fat belly dance

Steven and I just watched this 10 times while dying laughing.

Bastien makes me laugh.

outside with my boys

Bastien is so happy that Steven fixed his bike seat.

your typical sassy Bastien.

Embry was crying about the bee flying around him. I wonder where he picked up being overly freaked out by bees?

Seriously, is this not the prettiest face you've ever seen?

Steven up to his old tricks.

Embry was deep in thought about something.

I win the cutest boys contest!

whas happenin hot stuff?

It was a cold weekend for camping! It was the babies first time and they did so good at night, I was shocked. I had to keep putting my hands on their face to make sure they werent frozen solid. I guess it was only 40 degrees, still I was too frozen to sleep and my bladder was about to burst. But I was too scared to go pee in the dark. Finally I heard Steven getting up and somehow we all ended up getting warm in the Berkey's car at 3 in the am. It seems kind of messed up that we were in the nice warm car while the kids were in the chilly tent. But they were actually sleeping!

They were sound asleep all night! (I was just pretending)

The only picture I got of the group..

Steven was our fire starter... we couldnt have ground fires, lame!

the babies were however, not happy the next morning. Their hands were frozen and kept getting upset. I bundled them up with big blankets, but until the sun came out they were pretty upset. I love their faces right here. We were laughing so hard at Jasper, his poor hand was shaking while he was trying to bring the poptart to his mouth to take a bite.

Despite being chilly, we had so much fun! We made smores with the kids while a peach cobbler baked in a dutch oven. It was so yummy, and thats all I used was a yellow cake mix, a can of diet 7-up, and a big can of peaches! For breakfast we cooked sausauge gravy to pour over biscuits in the dutch oven and it was way better than I thought it would turn out! Eating while camping is the best isnt it?

On Thursday we had a Valentines Party for the kids. I was so excited about them picking and passing out Valentines since I remember it being so fun in school! I love how creative (the moms) got in decorating the mailboxes. Mine was just a wrapped shoe box but Bastien is easy to please. :)

opening their valentines!

Food really does bring people together. If I give them snacks they always sit together on the floor really cute-like.

Yesterday I made heart sugar cookies with the kids..

...it's a shame they were a little too good and now I am on major damage control for the 10 I ate last night. Lets eat til we throw up! Hope everyone had a hot valentines day.

farewell

Embry has had some good times with the binky.

...so good that if he realizes its not around, things will go downhill pretty fast.

Embry was such a cute little binky boy...

but its time to say goodbye. It kind of makes me feel sad, like he's not a baby anymore.

He's been without it for a few days now. The first night he cried for about an hour, I'm suprised at how well he's gone to bed without it since. He's a little bit on the grouchy side (all day long) without it. But I'm sure he'll get over it:) Embs is my only binky baby! One thing I will miss is when I would say "It's time for bed" Embry would say "noo!" and then I would say "I'll give you your binky if you get in bed" and his face would light up and he'd run to his bed. Or how 1 binky was never enough. He'd carry around as many as he could find and sometimes walk around with 2 in his mouth at the same time. Cute huh?

But I'm glad we get to see more of his cute mouth now:)

my babies are 2!

a couple hours old

5 months old

Two!

This is so nuts to me! It doesnt feel like they should be 2 yet. I think this is my favorite age. But then I look back at this picture of them at 5 months and think that was my favorite age. They've grown so much, I love hearing their little voices say words. On their birthday we just happened to have a playdate at the zoo scheduled so it worked out perfectly. It was fun minus the 5 minutes I lost Embry. That little Embry is a wanderer!

nice view simba!

with grandma on their bday.

On Saturday morning we had a family bday party. We ordered an 8 ft Neds sub which everyone seemed happy about. It was seriously a perfect day for a party outside. Poor Jasper didnt look like he felt great the whole time, and they both ended up being sick the rest of the day & also today. But the new toys have definitely taken their minds off of feeling yucky:) Thanks to everyone who spoiled them!

my dad playing with the kids..I love how Jasper has always been so cool with my dad, and for Jasper thats a big deal.

dont be jealous of my mad cake skills..I decorated the cake as I was walking out the door. Thats what happens when I wait until midnight the night before the party to bake all the cupcakes & cake.

presents!

I cant believe I almost told my mom not to get this wooden train set for Embry. I would have never had a picture with this priceless reaction.

Embry was the first to get to hit the pinata. We gave him the stick and told him to hit it, so he goes over to Steven and hits him with the stick!

I told Bastien to put his arm around Maizi, but Maizi wasnt having it.

my own golden globes

I watched some of the Golden Globes tonight & thought I'd make my own list of favorites. My picks are mostly based on hotness. I'm kinda shallow that way. Also these arent all super recent, just my favs as of late.

Hottest Australian to play an Australian

in a movie set in & convienently called Australia

(he really beat all that competition!)

Hugh Jackman

I just recently redboxed this & was pleasantly suprised. Hugh J has never really been a big favorite but I loved him in this as "The Drover" I couldnt stop saying "Drova" all day after seeing this. Oh, and isnt this little kid like, so ridiculously cute in it?

"You sing to me, I learn 'em song"

Best Documentary

American Teen

It really was like a breakfast club-ish type documentary/un-rich version of Laguna Beach. It was entertaining, I liked it.

I wouldnt mind if there was a kid who looked like this when I was in high school....umm I mean there was a hotter one & his name was Steven! :)

Hands down, Best Comedic Chemistry

The guys from "The Hangover"

I dont think I have laughed so much and so hard in a movie, ever. The short awkward guy is the best.

I have to share my favorite part. You wont even think its funny if you havent seen it, but I laugh everytime I think of this part.

Do you know if the hotel is pager friendly?

What do you mean?

I'm not getting a sig' on my beeper.

I'm not sure.

Is there a payphone bank? Buncha payphones? Business.

Umm, there's a phone in your room...

That'll work.

Can I ask you another question?

Sure.

You probably get this a lot. This isn't the real Caesar's Palace is it?

What do you mean?

Did, umm... did Caesar live here?

No.

I didn't think so.

most attatched to this character

Henry in Time Travelers Wife

If you havent read the book & only saw the movie then you wont really get what i'm saying. But the author & Eric Bana do an amazing job of making you really really care about the character Henry. The book made me cry like crazy in the second half. But right in the beginning of the movie, from the part when Claire sees Henry in the library & she knows who he is so well, but he's never met her yet, I fell apart right there & through out the rest of it. This will probably be one of my favorite stories of all time and my favorite character in a book.

hottest human turned alien

Jake Sully in Avatar

Favorite scottish actor to youtube

Gerard Butler

I started you tubing him because I dont have Phantom of the Opera & I really wanted to watch some parts and then I watched a few of his interviews. You can really waste some time on you tube. All of his interviews are funny & entertaining. He's so jolly. Remember on the movie "PS I love You" when Hillary Swank is all "Why cant I be the cute carefree Irish guy who sings all the time?" Well that is the real Gerard Butler, except he's scottish. I did a book/movie club night with my friends and we read(before) & watched PS I love you. I was so appreciative of Steven after:) It's still too depressing for me to watch..but I found this cute part on you tube of when he sings Galway Girl to her. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhl21PYdmqw

(Wow, I really need to get a hobby that doesnt involve movies or youtube.)

Next month we're reading & watching Becoming Jane. Which made me want to watch the movie once again, or 3 times. Which led to me remembering my like for Tom Lefroy. (or James McAvoy)

Which leads me to my next category.

Favoritest actor ever!

James McAvoy

Remember when I blogged about how I never thought i'd think Mr. Tumnus was cute, except a mythical creature kind of cute?

I can safely say that he is my favorite person to look at in movies. If he's in a movie, I will watch it. And that's all there is to it!

loved him in Atonement.

So cute in Penelope

I have to watch this part a few times when I watch Becoming Jane.

Ok on to the girls,

here are my girl crushes of 2009

Anne Hathaway

Loved her in Bride Wars, Get Smart, & Becoming Jane (of course) She's classy, dont ya think?

Keira Knightly

She's always bugged me on the Pirate movies. But everything else, I love her in. She IS Elizabeth Bennet to me.

Zooey Deschanel

She's gorgeous, she has such a unique style, unique voice. Everything about her is unique. I loved her wacky songs in "Yes Man" And after watching 500 Days of Summer, I kept singing & was wanting to hear her sing that next line of "Shu shu shu shu shu shu sugartown" I love the outfit she's wearing here.

Okay so that's all i've got. I'm kind've embarrased about this post now..it appears I have way to much time on my hands. But I really do watch my kids during the day:) I've just always been a big movie & actor person. So I appreciate a good movie.