Happy late Thanksgiving!!! Sorry for the delayed salutation. I blame it on the leaf pile in Papas backyard. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving! The chicken prepared by Nana was off the charts. We watched football, bull riding and Cars (for the 133rd time). All in all it was a great day. Hope you enjoyed your time with friends and family as well.

Little Grasshopper

Psssss Jack, don't move! Stay very very still and whatever you do, don't panic. They can smell fear and it's all over from there. So, here's what we're going to do; on my count we're going to make a bolt for the stairs. Once we get to the stairs we'll have to depend upon our toddler quads and climb like mad! At the top of the stairs make a sharp left then a right, and for the love...keep your head down! We should be in the clear from there. Understand, if we get caught, its nap time. Is that what you want, is nap time?! Me either so go on my count...1-2-3-7-9-10 GO!

Well I know what I'm going to ask for when Christmas comes around. My goal is to put a toddler garage band together...that will sell!

Happy July 4th! However, we didn't enjoy the fireworks as evident by our expressions. I'm not fond of the loud death screaming noises that come from those things. We all decided to stay really close to our parents. Every time I wasn't paying attention one of those crazy things would go off and I would wet myself...good thing for diapers!

It's so fun being 1! I love cake!

Happy Mommy Day! Like daddy always says, "you're the hottest mommy in the world"! I think George Strait says it the best..."Here she comes a walking, talking true love, saying I've been looking for a new love, surprise your new love has arrived out of a blue clear sky"...(great album)! Mom, let's be real...I know I give you a hard time every once in a while, but that's not a reflection on you! What can I say? It's probably best summed up by Josh Tuner, "Lord have mercy on a country boy" (another great album)! Just remember that this country boy is in-love with you!
M- Mater
O- Oreo (sugar-free)
M- Mater
M- Mater
Y- (that's a hard one, not sure what word starts with "y')

I love You,
Ethan

Oh Mommy, you're the prettiest mommy in the world! Look at me, I'm going to say MAMA!
I've come up with an acronym for MAMA:
M-mommy
A- apple
M- mommy
A- apple

I love you,
Eden Jo

Crack, crack is the sound you'll be hearing if you don't get your hands off the little girl!

It's all fun and games until you move into a space that doesn't belong to you. Let's be clear, this space is at least 10 ft in circumference and by the looks of the previous picture you boys are in clear violation. 1-2-3 is the time frame I'll allot to you before your good day turns into a bad one! I just turned two today and I workout on a regular basis. Trust me you don't want to go blows with this toddler! I've been around the block once and I've learned a thing or two. Oh I'm just play-in, but seriously though I filled diapers bigger then you. Every time you think about laying hands on Sissy Jo just remember...my fist your face!

What can I say? I have these boys drooling over me; primarily to the fact that we’re all cutting teeth. With all these choices to choose from how does one decide? Not to worry, I will put it off 20 years and then get back to the question at hand.

Yeah, its a clip on! I'm about 4 hours past my normal nap time and I'm looking forward to getting home. All and all it's been a great Easter weekend. I and 3000 other diaper waddling toddlers were unleashed on a field covered with eggs! Talk about a rush...at first I was a little reluctant as one could understand. Trust me, nothing is more alarming then a grass field covered with crazy-eyed, sugar inspired toddlers. It wasn't long before I joined the pack, all it took was one egg filled with sugary goodness and I was hooked! My good buddy, JACK, went one direction and I went another direction. Together we combed our area clean. Eden Jo is not quite able to run around yet, but Jack and I are getting her ready for next year. Working on her speed, hand-eye coordination, intimidating stare, etc. I think we'll make an unstoppable force this time next year.

Can you believe it? I'm almost two years old. Sorry I haven't updated you in a while. I've been working on my short game, you know how it is. My dad is hoping that I will excel in this sport. He keeps calling me his little retirement package, whatever that means. So, for now I'm just getting adjusted to the swing of the clubs. I love to smack just about anything with the old 3 iron...the walls, new hard wood floors, stair railings, Eden-Jo, golf balls, and pretty much anything else that obstructs my path. Don’t “they” say, practice, practice, practice right?
Enough about me, let’s talk about Eden-Jo. I know from the phone calls, letters, emails and media coverage that I was a really cute kid. But, I don’t hold a candle next to Sissy-Jo! She has a smile that will make you weep on the spot…not because it’s horribly awful but awfully wonderful! If her smile doesn’t find a place in your heart then her exquisite bright blue eyes most certainly will.
So here’s the problem I run into, I find myself fighting back other toddlers who want to hung on her…well at least that’s what I tell myself, I think I just find myself fighting other toddlers. I know, I know it’s something I’m trying to work on. My parents are helping me, wink, wink. Any how, Sissy-Jo is incredible!
I’ll let the next post be from her.

I woke up at the break of dawn, rolled over on my back, looked up at the ceiling and quietly meditated, with breathless anticipation, on the big event swiftly approaching. I've always been of the mindset, "never give up-never surrender". I've heard it's been said by others that the boys in blue don't have a chance, not strong enough, out matched...well I beg to differ. There a lot like me, I'm not the biggest kid in the toddlers but I demand respect...if you push I'll push harder...you know what I mean? So I just want to give a shout out to the Boise State Broncos for a job well done! I'll never forget this game...possibly could be the best game of my lifetime.