first day of school!

Check out my new threads! I got some new clothes so that I would look extra cool for when I start school! Today is the first day of Kindergarten! I've been waiting for this day for SO LONG! For the last couple of weeks I would tell my Mom and Dad that I wish summer was over so I could start school!

Wel, I've gotta run. School starts in a few minutes so I better get going. I've got to walk to school now. My school is pretty close. I think I can walk on my own. But Mom says no way until I'm a lot older. It's fun to walk with my Mom and Dad, so I guess that's OK.

Gotta run. Wish me luck!

Raceday!!!

We got to go to the races today! We were so excited ever since we watched that movie Cars! We got to see some real race cars up close. Our Daddy has a cousin that works on the race cars and he got us into the race and right down to pit row! Here is his car. They just lifted the body right off of the motor!

Pit row is right next to the drag strip so we could look through the fence to see the different cars and motorcycles racing. By the way, this picture is brought to you by Coca-Cola.

It was so loud we couldn't even believe it! You could feel your lungs shaking! We had these nifty little earplugs to keep our ears safe. They felt kind of weird though, we didn't like them.

While they were working on the car to get it ready we watched the pro stock motorcycle races. They said that the weather was perfect for racing and they broke a few records today! You can click on the video to see how fast they were going!

After the motorcycle races they put the car together and headed for the track. They took third place and they went over 250 miles an hour! It was SO COOL!

no more training wheels!!!

FUN at Papa and Grannys!

Hi guys, it's me Obadiah. My daddy took me and my little brother Malachi over to visit our Papa and Granny! We were so excited when we got there and Granny told us that she had Blackberries in her back yard! Daddy thought she was talking about a cell phone, what a silly goose!

Papa showed us how to reach way in the back to get the really good ones. They were so sweet.

You gotta make sure you get the black ones, NOT the green ones. Look at Malachi's face... see what I mean? He kept eating the green ones!

Here we are. we just sat there for a while and watched the birds fly by. We had a great time hanging out with Papa and Granny!

Happy Easter!!!

Happy Easter everyone!!! Easter is almost as good as Christmas! We get up early and get to open presents!!!

I love opening presents! I'm pretty sure I've already destroyed everything that came in this bucket. These plastic toys they're making these days sure are chinsy!

My big brother Obadiah got some foam missiles in his basket. I'm not sure what the significance of foam missiles is in relation to the resurrection of our Savior? Other than maybe that Obadiah was trying to crucify me with them. Those things hurt!

Another thing that is awesome about Easter is that you eat candy from the moment you get up until you quietly pass into a sugar coma! This is me eating the first of many "sacrificial peeps".

Easter is a LONG DAY!!! You need all the sugar to give you energy to make it through!!!

it's supposed to be spring time!!!!

What do you do when you're feeling down because it has rained enough to break 100 year old records???

You go for a walk in the park with Grandpa!!! Of course!!! But what if it's raining, won't you get wet???

WHO CARES!!!

That seems like the perfect thing to do right?


What do you do when you're feeling down because you've gotten soaked on a 3 mile walk in the rain???

GET ICE CREAM!!!

Why didn't we think of this earlier?!?!?

What a great idea! Thanks Grandpa Albert!

"Who me? No, I'm not cold."

it's beginning to look like spring!!!

Mommy and Daddy took us to the park today! It is so nice outside. Today is only the second or third day that it hasn't been too cold or too rainy to go outside. We met up with a bunch of our friends at the park. We played on the playground for a long time. We had to go because it was lunch time and also Malachi loaded his diaper... so that's pleasant...

you might be a redneck if...

Obadiah and Malachi sing the HITS!!!

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uh-oh...

Hey guys, it's me Obadiah. See that door right there? My little brother Malachi just locked himself in there. I was playing in the toy room and Daddy was working on his computer when we heard Malachi crying. There's a little space at the top of the door, so that's how we heard him. We thought we should climb up on the chair and take a look and see what was going on.

I guess he got on the other side of the door and turned the lock so that he couldn't get out. He was pretty upset about it. We kept telling him to turn the little thingy to unlock the door but he couldn't figure it out.










Daddy tried to take the door knob apart with a screw driver but he's never been really good with mechanical stuff so we had to move to "plan B"! Plan B was Dad's idea and I can't say that I was really thrilled with it. His idea was to put me in that tiny little space above the door and see if I could point to the little lock thingy so that Malachi could unlock the door. I tried but Malachi just wasn't getting it. It was pretty scary up there and my leg started falling asleep so I had Daddy get me down quick!!!

OK, now it was time for "plan C". Daddy climbed up the chair and squeezed himself through the little space at the top and hung over the edge to try to help Malachi unlock the door. He couldn't get Malachi to do it, so he hung WAY over the edge and stretched and stretched until he could reach the door knob and unlock it himself. It kind of hurts hanging on the edge like that. Daddy said, "Oh man, that's gonna leave a mark!" He looked pretty silly hanging upside down like that so I took a picture of him! Anyway, we got Malachi out and we're pretty sure he won't be turning the lock on the door any time soon!

its' potty time!!!!

I'm getting so big I can't believe it! I've only been two for about a month and already I'm figuring out the whole potty chair deal. I've got pull ups, and big boy underwear that I wear now instead of diapers. I guess it's pretty cool. I like watching mommy and daddy freak out after I go potty. They're so happy you'd think I just cured cancer, or won the nobel peace prize, or something. They totally lose it! I get it you guys, you're trying to be supportive. That's cool I guess.

Gotta run... I'm feeling a little tingly tingly in my junk...

a little to the left... that's it

OH YEAH!!! It's me, Obadiah, and that's a picture of my first massage! I was visiting my buddy Zachariah and we went to Starbucks to get a Hot Chocolate and this girl had a massage chair set up and was offering a free rub down!

It felt SO GOOD!!! I was so relaxed that I think I drooled a little bit on her chair. Oops... my bad.

boo!!!

Hi guys, it's me Obadiah! Here are the costumes that me, Malachi, and Mommy wore for Halloween. I'm batman, Malachi is a fireman, and Mommy is a butterfly, she's so pretty but her wings kept poking our eyes out. Daddy said he was dressed up like a jogger, but all he did was put on his sweatpants and running shoes. Actually, I don't think I've ever seen Daddy run though.

Here we are at the pumpkin patch in front of the haunted house. It looked pretty scary so Malachi and Mommy stayed out front so Daddy and I could go in. I'm a pretty big boy so it didn't scare me at all. We had lots of fun at the pumpkin patch!

We went to the Harvest Party at church and then went trick or treating! It was cold and dark, but who cares? WE WERE GETTING FREE CANDY!!!!! It was so much fun. I think I really like this holiday. We were all smiles for this picture, but we ate so much candy that a little bit later I almost barfed! Good times.

Happy Birthday to me!!!!

It's my birthday party! I can't believe I'm two years old already!!! We had my birthday party at the Pumpkin Patch. We had a great time and the whole family came out to have fun with us!

Mommy helped me open up all of my presents. I got some really cool stuff!!!

This may have been my favorite moment of the day! Usually Mommy runs a pretty tight ship when it comes to sugar intake, but today... she said, "go for it Malachi!!!" I'm still coming off of my sugar high!

The next day I tried on one of my gifts. My big brother Obadiah gave me some big boy underwear. I'm not quite sure how they work yet. I'll figure it out.

our favorite toy

We love riding the skateboard. Obadiah can even do a few tricks!!!

Hey LOOK!!!

I got my cast off! Hi guys it me, Malachi! I’m so excited that I finally go to take off my “boot”! Do you know how they take off casts??? WITH A SAW!!! THEY CUT IT OFF!!! I was not too happy about that. Anyway, to celebrate getting the cast off I took a shower. Daddy said I smelled like “funk”. I couldn’t smell it, he’s crazy.

I’ve gotta go. I’m gonna go run around for a while!!! BYE!

day at the lake

Hello everyone. It’s Obadiah and I wanted to give you an update on how we are doing. Our Mommy is over in Louisiana helping people who don’t have homes anymore. Mommy’s the best. She was worried about us because Daddy is responsible for our daily care, but she doesn’t need to worry. We’ve been doing great. Like last night for example; we had brownies for dinner. EXCELLENT!!! See? Nothing to worry about.

Anyway, we’ve had some pretty cool adventures and wanted to share them with you. Today after church Grandpa Albert invited us to go to the lake with him to ride in his canoe!!!

It was such a nice day out at the lake! We saw lots of ducks like these ones.

Malachi still can’t get any water on him because of the cast on his foot, so he stayed with Daddy while Grandpa Albert and me went out on the lake. Here we are taking off from the dock.

Here is Malachi throwing some rocks into the water.

Here we are out in the middle of the lake! It was SO pretty out there! I really like this park. I told my Daddy, "I love this park... it reminds me of the good days."

Here we are, coming in for a landing!

That was so much fun! Thank you Grandpa Albert!!!

Oh man, this sucks

Hi guys, it’s me Malachi. Me and Obadiah were running laps around the house the other night and banged into each other pretty hard. When we landed on the ground, Obadiah somehow landed on top of me. It hurt really bad!!!

Daddy and Mommy weren’t sure if it was broken. They took me to the doctor and he said he didn’t think so. After walking on it a few more days it started hurting really bad, and making me walk funny. Mommy decided to see a different doctor and get an X-Ray.
It’s official… my first broken bone. The one in your foot that connects the ankle to the big toe… That’s the one. So I’ve got a cast on, and that’s kind of cool. I call it my "boot". No one messes with me anymore. I just act like I’m going to kick and they back right down. And I’ve been getting sympathy kisses like crazy. The little girls in the nursery are like putty in my hands. I guess having a broken foot has it’s advantages.

I’m so excited!!!

Daddy and Mommy told me today that we were going to the toy store to buy me my first bike! I can’t believe it! We went to Toy’s R Us and looked around at the bikes. I checked out a bunch of different models and colors and decided on the green one that had a sticker on it that said, “PainKiller”. I’m pretty sure that means that it won’t hurt if I crash, so that’s good!

So we headed back to the house, found my helmet and then Dad and I went for a ride. This bike is SWEET!!! I’m especially pleased with a special feature that the PainKiller has… AN EXTRA SET OF WHEELS!!! No kidding… On either side of the one in back! Isn’t that killer?!?!

Here I am about 10 seconds into my first ride!!! You know what happened about 15 seconds into my first ride??? My FIRST CRASH. You remember what I said about PainKiller means it won’t hurt? Not so much. It kinda hurt. But anyway, Dad and I went on a nice long ride. I caught one really long gradual downhill and I laughed so hard! On my way down the hill I screamed at the top of my lungs, “LIFE IS GOOD!!! (true) That was right before I got my first flat tire (also true). Oh well. That’s enough firsts’ for one day. I’m exhausted, I’ve gotta go take a nap.

I made it to the TOP!!!

Here I am, I'm almost to the top. I've had a hard tome reaching the ropes, but I'm 4 1/2 now and I'm getting pretty big. My cousins Hannah and Summer can make it to the top, so I really wanted to see if I could do it.


YESSS!!!! I MADE IT!!! That's right, I made it. That's a big thumbs up from the top of the tower!!!


Daddy keeps making me laugh and it's hard to hold on at the top! Stop it Dad!!! He climbed up to show me how I could make it back down. I did it all by myself.