I swear I have other children

it's just that right now Bo is at that age where just about everything is priceless. Even when I ask him to give me a hug and he nonchalantly says "No way".

And it's not just me who thinks so, everyone seems to be smitten with him. It's his charm. It may end up being his one saving grace through teen years.

Just last night he came in the room to interrupt me and a friend for the millionth time just to show me the candy in his mouth. The things is, it just seems impossible to get mad at him. My friend just chuckled and said "He's a card"
This is how he watches TV. Adorable, I know. (Look at that length. He's not much of a baby any more.... 22 months.)

Weigh in Wednesday

I made it to 149 y'all, I'm so excited.

Just 19 pounds more to go. That sounds really depressing to me except when I think about that I have already lost 12.

I can't tell by looking at myself but my pants are to baggy now but some how I seem to be in between sizes, neither one is fitting right. I did however notice when i put on one of my favorite T-shirts on it was baggier and looked to be the wrong size for me. That was exciting.

What am I suppose to do with him

I am suppose to have company tonight so I thought I would bake some cookies. As long as I would be mixing I thought I would go ahead and make a double batch for later use. Chunky Chocolate Chip with Pecans.

Mmmm!

Now I have three kids so leaving the kitchen while you're baking isn't something new to me. I removed the bowl with batter and placed it high on the counter by the sink. While I baked a batch I headed off to my room to dry my hair. Once dry I came into the hall only to find Timbo munching away on something. When he opened his mouth I was greeted with a mouth full of chocolate. I assumed he pulled the same stunt from Bear's party and went to see how much damage he had done to the baked cookies.

Nope, that rascal tore open the batch I planned on freezing later. It is impossible to let that kid out of my sight.

Things you never thought you would say as a mother

"Oh Timbo, I'm sorry your lip got stuck in that gun."

Yumm-o

Yesterday I made bread for a friend who was going to take care of my kids yet again. She has been a real lifesaver. Any way I had some left over batter so I decided to make us a batch for breakfast this morning. (I plead the fifth on the missing sections that were already there before breakfast)


Apparently when one must take a large bite one must raise their eyebrows as far as humanly possible. He looks rather scary if you ask me.

Poor little guy

....has a swollen lip and Bear has no idea how he got it even though right after I heard the crash I heard him say "sorrysorrysorry".

Four months is far too long

Since Michele and Kyle have left I have been dying to make a trip to Alabama but Jeff and I have never seen eye to eye on it. He wasn't comfortable with me and the kids driving across so many states and I didn't want him to find me quivering in the airport bathroom when I became overwhelmed in baggage claims.

Recently I got the green light to go but he wasn't going to be able to come until May and that just seemed forever away. So I made plans Friday night to leave in the morning to make an incredibly long drive. We made it just fine in about 12 hours, not to bad when you consider that I have never made the drive and I had three small children with me.

I was hoping along the way to stop in and see one of Jeff's brothers but Jesse is out of state at some military school thing so that was a no go.

I have had such a nice time visiting with Michele, I'm going to hate going home. But I do have to admit that I miss my Jeffrey.

I of course left my camera at home or I would be showing you their new home and Alabama scenery. What I really wish that I could show you is a memory now etched in my mind. I wondered into the kids room here and found them as one large and long tangled mess of children sleeping peacefully. It was priceless.

Lots of Presidents are first children, do they have anything good to say about thirds

Kati came to me, "I think Timbo is eating Bear's birthday cake."
"No he's not. It's on the stove so he can't reach it."
"Well he has something all around his mouth and it looks like cake."
Rolling my eyes, "Timbo?"

Sure enough there is cake on his face.






I purposefully didn't leave it on the table for this reason. Guess I wasn't as smart as I thought I was.

Someone is growing!

To save a little girls heart

I was just about to write a post but stopped to catch up on some other blogs that I read when I came across this. If you are a mommy stop and read this right now.....she puts it all so well.

Weigh in Wednesday

Weight - 156 - lost one pound


This has nothing to do with weight but it made me smile.

"Mama, what do cheerios grow on?"

Stumped yet again

Mama, how old is God?

Works of God

My husband calls me on Friday panic in his voice.

He lost his wedding ring.

Now, I know for some people this may not seem like a big deal but it is for us. I know for some women they look forward to when their husbands can buy them a bigger diamond and some men who only wear their rings because it makes their wives happy but that just isn't us. I don't ever want a different ring and neither does he, so imagine his worry when he lost his.

My husband couldn't remember at what point it wasn't there anymore. I know some of you are thinking just retrace your steps, but he jams his hands inside of machines at work all the time so there was a good chance it was at the bottom of some machine at work that it hundreds of thousands of dollars. I think his company would kind of frown on him taking it apart.

I agreed to pray but braced myself for the loss of his ring and wondered where we were going to get the money to get him a new one.

A few hours later he calls, "I can't talk now the tour is almost here but I found it."

Phew! After he washed all the grease off his hands he pulled it off with a paper towel by mistake and threw it away. I am so glad he thought to look there.

Maybe for our ninth anniversary we should check into tattoo rings.

Slacker

I've been a slacker I know. My post has absolutely nothing to do with this picture but they looked so cute I just had to share it.

Timothy has learned a new phrase, "No way". He uses it for just about everything. I will have to try and get it on camera to share with you all. It's just to adorable for words.

I love stacy