Bedtime warm fuzzies from Brock

Brock was in an especially good mood at bedtime tonight, and several things that he said NEED to be remembered:). 

Many times, I refer to the boys as "B&K".  Not sure where this came from, and I don't do it all the time, but apparently it is enough to leave an impression on them.  As Rob and I were leaving the room after tucking them into bed, Brock calls out, "Good night, M&D!".  Made both of us laugh out loud!  Then came the warm fuzzy part - Daddy was closing the door and he says, "Dad, don't forget to tell Mommy that I love her!".  This boy loves his Momma, and it warms my heart so! 
Then an even warmer fuzzy happened as he continued - "Dad, don't forget to tell Mommy that I love Jesus!".  It is so awesome to see his little heart showing through more and more each day. 
Both boys have gotten to be so expressive at prayer time - it is good to see their hearts growing in faith. 
Love my boys!!

Where have we been??

Just in case any of you are still out there............

We are still here!  I have reached my picture limit with blogger and am in the process of getting the first part of the blog printed so that I can delete it and add more.  I have printed 2008 in book format, but am not completely satisfied.  So, until I've exhausted all other possibilities of how to make it more to my satisfaction, I am hesitating to delete anything and move forward.  If anyone has had experience with blog printing and has any recommendations of good websites, please let me know!!

We'll be back soon, and I'll have a lot of catching up to do!!

Baby bed-head

When going through some old posts on the blog, I found these pics of the boys' bed-head that I never posted.  Might as well share them now - just for a blast from the past!!  When we thought these boys had great bed-head, we could have never imagined the bedhead that little Ali would produce:).  She definitely has the contest won, but they were still pretty cute:)!!

St.Louis - part 2 - Cardinal's Game!!

After spending the day at the Magic House, it was time for the game - St.Louis Cardinals vs. Washington Nationals!!  

Such a great view!  We went down without tickets - willing to just get what was available at the box office.  As we stood at the box office window, debating about what to do, a girl walked up and asked if we were buying tickets.  When I responded yes, she handed me a coupon for half off any ticket!  The box office lady said that it could be used for 2 tickets, so I asked the lady (who had a whole handful of coupons and was looking for people to give them to) for one more, and we ended up with 4 nice seats for the price that we had been looking to pay for some not so nice seats:).  What a blessing!!

We went early to enjoy the atmosphere and let the boys take it all in - which they did:)!!

My baseball lovin' boys!

Me and the boys.  A nearby fan took a picture of all 4 of us together, but when we got home and looked at the pics, there were no pics of the 4 of us :(.  Apparently he wasn't pushing the right button.

Fredbird - on the field before the game started.

The game started at 6 pm and we didn't think that would be too late.  Unfortunately, we didn't plan on extra innings.  Considering our big day, the boys did great, but Kyle was asleep by the 8th inning:).  Brock made it all the way through (if I remember correctly, 11 innings in all) - not wanting to miss a minute!

The sleeper:).

As we were walking out, we realized that one of the statues was of Lou Brock, so we had to take a picture of Brock with his namesake:).  

Even though we didn't see a winning game, we had a great time and the boys loved it!! 

St.Louis - part 1 - The Magic House

The last weekend of September, we shipped Ali off to Grammy and Papa's house and took the boys down to St.Louis for some fun.  We started off our day at the Magic House - so cool!!  We had never been there before, and were thoroughly impressed with the number and variety of exhibits.  Both we and the boys had a great time and it was fun to spend some time just doing "big boy" stuff!!

We loved the bubble room - especially this one that would surround you in a big bubble.  A few weeks after this, Kyle smelled my dish soap and said, "Mom!!  That's the same smell as the bubbles at the Magic House!!".  He was right - so impressed with his memory!

Brock in his big bubble

This magnet exhibit held their attention for a long time.  Brock especially loved it!

This was kind of cool - can't remember what it was called, but it was like a pipe organ w/ water bubbles.  Kyle was enticed:).

The water table was ultra cool!

And the boys both loved the sand area.

Jack and the Beanstalk climber - extend for 3 floors!

Phew!  Finally at the bottom!

These air tubes never seem to get old.  They have played with them on several occasions at the Children's Discovery Museum in B/N, but they still kept them entertained for a good stretch.

Next, it was on to the construction zone!

This place was so cool - especially if you're a 4 1/2 year old boy.  There was a high-rise building that you could help "build",

a house under construction where you could work on the plumbing and wiring,

and a gravel pit where you could dig - for HOURS!  Literally!!

I think they would have stayed here all day if we had let them!

Kyle is working on the plumbing for a the new sink.  Think his skills will translate into help at home:)??

A real Caterpillar to climb on!

Then it was out to the "creek" for some wading.  It was a BEAUTIFUL day and we sat in the sun for a long time watching the boys play in the water.

Kyle loved the little rubber ducks floating the the water.  He captured all of them:)!  Here he is on the island counting his flock.

"Brock, your pants are wet!"

It was a good thing that Mom had brought along extra clothes the for ballgame - We'd have had 2 very uncomfortable boys  as they were completely soaked after their creek excursions.

We had a great time, and the Magic House is definitely on our list of places to return to!!