Enjoying the Warm Weather in January

Here in good ol' NC the first 2 weeks have been like living in the Mid-west. It has just been down right FREEZING with no SNOW (what is up with that?!) Finally this week we have gotten above 60 degrees.  For my daughter anything above 50 degrees she is wearing flip-flops (just like her mommy.)

Enjoying the warm weather!


Wesley looking extra cool in his camo pants!


Wesley trying out his basketball skills!  I love this pictures because of the scale.  When he is 13 I am going to take the same pictures to see how much he has grown! Hopefully he likes to play basketball~if he knows what is good for him, he will!!


Gotta love it!!! I am so lucky!!


Hope everyone is enjoying the warmer weather!

Party at the ER

Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda! Those words kept on going through my head as Wesley and I waited in the ER for 3 hours to be seen! 

Coulda, waited 2 more seconds to check on Lawson upstairs

Woulda been with Wesley as he went bolting into the bathroom

Shoulda known nothing is EVER easy!!

Let me recap: 

Saturday evening I had just gotten off the phone with Collins as he was on the way home from hunting.  Wesley was downstairs and Lawson was upstairs.  I hadn't heard anything from Lawson in about 15 minutes so I was going to go up and check on her.  I was 2 steps up the stairs and I heard Wesley running to the bathroom saying "I gotta go potty" and bolting to the bathroom as I rounded the door I saw Wesley fall right onto the toilet...chin first.  At first, I didn't see any blood but he was SCREAMING so I reluctantly check his teeth, (I HATE TEETH, God help me when Lawson and Wesley start losing their baby teeth.)   Check, all teeth are attached.  Then I see blood.  CRAP! Where is this coming from?  Wesley touches his chin and then I see the 1.5" slit about 1cm wide.  DOUBLE CRAP!  This all happened within seconds!  I get Wesley some ice and try to decide what to do.  I have him on the counter and he starts crying even harder and says "I wet my pants."  Poor Guy! 

I called Collins, I call my neighbor and off we went to the ER.  5:30-9:15PM we waited and waited!! No dinner...just 3 packages of gummies, a bottle water, and 1/2 cup of milk in a sippy cup.  It turned out to be the busiest day in the ER for like 6 months.  Can you say "Party in the ER?"  Here he is waiting... He was awesome the whole time and never once cried.  Made me think a couple of times "Why are we here?"

 

FINALLY, we were called and we saw the same ER Dr we saw previously.  He recognized us right away.  Not cool!  He joked if he was becoming our private doctor.  I like him but not funny!

Wesley did need stitches, 6 to be exact.  He did a great job as they had to wrap him like a burrito.  He said to the nurse "That tight...um...I stuck"  It wasn't until he got the shots that he started screaming/crying.  I will be honest I started crying too....that is my baby boy!!  To help sooth him I did sing "Bob the Builder" song and he would stop to listen and say "I like that song." Surprisingly, when it was all said and done he smiled at the nurse (bribed him with an orange popsicle) and gave the doctor a high five. 10PM we were in the car. Wesley was quiet and exhausted and said "I go home...I hurt my head." 

All the nurses and doctor told me this accident may hinder his potty training. I decided to let him tell us if he was willing to continue. Sunday was little rough but Monday we were back on track with no accidents. 

Wesley, you are my big brave boy!!! I am SO PROUD of you!

Katie's 2nd Birthday Party

This weekend we were invited to Katie's 2nd Birthday Party at Chick-fil-A!  Let me tell you, Chick-fil-A knows how to throw a birthday bash.  Now, this is nothing my children would ever go for because of their fear of costume figures, but for other children it is GREAT!  Wesley screamed as soon as he saw him.  He clung to his daddy and kept a safe difference from "the cow"

Lawson pretty much did the same thing...without screaming.  She finally warmed up to him. However, when the cow touched her she said "I would appreciate if you didn't touch me."  Well, that is telling him. 

Here is the sweet birthday girl (not afraid of the cow.)  She looked so cute.  Read about her dress here if you would like.

Yep, Wesley is still keeping a safe distance! He did end up warming up to the cow and giving him five...while the cow was leaving.  Then when he was gone he kept saying "where is the cow?" I will never figure him out!

Me and Katie's mom, Jenn.  Great party Jenn!

As a mom of 2 kids, life is always interesting.  Stay tuned for our adventures Saturday evening!

Baby McKenna is Here!!

I hate to post about my sister's baby before she has a chance too...but she is busy!

I am proud to say yesterday I became and Aunt! My sister had her baby girl "McKenna Lea" on Jan 12th, around 4:30PM and she weighs 7lbs 11oz! 

Yesterday was also my sister's birthday! What a great birthday present!

Dear McKenna,

27 years ago when your mommy was born and I was not so sure I wanted a little sister, but they told me she was here to stay.  Your mommy can tell you stories how I was not exactly always the sweet Aunt you will grow to love. However, your mommy has grown to be my very best friend and my confidante.  She is the best woman, sister, wife, and now mother I know!  You are one lucky little girl to be apart of such a loving family! 

I promise to be the best aunt I possibly can.  Your mommy has been such a wonderful example for 4.5yrs to Lawson and Wesley.  Unlike how I felt about your mommy 27 years ago, I have loved you since I knew you existed (which was really early on.)  I can't wait to hold you and kiss you!!! Yesterday you made your entrance on your mommy's birthday and it reminds me that our Birthing Day is also to celebrate the woman that gave birth to us!!

Mom, thank you for having Lauren 27 years ago!!

Lauren, thank you for blessing us with sweet baby McKenna!!

We love you both SO MUCH!! 

Happy Birthday!

XXOO

Pictures the Make me Smile!

My sister is in labor right now so I thought it was be helpful if I posted some cute pictures of the kids....you know...keep her distracted...

Wesley found new use for the drawer on the train table...and also stole a candy cane off the tree!

The Princess riding her new bike

Lauren & Will- Praying for you all! We love you!

Wesley's 2nd Birthday Party - Take 2

Saturday we celebrated Wesley's birthday and his best buddy Holden's birthday at a Local Children's Museum.  Holden is 10 days older then Wesley, and his mommy just happens to be one of my best friends from college.  We have celebrated their birthdays together both years and it has been so much fun!! 

The Cake- It is Bob the Builder for our little men

Here is the birthday boy...to busy to look at the camera!

The Big Sister.  She is always ready to pose for a picture!

The Birthday Boys!! Yippee cupcakes!! All of our friends and family sang Happy Birthday.

My Sweet Birthday Boy!

Daddy and Wesley playing pirates!

I think this was Wesley's favorite part

Lawson makes being a "Worker Woman" look very fashionable!

Grammy and Pops with the Grandkids!

Wesley was so funny. At this point in the morning (2 hours of partying) he was slightly over heated (rosy cheeks) and came up to me and said  "I wanna go, I take nap"  The boy knows what he wants!!

Heather, I think it is safe to say we host an awesome 2 year old birthday party!!

Our Family!!

Wesley's 2nd Birthday Party At Home

Friday night we celebrated Wesley's actual birthday with a small party at home.  That afternoon Wesley and I made brownies together.  This was our first time in the kitchen together baking (without him on my hip) and I must say he is an excellent helper.  We made brownie cupcakes and he stuffed a Reese Cup in the middle of each one! YUMMY!  Too bad his #2 looks slightly LARGE compared to his brownie cupcake.  Oh Well, the brownie was good!  Who cares how silly it looks!

Now this child blows on his food ALL THE TIME! He tells me "it's hot mommy" and blows on his food. But when he sees fire he is like a deer in head lights and will not blow out his candle!

Moving on to the gifts...His first gift (from Grammy and Pops) was a Tommy (a.k.a- Thomas the Train) locamotive "Lady" she is battery operated and shows all the men train how it is done....did I say that outloud?

Next Wesley got a drill (from Aunt Lauren and Will) that moves and makes noise!! Oh he was THRILLED!!

On the next gift, guess what he used to help him disassemble the packaging??? The drill.

The night before Collins read to Wesley all about NC State Baseball and Wesley made him read it OVER and OVER again 5 times before he would let him continue.  Without knowing my parents got Wesley a ball and glove!! Wesley went to the moon and back! He was so excited!!  We might have a baseball player on our hands and a few broken windows in the years to come!

Wesley also received a dump truck from Uncle Ryan and we were unable to get good pictures of him opening it because as soon as he saw it he said "open that daddy!" and pretty much chucked it at him! 

Wesley and his Grandparents!! The boy had no time for pictures he wanted to play ball!!

Wesley, we love you so much and you make us so proud!! Happy Birthday!!

Thank you to everyone who remembered our sweet boy on his 2nd birthday!

Happy 2nd Birthday Wesley

Happy Birthday Wesley! I can't believe how much you have grown in 2 short years!

You are so loved my busy little boy!

Where you are today on your second birthday on Jan 8th

1. Food Likes: Anything sweet, pasta, shrimp
2. Food Dislikes: Green beans, corn
3. Favorite Toys: balls, tools, and trains
4. Favorite Phrases: "I donna know" or "Where are we?" (in the car)
5. Favorite Playmate: His beloved sister or sissy
6. Favorite Movie: (when you get to watch TV) Bob the Builder
7. He still has a pacifier at nap/night (soon to be elminated) and two blankets he sleeps with
8. Wesley is a momma's boy - and I LOVE IT!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WESLEY!!

Welsey Talk

I have to write this down before I forget because Wesley is at this awesome stage of really exploring his speech capabilities and he is so funny to talk too and listen too.

Wesley use to refer to himself as the "Worker Man" now if you ask him if he is the worker man he says "No, I am the man."

Ask him if he wants to go to bed....immediate response is "NO WAY!!!"

In the car to MOPS he asked me "Wesley eat grass?"  I said "No Wesley doesn't eat grass cows and horses eat grass."  Then for fun I would name lots of family members names to see if they eat grass...
   Does mommy eat grass?  - NO WAY
   Does Wesley eat grass?   - NO WAY
   Do cows eat grass?   -  uh huh
   Does Daddy eat grass?  -  No way! 
   Does sissy eat grass?    -  uh huh-  oh-  NO WAY  (we laughed the whole trip)

Final one...Wesley loves batteries.  Yes batteries.  Weird...um, yes.  Well he tends to put them in his pocket and store them  for in case he needs them for an emergency~ I guess. We went to our neighbors' house and they had a flashlight on their refridge and he pulled it off and tried to get it to turn on but he couldn't.  He went up to my neighbor and said "It broke, it needs batteries" and pulled out two batteries from his pocket.  The boy is prepared!!

New Year's Eve Party

Happy New Years!!  This year we decided to bring in the new year with Oyster Roast!  Everything was perfect except the rain, the 5o'clock news missed on seeing!  Oh Well, the party must go on!

Some of the best moments of the nights were watching the children. I missed out on taking a picture of all the children but we had a total of 10 children here.  I think they all had so much fun!

About 9PM it stopped raining.  Then the pary moved outside.  Wesley loved the idea of playing outside in the dark!

The Oyster Roast.  The Oysters were wonderful!  Even people who do not like orsters normally thought they were yummy!! Must be the new pot we got after our last oyster roast!

The Master Cook! 

The guest of honor was Donna and Baker! They came all the way from FL for our oyster roast. Just kidding!  It was so wonderful to see them!

The life saver for me was having my mom here for the party!  She was such a help with watching the children.  Thank you mom!!

                                       

Daddy and Wesley New Years Eve!

                       

I am such a lucky girl!! I have some wonderful freinds.       

I think the party was a success!!   Everyone enjoyed themselves!! From big to, to the small to the unborn!

Britian the Party Girl!

                                           

Happy New Years!!