Baby Theobald

We went to our first doctor visit yesterday and here is a picture. Isn't he/she adorable! We're due on July 31st!

Happy Birthday Barbs and Ty!

I know I'm a little late here, but Ty just doesn't feel that his birthday is complete until he has his "official" birthday party. We had it Friday night at Peter Piper Pizza and the kids had a blast. So here's happy birthday to Barbs and Tyler. We love you both! I can't believe that Tyler is 7. He's looking older every day, and I must say, Barbs, you're looking younger!

More interesting conversation

Paige and Tyler were watching Pirates of the Caribbean on Christmas Night.

Paige: Daddy, do you know what bandon means?
Shane: No, what are you talking about?
Paige: You know, BANDON!
Shane: No, do you know what it means?
Paige: Yes, it means something is broken.
Shane: (confused) What?
Paige: On Pirates when the men jump off the ship they yell " A Bandon Ship!"
That means the ship is broken.
Shane: (Laughing) "A Broken Ship!"

Hey. . . we're hard up for entertainment around here!

Merry Christmas!

I don't know about you, but for us, Christmas came and went in a flash. Heidi and David and the girls came over for Christmas Eve. After sandwiches, soup, veggies, soda and peanut butter balls, we played "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader" and came to realize that none of us are. Thanks guys! It was a fun night!
We had such a relaxing Christmas Day. The kids played all day on their new bikes and in the evening we headed to the lake for a hike. Now we're on to Tyler's birthday and the New Year! We hope you all had a great holiday too!

Don't do drugs . . . eat salad!

So this is a big thing for me, posting without a picture. I feel quite like I left the house without my pants! Here's how our conversation went in the car yesterday. Tyler saw a D.A.R.E. van beside us on the freeway.

Tyler: Mom, what does D.A.R.E. mean?
Me: It means we don't do drugs.
Paige: What are drugs?
Me: One kind of drug is a cigarette, you know, smoking.
Paige: Yeah, we don't do drugs. We should eat salad. . . it's good for our body!
Tyler: Paige, you don't even like salad!
Paige: (defensive) YES I DO TYLER!

So, just in case you felt as though you needed a peek into our everyday life and conversations. . . there you are. The depth is overwhelming:) Don't forget to eat your salad!

Rainy day

Some dream of the first snow of the season . . . we're pretty much happy with anything. Ty and Paige raced their bath toys down the gutter for a good hour yesterday until they were soaked through. I guess it's the AZ equivalent to building the perfect snowman!