Wow. 30 years.......

Well, Ernie has officially been on this earth for 30 years now! I don't think he really likes the idea of getting older, but as I told him, I think he is definately getting better with age! We had a nice little get together to celebrate ( I wanted to have a surprise party for him, but he wanted no kind of BIG party!) He made some YUMMY ribs with his new smoker he purchased for himself and we just relaxed and had fun.

The above photo is how my hubby felt about his 30th birthday apparently. But if you know Ernie, that's a pretty normal feeling about a lot of things!!!

Wowza!

I can't believe we are already this far into June!! It is going to be Isaiah's birthday before we know it! We have Father's day coming up this weekend. I don't think we are going to do anything too special. Probably make Ernie his favorite breakfast and see what he wants to do. We are going to spend the 4th of July up at the cabin for a little Rennels reunion. It should be fun. Then I have Ernie's birthday and then our Anniversary. Then there is tons going on in August!! Hopefully one of these days we will get out to the lake and have some fun. I've been reluctant to take both boys.....Isaiah went with Ernie and had a blast, but I'm not sure how Austin would be. Good thing for life jackets I guess!

Summertime!!

Well, I know it has been a long while since I posted anything. I have been working on helping Grandpa with the Rennels Family cookbook for the 75th reunion. I finally finished it! So hopefully I will have more time to keep up.
Not much has been going on. Ernie is still working nights(we are actively looking for something during the day and something that is more permanent). I am still home with the kids all day. It is quite a challenge trying to keep them quiet so Ernie can sleep during the day. I am trying to find some kind of job to do part time or something I can do from home. Most people tell me I should do in home daycare........but seeing as now a day's I can barely handle my own two, I don't know how much I could handle other people's kids as well! Plus, there is no way I would do that to Ernie. Maybe if he finds a job during the day, then I will consider it.

The boys are growing like weeds. Austin is finally starting to talk more and more. He likes to call me Torey all of a sudden and I don't know how I feel about that!! It's usually when he's yelling at me. Like "NO Torey" or "Mine Torey"! So much fun! Some times I wish we would have had just one more, but then my screaming 2 year old brings me back to reality and I am thankful for the two we have!!

Isaiah starts preschool in August. I can't really believe how old he is. He is so intelligent it amazes me sometimes. We went to Cortney's brother-in-law's graduation and it made me think how fast that is going to sneak up on me for my own kids!

Shaley is going to be coming to visit the end of this week. I am very excited!! Not only will it be a little break for me, but I miss her so much! I can't believe that she is going to be 16!! She will be graduating and starting a life of her own before we know it. It makes me sad. But she is an awesome young lady and I think we can expect great things from her!!!

Well, hopefully I will be able to keep up on this a little better. I enjoy it!

Easter Newness

Well, we made it through Easter. The boys had a lot of fun. We went to Nana and Papo's house(Ernie's parents). They got to hunt for eggs over there. It was a lot of fun since both boys actually could participate this year.



Isaiah is silly. He always wants to do something new with Daddy. His newest thing is "hunting" sharks. He loves sharks and want to go to the ocean and hunt one. So Ernie told him that when he is 15, he will take him to Florida. He also wants to snowboard, hunt and ride bulls just like his Daddy. He asked Ernie if they could go shooting just the two of them the other day. They both are very close to their Daddy. Today, Ernie started to watch the old Clash of the Titans movie on the computer and before I knew it, both little ones were on his lap watching it too. It makes me smile. With Ernie working nights, they don't get to see him much during the week, but when they do, they are so excited.


We are hoping to go camping this summer. I think it will be a lot of fun. I always loved it when I was little, so I hope they will too.

Spring is here....for today anyway!

Well, the weather seems to be getting nicer here finally. We will see how long it lasts. The boys love that they can play outside every day. We have added some new addtions to our zoo....a pacman frog named Jabba and two little mice, Panda and Diego. (Their offspring are destined to be food for Jabba) Isaiah picked the name Panda and Austin picked the name Diego. Nothing new has really been going on, just starting to get out of hibernation mode and exercise for the warmer months. I think I do it every year. I am like a bear or something; I pack on weight in the winter and then when it starts warming up, I naturally stop eating as much and want to exercise more. I usually always slim down in the warmer months without even thinking about it much. Austin will be turning 2 soon, so we are starting to think about his party. I am also scheming about Ernie's 30th birthday in July. I'm not sure what I'm going to do yet, but I want to do something...:)

Circus and Snowboarding

Well, snowboarding was a LOT of fun. Ernie convinced me to buy my own board and gear, so now I am all set! Now I just have to find the time to go! Ernie has been going every weekend, but I don't feel right leaving my kids behind every weekend, even if I am with them every day!
The kids and I are going to Grand Junction on Monday. I am looking forward to seeing everyone! IT is a challenge to travel by myself with both of them and we get the added pleasure of taking the new puppy with us! It should be interesting.....He went to the vet this week for his shots. He weighs a whopping 3.4 lbs. There was a large bulldog in the waiting room with us, and as typical little dogs do, Candel decided he was going to go after the bulldog...funny how even dogs have "little man" syndrome!
We also took the kids to the circus this week. Isaiah loved it! He loved all the animals and the attractions. I had a little bit of sticker shock from it. I can't believe what they charge for the cheap crap that they have to offer, so all we bought was some food. Isaiah wanted to go on an elephant ride, but sadly, we didn't have enough cash left over. It kind of made me sad to watch the animals anyway. Makes me wonder how well they are treated. I am no PETA, tree hugger, but I still have a heart and it made me sad to see these animals. But for all I know, maybe they are the best treated animals in the industry!(Highly doubtful) :( But on a happier note, Isaiah and Austin loved the popcorn and cotton candy. Isaiah ate most of the cotton candy himself and had a lovely blue mess all over his face. But I figure, you're only a kid once, so I like to let them experience it in all it's sticky glory!

Total Randomness

Well, I am officially a quarter of a century old. It's hard to believe how time goes by. It seems like I say that every time I post, but it's so true! In other news....Richard finally convinced Ernie to try snowboarding. At first Ernie didn't like it a whole lot, but in the last hour and a half, he really started to enjoy himself. So needless to say, he now wants to invest in his own board and gear. He also really wants me to get into it too, so here in the next few weeks, I will be attempting it myself. So let's hope it goes well!! I thought I would put a picture up of our dog Rona. She is a very "special" dog. She sits like a dork and I think she is narcoleptic. She will sit down and then instantly fall asleep and start falling over!

Time's Flying!!

I can't believe that January is already almost over! I'm going to be a quarter of a century old in a few weeks! It's pretty crazy. There are lots of milestones this year; Ernie and Cortney will be 30, Shaley will be 16, Grandpa will be 75 and Grandma will be 85! Isaiah is going to be 4 and Austin will be 2. I just can't believe it!! I had a photo shoot with my friend last week. She took sexy like boudoir ones for me. I can't tell you how great it makes you feel about yourself when you get them back and you actually look pretty sexy!! It's a big confidence booster! They were supposed to be for Valentine's Day, but I couldn't wait to share them with Ernie! I wish she would've been taking pictures when I was pregnant, that would have been some good memories. I had some taken with Isaiah, but not Austin......
I finally have sold all of our baby stuff. It's a bittersweet feeling to know that you are done having kids. Some days I would love to have more, but other days I am very satisfied with 2!
Poor Ernie has started going to the Spa and playing racquet ball. Last night, Rich hit him in the eye like twice, so now he has a black eye. Poor guy!!

Happy New Year!

Well, I know it's been awhile since I posted anything. We had a pretty busy December! We had a great Christmas. Isaiah was SO excited about the whole thing. He got the big boy bike that he asked Santa for, so he was elated!! Austin wasn't into the whole thing very much, but hopefully next year he will be more excited! We are looking forward to a great year in 2010. Lots of big birthday's coming up!!


We also got a new puppy for Christmas! He is a long haired Chihuahua that Isaiah named Candel. He is a sweetie. He has slowly turned into my dog. He follows me everywhere and sleeps on my lap all the time. Rona loves to play with him. They chase each other all the time. Austin also loves to pick him up and hold him. He is very good with both of the kids. When he has had enough, I just put him in his puppy box and he crashes!


The kids enjoyed playing in the snow we got the other day. Isaiah kept throwing snowballs at me and Austin. Candel had a lot of fun too. I had to bribe the kids with hot chocolate to get them to come in the house.