Cousins

Two of the handsomest boys ever.

Nathan is playing with the tractor we bought him for his birthday.

Poor kid, he was so overwhelmed with all the attention.

Earlier in the day he ate almost a whole 9x11 pan of finger jello while I was on the phone with his mom. What a boy!!

All of the Buschlen grandkids..and they're all looking at the camera (sorta), a miracle.

Boy does he look like Jeremy and Jacob.

What a handsome 3 year old!

It's hard to believe there is 7 years between them. I hope they'll always be friends. I hope that Jacob will be a role model for Nathan. I hope that they can sorta be the brother that neither of them had.

Wordless Wednesday

This is one of those blogs that you might just wanna skip. Im typing whats going through my head right now so its going to come out all messed up im sure.
Jacob had been playing outside all day with the kids in the neighborhood so when I went out the front door to pick up the shopper and found him sitting on the porch alone I asked him where everyone was. He told me they were all at C's house. I asked him why he wasnt there also and he immediately got teary eyed (damn it if he didn't get my easy to cry gene). He said he didn't want to play because when they were playing some game where they have to tag each other C pushed him into a tree and he hit his head. I asked if he was ok and he said he was. So being the tough love mom that I am I said to jake that he needed to toughen up a bit especially if he wanted to play football next year. I said why didn't you tell him not to push you or push him back (yes I told him that, sorry). He said I did and he called me a fat crybaby. So I said im sorry buddy and he said Im just gonna come in the house. Now this little c kid lives on the corner in a perfect little 2 story house with his perfect bratty blond sister and their perfect cute little parents. They are very strong Christians and they don't believe in public schools, they homeschool because its just better, thats what they blond sister told me. So coincidently they are two of the worst children in the neighborhood. So now Im feeling bad for Jake and I start thinking about growing up a fat kid in school. Its awful, people are so cruel. I honestly think that why I am so sarcastic smart ass defensive obnoxious person. I had to have a tough skin to put up with all the fat jokes and people picking on me in school. I do not want that for Jacob, but what can I do about it. When we got in the car to take Jacob to scouts I started to tell the kids how wrong it is to pick on people and that they should try to always stick up for people and never join in if there are people making fun of someone else. And I start to cry, I can't even get through what Im trying to tell them. I tell them that kids are mean that they should try to be better people. Sarah says "I know mom, C likes to put basketballs under his shirt and say look at me Im fat Jacob" OMG. So now Im crying still and Jacobs just looking like he doesn't know what to say. So through my tears I just tell him that I love him and that hes a good person and that he should just remember that. I tell Sarah that she should stick up for her brother and tell those kids they are mean and that she shouldn't play with them if they do that to her brother. What I really want to do is walk down to their house and tell them what little assholes they are. I want to tell their parents what their little precious children are doing when their not looking. But considering they are both beautiful blonde thin human beings they probably wouldn't understand what it feels like to be made fun of cause your fat. I was recently talking with Mesha about the bullying stuff thats been in the paper and on tv lately. As a parent what do you do. If its happening here in our neighborhood its probably happening at school too.....Im sick about this. I hated school I can still remember the boys that called me fat and made fun of me. One time I had a tshirt that I had gotten from chicago on, it was from Ed Debevics restaurant and on the front of it it said "eat at eds" and this kid from school said in front of a bunch of people oh if she eats at eds there wont be any left for the rest of us. I was like 13 and I remember that feeling like it was yesterday. Everyone around us laughed, even though I thought most of them were my friends.
Forget the sleepness nights and terrible twos, watching your child get picked on is the worst thing about being a parent.

Finishing up some Crafts

I found this idea at A Pumpkin and a Princess. Everyone needs a Halloween candy jar. I need to do some touch ups with the black paint. I only had "flat" black paint and it really needs the glossy. So I think I'll just paint over it tomorrow. I like the bats.

I'm excited to make some Christmas themed ones for gifts for the holidays.

I love love love this witch's broom. Found this idea at "This little Family O'Mine.

Thanks to Kelli for letting me borrow the cricut. I really want one for Christmas this year.
That's it for the Halloween crafts.
My next try will be the "subway art"
Hmmm not so sure about that, looks pretty time consuming....might just stick to scrappin on the next couple "craft" nights
HEY what happened to scrap nights????
I must say we're getting pretty good at being lame.
What do you think Mesha?

Anniversary Daisies

Jeremy and I celebrated 16 years of marriage on October 1st.

These are the most beautiful flowers he's ever sent to me!
My favorite!

Art with Mason

Little Mason, wearing his awesome Sue Sylvester track suit, on painting day....
He LOVES when Ms. Mesha paints his hands, honestly he's thinking what the heck are you doing.

We're making fall leaves for our tree...

Now the orange leaves....

and I'm a bad picture taker, I didn't take a picture of the finished product. Believe me it was stunning.

Probably one of my favorite pictures of my boy Mason, sporting Ms. Nicole's #48 Jimmie Johnson hat. Pretty soon we'll have to have Sunday afternoon nascar dates!

Sarah, her self portrait!

"Mom can I use the camera to take interesting pictures of daddy and his friends at this reenactment"

too cool...or something like that..

what in the world???

hmmmmm

These are great pictures that totally capture the reenacting experience. I'm so proud.

All taken by Sarah herself!

Dad Time

Jeremy and Sarah enjoying some dad and daughter time, which of course involves piggy back rides and wrestling.

I think Mya's the real winner in this picture. She thinks if anyones gonna wrestle she needs to be in the center of it all.

Sarah and Mason

My Sarah loves Mason. She loves to "mother" him. She has enjoyed being able to play with him in the mornings before school.

She doesn't like a dirty face...just like her mother. I can't stand it when they've got crustys. HA

I'm not sure how clean she got his face but they both had a great time trying.
I love her facial expression in this picture. She always tells me she wants to do my job when she grows up. Argh, I almost like the garbage pick up guy idea better!!

Re-enacting

Some people scrapbook, some people read, some people run, some people blog, some people sew.....

It just so happens that my husband does civil war re-enacting......

No, I have no desire to join him in his hobby.....

I'm a bit more civilized then that.
and yes it is just like "Sweet Home Alabama" the movie!

(photos courtesy of Sarah)