Is it really January?

I have not posted yet in 2008, what is going on? Well it started with my husband in 2007. Mike was off work for 18 days at the end of the year and did not return to work until 1-7-08. As much as I wanted him home with me and the boys, I wanted him to go back to work also after 18 days! The little routines that I do have in place, were thrown out the window. And push me away from the table, I swear Mike cooked everyday, like twice a day. I cook (crock pot) maybe once every 2 to 3 days, the boys are managing just fine on peanut butter and apples. So I feel like I have gained 20 pounds, I did not work out while he was here, it was much easier to sleep in and then get up and drink coffee and eat a hot breakfast that he had prepared for the boys. Nick is still eating! The boys have watched Polar Express 180 times, Evan has most of it memorized. He sings all the songs. He is watching it again right now, hence I can be posting! I gotta brag for a minute about my little guy, you know, I could do it all day, but will only tell this one Christmas story. Diane was here for 2 days and we went out to lunch. I took a bunch of trains for the boys, but after we were seated Evan wanted a book. Didn't bring a book, so I told him to tell me a story. Sometimes he will go on and on about Thomas, so I thought that was what he might do. Well, he started telling us the poem, Twas the Night before Christmas. And he knew it the whole way through, I didn't even know that he had it all memorized. So Diane and I are just sitting there with our mouths open and I have these giant tears in my eyes, it was so cute. As soon as he had finished and Diane was done wiping her eyes, she says to me, 'did you know that he could do that? You had better get that on tape.' OMG, it was so precious. So now needless to say, he says it ALL the time. Now I even have the thing memorized!

Other than the eating non-stop, we had a great Christmas. Evan was so excited. Nick did not get it at all, he just wanted to eat wrapping paper. Evan opened all the gifts and any toy that he did not like, he would kindly give that one to Nick, such a sweet boy. The big gift from Santa was a firetruck, a big firetruck. Thankfully neither one of the boys are big enough yet to make the thing move. Nick just likes to sit or stand, mostly stand, in it and pretend like they are going somewhere. I swear Nick's first ER visit will be from this firetruck. He likes to climb up on it and dance or move or whatever he is doing. But I know he is going to fall off the thing. He sometimes gets his leg stuck and can't get either in or out. He'll cry for a minute, but the next second he is right back in there. He's my wild child. And now that Evan talks 24/7, he can tell me everything that Nick is up to.

It is January 9 and the only thing I have taken down from Christmas is the tree, and Mike did that. So today I decided to start on the easy stuff, and the squirrels need to be fed. Evan is holding the gingerbread house that he made in TOTS. So we took his picture and sat it out for the squirrels. Now I need to bring up 30 plastic tubs from the basement and start to pack up Christmas frames. Maybe tonight while Mike is playing basketball. Now we have to get the house ready for Evan's 3rd Birthday. I still can't believe my little baby boy is going to be 3! How in the heck did that happen. So since he is going to be 3, I thought I had better start scrap booking! Oh brother. I have about 1500 pictures on my computer that I need to have printed so that I can get started! Another late night activity when they boys are nestled all snug in their beds.