Star Wars + Disneyland = FUN!!!

This was a really cute little Jedi Training Camp at Disneyland. We were really bummed when all the little boys by J.J. got picked to go up and J.J. didn't. But we were ok. Besides, if he had gone up, Darth Maul wouldn't have come by to scare him and take that great picture at the top! When he came over, Ryan screamed bloody murder and ran behind me, hugging my legs. He begged to get up. So after the picture, I put down the camera and stuck him in my lap. Darth Maul was really good at what he did...scaring people. He even startled my mom! We had a lot of fun that day. I might post some more pictures later...and I want to post pictures of going to the beach too, but the pics are on my parents camera. I'll get them some time though! It was so fun!

Catching St. Patty

I got inundated to this family tradition last year when Jaren's mom came down for Chase's birth. I love it...it's so cute. We decorate a box and set up a trap to catch St. Patty when he comes to our house that night. We make sure to leave some type of treat to entice him into the box. Then when he tries to eat it, he pulls on the string, which makes the stick fall down, thus trapping him. When the boys wake up in the morning, they "peek" while slowly lifting the box to make sure he can't get out before we see him. Unfortunately, we didn't catch him this year, but he left us chocolate coins, a mini chess set for J.J. (which he LOVES), a sticker and coloring book for Ryan and some bubbles for Chase, plus a lot of green dust and a note taunting us. We had lots of fun doing it for FHE on Monday night. Plus we went and got ice cream at the creamery...YUM!

JJ's answers to some very important questions

Why did God make moms?
So that they could have babies

What ingredients are moms made of?
Blood and nothing else

What kind of a little girl was your mom?
Melinda Armstrong

What did your mom need to know about your dad before she married him?
I don’t know. I’m trying to think but I can’t think. They tried to look for a perfect man.

Why did your mom marry your dad?
I don’t know. Because she like him.

Who’s the boss at your house?
Dad. Because he yells at me and stuff.

What makes moms and dads different?
I don’t know. Because they look the same but they, but they, but, but they have different faces. Even one's a girl and one's a man. That’s the difference of moms and dads.

What does your mom do in her spare time?
Take a sleep. Go to sleep.

What would make your mom perfect?
Umm, umm, umm, umm, that they wear dresses. That’s what makes them so perfect, that’s what.

If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?
Put makeup on her lips.

Chase tiene un ano!

Yep that's right! He is ONE! Well, not officially, but we celebrated tonight anyway. We figured that would work out a bit better than having his party on Tuesday, which is the same night as scouts. Anywho, we had a lot of fun. Aunt Jenny (aka Aunt Skittles) and her family, and Jordan and Kelly, and Grandpa Clark came over for dinner, dessert, and the opening of presents. Chase was asleep for about half the time he had company over. And then he was a bit moody. All well. We all had fun for him. :)We celebrated Sarah's birthday too, seeing as they are one day apart. Isn't she cute? And get this, she cut her hair by herself!!! I would never be able to pull that off!

Chase mostly got new clothes (which I love) and a few toys that the boys fought over from the moment he opened them. J.J. was a big helper and tried to keep Chase happy and then borrowed the piano only when Chase and Ryan weren't fighting over it because they both decided they wanted the keys Grandma and Grandpa Ford sent.
Here's my big helper!

Yes, he is eyeing the keys now that Ryan gave the piano back!


Our little helpers really felt the need to serve their brother by helping him eat his cake.

Chase seemed to really like the cake at first. When he discovered that chocolate cake was inside the frosting, he'd try to shove as much of his cake covered hand as he could fit in his mouth. He was a bit bothered that the frosting wouldn't come off his hand though.

And now he's more than a little bothered. As good as cake is, he's had it with the mess. It's sticky and ooey, gooey. Come save me daddy!!! ...And he did.

And it wouldn't be a party at the Ford household without licorice, would it?

10 Things I Hate About Poo/Starcraft

10. Poo smells.
9. My almost one year old pulls out my hair when he gets poopies.
8. My five year old still sometimes doesn't get to the toilet in time (tell me how that's even possible).
7. When that happens, I have to do laundry immediately (like I don't have enough laundry to do already).
6. I have to mop the floor, clean the toilet, and wipe legs...
5. during the only nap time I get.
4. I have to deal with a five year old crying his eyes out because it has now lost him Starcraft...
3. and worry that it will wake up Chase.
2. Starcraft is the only thing that my five year old is willing to clean his room and be nice to his little brother for.
1. Nobody comes to dinner (that I either slaved over or didn't want to make at all) if Starcraft is on.


Such is the life of a widow Starcrafter and mother to three lovely, but disgustingly poopie boys.

And I'm nice too...

I just had to share a funny story about my little guy, J.J. I was up the other night until almost 2 in the morning doing homework. At about 5:30 in the morning, Jaren woke me up, and told me he didn't know what to do for J.J. and could I get up? So I did. He was complaining about his tummy hurting. I sat him on the couch, got him a bowl, and told him that, yes, he could watch a movie. That was when he started spilling his stomach contents. And then did it again and again and again. He was crying and saying that he didn't like it. When we got everything cleaned up and a movie on for him, I told him that he was doing so good. That was when he said (between sobs), "And I'm nice too."

I just had to laugh. That moment made getting between 3 and 4 hours of sleep that night worth it. What a sweetheart. I hope he always thinks of himself that way...I certainly always will.

Cutest Blog on the Block

I noticed that a lot of my friends and family who do blogs use the cutest blogs on the block backgrounds...and still have the little square at the top left corner. If you want to get rid of it, you just have to delete some of the html code. Here's how:

Go to layout. Click on your configure html/javascript. When the window pops up, you'll see code inside of the textbox. Keep the text from style to style. You'll need to keep the brackets as well. (Sorry, I tried to put the exact text, but it won't show on the post that way.)

Delete the rest. Voila! It's done. Save changes and view blog!