Weekend with Gigi and Pops

Here are the pics of what the boys did at Gigi and Pops' house while Cory was out of town and I was scrapbooking! Thanks again to my parents for keeping them! Also to Jana and Grammy Flo for helping entertain them while they were there!

Dad put Caden to work right away on the lawn. I guess Carter thought he should get to help too!

Pops hung the boys a tire swing up in the back yard and they love it!

Decisions, Decisions...

We have finally decided on a name for Boy #3....

Cole....

We need help on a middle name, we can't decide. Well I should say Cory doesn't think we need to decide right now, and I am not sure which one I like best. So vote or comment with other suggestions.

Weekend Getaway

I had such a great weekend, I thought I would tell you all about it!

Cory left town again this week on Wednesday and didn't return until late Saturday night...yuck! By the way, I have asked him not to go anywhere else for awhile! Anyway, there was a scrapbook retreat that I had signed up for long before I started having contractions so it was already arranged for the boys to go stay with Gigi and Pops.

I met my dad halfway on Friday and then came home to gather up my stuff. I went to the retreat and stayed up Friday night scrapping until 10:30pm....aren't you all impressed! I was pretty tired Saturday morning, but went back anyway. I had even more fun, but only stayed until after lunch. I was in desperate need of a nap! I had such a great time working on my scrapbook and visiting with Brandy and Jamie! It was good to have girl time, but I did miss my boys!

I got 12 whole pages finished. That doesn't sound like much but it is more than I usually get done at our monthly gatherings! Thanks to mom and dad for keeping the boys! Here are a couple of my favorite pages...

Boys + Mud = Fun...Right?

Boys and mud, something I will never truly get, but my two love it!

To set the scene: Cory still hasn't planted anything in the flower beds he created out in the back, so they are just dirt pits for the boys to dig in. Well, Caden got the bright idea to dig a pond...that means water! Cory showed him how to fill it up Sunday so of course on Monday the boys wanted to do it again! No problem, right!

Here are a couple of videos of each boy doing their thing. This doesn't look too bad, but keep in mind this was at the beginning of the process. By the end, they were totally covered from hair to toes! Carter began eating it, so I knew it was time to come in!

We no longer have a bath tub, for now...so I had to haul them back to our room to the shower. Remember - I am not supposed to be lifting them or over exerting myself...yeah! All in all they had a great time and kept the fun going in the shower! I was worn out by the end of it all, but Daddy came home shortly after the shower and took over for a bit! Enjoy!

Z is for...

Zonked Out!

Caden dropped his morning nap right around 1 yr and eventually, much to my dismay, dropped his afternoon nap, shortly after school started this year, around 3 yr. He is one that only needs around 11-12 hrs total sleep a night.

Carter on the other hand loves to sleep! He still takes a morning and afternoon nap at 16 mo. If we are at home, he will sleep anywhere from 1-2 hours in the morning, then again in the afternoon late. He will go down for the night around 7:30 or 8 and sleep another 12 hours. I love it! This is great, just a little different from Caden!

As you can see in the picture, he was totally out of it! He had already taken a 2 hour morning nap, and had been asleep this afternoon for 2 1/2 hours! He was so out, check out his left arm position! He finally woke up around 5pm, and went back to bed at 8pm for another 11 1/2 hours! I love it!

Y is for...

YeeHaw!!!

My boys love being cowboys! They get plenty of gear from the grandparents so they can fit the part!

I don't have any recent pics of Caden in his boots, but this one is one of my favorites! This is his 1st Pioneer Days in Guymon! Grammie and Papa got him and the other grandkids cowboy hats! It was too cute! Carter has his own boots, but they don't go on quite as easy as Caden's do!
Stay tuned for the cowboys, they will be dolled up again soon. Pioneer Days are in a couple of weeks so we will get all gussied up for the event!

***EDIT POST

My dad thought I needed a more recent picture of Caden and his boots, also a picture of Carter with his real boots on, so here they are!

X is for...

Are you ready for this one folks...

Xylem - this is the woody tissue of a plant. So here is the connection...Carter discovered the playground in the back yard and thinks he can climb the stairs and go down the slide on his own. If he isn't careful...he will fall in the xylem (mulch)! A stretch I know, but I am trying to be creative! Enjoy the video!

W is for...

Worship and Water

I wanted to post both of these today, so you get a combined post!

Caden's children's choir helped lead worship on Sunday at church. I didn't get to go, but Cory got a good video...
Then on Sunday night the boys decided to get a little creative in the tub. Cory apparently thought he could leave them unattended for a short time and they went nuts. Cory put one small capful of bubbles in the tub but when they were done splashing there were bubbles everywhere! On the floor, walls, etc. It was a little crazy!~

Nursing Aprons

I just wanted to let you all in on a new fave of mine. My sister's good friend is making these nursing aprons now and I think they are so great! If you need one or know of someone who does they are wonderful! If you go to Jenna's blog, www.babyglorynursingaprons.blogspot.com ,you can see a close up pic, and all the fabric choices she has available right now. Check it out, and tell her Kara sent you!

V is for...

Vision of the future!

Thanks to my sis for the help on this word! She is awesome with words, me not so much, but numbers yes!

Anyway I digress. I have been meaning to post for several days, but had some issues on Wednesday night. To make a long story short, I started having contractions, pretty painful ones at that, around 8pm on Wednesday. They lasted all through the night and into Thursday AM. So I called the doctor and went in to check things out. All is well with the baby, I am not spotting and for all you gals out there, my cervix is closed. This is all good. The doctor ordered an ultrasound, so I was super excited to see the baby. Everything looked great and we even got a good picture! I am okay, just probably over did it on Wednesday so I am on bed rest!


Ignore the glowing spot on the heart! I had to use the flash so you could see it! We also got to find out we are having another BOY!!!!!! I am super excited! Caden asked why God is giving him another brother because he already has one, but he is warming up to the idea of 3 boys around here!

I am working on Cory to pick out a name, so any suggestions would be fine. But remember the rules, it has to start with a C and absolutely cannot be formed into any other word that can be made fun of, that is Cory's rule!

Anyway, pray for us because I am still having some mild contractions and I have been on bed rest since Thursday. Cory has been so great helping with the boys and around the house! He is so great and I couldn't be on bed rest without him! WAY TO GO BABE!!! YOU ARE THE BEST!!

Also a huge thanks to my friends Emily, Donna, Sally, Mandy, and Ryan for pitching in with the kids, food, or just checking in on me! Love you gals!

Well that is about it for now, I should get out of the chair and back on the couch!

U is for...

Under the bed!

Carter provided me with the perfect U post today, so I had to do two at once, so I wouldn't forget!

He decided he would chase Maggie, our cat, under the bed! She is either getting way to mellow in her old age, or she likes him. I believe it is a little of both. He chases her around often and she doesn't seem to mind too much! Today he totally shocked me by adding to his usual chase routine. He followed her in our bedroom, then around the bed like normal. He peeked under the bed skirt, which I have seen him do on occasion, but then the real excitement...he went in after her! I thought he would just kind of go under there, but I ran to get the camera and found him way under there! He was laughing and having such a good time, I hated to pull him out! But that is normally where Miss Maggie sleeps during the day and who knows how much cat hair the poor kid was ingesting! So I drug him out of there and we chased her down the hall to the living room!

T is for...

Train Tracks!

Caden is the master engineer now, he can put together a mean track for his trains with no help! He never ceases to amaze us with the tracks he puts together! Very rarely does he ask for help, unless he can't find a certain piece he needs! He spent over an hour building a track and driving the trains on it yesterday!

Here is a shot of the entire track from start to finish!

Caden wanted close ups of each section, so here we go!

As I type now, he is telling me about another one he is in the process of building. He keeps telling me to look at it and asking me if it looks good! So cute!

S is for...

Silliness!

Just to be silly today, a little fun thing I found out in blogland...

My blog is safe for all viewing ages, what a relief. And too think, Cory says I am not very lady like! Well I obviously don't say too many bad things or I wouldn't have received this rating!

Here is why I received the rating I did...
This rating was determined based on the presence of the following words:
crack (1x)
Now who knows when I said this or what the context was...I really don't have the time to research it. But it couldn't have been that bad :)

If you too want to be silly today check out this link http://www.justsayhi.com/bb/blog_rating or click on the rating above