Bryan is an Old Man

Happy Birthday to my BFF. He is 35 and that is basically pushing 40 in my mind. :)

35 things I love about Bryan (in no particular order):

1. He falls asleep REALLY fast. The second his head hits the pillow but tries as hard as he can to stay awake and listen to my nightly monologue.
2. He is a supportive husband- he listens to me a lot. I know it must be difficult but he cares- I can tell and I'm thankful.
3. He's happy- it takes a lot to get him sad or mad.
4. He loves to have his head and back rubbed.
5. He loves Mt Dew
   
6. He has a hard time driving well and talking at the same time He's gotten better at this over the years. There used to be times where we'd pass the turn because he was talking instead of paying attention.
   
7. He stops at the grocery store for me
8. He goes to work every morning and brings home the bacon for us
9. He searches for missing items in the garage that I need
10. He forgives
11. He gets up early
12. He tells me I'm pretty when I'm not
13. He gets excited over eating junk food with me.
14. He plays with the kids.
15. He loves Egg nog.
16. He gives me back rubs A LOT. Even when he is dead tired.
17. He rarely complains.
18. He thinks the best of people.
19. He likes to draw and is VERY good at it.
    
20. He can talk your ear off
21. He LOVES comics
22. He likes to take long naps but rarely gets them and rarely complains about it.
23. He loves music
24. He loves to snowboard and I hope that I can get the hang of it so we can take family snowboarding trips someday.
    
25. He picks up the doggy doodoo
    
26. He loves Video Games
27. He helps around the house a TON
28. He wrestles and tickles his boys
    
29. He gives lots of kisses to me and the boys
30. He's cute
31. He cries at anything that has to do with Loyalty
    
32. He will get/help me with things over and over and over again. Even if he's just sat down. I think I'm a pretty annoying wife and I'm glad he likes me anyway.
33. When he's home he helps with bath and bedtime routine and I love that we work well together.
34. He helps fold and put the laundry
35. I can make him smile even when he's really mad at me.

I'm glad that I have you to experience the sweet moments of life.

i love you

Mexican Stuffed Pasta Shells

Had this for dinner tonight
YUMMMMMMMY

12	uncooked jumbo pasta shells
1	medium onion, finely chopped
1	pound lean ground beef
1 1/2	teaspoons chili powder
1	package (3 ounces) cream cheese
3/4	cup taco sauce
1	cup shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese (4 ounces)
1/2	cup crushed corn chips
4	green onions, sliced
1/2	cup sour cream

1. Heat oven to 350° F. Spray 9-inch square baking dish with cooking spray. Cook and drain pasta shells as directed on package.
2. In 10-inch skillet, cook ground beef and onion over medium-high heat 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown; drain.
3. Stir chili powder, cream cheese and 1/4 cup of the taco sauce into the beef mixture. Heat over medium-low heat 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until cheese is melted. Remove from heat.
4. Fill pasta shells with beef mixture, using about 2 tablespoons for each shell. Place filled shells in dish. Pour remaining taco sauce over shells.
5. Cover; bake 20 minutes. Remove dish from oven; uncover. Sprinkle cheese and corn chips over shells. Bake about 10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Garnish pasta shells with sour cream and green onions.

Gabey/Grandma Date Night

My mom and Gabe had a much needed date night tonight.
Sunny Hans for dinner.
He had Noodles. With chopsticks.
Talked Grandma's ear off.
Boarders.
Read lots of books.
Home with a Star wars sticker book and a Batman book.
Lots of fun.
Thanks Gama!!

Time flies

He's:

- Smiling like crazy... with his mouth, his eyes, his nose, his forehead (he has this indent in the shape of a V at his hairline). EVERYTHING on Jayce smiles when he smiles... I love it.
- Always making noise: humming, giggling, gasping, screaming, bababaing, doing that funny sucking in thing while he smiles... like a form of laugh.
- Spending a lot of time in the Jumperoo. LOVES to jump just like his brother.
- Always trying to get something in his mouth.
- Loving his big brother. Gabe can make him smile and laugh doing just about anything silly or hugging him. They really are "playing" (if you can call it that when it involves a 6 month old) now, at least interacting and keeping each other company. Especially in the car. Gabe does silly things and Jayce laughs. I'm LOVING it.
- Still spitting up and drooling like crazy.
- Still sleeping pretty good at night. He'll go down about 8pm but he's up early between 3 and 4am, but then goes back down until 8ish. He takes 2 pretty good naps.
- Legs shaking at all times. This little guy doesn't ever stop moving.
- Can pretty much sit up on his own. He'll be sitting playing with his toys and then start tumbling over in slow motion.
- Lights up when Bryan comes home and tries to jump out of my arms to get to him...gets in his arms and then immediately turns around for me again
- No teeth yet
- Distracted while nursing. we'll be nursing along and then one noise in the background, and bam. he's pulled off and staring around the room frantically. Especially if big brother is talking and or is near.
- Thinks Calie girl is hilarious.
- Rolls and scoots everywhere. set him down in one spot and find him 10 feet away a few minutes later.
- He's brought so much joy into our family. It's amazing how babies can do that. Almost daily, Gabe says, "I love Jayce."




Six months really is SO fun. You just can't find much to be bummed out over when you've got a chubby, little, blue-eyed, cutie grinning at you most the day. We all LOVE him!

Things I never want to forget #24-#28

24. Gabe-isms:
Obie One Kenobi - Kobe Nobe
R2D2 - Arty D2
Something - sumpin
Thirsty - fursty

25. The boys and I were at my mom and dads for dinner. Mom and dad came home from a meeting and my mom was crying. I don't know about Jaden, but Gabe has never seen my mom cry. They both were SO concerned. Gabe walked up to her and asked her why she was upset and Jaden went upstairs to get his Lamby for her. It was the sweetest thing ever. Grandma is so loved.

26. We were on our way to the New Years Eve hockey game and dad asked me if I had the cash for parking. Gabe said "NO mama doesn't have any gas!"

27. Gabe has started laughing with a snort. It's on purpose but pretty darn funny.

28. Jayce is sitting on his own. Big boy!

Our FAVORITE time of the day...

...when daddy gets home!
Seriously, the house goes NUTS when Bryan walks in the door. Gabe and Calie in a race to see who will get to him first. Even Jayce smiles and squeals when Bryan says hi to him.