Happy Mother's Day

Happy MOTHER'S Day to All of the Mommies Out There!!! Enjoy your Day!!

ALIVE AND HEALTHY

Not much has been happening at the Youngblood house lately... or should I say nothing worth blogging about. But, I thought I should post something, so everyone knows we are ALIVE and HEALTHY. So, to sum up these past couple of weeks, here is what we have been doing...

EXERCISE

Dusty and I have started running again!!!! It feels so good to get outside and exercise. We have always wanted to train for a marathon, so we are hoping we can keep to our daily running schedule and eventually reach our goal. We just started last week and have been running 4 to 5 miles a day (except the weekends). I want to run a small fun run in October, so we will keep you posted to see if we make it.

CLEANING UP

We decided to clean up part of our backyard and dig up our "rock garden" and replace it with grass. What I thought would take 2 days at the most is still a work in progress. It has been 2 weeks now and we still have so many rocks left. I think our rocks mated and had baby rocks!!!!

RELAXING

When we are not at the track or digging up rocks, we have been relaxing outside and watching CC enjoy the baby pool. *For Angie... so glad this is a fake snake and not what you had in your backyard! :)*

MISC.

And to those that have been wondering, I did cut my hair. I will take a picture next week sometime and post it. I also have some out of date glasses to go along with the new haircut! I have been battling with some eye infections and dry eyes lately. More than likely, I will end up having to wear glasses full-time. I go back to the eye doctor on Monday, so we shall see.

Look At Her Go...

Caroline is officially crawling!!! I wish I had a battery for my camcorder, so I could put a video up to show her awesome moves :) For now, here are some pictures of her in action. Jake and I were eating Oreos, so we used the bag of Oreos for her to crawl to. Anything other than one of her toys, is great motivation to crawl super fast!

This is one of my favorite pictures of CC. When it comes up on my computer it is huge and I just love the way she has her right foot pointed and her big eyes are glowing. But then again, Oreos do that to me too.

Look-a-Like or What?

So, the other day Dusty and I were chilling on the couch when we saw this commercial for a movie called Walk Hard. We both looked at each other and started laughing so hard, because we were both thinking that our cute little Caroline resembled the actor in this movie "Dewey Cox". So, being the crazy parents we are, we got out the hair gel, the brush, the blow dryer, a necklace and of course the camera. With all of that we created Dewey Cox's daughter. Whatcha think?



I think Dusty and I only think this because we see her looking confused at 3 am with the crazy big hair.

A Parents Job Description

So, I was being noisy tonight and read this on someone else's blog. (I flipped through so many blogs, I can't even remember where I found it at. So, thanks to the wonderful mother that posted this job description. I would give you credit, but I can't remember where I found your blog?) In my opinion this is the best and most rewarding job! I would not trade it for the world. Being a parent is PRICELESS!
Parents Job Description

Job Description POSITION:
Mom, Mommy, Mama, Daddy, Dada, Pa, Pop.

JOB DESCRIPTION:
Long term, team players needed,for challenging permanent work in an often chaotic environment.
Candidates must possess excellent communication
and organizational skills and be willing to work
variable hours, which will include evenings and weekends
and frequent 24 hour shifts on call.
Some overnight travel required, including trips to primitive camping sites on rainy weekends and endless sports tournaments in far away cities!
Travel expenses not reimbursed.
Extensive courier duties also required.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The rest of your life.
Must be willing to be hated, at least temporarily,
until someone needs $5.
Must be willing to bite tongue repeatedly.
Also, must possess the physical stamina of a pack mule
and be able to go from zero to 60 mph in three seconds flat
in case, this time, the screams from the backyard are not someone just crying wolf.
Must be willing to face stimulating technical challenges,
such as small gadget repair, mysteriously sluggish toilets
and stuck zippers
Must screen phone calls, maintain calendars and coordinate production of multiple homework projects.
Must have ability to plan and organize social gatherings
for clients of all ages and mental outlooks.
Must be willing to be indispensable one minute,
an embarrassment the next.
Must handle assembly and product safety testing of a half million cheap, plastic toys, and battery operated devices.
Must always hope for the best but be prepared for the worst.
Must assume final, complete accountability for
the quality of the end product.
Responsibilities also include floor maintenance and janitorial work throughout the facility.
POSSIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT & PROMOTION:
None.
Your job is to remain in the same position for years,without complaining, constantly retraining and updating your skills,
so that those in your charge can ultimately surpass you.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:
None required unfortunately.
On-the-job training offered on a continually exhausting basis.
WAGES AND COMPENSATION:
Get this! You pay them!
Offering frequent raises and bonuses.
A balloon payment is due when they turn 18 because
of the assumption that college will help them
become financially independent.
When you die, you give them whatever is left.
The oddest thing about this reverse-salary scheme is that you actually enjoy it and wish you could only do more.
BENEFITS:
While no health or dental insurance, no pension,
no tuition reimbursement, no paid holidays and no stock options are offered;
this job supplies limitless opportunities for personal growth,unconditional love, and free hugs and kisses for life if you play your cards right.
** AND A FOOTNOTE **THERE IS NO RETIREMENT - EVER!!If you are fortunate enough you will become grandparents!

A Texas Tradition

Today we headed out to Brenham, Texas and took pictures of our kids in the Texas bluebonnets. Our friends, The Holleman's, started this nice family tradition for us and have kindly asked us for the past two years to go with them. It has been nice to let our kids run wild in the blue bonnets and then grab some food afterward. However, each time we go we have to remind Cameron not to pick the blue bonnets. Then there was Caroline who tried eating the blue bonnets. She actually did swallow a piece of the blue bonnet and then later spit up some of her formula and a piece of the blue bonnet appeared. So, here is a toast to the Texas blue bonnets...


What do you mean I can't eat these?

The Youngblood Gang + The Holleman Gang = Tons of Fun

Caroline and Her Daddy

Caroline and Her Mommy

All these flowers and I can't even eat one???

Alvin and the Chipmunks

Have you seen this movie? I have and so have the boys and we thought it was super cute! It comes out on DVD April 1st. My boys can't wait. Did I mention that they want to be the Chipmunks for Halloween? The only problem is we are missing one more boy to be the third chipmunk?!?!?