Life is Good: I'm a Bad Blogger

Everyday I get on my fancy new computer and say, "I should update my blog". Since it has been since the end of May since my last post, I have been feeling guilty every day when I turn the bad boy on. Turns out I am running into the same problem with blogging that I did with writing in general when I was young, I can't get all the thoughts in my head into and understandable compilation so I don't write anything. Really I need to suck it up and just do something. If Pioneer Woman ( PW) can do it every single day with 4 kids then what the heck is my problem? Well, I can't answer that. Oh and if you don't know who Pioneer Woman is you should check out the aforementioned link. She is fantastic and has inspired me to be more creative in the kitchen and to do more with my camera. I recently bought her cookbook and we are all benefiting from the deliciousness that pours from its pages.

So things that have been going on around the MusGus house as of late.
- Julie and I attend a weekly Mad Men watch party at the Triplett's house and we are totally sucked in - well I am anyway.
- Maddox is totally OBSESSED with Toy Story, he watches it daily and totes Woody everywhere. We have to fight him to leave Woody so he can bathe and the first thing he says when he wakes up is "Woo-y".
- We went camping with the Gerkens and one of their friends a few weeks ago, it was awesome and we will do it again soon.
- We have been boating several times with the Gerkens and Julie wants a boat - BAD! ( And Maddox has very nice tan lines)
- Our garden looks like crap due to the weeds taking over. I am blaming all of the travel we have done this summer. I will stick to that story till I die.
- Maddox took swimming lessons and he thinks he can swim on his own now. He is not afraid to jump in whenever, wherever and kick like crazy. It is terrifying for me, but also adorable.
- We are very excited that we are about to have a new niece. James and Elsa should be welcoming baby Esme any day now and we are VERY bummed about not being there for it.
- Oh and I am going to Vegas for the first time in Oct. I am very excited but scared too bc we will be leaving Maddox for 3 days. I know he will be fine but I'm just a mess without that little guy.

Here are a few pics of Maddox lately.


This is how I found them at nap time on Monday.

Maddox in time out.

This is what the mad face looks like.

Maddox hit Baxter with a baseball bat.I yelled at him to stop. He ran away to avoid time out and tripped on the corner trim and wounded his right toe. The other band aid is there for symmetry. Buzz on one toe, Woody on the other.