Exposure

For Spencer's birthday dinner we ended up going to Red Robin. We both have heard that they have really good burgers and have never been there so we decided to try it out. Spencer had a burger (I forgot which one) and fries, and I had the Red Rice Bowl without meat. I liked it...I'd eat there again.

Spencer told James that if he got dressed while Daddy took a shower, he could go for a ride around the block on the motorcycle since today was such a nice day. James got himself dressed (pants on backward) and they went for a ride, then we went to dinner. I left his pants like that because I think it is good encouragement with words of affirmation...same with when he puts his shoes on the wrong feet. I do tell him the right way to do it later on so that he can learn, though....I just don't want to spoil the moment. ANYWAYS, to the funny part...he kept standing up on the bench at dinner and pulling at the crotch of his pants (I think they might have been a little uncomfortable being backwards). Pretty soon I hear Spencer say "Ohp, James!". I look up to see James's pants and underwear down exposing his manhood to the whole restaurant. Luckily I don't think many people saw but I thought it was pretty funny.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SPENCIE!!!

Today is Spencer's birthday! He's going to play basketball tonight after the kids are in bed and we are going to celebrate this weekend. Of course I did get up and make a special breakfast, have cinnamon rolls & lunch ready when he got home, and tonight I'm making crab legs, lobster tail, onion rings, and some green veggies! I think we'll try to catch dinner & a movie or bowling or something this weekend.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SPENCIE!!!

Y'all ready for this?!?

Okay I know I am a horrible blogger! Beware...this blog will be filled with like 36 pictures or something like that and a couple of stories at the end. They are worth it, though!

Okay, Let's get started!

James & a messy sucker

A cute picture of Baer playing with his feet.

James modeling his underwear...I swear I didn't pose him.

Loving brothers!

James was playing outside (beginning of Feb.) and would pull his jacket over his head like this for a "hat".

This is Baer just before taking him to get his 6 mo. checkup and shots :(

A never-ending project!! I'm trying to re-do the horrible cabinets that the painter messed up. This is in the middle of stripping some of them...that was a mess!

Baer was swinging and James likes to come sit on his lap. Baer doesn't seem to mind...he'll even laugh a lot of the time.

I just thought this one was cute...both in blue & white stripes.

Valentine's Day: We got a babysitter and went out to dinner and a movie. It was very nice to have a date just the two of us!

Still in love!

We had Sasha & Niels over to hang out and the boys bbq'd some hamburgers and steaks for us. James liked Sasha's boots and kept saying "I'm a bear...rahhr!!"

James (the bear) getting Sasha!

Stretching, I guess??


James likes to play in boxes and tubs. I brought up a tub of my clothes from the basement to see if they fit yet (which they don't & I'm pretty upset about it)...anyway...James dumped it out so that he could play in it. I think he's telling me to put the lid on in this picture...at least he's not afraid of the dark!!

Poor James...he got his shots, too. In this picture Spencer pulled a little on the band-aid and it upset James. After I took the picture Spencer pulled it off quickly. James said that was better but it still hurt.

Nothing is as good of a "cure all" as ICE CREAM!! Spencer took James to his appointment because I didn't want to see him get his shots since Spence was home. Spencer told him if he was a good boy he'd get ice cream afterwards. When the doctor came in James kept saying "Daddy tell HIM I love ice cream!" The doctor looked around (which she was the only one in there) and said..."Me?? I'm no him!!" He gets "him" and "her" mixed up. He refers to Daddy as "her", too.

I really like this picture. I didn't tell him to do that, either.

Okay...soft, James!

James likes to play with Baer and sometimes I'm not sure where he gets these ideas. I was unloading the dishwasher and thought I'd check on the boys and this is what I found...

Can you see him?

At least he's happy!

Spencer's computer was silver and the paint was wearing out where he rests his hands. He got a new hard drive and put vista on it instead of windows so he felt like he had a new computer if it weren't for the outward appearance. He taped it off and painted it red. You should see it now that he pealed off the tape. He did a really good job! We are getting pretty experienced when it comes to these paint jobs though (like his motorcycle helmet that I so cleverly designed & taped & Spencer painted)

James likes to play pretend. He'll pretend he's anything!! He came downstairs the other day and said "Look at me, I'm Mommy now!" It's actually one of Spencer's shirts and his body is throught the arm and his leg is through the neck hole. It looks like a dress on him, though :) I thought it was pretty cute/funny!


There is a recall on Baer's crib so he has been sleeping in his bassinette (sp?) which is getting a little small. He kicks around and smashes his face into the side of it...this is NOTHING compared to how I usually find him.

I remember seeing a picture of James's cousin, Kailyn, nursing her doll or stuffed animal or something. I thought it was so funny...I watched James get his teddy bear, sit down in the spot I usually nurse Baer, hold him like in the picture and say "Mommy, I'm feeding baby bear!".

Baer was next to me...playing with his feet and entertaining himself the other day on the couch and kicked himself into this position. I hurried an took a picture after I made sure he wasn't going to fall. See next picture of James doing the same thing as a baby!!


CLONES!! I swear!! This is James, not Baer...




Close up and getting a little cross-eyed...


Another one of James...don't they look so much alike as babies??



I'm sure ALL of you Moms have similar stories. I don't think I'll even explain since you all know how it goes...

I'll just tell you that what he is getting into is hair wax...like pomade.

He told me it was lotion...

He had it all over and that stuff is thick! I decided to just give him a bath since I was having a hard time wiping it off. Spencer had just showered him, too! This is James pretending to sleep on the bath pillow...the water is pretty shallow, don't worry :)


It's still in his hair.

Something cute James has been doing lately...

When he gets in trouble and I say "time out, James" he says "I just want to listen!". Well, lately after his time out he has been saying "Mommy, I ALMOST want to listen!" Isn't that so cute?

Everything is "almost" lately. Spencer watched him last night while I went to knitting group and James had gone to the "pottie" by himself and put his underwear back on afterwards...only he didn't wipe very well. Some of you know from a previous blog that Spencer has a very sensitive gag reflex when it comes to the kids diapers or James going "stinky". Spencer gave James some wipes to clean up for a minute and Spencer had to rush outside to get some fresh air & try to prevent losing his dinner. He couldn't clean James up so he just stuck him in the shower "for like 30 minutes". He went up to check on him again and said "James, are you ready to get out?" Of course, James said "No, almost done". Spencer felt the water and it was COLD & James was playing right in it. Spencer said "James, It's time to get out now, it's cold" ...James reluctantly said "okay...".

Ahh...I have wonderful kids. They sure do keep me BUSY and laughing!!

My Man...Tagged!

Okay, so I totally did this post like a week ago but I forgot to actually post it. It was saved in my drafts, so here it is...better late than never!!

What is his full name? Spencer Burnett Jones

How long have you been married? almost 3 1/2 yrs
How long did you date? Not sure I want to answer that one...let's just say I have had longer relationships... :)

Who eats more sweets? We both go though spurts. Right now we are doing the "free day" approach (we got that idea from Spencer's sisters). Eat healthy and then one day a week we treat ourselves.

Who said I love you first? I did, but that's okay because he wrote it on my rear window in toothpaste the next day even though he wasn't living in the same town as me.

How old is he? 25...26 on Feb. 28th!!

Who is taller? Spencer by 5 inches

Who can sing better? Me...Spencer doesn't sing much

Who is smarter? HE IS....

Who does the laundry? I do mostly. I told him he is banned from doing laundry because he doesn't do it right. He'll put a load in every once in a while anyway.

Who pays the bills? Spencer does.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? That depends on how the room is set up. We have switched every time we have moved...I'm picky like that.

Who mows the lawn? Spencer!! James helps Daddy sometimes.

Who cooks dinner? I do but we have recently started having Spencer be in charge of dinner every Friday.

Who drives? Spencer

Who is more stubborn? It's probably a tie which sometimes doesn't help. Sometimes we have to agree to disagree. I told him the other day that he should listen to all that advice he got when we got married and just let me be right all the time!

Who kissed who first? He kissed me first but I didn't kiss back. I feel bad but I didn't want him to kiss me yet and it caught me by suprise. He says I was sending the signals but I wasn't. I was just enjoying the cuddling and the romantic date he planned.

Who proposed? Spencer. We had already decided to get married and I picked out a ring with him already too, though.

Who has more siblings? I do. I have 5 siblings and he has 3 sisters.

Who wears the pants? We both have a leg in.

I tag Amanda T, Milli C, Daisie H, Tara A, Sarah O.

Spencer...Sicko!

I need to get a more recent picture of Spencer soon, too (I'm sure he'll love that)!

Spencer hasn't been feeling well for quite a while now. In the past when he's been sick, I've suggested going in to get a check up but he wouldn't go in. Since he never listens to me, I didn't even say anything this time. Just this week he said to me that he thought he was going to go in...finally! When he got out he told me that he has acute bronchitis and pneumonia in his lower left (?) lung. He coughs a lot and is pretty tired too. I have a bit of a sore throat but not horrible, and the kids have runny noses and coughs. I hope it all goes away soon!

Spencer's school moved over the last break and we are so glad. It only takes him about 5 minutes to drive to school. I love having him home for lunch. It kind of breaks up my day and I look forward to it. It's also a much nicer place (or so I've heard...I haven't actually seen the new campus yet). He likes his new schedule better...classes right after one another. He's been planning his annual motorcycle trip with his Dad for August.

That's what's up...Thanks for peeking!

About me...

All about ME!!

I didn't have many recent pictures of me so I took this one real quick the other day.

1. What time did you get up this morning? A quarter after 8ish...which is rare. I'm usually up with James at 5:30 or 6am but Spencer was up...okay well I did get up and feed Baer and then go back to sleep.

2. What do you usually have for breakfast? I have a hard time finding things I like/can eat/are easy for breakfast. I usually eat one or more of...yogurt, oatmeal, gf cereal, or eggs

3. What is your favorite CD at the moment? Gosh, I don't really have one favorite but I've been listening to Moby, Norah Jones, Jack Johnson, my new Rascall Flatts cd, I want the P.S. I Love You soundtrack, etc...

4. What kind of car do you drive? Nissan Armada

5. Favorite sandwich? I don't eat a lot of sandwiches on my GF diet, but if I did, I wouldn't be able to choose one favorite. I like the gourmet sandwiches though...not just typical boring ones.

6. Favorite item of clothing? Probably my Seven for All Mankind jeans...well, the ones that fit me :)

7. If you could go anywhere in the world for a vacation, where would you go? Somewhere exotic or tropical...I dunno, like on an African Safari, Italy, France, Hawaii, the Caribbean, Iceland/Greenland, Scottland, Australia, China, Ireland, I could go on and on and on...

8. What color is your bathroom? Just had to ask the two rooms we didn't paint when we moved in. Walls are kind of an off-white but my decor is red and golds. It really is prettier than it sounds.

9. Where would you retire? MONTANA somewhere

10. Most memorable birthday? When I turned either 5? or 10? I think. My mom would ask us what we wanted our cake to be and she would decorate it for us. I asked for a crown (Queen/Princess crown). It was white with gumdrops for jewels on it. My friends all came over and then we went to the park just 2 houses down and across the street and played. I loved that cake....and my barbie doll cake.

11. Favorite sport to watch? Football, no contest!

12. Are you a morning person or a night person? Well, I'm deffinetly not a morning person!

13. What is your shoe size? 9 1/2 - 10 I know...big feet but hey...I'm tall

14. Pets? We used to have a 55 gallon fish tank full of fish but Spencer sold it (even though he liked it...and it was his idea). He knew it stressed me out because it took up so much space in our awkward livingroom.

15. What did you want to be when you were little? a singer or an actress

16. What are you today? A mom, massage therapist (occasionally)

17. What is your favorite candy? I don't eat a lot of candy but I really like high quality chocolate and ice cream.

18. Your favorite flower? I'm gunna have to go with Amanda on this one...Lilies (and Lilacs) are soo fragrant and I love them. I also like coolwater roses and tulips. I pretty much like most flowers but I don't really like assorted boquets a lot. I prefer a boquet of only one or two kinds.

19. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? This month? Chocolate Lover's night on Tuesday, Feb 9th: Rad 80's party (dress up), Valentine's Day, Spencer's birthday.

20. What are you listening to right now? Spencer coughing in bed.

21. What is the last thing you ate? Vegetable-Bean lettuce wraps, apple/blueberry cobbler with ice cream

22. Do you wish on stars? I actually do from time to time...I did a few nights ago when I was out in the hot tub

23. What faith are you? I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

24. Who was the last person you spoke with on the phone? Spencer on his way home

25. Hair Color? Naturally...dirty blonde, right now...blonde-blonde

26. Name of your favorite school teacher? Mr. Green, Mr. Schaff, and a couple more I don't remember their names.

27. Chocolate or vanilla? That depends on what it is.

28. When was the last time you cried? A couple of days ago

29. What is under your bed? Carpet

30. What did you do last night? Stayed home

31. Favorite smell? Rain or sprinkler on hot concrete, Lilacs, and Lilies, hot bread

32. What are you afraid of? Losing a family member (...I have nightmares of it)

33. How many towns have you lived in? 10: Byron, WY (1 mo); Billings, MT; Sheridan, MT; Shepherd,MT; Bancroft, ID (1 semester); Bozeman, MT (a few months); Salt Lake City, UT; Rexburg, ID; Luther/Red Lodge, MT; and Overland Park, KS

34. Do you make friends easily? Yes, I think so.

Ok now you know all about me. I am going to tag Shelly, Carissa, Lisa, and Stacy.

James...Smarty "Pants"

Okay, here's a little about James.

James & Baer's feet...it's so great how much they love each other. Baer responds to James soo well!

If James had it his way, he'd probably go join a nudist colony. I have a lot of pictures of him in just his diaper. Now it will probably be just his underwear because he has been potty training. He's doing very well at it. We bought a toilet topper thing a while back and just left it by the "potty". We showed him how it worked, and then left it up to him. He would ask to go potty sometimes, but with everything going on, I didn't officially start to potty train him until recently.

" CHEESE!!"

Stunning eyes! James will come home from church sometimes and say "Mommy, I/I'm so cute"..."I got cute hair". I especially love it when he just starts singing song that I didn't know he knew the words to. Or he'll ask me to "sing the Jesus song", etc...

LOVES motorcycles, jeeps, off-roading videos, Dora/Diego, reading & learning, tools, cheerios, trees (broccoli), yogurt, whatever I'm eating, ME, Daddy & Baer, etc...
One of his favorite games...to hide. Sometimes he'll say "Mommy, I need some space...'cause I'm just hiding". He's so smart.

I should have fixed the lighting and coloring on this one, but... James likes to play in the dryer. Most of the time he'll just sit in there. If I try to get him out, he'll say "No, Mommy, shut the door". Of course I only pretent to shut it and I leave it open a crack so he can breathe and so he can get out if he wants. I like that our door is see through so I can keep an eye on him.

Thanks for peeking!

Baer...He's got everything you want in a baby!

I know you are all thinkin' it, so I'll just say it...

IT'S ABOUT TIME!!

Things have been pretty crazy around here and I have been repromanded several times lately for not updating my blog, so here I am doing it at almost 1:00am...hope you are all happy. It should be worth it since my kids are so dang cute!

First I'll start off with Baer...

Here is a picture of James and Baer holding hands in the car on the way home from Montana just after the new year.

Like I said...everything you want in a baby...

#1 Rolls/Baby fat...he's not starvin' that's for sure.

#2 Bounces himself to sleep (the blanket was to support him when he was a little small for his bumper jumper).

#3 A killer smile...he's such a stud!

#4 Self entertain-able/content

#5 Beautiful eyes

#6 Eleven toes (one of Baer's little toes has an extra bone...like an extra toe but is still in the same toe. Two toenails and all. It's pretty cute!)

#7 Listens when you talk

We have been so blessed to have such wonderful boys! There are soo many more good things about him, it would take more sleep than I'm willing to give up. Just trying to get this done so I can go to bed.

Thanks for peeking!