Freddie V. The Oreo

Happy Birthday Stud!

The love of my life, Jesse, turned 30 yesterday. We really didn't get the chance to do much, but we threw together a little party for the old man. Jesse is a huge Superman fan, so that was our theme for the evenings events. It's not as cool as Henry's set up was this year, but I thought it was Super! Sorry, for the pun.

We bought a German Chocolate cake from the bakery. It's Jesse favorite and I just didn't want to make a cake that day. We personalized it with some frosting. You can thank Henry for the handy work. We called it the spaghetti cake.

And here we have the most awkward family photo ever. Jesse and Henry look like I'm pointing a gun at them. Ready to shoot if they don't look happy. And there is sweet Freddie saying, "bring it lady". I promise we really did have fun.

This photo was taken just 2 minutes later and you can see a genuine smile. Jesse loved his new Zelda T-shirt. Yes, I married a very large 8 year old boy.

And here he is with the 1,000 ticket coupon from the arcade. HOORAY!!!

10 Things I Love About Jesse.

1. He is stinking cute and makes really cute babies.
2. He will watch America's Next Top Model with me and not make fun of it.
3. He is a very talented guitar player and is passing this on to our children.
4. His poofy lips!
5. He has managed to keep me entertained for 7 years. No easy feat.
6. He is nice to his in-laws.
7. He doesn't get mad when the house is messy.
8. Nobody else makes me laugh as hard as he does. I love all our inside jokes.
9. His adorable geekness. Star Wars, Dr. Who, Harry Potter, he loves them all.
10. He gives me the best hugs EVER!!!

I love you Baby Cakes!!!

Jasmine

Our neighbor Jamie has a favorite restaurant named Jasmine. She has actually been there everyday some weeks. Both our gangs went for dinner last week and had a lovely time on the patio. The food is lovely and so is the patio, you should all go. Here is proof of how much fun we had.

Natalie

Henry

Brothers

I took my two precious boys outside for a little photo shoot the other day. They are both adorable and I think it went pretty well. Henry really tried to help me get Freddie's attention, but he was being a stinkpot.

"Look, Fred! Look at the camera."

This is what brotherhood should always look like.

This is what brotherhood usually looks like.

Talking about how annoying mom is with her camera.

This one is by far my favorite picture. I know that in 10 years when they're 16 and 11 I will be getting this look all the time. I probably won't think it's as cute though.

Funnies

We were in the car and listening to the radio. The song "Gives You Hell" by the All American Rejects came on the radio. Henry started to sing along but made up his own chorus. Instead of "I hope it gives you hell, gives you hell" he sang, "Momma gives you help, gives you help". He made my day!

Based on a true story.

Ode to the Dude at Wal-Mart

I was working in my line
You showed up at a quarter to nine
I gave you a smile
You were going to be there a while

I asked myself why
You were buying heals so high
I held my tounge a bit
You were buying a bra that fit

I didn’t think I heard you right
You repeated yourself, so polite
I never thought of marshmallows
You were not going to swallow

In your bra, in your bra
The marshmallows were to go in your bra!

I took a minute to think
You went and grabbed a drink
I finally replied to your query
You had no need to worry

I said the candy wouldn’t melt
You didn’t want them stuck to your pelt
I blinked again in disbelief
You tried to give me some relief

I figured there must be some reason for
You needed to dress like a whore
I was so pleased you shared with me
You had plans to turn into a she

In your bra, in your bra
The marshmallows were to go in your bra!

The day started off well.

So we woke up this morning, ate breakfast and got dressed. Henry wanted to go outside and ride his bike. I had the boys sit on the stairs first and I got these totally adorable pictures. Aren't Freddie's cheeks the best? It's so hard to do anything but kiss them all day! So then I walked over to our patio and lifted up Henry's bike. It was stuck on something so I pulled really hard...WHAM!

Guess who threw their back out? The dork lifting the bike with only one arm, that's who. So I'm standing there, trying not to cry, the baby is on the grass, and I can't move. I sent Henry to try a couple of neighbors to come help, but nobody was home at 11 am on a Thursday. RUDE! Finally a maintenance guy walked by and I had him pick up the baby for me. Then I waddled into the house. That alone took me 5 minutes.

I called Jesse at work. He had meetings all afternoon and couldn't come home. I tried a bunch of people and nobody answered. I tried Ashley again (she had been one of the first on my list), she answered the phone super snotty, "What is it? Are you dying?" I started to cry and said yes. She immediately came over to help me. I think she felt majorly guilty for her attitude. :o)

Anyway, Ashley came and stayed with me until Jesse got home at 6:30. She cleaned my house, took care of my baby, went and bought me a heating pad and was an angel. Then Jesse came home, got us dinner and ice cream then put the boys to bed. I was loved and taken care of by all.

So if I'm still bad in the morning, we're going to the Insta-Care. I don't know what they really can do, but maybe I'll get to see Dr. Pepper again!