Fone Pics Friday

Can you believe this big boy will be 3 in less than a month??

Talking to Daddy...

Waiting for Daddy to pick us up!

Reid got to spend some time with his buddies, Luke & Jack, while mommy and Landon went to visit our newest friend, Julianna, at the hospital!

Reid & Jack....destined to be great friends!

Tummy Troubles

The stomach bug has hit our house....again! I know it was a few months ago when we were all sick but now that it's here again it seems like just last week! A few days ago, we woke up to Reid crying at 2:30 a.m. and found that he had thrown up in his crib. The next morning he threw up a little bit again and then that was the end of it. I'm hoping that was his stint of this bug because he has been OK since. He's been quarantined  to MiMi and Grandy's for the night. Unfortunatley, Landon and Aaron have not been so well today! I knew Aaron must be sick when he turned down a Chic-fil-A breakfast this morning and I knew Landon was sick when he tossed his cookies all over the produce aisle at the grocery store. It was a very humiliating mommy moment! I pray that they both get to feeling better soon and HOPE I can stay healthy to take care of them!

I did wipe down this toilet, but Landon kept running to it when he felt the urge to "spill" (as he called it).

Thankfully, even though Landon hasn't been able to keep food down today, he's still been in a pretty good mood. This evening, we were playing with play-dough while trying to keep quiet and let Daddy rest. I rolled it all up in a ball and gave it to him. He then got his plastic knife, made a small line down the middle and proudly exclaimed, "Landon made a hiney!" Gotta love his creative imagination! :)

Saturday Morning Sous Chef

On Saturday morning Landon was wandering around the house looking for something to keep him busy. He stumbled across his cute little apron given to us by a friend of my Mom's. He insisted that I put it on him and then, on his own, got his stool from the bathroom and placed it in front of the stove. He stood on top of it and proclaimed, "Landon cookin'!" It was so cute that I had to stop what I was doing and find a little cooking project for him. I quickly found an easy playdough recipe online and he got to work.

Every now and then he got distracted by the Veggie Tales show on TV.

Don't forget to clean up!

Playdough Recipe

1/4 cup salt

1 cup flour

1/4 cup water

Mix salt and flour in a bowl. Mix in the water. I ended up having to add a little bit more water as we stirred. Choose a food color and knead it into the dough. Keep it in a sandwich bag to maintain moisture. Add a little water to it if it begins to dry out. I also read that you can add flavored koolaid for fun scents or glitter to make it shimmery! There are many recipes for playdough online but this one used the least amount of ingredients and didn't require the stove. I thought it turned out great and Landon really enjoyed "cooking"!

Look Who's Walking

Happy Birthday Uncle Jeffie!!!

The Tooth Fairy and More

Due to our recent incident, Landon lost his first tooth much earlier than expected. I never thought I would be introducting the tooth fairy at such a young age. I have to admit that I really wasn't planning on doing much about it, especially since Landon didn't even know he was supposed to recieve anything for losing a tooth. But, after several people asked me if the tooth fairy had visited our house, I started feeling a little guilty. After all, Aaron and I already felt guilty because of the WAY he lost his first tooth. It certainly wasn't natural, but because mommy and daddy wanted to take a jog one Saturday evening and didn't think to check the wheels of the jogging stroller. {This particular stroller has a removable front wheel for easier storage. This might better explain such a bizarre accident! We recently bought it used and were not famliar with the logistics. In short, check your stroller wheels...especially if you'll be jogging downhill with it!} Anyways, we decided to do a little something special for him but in a non-traditional way. Being so young, I figured money wouldn't mean a lot to him so, instead, I made out a ticket from the tooth fairy that allowed him to pick out one special toy from Toys 'R' Us. His lips have finally started getting back to normal size, so this morning I pulled out his tooth and we had a little discussion about what happened and why his tooth was now missing. Then, we gave him his ticket from the tooth fairy and made it a fun family outing!

We kept talking about going to the toy store and poor Landon thought we were saying Toy Story (his first movie to see in the theater) and just kept asking if we were going to see the big TV and if we could get popcorn. We made it to Toys 'R' Us before it opened so we stopped at Halfprice Books first. I found a very appropriate book for Landon that we read before naptime today...

Then, we finally made it to the toy store! What an overwhelming experience....for children and adults! We were in there for probably an hour.

Reid got comfy and enjoyed a little snack while we browsed.

Since we knew that Landon would not know how to go about picking out just ONE toy, we helped him a little bit. He (we) chose a fun matchbox car garage set! He's been very into cars lately so we thought he would enjoy this. After our toy store extravaganza, we made our way to El Fenix for a delicious, low-calorie lunch. Ok, it wasn't exactly low-cal...but it was good!!

Losing a tooth hasn't seemed to slow Landon down when it comes to munching on yummy foods!

And this little boy...

...is most definitely...

...going to be...

...our little ham...

...but oh, how I love him to pieces!

Even though Reid didn't lose a tooth (thank goodness) we felt he deserved a little something for the traumatic experience he also endured!

What a fun day with my 3 boys!!

A St"roll" in the Park

Last night was supposed to be a low-key, fun-filled evening with just the four of us. It started with an early Pizza Hut dinner and then a little play time. Next, we loaded up the boys and our double jogging stroller and headed to a nearby park that has beautiful jogging/walking trails. Aaron and I were both finding the jog a little difficult but pushed through. We came to a long down-hill part and decided to give ourselves a break and start walking once we reached the end of it. Aaron was pushing the stroller and I was running about 25 feet behind him. We made it to the middle of the hill when the front wheel of the jogging stroller started acting a little funny. Before we knew it, the wheel flew off the axle and the stroller flipped end over end. Horrified, I could only watch as my husband tried to avoid landing on our babies as they headed face first towards the concrete. If you know me at all, you know I'm not usually the calm, cool and collected type in these kinds of situations. Aaron had to calm me down just as much as he did the boys. I can't lie...it was not a pretty sight. Considering the mouth and nose areas are prone to bleed quite a bit you can imagine what we all looked like. While in our heart of hearts we felt the boys were OK, we did call 911 and had EMS come take a look at them just to make sure. After all, they both hit their heads and faces pretty hard, and have the marks to prove it! Thankfully, the pretty ambulance lights did calm them down a bit. Unfortunately, there will be some semi-permanent damage as Landon lost one of his front teeth. Our neighbor, who is a dentist, was kind enough to come take a look at it that night and even attempted to re-attach the tooth but felt it wasn't going to do any good. At least it wasn't a permanent tooth! We are thankful that the boys were not hurt anymore than they were.

Guess we'll have to introduce the tooth fairy a little early...

I did take pictures from last night, but they were a bit more bloody so I decided not to post them. Both boys actually looked and acted much better than I anticipated this morning! Being the good parents that we are we bought them donuts for breakfast so that might have helped cheer them up! :) These pictures don't do them justice as I think the flash washed out some of the bruising and scratches. And yes, that is blood on Landon's shirt. 

Crew Updates!

ON MOVING: There are some people who thrive on constantly going, going, going. I am NOT one of those people. We have had a long and crazy week and I, for one, am worn out. As posted a few weeks ago, we have put our house on the market.  I realize it's a good thing when there are many people who want to view your house for potential purchase, but it certainly doesn't make the process any less stressful....especially with 2 little boys! I've had as little as 10 minutes notice to get my house cleaned up, kids packed up and locate a place to go for an hour or two. I'm ready for this phase of the moving process to be over! We've also been trying to make some tough decisions about our next home!

ON THE MR. & MRS.: We celebrated our 5th anniversary recently. Aaron bought me some beautiful roses and a yummy cake that resembled the top of our wedding cake. We were able to sneak out for a couple of hours to enjoy a delicious dinner at Kyoto!

ON THE WEATHER: This past week has been the HOTTEST we've had in a long time! We haven't seen the 90's in a few days and it certainly wasn't the time for our AC to go out, but that's exactly what happened! We packed up and headed to MiMi and Grandy's for 3 nights while we waited for it to be fixed. We had a wonderful time there and are so blessed to have them live so close!

ON POTTY TRAINING:

By the way....he does this on his own!

Landon has been doing EXCELLENT with potty training! We still put a pull-up on him at night and when we go out, but I honestly can't remember the last time he wet in one! I'm even starting to feel confident enough to let him stay in "unnerwears" 100% of the time...even at night! Maybe we'll give it a few more days just to make sure! He seems to be feeling more manly already though, because a couple of times I have found him in our bed, flippin' through the channels with the remote and even scratching that manly scratch.

ON THE DIET: We have found ourselves not sticking to our diet quite as well the last week or so. There are really no excuses except that cooking has been bumped to a lower level on my to-do list. That being said, neither of us have lost any more weight in the last couple of weeks, BUT we have maintained our weights without putting anymore back on. We have continued running when we can which has probably helped in maintaining. We look forward to getting back on a good schedule and are still excited about the 5K we've signed up for in October!

ON THE YOUNGEST: Reid is SO CLOSE to walking! The little stinker just needs a little more confidence! He is definitely our spunky child who, at this point, seems fearless and makes us all a little nervous at times!