A Muddy Ride

The boys had a muddy ride today. Here are some pics from the day.







Here Jonah ran straight into a mud hole. Our friend has come to his rescue.











Daddy's turn

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to everyone!

Last year I posted a Mother's Day Blog here.
Would love to hear how your Mother has blessed you!

Look out....

Here comes J-Watch!

A Day of Riding

Can't get over it

I still can't get over this scenery- this is our backyard! Pinch me!
The weather is gorgeous here today and the smell of honeysuckle is all over.



Never dreamed that God would allow us to live in the woods.


This is the front


I can't believe that we ever did this before! Quite the change, yes?

Jonah's Birthday

Ok....I'm a bad, bad mother. I have been so busy that I have neglected the boys blog and have not posted Jonah's birthday stuff from back in March. That's awful.

Jonah had his birthday party with his 2 best friends who also have almost the same birth date.
We celebrated at our friends house. The boys just hung out and did boy stuff and then had pizza and cake. Nothing really fancy....it's easy to please boys!






This is the cake. Jeff informed me that I got the same cake as last year. Oops.
Well, what else do you get to put on a cake when your son likes dirt bikes and bicycles....





On to the gifts at our house.


Jonah asked for tech decks and stickers for his motorcycle.





You can't tell he's happy can you?




He is so proud of his stickers.

Another Transfomation

Jeff couldn't "hang" with the tile in his bathroom so he ripped it up a couple of weeks ago and put in some new. He had plenty of reasons why to pull out the old tile, but most importantly if you'll notice that the tile in the bath is the same in the kitchen that he recently pulled up. While ripping out the tile in the bathroom floor he decided he didn't like the cabinets either, so he stripped them and repainted and put in new hardware. Here are pics of the process.


Old Tile


Old Tile and cabinets


Nasty floor that was under the tile.



Durock laid.


Cabinets stripped




Coming back together

The Big Event-2nd tooth pulled!

RA Racer

Sunday was the yearly RA Racer event. The boys and their dads do their best to build the fastest and coolest car together. Jonah won 1st 3 times out of 4 heats! Not bad!

Motorcycle Jumps

More Riding

We spent last Saturday at a friend's house who has a professional dirt bike track. Here are just a few pics of the day. We have many more to come....but wanted to start with this. ENJOY!


This is Jonah on the Track.



This is little man. He did not get on the track..it was a little overwhelming for him. So, he stuck to the open field by the track.



Here is mama and little man on the track! Jadon's look of boredom would be from mom's lack of speed. He complained that I didn't go fast enough. But, as you can tell by the lovely smile on my face that we are going a nice speed that brought much joy.(for me anyway) Cut me some slack....the girl in pink got on the track for goodness sake!


And yes...this is the boys crazy daddy. I don't claim him here. I'd rather pretend that he doesn't do things like this. I have to remind him that he is nearly 40 and not a teenager any more. But, if I did claim him in these moments....oh baby! WOW!

Conversation

Last week I received a phone call in the morning after having already dropped the boys off at the school. When I answered the phone I heard Jadon on the other line and he sounded very upset. I was immediately scared thinking something bad had happened or that maybe he was ill. (the stomach bug is running rampant in these parts) Here is how the conversation went.

Me: Hello

Jadon: Mommy.... (sad and upset tone)

Me: Hi darlin....what's a matter?

Jadon: I forgot to brush my teeth this morning.

Me: Oh honey....it's ok. We'll brush them as soon as you get home.

Jadon: No, mommy...you have to come get me and take me home so I can brush my teeth!

Me: Really, baby.....it's ok. You'll be fine till after school.

Jadon: (tone escalating) Mommy I can't be at school with my teeth dirty! Please come get me NOW!!

Me: Well ok....how about I come to the school and bring your tooth brush and you can brush your teeth there?

Jadon: Ok, but hurry.

I think this is the cutest thing. It bothers Jadon if he forgets to brush his teeth. Jonah could go a week and he wouldn't even think about it. I thought it was so funny, because the teacher knows that when Jadon complains about something that it is serious and that she had better act fast or his emotions get out of control. So, she had let him call me from her cell phone in class.

Firepole

This is another video over Christmas at our friends house. They have a fire pole in their house that the boys just LOVE. Jonah has been going down for a couple of years, but this was the first time that Jadon got to do it by himself. It's a long way down and it makes me so nervous to watch him. So, as you watch the video, you will hear my terrified commentary and my disapproval of his fearlessness. He handled it like a pro...but mom.....not so much.

Horses

This video is very late....but I am trying to play catch up. Over Christmas, we went to some friends that have a place off the Brazos River. We were riding 4 wheelers along the river when some horses came right up to us and they were being very noisy. They are beautiful. We tried to put Jadon on one of the horses and he tried to bite us.....so we stuck to just enjoying their beauty.
What an awesome experience!!

The Ridge

Jeff took the boys riding the other day at a place called The Ridge. It is different motor tracks based on age and experience. The boys had a ball. They both did a great job, but Jonah got a little braver than I expected. He was catching some air. Glad I was not there! Here are some of the pics.