Cole's 1st Oreo

Cole got his first taste of an Oreo this week at my mom and dad's. He as so cute while eating it, I had to snap several shots of the mess. It was too precious!

Here is the progression of the mess...

You can tell by the grins that he was loving it!!!

Catching Crawdads

We are hanging out a my parents house for a few days while Cory is out of town, so I can't blog all of our stuff...4th of July, water park, camping with Pops, etc. So to keep you entertained until I get back home to my computer here is a picture...

This was the last time we were here in Duncan and the boys caught a crawdad. My mother broke rule #1 and let the boys take the creature in her living room for pictures :) Needless to say, it fell out of the butter dish and landed in the carpet. YUCK!! The boys had a great time though and that is what matters, right!

Hope this holds you over until Friday at least, then I will return to my normal blogging schedule :) Thanks for being patient and understanding!

Sneak Peek

Wonderful Sarah gave us a quick sneak peek at our photo session we had a few weeks ago. I thought I would let everyone in on the peek :)

Being a "YES" Momma

So this month is going to be a hard one for me...I am taking Jill's challenge to be a "YES" Momma!
She started her post with a story about her kids wanting to actually see if it was hot enough to fry an egg. I read that and immediately said "no way!" but then after reading her post, why not? is the question I asked myself. Also my friend Devin is taking the challenge...stop on over at her blog and check out her post. She is much better at words than I am, so enjoy!

I must confess I find it so easy to just say no to the boys all the time!

Can we play in the mud?
No I don't want to bathe you early or wash your muddy clothes!

Can we go to the park?
No Cole is napping, it is too hot, etc.

Can we paint for a craft today?
No it will make a big mess that I don't want to clean!

Can we build a fort, lego train track, train track, etc.?
No, I can't build it wait for Daddy to come home...

As I read over these, I am just a plain old boring mom who doesn't like to make messes or have fun. But that is not how God made my little boys! I am going to try and not worry about the mess, the cleaning up, or the extra effort it will take to say yes to their requests! I need to stop being so selfish and put the boys needs ahead of my cleanliness and laziness!

Anyone care to join me? I can't wait to read about all our "YES" adventures this month!

***DISCLAIMER*** This does not mean we are going to be passive mommas this month and let our kids do just about anything! Really people, I do have a brain and will use it!!!

Girls Get Away

I left on Thursday to go to OKC with Brandy for a couple of days. We ate, slept, shopped, and just existed without the hubbies or our kiddos. It was a welcomed break from my boys! It is a must do for all mommies to get a little time away to regroup!!! I have left the other two before but never all three of them...so I was excited! Cory ended up having to keep them all by himself and take off work, but they all did great! Even with 2 sickies they all made it while Momma was gone!

THANK YOU SO MUCH CORY FOR HOLDING DOWN THE FORT!!!

I am not sure if Brandy will ever want to go with me again...I spent way to much money and didn't stop her from doing so either! But I was able to get everything I needed to throw two birthday parties in August and all the presents we need to give for those. I know I plan ahead, but when would I get to go shopping again ALONE!!!

My favorite part was staying up a bit late and talking, then sleeping in! I woke up the first morning at 5am for a bladder call thinking I would get up again shortly. The next thing I know, my phone is going off and it is after 9:30AM. The boys were calling to check in and I was still sound asleep in la-la land! IT WAS GREAT!!!

Here is the only real pic I took of us...

Thanks Brandy for making me get away! You are such a blessing to me and it was so good to get away with you! It was so much fun and we must do it again soon...this time Devin, you have to join us!!!

Couldn't You Just Eat Him Up!!!

Cole is also sick, supposedly nothing said Urgent Care, but still sounds just awful. He has a new tooth coming in, snotty nose, a cough, and low fever...mostly fussy, but still there are peeks of cuteness now and then! He just melted my heart last night and I had to share!

Sick Boy

Of course before I left last week, someone had to get sick. Carter has an ear infection and was just plain miserable on Thursday before I left. He screamed for the babysitter for at least 20 minutes and slept with Cory the first night I was gone. When I called to check in on him, he told me "Daddy take care of me, Momma...I have no fever!" He sounded horrible but acted better when I got home!

He looks so sad, but thankfully is getting better!

Summer Haircut!

We shaved the boy before I left last week on my girls getaway. Caden loves it and has been begging for a shave for weeks now! Poor guy got cursed with my thick head of hair and his head gets so hot!