breaks my heart

read this family's blog from a link on someone else's blog.......................breaks my heart. if you don't have tears in your eyes after reading this, then.....................................................................

http://themcclenahans.blogspot.com/

goofy's kitchen

just some pics from our breakfast at goofy's kitchen from earlier this month.

brandon did this same exact thing at the same age as bryan. they just love the big nose on chip? dale? anyone know the difference? i think this is dale cause chip has that darker (brown) nose?? let me know.

brandon

mickey-shaped waffel

the boys with mulan

giving himself his own autograph

fun time!

bryan's 2nd b-day party (TON of pics)

bryan loves blues clues so we had blues clues themed party. do you know HOW hard it was to find party decorations?? (got everything on line) apparently, blues clues is not that popular these days!

i had a feeling the weather was not going to be nice & it's been raining a lot so i am glad i planned for an indoor party. location: yogurtland! yummy............

party decorations. we didn't go too overboard since the owner let us use the shop for free & during open hours.

bryan making fun of blue's floppy ears!

sitting w/ ah mah. thanks to my sis and unkle matt for flying in from SF to help us celebrate bryan's birthday and to help prepare 75% of the food (the 25% was me making the cupcakes but if anybody didn't like the cupcakes, then she can take 100% credit!)

having a moment with brybry

snuggling with ah mah!

some pics of family & friends.........

while singing "happy birthday" to bryan, i had to relight the candle 2 additional times. bryan was good & ready to blow that candle out!

brandon just ate the top layer aka the frosting
now he moved onto bryan's cupcake......just the frosting is what he wanted!

boys in trouble

funny how when i make 1 of the boys stand in the corner, the other joins him in the corner too. nice to know they love each other enough to be punished together. brotherly love....................

rotten apples

my boys can be so sweet sometimes................. but they are rotten apples too! don't let their sweet smiles fool ya! here is the close up of the journaling.

most ridiculous thing ever

ok, is this not the most ridiculous thing ever??
http://www.snuggieblanket.com/?tcode=asp3

isn't it just wearing a robe backwards? and who really buys these things?

past projects

paper pieced house

cutting those little butterflies were tedious

valentine's card. tip: for me, i don't have a lot of time to craft being that i work & have 2 non-stop active boys, i cut corners. i use cardstock already decorated & go from there....one less step i don't have to do. this kraft polkadot card was from target w/ a monogram letter. i bought them anyways because i knew i was going to just cover the letter up.

the card below is another valentine's card. love my owl stamp!! i am so bad about posting a project right after i finish it. i wait til i have enough pictures of my projects to download. i have to ask hubby to help me do that part---he keeps them all organized in the folders in my laptop. i am barely computer literate. i am lucky that i am capable i can blog!

who i caught wearing my shoes

bryan decided he wanted to try my shoes on. all i heard was, "clunk, clunk..." 'round the house!

visiting santa (late post)

these boys tricked santa into thinking they've been good boys all year long! funny how santa gave each of the boys a candy cane when we left and santa told me, "here mom, you get these 2 candy canes".......they were broken ones. he might as well have given me lumps of coal then! and how did he know i was 'naughty'?

FYI to the mommies out there---- there are places where you don't have to pay $15+ for ONE 5x7 pic the mall places charge or pay $5 to take 2 shots with your own camera.........i got that shot for free! granted, our pic didn't come out that great but at least the boys were still & bryan didn't freak out!

thanks amy!

amy at http://tsurutadesigns.blogspot.com/ passed on an award to me. i am just starting to get to know amy but have admired her work for a while. check out her beautiful work!

i am supposed to list 5 of my obsessions:

1.) taking a ton of pics of my boys (duh--can you not tell by this blog?!)

2.) lip balm. have to have one in every room, purse, at work, car. i cannot not have any on.

3.) pretty scrap paper but i am a hoarder....sometimes, i buy & buy but don't have the heart to use it. one of my resolutions this year is to not hoard paper.

4.) turning off the lights & the heater when not in the room or home. same goes for water---i hate wasting water--except for the shower! it's my only time i have to myself so i figure the water i am saving by not having the water run while say, brushing teeth, i use for my long showers

5.) folding the boys laundry just so. poor hubby tries to help but i just redo it all over!

layout #2 and trip to "japan"

so this is my 2nd page for bryan's scrapbook. remember, he'll be 2 years old january 29th so i am just a tad behind! i love his little expressions!

eddie decided that brandon could get a treat so we went to "japan" as brandon calls it. it's actually downtown LA but don't tell brandon that! we go to the same store we always go to & pick up 2 ultraman. what is up with him & ultraman? he must have about 2 dozen of these guys. if any bloggers out there EVER do go to japan, please let me know! i hear it's still pretty popular in japan. bryan in the above picture is trying to work the automated digital sticker pic machine.

now do these two look like they fight???? YES>