Wondering Why Those Olympic People In Vancouver Haven't Called

World class sledder...should contend for a medal in the olympics.

See what we mean? That's got to be good for at least a bronze. (Note: This was only funny because no one got hurt)

Every winter olympian needs an entourage and here he is.

Oh mommy, at least you were out there. She kind of crashed.

Apparently some of us are a little bigger than last year because we really could only get two on this ride. Last year we fit three.

After all those big runs somebody decided he was tired.

Oh wait, he's awake. Again!

Snow bunnies.

We had a lot of big runs, and here are some of them.

Star Search

I am the American Idol. Seriously, see you in Hollywood.

Just wait until I start going to school dances and stuff. The ladies aren't going to know what hit them. Even though you can't really hear the music, just assume I've got rhythm.

How About This Snow?

2010 kicked off with a birthday party for Aaron (second from right). Big time party.

Receiving our instructions on what to do at Pump It Up. Hard to believe that just seconds before this we were like a tornado of boys.

Also, we wrapped up Christmas with Great Grandma.

Dining like gentlemen.

They call me a good eater.

When we got back the snow was still piled high. Pretty much all the neighbors are jealous of my shovel. They didn't say that but it's pretty obvious.

It has been arctic. We're pretty sure we saw a couple penguins walk by.

So much snow.

The good news is we have a bundred toys to keep us busy inside including our train set.

Colin Gets A Big Boy Bed

I'm kind of a big deal with my new bed.

As we told Grady, this was only the first of many times I will probably ask him to help me move furniture. Bros are supposed to help each other.

Free tip...what we've learned about plastic removal over the years is to go ahead and keep that plastic. You just never know when you're going to need it again.

Once we were finished with construction it was time to break it in.

My monkeys are going to seriously love this bed.

Get out of here Grady!
Finally with that guy gone I can get cozy.

As big as I am, Grady is even bigger. Here he is on his first night with no rails on his bed. What a stud.

A New Years' Celebration, And Some Other Videos

This is what we looked like on the last day of 2009. Apparently we've got no where to go but up.

Earlier in the day we had to prepare to ring in the new year the right way. In case you didn't know that means we did some coloring.

Hopefully the inventor of washable markers is rich, because he or she certainly deserves it.

After a day of coloring and cutting here are our party hats.

Two kings here. Bow down to us.

With three boys in the house and only one mommy, you can probably guess who the big winner was for the new years' kisses.

This may come as a shocker, but we did not make it to midnight.



What's a duet with three people? We don't know either but it's magical.

Colin and Mommy are always the first ones up in the morning. Apparently this is what they do.

Grady Wraps Up 2009

I kept busy this last week, going to the dermatologist and dentist. Here you can see the purple juice. Purple juice shows the dentist where the sugar bugs and the cavity creeps are.

Feeling how Mr. Tickles works. In case you didn't know, that's a toothbrush.

This was my first dentist trip. One thing you can always say about me is I'm a good patient, which is odd because normally I'm not all that patient.

You probably want to know what I'm looking at. Only one of my favorite shows...Wow Wow Wubbzy. How about those snowboots?

Leaving the dermatologist (it's none of your business) I tried to catch some snow flakes on my tongue. Please do not pee in my yard because I'm a bit of a snow eater.

Got one!

Bet you didn't know Batman played mini golf. Well he does, and so do I. See you next year!

Christmas Oh-Nine Was Divine (sort of)

Christmas this year got off to an explosive start with Colin vomiting all over creation (not pictured).

Right off the bat we were excited. On Christmas Eve we got to open presents from Mom and Dad.

Not surprisingly, this little money thief was a big fan of this cash register.

After all the excitement of opening gifts it was back to puking reality. Always keep a phone close in case you need to call for help.

Eventually it all catches up with you and you just have to pass out. Dad's belly is even softer than my bed!

Christmas Eve also means preparing for the arrival of Santa. We kicked it up a notch this year by putting reindeer food on the roof. Where would you have put it? They've got to eat don't they?

And of course Santa got this.

We were supposed to already be out of town when it did this outside. The next morning when we did leave, Dad the genius got us stuck in the driveway.

Didn't we do this yesterday? Yes Colin, but today these are from Santa.

One thing that I know is that I don't want to be a grown up. If you look on that fireplace, Santa didn't even put anything in Mom and Dad's stockings. I guess they are bad.

I am good though, and so is french toast with syrup and some Christmas stocking juice.

Once it was time to go we really had to pack the car tight. You can imagine what it was like coming home!

Great Grandma's house was our first stop. We were a little late but still excited to be there.

How about me sipping my juice in a big boy chair?

Of course you know we like to tickle the ivories. Great Grandma is a magician on the keys.

On to Grandma Cheri and Grandpa Danny's house. We didn't get there until after 8 o'clock and then went ahead and opened our gifts because we had missed the party. Seems at least one of us was losing our steam.

All the cousins came over to see us the next day. What a team we are.

Lauren did so good in that team photo that she gets another one.

Grandma Cheri + Me + pretzel = win.

We should also mention that we had a delightful time with our other Grandma and Grandpa but didn't really come away with any pics. Ah well, next time.

When we got home there was one bundred snow still in the driveway. Before we could even pull in the big boys had to shovel.

After that it was lights out, not even enough time to make it to the bed.

Monkey, pillow, gloves, good night.