Merry Christmas...in August??

Alright, so I will be the first to admit that I have some goofy kids. They are both very silly in their own little ways, but as a 1 1/2 year old, I do have to admit that Konner finds some pretty weird yet hilarious ways to make us all laugh.

As some of you may know, Braydon is camping with his grandpa this week so it's just me and Mr. Konner. As a little treat, I decided we would grab something to eat from one of Konner's favorite places (no, not McDonald's!) - Panda Express. We brought dinner home (If you have a toddler, you probably understand how difficult it is to actual stay in a "restaurant" and eat. There is not a whole lot of eating that actually happens!), sat down at the table and started eating. Withing 5 minutes, Konner decides he is done and runs off to the other room - talking to himself all the way to our computer room. I then notice that it becomes silent - dead silent! As a mom, that's when you know that (A) - they are doing something you don't want them doing, (B) - they are doing something they know they shouldn't be doing or (C) - they are getting into something they know they shouldn't be in. So I hurried into our computer room to find this (keep in mind this all happened within a 1 minute period of time)...

Caught red handed....

What do you do with a 21 month old when you see that they have put a Christmas bow ontop of their head? You really can't help but start giggling...which in turn got him laughing.

It's amazing what these little guys can get into within a matter of mintues and the types of silly things they end up doing in those few minutes!! So I wanted to share some photos of both Braydon and Konner when they were caught in moments of goofiness!

Where's my Edward?!

Yes, I will admit....I am an "obsessed" fan of the Twilight series (please keep in mind that I use the word "obsessed" very loosely). I wasn't one of the individuals who waited in line to pick up the new book "Breaking Dawn" last weekend, mainly due to the fact I decided I wanted to sleep instead (weird, I know). However, I picked it up Monday evening...and just BARELY finished it today. I won't ruin it for anyone that is slower than me in the reading process, but can I say - I am so sad the actual series is finished!!! I'm one of those people that has fallen head over heels for these characters (sometime's, ok maybe a lot more frequently than sometimes, wishing I had someone in my life like Edward....sigh.....)! Now I am anxiously awaiting the movies (let's pray they make movies from the whole series - it wouldn't seem right to just make Twilight and not finish the rest!). So for any of you that haven't read any of the series - GET A MOVE ON IT!!

Back To School???

I've always known that I would go back to school. From the time I was in junior high, I wanted to go to college and get my degree in either English or History - maybe something in both. I remember going to museums or an art gallery and thinking to myself, "How cool would this be to work here?" or "Wouldn't it be amazing to have all this knowledge and be able to hold a great conversation?!" However, over the past year (or maybe a little more than a year) I've unbelievably intrigued with photography. Now don't get me wrong, I've always loved taking pictures - ever since I was a pre-teen. But for some reason it's just become a bigger "hobby" for me and I realized that I can go back to school for it. Then I would not only have a better knowledge of the different types of film equipment, development and all that grand stuff but I will also be able to grow with something that I love even more! I would still love to get a degree in English or History though - especially since I'm using different aspects of English on a daily basis with my job. But there is just something about photography that hits home for me.

In talking with one of my good friends (who just happens to be the other half of my managerial team at work) the other day on our way back from lunch, I had told her the reason why I want to do more photography (besides the fact that I could get MUCH better pictures for the covers of our books at work than what we are getting from most the customers that do trade for us). I started talking to her more about how my grandpa has Alzeheimer's and the experience I had the last time we were visiting with him. First of all, you need to understand the type of man my grandpa is. He is a person who loves to tell stories - he would constantly tell us stories of his times in the army during WWII, growing up, meeting my grandma, moving up here, his kids, the horses, etc. He would tell us these stories over and over again. On this certain day, my grandma and I had been talking about how my grandpa had been doing as he sat in his chair watching my boys. For some reason or another, he decided he would bring in some pictures for Braydon to look at. So he went and got the pictures, handed them to Braydon and sat back down not saying anything. After a few minutes, he said, "Where did those pictures come from?" And as I looked at my grandma, he then said, "Oh, I remember those horses." (See, my grandpa has this type of fascination with taken pictures of horses so he has boxes and boxes just full of pictures - maybe that's kind of where my fascination comes from too.) And it was like looking at those pictures really helped spark something in his memory and he started talking to Braydon about all these different times that involved certain horses. This was a really big and important thing (something that I want my kids to remember) because it had been some time since I had heard him tell a story. So in talking with my friend about this occasion, I made a statement as to how I want to be that person that just captures those memories for people - because you'll never know when you'll lose them in your mind.

So I'm going to go back to school and I'm honestly excited about it.

Welcome me to the world of blogging!!

Well, truth be told I've been blogging through Myspace for a number of years. However, I have come to the conclusion that after seeing a few family members' blog through here, I needed to join the times and get myself updated with what is "in" nowadays. Good job me for finally getting my butt in gear!