Worker Bees

The boys have been working around our house this week. We have had plumbers here working on their bathrom, NO MORE PINK TILE :) So they thought they needed to work in our bathroom. They brought some tools in and worked on the toilet, then brought in the Thomas chair and put it in the closet so they could rest! So cute!
We also purchased a rent house this week that needs some serious work. I will do an entire post about this later, but here are the two of them on the way to work.
Here are the two of them in the house working. Caden was seriously prepared with his new hardhat, goggles, and gloves!
Carter didn't work of course, but he did carry around this extension cord most of the evening!

Who Am I

I received an email from my mom and dad with this youtube video in it. I have actually seen it three or four times in an email and it has moved me to tears each time. I love this song, Who Am I, by Casting Crowns, and this video that goes with it is even better. I hope you let God use it to touch you today!

Decisions, Part 2

Well I have changed the poll just a tad and added a couple of new suggestions that we liked, so please ignore the previous poll if you haven't voted yet. If you have...vote again.....but only once (you know who you are) so the results are accurate :)

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!