Busy Life

Life in the Muir household has been busy for the last couple months.  My brother got married just over a month ago and we had a blast at the wedding.  The boys enjoyed playing with all their cousins, and its always nice for me to get to see all my family and friends back home.  Nate did manage to get stuck in a vending machine for toys while we were up there, so there was a little bit of excitement.  If you want to see the video my cousin took of this experience go to www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Dw3k5RmNJU   Enjoy the video.

The weekend after the wedding TJ's Dad and stepmom came to visit.  The boys had fun with their grandparents playing outside and hanging out in their trailer.  TJ had a good time hanging out with his dad, and we all enjoyed the good food Sue cooked.  TJ's brother Matt and his girlfriend Erin came to visit as well and Nate had a good time as always playing with Erin.

Then I had a bunch of free time with just the boys because TJ was out of town for work.  I enjoy my time with my boys, but it's definitely exhausting. 

TJ's birthday was at the beginning of the month and I made him his favorite pasta e fagioli soup.  I found a recipe that almost exactly replicates Olive Garden's recipe, the only problem being that it made a HUGE pot of soup.  So now I have a freezer full of pasta e fagioli soup and TJ is a very happy man.

Finally, I have been working a ton when TJ is home to try and help pay for all these vacation's we've been taking.  I really enjoy my work, but between my days alone with the boys and work I have been completely exhausted.  Hopefully I can catch up on some rest soon.  It doesn't do for the Mama to be worn out!

Wedding Present

Part of the reason I haven't been able to keep up with my blog is that I have been working on a wedding gift for my brother and his fiance.  It's not done yet, but here's a sneak peek:

First Day of School

Today was Nate's first day of school.  He's going to half-a-day preschool, and he loved it.

Breakfast before school

Baby Injury

The other day T.J. called me on my way home from work.  This was unusual because I had talked to him just a few minutes before.  His call was to tell me that this had happened to my baby:

For those of you not from Texas, those are fire ant bites.  And not just a few fire ant bites, my poor baby had over 50 ant bites on his two feet up to both his knees.

Sadness

Today for the first time ever Nate asked for his Daddy when he got hurt.  He was crying uncontrollably and wanted nothing to do with me.  I was unable to comfort him at all and TJ was working so unavailable to help.  Nate was stuck with me.  The big injury: his first bee sting.

The Boys Will Play

TJ just got back from a short fishing trip with a couple of his good friends:

While he was away the boys and I had a lot of fun playing in our pool and generally hanging out outside.  I treasure my time with these two rascals:

Busy Month

July was an extremely busy month for the Muir clan.  We spent the weekend of the 7th and 8th with one of T.J.'s good friends at their house swimming and hanging out.  The next weekend my sister, Laura, and her boyfriend, Mitch came over for a night.  The big boys went fishing and Laura and I hung out at the house.  Then the big trip arrived, Kabetogama.  This family vacation is a blast for all of us and the boys can't get enough.  I could describe it all in detail, but I'll let the pictures tell the story.