Work, work, work!

Space Invaders


Nakey Starnes



My Wild Man

Best Buddies

How Cute

Homemade Applesauce

My wake-up call. Ugg!

Cool Dude

Yee Haw!

Homeschool Hooligans

Stinkapotamus

Cheese

Oh, Julia! You're sooo pretty.

Sweet Dreams

The long coveted bunk bed. Oooo, aaaaa.

Well, I quit my job at the daycare about six weeks ago now and I haven't stopped running since. I worked on a movie called "Betty Anne Waters" in Ann Arbor, MI. My first time traveling for work. I must say that I quite enjoyed it! I have redone my head shots and resume. I have sent out packets for auditions for twelve movies. One is for the Disney channel. David and Patrick said that I would be the coolest aunt ever if I were on the Disney channel. Here's hopin'! I have submitted to a dozen or so casting agencies to fill in between stunting gigs. I am taking a voice-over class next week. The boys and I should be home the middle of August for about eight weeks. We are all very excited! Patrick is leaving tomorrow to visit Illinois for a few months. Titus will be so sad. Patrick is his favorite person in the whole wide world. And finally, the big excitement for the day, I found a tarantula in the playroom just minutes after waking up this morning. Another creepy crawly pet to add to the collection.

James finished school but still loves to wear his new glasses. He went to the dentist last week and his adult teeth are right there. He'll be getting them soon. They are HUGE! I thought he already had big front teeth but WOW! He is growing his hair out and now that it is getting humid here I think he maybe regretting it. However, he is too much like his daddy to admit that he might change his mind.

Titus is about to be...ONE! Give me a minute, I need to lie down. He is getting his second top tooth and they are as big as James'! Kristy yells "Huh-yuk!" every time he smiles. He is starting to walk. We turn over a stool and he runs around behind it. He can take about ten steps by himself now even though he is still having trouble with his right foot. He loves to play peek-a-boo. He is learning to drink from a cup, no more bottles after he turns one. He is getting pretty handy with a spoon. He has been in a bunk bed for a few weeks now. He is doing great! I put a gym mat down for the first couple of weeks but he doesn't need it. He won't get out even if he doesn't want to sleep. He is passive-aggressive like me...he just takes the sheets off and throws them on the floor. :)

As always, I hope you enjoy the pictures and vidoes. We miss and love you all!

Jodi, James, and Titus

Pole Dancer

Walking

Peek-a-boo!

Ha, ha, ha...wait, what?!

Yummo!

James' new glasses.

Rock On!

J David "Betty Anne Waters"

Bailee "Betty Anne Waters"

Jude

What a beautiful baby!

Look at that face.

What a face.

Whee ha!

Brotherly love.

Well, I can't ever seem to keep up with this thing. I have no idea how Kristy can do it so much and still get everything else done around here. I'm trying to remember everything that has happened since my last blog. My job finished up on April 30th. I was sad because I am going to miss the kids and my teachers but so happy to be away from the craziness. I'm glad to be at home more with the boys. So after I left The Children's Garden I tried to catch up on all the things I couldn't do while working. On the first James and I went to the eye doctor and he was prescribed reading glasses. The second was my birthday and the boys and I drove to El Paso to pick up my birthday present...an eight week old chocolate lab to be named Jude. On the fourth the boys got there pictures done while Titus was still nine months old. The rest of the week was filled with therapy for Titus and looking for gigs. On the twelfth I took the bigger boys to Gym Magic for the home school gymnastics group. Later that evening I left for Albuquerque. On the thirteenth I went to the LA Stunt Training Camp to meet with a stunt coordinator and work out with them. I'm still sore! I got to beat up a huge guy, it was great! I was home for one day before I left to work on "Betty Anne Waters" in Detroit for four days. Whew! It was so much fun...when I was actually doing something. Oh well, they can pay me to sit around. I don't mind. :) I have a full week ahead of me as well. Head shots tomorrow, doctor and dentist on Thursday, blood work and doctor on Friday, and I should confirm two more jobs by the weekend. Ugh. The boys are doing great. James loves his new glasses and has two weeks left of school. Titus is trying so hard to walk and I keep knocking him down. :) "Lay down and be a baby!" I am loving every second that I am home with the kids and am looking forward to more jobs. I seem to have the best of both worlds. And even better one of my jobs may take my to Illinois for a while. I hope to see all of you very soon.

Love to All,

Jodi, James, and Titus

What Happened To March?

Helping with the dishes.

Off to school!

What are you looking at?

Static head.

My little angel.

My biggie boy.

Crazy Aunt Kelly.

Well, somewhere around here I seem to have misplaced March. Here's the rundown of why I was so busy:

Titus will be nine months old tomorrow and I'm having a stroke!

He is over twenty pounds and thirty inches tall.

He has gotten his bottom teeth.

James learned to do a low back flip on the trampoline.

He is forty-eight pounds and forty-five inches tall.

Kelly came to visit for a whole week!

The Meyer/Starnes clan moved to the boonies.

I quit my job as the preschool director yet am attending three conferences this week.

I am still working way too many hours. I am looking forward to a couple days off in May!

I joined up with the LA Stunt group to go back to stunt work.

I am ringing with the hand bells on Sunday for the second time this month.

I'm sure there is more but I am too tired to remember right now.

I'll try to do better with the Blog next month. More free time here I come!

Walking.

Free time. What's free time?

This is going to be another short blog. I have no idea how Kristy has time to blog two or three times a day. If I do it once a week I'm thrilled! I have worked between fifty and sixty hours this week. Phewww! I miss my boys terribly and hope every night that they are still awake when I make it home. Kristy is taking lots of pics and movies for the sad mama. So here are some of them. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!



Jodi, James, and Titus

James' trampoline trick.

So sleepy. Shhhhh!

My first grilled cheese sandwich on homemade wheat bread. Yum!

Six years and six months.

Downward Dog

Hello to all,

This is going to be a very short post. The only thing I've done in the last two weeks is work a ton of hours. When my boss isn't there I really enjoy my new postition and work eight hours. When she is there I don't get a whole lot done and still end up working upwards of ten hours or more. However, the promotion is helping me pay down my debt and get my credit back in order. Thank you God! Titus is doing all sorts of new tricks like getting from his tummy to sitting up, dancing, trying to crawl, doing the downward dog yoga pose, and trying to escape from the crib! James is so bored at school that Kristy and I were just discussing how to interest him. He is too smart for his own good, just like his Daddy! It is warming up here already, which I am very happy about because the heat broke in my car again. Kelly is coming to visit in the next month or two, Alec is visiting at the end of February, and EK and Linda are going to be in the "area" so the Meyer's are taking a road trip in about two weeks. Life if BUSY but good! Aaaa! Finally a sigh that is a happy one.

Jodi, James, and Titus