Ugh, Mondays

 I bet you can guess that my washing machine broke from the looks of this photo.  Just in time for me to not have any laundry done before going home.  I took the frame off while Clay was at work, that way he could just fix it when he got home. Which he did, thank goodness. We also fixed the Buick again, but only to realize other things are broken too. Oh, yeah, we also have a dead rat we can't find.

 Trying to keep the kids entertained today was a feat. I pulled out my yoga mat and voila Baby Yoga. ~Downward facing Liam.

We also got an Aunt Norm box filled with books and these cool stacking Dr. Seuss blocks.

 Clay and my new obsession.  The show is called Oddities on the Sci Channel. It's an obscure antique shop in New York.  This is an image from the show that I took. It's a stuffed rabbit with a gun shooting an other stuffed rabbit which he bought for his collection for some crazy price.  Not only is the stuff strange but the weirdos coming into the shop are the best!

Updated Living Room Shot

 So I know it's been awhile since I updated the photos for our living room. So here it is.  This year for my birthday, I used the money I received to buy a new rug.  I've been wanting a new rug for awhile but couldn't justify spending the money with two small kids at home. The old rug is... well old, has runs, and is so boring.  It was a light color and showed everything, and a loose looped pile which snagged on everything.  Here is my new rug and I'm so happy with it. 

In November, I got custom family photos of the boys (seen above) and wanted to hang them in our hall.  Michael's was having a buy one, get one sale on picture frames around Christmas.  Woohoo, score!  Well the new photos and frames made my crappy desk and chair look even worse.  Therefore, I went shopping to replace the desk, chair, and lamp.  This whole look was under $300. Got to love a good deal.

6mths Check up

 Today Brennan had his 6mth checkup.  He is now 17lbs 8oz (50th %) and 28 3/4in long (90th %).  This was his first appointment were he didn't have an ear infection. Yeah!  He has meet all his milestones of babbling, laughing, rolling over both ways, sitting up, looking when you call his name, and ahead of schedule with crawling and climbing.  The doctor said she could still hear the heart murmur and would like to do an echo of his heart. Although I think the receptionist forgot to schedule it, since I don't have a card for it.  Brennan also had two shots today, which I felt really bad about because his brother decided to bite him before we left for the doctors.  In a couple of weeks we will go back for a nurses visit for a booster shot for Brennan as well as Liam's 3yr wellness appointment.  I scheduled them together since their office is moving 30min north of here.  Above is Brennan after his shots.

We also started solids yesterday with avocado, which was a big hit.

Easter Egg Hunt

Today one of the moms from our mom group hosted an easter egg hunt at her house.  The kids had a blast and I know all us mom enjoyed all the yummy food.

Liam with his stash.

Group shot of the kids.

Are You Hungry?

What can I say. My boys like their milk.

Happy Birthday to Me!

Liam making my birthday cake.  

Mr. and Mrs.

 My cousin Christine got married in Orlando yesterday.  It was a gorgeous outdoor wedding and the weather couldn't have been more perfect (with the exception of it being a couple of degrees cooler).  The best part was that the boys were so good during the whole thing.

 Shaughn, GG, Kirby, Tom-kinda, Tim, Liam, PoPi, Clark, and Brennan.

 Grandma M and Brennan

 Bride and Groom

 Yummy, cake.

After Kirby, Shaughn, and Shaughn's girlfriend decorated the car, my dad decided to put the car up on car jacks.  Well, that's till my mom caught wind of the idea.
More fun filled photos.
Video of vows.

Backyard Fun

I love having a camera back again.  The scary thing is that I took over 175 photos today.  Here are some more from today.

 Brennan's hands

 Liam's feet

 ewwwww, baby drool

The boys rolling around in the back yard.

New Camera

YEAH!!!! Clay loves me. He got me a new camera for my birthday and he gave it to me early so I can charge it and figure out the new controls work before my cousin's wedding this weekend. Here are some fun shots from today.

Swimming over at Koen's before nap time. 

Liam playing in the backyard. This was his best "cheese face"

Bren before his nap.

 Macro test photos.

It was the Craic

 Yesterday was our fourth annual St. Patty's Day Party, and our largest yet.  I made 8.5lbs or Corned Beef, 6qt of Beef and Guinness, 3.5qt of Parliament Bean Soup, 3.5qt of Potato and Leek soup, 2 batches of bread pudding with homemade butterscotch sauce, and all that is left was a couple slices of Clay brown bread and about a cup of the bean soup.  We were shocked that the corned beef was gone in less than 20 minutes (above).

 Clay brewed a Guinness clone and an Irish Red for our party as well as baked four loaves of bread.

Somethings cooking in the Gilmore House. 

(Parliament Bean Soup and Beef and Guinness of course!)

 Oh the mess, and this was after I had already started picking up.