Easter Pics

I forgot to post the Easter pics so here they are! Yes, I know I am mean for making them both wear the bunny ears but how many more years can I get them to do it? I did save them, we will do it again next year. They got a bit of candy in their baskets but most of it vanished before they got to eat it. Wonder where it went? Ha ha ha!

On Easter morning we took the boys to go see Horton Hears A Who. I figured we might as well take Dominic since he is usually more well mannered than Gabriel anyway. Well, wasn't I surprised. Gabriel sat through the whole movie, just chomping on his popcorn and being very good. Dominic, on the other hand, was whiney and fussy and had to be removed from the theater. After that, we took a bit of a drive and ended up at the lake to eat our lunch. We spent the afternoon and part of the evening at Clinton's grandparents house. Overall, it was a pretty good first Easter in New Orleans.

Dominic got to try his first Peep and to Clinton's disappointment, he is like me and he LOVES them!! Then again, he doesn't really turn much down. He doesn't like jellybeans though. It was hilarious watching him spit it out.

An Easter Bunny Picture

Yet again, Gabe refuses to sit on the Easter Bunny's lap but Dominic is such a pro! He knows how to sit, how to pose and he looks so cute!!

Happy Birthday Dominic!

Happy birthday little boy! I can't believe you're 1 today!

The boys

Apparently they no longer like having their pictures taken. Whenever I pull the camera out, they run, hide, cry or try to cover themselves in food so I can't get a good picture in anymore. Gabriel even resorted to throwing a sippy cup at me because I wouldn't put the camera down. Nice! I can't wait for the teen years!

More Mardi Gras!

We went to two more parades today. We saw the Carrolton Parade and the King Arthur Parade. We found another great spot on St. Charles and set up shop. I was thinking as the parades went on that I should be blogging about the weird things we get on the parade route instead of the parade itself. Today we got two huge combs and a backscratcher. Weird huh? I also was handed several strands of home strung beads that are just gorgeous. Gabe loves the bands and tried to march away with several of them. He is just too funny. I wish I had pictures of when he gave a pink teddy bear to a little girl riding behind a dance team. Dominic is getting into the parade spirit also and many of the float riders were handing him toys and beads. As you can see, he didn't make it to the end. He took a nice little nap in the back seat of the stroller about halfway through the second parade. The boys had a really great time and Gabe is already begging to go do it again. Make sure you check out the huge pile of stuff we brought back and also the video of gabe dancing at the end. It's pretty funny!

I love Sundays!

So Clinton worked 6 days this week again. Sunday is his only day off. I really like when he is home. We're getting ready to go to the zoo soon. Pics to come! I think we will be meeting his cousin CJ and his wife Tasha there. We have been spending a lot of time with them lately and it's nice. I enjoy having contact with other adults sometimes (even though when you get Clinton with his cousins, it's hard to think of it as adult sometimes) They came over last night along with CJ's brother Brandon and stayed pretty late so I am tired.

Not much new has gone on here, that's why I haven't put up any new blogs. I didn't want to bore anyone. Dominic is trying to figure out how to walk. He took one full step yesterday and then fell down. Now I can't get him to even try. I guess he figures crawling is much faster. He is quite the crawler too. I wish I could find a contest around here to put him in because we would surely win!

The diet is going well. Yesterday I decided I deserved a little cheat so I had brownies and then pasta for dinner. Well, my head hurt so bad when I woke up this morning that I doubt I will be doing that again. Weigh in is tomorrow and I really hope it looks good! Tasha is on the same weight watchers diet as I am so that is good. I really hope we can motivate each other.

I'm going to try and put a new picture up with each post. I haven't taken any new ones since the park last week so I'm sharing an old one but it is one of my favorites. Dominic really loves his daddy. Sometimes I get a little jealous but I guess he figures he has me all day. I did sleep in a little today and when I went out in the living room, both boys were so excited to see me. That feels so good!

For all of you that leave comments, thank you! I love getting them and even though I am totally slacking, I will get to your blogs and leave some for you too. If you want me to link your blog, please let me know and I will do it. I know I've been lazy about linking my friends. Please link me to yours too.

New Year, New Resolutions

So I only have two New Year's resolutions.

1. Lose weight

2. Start (and keep) a blog.

So far, I have procrastinated both of those as I am sitting here on January 2nd starting the blog and eating Reese's Peanut Butter cups.

I've always been kind of anti-blog but I was going through some old posts on a message board and got really nostalgic the other day. It is kind of neat to keep a file of what has happened on a daily basis so I (or others) can come back later and remember. I suppose all this nostalgia is just another sign of getting old.

I was offered a job yesterday, working at home. The pay will probably be terrible but I can work from home, when I want and however much I want so I am going to try it. If anything, maybe it will pay an electric bill each month or something. Or better yet, free up some $$ for savings. LOL! That'll be the day.

So Gabriel is 2 1/2 now. Where did the time go? Just the other day he started singing "Itsy Bitsy Spider" and he knew ALL the words. I remember when he couldn't even talk yet and now he is singing me songs! He has the sweetest little voice too.

Dominic is 9 1/2 months and advancing faster than Gabriel even. He is standing on his own now, walking along furniture, eating solid food and starting to babble. He has four teeth already, I can't believe it. Where did my baby go?

Things are going well for our family. We always want more but when we look back at what we've had, we're doing real well. To think that just this past July, we moved here with nothing but beds and now I am freecycling to free up space in the house! I mean, I haven't decorated anything but the bedroom yet. That is coming. But we are comfortable and have everything we need and I feel blessed for that.