Feelin' Fancy

So ...  I got a fancy camera.  Not TOO fancy, but enough features to start learning and finally have pictures that aren't super grainy and not so hit-or-miss. 

I just got it yesterday, and I'm in love.  Todd's so jealous of it :)

Can you tell who my favorite subject is?  I'll be back soon to recap HIS SECOND BIRTHDAY. 

Two years.  Oh, my gosh.  It seems like just yesterday ....  All moms say that, I know.  But seriously.  Two.  I can't believe it. 

I love you, Blog. I'm sorry.

Hi.  Here I am.  Here's what we've been up to.  The weather has been so beautiful, and I've been spring cleaning and WORKING MYSELF TO DEATH.  Here's some snapshots of life as of late!

 

Valentine's Day Flowers.  Has it really been that long??

 World's Largest Dog.

 Not interested in using the crayons like he's supposed to.

 First signs of spring

 Bruch at the old Oak!

 HUGE Balloons found in the front yard.  Saul was deeeelighted.

 Hanging out with his BFF eating brownies.  Win-Win.  Seriously. Saul loves this child.  We do, too!! Can't wait to see that little booger again!!

 Half an our of quiet entertainment.  Putting on shoes.

 Sharing

 Closet staple for Saul  came in the mail! Too expensive.  Too tight.  Too cute.

 POTTY!!!

 Making messes as fast as possible.

He was feeling lazy ... for like 2 minutes. 

 Is this considered "red neck"?  Hope not.  Oh well.

 Bed time story.

He rarely sleeps in his car sear anymore ... so I LOVE this picture.  

Such a precious little boy.  Almost-two is keeping me on my toes. 

Mad Mom

When I was young, my mom would go on cleaning rampages.  When she cleaned, she'd get mad.  Real mad.  It was kind of a code between us kids - "Mad Mom" - and we knew she was cleaning.

Her and I joke about it now, so I don't think she'll worry about you judging her since I've shared this.  She innocently says, "Well, with five kids, your dad on the road, and a house in a perpetual state of commotion, getting mad was the only motivation I had to get deep cleaning done!" I think it's funny. 

I also made silent 8-year-old vows to myself that I would never "Mad Mom" clean.

 

So today, after I had finished typing 115 pages of a deposition (that I'm only half-way done with, btw) and put Saul down for a nap, imagine my sheer delight when I looked around and saw ... disgusting floors, a sink full of dirty dishes, toys, shoes, etc all over the place! 

Not.

Maybe it's one of those days, but my inner four-year-old had a temper tantrum screaming "I DON'T WANNAAA!!!" for a few moments. 

I can only clean when Todd's not around because I feel bad, and Saul has to be asleep, too, because ...  I mean can ANYBODY sweep with a curious toddler running through your dirt piles?  Didn't think so. 

So I'm sweeping.  I'm sweeping a pile of dog hair that's roughly the size of my head.  I look over at Colston.  Just laying there.  Watching me.  

I started channeling "Mad Mom" in my head.  "Yeah.  It must be nice, PUPPY.  You make the mess; I clean it up! You just lay there while I sweep.  That's AWESOME." 

Approximately two minutes later ... it hits me - I AM CHANNELING MAD MOM! 

And I laugh.  And I go pet my dog.  Poor guy doesn't know that he was a victim of several strings of mental expletives.  Sweet boy.  

So I'm over it.  I finished cleaning the house with a genuine smile on my face.  I guess I'd rather live in a happy, messy house than a rigid, clean one, right?  

Yup.

Looking Back on 2010

All the blogs seem to be trending this style of ... blog this past week.  Let's take a look back at 2010!

Yeah.  I think it was a blessed year. 

Ketchup

While still trying to find both time and place for photo editing and blogging, here's a few more camera snapshots of the things going down around here. 

 

Cutest Pj's ever

Oh, how boys will be boys.  I found this "creative masterpiece" after Saul had his pre-dinner bottle.  He usually plays in the kitchen drawers while I cook.  

For his birthday, Nana and Pop-Pop (My mom & Step-Dad) bought him this tent.  This tent has absolutely saved my sanity the past week.  I put down lots of blankets, pillows, books, and blocks.  He LOVES it.  Often, I can find him playing here and doing his best to wreck any/everything that is nicely set up. 

 Saturday night, Todd went out and got Krispy Kreme Doughnuts.  We  opened the box and told Saul to pick one out.  He picked up a whole original glazed (that's my boy!!) and took a HUGE bite right out of it!! 

Oh, you know. Just relaxing, watching some Sesame Street ... sitting on a German Shepherd's neck.  Whatev.  Theses two LOVE each other. It seriously melts my heart into a big blob of goop.

A really dark picture of Saul playing with blocks. 

 

Bathtime. Always a hit.  He's also decided he likes bubbles, which is new.  He never liked them too much before. 

That's all for now.   I know, disappointing ... but it's okay because there's lot of pictures of little man.