Rudy Family Rukus~Parenting tips and humor meet in one big "rukus"

Wait, there were two little girls with curls in the middle of their foreheads. And when they are good they are very, very good.  And when they are bad.... They are still pretty dang CUTE!!  (Notice they both have food on their faces)

So this is not the best before picture of the space but it was the best one I could find.  See the big open abyss with the TV in it behind a not so happy Peyton. This is what it looks like now!!  Yeah.  My brother hooked us up with Duane Alder who built us this beautiful built in entertainment center.  He is now working on some cabinets for the other side of my fridge they will be installed next Saturday. The photography is kind of lousy but the thing is gigantic and to get a great shot of the whole thing I would need to stand in the back yard hehe! After three years I think this statement is very true.  Our friend and neighbor Jeff did the vinyl lettering for us.  The house is really starting to come together.  I am not very good at home decor so just these few simple additions are really a BIG step for me.  We LOVE it!!

As you can see we went Bowling for Tucker's third birthday and then to dinner at Fuddruckers.  Why we have never been there is beyond me.  Anyway it was a lot of fun.  The kids bowled one lane the adults the other.  We all scored over 100, which I know sounds lame but none of us are very good.  So it was pretty cool. Even Kayton had a good time.  The cake was yummy and the company was good!  Happy Birthday Tucker.  We love you!

Teeball has officially begun (is that a word?)  I actually took these photos on Tuesday because that was supposed to be the first game.  But as many of you know it was SNOWED out.  I had one disappointed little five year old on my hands.  We managed to get over that little obstacle and moved on to the game on Thursday.  This was just as I remembered from last year.  A lot of 4 and 5 year olds tackling and running and crying if they did not get the ball as many times as they thought necessary to be successful.  The only difference is that I am not 8 1/2 months pregnant but I am the coach.  Sucker I can hear you all saying but it was kind of fun and I know that our team is much more organized than last year.   This weekend we journeyed far and wide and I forgot the camera so there are no photos to prove it.  We started at Kindergarten Orientation on Friday then went to Gunnison overnight for a Close To My Heart workshop, then back to Price for more box emptying and throwing away of grand...

I know you have all seen the pics that my cute babysitter took, but I went to her website and they are on her site under children.  It was kind of exciting to see them on someone else's site besides my own.   Click here to see them .

I did not mean to post these shots gigantic but whatever.  We went to Walmart today and I couldn't resist the $5.00  shoes.  With spring and summer and all the dirt and mud I figured why not.  Then I don't have to get freaked out when the kids come in covered in mud.  Just spray off the shoes with the hose and move on.  And of course mom needs a pair for yard work as well, plus for $5.00 they are pretty comfy. Just a tip:  If you happen to notice that you got overcharged for something at Walmart don't ask for a refund.  They nearly lost their minds today when I told them they overcharged me $.99.  Okay I admit it is trivial.  But I had just finished telling the checker she already rang up the item and then she rang it up two more times.  So then when the chick came over with the keys she unpleasantly said " 96 cents, are you kidding me?"  Apparently the walmart employees are making a lot more money than I am because to me a dollar still means something.  Anyway fr...

We went to my grandparents house on Tuesday to see the new twin baby lambs.  (pronounced lamas by Dalton and Peyton)  They were pretty cute as you can see.  Tucker joined us and the pose for a group photo was, well interesting as you see here.  Kayton was having no part of any of it. (Come to find out she had an ear infection, her first and she is feeling much better now!)   This is a close up of the lambs they were already eating grass like mommy and running around.  Wish my kids were that self sufficient at one week.  (HAHA)