Crazy Bird

Warning: This post may be offensive to some animal lovers.

We have an absolutely insane bird at our house. This bird flies and bangs right into our sliding glass door then backs up and pecks at it again and again and again! It is the most obnoxious and dirty thing! If it's not pecking at our slider, it's hanging on our screens and damaging them or pecking at the bumper of my truck or sitting on the kids playhouse and pooping all over the place!

What is even more strange is that we had a bird last year that did the same exact thing and I'm sure that this is either the same bird or one of it's offspring. Who else would do such a thing?

After weeks of putting up with the non stop banging on our windows and bird poop all over the place, Jon decided this bird must go. He went and got a B.B. Gun at Wal-Mart and the war was on. The kids totally think that this is hilarious by the way.

So, one morning the bird was out there banging on the door. I told Jon it was there and as soon as he comes out with the gun....the bird goes away. He waited and waited and the kids were watching for it, but it didn't come back. Jon finally gave up and walked away and the thing came back. So here comes Jon again and the bird takes off. This went on all day and even for several days.

Needless to say, the bird has yet to been shot and we're still cleaning up poop and listening to the pecking of this bird brained bird.

We finally got snow!!!

Well folks...it happened. We finally got enough snow to play in. We woke up Monday morning to a snow covered ground. Magnum woke up and looked out the sliding glass door. He started chanting...."It's snowing! it's snowing!" "I made it do that." I don't know why, but he some how thinks that he makes it snow. We think it's funny so we just go along with him. Kannon jumped up and they both sat there in front of the door, just watching it. When Zayda realized what was going on, she wanted out immediately. For a dog with bad legs, she sure can bounce around in the snow.

Once the snow stopped, we bundled up (this is about a half an hour process) and headed outside. We grabbed the discs that Brum Brum had bought for us to sled on and headed out in the field. The kids layed on their sleds and I pushed. We got nowhere. These sleds weren't made for fresh snow, but more for snow with a frozen layer on top. The kids didn't really mind because they just wanted to run and fall in the snow more than anything. After about 15 minutes, they decided they were done and we came back in. I think Magnum wanted to come in more than Kannon.

I'm sure glad we spent all that time getting ready to play in the snow for a minute. I'm just kidding, of course. It was fun.

Busy Busy Busy

We have been busy little bee's the last week or so. It started last Thursday when I took the boys to "Lunch with Monte" at the Chick Fil A in our mall. He is a Christian singer that does about an hour and a half of songs for kids while they eat their lunch. His website is www.musicwithmonte.com if you want to check him out. It's pretty fun. The boys love it and all the kids dance and act crazy. To our surprise, my friend Heather and her husband and daughter Caroline showed up and that just made it that much better.

Friday, I took the kids to my parents house to spend time with them for a while and I ran off to do grocery shopping and other odds and ends. I got home and started getting ready for Alex, Holly and Tyler to come over for dinner. We hadn't seen them since way before Christmas and we really enjoyed our time together.

Sunday we went to church and Heather and John have been looking for a new church to go to. She had asked about where we were going and decided to meet us. The big thing about this day, is that Kannon actually wanted to go in his class!!! I was thrilled. Magnum cried when I dropped them off and Kannon went right in and started playing. I knew that Magnum would calm down quickly so I hurried off. I was so proud of Kannon. He never wants to do anything like that. He is very shy and doesn't like to leave me.

The service was great and when I went to pick the kids up, Kannon was crying and Magnum was playing. Total role reversal. I kind of expected it, but was praying that Kannon really l iked it. The teacher said that he actually did really well until the end and that's when he got a little upset. That is fine...we are going to do it again next week and he will eventually get used to it. The childrens programs are really good at church and I want them to start getting involved and comfortable and hopefully make some friends.

As I was waiting for Heather and John to pick up their girls I saw a girl that I went to high school with and she invited me to MOPS (Mothers Of Preschoolers). I've been wanting to go for a while, but was always nervous about how Kannon would handle it. I think God gave me a sign this week between Kannon doing well and Heather asking me to come. Next Monday...I'm going to MOPS and I can't wait to start getting connected to people at church.

After church we decided to go out to lunch. I forgot to mention that my Jon couldn't go because we were expecting snow and he had to get his trucks set up for the big event. So I took the kids to lunch with Heather's family. The boys were pretty good considering. I think that Heather and John enjoyed church and I hope that they want to come again.

Whewww....we had a busy weekend!

Grace

Over the last couple of weeks, the boys have been really into saying "grace" before we eat. Sometimes we'll say grace four or five times during a meal. It just melts my heart and they sound so sweet.

Magnum's grace pretty much is him saying, "God is grace, God is grace, God is grace..." over and over until we are done.

Kannon does pretty good. Mostly he repeats what I say after I say it and some parts he says with me.

Just a little while ago, we were getting there jammies on and Kannon said, "Wait a minute. We need to say grace." Then he said, " God is good, thank you for our jammies. Amen."

Can I just tell you how much I loved that! These boys are rotten, but they can be so cute!

Spring Tease

This weekend the weather was absolutely gorgeous! On Saturday I packed up the boys tricycles and scooters and headed to my parents. The kids love riding on their big driveway. Jon stayed home to get some work done on the house. It's always easier when the house is quiet and empty.

We ended up playing outside most of the day. Pap pap was even riding the tricycle...I wish I had a picture of it! We asked Charity to bring David over to play and the 3 boys had a great time. David was even starting to figure out how to ride the scooter.

Sunday, we went to church and then came home to spend another beautiful day outside. The kids played with their bikes and on the swing set. I even cooked burgers on the grill. Yummy! We had to drag the kids inside to take naps and once they slowed down they were exhausted.

I can't wait for Spring to be here for good so the boys will be able to play outside and get their energy out again.

Baby Bath

I was just cleaning the bathroom in our hallway when I heard the kids cracking up laughing. I couldn't tell where the laughter was coming from, but I knew they must be doing something rotten. As I followed the sound, it led me to the master bathroom. I opened the door and there sits Kannon, naked in the sink full of water. He said, "I'm taking a baby bath." Then he proceeds to wash himself with handsoap. Where do these guys come up with this stuff?

Going To Work

One day last week we got snow overnight. Jon was getting ready to go out and plow the next morning. The next thing I know, Kannon comes out of his room totally dressed with his Nike shoes on and told me that he was getting ready to go to work. Not far behind him comes Magnum. He had is pajama shirt on, no pants and his boots and said that he was going to work. It was hilarious and he ran around the house like that for a good while. Of course I had to snap some pictures for proof.