The Swarrell Life

Okay, so let's get this show on the road; it's late and I am t-i-r-e-d. What's that spell? No, not "whiner". Okay, maybe a little. Jen, Kal, Me, Autumn and Mike Yup, Mike's wearing a pink gorilla suit. I am not sure why, since our team was named "Got the trots!" and we all wore diapers for the 2nd annual YMCA Turkey Trot . I guess it was warm. Too warm. Even though it was about 8 degrees Fahrenheit, a pink gorilla suit is just too warm. From Mike's account, I would hope that it can be dry cleaned. Like I said, too warm. But it was a fun event with about 300 people signing up and maybe half that showing up to brave the freezing cold temps. Our team came in second place for the team portion, we even won free pizza! Thanks Kina ! Here Jen is modeling the pull-up style undergarment and Kal is demonstrating...well, I am not sure what. He could be showing us how clean his diaper is, even after running a 5k. He could be wiping. Or, he could be flossing....

Okay, so not a whole lot that's exciting, but we went with my folks to the Mexican restaurant and had dinner for Trinity's birthday...you know, the place with the sombrero... Not specifically a birthday shot, but it was taken on Trinity's birthday weekend...right? Anyway, it's cute. Teagan was SO excited for the party... And yes, we have the sombrero shot. It was a small sombrero. Maybe a sombrerito? The spell check says that's not even a word. But it sure is a cute picture!

So once again I find myself derelict in my blogging duties. Surprised? Neither am I. It's been an entire week since Trinity's birthday parties and I am just now getting to it. Seems like time flies. The truth is that I have been falling asleep in the big brown chair in the living room. After Teagan's last feeding, I'll sometimes hold him a little while he settles into sleep. It turns out that he is like a tranquilizer; I hold him and he puts me to sleep. Then I wake up at 1am and wonder what the heck is going on. I hate that feeling. But enough of that, on to the pictures! Here's Teagan and his granddad hanging out, waiting for cake... Here's the birthday girl, with Jamma and Boppa. Trinity took this one, really! Trinity loves ice! More! Please! Cousin Mark, in repose On to the goods! Trinity liked opening presents and all, but she paced herself nicely. She would open a gift and then take it, or the card that came with it, around to show everyone. Then she might...

Okay, so there were two birthday parties and I have only blogged one of them. The second one will take a while and right now I have a cute little picture for you: Trinity sure loves to take care of her little brother. At first I think that she wanted the bottle for herself, but once she got the hang of feeding Teagan, she loved it! Here are a couple more: Sometimes your arm cramps, so you have to switch up the feeding angle... Our little happy family!

Strange title for a post, I know. There is a story behind it, and I'm getting to it right now: This picture is right after church. That's why Trinity is only in a diaper; we were changing out of Sunday best and into something a little more...playable. Trinity had her little children's Bible and we were looking at the pictures. We looked at the ark and Jesus. Trinity started saying "Jesus". It sounded a little like cheese, but in context I am pretty sure she was saying Jesus. A few minutes later, my mom and step dad arrived and rang the doorbell. As I am walking to the door to answer it, I hear Trinity say "Jesus?" "No Trinity, it's just grandma and grandpa!" Kids say the darnedest things... "Jesus?"

This post might actually be considered neglect, since I should be getting Teagan up to feed him. Instead I toil dutifully away to keep all of you nicely informed. Also, my finger hurts because the skin by the corner of my fingernail is so dry that it cracked. It's so hard to be me sometimes. Ouch, I just used that finger again. It's the middle finger on my right hand, so don't ask me to show it to you. Yet again, I digress... Monday is Trinity's 2nd birthday. Crazy! Our little miracle girl is turning two! We had party #1 this morning, a little get together for Trinity and her friends. Enjoy: Autumn was up WAY too late working on all of this stuff. She did an awesome job. The theme for the party was the color red. Nice. It was a small gathering, about the perfect size. Don't let the smiles fool you. These three are trouble. I mean Trouble. Had to capitalize trouble for emphasis, so you know how serious I am. First activity was decorating party hats. The kids had stic...