Thank you Scooby-Doo. :) My 2 year old came in the kitchen one day with his arms stretched out rocking side to side while he slowly walked... occasionally rolling his eyes around repeating (or should I say chanting) "Zommmmmbie, Zommmmmbie." My sister was a witness to this and I vowed I would get this act on video. I did, but not as dramatic, but nonetheless funny. Enjoy! I still laugh every time I watch this!
I'll first start with these sinful delights. I discovered these not long ago and in a matter of 4 days I alone consumed 3 boxes on my own. I've discovered that there is no such thing as mild PMS. Oxymoron much??
I will now move onto the matter of the Mockingjay. sniffle, sniffle. I loved the book, but it seriously brought on a major case of anti-social behavior. I had to go get another book to read to pull. myself. together. (as I slap my cheeks)The residual trauma still remains, but as the days pass, I'm beginning to work myself back into society. You can click my Goodreads widget on the right to see what else I've been up to book wise. 
Veronica Mars. Thanks to the power marriage of that magical box otherwise known as the Wii and a Netflix subscription the possibilites are endless. I discovered this show while perusing the many titles Netflix offers. I've blown through the first 2 seasons and I'm halfway through the 3rd and final (thank heavens)season. 
I've also taken up yoga, pilates, and a something called body flow, which is a mix of tai chi, yoga, and pilates. I laugh when I say I go to find my zen, but there is some truth to that statement. I'm dripping wet with sweat, but feel oddly relaxed when I leave. The only thing I hate about these classes is I stress to find the time to go because of the instant love I fell into when I began these workouts. I purposely chose this pose to brag. I can totally do this now...just kidding. I will probably never be able to do that. But on a side note: I have moved up to regular girl flexibility now. When I began the classes, I had the flexibity of a man. :)So Hunter had his family birthday party about a week ago and we had a good time! Hunter requested Super Mario Brothers cupcakes, got some good presents including, motorcycles and monster trucks from Leah and the gang, a train set (which Dane has currently confiscated) from Nana and Papa, a bucket of soldiers from Uncle Jeff, Gormittis from Corbin and Dane, and the mother of all gifts- a Nintendo DS XL from Matt and Me. We rounded off the festivities with none other than a pinata. We are always looking for an excuse to hit something and then get candy for doing it! :) I would also like to pat myself on the back for making homemade pizzas- they were really good and in the end, we only had a couple of slices left over!
Birthday boy blows out his candles!
Are these not the coolest cupcakes, evah! Jessica Whetstone made these for us and I must say, she did a fantastic job! The kids could not keep away from them.
Hunter chose Mario, of course.
Hunter with his new Nintendo DS XL (along with a new MarioKart game)- I know, before scoffing ensues, he really can play the games and he was already trying to monopolize Corbin's DS (much to his dismay). It was a stellar investment but now instead of fighting over the DS, they fight over the games now. **As a side note- I will be creating a DS library system so that these guys have to check out the game from me so I'm not reduced to braining them.**
Who can resist a pinata?! We look for any kind of excuse it seems to get one! I got lots of pictures of the kids hitting it, but I've decided to make this post just about Hunter. And yes, that is a long sleeve shirt in the middle of July. I believe he woke chilly from his nap, so Matt let him put on a long sleeve shirt. It was his birthday, whatever.
Happy 4th Birthday to my Hunter! What big, handsome boy he is! Pictures to come after family birthday party...
We had an impromptu outing to the Broad River in downtown Columbia yesterday (7/11/10). I can't believe I've never gone down there after living here my entire life! It was fun and it reminded me of how we've gotten over the "hump" and seem to have some extra flexibility in doing more with the kids without having to pack like crazy to do something like this.
I LOVE this picture of Corbin and Hunter. Brotherly love... for the moment. :)
Dane especially had a great time at Broad River. Watching him climb the rocks and stand there alone made me nervous, but also happy that he's able to hang with his big brothers. He was so excited to be out there by himself. I called his name when he was out there and he said, "cheese" as I snapped this picture.
Matt and his mini me- I love this picture! Hunter was the first out on the rocks.
Corbin took this picture of us. Wished we had someone out there with us to snap a photo of all of us. Corbin took a good picture though. :)
My boy-o's on the river. This is another favorite of mine. Feeling pretty fortunate right about now.
My Mom and Dad were nice enough to take us all on vacation to Myrtle Beach this summer. We got to stay in a house (not on the water, but close to it) and like chocolate syrup on ice cream, they rented a golf cart- which I believe was the highlight of the kids' trip. Now, they point out when they see one and begin to list off benefits of having one... and no, I didn't get pictures of it b/c I was a terrible photographer this trip. I had too much to worry about and I mostly relied on my sister and mom to take pictures... but I did get a few good ones. :)
We were obsessed with digging holes! Leah and I jumped in on the hole digging action and I must admit, we got some head turns day after day on our mad skills (or they could have just been checking us out... he he he)
We even made little steps so the kids wouldn't collapse our walls. :) They did a little digging here and there.
Dane loved the "wah-yer"! Before bed every night, the only way I could get him to quietly go to sleep was to tell him we would go play in the water when he woke up. :) My baby is growing up so fast!... but I'll save that whine for another post. :)
Did you have fun at the beach, Hunter? 2 thumbs up, apparently.
And no, I have no pictures of me on my camera from this beach trip- my mom and sister have some though.
It's been a while since my last post mainly because I didn't think I had much to post about. No new pictures, no new places that we've visited, no crazy big news... it's been mostly quiet (except for the afternoons when I want to rip the vocal cords out of my young... did I just say that out loud?!... oops) So I've decided to summarize the month of June so far. I've pulled out my trusty calendar which life would cease to exist if this ever left my sight.
-Got through the end of school year parties
-The last day of school was June 3
-Matt and I celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary on June 4 by having dinner and riding go-carts
-The MTV movie awards were great- I look forward to those annually
-The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner came out- yes, of course I read it and got really depressed afterward
-The Eclipse Soundtrack came out (and I have not bought it yet, I know, right?!)
-Matt and I went Kayaking
-Bought Karate Kid (the original) for the boys- they LOVED it! and btw, Ralph Machio was disgustingly skinny back then
-Read The Iron King (AMAZING!) by Julie Kagawa
-Read Dead in the Family sookie book #10 by Charlaine Harris
-Started Running (yes, I actually am pretty good at it)
-We've been swimming at the neighborhood pool just about everyday (and no, Corbin and Hunter are not tan, though Dane and I are getting there)
-I painted my mailbox
-Matt finally got my IKEA furniture put together
-Bought some new workout clothes
-Hunter threw a colossal tantrum at Columbiana Center a couple of weeks ago over jibbets that I refuse to buy
-Matt bought some Mario WII game for the boys (they love it)
-Our good friends moved away :(
-Father's Day (I know I didn't make a post for this, but my Dad knows how much I love him)
-Water day at Nana's (weekly during the summers)
-Payday
-I've been working out like crazy b/c I have nothing better to do... jk- but I am having fun
-Registered for the Mud Run
-Oh I forgot that a new season of Design Star started in all of it's gay glory
So that is pretty much what's been going on. I guess things weren't that quiet- we were actually pretty busy. Onto what's next for the rest of June:
-Birthday party for Hunter's friend at Monkey Joe's
-Payday
-MYRTLE BEACH!
-Eclipse Movie Companion being release (I know, I'm pathetic)
-Eclipse at IMAX!!!!!!!!!!!
-The twenty something season of the Real World comes on (I know, double pathetic)
