Toddler Stroll

What should have been a 10 minute around the neighborhod walk turned into a 45 minute toddler stroll. Oh the joy of adventure and exploring!



HERE WE GO!!! Noah(the blond one) is one month older than Zane. Look at the size difference!




















Up down...Up down.....Up down.





















Run....March.....Swing those arms!


















Holes to explore....Bugs and more bugs!





















The green box looks oh so neat!
















It's a jungle!

















Too pooped to go any further!! But we are not home yet!


















HOME...where is the juice!?

Ten Million Dollars....what to do?

According to Julie I have been given ten million fake bucks. She is desparate and curious to know what I would do with it. Well let me think, think, think. It is not too hard ya know.

1) My children, niece and grandchildren would be financially set for life. They will not actually get all the money. Many stipulations would be placed......college, money with age, etc.

2) Of course money to my family. Enough for them all to retire and be fat and happy.

3)House in the mountains, condo at the beach(possibly a foreign beach), home in Africa, and a home Europe somewhere. And of course it would be all decorated by a professional. Oh...a guest house attached to each one for my lovely sister to travel with me. Or friends when she is mad at me and won't travel.

4) Housekeepers, cooks and such at each home with a go-to boy for me and hubby.

5) Vacation anyone?? Cruising would be my choice. And with all my friends. Alaska, Europe, Africa.

6) Glorious gardens at each estate. And I would be a profesiioanl gardener after I take my garden class.

7) All the photography equipment I would need plus photography classes.

8) Transportation to all my homes(planes) plus cars once we got to the homes.

9) Invest, invest, invest!!!

10) Personal trainer and chef to me and hubby. I guess getting thin would be easier if someone forces you to exercise and someone else feeds me all the right foods.

Backdoor Fresh

My sister and I get this daily post in our email box everyday. I had not yet checked the post out when my sister calls me and alerts me to check it out. She was laughing hysterically as she read the post. Oh my.....bunghole and poopshooter are a few words used in the decription of this product. It is called South Beach Skin Solutions Lightening Gel.

Bunghole?? Love it!! Who wants to be the first to try it out...anyone??? Bueller, Bueller, Bueller??? Let's all clean our poopshooter and make our backdoor oh so tan and lovely. No skid marks here baby!!

Busy Days

Well life at the Hydock house is very busy these days. I am trying to finish getting the boys bedrooms organized. This is an endless project. I never seem to have enough time to devote to it. I am WAY behind in laundry. Barely there with cleaning my floors. The dogs need a bath. I need a bath. Cooking has come to a standstill. Gardening has been put by the wayside. So what is keeping me So busy I can't get anything accomplished. LIFE.....with three boys and a hubby!!!!!

School stuff, grocery shopping, homework, speech therapy, drum lessons, gymnastics, household shopping, etc, etc, etc.

Today was Trey's school field trip to see the Manatees at the viewing center. No manatees but plenty of other sea life and much class fun. Then it was pick up Evan from school. Then grocery shopping. Evan's drum lesson and homework. Dinner, books, bath, bed. Whew.....and this was just today.

Tomorrow(tuesday) is Zane's speech therapy. Alex has a vet appointment.

Wednesday is bible study, volunteer at Evan's school, Trey's gymnastics.

And so on and so on.


AND I LOVE MY BUSY LIFE!!!! WOULDN'T TRADE IT FOR THE WORLD!!

Family

We spent the afternoon with my family to celebrate my stepfather and uncles January birthdays. I took a few pics of the lovely family memebers in our lives. Enjoy!





Who are these crazy people?!
















Isn't my grandma beautiful!




















Do I look like either of these women?

















A rare moment......Haley studying!


















Chip......he is so beautiful!




















Cookie(Chip's mother)




















An interesting sidenote: I do not have the men of the family in the posts. Except the one where Cookie is hiding my stepfather, Dave. Another time and day I will devote a blog to the men. I promise.

Altruistic Day

Amy, Alex, Evan and baby Noah on the cat prowl!














The boys and I were busy today. Well for a few hours at least. We helped a friend and her family look for their missing cat, Streaky. The cat belongs to Amy and her family. We went through their neighborhood with flyers inquiring if the cat was seen. He has been missing since January 19, 2008.
I thought this activity would be a good way for the boys to get out of their small box of thier own lives. I discussed with them helping frined when they ask. I also discussed with my boys how their friends(the kiddies) must feel not having their cat. Also, how the cat must feel being outside for so long and not having his family and warm home. I was trying to evoke empathy from my children concerning the animals and friends. Another idea of mine was trying to get my children's mind away from themselves and onto a bigger thing called .....LIFE....THE WORLD OUTSIDE THIS HOUSE!!! I think I achieved this the best I could with a seven and a five year old. It takes time but at least I am trying.


Here we go!!!






Chris, Ewan and Trey. It sure is tiring looking for Streaky!
















Amy on a mission while Noah relaxes.
















Ringing doorbells is sure hard work!

Still Going Strong

Well it is February first and the blogging contest continues. It seems no one wants to just give up and enough is enough. NOOO.....we have to anty up another $5 for the month of February....that is if we want to be in the contest. Heather(My Blog, My Life) has decided she has had enough and will not continue this insanity. Maybe she had the right idea. I mean the thought of blogging everyday kills my brain. I am just not creative enough. I have decided to take it one day at a time. No pressure for me. So we are down to six(me, Julie, Karlise, Holly, Scarlett and Melodie).