Circus+Carnies= Creepy

So we took Masen to the circus last night. It was really fun! Expensive but fun! There were all sorts of cool things! Elephants, tigers, horses, motorcycles, clowns, trapeze artists, and lots of weird things too. Like at this one part 4 goats came out riding on a trailer pulled by some tiny ponies with blue feathers! I got the giggles. Some of the tigers were getting angry and snapping at the trainer and I actually thought that we would witness one of those "When good times go bad" shows or "When Animals Attack!" Anyways it was my first time at the circus and Masen's too. And there was carnie food too! I love love cotton candy (which Masen calls 'smushmellow' )! Masen got a sword that we like had to take out a 2nd mortgage for! But at least he had fun! Konner fell asleep he was pretty bored but we had a great time! Afterwards as we were walking to our car, Masen stopped and did sommersaults all the way to the car, and then said he was going to be in the circus. Yikes! What a special child!

The Poop Parade!

I somehow managed to block out something that happened on the 4th of July. Its a tiny bit funny, now. All the Hales cousins with their babies/children rode on this really cute float that said "My Roots Began in Blossom" (Blossom is a town sort of discovered by my Grandpa and there is really like 20 people in it. Its a town inside a town in Warren) Anyways, so we get on the float and the kids are like vegetables in the garden and Masen was a farmer on his tractor. Seriously a darling float. All these sweet baby faces! We get done with the Plain City parade and head down to Warren and I go to lift Konner up, and he has had a gynormous blow out (like dripping... I just threw up in my mouth a little) onto his blanket and I think maybe on my cousin Jena too! (sorry for the details) Anyways, the pictures are of my discovery and how pissed I was to have to get off the float! Boo! So, hence Poop Parade! Another classy moment by the Thomas'!

I HEART BLOODSUCKERS!

EXCUSE ME? WHERE HAVE I BEEN ALL THIS TIME? OH THAT'S RIGHT MAKING FUN OF EVERYONE THAT WAS READING THE TWILIGHT SERIES, AND YET HERE I AM NOSE DEEP IN IT AND LOVING EVERY MINUTE OF IT. I AM JUST FINISHING NEW MOON, AND I APOLOGIZE TO EVERYONE FOR CALLING YOU LOSERS AND NERDS FOR LOVING IT. WHO AM I? I KNOW, I KNOW, THE FANTASY MAKE BELIEVE CRAP ISNT MY STYLE AND YET HERE I AM TAKING ADVANTAGE OF EVERY SPARE MINUTE I HAVE WITH MY BOOK. THEY ARE LIKE 500 PAGES OR SOMETHING. I MOSTLY JUST LIKE WASTING MY TIME ON THE LIKES OF US WEEKLY OR IN STYLE MAGS BUT LET ME TELL YA, IF YOU HAVENT GIVEN IT A CHANCE, PUT YOUR PRIDE IN YOUR POCKET AND READ IT. I PRACTICALLY BARE MY TESTIMONY ABOUT THINGS I LOVE OR HAVE TO HAVE. THIS MY FRIENDS, IS ONE OF THEM.

WERE BACK..AGAIN!

HEY! Its been awhile since I have blogged! I keep hearing all about it, and I'm super sorry ok!? I promise to do better now! We have had a busy summer! Swimming lessons, swimming at friends houses, birthday parties, lots of ballgames, parades, playing with friends, picnics, preschool started, camping, road trips to Idaho! We have had some fun! The boys are such fun. Masen says all sorts of funny things like to our friends "Sometimes my mom yells at me and I swak her on the butt and my daddy, he always swaks her butt!" That's fun to hear. His favorite things right now are Tom and Jerry cartoons and playing football with his daddy. (He counts all 4 downs each time) He is a good helper with his "sweety boy" and Konner laughs and smiles at him all day long! Konner just started eating his fruits and veggies. He loves them and gets so excited about it! Masen is totally potty trained, yahoo, and occasionally I find him in our front yard and at the football games by the bleachers just peeing cause he had to! (classy) So other than that, we have been doing the same old stuff. Masen caught his first fish this summer (with his spiderman fishing pole) and the best part was that he and Averie Rasmussen were catching a few by the grownups with their Spiderman and Princess poles and the real fishermen werent catching anything! We have had a good summer and are kindof sad its over already!

Konner is a fatso!

We have some really great news everybody. Konner has 3 chins and is a little bit of a fatso. He has nearly tripled his weight in 3 months. It's almost as if he wasn't ever a preemie! He is such a sweet boy. I cant believe I got such a little angel. He never makes a peep. And when he does, he's hungry and quickly forgets about it when I feed him. He just smiles and is starting to giggle. Look at the pictures of him and his funny brother.

We're Back...

So for anyone reading (or not reading my blog) I'm really sorry about my lack of commitment. Life has been a little hectic around here. But we are back from vacation and I am officially ready to blog. We have been in Yellowstone for nearly a week. I love camping, but a week is a little much with a 3 monther. It was really fun. Tyler and I came to a conclusion... Yellowstone should be done once a decade... or even better a lifetime. Just kidding. We did have fun. We went with Tyler's family. It was super fun. Lots of laughing, fishing, card playing, good food, and fun. However, there was way too much driving. Tyler and I have come to realize if we cant see things from the road and snap pictures, we arent really interested. I dont want to hike or learn anything on a trip. Lots of relaxing and as little thinking as possible, please. We rode in the car for 10 hours the first day, a good 6 the next 3days each and the last day was another 10. That is a long time. And I wasn't the one strapped in the car seats. We have the best kids. Konner didn't make a peep as usual. And Masen told me he wanted to shoot me in the face only once. (angel) So it was a good trip. We saw lots of animals and on the first day we stopped at Bear World. Masen got to ride on the rollercoaster, the train, another few rides and then did the petting zoo. He had a great time. It's good to be home, but now I have to start on laundry... A mothers work is never done!

Masen Turns 3!

As you can see, I didn't blog for so long. This was in the "drafts" for like 2 weeks. Waiting for me to compose. We have alot to say and talk about. Masen had his 3rd birthday on Thursday and we had a fun party. It was supposed to be a swim party outside with about 15 friends, and of course with my luck the sun never came out. It was downright cold. We had the works, swimming pool, slip n slide, water balloons, otter pops, squirt guns, leis, and sun glasses for everyone! Not a single ray of sunshine to worry about. This is how my life goes. I've accepted it. Although I was pretty upset and flustered. We had a good turn out. We played "I have a little doggy and he wont bite you" (highlight of the party) It was a kickin party and I hope no one ended up sunburned. Masen got a lot of fun stuff. He loved the day being all about him. It was fun. I cant believe my little monster is 3. The time has flown by. He is so fun and says the funniest things. We were in Yellowstone taking pictures of a moose and a guy with big curly red hair bent over by us and Masen looks right at him and says "Mom, he has cweepy hair" (a little too much hair dresser talk apparently) Also the other day we saw a yellow hummer drive past us and Ty and I heard him mumble to himself, "I tink I just saw a school bus or sumping" We still laugh about it. Another hilarious comment is when he asks after we have mad him angry "Do you want to see my fury?" He loves to give Konner lots of kisses (but its usually with lots of slobber and sometimes tongue... creepy) My mom says to enjoy these moments that these are the days you end up missing the most of, even when you catch them coloring on your walls or chewing a wad of gum they found in the garbage at the ballgame.