MY PARENTS

MY PARENTS WILL BE CELEBRATING THEIR 40TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY THIS WEEKEND. THEY ARE A GREAT COUPLE AND TRULY LOVE ONE ANOTHER. ARENT THEY ADORABLE?

DO WE LOOK LIKE UNFIT PARENTS?

THIS IS A TYPICAL FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE WANSTRATH HOUSE. I HAD A BATH AND GOT INTO MY P.J.'S ABOUT 6. KYLE IS STILL IN HIS WORK CLOTHES. THE BOYS WANT US TO PUT IN "THE SCARY TEETH" AND CHASE THEM AROUND THE HOUSE. WE PLAY MONSTER AND CHASE UNTIL THEY ARE SATISFIED OR WE ARE EXHAUSTED...CAN YOU GUESS WHICH ONE COMES FIRST? ANYWAY, WE LOOKED PRETTY PATHETIC TONIGHT SO I LET MILES TAKE OUR PICTURE FOR THE WORLD TO SEE WHAT PARENTING CAN TURN ONE INTO. I THINK WE SHOULD GET COUPLE OF THE YEAR.

A DAY OF FUN AT THE NEW STEAM ENGINE GRILL

MOMMY, MILES, LUKE, EVAN, JENNIFER, AND CAMDEN ALL WENT TO TRY OUT THE NEW STEAM ENGINE GRILL IN TOWN. SINCE THE BOYS ARE OBSESSED WITH TRAINS I THOUGHT THEY WOULD LOVE THE RESTAURANT. SURE ENOUGH WE HAD A GREAT TIME. THE BOYS LOVED LOOKING AT THE DECOR. THIS IS MILES AND EVAN STANDING IN FRONT OF A CABOOSE. LUKE WORE HIS OVERALLS AND ENGINEER HAT AS WELL. THE FOOD WAS GREAT AND IT WAS NICE FOR MOMMY TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE AND HAVE ADULT CONVERSATION TOO.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

THESE ARE PICTURES FROM MILES' MOTHER'S DAY OUT VALENTINE'S DAY PARTY. IF HE LOOKS A LITTLE SICKLY ITS ONLY BECAUSE THE ENTIRE FAMILY HAS BEEN PASSING AROUND THE HIDEOUS STOMACH BUG FOR THE PAST WEEK. IT'S NOT A GOOD SCENE AT THE WANSTRATH HOUSE. ANYWAY, HE MANAGED TO FEEL WELL ENOUGH TO ATTEND HIS PARTY AND SWAP VALENTINES WITH HIS FRIENDS. IT WAS A GREAT TIME.

LA LA LA LA LUKIE'S WORLD

LUKE IS OBSESSED WITH ELMO. HE IS HAVING AN ELMO BIRTHDAY PARTY NEXT MONTH. HE HAS 3 MOVIES THAT WE HAVE TO BOUNCE BACK AND FORTH TO ON A DAILY BASIS. FIRST HE STARTS OUT WITH "ELMO" OVER AND OVER AGAIN. HE CANT EVEN WAIT FOR ME TO GET IT IN THE DVD PLAYER AS HE SCREAMS "ELMO." WELL AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS OF THAT HE IS ON TO THE NEXT LOVELY MOVIE LOVINGLY REFERRED TO AS "BOBBIES." THIS IS NOTHING MORE THAN SEVERAL BABIES THAT HAVE THEIR MOUTHS COMPUTER ENHANCED TO LOOK LIKE THEY ARE SINGING. HE LOVES IT. NEXT ON MY MORNING ROUTINE IS "WIGGLES" AND HE CALLS "IGGLES." I THOUGHT WHEN MILES GRADUATED FROM THE WIGGLES THAT WE WOULD NEVER HAVE TO ENDURE THAT PAIN AGAIN BUT IT IS HAPPENING. I WOULDNT KNOW IF THE COUNTRY WAS BEING OVERTAKEN BY ALIENS AT THIS POINT BECAUSE I NEVER GET TO WATCH THE NEWS. JUST WANTED TO SHARE.

MOMMY'S RENT-A-HUSBAND GETS MARRIED

MY FRIEND AND RENT-A-HUSBAND, SMITTY, GOT MARRIED ON SATURDAY. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DONT KNOW, SMITTY ACCOMPANIES ME TO DATES, FUNCTIONS ETC.. THAT KYLE CANT ATTEND BECAUSE WE DONT HAVE A SITTER OR SIMPLY BECAUSE HE DOESNT WANT TO GO. SMITTY IS A GREAT FRIEND AND I AM SO HAPPY FOR HIM. IT WAS SO IRONIC...I ASKED HIM WHO I WAS GOING TO TAKE TO HIS WEDDING BECAUSE WE DIDNT HAVE A SITTER AND HE WAS MY USUAL RENT-A-DATE. I OPTED TO TAKE MILES AND WE REALLY ENJOYED OURSELVES. MUCH LOVE AND HAPPINESS FOR THEIR FUTURE.

MOMMY'S HANDSOME DATE

MOMMY'S FRIEND, PAUL, GOT MARRIED ON SAT. AND WE DIDNT HAVE A SITTER. DADDY DECIDED HE WOULD STAY HOME WITH LUKIE AND MILES WOULD BE MY DATE TO THE WEDDING. IT WAS HIS FIRST WEDDING AND HE HAD A THOUSAND QUESTIONS. HE LOOKED SO HANDSOME AND DADDY EVEN GAVE HIM A SQUIRT OF HIS COLOGNE. WE HAD A GREAT TIME AT THE WEDDING AND I WOULD LOVE FOR MILES TO ACCOMPANY ME TO MORE FUNCTIONS IN THE FUTURE.

LOOKING GOOD IN NENE'S OLD HAT

THE WHOLE FAMILY WENT TO MOMMA AND DADDY'S FOR SUPER BOWL SUNDAY TO WATCH THE GAME AND EAT SOME GREAT SNACKS. OF COURSE IT WAS A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO WATCH WITH 2 WILD BOYS RUNNING AROUND. THE NEXT THING WE KNOW MILES CAME OUT OF THE CLOSET WITH ONE OF MOM'S OLD HATS. THE BOYS HAD A GREAT TIME PLAYING WITH IT. LUKE WENT FOR THE CHEESY PICTURE WHILE MILES DECIDED TO DO A LITTLE DANCE MOVE IN HIS.

SHAVING LIKE DADDY

MILES HAS ALWAYS LOVED SHAVING WITH HIS DADDY AND RECENTLY LUKE HAS GOTTEN INTO IT AS WELL. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN LITTLE SHAVING KIT COMPLETE WITH SHAVING FOAM. LAST WEEK WHEN I WAS GETTING READY FOR SCHOOL, LUKE WAS IN THE BATHROOM WITH ME. I TURNED AROUND AND NOTICED HE HAD GOTTEN MY RAZOR FROM THE BATHTUB AND WAS REALLY SHAVING HIS FACE. I NEARLY DIED. I GUESS HE WILL START GROWING A BEARD ANYDAY.

FOO FOO'S RULE OUR HOME

HERE ARE OUR BOYS...THIS IS A PRETTY TYPICAL NIGHT AT THE WANSTRATH HOUSE. THE BOYS JUST CANT SEEM TO SLEEP WITHOUT THEIR FOO FOOS. HOW WILL EVER GET THEM TO STOP? WILL KYLE AND I START SUCKING ONE FOR SANITY? DOES THE MADNESS EVER END? ANYWAY, I JUST CANT STAND TO TAKE AWAY THEIR COMFORT. WE HAVE GOT MILES DOWN TO JUST AT BEDTIME AND LUKE NEVER SUCKS HIS UNLESS IT IS NAPTIME OR BEDTIME. WE HAVE RECENTLY STARTED LETTING THE CATS IN TO SLEEP AT NIGHT DUE TO THE COLD WEATHER. THE CAT GOT ONE OF THE BOYS' FOO FOOS OFF OF THE COUCH ONE NIGHT AND I LOOK UP AND THE DAMN CAT IS SUCKING A FOO FOO.....NOT PLAYING WITH IT...SUCKING IT. KYLE AND I JOKE THAT MILES WILL GO TO COLLEGE SUCKING HIS. HE LOVES IT. I THOUGHT MILES' DENTIST WOULD TURN US IN TO D.C.S. LAST YEAR WHEN HE FOUND OUT THAT HE WAS STILL SUCKING ONE BUT HE WASNT TOO HARD ON ME. ANYWAY...MAYBE ONE DAY.

WHAT A BEAUTFUL BOY

JUST HAD TO SHOW THIS PICTURE OF MY SWEET LUKE'S CURLS AND EYELASHES. NEVER WOULD HAVE GOTTEN THIS GREAT HAIR OR LASHES ON A GIRL. I KEEP THINKING THAT EVERYTIME WE TRIM HIS HAIR HE MAY LOSE SOME CURL BUT IT JUST KEEPS COMING BACK CURLIER AND CURLIER. HIS EYELASHES GROW STRAIGHT DOWN SO I GUESS WE WILL HAVE TO INVEST IN AN EYELASH CURLER SOON SO THAT THEY DONT GROW COMPLETELY INTO HIS LITTLE EYES. WHAT A GORGEOUS BOY.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

LUKE AND MILES WERE SUPPOSED TO SPEND THE NIGHT WITH GIGI AND BUDMAN ON NEW YEAR'S EVE NIGHT SO THAT MOMMY AND DADDY COULD HAVE A FEW DRINKS WITH FRIENDS AND RING IN THE NEW YEAR. HOWEVER, MILES CRIED AND BEGGED NOT TO GO AFTER WE ENDED UP DRIVING 30 MINUTES TO MEET THEM. WE FIGURED HE MIGHT HE HUNGRY FOR A LITTLE "ALONE" TIME WITH MOMMY AND DADDY WITHOUT BROTHER THERE SO HE WENT WITH US AND WE CANCELED PLANS. LUKE WENT ON THE STAY WITH HIS GRANDPARENTS. WE TOOK MILES OUT TO EAT AND WE ALL WENT BOWLING. WE SPENT AN UNEVENTFUL NEW YEAR'S EVE AT THE HOUSE AND MILES AND I WERE ASLEEP BY TEN. THIS IS A PICTURE OF LUKE TAKING A LITTLE NAP AT GIGI AND BUDMAN'S WHEN BLACKJACK (AKA JACKJACK TO LUKE) DECIDED TO JOIN IN. HAPPY NEW YEAR.

LUKE'S FIRST SHINER

LUKE RECEIVED HIS FIRST BLACK EYE AFTER FALLING INTO THE EDGE OF THE COFFEE TABLE. HE AND MILES WERE RUNNING DOING THE USUAL BROTHER THING AND HE BIT THE DUST. OF COURSE I IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO MY NORMAL PANIC MODE. AS THE DAYS WENT ON IT TURNED ABOUT 4 DIFFERENT SHADES AND FINALLY HEALED. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT DIDN'T BOTHER HIM MUCH BECAUSE THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER IT HAPPENED. WHAT A TOUGH LITTLE BOOGER.