The BIG story of our little life

Boys Night!

2011-08-01T11:49:00.000-05:00

Last minute change of plans and JR/Daddy

were off for a boys night out,

while mommy was left at home alone!

Movie= Zoo Keeper

Dinner= Dewey's Pizza, JR's favorite!

You can watch em' make your Pie....

and wash it all down with Fruit Punch!

JR helps set the table....

2011-07-29T10:08:00.002-05:00

Next week, we'll work on cutting the grass....

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Child Labor

2011-07-28T09:53:00.002-05:00

Mommy appreciates the help,

baby Ty cleans the house.....

Little Lake Fun

2011-07-26T09:41:00.001-05:00

Fun at Grandpa's lake, complete with a mound a sand, toys and cookie!

JR takes the boat for a spin, cousin Alley hanging out (so cute!)

Monkey see.....

2011-07-25T09:41:00.000-05:00

Gymnastics trophy led to a recital,

Recital led to somersaults,

Somersaults led to Baby Ty giving it a go.....

video at www.raulsstory.blogspot.com/

what'cha ya looking at......

2011-06-13T14:43:00.000-05:00

Road crew took a month to replace a section of our street,

but it entertained two boys for hours!

Thomas and Friends....

2011-06-04T10:11:00.002-05:00

JR and Mommy enjoying a little Thomas and Friends in the morning...

Trucks, Cranes and cars Oh My......

2011-06-02T10:00:00.002-05:00

A rainy Saturday didn't stop JR from checking out

the "auto" day, where he could climb in and on almost any vehicle

you can think of. Most popular among 3-5yr olds= The Yellow Bus!

JR Truck'n'

Mommy and the Boys....

Reading Time

2011-05-31T09:58:00.000-05:00

You get nervous when you realize it's been quiet for 20min,

but it just a little family reading.......please continue

Flash Wedding!

2011-05-24T15:00:00.000-05:00

Our good friends Marcy and Bill pulled off a "Punked" wedding......

What everyone thought was just an engagement party turned into a wedding half way through.....

We had a GREAT time and it was so much fun to see every ones reaction.....

Pic's & Video at http://www.raulsstory.blogspot.com/

Great couple, Marcy and Bill!

Bills beautiful daughter, Megan

Video and pics from the night......

Racing n the Rain

2011-05-16T10:57:00.001-05:00

JR and daddy headed down to watch some pro cyclist

race in the rain.....JR loved the cop car in the front and

the one that followed behind, cyclist ummmmm "ok"

JR Favorite!

2011-05-11T08:51:00.001-05:00

Don't know how or why, but JR LOVES excavators!

Very exciting day on our street!

90miles of Riding....

2011-05-09T08:51:00.000-05:00

Saturday we totalled 90miles as a family all on bikes!

I got in 48, before hooking up with the family....

and Mommy got her first 20m ride in since 2008!

I towed the boyz for another 11miles and was the

only dude pulling a trailer on a road bike with a powertap!

JR doing a little Biathlon after the ride, but needed to be sure he stayed hydrated....

Easter Pic's

2011-05-05T12:34:00.003-05:00

Better late, then never....Family Pic's from Easter!

more at http://www.raulsstory.blogspot.com/

It's a jungle out there....

2011-05-02T12:30:00.000-05:00

When the grass is up to your son's armpit,

it's time to break out the lawn mower!

and just a little more water to help daddy's grass grow.....

Ty and Morgan

2011-04-21T08:59:00.000-05:00

Baby Ty had his "girlfriend" Morgan over for dinner a while back.......

Not a good first impression....

Thanks Great Grandma!

2011-04-03T14:15:00.001-05:00

another toy that makes loud noises, perfect!

Brotherly Love.....

2011-03-28T19:57:00.000-05:00

Some days i can't believe how fast and how big they are already...

I think thats a hug, maybe a WWE move, not sure.....???

Cabin Fever Hike--Wildwood

2011-03-15T12:10:00.000-05:00

Papa bear and his cubs heading out for the Wildwood hike!

HAPPY 40th Mommy!

2011-03-10T01:29:00.001-06:00

To my gorgeous wife, Happy 40th Birthday!!!

Da boyz'

2011-02-25T14:59:00.000-06:00

Don't know why, but we don't get very many pic's of both boys together.....

Another cold rainy day, so we played in the garage!

Baby Ty Finally Walks!

2011-02-10T19:42:00.000-06:00

After months of kneeing around the house,

baby Ty is finally attempting to walk from place to place.....kinda'

B Ball......

2011-01-23T08:39:00.003-06:00

JR and Daddy went to watch our first Basketball game together....

It was fun, JR liked it for about 45min....

1st Quarter= "What are those guys in strips doing?"

2nd Quarter= Drink and Popcorn

3rd Quarter= On Daddy's lap

4th Quarter= Time to go

Baby Ty

2011-01-22T08:39:00.000-06:00

Believe it or not, here's a NEW Blog post!

It's been crazy with the holiday's and work, but we're back!

Baby Ty, u sleepy?

Things you do....

2010-12-21T13:16:00.001-06:00

The things you'll do to stop a crying baby

Ty and I played paparazzi while momma ran into Dierbergs....

Our, Emmit the Elf

2010-12-20T11:50:00.000-06:00

Joesph is loving Emmit the Elf, who has been visiting out house every night.

While JR and Ty are sleeping, the elf does some crazy things.

Joseph can't wait every morning to see what's gone on.

He turned the chairs backwards...

One night he moved the couch...

He hung out with Mr. Bear and Dog

He tipped over all the chairs (JR did NOT like that!)

The best had to be when we packed for a recent trip to Chicago

and JR thought the Elf packed everything......

It's been a fun run up to X-mas, 5days to go!

After time on the bike.....

2010-12-08T20:38:00.000-06:00

Once i get home from a good cold ride on the bike, it's always nice to see the boys...

Have no idea why, but they both love myt left over cycling water???

Quick shout out to Cole Sports in Park City Utah--Best Water Bottles i have!!

Sometimes it's better to be the Prince!

2010-12-03T09:39:00.000-06:00

Sure it's good to be the king.....

But sometimes it pays to be the Prince!

2 Races, 4 Runners, 6 Medals.....

2010-11-19T08:02:00.000-06:00

If it's Fall, there must be a running race somewhere....

Last weekend included back to back races Saturday and Sunday...

JR did his first running race, Daddy finally got on the podium and Nana tried to defend her

1st place AG from last year.

This Space Ship has sleeping bags and wind protector....It was a very comfortable 75 inside, while 33 outside...

JR, "Get your game face on!"

Great Job JR!!!!

1st place in the 2 and under cat.

Daddy and JR- post race enjoying a Juice (or Gaterade)

JR running video

and SUNDAY...

JR wanted to "run" again....The highlight of this run was running behind the Police Car!

another medal!

The wife goes 2:03, shaving 4+ off from last months half marathon...

Sweat = good effort!

momma and her boy...

Good Job!

Happy 1st Birthday TY!

2010-11-18T08:01:00.005-06:00

I really can't believe it's already been a year and my little "Baby Ty" is already 1!

Happy Birthday little man, we love you!

Above: 1st day home from hospital

Below: 2 weeks old, napping with daddy...

Baby Ty video here

Pumkins picked....

2010-11-15T12:01:00.000-06:00

Back post from our trip to Rombachs for our pumpkins...

Ty's first, JR's 3rd.

My sister (Steph) due in December....they aint say'n, but it's a Boy!

JR Video click here

Snack anyone?

2010-11-11T09:38:00.000-06:00

I've come to realize there i may never be able to have a snack without

my boys wanting some of whatever i having.....

a late night bowl of cereal, turned into a father son moment.....

Daddy and his boys....

2010-11-08T09:46:00.000-06:00

Kates been taking classes on Saturdays (all.....day....long)

So Daddy and the boys have been traveling around St. Louis

finding things to do......

Here we ended up at the Museum of Transportation.....

JR loved all the trains

sorry, camera phone.....

Viva La Tour'

2010-11-07T07:26:00.000-06:00

JR got his first Trek bike!

literally jumped on it in the store and took off......

Now he's got 2weeks till we loose the training wheels!

Video here

Like it when he rolls by and say, "Go Fast Dad!"

MIZ

2010-11-06T02:12:00.001-05:00

GO TIGER!

Zoo around here.....Halloween recap!

2010-11-05T09:24:00.002-05:00

We kicked off the Halloween morning with a 5K race in Glendale...

Momma pushed TY for the first time in a race and did very well, daddy thought he could contend fro the overall, but was quickly dusted and watched 2 guys run away from him a 1/2 mile into the race...

Then it was home and prep for Trick or Treat...

BBQ Showdown

2010-11-03T10:17:00.002-05:00

City of Wildwood had a BBQ Showdown and JR found his way to the inflatables...

It was like his own amusment park because there were only a couple kids there...

He loved it!

Bathtime boys....

2010-10-30T10:06:00.002-05:00

Run Ty Run....

2010-10-29T09:58:00.000-05:00

Last weekend the boys and i ran the annual Pumpkin run....

We took 4th overall, technically Ty took 4th, making me 5th....

If you're wondering, "what's that in his mouth?"

-it's a sandwich.....

Nana didn't want him to starve during the 19min. run

Meanwhile, Nana pushed JR!

Missouri Blue Chip Quaterback

2010-10-20T09:46:00.000-05:00

Starting QB for the MU Tigers, 2026!

10-10-10!

2010-10-10T07:29:00.001-05:00

We're up in Chicago, hanging out with 38,765 of our closest friends...

Wildwood 5K

2010-10-08T11:21:00.001-05:00

A Family affair at the Wildwood 5K....

Everyone in the photo completed the 3.2m run.

It was Ty's first race ever, he was 1st polace in the under 1 catagory!

Great event, very well organized!!!!

Another Weekend, another race....

2010-10-07T08:12:00.014-05:00

Jr and TY, waiting for mommy

Marcy and Kate.....another 1/2 in the books!

Jersey Shores!

2010-10-06T07:05:00.001-05:00

Baby Ty doing his very best Jersey Shores impression...

After a little GTL, he slipped into his SBTS (shirt before the shirt).

He's been working on his Bi's and Tri's...maybe time to cut back on the mostacholi.

(seriously- he came home from school in the shirt? It's not ours......

anyone know who's this is? Morgan?)

hanging

2010-10-05T10:57:00.002-05:00

Baby Ty on the swing.....

and yes, that's mommy telling JR "no" in the background.....

M-I-Z-Z-O-U

2010-10-04T10:57:00.000-05:00

The boys all Mizzu'd up

*Shout out to Nanna, chill'n' in Bali--Cheeze!

Child Labor....

2010-10-04T09:29:00.000-05:00

I don't understand what the problem is?

"hey-JR, when your done, grab the windex!"

Hike Up!

2010-09-16T08:55:00.005-05:00

We took both boys on a hike last Sunday!

Great day, however JR still beats me like a mule, "Go faster daddy."

Go Ty!

2010-09-14T08:53:00.000-05:00

TY's Movie

It's official, Ty's on the move.....

It went from nothing one day to across the room the next....you forget how easy it was when they stayed where you put em'.

Has anyone seen my IPOD?

2010-09-07T11:07:00.000-05:00

Aron: "Have you seen my IPOD

Kate: "No, where did you leave it?"

Aron: "I thought on the counter"

Where's my IPOD?

Daddy: "JR, Have you seen my IPOD?

JR: "Nope!"

Name that baby.....

2010-09-02T10:44:00.015-05:00

Maybe not twins, but brothers for sure....

Mickey M-O-U-S-E

2010-09-01T10:10:00.003-05:00

Backyardagains, Barney, Thomas and now Mickey....

I have a hard time keeping up, what's next?

Happy 115th Birthday?

2010-08-31T10:23:00.001-05:00

Happy Birthday Grandma and Nana, who share their birthday today!

We love ya!

Late Summer water Fun!

2010-08-30T10:10:00.000-05:00

We took JR to the Ballwin water park....

It was a ton of fun, he loved it and he was just the perfect age to enjoy it.

All dressed up with no where to go...

2010-08-27T09:11:00.002-05:00

JR Video

Kate says, "it's perfectly normal for boys."

Dad Says, "it's perfectly normal to not like it!"

Note the silence when I ask "where's the purse"--he thinks I'm going to take it from him.....

He'll be sent to bed tonight with a hammer and a football......

boys.....

2010-08-26T09:11:00.001-05:00

http://www.raulsstory.blogspot.com/

Ty has his very own comedian that lives with him 24/7

Baby Ty

2010-08-23T08:49:00.000-05:00

so, where do you want me to put the laundry?

Good Day

2010-08-20T09:38:00.000-05:00

Tough to have a bad day when you wake up to this!

Ty's starting to sit himself up,

Walk around the corner and all you see is his smiling face!

The Bride and i

2010-08-17T09:09:00.001-05:00

With little boys, we have very few pictures of the wife and I....

We're heading out for a "date?"

Does Church and Mulligan's count as a date?

Maybe not when you're 25, but once you have 2 kids it should.....

Swing on....

2010-08-16T09:08:00.002-05:00

My boys, hanging out....

Fred Bird Day!

2010-08-04T09:13:00.000-05:00

It's Cards day at school, the boys all dressed in RedBird gear!

Wa Wa Slide.....

2010-07-29T09:15:00.000-05:00

What do you do after 15days of hot afternoons?

Waterslide of course!!!!

JR liked to fill the pool with objects he could slide down and hit.....

Even Baby TY got some pool action!

JR slide video

Jump, Jump around.......

2010-07-28T14:29:00.002-05:00

so get out your seats and jump around.....

"OK, Ty--Hold on!"

2010-07-27T12:33:00.000-05:00

I have a feeling Ty may hear this a lot in his little life......

JR WINS!

2010-07-26T11:56:00.000-05:00

Last weekend, JR did his first race and took down the boyz 2 and under division!

He ran like the wind, dominating the field with a solid kick to the line.

Then he mounted his very aero radio flyer "tri" bike with 5" disc wheels!

Finished!

Ice Cream to celebrate a great effort!

Family Movie Night

2010-07-20T12:01:00.000-05:00

Ok- so Ty couldn't make it, due to unreasonably early bedtime.....

But JR, Daddy and Mommy enjoyed popcorn and a movie!

Madagascar was the "Feature."

or "My Gas Car" (& say it really fast) if your Joseph....

Bathtime

2010-07-19T11:44:00.003-05:00

Daddy: "What are all those bubbles on Ty's side?"

Bathtime when Mommy's away?

2010-07-15T09:32:00.000-05:00

Option 1- They'll be ok, no bath needed?

Option 2- Wash cloth, little water and some lotion?

Option 3- Have the older brother wash the younger?

Option 4- Have one jump, while the other baths--then SWITCH!

That's good Cake!

2010-07-13T09:30:00.000-05:00

Seriously one of the best cakes I've ever had!

Brotherly Love!

2010-07-12T08:18:00.001-05:00

u ready to go?

2010-07-11T11:22:00.000-05:00

Baby Ty

2010-07-10T11:05:00.004-05:00

loves his exersaucer...

Fritz and Friends...

2010-07-09T10:56:00.001-05:00

Some friends came over last week for a little BBQ.....

JR and Fritz had a great time playing, it was going to be interesting becasue JR has never had anyone play with "his stuff." But he was good with almost everything and they had a good time together...

On the big dogs...

Reading a book....Thanks Brian and Katie!

Vacation in Utah

2010-07-08T10:32:00.001-05:00

Kate and I spent a few days vacationing in the Mountains of Utah

as guest of the Lynch Family!

I got in a little mountain (literally) biking....

John Lynch and i
Katie, Cindy and Julie before their first attempt to Summit.

JR's future girlfriend, Pepper....so cute!

Kate and I, on a romantic date....

First 350Main (GREAT!), a walk through Park City, then Ice Cream!

Momma and a "B" (JR loves B's aka- Bears!)

Kate and I took a day and drove to Mirror Lake Pass....30m of up!

Surprise! Took Katie on a ATV excursion, she had no idea what we were doing.....
Little intimidating at first, but quickly we were flying around!

That night was followed up with dinner at the St. Regis!

Only one way up, via the "FunCycle"

Great Dinner!! Thanks Lynch's....

John Lynch and his wife Cindy

Last day and 2nd Summit hike!

Nice work ladies....

It was the perfect trip of rest, people, activities and food!

Utah is great in the summer, maybe even better then winter---maybe

4th of July

2010-07-07T10:19:00.000-05:00

The Rauls Boys!

JR helped put out the Flags...

Dad and his boy

3 Years....

2010-07-06T10:11:00.002-05:00

Wow- Where did 3years go....

It feels like last week we were just getting married,

2 boys and 3 years later....

Our 5th time we've toasted these glasses!

Engagement, Wedding, 3 Anniversaries

Started the day off with a Family bike ride!

JR loved it, Ty slept through it...

Tim and Whitney's Wedding....

2010-06-28T11:15:00.005-05:00

OK- I was called out for being a lazy blogger, but here are the photo's from

Uncle Tim and Whitney's wedding weekend......

JR and his gal'

Post Rehearsal

Rauls and the USSS lost and locked out of Ladue.....
a one way gate that closed behind us and would not let us back in.

The KC Reboulet women....

don't mind the car-seat, you ladies got room?

Pre- Wedding hangout

Daddy and his boys

Cake cutting

Related, but not married......(John's wife, Cheries Husband)

Again, Related.....my "Bride" and her sister

yes Cherie--you recall from previous post!

and how dancing SHOULD look and SHOULD NOT look--enjoy!

ps- Nice moves Tim, he claims they were impromptu,

I'm calling BS and believe there was some professional instruction prior!

LiveStrong

2010-06-23T01:27:00.000-05:00

This was not staged in any way, My 2yr old grabbed my helmet and shades from my bag next to his seat, when I turned around this is what i saw.......still makes me laugh

Father's Day

2010-06-21T13:30:00.000-05:00

A day spent on the lake= quiet car ride home.

Birthday Boy.....

2010-06-18T03:48:00.000-05:00

and let the moving begin!

The other day I put Ty on a blanket and by the time I came back intot the room he had rolled 10' under the coffee table.

7 months old today! Happy birthday Boy!

Go Redbirds!

2010-06-17T15:42:00.000-05:00

We're not big "go the game" people, I'd much rather watch it from my couch, or not watch at all and be out riding my bike is more like it.......

But we ventured off to the Cards game with our friends Marcy and William, very good game, very hot day.

Bill must have some sort of gravatational pull we weren't aware of before this photo....

Momma Rauls, sport'n' the birds!

Dude--where's all my stuff?

2010-06-16T15:35:00.000-05:00

More and more of our things are being replaced and taken over by little boy things......It's like having your very own Gremlins and there stuff just multiplies and finds it's way into every room in the entire house

ps- that's a fake lemon!

......but then moments like this make it all worth it!

OCD at 2?

2010-06-15T15:02:00.000-05:00

With a set of parents with issues, he has no chance.......

daddy hat.....

2010-06-14T15:01:00.000-05:00

Safety first in the Rauls house....

Uncle Tim's wedding.....

2010-06-04T13:30:00.000-05:00

I'm still pulling together the photo's from Uncle Tim's wedding,

but as I was going through them I noticed a specific dance move

Aunt Cherie broke out as she "got down."

I thought to myself, "now where have I seen that move before???????"

OOOOOOoooooooooooooo, that's right my wife has that same move......

must be a signature "sister six-shooter" dance!

That's Hot!

2010-06-03T13:20:00.000-05:00

When your'e this cool, the suns shines on you 24/7, even at Breakfast!

O Yeah! GTL baby.....

Beach day at school, look out.......

Just liv'n' the dream!

2010-06-02T13:17:00.000-05:00

Wife=Check

BBQ on a stick= Check

Cold Beer= Check

Kids in Bed= Check

Just living the dream

Wow weekend!

2010-06-01T10:04:00.002-05:00

With 3 parties and 1 concert in 3 days, this was a buzy weekend at the Rauls house!

Big Shout out to the Lynch's who rocked the Barn!

Kate and I headed downtown for Big Head Todd, great concert-great evening!

We may be the only people to have purchased front tickets, to then move back (yet another sign, we're getting old!)

Uncle Tim's Wedding

2010-05-24T10:40:00.002-05:00

Congratulation's to Uncle Tim and Aunt Whitney who tied the knot this last week.

Photo's and video are being downloaded and will be up tomorrow. It was a great wedding, JR walked down the isle like a pro, mommy read perfectly and daddy managed to stand up there and not faint.

Much better day then this wedding party!

Wedding Preview!

2010-05-20T14:22:00.001-05:00

JR's in Uncle Tim's and Aunt Whitney's wedding this weekend....

We got the outfit and tried it on, just trying to decide on opt 1 or opt 2?????

momma's day

2010-05-19T02:13:00.000-05:00

Pic's from our mothers day breakfast! Outside, by the fire on a cool mothers day morning...

It ended up just being a nice relaxing day, I think we even caught a nap (which doesn't happen often now!)

What Dad, can I go ride now?

Bed Bugs....

2010-05-17T11:46:00.001-05:00

Shoes and a kiss....

2010-05-12T09:17:00.003-05:00

What's better in the morning then shoes and a kiss.....

boyz...

2010-05-06T10:57:00.002-05:00

Breakfast of Champions!

2010-05-05T09:47:00.000-05:00

Just something cute about a 2yr old eating cereal, don't know why....

Maybe it's that only 72% make it to the mouth,

maybe it's that all the milk ends up on the bib,

or maybe it's when we wants frosted flakes--it's followed with a growling sound!

Ty roll'n' baba'

2010-05-04T10:43:00.000-05:00

TY gets roll'n'......well maybe it's a drop and roll....

movie at blog:

www.raulsstory.blogspot.com

Uno pizza please.....

2010-05-03T09:40:00.002-05:00

Last week we had homemade (well kinda') pizza!

Little cheese....

BAM!
one for the pizza, one for my mouth, one for the pizza, & so on....

Cheezee' photo please......

Swim Time....

2010-04-26T13:40:00.002-05:00

Couple weeks ago, Ty got his first swim lesson (5months old)....

Just like everything else, he just went with the flow

....he's one chilled out dude!

One of these photo's is JR swimming about the same age, can you pick him out?

If you had to look at the swim trunks, you cheated!

TY

2010-04-21T10:26:00.000-05:00

Ty playing and laughing......

see video on blog

Vehicle Day

2010-04-20T10:17:00.000-05:00

Saturday we loaded up our crew and headed to PAT's Vehicle Day!

JR had a great time, getting to see and play on almost every vehicle you can think of.

UPS truck=check!

Poppie's Firetruck was even there......

A BIG loader....

Maybe the #1 attraction, a bus!

Que Helicopter take-off and fly by video