Clues Clues

Carter is now that wonderful stage where he loves, and I mean loves, Blue's Clues. Which he affectionately calls Clues Clues. It comes on at 6am so he doesn't always get to watch it, but I dvr them every so often so he doesn't go without.

Today he got up at 6:15am so he got to watch a couple! Yeah for him! The best part about this stage is that Carter actually interacts with Blue! Caden went through this phase too, but he would just zone out when the cartoon was on. Caden would sing the songs and talk about it later in the day, but never sang with Blue. Carter is a whole other story and it is too cute!

Here is the Blue's Clues song...

Think, think, think...

Hmm...what does Blue want to do today?

PS - he doesn't look that sick does he! I think we are on the mend! He slept from 9pm-6am without getting up once and didn't really cough too much! That is answered prayer right there!

Sand Dunes

Since Carter and Cole are so sick, Caden needed to get out of the house this weekend...badly! Cory's dad decided he and some buddies were going to head out to the sand dunes and play, so Cory and Caden tagged along with them. I wasn't thrilled that Caden was going to ride 4 wheelers, but Cory told me that his Dad's new toy, a Polaris RZR...has a roll cage and seat belts. So we borrowed a helmet, neck supporter, etc. from our friend Clint (THANKS!) and I felt that he was safe. So anyway, they headed out for the entire afternoon of playing in the sand!

Caden had an absolute blast! He never stopped. They took breaks for snacks or drinks or to use the restroom and that was it. Caden didn't want to quit! He also informed me that he liked Jerry's RZR better than Papa's because it was faster! He even rode with some of the other guys so he could go in Jerry's! Thanks to all the guys who allowed my little man to have fun!

Here is Caden all suited up!

Caden and Cory riding in Jerry's RZR

Too Much Going On

I just wanted those of you who read this that aren't in town to know we have been a little crazy over here the last few days! Cole has been really sick since Sunday, horrible cough, congestion, low grade fever, not eating, etc. I took him in Monday and he tested negative for RSV and the doctor said he most likely has croup. Well his fever went up Wednesday and his cough is definitely not better, I think worse. So we are headed back today to the doctor at 1pm.

Carter decided he would also start coughing Wednesday, no big deal, his allergies are bad, so I gave him some over the counter stuff. It didn't help and he got much worse. Thursday afternoon he fever spiked over 104 and he started to throw up...lovely! His cough sounds just as bad as Cole's so we are all going in today at 1pm.

To top it all off, a friend of mine delivered her son yesterday at 21 weeks and the baby went to be with Jesus. It has been a rough 24 hours, needless to say! Please be in prayer for the Allen family and they go through the next days, weeks, etc.

We are here people, just no cutesy pics to post. I will blog more happy fun stuff soon, also working on a good post about what God is teaching me through Esther!

Caden Funnies

Caden did and said some very funny things yesterday and I thought I would document them for the grandparents and others to read.

#1
Okay, the boy is a very, very, very picky eater. So yesterday as we were heading home around dinner time. I asked him what he thought we should eat for dinner.

Caden: If you don't mind, I would like some lettuce and a hamburger. (These are two things he most definitely does not eat, never even wants to try!)

Me: Okay Caden, do you want a salad like the last time? (We had salads last week and he actually ate a couple of spinach leaves.)

Caden: Yes I want some lettuce and no dressing, but also I want a hamburger.

He was adamant about getting that hamburger. So we go to Sonic and I get him a hamburger, but I also get a corn dog because I figure if he tries the burger and doesn't like it, he will eat a corn dog. He not only eats the hamburger, but inhales it! I put some ketchup on it for him and he had it eaten before we even made it back to the house!

Last night and today he has told everyone he loves hamburgers. He even requested we go get another one for lunch today!

#2
Last night I was trying to feed Cole and get him to bed and I kept hearing Caden saying or singing some little rhyme...1st, 2nd, 3rd, you're totally a nerd...or something like that. I finally called him into the living room and talked to him about how it wasn't nice to call people nerds, etc.

He told me it was his secret password to get into his fort. While trying not to laugh, I convinced him to think up another one. He said it had to rhyme. I decided nothing really good could rhyme with 3rd, so I changed it to Ready, Set, Go. I had him think of words that rhymed with go and we came up with several, but he liked bow. I tried to think of something with bow and arrow but it wasn't coming out right. After a few suggestions, he told me that he didn't like my ideas because bows were for girls. So I explained to him I was thinking about bows and arrows then he said, "okay, those kinds of bows are for boys, that is good mom!"

Good thing I can think of the right kind of "bows" :)

Sweet Dreams Baby Boy!

Cole is working on sitting up by himself. He is getting better and stronger each day, but it takes quite a bit of strength to hold up his big old body and head! Here are a few shots of him working out :) He sits like this in his boppy for a long time (10-15 minutes) if there are toys to entertain him. Once he is tired of this, he will fall over to his tummy and then try to work on his crawling!
He is trying his best to work on that army crawl. He wants to go somewhere so badly, he probably thinks he can crawl over to the other two and stir up trouble! He is scooting around in cirlces a bunch but who knows when he will take off. After about 10 minutes on the floor of going nowhere, he gets pretty irritated. Is it mean to think that is funny :)

***The real reason for the post***

I walked in Cole's room to check on him because he fussed a little longer than usual today. I saw this and had to go get the camera. He is usually a tummy sleeper and if he isn't ready for a nap he will roll over and after a while get really mad and scream about it. Well today, he must have fussed just long enough to tire himself out! I thought he looked too sweet!

Gigi and Pops - this one is for you, a close up of his new t-shirt! He loves it!

Train Engineer

Here is yet another example of Caden and the crazy tracks he builds. He is going to be a great engineer one day! He put it together completely on his own. Also he wants to make sure you all realize there was a train pile up, a big crash, he called it! So make sure you notice!~

Crafty Comments and Challenge!

***UPDATE***Some of you have asked, wondered, etc. just what we do with our crafts. Some of them do get hung up in the house. The fridge is covered in art and the fireplace in the playroom (when there isn't a fire going) has 4 small cork board pieces attached to it that you can staple art onto. They were cheap and easy to find...at your local office supply store :) They are probably 4" squares and can hold a couple of pieces each. I also mail pieces of art to grandparents, give them to friends, etc. But let's be honest folks...some of it does end up in the trash and that's okay!

Hey gang, just a shout out for all the sweet comments about the crafts we do, but I DON'T THINK THEM UP ON MY OWN! I am not that creative believe me! I use the website No Time For Flashcards. I have a button up on my sidebar for the site! It is so great, I just browse it once or twice a week and pick something they would like. Today we did a butterfly one that I "borrowed" from Parents Magazine.

It really is easy to accomplish these crafts and it takes very little time! I have a bag with construction paper, glue, tissue paper, paint, crayons, markers, etc. I went down the craft aisle at Wal-Mart and got a few extras like wiggly eyes, pom poms, Popsicle sticks, pipe cleaners, etc. So I just pick a craft and dig it out of the bag! It takes no time at all really! It is worth the sanity it saves and it is fun! You can do it too, I promise!

I challenge you all to do it at least once in the next week and post a comment here about what you did. Even better, blog about it! Come on everyone get crafty with us!

Here is Caden's butterfly from today, a little different from the one in the magazine, but just as fun!

Carter had a blast! He just needed some help with the glue.

I CHALLENGE YOU, CAN YOU DO IT?

Decorating our Fort

The boys got so many cards for Valentine's Day they decided they needed to decorate with them. The "fort" or copier box is still here in the playroom and that is what they wanted to decorate. So we got out the scotch tape and put up all the cards (3 boys, 2 sets of grandparents, 1 great-grandma = 9 cards!) Here is their decorating job!