too alike

my boys. so different, yet so alike.

thanks, gma!

owen is a happy camper. after getting a package in the mail yesterday with those silly bracelets everyone is wearing these days and a page of stickers, owen has been completely entertained this morning. here are a few pictures of the excitement :) thanks, mom!






we are also going to nana and pops on thursday and we are VERY excited! skype just doesnt cut it anymore, sometimes we need hugs :)

worst EVER.

today i had one of the worst experiences ive had in a looong time. maybe top 20 of my lifetime. eh, i dunno. but it felt pretty miserable at the time. here goes...

nathan and i use cash for food to keep ourselves from spending too much. because of this, i often leave my purse in the car when i go to the grocery. problem: i throw my keys in my purse before getting out of the car. SO, after a good bit of shopping and a grocery cart with 2 fussy boys who are ready for nap time, i get to my car to find that i locked my keys in the car. BUT, dont worry, i keep a spare key hidden somewhere on the car! aaaaaand, i used that spare 2 days ago, and its sitting on the front seat of my car. SO. im locked out. and my phone is in the car. the only phone number i have memorized is my husbands, and he was in nebraska anyways. i asked a lady in the produce section, ha, if i could use her phone. she was nice and let me call nathan 4 times, but he didnt answer. someone was too busy tailgating at the UT vs NU football game. ahem.. i was completely hopeless. friends of mine live about half a mile from the grocery, so i seriously considered pushing my shopping cart to their house. i tried to use the grocery store phone since they didnt have pay phones, but it wouldnt let me call a 940 number. SO, i started getting emotional, of course :) a nice lady in front of the grocery let me use her phone again, but still no answer from the husband. grr. she asked if she could do anything for me, and i asked to have a ride to my friend's house. sweet lady, she was going to take me, my groceries, and 2 babies in her car to some random place! as we were putting my groceries in her car, she saw a guy towing a truck in the parking lot. this sweet older woman ran across the parking lot and asked the guy if he could unlock my car. sure enough, he did it. the lady stayed with my boys until it was all finished. so stinkin nice. i was a sweaty, emotional wreck! what a day.

in other news, i had some friends over today to watch the UT game. they were all huskers fans, and they were quite saddened when nebraska lost to UT. ha. im not a crazy UT fan, but it was fun. i even made cupcakes and bought them red icing to decorate with NU stuff. arent i just so supportive? ;)

my house is a mess and i dont care. i just want to sleep, so im gonna! lata gata. ps- nathan comes home tomorrow! i think owen may be more excited than i am!

ranger crazies.

yes, our family officially has the ranger crazies. im even into it! nathan has been waiting a LOOOONG time for a good ranger team, so im all about it! its 5-0 right now in the first game against the yankees. heyyyo!

lots to blog about since ive been MIA for a bit. first, even though we didnt get many pictures, our little fam went to a fun fall festival last weekend! heres a pic of the pumpkin owen painted, the one pic i got of the petting zoo, and the failed attempt at getting him to ride the train-





on a different note, i have GOT to stop convincing myself that my 22month old can hold his own fast food drink in his carseat without spilling it. i first gave him a water from starbucks while we were in target, and that ended up ALL over the cart and floor. he has spilled SO many drinks all over himself, youd think that id learn. but that was LAST week, right? hes so much more mature now! negative. i gave him a lemonade in the car today, and the ENTIRE thing ended up on the floor. the ice cubes came up under the seat and onto the front seat floorboards. looovely. lesson officially learned.

and last, here are two quick videos of my boys. 1st- owen playing "night night" with daddy. too funny. nathan acts like hes asleep, and owen goes and jumps on him to wake him up. i love this kid!



and heres a video of caleb jumping around. hes such a smiley boy!

Longhorn Boys

yup, my boys are longhorns by birth.

So Different!!

here are pictures of my boys that are really similar, but they look so different! its so crazy to have one baby that took my genes and one that took nathans! fun though :)

New Chair

For some reason, Nathan was SET on getting Owen his own chair for the living room. After searching a bit, we settled on this fabulous lounger from BabysRus. Gotta love it :) Owen sits in it all the time!




in other news, this kid is moving EVERYWHERE. i swear owen wasnt moving until he was like 6 months. if you believe it, i placed caleb in the middle of the mat on his back, and this is where he ended up...



AND last, owen still has his moments with wanting to do things that the baby does. for example...




i LOVE these boys!