Phil's Pills - Blog Style

Playoff Basketball

Not covered on any of the cable channels or major networks were the playoff games played in Seguin, TX.

Phil and Mark took on Steve, H and Jeff (Pete played a little as well).

The other guys are up 2 games to 1. Stay tuned for when we bring the series back to...

my first race

I ran my first 5k (and first race since elementary school) this last weekend as part of the Broadbent family reunion...more pics of that to come later.

My goal was to complete it in 35 minutes, I made it in 32:08. Yeah, I know it's not super fast but I'm still pretty proud of myself. It was harder than I thought it would be, but my cute husband ran with me and kept cheering me on.

I do plan to keep on running, though by no means is a marathon in my future.

1/2

My little half-pint is half a year old today! My favorite thing about him right now, as our family will attest to, is he will readily grin at anyone who smiles at him.

superheroes

Wade's little cousin, Logan, is obsessed with superheroes. Seriously, the kid could name any superhero you throw at him. So when he comes over to play, naturally he wants to play superheroes. He actually talked Wade into it today. These little guys are the best of buds and I love it.

And speaking of superheroes, I ran 2 miles today in just over 20 minutes. Yes, I think that qualifies me as a superhero...at least for today. (I know, I still have to make it to 3 miles and only a week left to do it.)

Easter

The Easter Bunny came to our house this weekend, oh yes he did. And since my sister is in Germany, he brought enough eggs for my niece and nephews, too.

And don't think he forgot Sam, because oh no, he didn't. Sam went to town on his little biscuits and was in baby heaven.

Hope all had a very Happy Easter!

My Easter Cuties

It was a little bright outside, and our 3 year old wasn't in the mood to cooperate...little stinker.

Still love these boys.

5 months

Another month has already disappeared. Sam now rolls over in both directions, and loves to sit up and play with his toys. He still loves that darn fist, which unfortunately comes with lots of drool these days. I still can't get him to eat rice cereal, but he can't get enough sweet potatoes.

I feel slightly sad as I hit another monthly milestone. I just don't have the time to adore Sam the way I did Wade. Time is going SO much faster and he is changing too fast for me to keep up with.

*Sigh*

In other news, Wade is finally potty trained....hooray! And he drinks out of regular cups, so he gets to put a check mark next to his new year's resolutions.

Phil also has me training for a 5k next month, which might not sound like a big deal to most of you, but I don't run. At all. I started last week and made it to the end of the street before I almost puked. I had to laugh at myself today, because when I decided to start running, I thought "no big deal, I used to run 6:30 minute miles." Today I realized that the last time I ran a 6:30 minute mile, I was in 6th grade. Yeah, not that fast anymore. At this point, I'm hoping I survive. And yes, I know it's only a 5k.

Food

I started Sam on rice cereal this week. He isn't too crazy about it yet.

26.2

This is where we spent our weekend. It almost felt like home, and it was beautiful.

Phil ran and ran and ran....26.2 miles!

His first marathon.

He went, he ran, he conquered, and I couldn't be prouder!

Happy Green Day

This morning, in honor of it being a holiday and all, I actually made breakfast. We had green eggs and "ham" followed by green pancakes and green milk. A leprechaun even brough Wade and Daddy a good luck treat. When we asked Wade if he knew what a leprechaun was, he responded that there was one on Mickey who had gold cookies at the end of the rainbow. Now he thinks his gold coins are cookies. He is such a funny kid.

Happy St. Patty's Day all!

4 months

I know, I can't believe it either. He's growing up too fast.

So this last week I have tried to wean Sam off of his nighttime feedings. He did great for the first 3 days. But now he wakes up screaming for his binkie, 2-3 times a night. We've tried to let him cry it out, but with Wade sleeping in the same room....well none of us are getting a good night's sleep. Anyone have any miracle suggestions to get a baby to sleep all night?

Caught Red Handed

So over the weekend we were at a birthday party for my nephews. I knew Wade was off playing with his cousins, but I hadn't seen him in a while. When I found him, this is what he was doing...

Shoving sprinkles in his mouth as fast as he could.

Rolls

and a picture of Wade, because he was feeling left out...

3 months

My baby is 3 months old today. I can't even believe it!

Right now Sam will greet a familiar face with a huge smile. He still loves to be swaddled when he sleeps, but when his arms are not tied down he will often be found chewing on his fist. He also likes to kick his chubby little legs.

ipod

What happens when you let your 3 year old play with your ipod unsupervized?

You end up with 261 pictures just like this one.

Important Life Lesson...

Having your daddy teach you how to dip chocolate chip cookies into a glass of milk...priceless!

Laugh

My little Sam laughed for the first time today when I blew raspberries on his tummy. It made my heart happy.

One thing I love about little boys

No one needs to tell them what to do, they just know how to play cars.

A set of wheels and an imagination is all they need.

Resolute

For our family night this week we finally sat down and talked about some of our goals for the upcoming year. Sadly, this is all we came up with. But a short list means we are more likely to accomplish the things on it, right?

(ok, I cheated and put Sam's goals down for him. Wade's not particularly thrilled with his either.)

Woody Boots

Wade adores Woody from Toy Story. He has nick-named his cowboy boots as his Woody boots.

He wore his Woody boots today. I had taken them off and set them on the floor during his nap. Just after he woke up, he was laying on his bed and he spotted the boots on the floor. After studying them a while, he turns to me and says, "Mom, there's a snake in my boots!"

I laughed so hard I cried.

2 months

My sweet Sam is 2 months old today! He is smiling and cooing at us more these days. He also occasionally finds his fist and goes to town on it. Now if we could just get him to burp after he eats instead of spitting up 2 hours later...

Three

(i'm three)

Accomplishments in my third year:

Learned how to go to school

Got a dog

Got a big boy bed

Learned to swim

Learned to love to jump off grandpa's boat

Got a little brother (he's so cute)

Learned to count

Learned my letters and most of my numbers

Caught my first football

Figured out how to open presents

Learned to talk

Went poops on the potty

Made my first snowman

Picked my favorite sport (football, obviously)

Shoveled my first driveway

and much more that I probably forgot.

Here's to another year even better than the last!

Sam's Special Day

Little Sam was blessed in Church this past Sunday. We were lucky to have so many family members attend because they were in town for the holidays. It was a beautiful day and we were so happy to spend it with so many people we love.

Merry Christmas 2010

We didn't get to sending out Christmas cards this year, so here's our digital apology. Here's hoping that all of you had loved ones near and were able to spend and enjoy the time together, and that each of you enjoyed your Christmas day as much as the four of us did. Merry Christmas to all!

Love the Broadbents

6 weeks

My little tyke is 6 weeks old today! My how time flies. He has chunked up quite a bit in such a short time and is starting to develop the same spitting-up habits his older brother had. He is also honoring us with a few half smiles that just melt my heart. I am so in love with this little boy!

Girl Party

On Saturday we had a girl party. And to make sure no boys would be tempted to bother us, we went to see the Nutcracker. It was Elsie Lou's first time to see a ballet and she was in love...as was my amazing mother who used to dance in the Nutcracker. It was a delightful afternoon and we hope to do it again soon.

Christmas Lights

My whole family was able to go together to see the lights at Temple Square this year. We survived the cold and didn't even lose anyone. I love these cute faces!

Once there was a snowman...

Phil and Wade built their first snowman ever yesterday (first for both of them). Wade named him Frosty. Unfortunately, the dog saw that they used a carrot for his nose and demolished Frosty as soon as Phil and Wade turned their backs. Sorry Frosty, hopefully you can come back to play next year!

(He is definitely starting to look like his big brother)