Routine Check ups

Whenever I tell James we have to go to the doctor now, he says "I don't want band-aids". That means that he doesn't want to get shots. I told him to tell the doctor that :) When we got there Baer was the only one who had to get a shot and it was only one. I asked the doctor if we could test Baer for Celiac Disease and she was like...."Yes...but why??" I responded "Because I HAVE IT" (We have had this conversations several times and it is in his chart).

So we went downstairs to the lab and got both of the boys' blood drawn (James had a routine lab and has already been tested for Celiac). Baer went first and just whimpered a second but James CRIED. When Daddy got home he told him that the girl "broke his arm" and that she took his blood with a "butterfly" and made up this huge story about all that his lady had "done". That part was pretty cute.

(Above: The "butterfly")

Lincoln Logs

James and Baer were playing lincoln logs that they got for Christmas the other day and James wanted to know how to build a garage. I showed him a few things and then told him to try to figure it out. He said "okay, I can figure it out". The he got out the "map" (the instructions) and looked over them for a while. It was pretty cute, I had to take a picture. It looked like he was looking over blueprints or something.

Thanks for peeking!

BOLD

I got this off my friend Michelle's blog. I thought it was kind of fun! You're supposed to bold the things that you have done.

Here's what I want YOU to do...just leave a comment on the things that suprise you (bold or not)

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis (how about photographed)
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child (I plan to)
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train (possibly when I was young...)
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight...
46. Been transported in an ambulance (was supposed to but I declined)
47. Had your portrait painted

48. Gone deep sea fishing (lake/river only)
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain (probably)

53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie (went to be an extra in a movie but had to leave early)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business (kind of)
58. Taken a martial arts class (Does Tai Chi count?)
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma (Can't)
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check (Identity Stolen)
68. Flown in a helicopter (how about a personal airplane?)
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle (I have done some pretty stupid stuff on a motorcycle. I broke my pelvic bone in a motorcycle accident for one example)
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book (how about a photobook?)
81. Visited the Vatican

82. Bought a brand new car

83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous

92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Seen Mount Rushmore in person
101. Learned to play an instrument (a little of...clarinet, trumpet, guitar, piano, recorder...but I can't play any of them anymore really)

So...there you have it.

Baby #3

This video was taken on my phone so it's not the best quality (well, it's quality imagination but not quality film). :)

For some reason the video isn't working so try this link to view the video.
Baby #3 Video




***This is NOT an announcement. James was watching me cook dinner and thought it all up on his own.

Shannon's Goodbye Party

These pictures are from before we left for Montana for the Holidays. Shannon and her family just recently moved away. Before they left she threw her own gift exchange/goodbye party. It was a lot of fun. Candles, chocolate, yummy food, gifts, and bubbly...my kind of party!!

Unfortunately we forgot to get a picture before some of the girls left.

Front

Side
A kissy face picture...exept Amanda...she's too good for the kissy face.

Bye Shannon, we'll miss you!!

P.S. Notice Brad made his way into the pictures, too.