Cuties!

This was taken a few weeks ago of the kids before church.

Hula Chick and the Strong Knight!

At least the Paxman wasn't alone in his dressup costume!

I'm a little princess

This is what happens when daddy is gone so much and little boys are left to their older sisters.
We have had these wings since Mika was a little girl. Orlando and Colleen got them for her and I am not sure if the boys or she has had more fun with them.

The Candy Man

I know, I know, but you just can't help be to keep staring at this.

This is the man that your mother was talking about when she told you not to take candy from strangers!

You know that VS will be carrying these soon, every man's true dream piece of lingere

Beware the Eyes of March are upon us!

Man tax season is here and in full swing, which consists of a puffy faced, sleep deprived mom and dad working at the office until 2 am. Tell your children never to become CPA's they want to be a dentist and work 9-4 four days a week. As I was going on a Manic cleaning spree at 2 am in Trent's office last night. I sat at one employees desk and it was dirty so I cleaned and just so the rest of the office wouldn't feel left out I went on an organizational cleaning spree. I must say the front entry way looks and littel better and the receptionist will be pleasently surprised at her new and improved office station when she comes in this morning. I honestly don't know how Trent functions doing this for 3 1/2 months straight. I am wiped after one week of these hours. 4 hours of sleep a night does begin to wear on a person. My goal is to surprise him with a vacation after tax season, literally pack his bags and take him away. At first I was just going to take him, but after spending the week away from the kids I can't bear to leave them. We said no vacations this year but surprise ones don't count. I can write this because he never checks the blog unless I show it to him so if you know him and you tell him I will kill you! I am disclosing this info because I am getting info from people who have done last minute vacations and I am getting ideas and websites from people. I am up for anything. In the country out of the country, resort, cruise, warm, cold. I am going to work on passports today and tomorrow for our children just in case we need them. We just have to get away! Anyway post your comments and suggestions for this sleep deprived crazy lady!

My Celebrity Look-alikes

My cool celebrity look-alike collage from MyHeritage.com. Get one for yourself.

Pax Man the Rhythm Man

This little man has moves!

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My Recent Shots

The TIVO has taken over

Yestereday I realized how much our family has come to depend on TIVO. Last night Trent was making Nachos for me and Max was supposed to be getting ready for bed, he was torn between the two tasks and finally came the the ultimate decision. He got off the chair to run upstairs and brush his teeth, before he ran upstairs though he looked at Trent and put his hand up as though he was holding a remote and made a beep noise and said I paused you and that he had to remain frozen since he had been paused and wait until he got back. Trent gave me one of those looks as I actually had the real thing in my hand at the same time. Max is truly a product of his environment!

Bloggable hair

I finally got my hair done after my months of a much needed hair trim.

My hair was almost down to my waist and so I had her do some massive layering to lightenup the heavy load that was pulling on my head. I also had 2 different colors and some very subtle highlights put in my hair. I don't know why but I am always in a good mood after getting my hair done. It makes me feel like I have accomplished something wonderful that day. Pretty sad I know considering it took the 4 1/2 hours to do with one trip while the highlights were setting in to get Pax from the sitter who had to go to an appoinment by two and the trip back and forth was the perfect amount of time to have the highlights set!

One last shirt

I forgot to post one last shirt. I had to order it because they were out in the store, but I had seen the one on hold and just had to order it!

Shamless Shopping

I was being so good at picking up some things for my children until a friend on the phone reminded me that I was not buying anything for myself right as I was walking by the Ann Taylor store. Well then there is the problem that I NEEDED shoes to go with my new outfit from Ann Taylor and if you go to Ann Taylor then you must visit the Loft to see what comparable outfits are there as well,which led to more shoes, and a phone call blaming friend that shopping excursion is all their fault and they must deal with the rath of hubby when he discovers that, which will lead to yet another conversation with friend sparking yet another shameless shopping excursion... In all my shamlessness I am going to take a page from Beenie's blog and post my shameless purchases (and yes they made my day, even sadder I know) and for you moms out there wondering why does this sound so familiar go and read "If you Give a Mouse a Cookie"

The dress that started it all...

There were also two sale sweaters but I could not find their pictures on the site. With this great new dress I had to go and find new shoes! Off to Nordies I went!

The Red Shoes ! The shoes are just like these but patent leather.

Next came the loft! They had a dress almost just like the black one but brown so how could I say no...

Then there was this red skirt to go with the shoes and to make the outfit I needed the belt and the shirt.

There were some other shirts but then walking by this little shoe store they called my name really they did! They go perfectly with the necklace and earings that I got in Arizona to

congratulate myself for finishing the marathon.

Update on Mika

The bubble gum mask! The Anesteologistcame in and gave Mika her mask that they would put over her face during surgery and asked her what it smelled like. After she discovered that wonderful buble gum smelll that thing never left her face. We love the silly Medicine
Mika in the pre-op playroom for children. She if you look at her hair you can see that she has different hair things and one pig tail braided and another one down. This was the half way point in the school year and so the children were mismatching clothes and doing different things to there hair on opposite sides. Before we left for the hospital we sent a picture to her teacher of her to share with the class on half day.

Our little Mika is such a little trooper. She recently had surgery and we were so lucky to have Granny here to help us. Everything went beautifully (we chalk most of that up to the good luck of having Granny here). The only complication was after we came home and she started running a fever of 104.5, which obviously got better over the next few days. Today was her first day back in school, which she missed dearly. They have been doing a penguin unit for quite sometime and doing it at home with mom just wasn't as much fun. Tomorrow ngiht her class is having an open house so that the parents can see everything the children have been doing. The one thing that Mika enjoyed about being home was she had all the time in the world to lie around and read.

She has also been staying busy with girl scouts, ballet, tap, jazz, and gymnastics (which we will start back up in March)Trent and I just look at her and we can't believe how fast she is growing up. In October she will be turning 8! She is such a responsible little girl and is such a big help to me! I am so glad that she is the oldest. About a month ago I had a terrible headache and she asked me what was wrong. I told that mommy's head hurt and I was going to turn on a kids show and lay down on the couch. She insisted that I take some medicine and go take a nap upstairs while she babysat. It was so cute. To prove to me she could do it, she wrote up a schedule for Max and Pax, which included what games they would play, what stories she would read, what snack they would be feed alond with tally columns for how many times they were naughty and how many times they were good. She even wrote down and took notes of cute things that they did while I was lying down.

That is what I call a full service baby sitter!

We love her and are so grateful that we have her in our home. Pax man loves her so much and starts screaming with joy when her sees her.

here are some the latest pictures of her!

pics of Max

The Max Man Update

Max has really grown up lately. He is becoming such a big boy! We just celebrated his 4th birthday! I can't believe how fast he is growing up. Max wants to be our extreme sports man. Granny got him a skateboard for his b-day and all the safety gear that you could imagine. He loves it. He has been riding it non-stop. Instead of a birthday party this year Max decided he wanted snowboarding lessons instead. I agreed not know A: how hard it would be to find lessons for a 4 year old (all the resorts on Mt. Hood don't start until age 6) and B: How much private lessons would cost when I found an instructor who would teach a four year old. With this new instructor though Max will most likely be funding Mom and Dad's retirement. There is this really cool camp called Windells up on Mt. Hood (they even have camp for adults, and yes now Trent wants to go to camp too!) and Max will be working with the same instructor who helps out the Flaming Tomato during the summer! He is so excited to start and we are thinking that will be in March. Max loves going to Primary this year and loves being a Sunbeam! After his first Sunday he showed us all how to be reverent that night and continues to remind us all how to be reverent during family prayer. Max loves going to school and playing with his friends. He even has a girlfiends named Isabelle from school. Max gets advice from Mika every morning if Isabelle will like his outfit and has her write loves notes to her to take to school. He even wants to bring her flowers and jewelry. Trent and I are still not sure were he got that idea from lol. Another big thing for Max was getting his hair cut. He has many friends with longer hair and wanted to have it like theirs. I have been begging him to get his haircut and when Granny came he decided to get his hair cut (because I told him Granny liked his hair better short!) I must say though he looks a million times better with his hair shorter.

Pic of Pax

Little Pax also has a smile on his face to brighten up the room.

Update Time Pax

I figured it is time to update my blog it has only been a month. What better time to do it then at 3:30 am.


So here is the latest and greatest on the Doman Family.

Lets start with Pax

Paxton is starting to develope quite the personality. He has four front teeth on top and two front teeth on bottom and then two weeks ago skipped ahead and his 2 year molars are coming in before the rest of his teeth. He runs around the house like a madman and can scale just about anything. Two days ago I was going to lunch and desperately needed to take a shower and when I got out I found Pax in his bathroom sitting in the sink with his toothbrush in his mouth happy as a clam. He can slide down the stairs in record time and when he hears you coming runs out of the bathroom like he has something to hide. (he loves the toilet ewwww!) He doesn't say much and said his first word on February 15th via Skype while eating his chocolates for Granny and Papa and said "Papa" and has kept saying it since every time we show him a picture of him. He signs alot but feels no need to talk when all he has to do it wait for Sissy or Max to give him junk food when mom isn't looking. He is also quite the picky eater. This is new to Trent and I because our childen before would and still eat anything put before them (yes even sushi, the real kind not those California Rolls). Mika explained that Paxton won't eat anything that I give him because I am always trying to feed him healthy food. Granny was our saving grace with Pax and food he would walk up to her when she was hear a couple of weeks ago and would squat down and show his teeth like some animal and and chomp them while making noise in front of her whenever she had food. He would want anything that Granny had to eat. She got him to eat Flax pumpkin seed serial, salmon, eggs, and many other yummy things to try to fatten up our little munchkin who is only 20 pounds at 15 months old. Pax cannot listen to music without getting down either I will be posting video of him grooving later.

Was it worth it?

Plane ticket to AZ $250
Registration for Marathon $100
Gear bought to insure on chaffing during Marathon then only to find out gear wasn't warm enough to run in record freezing temperatures at last minute only to have to drive around night before looking for warmer stuff: you don't want to know the cost and I don't
Shoes gone through to rid shin splints: 4
Finishing my first Marathon: Priceless (but not painless)

This was the hardest thing I have ever done in my entire life. Even harder then natural labor with Max. I am so excited that I did this though and can't wait to put myself through it all again. There are muscles in my lower body that I didn't know existed that are aching right now!

What have you done?

What have you done?
I got this off a my sister's blog and thought it was cute

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game (and survived the crush afterwards)
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke- All can attest what a superstar I am at this!
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad and the Odyssey
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident-it's up for debate
150. Saved someone’s life

Yes! Boys let the drooling begin!

Trent found this little number across from his office. A new store opened across the street and it belongs to her husband. Max and Trent were both drooling over this little number. Come on admit it this is what every man really wants. His own bat mobile!

 

Survey

1. What is your occupation? Mom!
2. What color are your socks right now? white Wright running socks
3. What are you listening to right now? piano on a digital recorder for music that I am singing for the West Linn Ward X-mas party. I have to memorize and put on a show with 8 songs.
4. What was the last thing that you ate? Cliff energy block, while running
5. Can you drive a stick shift? yep
6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Brick red
7. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Trent
8. Do you like the person who sent this to you? yep
9. How old are you today?28
10. Favorite drink? McDonalds large diet coke
11. What is your favorite sport to watch? Football
12. Have you ever dyed your hair? yep
13. Pets? goldfish in our pond
14. Favorite food? I just love food
15. What was the last movie you watched? American Dreamz
16. Favorite day of the year? First day of school
17. What do you do to vent anger? Shop call, Beenie and drink diet coke
18. What was your favorite toy as a child? Tommy, Jimmy, and Wayne
19. What is your favorite fall or spring? Fall
20. Hugs or kisses? Hugs
21. Cherries or Blueberries? Blueberries I can eat a whole thing from Costo in one sitting.
22. Do you want your Friends to email you back? well you can repost it
23. Who is most likely to respond? ?
24. Who is least likely to respond? Parents
25. Living arrangements? House
26. When was the last time you cried? last week
27. What is on the floor of your closet? shoes
28. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending this to? Sisters, Angie
29. What did you do last night? Trent brought home Wendy salads, cut the tags off decorative couch pillows, ran 4 miles on the treadmill while practicing my music, watched Dancing with the stars and Lost!
30. Favorite smells? Lavender and food cooking in the kitchen
31. What inspires you? My children
32. What are you afraid of? Failing
33. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? CHEESE
34. Favorite dog breed? Keeshonds and Pomeranian
35. Number of keys on your key ring? to many Trent call me the Janitor. I think I have 10. 2 house keys, 2 for Trent's office, mail key for Trent's office, my car key, Trent's car key, storage unit key and some other key that I can't figure out.
36. How many years at your current job? 7
37. Favorite day of the week? Friday
38. How many states have you lived in? 3
39. Favorite holidays? Christmas, Halloween
40. Ever driven a Motorcycle or heavy equipment? Yep