Bathroom Remodel - Final Part

So I mentioned earlier that we were doing something else to the boys' bathroom and here is the reveal.

We wanted to tile the floor for several reasons, but the main one was that the boys dumped so much water out at times, it was ruining the carpet. Also, is it really a good idea to have carpet in a bathroom anyway!

So we hired our friend Clint to come and lay the tile. He did a great job! The boys even got to help him...THANKS CLINT!

Once we could walk on it, Caden just had to sweep and mop it for me. He begged me to let him do it, honest! I have raised two clean freaks so far that fight over the broom. I love it!

Caden had fun cleaning the floor.

I love the new tile!

Potty Training Again...Maybe

Carter decided this week he wanted to go on the potty...why this week, who knows. I didn't really push the issue because we were leaving for vacation soon, but I let him sit on there when he wanted to.

Of course he really only wanted to poop on the potty, but whatever! This particular day he was cracking me up so I had to share. He sat on there for - ev - er. I mean really around 10-15 minutes. That is a long time for a 2 year old and for a momma who had two other kids to tend to! He is back in our bathroom because their bathroom was being remodeled again (stay tuned), so it was an even bigger ordeal.

Anyway, I kept asking if he was done. He would say no then tell me "one time" then grunt really hard. It was hysterical. He must have said that at least 10 times and the grunting was out of control. It is too cute!

If you think this is gross...sorry! I know the grandparents will get a kick out of it!

Here is the face of the grunter!

"I did it!"

Spring Break

We are leaving today for Spring Break Vacation!!! Red River here we come! The boys are so excited and can't wait to go to Grammie and Papa's cabin to sled down the driveway!

While I am away, I have scheduled a few posts to keep you entertained and give your Reid Boy Fix! As soon as I get back I will put up pics of our adventures! See you in a week!

Pay It Forward

I found this on Molly's blog that I stalk often because I know her sister and Molly is one awesome chick...anyway. I love this idea and wanted to do it. I have been meaning to post this but then the boys got sick and I forgot. So know it is my turn to play. Play along too if you are interested!

Here are the official rules:

I will send a gift to the first 3 people who comment on this post. All gifts will be made and sent out sometime in the next year.

How exciting to not know when your package will arrive. What you need to do in return is to pay it forward by making the same promise on your website or blog. This exchange is only open to those with active websites or blogs. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PROMISE TO POST THIS SAME "PAY IT FORWARD" MESSAGE ONTO YOUR BLOG, WHICH MUST BE ACTIVE IN ORDER TO PLAY. YOU WILL PAY IT FORWARD TO THE FIRST THREE PEOPLE WHO COMMENT ON YOUR BLOG.

The gifts are supposed to be handmade. I know a lot of you are thinking you can't get in on this because you aren't "crafty". If you really want to get in on this but cannot create a handmade gift yourself, then support a person who does have a handmade crafty kind of business. Buy a gift from them, don't just head out to a chain store, understand?!

Have fun paying it forward! Let's see if anyone wants to play and I can't wait to come up with a cool gift for you!

Our New Pet

So Saturday Cory and Caden went to wash our car and a couple of other errands and came home with a turtle! Can I just say I was less than thrilled. I know boys will be boys and bring home all kinds of creatures one day, but I really don't like any frogs, turtles, snakes, or rodents. I am a dog and cat girl! Anyway...they leave it in the front flower bed and give it some carrots and I don't really pay too much attention to it. Later that evening, we have to name it and get a place for it to sleep. Really, it is a turtle...is this going to be our new pet?

Of course it is! Caden has named the turtle Zak and even built it a shelter! The first night it stayed in Jack's old dog crate with leaves on the bottom. My dad was still in town and he researched on the Internet what things turtles eat. So we fed Zak strawberries and lettuce. On Sunday I told Cory if we were really keeping this turtle he needed a more permanent home.

To fix this problem the boys decided to take the old copier box from our fort outside and turn it upside down to make a home for Zak. Caden and Carter put leaves in the bottom, a water bowl, and a food plate. This turtle is set!

We had a scare Tuesday AM, Caden went to check on Zak and he was gone. Caden cried and cried! We promised to get another one, but that didn't help. When we returned home later that morning, they went outside and low and behold Zak came back...crazy turtle!

The boys play with him all the time now. Zak has been down the slide with Carter and on the trampoline with Caden. They love Zak! I am praying this phase will pass quickly! Here are some pics of Zak with his new buddies!

Carter is petting his new friend.

Here is Zak in his new home.

Cole's 1st Real Food

Cole is now eating like a horse and his nasty cough seems to be history! He will eat at least 4 stage 2 foods a day, plus his cereal and 4- 6oz bottles. This has been his norm since he started feeling better. He is also learning to grab things and put them in his mouth. So I thought maybe he could handle a biter biscuit. He loved it but once it got slippery from all his slobber he had a hard time hanging on to it! He really did like it even though he isn't smiling too much! He was concentrating hard!

Dining Entertainment

Yesterday while feeding Cole his dinner Carter decided to provide us with some entertainment. For those of you who don't speak Carter he is singing "Col-lee eat" Enjoy!

Beautiful Day at the Park

It was so warm yesterday we headed out to the park...thanks for the invite Brandy and Tish! The boys played and played and had a great time! It was pretty windy though as usual so Cole didn't get out of his stroller much. There is a ton of dirt at Crystal Beach now because of all the renovations so after about an hour or so, we headed home. Of course I had to take a few pics for you guys!

Caden on the weird slide...he sat down at the top and said "mom I am scared, I can't do it." So I told him to get down because I wasn't going to help a 4 year old down the slide. Then he got irritated with me and went down on his own. At the end he exclaimed, "see I am not scared, I can do it, I just didn't know I could do it!"

Now Carter was another story, I had to help him down...we don't need anymore injuries!

Cole just hung out in the stroller and chewed on whatever he could get his hands on!

Momma had to go down with Carter a couple of times...that slide is kind of scary and really hard to go down while holding a 2 year old. I don't think it is meant for wide loads!