Happy 30th Birthday, Zach!

Saturday we celebrated Zach getting old and moldy. Happy birthday Zach, I love you! Happy birthday Tyger, I love you! Thank you to Jane for taking these lovely pics!


Ugly, but yummy cake

Zach and Tyger blowing out the candles
Tyger's birthday guitar... What a natural!
Addy
Tyger
Hannah
The magic pinata holder!
Tatum with grandma (being spoiled)
Tatum being pampered
Tatum playing guitar (and another naked picture...)
Craaaaaazy partiers!

wuz uuuuuuup!

Hi, just a quick update, no pics today, sorry. First of all, I want to point out that I just reviewed some pictures from past blogs and I do realize that Tatum is naked a large portion of the time. I just want to let you know that she does start out every day fully dressed and becomes fully naked several times throughout the day. Today in fact, I was talking to the primary president out on the driveway and she came running out fully naked, she had been dressed before I left the house. And then our friend came to bug spray our house, and when he went in the kitchen, there she was completely in her birthday suit. I probably re dressed her 4 or 5 times today. I'm just letting you know that I do dress her. Anyway, I also wanted to record a cute thing Tyger said today. The kids were fighting about who hit who etc... and I said, "I think you're both liars." To which Tyger replied, "You shouldn't call your kids liars, Heavenly Father doesn't like it when you call your kids liars." I said, "Alright, I'm sorry then." He said, "Don't worry, he won't get you in trouble or do anything to you." I said, "he won't?" Tyger said, "No...He'll just cry." (Then I felt like a big jerk).

Happy Birthday Party!

Tyger had his birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese's. Who would have thought little boys could be so cute! And they already know how to be frugal. They spent half the time crowded onto one roller coaster ride (1 token, 4 riders). As you can see, the kids were really excited to see Chuck E. Cheese but kept a safe 4-6 foot distance at all times. (And when Tatum broke this barrier with mechanical Chuck E., she learned her lesson when he back-handed her right in the nose. I wish I had that on camera! Her distance from Chuck E. was 10 feet the rest of the day). 4 out of the 5 kids invited showed up and we were so glad since it was a 25 minute drive for everyone. Tyger got some awesome presents! A giant spider that moves all 8 legs separately, a huge fighter jet, a car race track set, a bumblebee transformer, and "SharkTale" the movie. Tyger says: "I want to go to Chuck E. Cheese Tomorrow. I had fun." (We laughed and laughed and then said no way.) If you haven't checked our blog for awhile we have posted a lot lately so check them out below. (We were depressed because our blog was so ugly before, but now we like it so are regularly posting on it again). Don't forget to comment! Each time you comment, we get a boost in self esteem. And each time you don't, we cry a single tear, that turns into a jelly bean!

Our Little Hallo-weeners

Well Halloween was a success. Loads of candy and very cute kids. Tyger was a Zombie this year. He chased kids around all night and even made a couple of them cry (seriously). He was so proud. Tatum was a, well, who knows? She was a girl in a flannel shirt riding on a chicken. She won best costume of the night at our trunk or treat though! Good job! The kids liked handing out the candy as much as they liked getting it. Two nights before Halloween we carved pumpkins. Apparently pumpkins don't keep down here because they were moldy by halloween (I had even wiped them down with sanitizing wipes just in case!). Zach went as a teacher, and amy was a nurse.

Amy hillbilly Putnam

First you have to imagine the banjo being played then look at this picture. My tooth cracked in half (yes a different one) again. What was I eating this time? A dinner roll. So my question is, who gave me these crappy teeth genes? Someone needs to fess up. I'll expect your check in the mail to pay for my crowns(:... Oh by the way this is how crappy I look at the end of 3-12 hour work days.

Ride Like Ty

Saturday Cassie and the Thackers invited us to a walkathon here in Las Vegas. The cause was Leukemia. It was a good way to remember Tyler and support the cause to find a cure for blood cancers. It was a neat site to see hundreds of red balloons with blinking lights paraded around the UNLV campus, the city lights in the background. Tatum was funny when that mascot came to say hi, she just looked at it with this frightened look on her face for like a whole minute, then without taking her eyes off it, she said quietly, "help." By the way, we have posted a lot the last couple of days lately, so check out the posts below in case you've missed them!

Workin' at the Car Wash, Yeah!

Tyger and Tatum helped daddy wash the car on Friday. They were soaked, soapy rags were thrown at eachother, there was crying and fighting, but the car got washed! (And the tires filled, as you can see). Our silly little Tyger, he pronounces "Heavenly Father" like: "Henny Fodder." He told us the other day, "Mom, my teachers [at preschool] don't know Henny Fodder. They only know Harry Potter." We can just imagine those teachers going, 'why is this little boy always talking about Harry Potter?' Ha ha!

The Goaty

Hello one and all!
Once again, Zach is trying to grow a goatee. He thinks this is a monumental event but as we all know, he tries to grow a goatee at least twice per year. The other day he was asking the kids and I what we thought of his goatee, and Tatum asked, "Did you throw up daddy?" (I can't tell either). Just kidding. It is coming along quite nicely this time! I have also included a picture of a weird guy we saw on the side of the street by the outlet mall today. Oh and since it is the trend to post when your kid does something naughty, I've included the picture from the other day when Tatum snipped holes in one of my favorite outfits of hers. If you look close, she is sticking her hands through the hole in her shirt.

Update

Hi everybody! We have been so busy lately. Zach's job is going better, he is getting used to disciplining and having no classroom. Amy's job is going well, she is almost through with training and then will be on her own!!! Very scary. We look forward to when we feel settled in our jobs. It's so hard to be new in our fields! The kids are doing great, still potty training Tatum. I'll post pictures as soon as we find our camera battery.