The Brintons: Yes we are alive

Sorry - I get into this funk where I am to tired to actually blog anything about us - I just like to read others. I know lame; because everyone is so interested in us! KIDDING!! Nothing really new to report as of right this min. We have been looking for cars and have decided that we are going to get a new Honda CR-V, they have a great body and get close to 30 miles per gallon... can't really beat that one. The body isn't going to change until around 2011 or 12, so we could resale it in a couple of years if needed. Anyway, that is pretty big news in a way I guess. I am leaning towards the white. We are getting the tan leather interior... I wanted black but have started to notice that black (not hard to realize) is hard to keep clean; so... that is about it in the car area. Our car that "blew" up (rip: '97 Toyota Camry) would have, the guy estimated, cost us a whoppin' 5,000$ or more. So we donated it to a charity and hope to get a few thousand out of it... hope hope hope. One advantage with donating it (other than tax deduction) is that the charities are so competitive for the cars that they are willing to offer nice little incentives. Spencer was thrilled to find that the charity we donated to is offering us, we will see, a three night vacation somewhere. We have our options. I think two of them are Mexico and California, southern somewhere. So that is nice, considering we aren't getting 5 grand back. Oh well.

Spencer and I went with some friends last night to a Giants and Cubs game in S.F. It was a lot of fun to get out of town and do something different. We sat about 10 rows back from third base and ate all the good food a ball park could/can offer. Even famous Gilroy Garlic Fries... yum. Good form of birth control - garlic + Spencer. No, but seriously I think that if he just smells garlic I can tell that night or the next morning it is funny. We laugh about it. Back to the game, I am not the biggest baseball fan, but this was a good time. The game was close - thank goodness... but the Cubs won - not that I really cared. It actually seemed that there were more Cub fans then Giants. I will say that I do like the city of Chicago (hometown for Cubs) more than the city of San Fran. Is that aloud? I know I live like 30 min. away from S.F. but I really don't like it as well... if at all. I guess I really am not a city girl. It is fun every blue moon.

Hudson has started his twos officailly... in that he is developing hard core tantrum antics and laughs when I tell him no, or if he is put in "quiet time/timeout". Which in turn makes me laugh. Why doesn't this surprise me... me laughing when I am trying to discipline? I always thought I would be better at disciplining... but I seem to have to practice that one a bit more. He is so dang cute! Although, I was beside myself the other day when he leaned over and BIT his buddy! I about died!!! He has never done that; I decided that he seriously needs to learn a few phrases or to talk - either would help in these situations. But honestly... he gets like this when he is bored or tired, probably like 95% of kids out there. Maybe I should figure out some activities to keep him busy a bit more, probably a good idea. Any ideas?!?

I have to run, I have this (I should say LOADS) load of laundry waiting to be folded on my bed (for the last three days) that I haven't consciously gotten to. Who really wants to fold clothes?!?!

Below are some pictures. Some of Spencer's birthday, and just random ones.

Spencer's birthday

Hudson can not go ANYWHERE without his backpack Grandma Clegg gave to him. He carries all of his tools inside of it.

Hudson and cousin Simon walking the streets of S.F.
Hudson couldn't think of anything better than pushing Simon's stroller around. He really thought he was the neatest thing since who knows?!?!