I warned you...

Yes I have a weird sense of humor. I put this sign on the boys bedroom door because I just had to get it. Logan has this thing lately of yelling BOONIE DOG! every time he sees one. For those of you that have no idea what a boonie dog is here's my explanation...a stray dog. Why don't they say stray dog? Well they've got to add a chamorran flair...boonie is a slang term for jungle.

Here's an example of what a boonie dog does:

A few months ago Chris and I were driving around looking at houses because the Navy said we had to move out of ours because they were going to tear it down. So we got on the ball and started exploring neighborhoods. Well the dogs just run free here and apparently we were invading the territory of a boonie dog because he and his clan started to chase the van. I slowed down so I did not hit it and he started to gnaw on our tire! He then hit his head on the wheel well and I managed to drive off...van unharmed. Strike one point for the minivan! Woo Hoo!

So with two more years to go here I'm sure you'll hear a lot more of our boonie dog adventures.

New Sleeping Arrangement

Tyler is officially a big boy today because he's transitioning into the "big boy" bed. Logan is going up to the top bunk which I've been trying to stall but I regretfully had to cave today. I'm not sure how well this is going to work considering Tyler gets up around 5:30 AM (!!!) and Logan likes to sleep in until 7. I'm preparing myself for the arguments which will go something like this "TYLEEEERRRRR, YOU WOKE ME UP!!!", "Sowwy Nogan, wanna pway wis me?".

Here's Ryland on Thanksgiving. He slept through most of it (thankfully, because I was busy cooking). I didn't manage to get many pictures but what I do have is in our photo album.

Today I hit the 6AM sale at the exchange and bought myself a Dyson vacuum cleaner. Boy does that thing SUCK! LITERALLY! I highly recommend it if you don't have one. It's a great way to get your husband to vacuum the floors too! He was pretty excited at all the junk that was sucked up. Gotta love him...my Mr. Clean!

Thanksgiving at Logan's School

We had a Thanksgiving lunch at Logan's school today. As you can see, he had a good time. This is his friend Justin. He had a rough start with him at the beginning of the year because they are a lot alike but now they get along great.
Here's Tyler waiting for his food. No pics of Ryland this time. He slept through it. The kids were singing, yelling, running around and he just slept right through it. Guess it's no different than life at home with two older brothers, right? See more pics in album.

Nothing Special

Tonight I was reading the boys a story and came across this poem from "Where the Sidewalk Ends". Logan started laughing when he saw the picture but Tyler studied it very carefully. He said very seriously, "I don't want to do that" and then he said "WHO did that???". It was a pretty funny moment because he was so upset by the picture and the thought of someone's head being where their bottom should be. See picture below.
This weekend was pretty subdued. The boys and I made pizzas for lunch and I let them make their own. We did our very own cooking show which they enjoyed doing. I watch the food network occasionally and they sit right with me. We made "appetizers" which consisted of cut up strawberries and toothpicks.

AKA

Ok so I stole this from Rebecca's Blog who in turn stole it from someone else. I thought this was pretty neat. Copy and paste into an email and send me your answers!

1. Rock star name (first pet & current car):

Midnight Sienna

2. Ghangsta name (favorite ice cream flavor & favorite cookie):

Cheesecake Chocolate Chip

3. Fly girl name (first initial of first name & first three letters of last):

A Mor

4. Dectective name (favorite color & favorite animal):

Purple Boonie Dog
(haha! Justkidding!)
Purple Horse

5. Soap opera name (middle name & city where you were born):

Leigh Manchester

6. Star-Wars name (first three letter of your last name & first two of your first):

Moram

7. Superhero name ("The", 2nd favorite color & your favorite drink):

Blue Chai Latte

8. Nascar name (first names of your grandfathers):

James Claude

9. Las Vegas Dancer Name (favorite perfume & favorite candy):

Happy Reese's Peanut Butter Cup

10. Witness Protection Name (mother and father's middle names):

Mary Guy

11. TV Weather Anchor Name (5th grade teachers last name & major city beginning with same letter):

I can't remember that far back...

12. Spy Name (favorite season & favorite flower):

Fall Hydrangea

13. Cartoon Name (favorite fruit & article of clothing your wearing right now + "y"):

Strawberry Cropped Pantsy

14. Hippy Name (what you ate for breakfast & favorite tree):

Coffee Plumeria

15. Rockstar Tour Name ("The" + favorite hobby/craft + Favorite Weather Element + "Tour"):

The Decorating Snow Tour

Storytime

Logan has begun reading. He has done so well with blending his letters together and has started picking up words. All he wants to do lately is read! Today he decided to read a story to his little brother. Ryland was entranced by his voice so he just stared at him during the story. It was a great moment. See more pics in the album.

New Website

I just wanted to share a great new website that I just found. For all of you out there with children you'll definitely want to visit it! It's a website for affordable children's clothing. It's Gymboree clothing but NOT at Gymboree prices!! AND the shipping is FREE!!!!!! Not to Guam I'm sure but for all of you in the states, you should take advantage of it because I'm not sure if it's a promotional thing since their website is new. The sale prices are great but the regular priced stuff is not outrageous. It sort of reminds me of Old Navy...remember how it used to be affordable clothing???

Here's the website: www.crazy8.com

Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!