The New Adventures of Lawnmower Man!

I know you have all been dying for an update on Lawnmower Man this summer, but the truth is, there hasn't really been anything to tell.

Every week Logan has been very aware on Wednesday night that Lawnmower Man will be coming the next day, and even if it is 10 o'clock at night, he will ask to go outside and pick up all the toys so Frank won't have to in the morning when he comes (Remember Lawnmower Man's name is really Frank). That was a super long sentence...

We baked Frank some cookies a few weeks ago and left them on the sidewalk for him with a note, but then we had to leave before he picked them up. As we were getting in the car, here he came around the corner with his weedwacker in hand. He entered our yard through the gate, and the kids jumped out of the car and ran to the gate to watch him pick up the cookies. Of course he was grinning ear to ear and telling the kids "thank-you" over and over.

The next week he returned the container to us with three FULL-SIZED candy bars. Oh how excited my kids were!

Now for a back story. My neighbor hates Lawnmower Man. HATES him. You should hear the nasty, hateful words that come out of her mouth about him. And she will do anything to get him in trouble. She calls up our landlady all the time to complain about him to her. I always tell her that I have never seen that side of him and that he seems so nice and sweet.

Today we got a knock at our door, and there was Lawnmower Man and his wife (Crystal) who sometimes comes and helps. They wanted to invite us out to their HOUSE to pick pumpkins from their pumpkin patch!!!

I think we just found our surrogate Grandpa and Grandma!

Well That Was A Mistake....

Try saying the title of this post with a little attitude. Go ahead. Say it OUT LOUD. Now with a little more sass.

HAHAHA! Ah, I woke up this morning saying that to myself as I deleted my latest posting. Gross. It grossed me out. I am SO sorry to whoever actually read that story. Ick. We do not need to read about vomit. Ever. End of story.

Good News!

I found Phoebe's birthday photos!

Bad News!

They are all blurry! Every. Single. One.

But that's how we roll around here. So without further ado, I give you

Phoebe's 2nd Birthday!

Now just so you know, we like to open our presents every year in the same fashion we came into this world... OUR BIRTHDAY SUITS! Except we wear underwear.

Sheesh! I'm kidding! Who do you think we are? Phoebe likes to roam the house, yard and neighborhood in nothing but her skivvies. She is very comfortable in her own skin. I don't have the energy lately to stop her. Or is it that I don't have the energy to get her dressed. Hmmm. So... yeah.

Please don't judge us by our messy house. I am in the middle of working on a photo booth set for a wedding and it was taking over everything in the house at the time.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHOEBE!!!!!

My name is Alyson and I have allergies.

I only have them in the Spring and Fall.

I get them the worst in the Fall.

Every year I forget I have allergies.

Then I remember.

I took a Claritin D last night.

The first time I've been able to take an allergy pill in four years.

It made me really loopy and weird.

I threw the tv remote at Trevor in the middle of the night. Really hard.

It took a huge chunk of skin out of his ankle.

It was bleeding.

I pulled some of my hair out.

I had some really strange dreams all about a soft white cloud.

I don't remember any of this except the cloud.

This morning we couldn't find Trevor's glasses.

We thought for sure that I picked them up in the middle of the night and with super-human strength crushed them in my hands to a pulp.

Then we found them. Unscathed.

I don't think I'll take any more of those things.

Sami Sue, I love you

Sami has made some breakthroughs lately and it gives me hope for her. Okay, maybe that's a tad dramatic. LOL!

Since starting pretty school (that's what she calls pre-school) and tumbling she has actually been more talkative. I think it has given her something to be proud of and a little bit of confidence. She still has a long way to go.

We love you Sami, messy hair and all!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!

Just thought you should know.