I LOVE this guy!

He's my WONDERFUL husband, who just spent his last two nights helping me give my blog a face-lift. You'll notice I now have a nifty little navigation bar up top, in addition to some other changes, which Jim made by hacking into the blogger template. Thanks Jim! I LOVE YOU! (and not just because you are an awesome programmer).

In the meantime, please ignore the fact that some of the links are missing information. This is because I am working on the info to fill in here (specifically the about me page....man...it is SOOO hard to come up with a paragraph that explains who I am). I am SO PUMPED about my new blog, and can't wait for it to be finished!

Crawlin' Colin

Some days, if I'm lucky, James and Colin take naps at the same time. Today was not one of those days. . . but it was a fun chance to snap some pictures of Colin without James stealing the spotlight.







James eventually woke up from his nap and came downstairs to play. For weeks, James has been pulling on Colin's ears, despite my repeated attempts at explaining that Colin doesn't think it's funny. I'm glad that the little man is finally learning how to fight back and return the favor.

Cattails, Tunnels, & Lollipops

Yesterday we made our weekly lunch trip to Costa Vida. (If you haven't downloaded that coupon yet, DO IT! You will love it!) On our way back to Longmont James and Colin both conveniently fell asleep in their carseats, so Jim and I found a couple of good spots to pull over and shoot some photos in horrible mid-day light.







We'd been saving this lollipop for James since Wednesday, but it took him a couple of days to earn it.



And here's your funny James story for the week. Though not even three, he already seems to be expressing quite a fashion opinion. At least a couple of times a week, he looks at me, in complete seriousness, and says, "I don't like that shirt." Sometimes he'll even open my closet, find a new one, and ask me to put that one on instead.


Sometimes in the afternoon, when Colin is napping, James and I flip on the Food Network and watch Rachael Ray, our favorite. On Friday we were watching her make lasagna, and suddenly James said, "I don't like her shirt." All this time I thought he was watching for cooking tips, when really he's just been analyzing their clothing choices.

Elijah & Sam

Today was a beautiful day. Perfect weather, and, as always, a perfect day to bust out the camera. Today it was all about Elijah and Sam.

We started out in an open field where they, of course, spotted all the dandelions.



This one right here is my absolute favorite. LOVE IT!



Next we moved into the playground area. Elijah showed me his rad-tastic Crocs:



while Sam showed off his tummy



and killer smile





Then we introduced the giant lolipops (James was sitting next to me while I was editing these on my computer. I noticed a rather hungry/jealous look in his eyes when he saw these next few).







And of course we had to get some water after all that sugar.



What a blast! Thanks boys. I can't wait to show your mom the rest!

New Baby

Got a new baby (lens) via UPS this afternoon. I LOOOOOOOOVE it! I took James in our backyard for these first two shots, then took off to the park for more . . .









. . .meanwhile, Colin was chewing on grass and sticks while I had my back turned.

Typical Wilson Weekend

Jim, James, Colin and I.

Killer lunch at Costa Vida in Loveland (download a buy one get one free coupon here). Thank me later.

Park and beautiful Colorado weather.

Baby backpack (Jim's always in charge of that one). :)

Two rockin' Canon cameras and lots-o-photos.

*this weekend, in addition to all that, a wasp stung me 50 million times on my finger. That was a first-time wasp sting for me, and all I can say is I HOPE that never happens again. Right after I got stung I was jumping up and down, hopping on one leg, etc., trying to take the focus off the crazy burning pain. James kept asking me if I needed a band-aid, which recently seems to be his solution to everything. (Colin pulled his hair REALLY hard on Friday and James asked for a band-aid).

So anyway, other than the wasp sting, it was another good weekend. Hope you enjoyed yours as well!



I realize that this picture is not awesome, but Colin kept head-butting Jim, so every time I look at this one it makes me laugh...had to include it for the memory. :)



And here's me, looking taller than my 5' 4" body will ever be.

Why is our Backyard FULL of dandelions ???

Because I LOVE taking pictures of James...even if it means allowing him to scatter dandelion seeds all over the place.

Hiccups

There are only a couple of things that I *really* dislike. Fake chocolate, photographs with obvious traces of poorly used flash, and . . . hiccups. Seriously. Hiccups are HORRIBLE.

Thankfully, from a young age I was taught a nearly foolproof method of getting rid of them. All you have to do is drink a glass of water upside down. Perhaps this doesn't make sense, so I'll explain (because you ARE going to want to try this next time you have them). Usually you put your lips on the part of the cup closest to your body right? What you need to do is put your lips on the OTHER side. Whenever I do it my entire family comes into the kitchen and stares at me like I'm performing some sort of circus act. Fine. It looks wierd. But it WORKS!

Because James is too young to successfully master this technique, and because he hates the hiccups as much as I do, I rely on a different method for him. Here's the typical scenario. I'm sitting at the table feeding Colin rice cereal. James comes running down the stairs, screaming that he has the hiccups. I wait a couple of seconds, pretend like I didn't hear him, and then, "BOOOO!!!!" I turn around with my scariest face and loudest voice, and knock his socks off. Hiccups are gone. Does the trick every time.

So back to the upside-down-water method. Ninety-nine out of 100 times, it works. Today was the 100th time. IT WAS NOT working. James was watching me with his WHAT-are-you-DOING?? face, while I kept chugging. Nothing. Finally I let out a semi-loud sigh of frustration. "What's wrong?" he asked. "I have the hiccups," I told him.

James looked at me, and then shouted "BOOOOO!"
Didn't work. Good effort though James. What a helper!

Best Mother's Day Ever

How could it not be? I am the proud mother of these guys...

Bohn Park

I had a couple of extra minutes tonight so I thought I'd post a couple more photos from the Jenny-Rachel session a couple of weeks ago--as promised.

Here are some of my favorites:



Did you know there was another half to this one?


BOOM! Jenny is SMOKIN' in this one

Shower-less

The UPS man must think I never shower. Allow me to explain.

Within the last month I've made several purchases online. Because I track my packages online like a psycho stalker, I know EXACTLY which day to expect my bundle of joy. As the contents of these "bundles" are camera-related, and thus, never cheap, they are always "sign on delivery." If I'm not there to sign, the package gets loaded back into the truck and won't come back for a second try until tomorrow. And because UPS can't do any better than "your package will arrive between 8am - 8pm," I wake up and stay in the house until my package is in my hands. That means no shower until the UPS man comes. I mean, what if he comes while I'm in the shower? Then he'd be gone and I'd have to wait ANOTHER day for my package.

This week I was anxiously awaiting the arrival of my third child--my Canon 5D (!!!). As usual, I wasn't allowed to leave the house, shower, or use any loud devices (vacuum, etc.) that might prevent me from hearing the doorbell ring UNTIL I had my package. At 1 pm the doorbell rang and I bolted downstairs--unshowered, still in my pajama pants and t-shirt. Like I said, the UPS man must think I never shower.

This evening after dinner Jim, James and I played around in the backyard (played meaning Jim and I chased James around with our cameras while James sat in the grass getting eaten by misquitos). HOLY SMOKES. THIS CAMERA ROCKS! Welcome to the family, 5D.

Attitude of Gratitude

During the last hour of church the women seperate from the men into different classes. This is often my favorite part of church, and today was no different. Our lesson was taken from a talk given by Elder Eyring (if you're interested, you can read the talk in its entirety here).

For those not interested in reading it in its entirety :) it was basically about remembering to be grateful for what we have. At one point, our discussion led to the idea of being grateful for things that are "usual"--things that are wonderful, but because they are there every day, we forget that they are wonderful or even there. As we talked about this, my mind wandered to a recent experience. In January, our entire family caught a sickness that felt comparable to the Black Plague. Suddenly the "usual but wonderful" things about life (having a body that works, the freedom to quickly move around, the ability to hold a cup to my mouth and drink when I'm thirsty) were temporarily gone. When the sickness finally passed, I woke up to a new thankfulness for the miracle of being able to walk, to sleep, to function.

I think I enjoyed this lesson because lately I've recognized that some of the greatest things in my life are things that I often take for granted--because they're there EVERY day. Here's hoping that I don't have to suffer another Black Plague to be reminded of that.

Pregnant Doesn't Get Cuter than this!

I met Suzanne a couple of months ago, and I LOVE her. She's so down-to-earth, fun, and easy to talk to. At T minus two weeks, I have no idea how she remains so upbeat. I remember being 8.5 months pregnant and somehow I don't think I was quite as cheerful as Suzanne is.