lunch, anyone?

Brody informed me that he was ready for a sandwich. He then proceeded to tell me that he had everything out on the counter and ready for me. This is what I found on the counter.I am happy to report that he didn't even notice that I forgot to put the grape jelly on his turkey sandwich(wink- wink). There is never dull moment or bland taste buds with this little boy in the house.

big boy beds...

for Garrett & Brody! Until a friend of ours gave us the bunk beds(thanks MH), Garrett was still in a toddler bed & Brody still had his crib. Notice how I didn't mention that Brody was still in his crib. He has been climbing out of his crib since he was one years old. I'm not even sure how many nights he actually slept in that crib. We would usually find him asleep on the floor. I am happy to report that he stayed in his bed the entire night(last night).I checked on the boys @ 4:45 this morning & he was still sound asleep on the bottom bunk.

I do need to mention that we have had the bunk beds set up in their room for about a month, with no mattresses. So when we bought mattresses & made their new beds last night, they were very excited & very willing to hop right on, into bed. Well, that excitement lasted for about 10 seconds until the lights were turned off. They both started to scream & cry.& They said they were scared in their new beds. I stayed in their room with them until they fell asleep.

















One of these pictures will be used for August 15, 2009. I am still on track with my Project 365. I have enjoyed taking at least one picture, each day. It will be fun to go back & check out what represented our days/months in the year 2009. My goal, with the boys back in school is to get those "picture a day" photos printed & into an album.

This is my Project 365 photo for the day!

I am headed off to Lake Tahoe later today for our annual girls weekend! There
are about 12 of us, girlfriends going. It is going to be a blast...good times
are sure to be had!! I have been looking forward to it ALL year long.

It isn't going to be very warm, the high will be 44 degrees tomorrow.
None the less, I am so excited! We will stay up late, laugh, have good
conversations, enjoy the scenery, read a good book, eat out, sleep in,
enjoy our trash magazines(People,US) maybe catch a movie, not worry about
the laundry or fixing dinner for that matter.

A HUGE thank you to my hubby who knows how important these little escapes
are for me! I come home a better Mom & Wife! I owe ya big time John, boy!

Have a fabulous weekend! I'm out!!!!!

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Wednesday:


















You all know how much I love receiving snail mail. It makes me happy. Once again, my Mom made my day. I received a very sweet note from her. She was doing a little spring cleaning herself & came across a talk I had written & had actually given @ church when I was 18 years old. The talks theme was all about ones talents. I wrote about how I knew that I couldn't sing very well like my friend Trina. I knew that although I played tennis, I wasn't as good as my friend Chris. My whole talk focused on the quiet talents that people posses. 16 years later, my Mom sends me this talk & a list of the talents she has watched me develop over the years. Her sweet note put a smile on my face & of course made me get all teary eyed. Thanks for making my day Mom!

Thursday:


















Tanner received this letter in the mail.
He was selected to try out for the All Star baseball team.
Two boys from each team were selected. Way to GO Tanner.



Friday:


















John worked from home on Friday so he could be there for the boys when they received their awards @ school. The boys love when Dad is home in the mornings. John took a 10
minute break so he could ride bikes with the boys to school. They love it! Nobody gets left behind...except for me so I can take the photos.

I am still on track for taking at least one picture each day. If anything, it is hard to narrow it down to one picture, to represent that day. It has been fun to capture/remember what was important to us each & every day of 2009. Now I just need to get started on the format of this album :-) & the printing of all of the pictures.

We are off to the pizza party for Carter's baseball team. I have a pretty good idea what today's photo will be!

project 365-week in review style

So life is super crazy, busy right now. I also wish I had more time to blog right now. Too many school projects due, baseball games, birthday parties, preschool graduation, school parties, open house, etc... The list could seriously go on & on. I thought it would be fun to just highlight our week in pictures(actually one of my favorite ways to scrapbook our lives too). So here is our project 365...week in review style.

May 15, 2009 Father/Son Camp out. John took the three older boys camping overnight with friends from church. They had a blast & am I pretty sure between the 4 of them, they brought home all of the dirt from the campground.Brody stayed home with me! Next year John is gooing to take all four! Girls Night out anyone?























May 16, 2009 100 degree day. We set up Brody's fun pool that the Laprays gave him for his birthday. Garrett & Brody had so much fun splashing around in the cold water. They would get a running start from the neighbors driveway, run fast & splash right on into the pool.























May 17, 2009 I was a little behind in my Spring Cleaning. Finished the boys room a day late but it's done! Love the before & after shots. Before you all gasp & say to yourself "WOW, why does Raimi let their room get so bad"? LOL-I pick my battles & this is one of them my friends :-). There door stays shut so the younger boys don't mess up their room-HA! I think Tanner & Carter do a pretty good job messing it up, all on their own. What a huge improvement. Guess what? It is still clean. I will have to say that I found it quite amusing to see that their clothes were thrown all over the room. They can't hang their Sunday clothes back up after church to save their lives, but someone lovingly hung Garrett's swim trunks up in the closet. Tanner & Carter each have a shelf that we found @ Pottery Barn kids. These shelves are for their alarm clocks, books they are reading & a place to put a few special things. See photo # 3 to see what is special & placed on Tanner's shelf, right next to his beloved penguin-LOL!Life with boys!



























May 18, 2009 Carter was up @ 2 am & 5 am crying, saying that his ear hurt. I was able to get an appointment first thing in the morning for him. It is a good thing becasue he was in so much pain. Poor thing had a BAD ear infection. A little, medicine, a long nap, & some cartoons in the middle of the day did wonders for this boy.




















May 19, 2009 The boys were in heaven. Our friend Ken, came & picked the boys up for an afternoon of baseball at the ball fields. He has been working with Tanner & Carter on their swings & pitching. It sure has been fun for the boys to have a surrogate Grandpa around. Thanks Ken!




















I also hosted Bunko on Tuesday evening. Always a fun night with the girls. I won the Morty basket again. I kind of felt guilty because I won it last time. I have gotten over that guilt & am enjoying my summer themed items :-)!





















May 20, 2009 Garrett graduated from preschool this morning. He is officially ready to go to kindergarten...that is after we enjoy summer vacation.






























May 21, 2009 Garrett enjoyed a fun morning @ the park with all of the children from his preschool. We had doughnuts & juice. They laughed, played hard & had a great water fight towards the end. Garrett is sure going to miss all of his preschool pals & his fabulous teachers.


























Whew, what a week! It isn't even over yet -LOL!

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This is my photo for the day...thanks Carter!
We have had a yucky virus run through our house this past week.
I was working on my lap top at the kitchen table while the boys were watching some TV. Brody crawled up into my lap, laid his head down on the kitchen table & went to sleep in a matter of seconds. This poor boy was the last to get the yucky virus.
You know he is sick when he falls asleep @ 11 in the morning on his mama's lap.

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Tanner had a play off basketball game that didn't start till 8:20 pm. The whole family went to cheer him on. Mind you, Brody is usually in bed by 7:30 pm. This is how Brody cruised home from the game @ 10 pm...still clutching the basketball. Very happy & content in dreamland. Wonder what he dreamt about :-)?

I am including all 4 of ladies( Lorelie C., Kerrie E., Kristen W., Steph J.) who responded to my "pay it forward post"(my last post). Watch your mailboxes for something fun this year :). Kerrie & Kristen, can you please email your home address to me at doeraimi@gmail.com? Thanks ladies, this is going to be fun!

Have a happy Thursday!

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Our titles. Just in case we ever forget or if we are ever unsure! I received these free stickers in the mail & we had fun playing with them.

{1-18-09}

Here is todays photo for Project 365.

This is just a little glimpse @ our Sunday.
Four cute little boys feet, all ready to head out the door to church.
We were happy to have just found every ones shoes with out experiencing the "shoe hunt" this afternoon! I love how they are all leaning to the right (towards Tanner) except for Brody, who looks like he is going to bolt the other way.

A bonus picture because they are all so cute! Enjoy your day!