Happy Birthday, Alex!

Today is Alex's 24th Birthday. So old! :)

Wayne, Tami and Evan came up and we went to lunch. They made it safely, but unfortunately the cake had a little incident...

VERY tasty, though.

Happy Birthday, dear!

Last Week

Last week was a very busy (and messy!) week. Sarah and the kids came down and spent a few days at our house.

The kids got to meet their new cousin...

A rock band was started..

Hunter and Tate played in the mud...
We went to the dam...
Alex and Zane relaxed on the deck...

We made these (minus the whip cream and cherries)

And it looks like Zane was very happy with how the week went!

Today I...

• am thankful for the 5 straight hours of sleep I got last night (actually the past few nights)
• enjoyed the sunshine, even though I decided not to go on a walk because it was quite windy
• painted my fingernails dark purple and my toenails a bright red
• made 2 lasagnas to go in the freezer and eat at a later date
• wore a kelly green short-sleeved shirt that made me feel like it was spring
• changed multiple poopy diapers, some within 10 minutes of each other (I think he waits for a clean one and then does it again!)
• finally made 2 rings with beads I bought last year
• ate peanut butter and chocolate chips for a snack YUM.
• squeezed into and zipped up a pair of jeans that I couldn't zip up a week or two ago (this was before I ate my snack) :)

And I would still like to...

• wash all the dishes I used for making the lasagnas (with gloves.. so I don't ruin my nails!)
• fold all the cloth diapers when they are done in the dryer
• tidy up for when my sister and the kids come
• cut out the fabric to make these for Zane and my soon-to-be nephew
• get a backrub from Alex
• do a 10 minute ab workout dvd
• put the 400+ pictures from my camera onto walmart.com so I can delete them from my card
• sleep some more!

I think we have smiles!

Zane might be at the *starting to smile* stage..

Jessica got a smile on Sunday, and Alex was holding him this morning and we got quite a few.

It's so cute! I just caught the end of one in this picture.

And this is for my dad. I am publicly acknowledging that we don't hate the cyclones just because we moved to Hawk town :)

Happy first month, Zane!

I can't believe how fast time flies...Zane is one month old already!

When we first brought him home I cried a few times because I knew he wasn't going to stay that small for very long, but now I'm liking seeing him get a little bigger and more aware of things around him.

He's pretty good with lifting his head, even though he HATES tummy time. He would rather try to turn himself over (which surprisingly he can almost do!) than lift his head. Below is a picture of some tummy time that he just decided to fall asleep during :)

Speaking of sleep, he's not really into that, either. Hopefully someday...

Well, that's all for now because it sounds like he's calling for me!