So what's happening in the Smolek world!?!? : ) Always something!! This is a busy crazy week, not unusual, just different! Last Friday our sweet nephew Noah had his tonsils & adenoids out, and so Mom & I went to Lincoln for that--he's doing GREAT, Praise God!! : ) Such a good boy, he'll feel so much better now. So glad!! Whew!! Then Saturday, Mom & I and Aunt Jeanie & Aunt Laurie loaded up and headed to KS City for some serious girl time!! : ) We spent all day Saturday shopping at a great outdoor mall in KS City, KS and bummin around! It was wonderful! Went back to our hotel and rested up for Sunday...our day at WORLD'S OF FUN!!! We were in the park the whole 12 hours they were open--can you say we were tired!?!? But oh my gosh! How fun. We rode the coasters about 25 times & just had a ball. It was awesome & much needed. Talk about crashin Sunday nite! Monday we got up and moseyed home..did a bit of shoppin along the way! So!! I had a wonderful amazing great time, but boy was I ready to get home and smooch on my babies--all 3 of them!! :D They did great, had a fun weekend with Daddy. Ryan said "No girls allowed, Mom"....but he sure hugged his momma when I got home!! : ) So good!! And Colby says.."Momma!!!" and so happy!! :D But as excited as they were about the stuff I brought them home, I don't think anything topped the big suckers BooBoo brought them!! : )

I worked today, and it was very very busy, which was good--it kept me awake!! : ) I get to be home tomorrow with my bebes, and then I work Thurs & Fri this week. Trying to decide what fun to do over the weekend with the boys, might take them to Lincoln to the Children's Museum...one of their FAV places!! :) We'll see!!

Colby has been jabbering away so much today--I think he's come out with a whole new set of words again!! "Joe" (blue's clues), "Mickey" (as in mouse..) "Diego" (...!) are just a few I've noticed since I got home! So funny to hear these little words just pop outta his mouth, plain as day!! : ) My little pistol, ornery as the day is long....and even cuter!! : ) Love him SO much!

Ryan's been "busy, Mom...working" with his construction equipment. He "made" me a pink house outside the other day (aw!!) and had to "level out the sand" on our new patio!! Such a big boy, So proud of him and how polite he is! Bought him a new Hot Wheels at HyVee tonite, and he says several times "Thank you, Mom! I like this alot!!" : ) Good boy!!

So I will get some new pics up, either tonite or tomorrow sometime!! Hope everyone is doing welL!!!

The longest post in history.......

I really do mean to get back into my weekly posts, if only to keep myself up to date! ha! It's fun, we're busy, boys are good--it's summer! too blasted hot for my tastes--surprise surprise, huh! but still summer non-the-less! and that does mean some fun!! My boys were extra spoiled yesterday--My Mom & Dad, otherwise known as BooBoo & PaPaw, took the boys to the fair!! While I think Colby must've been havin a tired day cuz he didn't have much fun this time, Ryan had the time of his life!!! Literally, I think. He got to ride his very first roller coaster--with BooBoo--and LOVED IT!!! Even put his hands up and went "Who-hoo!!" Now that's my baby!! He just beams talking about it! And he rode the ChooChoo--drove, actually, in the engine! And on the carousol he named his horse "Paco" (???dunno!!!) and "he went really high up, Mom!!". Saw all the animals and tractors and trucks--climbed up on the tractors & skid steers with PaPaw. Talk about a happy, TIRED, happy boy!! : ) Colby did enjoy seeing the outside stuff, but was ready to go! He loved it all last year, but I guess it just wasn't his thing this year. Too much to do outside the stroller, ya know!! : ) So I've got pictures from that!

While they were at the fair, Nate & I were at a wedding of our dear friends, Heath & Michele! It was such a nice wedding, very relaxed & lots of fun. I had the honor of being her personal attendant, and so I got to be there to help her get ready and all the stuff that goes along with being the bride!! It was a very special honor, and we just enjoyed the day so much. : )

Here on the homefront, besides tryin to keep cool, we're workin on a little project out in the back yard. We've decided we want to have a small patio area where we can put a table & just hang out while the boys play outside. So that's what we've been workin on in our spare time! Can't wait till it's done--we're almost there! Takes awhile when it gets done in pieces between the boys' needs! : ) So once that's finished, it'll be onto the next project! Who knows which we'll pick...lol.

Oy!!

I know, I know. I haven't posted for ages. It's just been so crazy busy around here, and to take more than a few minutes at a time to sit at the computer, just doesn't happen often!! :) Usually nap time would be my blog time....but I admit, I've been giving in and having a few of those lately too. : ) Time flies when you're havin fun. And that's what we've been doin!! Thank God for keepin these boys so happy & healthy. It's been a blast takin them outside & to the park, swimmin in the backyard kiddie pool, we even got to the water park one night last week. :) Otherwise, between normal day to day stuff, and pickin up some extra time at work--it's just crazy that it's July already!!
That means only about 8 wks till Colby turns 2!! My baby!! Yeah, my 34 lb almost 2 yr old!! Some baby!!! What a hoot, he's talkin all the time now and HAS to be by his brother. :) He's a hugger!! And Ryan will sometimes get enough and say "I don't want you right now Colby!! Stop hugging me!!" lol. And Colby just eggs him on....such a smartie pants!! Thinks that since he had a cookie for breakfast at Grandma's....that now he goes to the cupboard and says "oootie, oootie" and please!!! right away when he gets up!! ha! try to break that one! : ) We usually end up with an animal "cookie" or graham cracker to start with instead. :) He's hilarious. I've taken zillions of new pics, I'll post my link to my facebook photos so you can see them easier.
Ryan, too is a hoot. He'll be 4 in October, and the other day when we went to Walmart to pick up a gift, said as we pulled into the parking lot "We gonna get pictures taken today, Mom?" I told him no, not today--thinking he didn't want to. We haven't done any for almost a year anyway. But then he says "But please Mom. I want to sit up on that thing and hold the 4". Seriously?!?!! So in our monster truck t-shirt & shorts, we got the best picture of him, ever!! : ) Can't wait to get them back--only hope we can convince Colby to let us get some taken of him! ha!
Ryan's on a weekender at Grandpa Jack & Grandma Angie's house as of tonite, he could hardly wait to get out the door. Yeah, I still cry when they leave. :~)
He's got such an imagination--always "pretending, Mom" about one thing or another. Has decided that "bon-gars is my favorite store, Mom" and we have to stop in there quite often to check out the farm toys. :) He's all boy--and loves his machines!! :) Has been wearin his CAT hardhat that my grandpa leil gave him--all over the place. :) It's awesome.
These boys make our lives so wonderful. We are so happy to have them as our babies!! We've been married for 5 wonderful years now, but by far the best 3 1/2 have been the latest. Nate's comin up on a year of workin out at ADM already. He really does like it alot, and keeps so busy--very nice change of pace. I've been at Women's Health now for almost 5 years--hard to believe!! So we're just movin on day by day, blessed far beyond our imaginations could have guessed. : ) Feel free to check out my facebook photo albums, and look at all the fun we've been having!!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=103020&id=597382119&l=d3a0df7176