the one with the funny faces

About a month ago, we (my mom and I) took the boys to the zoo. We had a great time. While we were there, Gee Gee was kind enough to show the boys how you are really supposed to eat a snow cone. Thanks!



Is this how you do it?



Or this?



Maybe I'll have a drink first.





Then I am supposed to do WHAT?



Pay attention...I am only going to show you once more!



Maybe this face will help!



While in the reptile house, Boog decided he would check all of the locks...great idea! Care to see what was behind THIS glass?



Fantastic...the world's deadliest snake! A gaboon viper! Sheesh. Glad the locks work.



The boys swimming (or crawling) with piranhas!



LOOK!



The big boys showing Tutti-Frutti the sign for...you guessed it...choo-choo.



Is this it?



You try it now.



Pointing to the choo-choo.



Aww. Wonder how long that lasted?



Uh...I got nothin'.



Can you tell we watch the Wiggles too much? Look at the fingers. By the way...why are the Wiggles no longer on Playhouse Disney?!? Don't they know I need my daily dose of Anthony! What were they thinking?



The conductor of the band!

Not me! Monday

Welcome to Not me! Monday, where we can be brutally honest and live to tell about it.

Wow! First of all, it is NOT ME that has been MIA for I do not even know how long. Nope, I have been participating in every Not me Monday post since MckMama started this thing! I am a loyal blogger and would never leave my dear readers hanging, thinking I had fallen off of the face of the earth!

It is not me who has not posted any pictures of my dear sweet little angels lately. Nope, I am on top of things and I have all of my ducks in a row.

It is not me that still has a Christmas tree in the living room and Christmas decorations in the yard! Nope, we take our stuff down on New Years Day! Not a day earlier, not a day later. So, when Boog begged to not take the tree down, we took it down anyway!

It is not me who is dreading getting back into the swing of things tomorrow, taking kids to school, music and following a schedule again. Nope, I love schedules and having places to go!

It is not me who enjoyed having 2 whole weeks off with my kids at home. It was not us who stayed in our pj's most everyday till after noon! Nope, we were up and out the door with things to do!

It was not my husband who had extra days off because of the holiday schedule at work, and it was not us who enjoyed having daddy home so much! Nope, we love it when daddy goes to work and leaves us home.

It is not me who is going to make a real effort to get back into blogging again! Nope, not me!

Now, let me see if it is not me who can find a picture of some sort to hold you loyal readers over until I get off of my rear and post some recent pictures and bring you up to speed on what has been going on with Momma's Monkeys!

It was not our church that brought in real snow for the kids to play in for the Christmas Eve services, and it was really not us who chose the WINDIEST DAY EVER to go to the Christmas Eve service. It was not Boog who insisted on playing in the snow even though the wind was about to carry him away!



It was not Lemon Drop that wanted to go out there with him to play. And it was not me who went out too so I could be a good mommy and get some pictures. It was not so slippery that we nearly fell...on several occasions either. Nor did our feet push through the snow and get wet!



He was not so happy to be out there that he could barely contain the smile. Oh, and his nose was not red either!



Each year on Christmas Eve, it is not us that let the kids open one gift (a pair of pj's for Christmas morning) so they had not been asking all day. They had not been asking so much, that Boog was so worked up and excited...



Well, apparently...it was not Boog who remembered that we ALWAYS get pj's on Christmas Eve! Poor guy! Of course, it was not his loving parents and siblings that giggled (to ourselves of course) when we saw the face he made when he opened his package!



Someone did not care what was in his package. It was also not the only package he cared about opening...through all of our Christmas celebrations!



I am sure, it was not you readers that have missed seeing this funny little face either!



Oh yea...and it was not Tutti-Frutti that was angered by the taking away of Santa's cookie! Nope, he is more than willing to share with some strange guy that sneaks into your house in the middle of the night while you are sleeping to leave presents under your tree!



Happy Not Me'ing! Now run on over and see what everyone else is guilty of...oops, I mean not guilty of!

Hello again

Wow, have I really been this horrible at blogging lately? Nevermind, do not answer that...

The kids go back to school this week, I am not really looking forward to that. Yes, the normalcy will be nice, having schedules to follow, places to go and things to do will be a change from what we have been doing lately. You see, most days for the past 2 weeks, you could have dropped in at almost any time to find nearly all of us still bopping around in our pj's. I know, sad. We did manage to get around on New Year's Eve and take the little boys out to an early dinner. You could have probably called it lunch though.

The bigger kids had plans for the evening so that left us home alone with the little guys so we got all dressed up (I hate that I did not get a picture because it was really cute) and went out on the town. After eating, we hit up the bookstore. Yay! What adventureous folks we are!

Over the break, we have had a lot of time to relax, that is exactly what we needed too. We got some organizing done (not that you can really tell now!) did some cleaning, played some games and just hung out. We were really lucky the way the holidays worked out with Daddy's work schedule. During the time the kids were out, he had 4 days off each week! He went back to work yesterday and we were not happy about that.

We went ice skating one day, it was Boog's first time and I must say he really enjoyed himself. He outlasted all of us!

For the last few days, we have been touring the world though, buying tour busses, helicopters, finding band managers, getting a producer for our videos and releasing our first album. Oh wait, did I forget to tell you that we got Lego Rockband for Christmas?!? That game is awesome, we have the other Rockbands and Guitar Heros but this one is different. IT is a lot of fun, not that the others are not but this one is really super kid friendly. Even Boog can play along too. He plays the drums and I must say he is pretty good for a little guy. Tutti-Frutti helps me sing, either in my mic or in his own little play one. It is really cute to see and hear him walking around grunting and talking into it! Our band name is GB6, look for us...we are coming soon to a city near you and trust me, you won't want to miss it!

We had a great Christmas, I will try to get some pictures up soon, sorry I have been so horrible lately. I just cannot get into the swing of things. Since Tutti-Frutti has gotten older and more mobile, it is really hard to sit down in front of the computer. Unless, HE is in the mood for me to, which is really not often. He can usually be found standing beside me screaming like he is dying when I am on the computer. He stops what he is doing and finds me to do this, just so you know!

When all of the kids are in school, we are hardly ever even home anymore.

Wheew, I have really enjoyed being home. Relaxing schedule, I am really going to miss you! Come back soon!

Happy New Year

...from us to you!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

the one with no name

This has to be the worst Santa picture I have ever seen, muchless taken. It is what it is I guess. I have been thinking that tomorrow morning, we need to hit the mall and try this again. Funny thing is, it has nothing to do with the fact Tutti-Frutti was crying, I love that part actually. They had Santa's chair pushed flush with the wall and in a corner. What sense does that make. Oh well, will try again tomorrow perhaps.



My first born is a moron and I say that with all the love in my heart. You would think after he had done this once before on Tutti-Frutti's first birthday, he would know better than to try again!



Somehow, the little weirdo got himself stuck between the front and middle seat of my mom's car...again.



This will make great blackmail material one day! Muah ha ha ha!!!



My poor sweet sick little man and his wonderful big sister. She let him nap on her for hours. I think this was the day the fever finally broke! Wheew, almost a week later.



Isn't that just the sweetest picture?



Ready to make a gingerbread house? The big kids went to Gee Gee's house to spend the night and daddy and the little boys built a gingerbread house. Boy was that fun.



Bubble wrap!



Did I mention that this one is a little thrown off too? Hehe



Hope we were not going to eat this! He is actually saving it for Santa!



I want to help too daddy!



Of course his idea of helping is sitting in the middle of the table stealing candy and throwing it to the dog!



Whatcha doin daddy?



Like I said, I hope we were not planning on eating it. Poor Santa!



Each piece was handled with love.



Daddy hard at work.



Time for frosting!



Hard at work.



This takes lots of concentration, on both their parts!



He thinks like his mommy! hehe



I want to help!



Finally time to decorate!



I guess we had better read the directions first.



This is how it is supposed to be done.



Spread on more frosting.



Almost done.



The finished gingerbread house!



A few nights later, we made our own pizzas! This one was Boog and Daddy's. It tasted the best too!



Then we decorated cookies for Santa.

what a week

Wow...this has been a week from H-E-DOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS! My poor sweet smallest man has been so sick this week. I do not want to complain about how much that has worn me out because he has been miserable. He has been whiney, lethargic, feverish, refuses to eat, sleeps a lot, fussy and just plain miserable. I feel so bad for him.

I took him in to the pedi on Wednesday, he has RSV. It is whippin our tails, to put it mildly. Understandably, he wants to be held all of the time. He will not play, he will not sit, he will not do anything on his own.

Dear hubby had to call in sick to work one day and I really wish he could have been off for the rest of the week. I can usually handle things around here alone when someone is sick, but I have not had one this sick in years.

I am happy to say that today he had a much better day, he still would not eat much, he was still terribly crabby and tired but at least he walked around a bit and let other people hold him. Today started our Christmas celebrations so we had to get out today and I am glad we did, I enjoyed the break of having some help with him. I just feel so bad for the tiny little guy.

We had our family Christmas pics taken a few days ago (#1, yes I know that it is terribly late to have those done and #2, yes mother of the year taking my sick baby out to have pictures taken!) by my sweet friend Shannon. Just wanted to show you a sneak peek of them to show you just how miserable the poor guy was. Any of you that frequent my blog, know that this little guy is full of personality and cheer, his smile lights up the room. Well...look at this poor sweet face. It makes me want to cry.



Still cute as he can be though.