The "eyes" have it

I can't believe the first picture of myself that I am posting is as horrible as this one. But, at least there's a good reason why it's so bad.

This lovely photo was snapped literally 20 seconds after my LASIK procedure was completed. Drs. Dempsey and Filutowski (shown with me) and their staff did a wonderful job and as a result of this simple, yet stressful morning, I can see!!! In fact, I can see better than I ever thought possible already. My vision used to be 20/200 and just 24-hours after surgery, I was seeing at 20/20 from both eyes! I think Demel might be getting tired of hearing me comment on how incredible my vision is, or just how doggone happy I am!!! Technology is amazing and I feel so blessed to take part in procedure that has freed me from contacts and glasses. Well, enough about me. This is supposed to be a blog about my boys. Since LASIK, they are as cute and precious as ever. "See" you all later!

Yuck!

Last night, Demel was at the gym so I had to go it alone when it came to bath time. (usually a daddy-and-the-boys activity) As I stepped away to throw out the diapers, I heard a bump and then a little cough. Apparently, Sam had tipped over and taken in a little water. No big deal. He was okay. But then "the cough" started. Yes, I'm talking about the cough that usually triggers his sensitive gag reflex. It had only gone down twenty minutes prior, but within seconds, dinner reappeared and added color (and texture) to the bath water. I quickly grabbed Andrew out and wrapped him in a towel at the side of the tub while I drained the beefaroni and bubbles from around Sam. I really could have used an extra set of hands so that Sam didn't have to sit in his own yuck during the process, but I did what I could. Clean water and more bubbles quickly filled the tub again, and we proceeded as usual. Oh, the joys of boys!

Ouch!

Well, it happened. I got the first phone call from Andrew's teacher yesterday informing me that Andrew was hurt. Apparently, he fell while playing on the playground and bumped his head pretty hard. Ms. VanRees said he had a knot on his head and it was bleeding a little bit. She said Andrew was very upset and wasn't really calming down, so maybe a doctor should look at it. With Sam's lunch half-way heated in the microwave, I grabbed my keys and headed out the door. (I grabbed Sam too;) I might have been exceeded the speed limit on the way, but I was so anxious to see my Andrew. What if I had to take him to the doctor? How will I do that if he's still crying and Sam is with us too? Oh, and Sam's probably getting hungry seeing that I was preparing his lunch when I got the phone call. And nap time for Sam is in 30 minutes. He's gonna get cranky! Great, I'll have on cranky, whiny child and one who's crying for more legitimate reasons. I'm only one mommy. How am I going to do this? Red light. Come on, turn green already......turn GREEN!!! We made it to school (without a ticket) to find Andrew and his teacher waiting for us in the front office. A wave of calm came over me. Andrew had stopped crying, but his eyes remained were puffy and red. The knot on his head had gone down a bit and I couldn't even tell where the blood was. Whew!! No doctor needed. A little Tylenol and he's gonna make it. Needless to say, we made it home in time for Sam to have lunch and go down for a nap, giving mommy and Andrew a little quality time.
A day later and, aside from a little scab, Andrew is all better. In fact, as we pulled in to the school driveway this morning, Andrew said he wanted to go to the playground (he has never said this before). I guess all is forgotten and he is ready for another fun day at school!

A few of our favorite things...

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens.... are NOT their favorite things!!! These are Gonzalez boys we're talking about. Let's revise those lyrics to fit Andrew and Sam:

Noah's Ark playtime and plants out of their pots;

Video games then upstairs to play the slots;

Jumping off chairs and then landing in balls;

This is why our mommy wants to climb walls.

Now that I'm responsible for keeping this site updated and recent, I've actually found myself taking more photos of everyday events. I'm sure in years to come, these will be the moments that I will look back upon with great fondness. I wish you were all here to join the mayhem, till then, enjoy the pictures!

On a tricycle built for two!

It's really fun to see the boys playing so well together now. Occasionally they share the same toy and do really well. But, this morning, the toy was a tricycle, and let's just say that Sam's attempt at trike-jacking was unsuccessful. Good, I can now rest assured that he's not gonna be a career criminal. After the altercation, daddy started a pick-up game of basketball. Andrew worked on improving his foul shot and catching bounce passes. Sam was perfecting the slam-dunk which we refer to as a "Sam-dunk."

Appetizer anyone?

I've heard that the most unappealing food color is blue. Well, tell that to Sam. Apparently, blue food in the form of a crayola crayon is quite tasty. Geesh, kid. Lunch is in 10 minutes, but I guess you just couldn't wait. See, this is what I'm talking about with my boys. I walked in from the living room after taking down the Christmas tree to find blue crayon "crumbs" at Sam's feet and smaller crumbs and smears on his chin. I think he tried to eat the whole crayon as it took about five baby wipes to clean the inside of his mouth from any of the colorful appetizer. Ah, just another day in the life of BOYS!!!

My first blog! Can you believe it?

Thanks to my dear sister who is in town for the holidays, my blog is now up and running. It appears that I'm less than computer savvy and actually needed help setting up this simple piece of technology. Well, don't get too excited because a new post may not appear for a month or so. I'm actually really eager to keep everyone updated on all the goings-on in the Gonzalez family. So, without further ado, here are my boys! I took these photos shortly before Christmas, so they aren't too dated. Sam is almost 20 months old and Andrew will be turning 4 at the end of March! Wow, how time flies. To say that they keep me busy is an understatement, and as I get used to posting on a regular basis, I'll fill everyone in on the details of the joys of boys! Until next time Happy New Year!!