Ths problem at school.....

The above picture is what I found in the sunroom one afternoon..."What is wrong?" I asked...."Everything" replied Ian....ok this sounds bad.
After some questioning I find out the problem....nose picking!!!
Ian is NOT a nose picker..never has been...never will be...in fact, we have both thrown up before watching someone pick their nose at a stop sign...don't ask...we couldn't look away!!
Ian has a boy and a girl in his class that both are picking their nose and EATING IT!
The boy even sometime digs in his ears and licks his fingers afterwards...ok...this is just plain gross!! I got nothing for you kid....my advice...look away...don't let them touch your desk or pencil with their "snot" fingers..I am sending more wipes for this desk and hands....Ian than had his idea...he is going to offer them a wipe after they pick their nose or ears....ok...problem solved!!!
Ok...on to my next problem...why is Ian reading a Rifle magazine?? Just kidding..Jeff and Ian have been going over gun safety and rules for owning a gun.

More photos...I am on a roll.....

Ian...every morning...

Jade...every morning...do you SEE the problem??? Just kidding...she is always happy...just never tired!!

This is how they sleep best...but, Jade crawls all over Ian..he doesn't wake up, but I get worried someone will get hurt.

Amanda FINALLY choose Univeristy of ILLINOIS!!!! I will post more after her signing ceremony...

Ian has started shaving...Santa gave him a kit and he uses it almost EVERYDAY!! He loves it...and is very serious about the whole thing. Well, Well...I am 2 or 2 looks like I have shut Holli and Stacey down!!!

Finally some photos to post....

I have a few random photos from the past month...

Grandpa Eddie getting his birthday surprise....tickets to the MONSTER TRUCK SHOW...I am sure this is what he has always wanted...!!!!
Jade just hanging out with the family....
Ian and Jade love to take baths together and it so cuts down on my time...LOVE IT!!!

It is official....

Jade can walk!!! She is standing up clapping and taking steps on her own. She does great during the day when we are alone...not so good when Ian is around...he runs up and grabs her because he thinks she is going to fall. Her top two teeth are coming in and she is sleeping ALL NIGHT...ok...I lied...she sleeps for about 3 hours at a time! UGH!!! Oh well, it is a phase of her life...I actually don't mind it...I think I have gone insane...we both have...Jeff is sooo sad she is getting her teeth in...that means she is growing up on us!! We always hear about young people having babies too early...this is what happens when you have babies late in life!!!
Oops I almost forgot...she talks!! She has said thus far...dad, mom, Abe, wow, and various other words after we say them...she won't say a word in front of anyone..only at home.
Ian started basketball this past Saturday...he made 2 out of the 5 baskets his team made..is he pumped?????.....well...NO!! Luckily...we are not into sports...he was more worried about his snack he was getting at the Bradley game vs. him scoring for his team...I guess that is good. He already told me that he will do this once and he is done...don't ask him again...it is not a fun sport...he likes tennis and really loves golf!!
I have a brand new camera!!! Where are the photos...in the camera. Jeff needs to load them...it is a professional one!! it is so cool...I love to hear the clicking of the camera and catching all the moments...too bad I haven't posted any...they are cute!!!

What a shock....to find this on my camera....

Ian thinks he is real funny!! I remember the days when no one could even touch this wig..and now..he doesn't care about it and this is what happens when I am not looking!! Jade has a lot of pay back coming for this one!!

**the wig came into play when I couldn't take him playing with my hair anymore...I went to France for the weekend and left him with NO hair..he was a BROKEN boy!! I came up with the wig idea and it worked...too bad that wig costed about $250.00...don't ask!!

I can't load my photos...

I have so many photos to post...but I can't get my new computer to take them...JEFF claims he is going to help me today!! Ian is about to lose his upper front tooth..he is really upset...wondering if he is going to look like all the other kids...with those big teeth in the front...and one grows in by all by itself while the other one waits to grow in...yea...you are going to look like that Ian.
While Ian is loosing teeth...Jade is getting teeth! She has one the bottom. She won't let me look at it or anything else related to her mouth so I can't tell with the rest.
She STOOD UP ON HER OWN YESTERDAY AND TOOK A COUPLE OF STEPS!!! She was able to balance herself long enough not to fall...why...why...why???? Why do my kids walk so early??? I wanted a baby that wouldn't even want to walk until about 14 months!! She is only 8 1/2 months!!! We are off tonight for a "date night" enjoying some sushi, but we will also be stopping to get an indoor playyard for Miss Jade!!

Happy Birthday Amanda....18 years old!!!

I am in total disbelief....as I was putting Jade down tonight, I just can't believe Amanda is 18 today. We had a party for her and she got lots of cool stuff...yep...we got her the Northface coat she has been wanting...Ian kept telling her it was a blanket...pretty smart on his part. Anyway, it just seems like yesterday that she was born...I can't believe it!
I still remember what I was wearing when I held her for the first time...and my hair...too bad I still don't have that getup...it works today...oops...I can't fit in it anymore!
It makes me realize all the more how quickly times goes by...Jade will be 18 in the blink of an eye...I just hope she sleeps all night by that time...if she doesn't she will get kicked out...hey she will be 18!! Seriously...it made me want to stop time and just hold on to this moment...I don't want anything to change...it is all to good!!
Amanda is and always has been very special to me...she used to spend every weekend with me, go on all my first dates, and she was just my all around sidekick for many years...she is great! We prayed tonight that her heart would always stay with the Lord and that she would bring others to know him and accept him. We thanked him for her talents and gifts that she has been blessed with in this life. Happy Birthday Princess...it just seems like yesterday you were born and now you are a wonderful women that I couldn't be more proud of in a lifetime!!
(she has now moved on to be called..."Queen"...Jade is now the Princess)