The Moon, Birds, and a Boy

Craig was watching the moon come up the other night and tried to take a picture through the binoculars, not too bad, not too good, but still not too bad.

Our birds hatched their eggs and have been feeding them lately. Mom and Dad were away looking for food so we took a picture.

And Corban is just the best. Notice the airplanes... like his dad already.

So worth it....

Memorial Weekend

We had a fun weekend with family who came for Corban's blessing. The blessing went really well...Corban was great and didn't make a peep. :) We had a BBQ on Saturday and went for some walks in our beautiful parks on Sunday and Monday. We had a nice little outdoor shower during our Sunday walk and all the kids had a great time getting good and wet. :) Corban continues to grow by the day...His little cheeks and hands are getting chucky and I LOVE it. The girls and I are still adapting to life here in Texas as Craig continues to get used to the new job. It's crazy to think it's already been almost 2 months since we left our life in Albuquerque....

Blessing day:




Family pics my sister took for us (Thanks Krista!)










Fun with Cousins (and the burns afterward!!)







Love those lips!




Corban's hands always manage to find their way out of the blanket....

Sleepless, happy nights.... :)

We have made it through the first month...yay! Corban is growing well...He was 10 lbs. 11 oz. at his appt. this week. He tries really hard to hold up his little head and manages to roll over onto his side every night. :) The girls just adore him and are looking forward to him being more active. I know the day will come sooner than I;ll be ready. He really is sweet and although getting fussier than before, nothing beats cuddling the little guy! Life is good.....

More of Craigs stuff.

I know, (if anyone else noticed), that I have not been updating my blog. Well I am trying to change that. FYI.

UAW

More on Corban....

Our sweet little boy is just a fantastic baby so far. The birth was a bit quicker than we had anticipated....Apparently I had been in labor for the better part of last Monday and didn't realize it. When I woke up with pains on Tuesday around 5 a.m. and my water broke I informed Craig it was time to get going. After dropping off our kiddos we arrived at the hospital around 5:30 a.m. and began checking in and filling out the necessary paperwork although I kept informing the people I'd really like an epidural as soon as possible. Of course, that was not able to happen. By the time the anesthesiologist showed up they informed him that he was no longer needed although I was insisting otherwise. The actual birth was very quick which was a blessing for me and he was born at 6:48 a.m. This sweet little man has just the sweetest disposition and is just loved to death by us all. We're working on his confusion on night and day, but he's so far been a great eater and sleeper and likes to spend time just being awake looking content. We've enjoyed having my Mom around a couple of days and visiting with more of the aunts last Friday. My incredibly talented sister Krista took some amazing pictures of both Corban and the girls while she was here last Friday (THANK YOU!! again).

Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Somalia Edition

The Rules:
1) You can not play alone.
2) You need a boat, (gasoline not required.)
3) Guns are required and rocket propelled grenades help too.

How to play:

With your friends and guns get in your boat and race out into ocean. Find a ship, the bigger the better. Now we get to the hard part. You and your friends have to get on the ship wave your guns around and then just wait. Money will be delivered at your behest. Now when the money is delivered be careful not to chase it overboard. Take the money and run.

After the first season they decided to change it up a bit. Now if for some reason the people on the ship fight back you may be forced to lie and take a hostage. Remember to keep all your friends together. Due to audience disappointment at the contestants always winning, several new outcomes have been introduced. Do not worry if you are planning on playing you are still in full control. The new phase is called the standoff round. This results when you fail to intimidate the people on the ship. Next time use bigger guns or find more timid people.

At this stage of the game your odds of winning the millions are slim, not to worry if you play correctly you still win. You may still successfully pull off millions but a much smaller amount than if you maintained control of the ship. Caution should be used with your guns now. The people watching you (usually a foreign Navy) will not respond well to force.

Now you are left with three outcomes:
1) Hold out for money.
2) Surrender.
3) Die.

Contestants may think that outcome 2 and 3 are not in the contestants favor. True death is not the best result but if you are Muslim you can start counting the virgins. If you surrender you will be brought to the most prosperous nation in the world and held in a prison system that will make you think that all Americans live like kings. Besides if you won the millions what would you buy, food from America that you can buy from the warlords in Somalia.

Now this season of Who Wants to be a Million, Somalia promises to be action packed and humanitarian as well. Changes for next season have been leaked and you could see the people on the target ships armed. Enjoy.