No Time for Flash Cards

Okay, so this is a shameless plug, but who cares! I am entering a bloggie giveaway at my new favorite craft site for the kids. If I blog about this site I get entered in her contest! I know I have mentioned it before, but you guys have got to checkout No Time For Flashcards and do some of these great crafts with your kids. It is fun, I promise!

Daddy's Home

Yeah!!! I have never been more excited to see Cory! I am so glad he is home, I could post on and on about how much I missed him, how much the boys missed him, how much help he is to me, and that I can't really be a great Mom without him and all his help, but since he doesn't read this it wouldn't do much good! I told him all this last night anyway!

WE ARE GLAD DADDY IS HOME!!!!

Of course he brought the boys a little something from his trip. Of course he had to give them their presents right before bath, of course it was messy, but the kids loved it!

Lollipops from Mickey Mouse~

Thanks so much for all your prayers, they were heard and answered. The kids did really great and slept well for the most part! Especially Cole! Also their behavior was overall on the good side! I really appreciate everyone asking and checking on me and praying! It was a blessing to be covered in prayer and I know that is why everything worked so smoothly! Thank you again from all of us!

Craft Time

I meant to post this earlier in the week, but didn't have much time on the computer. We have been keeping busy! I found some great craft ideas on the blog, No Time For Flashcards, and decided to get the boys busy!

My Dad, aka Pops, has a birthday today, so I asked the boys what they would like to make for him. Of course they said that Pops needed some train pictures. So here is what we came up with...

I simply cut out some pieces of construction paper and they glued them together to make a train. I had to help Carter a bit, and guide him on what to put where. He did do the shapes in the back car by himself. Caden on the other knew exactly how he wanted his train to look, so I let him run with it! They had fun!

Here is Carter posing with his finished project!

Here is Caden with his. He drew a serious background for his train, complete with tracks, a smokestack, a sky, etc.

For our second project we decided to paint a sun for my Grammy, aka Gammy Flo. She has been sick for a bit and I thought she needed some cheering up.

Caden really got into the painting!

Carter wasn't sure about the painting, but he did well!

Brandy brought Graydon over and he got in on the craft action!

Brandy had the wonderful idea to add Little Cole's hands and it turned out too cute! He wasn't sure about me putting it by his head, but I wanted a pick of his 1st craft :) Here is one of the finished suns, Grammy Flo loved it!

Say A Little Prayer...

Cory is leaving this morning to fly to Orlando for a Konica Minolta conference. He actually left yesterday afternoon to go spend the night with a friend so he would not be driving so early to catch his flight. Anyway, pray for him to have safe travel, 2 flights today and 2 more on the way home Wednesday. Also pray for me as I tackle it alone here! If you don't know, our kids are not the greatest of sleepers for some reason, so I am a little concerned about that! Last night was okay, all 3 were asleep by 9pm, Cole only got up once for just about 15 minutes and the other two slept in their own beds until about 4:30am! Cole did get up at 5:30 though so I should get to church on time, right :) Thanks guys I appreciate it!

God's Word According to Caden

Here is the scene that just played out in the entryway of our home. Cory was getting bundled up to go for a run this morning and Caden desperately wanted to go to.

Caden: please let me go with you Daddy

Cory: No Caden, it is too cold and you can't keep up.

Caden: (in tears now) You are not obeying God.

Cory: What did you say?

Caden: The verse says Be kind to each other and you are not being kind.

So that is Caden's interpretation of the Word...needless to say he didn't get to go run with Daddy and is pretty upset right now!

Crazy Hair!

Caden has decided that he wants to fix his hair in the mornings. This is not really a battle I choose to fight right now, but I may regret it later. He wants his hair spiked, but as you can see he wants the front part combed straight down. I am not really sure where he came up with this one, but whatever. Mornings are too crazy for me to argue with him about this one!

While I was taking the first picture he wanted desperately to make a silly face, so here is his silly face pose!

Crazy boy, he is too funny!

Cole's 1st Cereal

Cole hit a milestone last week and began eating cereal! He seems to really like it. We weren't too sure at first, he had a couple of really rough days and nights on Monday and Tuesday, but I think it was just his shots. He is doing great now! The pictures aren't that great because it was really early, 6AM, and no one was up but Cole and me!

I am ready Mom!

Here goes nothing...

Not sure what I think yet!

Not too bad, but a little messy!

Rock Band Video

Here is a small clip of a couple of band members! Caden got a piano for Christmas and Carter is of course playing his "tar" (guitar). This is a guitar he uses at Grammie's. Now that we are home he has several to choose from! We are always rocking out over here!