Happy birthday Blake!

Of course it was actually yesterday and I'll have pics soon!

Gonna give it another go....

blogging that is! lol I'm hoping that Blogger won't be a pain now and I can keep this updated more frequently.

Things have been hot around here! Like 101 during the day hot! So, the kids and I have been indoors quite a bit. We got back from NC last week and I still haven't unpacked. Guess I should do that at some point. Haley and I went to Ikea yesterday and got Blake a big boy bed to match Eli's. We are trying to put them in the same room. We'll see how that goes!

Other than that, not too much going on. If you want to see some of the NC pics, go to my Flickr page. Haley's birthday's this weekend, so keep an eye out for more pictures soon! :)

One day this will be updated

or moved to another site. I've tried over the past month to update it and it messes up my pictures EVERYTIME. I'm working on getting a website set up that's just might make it easier. Until then, I'll try to update my Flickr page. BUT my laptop crashed on Thursday, so I have no access to pictures until we figure out what's going on with it. Hopefully we'll know something soon!

Cancun Pictures

Here's the link to our pictures. It was a wonderful vacation and we can't wait to go back with the kids one day!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/amathews99/sets/72157612893510159/

We're in Cancun!! ;)

Well, I thought since we were in Cancun, that it would be easiest to post from here instead of waiting until we are home. I thinking I shouldn’t post after drinking a huge margarita though. Probably not a good idea, right? LOL

Anyway, we got here Saturday and fell in love with the place! OMG, it’s AWESOME!!! Our suite is on the first floor which we didn’t think we wanted, but really it’s the best. We can walk right to the pool from the patio if we want. If not, we have about a 45 second walk to the pool! We can see the ocean from our patio. Not the most awesome view, but hey, WE CAN SEE THE OCEAN!!! ;)

The first day, Saturday/Sunday we spent by the pool. They have happy hour from 3-6 with ½ price drinks and the most awesome salsa and chips! Really good chicken quesadillas too. It’s the bar by the pool and ocean. So sweet!

Today, Monday, we went to Chichen-Itza, a Mayan ruin. It was really, really neat. Our guide had a PH.D in Pre-Columbian history, so he wanted it to be an academic tour. Lots of history and information. He won me over by first referring to me as "the young one" when asking me to read something. (Of course, there was only one person younger, a kid ;) ) and gesturing towards me when he referred to college kids! LOL Of course, he gestured towards James when he talked about the guns and hunting he (the guide) did. That is really funny! :)

Tomorrow is a day of our favorite pleasures. James is playing golf at a local golf course and I’m getting a massage! LOL Wednesday we are going snorkeling where I get to use my underwater camera! Yeah! We are actually going to try to get a earlier flight home on Thursday, because even in the midst of all this fun, we really miss our babies.

I will say, that I think my favorite part of this the ocean itself. I can’t explain it, I just love, love, love it. I mean, I feel home when I’m in the ocean. I love the waves crashing over me, the salt on my lips. It’s just amazing. Plus the ocean here is AMAZINGLY beautiful, so that helps! ;)

Anyway, I’ll try to post again soon.

Ok, well I'm sitting in the lobby, the only place that has Wifi, but can not get my pictures to upload for some reason. So, I guess those will have to wait. Hopefully I can get them up soon.

Dancing Blakey!

Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing

I'll blog about Christmas later

but for now, here's a couple of pics for you! :)

Merry Christmas!!

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Light The Night 10-19-08

Still playing catch up here. First, a big thank you to those who donated to Haley and her Pep Squad for their Light The Night walk. Haley had a great time cheering before the walk started and then walking the 2 miles! She wanted to walk the whole way and did! :) Here's a few pictures from that night!

Halloween 2008

For some reason, I'm having a really hard time getting pics to upload correctly on Blogger. So, you'll just have to click the link to see the pics from Halloween last night! :) I have more to add soon of the rest of our lives!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/amathews99/sets/72157608558881484/

Playing Catch Up!

I've fallen behind, so I'll be playing catch up this weekend. Keep checking back! :)

Haley saying her Alphabet Bible verses

Haley has to learn a Bible verse for each letter of the alphabet for school. He's up to letter G! :)

Haley's first Pep Squad performance

Haley had her first pep squad performance yesterday at the Fallfest. She had a great time, although I've learned I must invest in a fake hair piece for her hair! She's suppose to wear her hair in a ponytail with tight curls. Yea, Haley's hair does NOT hold curl at all. So, we had a stressful moring of trying to get her hair done. But all in all, it worked out and she had a great time. They only did three cheers. My video camera stopped working for some reason, so I don't know what I got recorded. I'll check it later. Until then, here's some pics I snapped.

Warming up before she goes on.










I think she looks just like Blake here! :)

Haley's first report card!!

We are quite proud. On top of her good grades, she has had to memorize Bible verse for each letter of the alphabet every week. She's up to letter H next week. I'll get it on video this weekend. ;)

Art - 100
Behavior - E (Excellent)
Bible - 100 (A+)
Computer - A+
Library - 97 (A+)
Math - E
Music - A+
P.E. - A+
Penmanship - E
Phonics/Reading - E
Spanich - 99 (A+)

More cuteness!!

Blake loves to say "Thank you!" He randomly hands you whatever he can, just so he can say, "Thank you!" It's cute! Well, I was at the computer and the boys were bringing me the bottles of Gatorade. Apparently I was not suppose to get up during this game, as I found out the hard way! :D

Some Blakey cuteness!

This is a couple of weeks ago. He's quite the little dancer! :D

Eli and Blake are so cute together

I have to say that I think Haley being at school all day has really done wonders for Eli and Blake's relationship. They both miss her and Eli asks about her all the time. But it's so fun to see how they interact with each other without big sister around. Eli's become a real big brother. He's always telling me when Blake's crying (because, of course, I can't actually hear it myself! ;) or when Blake's doing something he shouldn't. Blake lights up when he sees Eli. He loves it when he wakes up from his nap and it's time to go get Eli. He runs down to his door.

This past week has not been fun here. Everyone's had a tummy bug. Blake's still not well. Today, they were eating lunch and I was on the computer (it's on the other side of the kitchen, so I can see them). Suddenly, Eli comes running over and says, "Mommy! Blake make mess!" I go look, yep, Blake had thrown up all over his tray. :( Eli was very concerned and tried to help his brother.

Right now, they are both sleeping peacefully. Hopefully they will be feeling better soon!

Museum funny

These are from the museum today. Watch Blake in each picture! I put them together so they are like a movie. I guess he was hot and the floor felt really good because he laid there until I picked him up! :D

Airplane Museum

Today, while Haley was slaving away at school, I took the boys and met some friends at a war plane museum. It was fun, hot, but fun. Eli enjoyed looking at the planes. It's so funny because there were 7 kids total (4 moms), ALL boys! Eli is one of the big boys now, since Nicolas, Blake and Dylan have come along! :) He's hanging with the 4 year olds!

Anyway, here's some pics!




This picture cracks me up! Eli's not use to saying "cheese" for the camera, but he was trying so hard to be a "big boy" and did everything the older boys did. So, here's his "cheese" face!