It was an accident Mommy!

ARGH! So I'm enjoying some peace and quiet time at the computer while the boys were playing in the toy room when Connor comes running in saying, "It was an accident Mommy!"

Immediately I start quizzing him, "Did you go potty in your pants?"
"No."
"Did you spill food or water?"
"No, it was an accident in the toy room," Connor insists.

So I walk into the toy room to find that the curtains have all been pulled off the wall. He even managed to pull the brackets off the wall. Apparently he wanted a game on one of the higher shelves so he climbed on the chair and used the curtains to pull himself up higher!

I'm so angry that I put him immediately in time out in his room (more to keep him out of harms way than as punishment ;) )

Now every minute I get to hear, "Mommy, can I come out now?"

I tried to talk to him about what he did and he just keeps saying, "But Mommy it was an accident and I apologized so it's okay!"

So I have to amend this post to add Jake's comments. When I finally pulled Connor out of time-out and was talking to him about the correct way to get down our toys, Jake said, "Yeah, now Daddy will have to fix it. He's the master of fixing everything at this house." Ummm, hello? Is Jake talking about the same guy I'm thinking of?

The Bramhalls go Green!

So Rob has been driving his gas guzzling Acura for awhile now and the thing finally has finally started showing it's age (15 years and 215K miles!). So we started looking at new cars.

Well first we had the discussion about what kind of car are we getting. I wanted something fuel efficient and practical... like a hybrid! Rob wanted a BMW convertible. Trying to find middle ground between those two types of cars was impossible. So as usual, we just did what I wanted ;) Rob realized that with his commute (80 miles a day) it made more sense to get the hybrid.

Rob and I have NEVER bought a new car off the lot so it was amazing to us to start talking with sales people and realize just how much buying a new car sucks. I absolutely hate doing it. The salesmen will tell you anything about a car just to try and get you to buy it then and there. And it was next to impossible to find anyone who knew anything about hybrids. So Rob and I had to do a lot of research online. Well we were really close to buying the Honda Civic, but Rob decided he liked the Prius better, so we got that instead.

The Prius is so fun to drive and the technology in it is amazing. Of course, I'm very glad to be driving a hybrid car as I am the one in the family who worries about recycling, buying organic and reusing old things in new ways! But I am doing a good job brainwashing the rest of our family! Just ask Jake why we recycle, "Because if you don't the Earth will be covered in trash!" Even Rob loves his new Prius, on vacation he actually said he missed my his new car. When we brought the car home, my dad just shook his head and said, "I never thought Rob would be the first person I know to buy a hybrid!"

While we love being "green" we decided to be slightly more understated than the other ecofriendly drivers and leave the actual green colored car behind. Instead we opted for the magnetic grey!

Soccer Season has started!

Well I officially feel like a "soccer mom!" Jake has me busy all week running around taking him to Tae Kwon Doe and Soccer practice and then Saturday mornings are taken up with games for Jake and Connor.

Although disappointed that Jake wasn't on his team this season, Connor was consoled by the fact that two of his friends from the neighborhood are on his team. He is trying very hard to score a goal! During the first game, he was kicking the ball when a teammate took over and kicked it in the goal. Connor was very sad and started sulking. His friend Whitnee noticed and from then on held his hand during the game and tried to "help" him score! It was so cute.

Jake is trying to adjust to being on an older team. All of the kids have played before on his team and they can all run fast. So now Jake isn't the tallest and fastest kid on the team. He has a great time at practice playing "pirate" and running drills. Hopefully he will find his way on this new team!

Easter 2008

The weekend before Easter our neighborhood had an Easter Egg hunt and Jake and Connor met up with their friend Whitnee!





Easter was nice this year. It was so early that the weather was very cold but sunny. We got up early and met Nana and Poppa at church. The boys were very good except for when Nicholas had a break down right while Father was blessing the Eucharist and the church was completely silent!



After that we went out to brunch because neither Nana or I wanted to spend all day cooking. Jake, Connor and Nicholas were very lucky boys as the Easter bunny came to visit them at Nana's house and our house!




Nicholas tries to get some candy before the big boys get it all!




Jake and Connor compare their loot!