The past few days we have all been suffering sleep deprivation. We’re still adjusting to the new bunk bed, we’ve taken off the slide part but Carlos is still having a tough time staying in bed. I’m starting to think that Trey’s going to be ready for it before Carlos. I’ve taken them to see a couple of the free kids movies in Poulsbo and off to the park. Today we just hung out at home, the Fishers stopped by to play for about an hour, Nana and Papa stopped by to read books and visit and then Gramma Patti and Gramma Jeanie came for dinner and to watch Big Brother. We took some goofy pictures that were fun…like Levi’s “blue steel” look? He’s been working on it. I love the picture of Levi and Alice, too, it is so sweet. They truly love eachother! Trey’s just happy to be running through the yard and Carlos is a ham and just wanted to show his teeth.

Ok, so I’m EXHAUSTED! We got the new bed for the boys, spent Friday night priming the boy’s room, then Saturday Dee painted. The big boys spent the night at Nana and Papa’s house so we could put the bed together. It’s VERY cool, they love the slide and the tent underneath. The problem is, they were up until midnight not sleeping…I had to go in and snuggle on the bottom bunk until they fell asleep. I snuck out, went to our bed and woke up to Carlos kicking me in the back! Apparently he didn’t want to stay in his big bed. With all the man work we did and no sleep…I’m pooped!

Happy 1st Birthday Trey! I can hardly believe that our baby boy is now 1 year old. We had a mellow birthday celebration tonight that was much needed after such a busy last couple of days. Carlos and Levi opened most the presents for Trey but all the toys were played with and I can’t wait to put him in the new clothes. He loved the cake, too and enjoyed smearing it all over himself.

The 4th was really great this year, we took the boys downtown and walked around the booths in Winslow for awhile, then got our spots for the parade. Carlos slept through the whole parade…he didn’t even flinch when the fire trucks sirens sounded, the Harley veterans drove by or the high school marching band passed us. I don’t know how he slept through it. We came home and hung out awhile with friends, grilled up some burgers and dogs and ate while we waited for the fireworks. Dee and I kicked some booty in foosball but then got our booties kicked by Morgan and her dad, dang that was humbling but good for us. The neighbors put on a great fireworks display again this year and it was fun to watch the Ivars ones as well. Our boys were all outside sitting on laps during the fireworks, but all were asleep by the time it was over. It had been a long day and they were beat….all in all a great party and good times with friends!

It’s been crazy around here trying to get ready for the 4th…Dee’s been weed-eating and I’ve been mowing and the place is really looking good. We’ll pull out the bounce house in the morning, too so the kids will keep busy with that.

Went to Toys R Us and Target to try and find presents for Trey. Yes, I’m a bad mom waiting until the last minute to shop for him but with the party and all it’s been tough to find time. I still only found a couple of things, it’s hard to buy for a 1 year old.

My folks have been worried about our new loft bed for Levi, as Carlos thinks he’s a monkey and tries to get up on it every chance he gets. So, my mom found a cool small loft bed at Penneys and grandpa and grandma bought it for the boys. It’ll be quite the change for Carlos to be in a “big boy bed” but I think he’ll do alright.

We’re off to the street dance…tomorrow’s a big day! Hope to see you at our place for the BBQ and fireworks!

Today turned out to be an errand running extravaganza… the kids and I headed out to find shorts and a shirt for the 4th of July. I had 2 pairs of Old Navy flag shorts, and 2 cute flag shirts, but I went with Old Navy board-type shorts that were navy blue with a red and white stripe since they didn’t have another pair of the flags. Fred Meyer had the last Oshkosh flag shirt we needed for the guys to be all set for the parade and fireworks.

With the outfits all set, I just had to get them in to get their pictures done and I am SO glad I did, they turned out cute. Everyone smiled, imagine that. Then the photographer wanted to enter a picture of Carlos in to a contest so we got a cute one of just him for her to enter. Who knows, maybe it’ll win!? If you want to see the pictures, follow the link: http://www.picturepeople.com/viewsharedalbum.aspx?SharedPictureGroupID=1141964&ShareKey=a9f263640a46477cabcbe387a468c29a

Oh, and while we were driving to Old Navy (me and 4 kids 3 and under) I hear a weird noise in the car, and stopped and looked underneath the car and there was a big front plastic protector piece that fits just under the bumper. Well, it was 1/2 off and just hanging there and of couse I didn’t have a ratchet set in the car so I had to be the dumb woman pulling into the Jiffy Lube and asking them to take the piece off. The kid looked at me like I was an idiot, but it’s just a protector piece, nothing vital.

Got home around 3:30 and went with my mom to the Rotary Auction preview. There was so much stuff (it’s the biggest garage sale in the world basically). We’ll be there bright and early in the morning for when it opens and hang out until it ends and everything’s free. It’s great, we see so many friends and get so much stuff. My mom will be watching the boys so they will have fun with her while we are shopping. Then we’re off to an All Star game and a friend’s BBQ! Busy busy day…but fun.