Computer's Back

Hold on to your hats, my computer's home. Time to post some pictures. Time to print some pictures. I may have time this weekend...

My Little Guy is Three

Eric turned three yesterday. What a sweetie pie! He had a fantastic birthday party and thought each and every gift was the best thing yet. He even marveled over his birthday cards. What a pumpkin.

Grandma Linda and Grandpa Chuck came for his birthday which made the day even more special. Yippee! We celebrated with a nice spaghetti dinner and a homemade birthday cake. Apparently, the frosting was the real treat as Eric continually stuck his finger in it over and over again. Singing Happy Birthday and the ABC song were both hits of the evening. "Sing it again...clap, clap, clap."

As soon as my computer is fixed, I'll post some great photos and maybe even a video clip or two from the evening although that is pretty much still a mystery action for me. Until then, you'll just have to imagine Eric's beatiful large smiles and giggles of laughter.

And the birthday fun isn't over yet. On Tuesday evening we are having another party for Eric. This time Auntie Jen, Grandma Jackie and Cousins Anna and Zachary will be in attendance. Yeah more cake!

Computer Update

This is most interesting. My keyboard will be replaced this week. And as a bonus fix, we will have the CD ROM replaced as well. Yeah, movies in my bed again...

Hopefully, we'll have the expensive little machine back next week. Watch for some great posts then!

Good Grief

So, there won't be any new postings of photos for a while. I spilled water on my laptop keyboard on Sunday. The computer no longer works. I'm pretty bummed out. Sad thing is I didn't learn my lesson the last time the computer broke. I never printed all those photos. I'm sure they'll be fine this time around too. Right? Good grief!

Pumpkins...Oh My

We attempted to carve pumpkins on Sunday evening. One look at the slimy goo inside the pumpkin and both boys decided that cleaning out the pumpkin was a job for MOM. Don't let the pictures of Jonathan in front of the lidless pumpkin fool you. He did not help clean out the pumpkin even though he put his garden gloves on for the job. He did supervise me in my work however.

Jonathan and Eric each had a small pumpkin they picked out and painted and decorated with stickers. I wanted them to decorate with large sticker shapes. Spray the whole pumpkin black with spray paint. Let dry and then take off the stickers. I saw it in a magazine somewhere and it was super cute. Unfortunately, the boys didn't really like that idea since they had their own ideas. Oh well. It was their pumpkins and they could decide how to decorate them. Jonathan's pumpkin is purple in some places and filled with stickers in others. Eric's is purple and red. Very nice job. Kudos to my Kids! My pumpkin has a scary carved face and glows very nicely outside in the dark.

We still have a couple more pumpkins to decorate. Our trip to the farm Sunday a.m. yielded us six pumpkins. Oops.

By the way, Eric was present for the pumpkin carving and decorating but decided not to participate in photos.

Fridley Fire Department Open House

On Saturday, I took the boys to the Fridely Fire Department. They were holding an open house from 11 -3 p.m. We went and saw numerous red fire trucks. Both boys were able to sit inside the cabs. We also got to take a ride on a refurbished white fire truck that is used in parades around the city. That was a fun ride! The sirens blared while we rode around a few blocks in the back of the truck. There was a police car and rescue boat to check out. A firehose to shoot water at a fake burning house. A demonstration of some fireman tools. And a ladder truck offering rides in the ladder bucket. Jonathan wasn't interested in that at all. Oh and there was more. A bulldozer which Jonathan climbed up on and got to sit in. Also, a bouncy fire house that the boys really enjoyed. We had a blast. It was a great day! We also took home some souvenirs...silver fireman sticker badges and kid size work aprons from Home Depot along with tool boxes to make.

Camera Play

Jonathan asked to borrow my camera the other day to take some pictures. He took photos of Spongebob Cartoons on the television, tons of photos of his police car and the sofa. In the mix were these self-potraits. The kids got talent! :)