Gems

Corbin has had some real gems drop from his mouth today (gems not bombs...big improvement) and I thought I would share:
We were driving to go school shopping when Jody pointed out the new body style of the Dodge Ram:
Corbin: It looks like a Toyota.
Jody: Kind of but-
Corbin: What I have really been wondering about is...How did the "Titantic" sink?
Jody: It hit an iceberg.
Corbin: And then the icebergs ate the people right?

Later:
Me: Corbin did you wash your hands? (he had just come from the bathroom)
Corbin: Nope...Didn't touch it.

Tonight: He had been sent to his room for kicking his brother:
ME: Corby may I come in?
CORBIN: Y..Y..YES. (huge sobs) But can I say something first?
ME: Yes.
CORBIN: When I first met you...(huge sobs, big tears) I was born!!!

8 YEARS!!

Jody and I celebrated 8 years on August 5th! Yeah us!! We ditched the kids with Grandma and Grandpa and headed to San Francisco to experience it without the kids. Who knew Fisherman's Wharf could be so much fun when you don't have the lug kids. picture referenced below:

We took the Bay Cruise out the the Golden Gate and around the Rock. Walked down the Pier, bought some REALLY expensive chocolate, and ate at Bubba Gump's. We weren't as prepared at we usually are with the kids...it wasn't just a coincidence that I am wearing a San Fransisco sweat shirt!

Love you Jody! Thanks for putting up with me.

Oh "k" already!

That's for you Kaylynn!;)
I haven't blogged for a couple of months, and it isn't because I haven't thought about it or even attempted...it's because I can't get myself to commit to the "publish post" button. My family hasn't had the best of luck lately...at least I didn't think so until tonight.
Jody had school tonight so I knew I would have some time to myself as soon as the boys went to bed. I ran a bath for Corbin and Camren, changed my clothes and started stretching for my run on the treadmill. The door bell rang and I got distracted but was quickly brought back when I heard giggling coming from the bathroom. I opened the door to a flooded bathroom and the boys taking turns slipping around on the "slip and slide" they had just created. No I don't have pictures!!! I got them dressed and cleaned up the mess to find them thrashing the kitchen and taking all my clean dish towels out use them as capes. Bed time came (Thank goodness). When I came into their room I found that EVERY blanket in the house was fashioned to the top bunk in their bunk beds; they had made a fort! I was too tired and to fight it. I read the bed time story and we ALL fell asleep. When I woke up Camren was wrapped up in my legs (freshly shaved this morning!) and Corbin's fingers were wrapped in my hair!
Then it hit me. All of the troubles and trials have been answering my prayers! Crazy how that works. Loosing my baby in April, working for a horrific manager, pushed me to the point of crazy and sick 'til I quit! Now I am here and a whole new world of stress and crazy has been opened up; I wouldn't have it any other way!

KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION

There was some thought that this day would never come. It was down to the wire and yet he pulled through and we made it...Corbin graduated Kindergarten!! LOL!

Thank you Mrs. Hallam for the constant hushing of my Jabber Box! (I think those words were used on my report cards too..K-12!) Corbin was in a K-1st grade combo class (I cried when I got that phone call!). He made many friends and broke several harts along the way. There was one little girl that made up a pet name for him "Captain Corbin"! What?!

Say hello to his first official crush...Hailey M. He said she smiles when she talks and he kind of likes it. I of course promoted that girls have yucky germs and he can't have a girlfriend until he is 21 and served a mission. Brain washing...a little!

CONGRATULATIONS CORBIN! YOU ROCK!!!

WEAR YOUR KIDS OUT BEFORE BEDTIME

Totally love the results of "WEAR YOUR KIDS OUT BEFORE BEDTIME" Family Home Evening. A couple of our friends decided to get together and play at a local park for an unofficial FHE. The kids played for a couple of hours and we got to have some non work related, no stress, adult conversation. Loved it! Thanks Jenny for putting it together! I am thinking we should do this every NIGHT let alone every Monday! Aren't they the cutest drooling monkeys you have ever seen?

Camren snores louder then a grown man! Seriously you can hear this kid all the way down the hall.

Corbin on the other hand is a silent sleeper. Ever since he was a baby I had to sit perfectly still with my hand on his back to see if he was still alive! Sleep what a wonder thing!

Peanut Butter

I know two postings in one night! I am really out doing myself, but this was too cute. While I was catching up on everyone's blog and composing my own, my wonderful two years old was creating a masterpiece out of peanut butter! Isn't he adorable!!

New Bed!

After years of waking up with kinks in our backs and getting no sleep we finally did it! We bought a new bed-a king of course! The first night's sleep was AWESOME! I am getting sleepy just thinking about it! Jody gave me the assignment of shopping for the bedding while he did the heavy lifting..DUH! He tried to give me a budget of $50. I know is he crazy. Where did he want me to go the DI? EWWW! I went slightly over budget and found a whole set for $88! Thank you to WalMart and the Bed in a Bag invention! Luckily he wasn't too mad. But he made the strangest comment and I wanted to get some feed back from all my friends in the blogging world. He said, "This must be the bedding that from the old West had." WHAT? This is so not Old West bedding!!! I thought it had an India. You know Sultan's belly dancers...the bright red and gold!!! I wasn't trying to bring gun slingers and saloons into our bedroom! What do you think?