good news-sad news

Good news- we finished the play room! and hung some pictures on our newly painted guest room and hallway! The sad news is...we went to plug in the computer and the hard drive failed! We are hoping to recover the pictures from 2008 (since I had not archived them yet) but we will have to see. Sadly...I wont be able to load any pictures until the new hard drive comes. 

So stay tuned! pictures from Gma Van's house, pumpkin picking, carmel apple and monkey tail making!

Weekend at GmaGpaVans

We have spent the last few days in Green Bay at Gma and GpaVans house. I took plenty of pictures of all the fun we had but the home computer is currently not hooked up. We will load the pictures soon and will provide a pictoral update in a couple days!

Goodbye Keiko!

Well, today was the day that we said goodbye to Keiko. We are all very sad as we had loads of fun and did lots of things together. Time flies!

Here is a picture of when she arrived! My! how everyone has changed.We are even in a new city!

The house feels empty...it will sure take some time getting use to. It is unfortunate that we were not able to see her to the gate.....darn airport security. We had to say our good bye at the security check point.

High fives and licks all around (for some reason the boys dont do goodbye hugs, instead high fives and for some reason Peter licked her.)We were still hoping to see the airplane, but we were not able to. During lunch we heard one fly overhead (could not see it because of the clouds) and waved "GoodBye, We will miss you!"

Safe travels Keiko! and keep in touch! Namaste!

puppies and gma/gpa house

The boys sure know how to take care of their puppies! The were all lined up for bed

I think we had every puppie, a couple cats and duck and a lion! (not sure why the pic loaded on its side)

Uncle Sam wants you! (ok that is not what he was saying but it is fitting)
Life at gma/gpa is pretty fun!. Hot tubbing, bike riding and fishing were the main activities of the week. Not too much time for pictures (according to Pat)
Say cheese!~Yup, that is a snake! Great catch boys!
And unfortunately Peter took a head into the counter top and got this great fat lip. That is what happens when you are a crazy boy!

The fat lady has sung!

Can you hear the singing from the roof tops? Listen carefully!
I am done! I am done! I am done! I am done! I am done! I am done! I am done!

When the boys are away....

Well, I am sad to say I have no pictures to add to the blog. Pat took the boys, and camera, up to Gma Jill and Gpa Don house for a few days. Hopefully he will get some fun action shots!

There are some pretty big changes happening around here.
1. It was announced that the Mustard Museum will be moving out of Mount Horeb and into Middleton. We are all devastated! Good thing we still have the trolls.
2. Keiko is returning to Japan as her 2 year tenure with us is over. We are all pretty sad as she was a lot of fun to have with us. Her plane leaves on monday.
3. I have been liberated from my crazy job!. I put in my two week notice and my last day 10Oct! My next job title...Domestic Goddess, Cullen Family Project Manager or Preschool Entertainer, not sure what title I am going to go with. I am going to stay home with the boys for a couple years! I am very excited about this new challenge but sad we will not be hosting another aupair. I am looking forward to slowing the pace, enjoying the area and time with my boys and cleaning my house!

Not as exciting week

For some reason the boys insist on wearing the hoods on jackets and sweatshirts. Take a look at Peter, does he remind you of a character from a movie......say 1990......with Julia Roberts and Keifer Sutherland....

Flatliners....Billy Mahoney...I dont know, you make the call, see the image below. I am a little freaked out but he is not chasing after me throwing rocks.We went on a hike at Blue Mounds State Park. Fall colors are starting! The boys brought their super powers with them and decided to pick up some large rocks. The boys learned a lesson the hard way...if you ever get into a fight with a rock, the rock always wins. Peter was going a little too fast and a rock tripped him up, scrapped knee and a egg on the forehead.

And then last night the boys were helping take the laundry out of the dryer...and then had an idea.....

Ummmm, ya. They realized that they can fit in the dryer. I stopped them before they closed the door.