pick'n Our Pumpkins

Posted by Rob Dog at 10:30 PM 2 comments

Oh how I love Fall!!

Thanks Steve-o for putting up with

me and all of my fall craziness!!

(I may have dragged him to over

5 different places to find the best

pumpkin frozen yogurt!)

We hit up a cute little green house with

just the right amount of pumpkins!

He he he! I said it was little! Thanks for

being a good sport Steve-o!! :)

He ran away from this like one second later, totally

freaked out!! he he he!

such a boy!! :)

His Pumpkin!

Love this kid! So glad I have a partner

in my endless fall adventures!

(next on the list...Einsteins pumpkin poppers, and the

petting zoo! If you have any great fall adventures

or lets be honest fall treats please share! Steve-o will

really appreciate it! he he he!) :)

LESS TALK, MORE ACTION

Posted by Rob Dog at 9:48 PM 3 comments

Anyone who knows me, knows sometimes I talk too much!! (Ok

almost always!) Sometimes after I have been out with someone

I get home and think, did I even let them say anything! (sorry Ambs

I did that to you last week!) Anywho, my point is, We all know

I talk too much! So when I blog this becomes a problem as well. I

always have to tell way too much of the story and can never narrow

down my pictures. A post ends up taking me forever, so I don't post as

much because I don't always have hours to devote to my blog.

So my new goal, less talk, more action! Quicker shorter posts!

Wish me luck!! Many a teacher has unsuccessfully tried

to get me to stop talking! (I spent a lot of time in the wet room!) You should have seen

my citizen ship grades! :)

A man after my own Heart!!

his first mini Big Gulp

(Don't worry its only Sprite!)

Another one of Otis!

What a great dog!

Ody, thanks for keeping Hayd entertained

so many hours a day, letting him step on you

with only a semi mean growl, and picking

up everything he drops on the floor so I

only have to vacuum every other

stinking day, instead of everyday!

You are our best Friend!!

Vegas....

Posted by Rob Dog at 8:57 PM 4 comments

We are ALIVE! It has been a while, I have a little catching up to do! First up...

--VEGAS--

Over conference weekend we decided to go visit Steve's parents!

It was so nice to get to spend some time with family! However, Hayd was

sort of a monster! After nearly destroying a priceless [glass] heirloom

the first day, we tried to spend more time outside! Which left a lot of

time for picture taking-hence the mountain of photos below!

He LOVED the piano! He would take off running to it any chance he got!

(which happens to be in the same room as the near broken statue! UGH!)

I just thought this was funny!

yeah, I'm pretty artistic! Ha ha ha!! NOT!

what a goofball!!

(Thank heavens for their penned in courtyard!)

Grams!

Ohhhh!

A little melt down!

The Fam!

We had a great trip, loved me some IN-'N-OUT, BJ's fantastic cheeseburger pizza (thanks Wendy!) warm weather, and the drive went really well thanks to Handy Manny on the

Ipod! (yesh, I AM that mom that lets her kid watch TV!) :)

THANKS DAVE & WENDY!!

We may not have made conference watching real enjoyable of Steve's parents

though! Hopefully we did not ware our welcome out, because we are

supposed to go back for 10 days over Christmas!

I am welcoming ANY and ALL suggestions on how to keep an almost 2 year old

from touching the Christmas tree (that has very fragile ornaments), throwing food

during dinner, hitting, touching the TV buttons, or for that matter

having to touch EVERYTHING!!!

(On the bright side he did go to bed at 6 every night so

I can not complain too much, right?!)

(At least during Christmas the adult ratio will be 6 to 1! I am

counting on you Rob and Jess!!)

The Od!!

Posted by Rob Dog at 9:26 PM 4 comments

OTIS!

And just so no one feels left out I am giving a shout out

to my AWESOME dog!! He is our best friend, and

Hayd's favorite playmate!! (Although Otis may prefer a different

playmate, considering Hayden makes him cry daily!)

He was a little shaggy, and way too hot but I love

his hair long! Love this guy!!

Party on the Farm!!

Posted by Rob Dog at 8:40 PM 5 comments

Last weekend we had a big picnic with all the fam to celebrate my

cute grandparents 60th anniversary at the one, and only, Wheeler

Farm!! It actually worked out really well with a group that big! We

took the little kids to check out the animals, and of course took a ton

of pictures! but now I am feeling like a real jerk cause I really did not

get any pictures of my grandparents(or really any one

besides the kiddos!!) Boo on me!

Sorry for the picture overload!!

the Cousins

this crazy goat was going to town on Graydens shirt!!

It was crazy hot, so Hayd's face was bright red! And he

taste tested a few rocks, so don't mind the dirt!!

Hayden LOVES to be with my mom! And for such a moma's

boy, it is really nice to watch him prefer to be with someone

else! :) My mom is so great with the kids! She walked them all

over and helped them see and pet all the animals!

It was a really fun evening, we got to spend some good quality

time with the family! Now I really need to get a new camera charger

I am runnin on fumes!! :)

Build A Bear

Posted by Rob Dog at 3:21 PM 2 comments

The other day we had planned a trip to the zoo, and of course

it was a day that there was a down poor just as we got into the

car! So we decided to hit up Build A Bear. He may be a touch

young still to totally appreciate it, but he seemed to have a good

time. (I may or may not have encouraged him to pick the one I liked!)

(oops, loaded the pictures in the wrong order. They are last to first)

Lets be honest, the box was as big of a hit as the dog!

A little love on the drive home :)

The "doggy Bath" (pretty sure Hayd thought I was an idiot

but oh well, right!)

Getting stuffed!! He thought it was pretty cool, but from a few feet back!

He may have tried to stuff in a few extra hearts! :)

Good times!!

TOO FAR BEHIND!!

Posted by Rob Dog at 8:49 AM 11 comments

Too Far Behind.....

Ok clearly it has been a while!! I feel like I am too far behind to

catch up!! So I doubt I will!!! ha! We have had lots of fun this

summer! We moved, (which was not fun!)but I think we are

finally setteled and

really enjoying our new neighborhood! It is SO fun to not be

in the HOOD!! (or at least we are in a better hood now!) :)

Some how in the move I lost my camera charger! So my camera

ran out of juice, so I have not taken many pictures over the

summer! It has been killing me to not have my camera! But,

the other day I bummed off my bro-in-laws charger for a few

min! And got a little juice back, and could not help myself! I

took a load of pictures of Mr Hayd! :) So here are a few! Since

I know no one wants to read a post with no pictures!! :) I have got

to get a new charger ASAP!!! Sorry this is such a random post

I just had to start somewhere, right!?

And now...I am honestly just dieing for FALL!!! I am sorry

to all you summer lovers, but I can hardly wait!! With the little

taste of chilly air last week, it just made me want it even more!

I LOVE fall!! I feel like I come alive in fall! Just think, pumpkins,

leaves, hot chocolate, Halloween, apples, no sun screen, soup,long sleeves,

you can go outside when ever and not melt, pumpkins, pumpkins, and

did I say pumkins!! Baah, I love it!! SO please send your fall karma out

there with me!!! yay!!

the park

Posted by Rob Dog at 10:30 PM 6 comments

My Parents are out of town so we are watching their dog Gus!

Hayden is loving having 2 play mates to chase and torture! We

decided we had better get them all out to play before they went

too stir crazy, so we hit up our favorite school!

Hayd is getting better at the slide!

Before-

During-

After!

Ha ha ha! I thought it was kind of funny!

And the beasts tired and bonding after the park!

What a perfect mothers day! I am feeling real lucky

to have such a great examples of mom's all around

me and to have such a cute husband and son who

take such good care of me and made my day great!

Happy Mothers day!

Wow! that was a lot! Sorry if it was overload but I can check that off my to do list now! :)

Now I just need to change my background! But that is too much for now! (plus let's be honest

Steve-o is asleep and I know I will mess it up if I try to do it alone!) so enjoy the snow for a

little while longer! :)

Random

Posted by Rob Dog at 10:21 PM 5 comments

Is this a problem?

One of Hayden's new favorite things to do is put stuff

over his head, such as his owl, or a bucket and take off

until he runs into something and crashes! Hmm..not sure

what that means!

Just a random wave! Some days I just sit and

laugh at this kid!

Posted by Rob Dog at 9:55 PM 1 comments

Well when you live in the hood, you gotta make do with what

you got! ha ha ha! Hayden and I probably look a little weird

sitting out on the sidewalk and playing in the dirt, and writing

with our sidewalk chalk! But thanks to a little car trouble I have

not had a car and I just don't dare go out of our gates into the ghetto

alone! Ok so I may be exaggerating but I really don't dare just walk

our neighborhood!

So we have fun in the gates! :) Hayden is a great rock finder!

(I know he must be brillant!) he he he!

His first Art project!

Sometimes when we are lucky we crash my sister Wendy's house

and use her backyard!

Jumping on the trampoline with his cousins! I think he really

enjoyed it! he he he!

And on one really good day a few weeks ago we met my parents at our favorite

school playground! My mom even introduced Hayden to his first real slide and got

Gus and Hayden to go down! Now he is loving the slide!