Wicked

I have the BEST husband that ever existed in all the eternal realms!  For my birthday my husband (who isn't so good at hiding things or keeping secrets from me) surprised me with tickets to see Wicked!  We went last night and had a blast!

We dropped the kids off with a friend and then headed up to San Francisco.  We ate a very intimate cafe called Soluna.  I got the lamb and Joe got the Walu. (a white fish that was so delectable!)  We also had chocolate truffles and a banana ice cream sandwich dipped in dark chocolate and drizzled with carmel.  SOOO GOOD!!!

After that we walked over to the Orpheum Theater and watched Wicked!  We drove home and all was well.  It was a great night!!!!

Landon wanted to give me something so this is what I got:

Isn't he so sweet!

Fire Pit

Here is the latest addition to our backyard of crazy fun!

 

Joe really spent some time thinking this out and the boys had fun helping him.  Joe chopped logs from trees that were cut in our neighborhood, and I think he did a great job!  He's my lumberjack!

We have decided to have a Sunday ritual of cooking hot dogs over the fire pit!  Can't wait!

Who? Where? How?

Okay, so I am terrible at keeping this up.  Right now life couldn't get too much crazier than it is, but I am sure that if I think hard enough I could think of some way to make it possible.  The boys have been playing baseball and Matthew is doing very well.  (except when he decides to sit down and take a break during the part of the inning that he is supposed to be playing short stop or outfield.)

 

 Landon is learning how to not be the very best.  He want's so badly to be the best one out there and unfortunately baseball isn't one of his better abilities.

                      

Ian is growing up so fast.  He has a small vocabulary, but that is because when he wants something, his brothers do all the talking for him.  They love him and he adores them.  His favorite is still his daddy. 

 
Joe is doing well in school.  He doesn't think so, but He is really doing well.  This passed weekend he decided to take something I said a few weeks ago and make it happen.  I had told him we should look into getting a patio fire pit.  I thought it would be really fun.  So while I was at Matt's game and he was heading home from Landon's, he went and bought some cinder blocks and river rocks, dug out a pit in the back yard, snagged some wood from some of the neighborhood trees that are being cut down and build me a fire pit.  I was so impressed!  I do have to say, it was much more cost effective to build one of our own than to buy one at Target.  ($35 compared to $99!!)
I am halfway through my term in school.  Yes that is right I have gone back to school.  "Crazy!" you might say and crazy I probably am, but I love it.  I feel so much better knowing that I am getting closer to having a degree.  I am attending Westwood College Online.  It's based out of Denver CO.  I am studying Interior Design.  I am really stretching myself and trying to do my best.  Online classes are not quite as I had expected, but I am doing it.
We are getting ready for our Dummar Family Reunion in June.  We are making everyone go camping!!!  Joe and I are in charge this year and it's been really fun planning it all.
That is about all for now.  We will try to get some pics out here of the fire pit.

Jump!

We have come across one of the coolest things ever!  A Spring Free Trampoline!!!

If you want to get a trampoline for your kids, this is the one to get.  It is a lot more expensive, but I think it's totally worth the money!!!!

We ordered it through WalMart and it was actually cheaper than going through the actual SpringFree.com website.

Here is what they look like and if you go to the website it has a really cool video you can watch.

Cookie anyone? ... No just the Frosting Please!!

Ian got himself a cookie off the counter the other day and this was the end result...

Winner

As the battle for Longest Road and Largest Army was under way, Landon, Matthew and Mom teamed up and worked together to play a monumental game of Settlers of Catan.

Mom tried to play fair and let the boys do what they felt they needed to do to win the game.  Alas, in the end it was not Mom who won.  No not even by a long shot!  Matthew played the best game of his life thus far!  He was sneaky and stealthy, but not malicious nor mean.  Landon's tactic was to gain the longest road and keep the robber on Mom all the while Matthew built up an empire of the Largest army and plenty of cities to help him attain his win.  He swept through like a thief in the night and stole the Longest Road right out of Landon's grasp and took the victory!

It was a great game.  I was so impressed with the skill my boys played with.  I was very happy to see them compete, not annihilate.

Are you sure?

So Ian had surgery yesterday.  All my boys have had to have this type of surgery and it's not anything that is "serious" but it is still a surgery.  On the up side Ian is doing fabulous!

Here is a pic of how he looked about 30 minutes before they called him in to the OR.

Little does he know of what is in store.

Oh, he's happy!

After all was said and done, I didn't get a pic of him after the surgery because he was really distraught and I was his source of comfort.  We will get more happy pics this week.  After all He is such a happy boy it's hard to get a pic of him upset!

Update??

I went to download the pics and the battery to the camera is dead.  For most people this would not be such a problem but for those of us who are in desperate need of a new computer it brings much frustration.  My computer is old.  It no longer wants to read my camera's card.  So I don't have pics as of yet.  I need to find the charger then the update will be possible.

Camera: MIA ... again!

Okay, so I haven't had a chance until tonight to update and ... the camera is no where to be found.

TOMORROW:
Mission if I choose to accept:  FIND CAMERA!

I cannot promis I will have an update tomorrow but I will find the camera then maybe Saturday I will have a better update for everyone!

Feed Yourself Why Don't You!

So lately Ian has been wanting to use his own utinsels while eating.  So today I decided to let him try to feed himself some yogurt! 

Here is how it turned out: