ups and downs

so, today was "one of those days". full of extreme highs and lows. here's the timeline:

toby wakes up early, gets dressed, makes bed, cleans room, and unloads clean dishes from dishwasher- all before breakfast!!! major high!

have a meeting with aimee- bad news- major low, followed by productive meeting- another high.

get email from toby's teacher about a behavior incident- spitting juice at lunch- major, not to mention embarrasing, low!

miller takes great, long nap- and i sneak in a tiny one- high!

pick up toby from school- have to be a mean mommy and discuss the behavior problem- low.

get to toby's dentist appointment right on time- high. he does wonderfully well- high, while getting his first cap on a cavity (because it's a baby tooth, no filling)- cavity? low.

head to sonic for dinner and a vanilla diet coke for me- high!

go to phoenix art museum for the donation only admission night- high! toby keeps saying he's tired- low, then tells me all about abstract art- high.

exit museum to a gorgeous, stormy looking sky- high!

toby vomits shortly after pulling out of the parking space- low.

matthew and i clean up awesomely fast and well- high out of low.

toby's energy and personality that was missing at the museum immediately return- high! he's soooo funny!

matthew gets a phone call on the way home about one of his buyers losing out on a house offer- low.

get home, baths, homework, etc- always a roller coaster!

toby straight to bed, miller night nurse session- double high!

start obsessing about the incident report i'm supposed to sign- low.

bestie talks me down from my obsessing- neutral.

chilling out in front of dvr shows- high!

hoping/praying for a better and more even day tomorrow!!!!!

a wild west weekend (picture heavy post!)

for a week or two, the kindergarteners have been learning about the desert and the wild west. on friday, the 9th, they had a rodeo- so fun and cute!!




they were all decked out for the rodeo! there were lots of fun games.....

then, to follow it up, we decided to go to rawhide the next day, saturday- it was lovely out! a little warmer than we expected to be out at a "real, wild west town".

there were gunfights in the street, and a stunt show!

i caught the fall on film!

toby rode a burro

we wore him out!!!! thanks, rawhide!

so pretty, i mean handsome. no, i'm ok with pretty!

miller in his favorite place, the exersaucer.

toby while playing picture tag- i try to snap him while he hides and runs around.

easter 2010

this was my first easter in 8 years that i didn't have to leave for church/work before seeing my family! i was so excited to actually be there for toby waking up to see what the easter bunny had left him.

he followed the trail of easter eggs down the stairs to our baskets.......
looks like daddy broke into his chocolate bunny a little early!.........

then, i had prepared a funny face pancake, almost just like ihop (you need whipped cream for the nose, apparently). t was very excited!!

after the usual morning stuff, we went to a beatiful service out on the lawn at our church.

(insert beautiful family picture at church here :( hmmm)

then headed over to grandma and pappy's house for lunch and egg hunting.

matthew's sister becky and her hubby tony

sis laura and jacobus, me and mother in law sandi

nephew jacobus. he's 15, looks 17, but he's still 12 to me!

silly people.......

lots of eggs to find!

miller, 7 months, baby's first easter! we have these same two pictures of toby when he was 3 months old at easter, 2004

i am very frustrated with myself that we didn't get a picture of my beautiful boys and me at church that morning- when my hair was still curled, and all 3 of them had on their purple striped dress shirts.....maybe a restaging will have to take place some other sunday.......