The Juice Theif and His Mismatched Sidekick

This is Jacob new hobby...stealing Brandon's half gone juice box from him when he sets it down. He drinks all the rest that's left in it even! Jacob is a pro now at pulling himself up on things which is a big inconvenience to Brandon. We hear, "Jackie naughty!" or "No, Baby, no!" ALOT anymore. Jacob also LOVES to walk with his walker push toy!! He does pretty well with it, just tends to get a little too excited at times which then causes him to lose his balance and tumble.








I LOVE these pictures of Brandon, and I'm sure I will love them even more when he's older and brings his girlfriend over and I show her these pictures!! :) Brandon got a kids tool set from his Grandpa Bennett and Teresa for Christmas and it has a pair of goggles in it and he loves those things! He wears them all the time!! So this morning he came out of his room from playing wearing no pants, his snow boots, goggles, and a cap on backwards! It was priceless!! I grabbed the camera quick!! Other than that not to much has happened. I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy 2009 (where the heck has the year gone?!?)

Hair today...gum in it...cut off tommorrow

About a week before the hair cut...look at all that hair!

After the gum...After the hair cut :(

Well, we now have another funny story that we can tell at Brandon's high school graduation to embarrass him! :) This morning as I was feeding Jacob Brandon ran into his room (I assumed to drag another toy out into the living room). Well, he got really quite and would not come when I was calling to him, so I ventured into his room to investigate only to discover 5 pieces of chewed gum stuck in different areas of his hair!! I didn't know if I should laugh or cry at that point...so we went and tried to cut the gum out (which he screamed during) and that left 5 horribly bald spots on his head. So, I went and got Allen electric clippers (I know you wouldn't think Allen would own a pair judging on all the facial hair, right :)) and I shaved his head. Brandon has never been without this much hair, not even when he was born!! He keeps rubbing his bald head saying, " Mommy cut off." Well, all you can do is laugh it off and thank god it's only hair, it will grow back! Sorry, I didn't think to grab a before picture with all the gum.

Jacob on the other hand has officially gotten his fourth tooth!! (We are getting closer to those yummy foods that mommy, daddy, and brother eat!!) Jacob has got the biggest appetite that I have ever seen! The child is a bottomless pit I swear! He eats constantly!


Well, Merry Christmas everyone!! Have a safe and happy holidays!!

We Wish You a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Just a short blog...we just wanted to send our love and best wishes out to everyone this Christmas!! I hope everyone has a wonderful and SAFE Christmas this year! With all of these bad storms that we have been getting please everyone be careful and buckle up!! On a different note, we did take the boys to see Santa this year at the mall and that was not such a pleasant experience for Brandon. He screamed and screamed and wouldn't go anywhere near good ol' Saint Nick; now Jacob on the other hand did go to him and sat on his lap just staring at him as if to say, "Who are you?" or "Wow I thought my dad had alot of facial hair!" :) Needless to say we didn't capture any photos of Brandon terrified or Jacobs uncertainity of Mr. Claus. Happy Holidays everyone!!

Hip HIp Hooray Potty Time Is On The Way

Hip Hip Hooray!! Brandon went potty in the potty chair all by himself!!! (Maybe we won't have an 11 year old in depends...that has been a recent fear) Brandon came up to me tonight and announced that he needed to go potty and he sat down and went!! We were both VERY excited!! I was also so proud of Brandon today I worked a 16 hour shift last night again and didn't get off until 6:30 am so you can imagine when the boys woke up at 8 am I was still quite tired but Brandon was so good all day! He helped me when I asked (and even sometimes when I didn't) and he was so well-behaved!! Brandon helps out with Jacob alot...keeping him entertained to getting him a clean diaper.
Jacob has gotten a top tooth so we are now up to 3 teeth!!! Yea!! Bring on the grown-up food!! Jacob is trying so hard to walk he will kind of two touch a couple of steps without holding on. But he still has not ventured up enough courage to take the plunge yet and take off! Our little boys are growing up and we are so proud of them!! Take care everyone and happy holidays!!

My Sugar Babies

Last night while I was at work Allen was watching the boys and he left the room for a moment to do something only to come back to two kids rolling around in sugar all over the kitchen floor! Apparently Brandon must have discovered the sugar bag located on the bottom shelf of the pantry and opened it, threw it all over him, Jacob, the floor, the counter...WHAT A MESS!! I'm sure Jacob loved it as well!! Ah...boys :) Jacob also took a couple of steps last night from Allen's legs to Brandon's bed!! YEA!! I'm sure he will be walking in no time!! Allen got a couple of hermit crabs (yep, I finally caved) over the weekend and Brandon is just fascinated with them. This morning when Brandon woke up he walked over to the cage and looks in on them and says, "Daddy got cab, mommy!" I of course agreed with him and said, "Yep daddy's got crabs!" So whenever you see Brandon make sure to ask him about his daddy having crabs. :) Allen has also taught Brandon to say "GO HAWKS!" Well, that is all for now. Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

The Cell Phone

Not to much to post this time. The boys are growing up, and to quickly I might add! Jacob has his crawling and pulling himself up to standing down pat! I don't think that it will be too long before we have two boys on the prowl!! He has learned to patty cake now and he loves to watch his brother. Brandon usually keeps him very entertained! Jacob also got his firs haircut about a week ago (no more mullet) :) Brandon got his haircut last night and he was NOT a happy camper! The last couple times he had done really well when it came to sitting still for Michelle so she could cut his hair, but boy last night was awful! Hopefully he will get better with it because he will have many many more!! Brandon and Allen have developed this new routine of now reading some children stories before bedtime; which Brandon loves!! He is very much like his mommy and daddy in that aspect...he loves to read and be read to! He also loves to find my cell phone and pretend talk to people on it (such as grandma, grandpa and Uncle Jeremy). I usually try to make sure that it is locked so he can't actually call anyone, but he has snatched it before I have seen him a couple of times and called people (sorry). Below is a picture I got of him yesterday with my cell phone. Hope all is well with everyone and I will post more again later!

"The Iowa Darth Vader" and little Yoda too!!

Sorry I have been so neglectful on this blog. The boys are doing great! Jacob is eating once again (thank goodness) and he even has a few 8 ounce bottles from time to time...he is definitely a thousand times better than he was!! Thank you to everyone who visited him, kept Brandon and for all the calls and prayers we are so grateful to you all!! Well, since it has been awhile I thought I would rewind time a little and show you some pictures from Halloween...which was a BIG hit with Brandon (the boy loves his candy)! Brandon was Darth Vader this year; minus the light saber. I had vision of to many things getting swung at if he got one. But he did love his costume. Jacob, on the other hand, did not really like being a little Yoda...I think it was many those green ears that bothered him! I was able to capture this picture of Brandon sitting on a child size John Deere tractor in his Darth Vader suit, which I can only assume is what Darth Vader from Iowa would ride in!!

Last night as Allen was rounding up the boys for bed and getting ready to do some story time (which they both enjoy) he caught a couple of cute pictures! The one below is my favorite! I love Brandon's cheesy smile! Jacob loves to stand now!! He will even walk himself across the couch holding onto the couch! They are both just growing so fast!! I hope all is well with everyone!